{"product_id":"the-hope-once-lost-a-love-after-loss-plus-size-single-mom-and-retired-hockey-player-small-town-romance-paperback","title":"The Hope Once Lost: a Love after Loss, Plus Size Single Mom, and Retired Hockey Player Small Town Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmbar Cordova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Bradshaw-the name I've carried since I married my high school sweetheart over a decade ago. But then, in the blink of an eye, he was gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm a widowed single mom, drowning in responsibility and quiet grief, terrified that moving forward means betraying the only love I ever believed in. I don't get to fall apart-not when my daughters are watching, not when our bookstore, our dream, still needs me standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy girls are my everything. The shop is my anchor. And somewhere along the way, I forgot how to breathe ... or who I was before survival became my only skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoving again was never part of the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Holden Clay-retired hockey legend, powerful CEO-walks through the front doors, with sadness behind his whiskey eyes, the kind only someone carrying it too could recognize. He's lost almost everyone he loves. His family history is tangled with secrets, betrayal, and a father who may be running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's learning how to forgive. I'm learning how to feel and how to open my heart for the first time since it shattered, but every step forward reminds me exactly why I shouldn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says he's falling for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says he's patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we both know this kind of love doesn't come without risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I don't know if we can survive losing everything again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 566\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338882678873,"sku":"9798993365930","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/GC6vpFFkEd9798993365930.webp?v=1779430552","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hope-once-lost-a-love-after-loss-plus-size-single-mom-and-retired-hockey-player-small-town-romance-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}