{"title":"Peyton Corinne","description":"Peyton Corinne is a writer of romances with imperfect characters, angst, and lots of heart. She grew up on swoony vampire books and endless fan fiction and has wanted to be an author since she was very young. When she's not writing, she's probably at home making another cup of coffee, rewatching Twilight, or frantically reading through her own never-ending TBR. Visit PeytonCorinne.com and follow @PeytonCorinneAuthor on Instagram and @PeytonCorinne on TikTok for more.","products":[{"product_id":"unbound-paperback","title":"Unbound - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new \"angsty, sexy, emotional\" (Farrah Rochon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author)\u003c\/b\u003e lyrical romance by Peyton Corinne that follows a college couple through first love, heartbreak, and the struggle to come together again. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaloma Blake is, at best, antagonistic. But beneath the hairspray, attitude, and promiscuity is a scared girl whose trauma runs deep. Still, the walls she's built are strong, ensuring everyone only sees Paloma's sexy façade. Everyone except for Bennett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBennett Reiner, the carefully controlled, neurodivergent goalie, has his routines and sticks to them, which helps him keep a hold on his OCD compulsions and the crippling anxiety that comes with them. The quiet and meticulous Bennett sees everything, especially the girl beneath Paloma's ever-present masks. And he always has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnbeknownst to their friends, Bennett and Paloma were each other's first real love, which ended in crippling heartbreak. Bennett still doesn't know what happened, and Paloma is determined to stay away from the comfort she used to find only in his arms. For years, Bennett has remained her protective shadow, coming to Paloma's rescue whenever she asked, keeping her as close and safe as she'll let him. But, like a tumultuous sea to a constant shore, Bennett and Paloma find each other once more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating between scenes from their past and present, \u003ci\u003eUnbound\u003c\/i\u003e contrasts the tentative tension and passionate beginnings of first love with the devastating loneliness and deep yearning of having that love ripped away from you without truly knowing why. As Bennett discovers the truth about Paloma's past, the threads to his careful control start to come unbound, and both begin to realize that letting go of everything else might be worth it, if it means they both get the real love they once shared again.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101905785055,"sku":"9781668219423","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kbh2arBXqC9781668219423.webp?v=1781075862"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/peyton-corinne.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}