{"product_id":"elf-ish-9781956337686","title":"Elf-ish","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the CEO of a major department store, I know firsthand that Christmas joy can be bought and sold just like anything else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's right. When it comes to the most wonderful time of the year, I'm a grinch in a penthouse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a gorgeous, red-headed firefighter saves me from a heart attack with a kiss and a whispered plea, even I can't begrudge her a simple favor - be her date at her younger brother's holiday wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurns out, there's nothing simple about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, I'm ice skating on frozen ponds, baking cookies with her family, kissing under mistletoes, and finding a little fa-la-la in the season. I don't even recognize myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause she's like the spirit of Christmas present, haunting my thoughts, sparking something in my cold heart, and making me crave things past-me would never have considered asking the big man in red for - a future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, a scrooge like me vowed to transform. The only thing he didn't get in the end was the girl. I'm determined that won't happen to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's either give up my selfish ways or lose the love of a truly elf-ish woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8790205\"\u003eL. B. Dunbar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956337686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956337687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027380\"\u003eRomance | Later in Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44646396362891,"sku":"9781956337686","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_22657513-81dd-4c36-a8be-09352037c1b6.jpg?v=1764097600","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/elf-ish-9781956337686","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}