{"product_id":"down-boy-paperback","title":"Down, Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Carlisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCash Mercer speaks maybe nine words a day and considers most of them optional. Georgia arrived at Iron Creek with something to prove, a past she doesn't discuss, and a talent for making the quietest Mercer spend his entire word budget arguing with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's her instructor. She's his best trainee. The county opened a betting line by week two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut somebody is tampering with Iron Creek's contracts from the inside, Georgia's history is the kind that follows a woman, and the dog who won't perform his best trick is grieving a name nobody says out loud. Falling for each other is easy. Saying it - in a family where feelings are conducted via casserole - is war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpposites attract, forced proximity, a hero whose silence is a whole language, and a heroine who becomes the county's first female field operative. Laugh-out-loud, cry-into-the-dog scenes, scorching heat, complete HEA. Reads as a standalone; hits harder in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49982773952667,"sku":"9798237874419","price":32.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/TQSNkS-Urx9798237874419.webp?v=1793293008","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/down-boy-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}