{"product_id":"heart-eyes-9781917243995","title":"Heart Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe saved me once.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe probably doesn't remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can't forget her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen years ago, when we were small, I was starving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot just my stomach rumbling, but hungry for kindness. For someone to look at me like I mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil she couldn't look at me at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI learned how to survive without being wanted in foster home after foster home. Holding on to my memories of her. Of how she saw me as more than nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now she's back in my world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright. Successful. Untouched by the ruin that shaped me into the monster I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI should stay away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen like me don't get women like her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I've never been good at letting go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I watch. And I wait. Telling myself it's harmless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat loving her from the darkness is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil I see him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA face from our past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone who remembers what she did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd wants to make her pay for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have survived worse than him. I'm not afraid to abandon any remaining morals to keep her safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy love for her was born in darkness and fear. A glimmer of hope for a boy who had nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's the only good thing I've ever felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this time... I'm not letting anyone take her from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Effie Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Effie Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917243995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Effie Campbell \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311281909917,"sku":"9781917243995","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1781c29b-4261-469f-a3ae-c4051ad3d19c.jpg?v=1779260344","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/heart-eyes-9781917243995","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}