{"title":"Reclaimed Hearts Paperbacks!","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"adverse-conditions-signed-paperback","title":"Paperback Adverse Conditions - Reclaimed Hearts book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eXavier’s problem: one hot, single dad-neighbor. Also, a dying town in need of some major cosmetic work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent’s problem: Xavier Stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter almost twenty years away, a miserable breakup forces Xavier Stone back to his hometown.\u003cbr\u003eThe small oceanside town of Cooper Springs is slowly dying and has been for decades, a victim of the modern economy. Those remaining are almost ready to hold the funeral. But Xavier's personal motto is “The future is bright,” he’s got plenty of pairs of sunglasses, and he's not letting Cooper Springs fade away without a fight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent Barone returned, post-degree, to be close to his elderly parents, and he never left again. These days, he’s the single dad of a spunky fifteen-year-old daughter and is working two jobs to pay for all those things nobody tells you a teen needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's perfectly happy with his life. Mostly. Pretty much anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, out of the blue, the famously irritating Xavier Stone, with his bright smile and sparkling eyes, moves in across the street, disrupting Vincent’s perfectly okay life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckily, Vincent doesn't have time for a relationship. And even if he did, he certainly wouldn’t date his flashy, arrogant neighbor, whom he absolutely did not have a crush on back in high school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo way ever, thinks Xavier while watching Vincent clear out the storm drains during a particularly violent downpour. His former classmate can’t possibly be sexy, can he? No. Absolutely not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill the two men set their pasts aside? They both deserve a new start, so why not with each other? If they could just be in the same room for more than ten minutes–without arguing, that would probably help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdverse Conditions\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first in the Reclaimed Hearts series, set in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Opposites-attract, older lovers, silver foxes, enemies to lovers, small-town romance, with a little murder. HEA guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdverse Conditions Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elle Keaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44595054543145,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4427\/0633\/products\/1678403007.png?v=1678403097"},{"product_id":"below-grade-signed-paperback","title":"Paperback Below Grade - Reclaimed Hearts book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA serious health scare forces Martin Purdy to rethink his life\u003c\/i\u003e. He quits his job, sells his house, and buys a set of fixer-upper cabins on the coast. There’s just one teensy problem. Along with the property comes a very angry man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Waugh had his own scare, bad enough that he slunk back to the crappy town he grew up in. With no home to call his own, he finagles a security gig keeping an eye on a set of vacant cabins. The deal comes with a free one-year lease–and he’s not leaving a day sooner. Not even if the new owner gets down on his knees and begs him.\u003cbr\u003eOkay… maybe if he got down on his knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years of teaching college freshmen and patience is second nature to Martin. But Nick is giving Martin a run for his money. He’s one suggestive chainsaw sculpture away from justifiable homicide. If that wasn't enough, when he's not infuriated with Nick, Martin finds himself fighting an inappropriate and ridiculous attraction to the much younger man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone in Cooper Springs thinks Nick is crying wolf, but creepy stuff is going on around town and he is the only one paying attention. Human remains found in the forest, and a body dumped on the property he’s in charge of, have Nick on high alert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, all Martin wants to do is get started on the remodel. Instead, he’s fighting with Nick over things that go bump in the night and losing sleep worrying he’s made a disastrously wrong decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFailure is not an option.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat will it take for Nick to let his guard down? What will it take for Martin to admit that age is just a number and Nick is more than man enough for him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Cooper Springs, home to UFO chasers, Sasquatch believers, conspiracy theorists, chainsaw artists, and regular folk just trying to make a living. And, quite possibly, a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelow Grade\u003c\/strong\u003e is second in the Reclaimed Hearts series, set in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, it is an opposites-attract, age gap, only one bed, grumpy-sunshine, small-town romance, with a little murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback Below Grade\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elle Keaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45702004212009,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4427\/0633\/files\/1690217666_80f3e5d7-33d7-4ba7-90cd-d1d18a0bc909.png?v=1690218534"},{"product_id":"red-flagged-reclaimed-hearts-book-3","title":"Red Flagged - Reclaimed Hearts book 3","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe isn’t looking for love, there's a killer on the loose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last person Andre expected to see in Cooper Springs was Dante Castone. He left Dante and the rest of his old life behind him when he moved to Washington State and what he thought would be a quiet job in a small town by the ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDante Brown went into WITSEC for his sister’s kid--sort of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn reality, Dante's DIYing it; he isn’t the trusting sort. Daniella was the only witness to her mom’s brutal murder and needs both protection and anonymity--plus as normal a life as possible. It's just a bonus that Cooper Springs has Andre Dear too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe and Andre have a history, and Dante wants to see if they might have a future. Someone is gunning for Andre and, like it or not, Dante is going to protect him. And yeah, feed him too. Does the man never eat?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndre needs Dante’s help even if he doesn’t want to accept it. Dante's ready to settle down but he’s going to have to prove himself before Andre lets him in again.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, they need to catch a killer and maybe find each other in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRed Flagged\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is book three in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReclaimed Hearts series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. A second-chance, older-lovers redemption story and thrilling romantic suspense set in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elle Keaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47323477606697,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4427\/0633\/files\/1701987751.png?v=1701987947"},{"product_id":"code-violation","title":"Code Violation - Reclaimed Hearts book 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTrust is a thing of the past. All that matters is the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eForrest Cooper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCooper Springs' resident lavender farmer has a short list of people he trusts. His sister. Xavier Stone. Magnus and Rufus Ferguson. A newcomer to town is not making his list. Ever. Especially not one who is first on the scene of a murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNero Vik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently laid off and once again single, the ex-investigative reporter is digging into the sordid history of Cooper Springs. He’s not in town to make friends, he’s there to solve an old mystery and maybe bring closure to those who need it. But when he discovers a local man murdered, all eyes are on him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce Nero starts investigating, he has questions, most of them for Forrest Cooper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForrest is not giving the new guy an inch, much less discussing his sordid family history with him. His past, his sister’s past, is not up for debate on some nickel-and-dime podcast hosted by a hack writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNero was the last person to see Donny alive. He was the one who said, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emaybe you shouldn’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. But Donny was someone who never backed down. He got into that van.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne man has dedicated himself to putting his past where it belongs—behind him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe other is determined to expose the truth—no matter how painful it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe perfect storm brings them together. Will they make it through to the other side?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCode Violation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is book four in the Reclaimed Hearts series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Reclaimed Hearts series\u003c\/strong\u003e follows a different couple in each book but cannot be read as standalones. These books should be read in order as there is ongoing suspense and mystery and previous couples make appearances in future installments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Elle Keaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49142191784233,"sku":"","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4427\/0633\/files\/1723916803.png?v=1723916822"},{"product_id":"snowbirds-a-reclaimed-hearts-novelle-chris-and-morrison","title":"Snowbirds - A Reclaimed Hearts Novella, Chris and Morrison","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIvan Morrison is a \"grab the brass ring\" kind of guy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Chris Hatch is the biggest and brightest brass ring he's ever seen. 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