{"product_id":"christmas-was-you","title":"Christmas Was You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe walked into my house with a felt star and a calm voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd dismantled everything I’d built to survive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m not a man who asks for help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot for my daughter, who hasn’t spoken in two years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot for myself, who hasn't really breathed since the crash.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Blair didn’t ask for permission. She just saw us…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand stayed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe calms Chloe like no one else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the more peace she brings, the more chaos she stirs in me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer laugh. Her fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe way her hand trembled the first time I touched her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI try to keep my distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut she’s in my walls now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn my daughter’s trust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the bedroom I haven’t entered since the night everything broke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe thinks I’m healing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe doesn’t know I’m burning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead on for widower obsession, forced proximity, a silent daughter’s first word, and a man who builds palaces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vixa Vaughn Romance Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43718789693575,"sku":"christmaswasyou-audio","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/0529\/6775\/files\/BookBrushImage-2026-1-9-22-3512.png?v=1768026959","url":"https:\/\/vixavaughnromance.com\/products\/christmas-was-you","provider":"Vixa Vaughn Romance Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}