{"product_id":"long-overdue","title":"Long Overdue","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eA sexy, quirky, second-chance rom-com for fans of Emily Henry, Ali Hazelwood, and bookish love stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eLauren Green thought her first love story was well and truly over—until life throws in an unexpected plot twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eOnce upon a time, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm with dreams of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie Sultana was the charming boy who broke her heart at seventeen—and thought Atwood was a type of cheese. Crushing… in every sense of the word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eFast forward twenty years and Lauren is now the vice principal of North Caulfield Primary, living a safe, orderly life where ambition and heartbreak are carefully tucked away. Her days are filled with responsibility, routine, and absolutely no room for romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1110\"\u003eSo when a meeting with a truant student’s absent parents brings Jamie Sultana back into her life—those blue eyes still devastating—it’s the last complication Lauren needs. Even worse? He’s acting like he doesn’t recognise her at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eSteamy, funny, and deeply uplifting\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eLove Overdue\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-warming romantic comedy about first love, second chances, and rediscovering the dreams you thought you’d left behind. Perfect for readers who love workplace romance, nostalgia-soaked reunions, and bookish heroines finding love later in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003e✨ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003eTropes you’ll love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003eSecond-chance romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eFirst love reunion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1518\"\u003eBookish heroine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eSlow-burn chemistry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003eWitty banter \u0026amp; heartfelt moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003ePraise for \u003cem data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eLove Overdue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1613\"\u003e‘A heartwarming rom-com about the ink your first love leaves on your heart.’ — \u003cem data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eSteph Vizard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003e‘Richly nostalgic, deliciously flirty, and completely unputdownable.’ — \u003cem data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1797\"\u003eNatalie Murray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1800\"\u003e‘An absolute delight from start to finish.’ — \u003cem data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eKarina May\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1861\"\u003e‘Warm, funny, romantic and full of heart.’ — \u003cem data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1920\"\u003eNina Kenwood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ali Bert and Michelle Kalus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43342379090126,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/1423\/3294\/files\/longoverdue.jpg?v=1768532278","url":"https:\/\/itsalovestorybookshop.com\/products\/long-overdue","provider":"It's A Love Story Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}