{"product_id":"9781617731198","title":"After Us","description":"\"Beautiful, lyrical writing and a dangerously suspenseful plot.  .  .an unforgettable novel that readers will love.\" --Lucy Connors, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lonesome Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes secrets kill. Maybe slowly, maybe painfully. Maybe all at once. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelissa smiles. She flirts. She jokes. But she never shows her scars. Eight months after tragedy ripped her from her closest friend, Melissa is broken. Inside her grows a tumor, fed by grief, rage, and the painful memory of a single forbidden kiss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJavier has scars of his own: a bullet wound, and the memory of a cousin shot in the heart. Life in the States was supposed to be a new beginning, but a boy obsessed by vengeance has no time for the American dream. To honor his familia, Javier joins the gang who set up his cousin's murder. The entrance price is blood. Death is the only escape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese two broken souls could make each other whole again--or be shattered forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur time will come. And we'll be ready. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Before You\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautiful.  .  .will settle deep in your heart.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Sophie Jordan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will hook and hold you.  .  .\" --National bestselling author K.A. Tucker","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151611085040,"sku":"9781617731198","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617731198_p0.jpg?v=1763853979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617731198","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}