000			02877cam a22003978i 4500
001			on1368154572
003			OCoLC
005			20231102091120.0
008			230224s2023 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2023007729
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCF _dUAP _dILC _dJPL _dCZA _dINO _dNFG
019			_a1398334923
020			_a9780593723920 _q(trade paperback)
020			_a0593723929 _q(trade paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1368154572 _z(OCoLC)1398334923
042			_apcc
092			_aFRASER, _bJACKIE
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aFraser, Jackie, _d1972- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe beginning of everything : _ba novel / _cJackie Fraser.
263			_a2309
264		1	_aNew York : _bDell, _c[2023]
300			_a342 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes discussion questions.
520			_a"After escaping a bad relationship, Jess Cavendish is running and leaving it all behind, carrying just a few treasured belongings in her rucksack. She needs to start over, but that means sleeping where she can and making the most of her slim savings. Luckily, she comes across a recently sold, unoccupied house. It couldn't hurt to stay while she saves up enough to get her own place, right? Gethin Thomas is also looking for a fresh start. He's moved back to his hometown after the end of a long-term relationship, anxious to move into the fixer-upper he bought and out of his sister's cramped guest room. When he walks through the door one morning, he finds Jess, who's ready to run again, and surprises them both by offering to let her stay. It feels like the right thing to do, but Jess doesn't want a handout. They strike a bargain: Jess will help with the renovation, furnishing, and decorating in exchange for room and board. While they peel wallpaper and shop for new furniture, an unexpected friendship develops as they bond over music and food, each slowly opening up about their pasts. And when it's time for Gethin to move in, he convinces Jess to be his official housemate and she agrees--so long as he lets her pay rent. Before long, the connection between them shifts to an attraction that seems both inevitable and overwhelming, and Jess must decide what she wants for her future. With so much hurt in her past, can she risk loving again? She was brave enough to reach for a new life--and now a future she hadn't even dreams possible could be just within her grasp"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSelf-realization in women _vFiction. _9115782
650		0	_aDwellings _xMaintenance and repair _vFiction. _975095
650		0	_aLife change events _vFiction. _92853
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction. _9769
655		7	_aRomance fiction. _2lcgft _9772
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _92408
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c375836 _d375836