{"product_id":"if-youd-chosen-me-a-small-town-second-chance-love-story-paperback","title":"If You'd Chosen Me: A Small-Town Second Chance Love Story - 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\u003eAcacia Warmerdam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome love stories begin with fireworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome begin with years of almost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Whitaker has spent most of her life loving Scott Reynolds in the quiet, patient way only childhood friendships allow. Through summers on the lake, family holidays, football games, late-night drives, and countless small-town memories, Scott has always been there, close enough to feel like destiny, but never close enough to truly claim her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo everyone around them, it has always seemed obvious. The chemistry. The history. The way Scott looks for Danny in every room. The way Danny always shows up for him. Their story feels inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Scott never chooses her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Danny mistakes his attention for intention, believing the stolen glances, private jokes, and moments of softness must mean something deeper. But as high school turns into adulthood, she begins to realize there is a painful difference between being wanted and being chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Danny starts pulling away, Scott feels the shift immediately-but by then, someone else has stepped into the space he took for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Miller is everything Scott isn't: steady, intentional, and unafraid to say what he feels. Where Scott hides behind charm and expectation, George offers honesty. For the first time in her life, Danny is forced to confront what love should actually feel like when it's given freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Scott isn't ready to lose the one person who has always been his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the nostalgic backdrop of the 1990s, bonfires by the lake, old trucks, cassette tapes, county fairs, football games, and the ache of growing up-\u003cem\u003eIf You'd Chosen Me\u003c\/em\u003e is an emotional coming-of-age romance about first love, heartbreak, missed timing, and the people who shape us long before we know who we're becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with richly illustrated chapter art and layered emotional depth, this unforgettable story explores friendship, loyalty, family, grief, longing, and the complicated space between almost and forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- childhood friends to lovers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- second chance tension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- emotional slow burn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- love triangles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- small-town romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 90s nostalgia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- coming-of-age love stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the one who got away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- deeply flawed heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- illustrated romance novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the greatest heartbreak isn't losing someone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's realizing they were never really yours to begin with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524025946251,"sku":"9798256110666","price":36.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/F4tJt_goNx9798256110666.webp?v=1790182240","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/if-youd-chosen-me-a-small-town-second-chance-love-story-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}