{"product_id":"the-lion-in-the-library-paperback","title":"The Lion in the Library - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Award\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's spent her whole career being looked at. He's spent his whole career being watched. Neither of them had ever truly been seen-until a lost stuffed lion brought them together in a Los Angeles library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI came to Los Angeles to finish my book and consider a career-changing offer to join their football, umm....I mean soccer team. I am not looking for a woman. Especially not one with two kids, two ex-husbands, and a dialect coach who keeps telling her to sound less like herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she walks into the library like a golden age movie star, carrying two children and somehow still looking like she owns the place. She doesn't recognize me. I don't recognize her. For the first time in fifteen years, I'm just a man. Not The Lion. Not the famous footballer. Just Leo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurns out she's only the most famous telenovela star in all of Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I'm only the most famous soccer player in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd we're both starting over in L.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the paparazzi come knocking and jealous exes start making trouble, I realize that for the first time in my career, I'm genuinely terrified of losing. Not a match. Not a trophy. Just one woman who licks her ice cream cone like it's the role of a lifetime and still doesn't even know my jersey number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm completely done for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Tempest gets her story in \u003c\/em\u003eThe Jackass in Class, \u003cem\u003emeet the grandparents who showed her that real love means being seen for exactly who you are-in this swoony, sexy prequel to the Cocky Kingmans series, featuring a confident plus-size heroine who knows her worth, a hero who can't believe his luck, and a telenovela love story you'll wish you could watch on the big screen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56198371246385,"sku":"9781950228805","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/Ckv243yFT9781950228805.webp?v=1788993006","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/the-lion-in-the-library-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}