{"title":"MJ Bachman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMJ Bachman\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts heartfelt romance novels that explore the complexities of love and the choices that define us. With evocative settings and deeply relatable characters, her stories invite readers to experience the delicate dance between passion and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom tender moments to emotional twists, Bachman’s writing captures the bittersweet nature of relationships, often set against charming backdrops like Paris. Expect romances that linger, stirring both reflection and hope in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"was-it-love-or-was-it-paris-by-mj-bachman-9781667862200","title":"Was it Love? Or Was it Paris?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was in love with Paris, but would a year in the City of Light bring her romance, too?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jacquie, an American exchange student, arrives in Paris to spend her junior year abroad, she is intrigued by handsome Georges-Henri, whose sister Helene is Jacquie's host. The year is 1950, and France is still reeling from the horrors of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Jacquie's friend and roommate, Claudine, has her own set of adjustments to make. Their living arrangement in the apartment on Avenue Mozart in the Sixteenth Arrondissement is disappointing. There's no central heating and only a single bathroom that the girls will have to share with six other people. Worse, they were promised a room with a view of the Eiffel Tower. Instead, what did they get? A room looking into a courtyard. And the room with the view is forbidden to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNone of this concerns Jacquie. She is in Paris, the most romantic city in the world. As the year progresses, she grows closer to Georges-Henri. But all the feelings she has for him are threatened when she finds out he has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas it Love? Or Was it Paris?\u003c\/em\u003e by MJ Bachman explores the challenges and excitements of life abroad in a city filled with history, culture, and the possibility of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464766996716,"sku":"9781667862200","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781667862200-was-it-love-or-was-it-paris.jpg?v=1775054043"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mj-bachman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}