{"product_id":"apparently-im-torture-9780645990362-new","title":"Apparently, I'm Torture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eApparently, I'm A Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e comes a new Double Shot rom-com in which a teacher is forced to work on a fundraiser with her ex-co-worker-turned-closest-friend-turned-hated-rival - with risky results. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilly Fares is not a people-pleasing pushover. At least, not anymore. Right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCue Trevor Atkins: the head teacher of her nightmares. Thanks to his threats to fire Lilly, she can't help but fold into old, torturous, habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save her dream-job teaching literature, Trevor forces her to take his place in the upcoming Educational Arts Fundraiser, where she runs into long-time frenemy Shawn Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Shawn Jackson, educational thought leader extraordinaire. Cue melodramatic groan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago, Shawn made his feelings about Lilly crystal clear, and judging by the icy cold front he's been emanating, nothing will change despite their close quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Lilly struggles to fix her career, and Shawn begins to lend a helping hand, things feel... different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilly and Shawn start *gasp* talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, things don't seem as bad as they once did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, Lilly starts enjoying herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, Lilly can't take her eyes off of Shawn's sexy, dimpled smile and muscular forearms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when it comes time to prove she's the teacher she was meant to be, will Shawn be able to handle her particular brand of torture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApparently, I'm Torture is a smart, swoony, feel-good romantic comedy based on the awfully vague question: Is everything always what it seems?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INDEPENDENT CAT","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51566169850146,"sku":"9780645990362-new","price":17.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780645990362.jpg?v=1777011152","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/apparently-im-torture-9780645990362-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}