{"product_id":"9781942158059","title":"The Way They Were","description":"It's all about that second chance...\u003cp\u003eThe Way They Were is Book Two of That Second Chance Series. (These are standalone books tied together by a common theme--belief in the beauty of that second chance.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe hasn't spoken her name in fourteen years. She keeps a journal hidden in the back of her closet and permits herself to write about him once a year. They promised to love one another forever, but tragedy tore them apart. Now, destiny may just bring them back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt eighteen, Rourke Flannigan and Kate Redmond thought they'd spend the rest of their lives together--until a family tragedy tore them apart. Fourteen years have passed and they've both carved out separate lives hundreds of miles apart--hers as a wife and mother, his as a successful, driven businessman. But once a year, on the anniversary of her daughter's birth, Kate pulls out a red velvet journal and writes a letter, which she'll never send, to the man who still owns her heart. Once a year, on the anniversary of the first and only time they made love, Rourke permits himself to read the annual investigative report detailing an ordinary day in Kate's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a subcontractor at one of Rourke's holding companies is killed, Rourke decides to pay the widow a visit and offer condolences, never dreaming the widow will be Kate. As they embark on a cautious journey of rediscovery, one far greater than they could have imagined, secrets and lies threaten to destroy their newfound closeness--forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat Second Chance Series:\u003cbr\u003eBook One: Pulling Home\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: The Way They Were\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: Simple Riches\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: Paradise Found\u003cbr\u003eBook Five: Not Your Everyday Housewife\u003cbr\u003eBook Six: The Butterfly Garden\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Campisi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033950666992,"sku":"9781942158059","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942158059_p0.jpg?v=1763757689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942158059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}