{"product_id":"along-came-alice","title":"Along Came Alice","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFake Dating\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrumpy Sunshine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHe Falls First\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeurodivergent Hero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorkplace Romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSausage Dog Vibes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe accidentally told her oldest friend she had a boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow she just has to convince him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Sutton has spent her entire life believing in grand romances, meet-cutes, and happily-ever-afters. Unfortunately, at thirty-six, she's still spectacularly single. So when she's invited to her childhood best friend's wedding, panic-and one tiny little lie-lead her to name a boyfriend she doesn't actually have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boyfriend in question?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwen Shea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrumpy, tea-drinking, routine-loving Owen would rather spend time with his dachshund, Paul, than make small talk with another human being. The last thing he wants is to attend a wedding full of strangers pretending to be someone's devoted partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut somehow, he says yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Alice and Owen stumble through Operation Wedding, fake couple photos, awkward family questions, and increasingly believable chemistry, Alice starts wondering if she's finally found the romance she's always dreamed of. Meanwhile, Owen is discovering that Alice's chaos might be the best thing that's happened to him in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's just one complication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the relationship everyone believes in is the one neither of them expected to become real?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA warm, witty romantic comedy featuring fake dating, grumpy\/sunshine vibes, workplace banter, neurodivergent representation, and a hero who falls much harder than he intended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Dean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56981134639444,"sku":"9781923252820","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/1148\/2964\/files\/ShopifyCoverNEW-2026-09-01T112352.138.png?v=1788258245","url":"https:\/\/www.heabookshop.com\/products\/along-came-alice","provider":"HEA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}