{"title":"The Big Five","description":"\u003csection class=\"section heading-outside admin-next-light top-level\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card admin-next can-invert-background level-1 padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-BlockStack\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-BlockStack\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph color-subdued tone-auto font-variant-numeric-auto\"\u003eExplore Katie West’s Big Five collection: swoony romances set in Utah’s national parks, where red rock views meet big feelings and happily ever afters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"size-query-measure\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"always-have-always-will","title":"Always Have, Always Will","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe was his sister’s best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was the boy she could never have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, they're back in each other's orbit - with years of tension, heartbreak, and unfinished business burning beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sadie rolls into Southern Utah in her home-on-wheels for her best friend’s wedding, she’s ready to keep things simple. Be the good maid of honor. Keep her heart guarded. And definitely stay far, far away from Wes Taylor - the one man who’s haunted her every mile of the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWes has made a quiet life in southern Utah - repairing things, hanging with his rescue dog, avoiding feelings. But when Sadie crashes back into his world, fiery, free-spirited, and completely off-limits, he starts to wonder if the life he’s built is really living at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the desert stars, everything feels closer. Even the mistakes they tried to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove was never the plan. But sometimes the wildest detours lead you right back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTropes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest friend’s brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVan life vibes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnxiety representation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn old rescue pup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-08-05\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0SHy8Q6394il9D0JDf25kW?si=kjtMhV1xTYqwfJ3pGCULLw\"\u003eListen to the book playlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67662316372195,"sku":"KW-9798288668128","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0172\/2595\/files\/19.png?v=1791751036"},{"product_id":"love-you-mean-it","title":"Love You, Mean It","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe lost the love of her life, and never planned on finding another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLainey Taylor is doing her best to start over in Moab - raising her son, giving new life to a coffee shop, and keeping her heart off-limits. Love was buried with her husband, and she’s not about to risk that kind of hurt again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Jack Wilder. A rule-following park ranger with a positive outlook, a crooked smile, and a way of showing up just when she needs him most. He’s patient. He’s steady. And worse - he’s good with her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLainey swore she wouldn’t fall. Jack swore he wouldn’t let her go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the desert has a way of unearthing truths you’d rather keep buried… what happens when the one man you can’t resist is the one man you’re terrified to love?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Five\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTropes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove after Loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle Mom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePark Ranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRivals to Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Desert Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-10-21\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/6vQlb1Em6THFJ7W9zfk4aQ?si=LO0SMtrnQNmrcqsXUVdCNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eListen to the book playlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67662316601571,"sku":"KW-9798993317700","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0172\/2595\/files\/20.png?v=1791750991"},{"product_id":"plan-on-me","title":"Plan on Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe’s rebuilding what life broke. He’s the unexpected piece that fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilla Taylor is starting over in Moab, sober, guarded, and trying to find her footing after a few years that nearly broke her. The chaos is gone, replaced by quiet mornings, sketchbooks, and balancing a job at her sister’s coffee shop with a new opportunity helping teens find their way through the same kind of pain she’s still learning to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there’s Carter James. He’s the wilderness therapist who’s supposed to keep things steady - sunny, grounded, and entirely too good at seeing through her walls. What starts as a friendship turns into something deeper. Something neither of them planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Carter has his own lines to hold, and Willa has wounds that don’t heal in straight lines. When snow starts to fall in the desert, they both feel it.. the beauty in what shouldn’t be, and the pull toward something they promised themselves they’d avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some things aren’t meant to be planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey’re meant to change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTropes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSloooow Burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge Gap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkplace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Parks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-12-19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/2vLwiSkzCSSbYYlotDMcZm?si=LBVXyxmSQ5GsHjBl_oKUMg\"\u003eListen to the book playlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67662316634339,"sku":"KW-9798993317717","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0172\/2595\/files\/21.png?v=1791750939"},{"product_id":"all-in-no-exit","title":"All In, No Exit","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe thrives in neon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe moves in shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWren is building her own empire on flashing lights and fearless smiles. In Vegas, she controls the room before anyone realizes they’ve stepped into it. Until her father’s past resurfaces with a deal she can’t ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucca is quiet where she’s fire - steady hands, sharp eyes, and a body built for restraint. He’s spent his life cleaning up other men’s mistakes. When an old land deal forces their families into a dangerous alliance, he’s prepared for strategy - not her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a forced marriage meant to settle decades’ old feuds quickly spirals into betrayal and a desperate escape to the wild heart of Utah. Under peach trees and desert skies, the noise falls away - and what’s left is raw, undeniable, and terrifyingly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen secrets surface and alliances collapse, Wren and Lucca are forced to decide whether to preserve the legacy soaked in blood… or risk everything to rewrite it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Five\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTropes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMafia Families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBadass Club Manager x Quiet Mafia Daddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegas Glitz to Desert Dust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe Falls First\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch Her \u0026amp; Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArranged Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026-02-24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/1miqemnHDrlbmL7z9oEm9D?si=qw-KfNVxRnG7vPw_1B9BMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eListen to the book playlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67662316765411,"sku":"KW-9798993317724","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0172\/2595\/files\/22.png?v=1791750878"},{"product_id":"keep-it-wild","title":"Keep It Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe’s always looking at the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe stopped looking years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sophie arrives in Bryce Canyon to help open a new Root \u0026amp; Rise coffee shop, she’s looking for a fresh start, and maybe a little magic under the darkest skies in the country. What she doesn’t expect is Clay, a grumpy rodeo cowboy with a guarded heart and a reputation for never staying anywhere long enough to call it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay has spent years drifting from rodeo to rodeo, leaving before anything can start to matter. But when Sophie crashes into his world - sarcastic, copper-haired, and stubborn enough to fight the corporate development threatening the canyon he secretly loves - he starts to wonder if the life he’s built is really living at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder Bryce’s endless sky and otherworldly landscape, some things feel bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the wild places worth protecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the kind of love that asks you to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Big Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTropes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Town Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCowboys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriends with Benefits to Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Parks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLGBTQ+ Representation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026-04-28\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/4q2u9aRgyQqSPdf56PgQAt?si=ifkVI4OcRW6MtEGom1LaGA\"\u003eListen to the book playlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67662317224163,"sku":"KW-9798993317731","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0172\/2595\/files\/23.png?v=1791750761"},{"product_id":"big-five-bundle","title":"Big Five Bundle","description":"\u003cp class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-foo\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bundle of all five paperbacks in the Big Five series, with 10 stickers!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-tsljd6774\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-bcgwt6776\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet the Big Five - a series of swoony, spicy interconnected standalones set in Utah’s national parks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-5901l6836\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-39kco6778\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🧡 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlways Have, Always Will\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ Zion NP - Best Friend’s Brother, Van Life Vibes, Wedding Setting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-lvens6897\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e☕️ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove You, Mean It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/ Arches NP - Single Mom x Golden Retriever Park Ranger, Love After Loss, Found Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ljGk5 AQL7H oMqcs mT5uF\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ipqvc6962\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ssR2u\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e❄️ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlan on Me \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/ Canyonlands NP - Slow Burn, Wilderness Therapist x Artist, Recovery \u0026amp; 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