{"product_id":"main-character-energy","title":"Main Character Energy by Kendall Ryan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Charmed \u0026amp; Bound's January 2026 Book Club Book Pick***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndi Callahan prefers the quiet company of the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a morgue tech in a sleepy coastal town outside Boston, she lives for silence, predictability, and zero small talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiving people? Too loud. Too messy. Too nosy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dead don't interrupt her, meddle in her life, or flirt with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCole Hartley does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe's everything Andi avoids-charming, persistent, and entirely too good-looking for his own good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe town's beloved firefighter-paramedic has a hero complex the size of Massachusetts and a dangerous talent for cracking Andi's ice-cold composure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as a harmless bet to make her smile turns into something neither of them saw coming. Now Cole's determined to prove that life is worth the mess-and that love might be the riskiest, most rewarding thing of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, heartfelt, and impossible to put down, this opposites-attract romance asks what happens when a woman who's made peace with solitude finally lets herself feel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of quirky slow-burns, grumpy-sunshine, spicy banter, enemies to lovers, and one very determined golden retriever in human form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat to Expect in Main Character Energy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrumpy\/Sunshine\u003cbr\u003e* Opposites Attract\u003cbr\u003e* Small Town Romance\u003cbr\u003e* Workplace Romance\u003cbr\u003e* Slow Burn\u003cbr\u003e* Found Family\u003cbr\u003e* Golden Retriever Hero x Black Cat Heroine\u003cbr\u003e* Meddling Friends \u0026amp; Coworkers\u003cbr\u003e* Past Trauma\/Emotional Wounds\u003cbr\u003e* Banter-Heavy Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charmed \u0026 Bound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43785960751164,"sku":"9781952036194","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/0161\/4396\/files\/9781952036194.jpg?v=1766790834","url":"https:\/\/charmednboundbooks.com\/products\/main-character-energy","provider":"Charmed \u0026 Bound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}