{"product_id":"american-beauty-alex-and-magnolia-2-paperback","title":"American Beauty: Alex and Magnolia 2 - 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\u003eGeorgia Cates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrue love stories never end. But they can be interrupted.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagnolia Steel returns home from Australia, but her heart is still tangled up in Alex Sebring-the former rugby star who made her believe in something real.\u003cbr\u003eReal enough to try the impossible--long distance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe time zones are brutal. The distance, worse.\u003cbr\u003eBut they make a promise-to hold on, even when everything else tells them to let go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil someone in the shadows pulls the strings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo messages.\u003cbr\u003eTwo lies.\u003cbr\u003eTwo broken hearts-each left believing the other walked away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Alex, the silence becomes unbearable. The heartbreak. The what-ifs. It all spirals into a storm of anxiety and depression he can't outrun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen-hope. A chance to reclaim the life he lost.\u003cbr\u003eA shot at a professional comeback. One last opportunity to fight for the game torn away from him. To take it, he'll need surgery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe procedure brings him to the States... and back into the path of the woman he never forgot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe heat between them hasn't faded.\u003cbr\u003eIf anything, it burns hotter than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey weren't meant to fall apart. But they'll have to fight like hell to come back together.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes and Themes (Potential Spoilers)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBillionaire Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArranged Relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamaged Alpha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamaged Heroine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong distance Relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossessive Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedemption Arc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Order for The Beauty Series--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeauty from Pain -- \u003c\/i\u003eAvailable Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeauty from Surrender -- \u003c\/i\u003eAvailable Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeauty from Love -- \u003c\/i\u003eAvailable Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSteel Beauty \u003c\/i\u003e-- Available Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty -- \u003c\/i\u003eAvailable Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeloved Beauty -- \u003c\/i\u003eAvailable Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061024604299,"sku":"9781948113465","price":34.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/e6fqf16XQG9781948113465.webp?v=1779601639","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/american-beauty-alex-and-magnolia-2-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}