{"product_id":"applied-pressure-a-grouchy-meets-snarky-romance-paperback","title":"Applied Pressure: A Grouchy Meets Snarky 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\u003eLainey Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe scowls for sport. She destroys executives for a living.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePutting them together might cause a catastrophe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZack Brady prefers soil reports to people and silence to small talk. When a sinkhole starts swallowing the backyard of corporate strategist Nicole Kennedy, fixing the damage should be easy. Soil makes sense, but people don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProof of concept: Nicole can't stand him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicole already has enough problems. Her house is sliding downhill, her boss bullied her into a charity race, and now her training partner is the same infuriating grouch overseeing the disaster in her backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZack thinks feelings are inefficient. Nicole uses sarcasm like a weapon. But somewhere between engineering inspections, sweaty training runs, and glaring at each other across her collapsing property line, the tension turns impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause fighting attraction is hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResisting the spark while the ground literally shifts beneath them? Even bedrock has a breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplied Pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e is a steamy romantic comedy featuring explosive chemistry, sharp banter, and the broody Brady family falling hard when they least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e**Previously published as Foundation: A Grouchy Geek Romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377427751051,"sku":"9781957145860","price":30.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/h03JA0fWex9781957145860.webp?v=1789620644","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/applied-pressure-a-grouchy-meets-snarky-romance-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}