{"product_id":"9781543689075","title":"Bad Penny","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing good comes after the third date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate three is the crucial point when things get real, which is exactly why I bounce out the door, twiddling my fingers at whatever poor boy I've left behind. Because, if I stick around, one of three things will happen: he'll profess his undying love, he'll get weird and stalky, or I'll go crazy. Like, Sid and Nancy crazy. Like, chase-him-through-the-streets-begging-him-to-love-me crazy. Seriously, it's better for everyone this way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when I meet Bodie, I figure it'll be the same as it ever was. It doesn't matter that he doesn't put a single string on me. Doesn't matter that he's funny and smart and jacked or that he can play my body like a grand piano. Because even though I'm built for love, love has only carved me up like a Christmas ham. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResistance is something I can only hang on to for so long, and he has persistence in spades. But my heart isn't as safe as I want to believe, and neither is his. And the second I ignore my cardinal rule is the second I stand to lose him forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016758903024,"sku":"9781543689075","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781543689075_p0.jpg?v=1763749785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781543689075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}