{"product_id":"beautiful-monster-sara-cate","title":"Beautiful Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLove is a monster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Caldwell has spent his life avoiding anything that resembles permanence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil he buys a house in the suburbs and decides, at last, that it might be time to grow up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen Sunny Thorn walks into his backyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s too young. Too restless. Too determined to escape the small life waiting for her in Pineridge. And she has no business occupying his thoughts the way she does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunny only took the job painting Alexander’s pool house because she needs the money. Money means freedom. A future. A way out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFalling for the older man watching her from across the pool was never part of the plan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeither was discovering that beneath Alexander’s polished arrogance is a loneliness she understands far too well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe knows wanting her is wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe knows staying could cost her the future she’s been fighting for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFalling in love ruins both of their plans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut if they've learned anything this summer, it's that love is a monster—a beautiful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis newly revised edition features updated content and refreshed text. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFor readers who love forbidden romance, age gaps, complicated desire, and emotionally messy love stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sara Cate","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67888789520662,"sku":"I-9781956830361","price":31.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/0336\/7702\/files\/PRODUCTPHOTO-2026-11-04T115436.110.png?v=1793757310","url":"https:\/\/www.talesandtomes.com.au\/products\/beautiful-monster-sara-cate","provider":"Tales \u0026 Tomes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}