{"product_id":"9780349445953","title":"Beneath the Stands","description":"Author: Emily McIntire\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349445953\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty, best friend's brother, second chance romance and the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Eli's a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut he won't go home.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe can't.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead, he accepts a coaching gig at Florida Coast University, determined to leave his past behind. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sister's best friend, shows up as a student and, even worse, becomes the new team manager.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Sanger is the preacher's daughter and the town's disappointment. When she ignores her family's demands to come home, she's cut off and needs a job so she can stay enrolled at FCU. She thought she had everything figured out, until Eli Carson - the person she hates more than anything in the world - ends up being her new boss.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced together, Becca and Eli's hatred turns to heat, and they start an affair. But disaster quickly strikes, ripping them apart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears pass, and Becca's back home, under her parent's thumb, and living a mundane life. When Eli shows up out of the blue with a fiancee in tow, Becca is tasked with planning their wedding.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's only one problem.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecca still loves Eli.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd he hates her.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the second time in their lives, they're forced together, and they'll find out just how thin the line is between hate . . . and a love that lasts a lifetime.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Beneath the Stands\u003ci\u003e is the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series and contains mature content. It can be read alone, but it's recommended to start with \u003c\/i\u003eBeneath the Stars \u003ci\u003efor a full reading experience. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull list of TW can be found on author's website.*\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482751291550,"sku":"ADS-9780349445953","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349445953.jpg?v=1770351902","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349445953","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}