{"product_id":"9798217299089","title":"Fossil Feud","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 28 JULY 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hunt for fossils - and love - is on in this steamy, STEMinist romance about two paleontologists who join forces to prevent a fraudulent dinosaur discovery, but accidentally dig up feelings for each other along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenegade paleontologist Ripley Adams is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclose to digging up a fossil treasure and vindication. She's spent the last three years in academic exile after her ex-boyfriend stole her work, betrayed her trust, and broke her heart in one fell swoop. If she can unearth a complete specimen of her newest discovery - a never-before-seen missing link between dinosaurs and birds - it will put her back on the map and finally restore her ruined reputation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when unfairly hot Oxford professor James Smithson crashes Ripley's dig site, she realizes she's not the only one searching for redemption in the Montana dirt. James is convinced a splashy new fossil is a fraud, and he needs Ripley's help to prove it. She'd tell the buttoned-up Brit where to stick his suspicions, but the fake fossil is eerily similar to hers . . . and the fraudster is her ex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe race is on to reveal a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eT-rex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-sized discovery. Polar opposites Ripley and James will have to find common ground if they're going to take down a hoax that could ruin them both. And as they dig deeper into their unlikely attraction, Ripley's excavation boots won't be the only things getting a little dirty. . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North, Maggie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931333869822,"sku":"9798217299089","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Fossil_Feud_Final.png?v=1780622667","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9798217299089","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}