{"product_id":"soul-liz-shipton-paperback","title":"Soul -- Liz Shipton, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock bottom is just a pitstop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings are not going well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've been drinking a lot. But I don't think anyone would blame me. I'm alone. Abandoned. Sargo abandoned me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. I drove Sargo away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least I have therapy. That's good-at least, that's what everyone tells me. Rav, my therapist, tells me my drinking problem has hidden roots. She says my brain is \"wired differently\" and we need to figure out how to make my wiring work. She calls it \"unlocking my superpower\", which feels condescending, but I guess I'll go with it. What happens once I unlock that superpower? I don't know. We haven't gotten that far yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there's the whole matter of the teleporter in my head, and the questionable morals of the biotech corporation that put it there. I can't even think about that whole situation. I never wanted to save the world; I can barely save myself. But it seems like I might be the only one who can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is that saying-not the hero you wanted but the hero you deserve? Maybe I am the hero this shitty world deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Excerpt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI slip between his legs and sink to my knees. His eyes snap open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bird...you-don't have to do that.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I know.\" I shrug. \"I'm curious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis eyebrows raise. \"Curious.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I want to explore.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe watches me lower my mouth to him. As I touch my lips to him, his fingers flex convulsively and he sucks in a sharp sip of air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word lights a fire under my skin. I wrap my mouth around his tip, tasting salt and bitterness. He's velvety and warm and hard, and bigger than I thought. Very slowly, I start to ease him into my mouth, testing, tasting, carefully inching my way lower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jesus,\" he gasps, clutching the edge of the couch, \"you're killing me here, Howsley.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI frown and look up. \"It's not good?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No!\" He grips the sides of my head with his hands, his eyes, half-wild, flitting between mine. \"It's good. You're just-very...deliberate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Shipton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyrannosaurus Yes Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330231270","brand":"Liz Shipton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214022004964,"sku":"9798330231270","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798330231270.jpg?v=1744146671","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/soul-liz-shipton-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}