{"id":175,"date":"2024-11-26T19:30:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:41:46","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"175\" class=\"elementor elementor-175\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-907d710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"907d710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-701c407\" data-id=\"701c407\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f06dada elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f06dada\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a1ed4c\" data-id=\"1a1ed4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85b8293 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85b8293\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a880bbc\" data-id=\"a880bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d3c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7d3c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1970\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213.png 1970w, https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213-1024x166.png 1024w, https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213-768x125.png 768w, https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315770-2-scaled-e1771524697213-1536x250.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1970px) 100vw, 1970px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c20e967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c20e967\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83031e3\" data-id=\"83031e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc6ee1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc6ee1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee07445\" data-id=\"ee07445\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cf18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97cf18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4363ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4363ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Declan: MacAlister Family Saga Book 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5dab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e5dab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He\u2019s hunting the truth. She\u2019s running from danger. Together, they\u2019ll face the past\u2014and a threat that won\u2019t quit.<\/p><p><br>\nAva Brady witnesses a murder and becomes the next target. Declan MacAlister, a homicide detective, spots her on surveillance and realizes she\u2019s the one woman he never truly got over. As a violent gang closes in, Declan must keep Ava alive long enough to bring justice\u2014while the two of them confront the history they never finished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00ba08 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c00ba08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-1321315773.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-599\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd664ef elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd664ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edd221\" data-id=\"5edd221\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc64ba elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8fc64ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/noun-book-white.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/noun-book-white.png 553w, https:\/\/heather.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/noun-book-white-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Romantic suspense that doesn\u2019t let up<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Every chapter pushes the danger forward that makes readers care.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d2bad9\" data-id=\"5d2bad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Second-chance romance with real weight<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Declan &amp; Ava aren\u2019t falling in love for the first time\u2014they\u2019re fighting for what\u2019s still there.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e1596\" data-id=\"e1e1596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102ef21 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"102ef21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-2d93ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d93ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br>Perfect For Readers Who Love<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tProtective detective heroes<br>\u2022\tStrong heroines with purpose<br>\u2022\tGang\/crime-driven suspense<br>\u2022\tForced proximity and high tension<br>\u2022\tFaith-forward romance with intensity and heart<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88679a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88679a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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