{"title":"LGBTQ+ Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthentic, joyful, and powerful stories celebrating love and identity in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"missing-sam-hardcover-1","title":"Missing Sam - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHonor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple Aliya and Sam and the night ends badly with a heated argument. 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