{"product_id":"needs-tropes-discovery-copy","title":"It's Always Been You | HF 27","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAge gap \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond chance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoss\/employee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorkplace romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRegret is a heavy burden to bear. And twice as hard to let go....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAoife Brennan could blame karma for her lack of a love life. Payback for the once-in-a-lifetime love that she let slip through her fingers ten years ago. In reality, it’s The Albert, the bistro-by-day, bar-by-night success, that keeps her too busy to think about her aching, empty heart. Most of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then, the face of the woman who walks into The Albert reignites the spark that died all those years ago. Elizabeth Elliott—the woman who broke Aoife’s heart and left it in a pile of worthless pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen years ago, Liz knew she should have dropped everything—including her husband—to follow her heart when Aoife begged her to run away together. In fact, after Liz made the choice to let Aoife go, to say her life imploded would be an understatement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey try to pretend they can navigate this new normal—and even dance around the shimmering hope of a fresh start. But Liz has a daughter now, and an ex who figures heavily in the girl’s life. With baggage like this, recapturing what they once had could be an impossible dream…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melissa Tereze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56197797970260,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/1148\/2964\/files\/ShopifyCoverNEW-2026-06-30T105949.324_11a41fd7-71cb-454f-bd6a-f10a3eb7e3c6.png?v=1782813635","url":"https:\/\/www.heabookshop.com\/products\/needs-tropes-discovery-copy","provider":"HEA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}