{"product_id":"worth-the-try-by-valerie-pepper","title":"Worth the Try by Valerie Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*Signed with bookmark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElodie Cole has always done the right thing. So why does her life feel like it’s falling apart?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLosing her job and her home in a matter of hours forces her to face a terrifying truth: being “nice” hasn’t protected her from anything. When she lands a temporary nanny job with Atlanta’s pro rugby captain, she vows to finally start choosing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eherself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnsel Miles is used to pressure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a single dad and team captain, he’s mastered the art of sacrifice. But when his carefully balanced life teeters on the edge, Elodie’s arrival feels like more than help – it feels like hope. For his daughter. For himself. For something he stopped believing in: a future built on joy instead of duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the summer unfolds, their connection deepens from tentative trust to something that feels like home. But when a painful piece of Ansel’s past storms back in, threatening custody and exposing their relationship to the world, they’re forced to ask the hardest question of all:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCan two people who’ve always given everything to everyone else finally fight for each other?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is book one of a brand new rugby romance series. Featuring a single dad and nanny with a forced proximity trope, this book has high emotions, spicy scenes, and a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plot \u0026 Spice Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44745231663219,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/9174\/4115\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-11143817.png?v=1775936376","url":"https:\/\/plotandspicebooks.com\/products\/worth-the-try-by-valerie-pepper","provider":"Plot \u0026 Spice Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}