{"product_id":"9781441202192","title":"Courting Trouble","description":"Tired of Waiting for a Match-Made-in-Heaven,\u003cbr\u003eShe'll Settle for One Made in Texas\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003cbr\u003eWhether it's riding bikes, catching snakes, or sliding down banisters, Essie Spreckelmeyer just can't quite make herself into the ideal woman her hometown--and her mother--expect her to be. It's going to take an extraordinary man to appreciate her joy and spontaneity--or so says her doting oil-man father. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately such a man doesn't appear to reside in Corsicana, Texas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1894, the year of Essie's thirtieth birthday, and she decides the Lord has more important things to do than provide her a husband. If she wants one, she needs to catch him herself. So, she writes down the names of all the eligible bachelors in her small Texas town, makes a list of their attributes and drawbacks, closes her eyes, twirls her finger, and ... picks one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut convincing the lucky \"husband-to-be\" is going to a bit more of a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Deeanne Gist for another unforgettable tale and find out whether Essie's plan to catch a husband succeeds or if she's just Courting Trouble.","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142713131248,"sku":"9781441202192","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441202192_p0.jpg?v=1763798685","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441202192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}