{"product_id":"a-root-awakening-9780451415516","title":"A Root Awakening","description":"\u003cb\u003eAbby Knight's marriage may be in full bloom, but house hunting is no bed of roses in latest novel in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Flower Shop Mystery series...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow that they've tied the knot, flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marco, want to put down roots. When it comes to picking a house, Marco can't wait to get his hands dirty, while Abby isn't ready for a fixer-upper. But conflict really sprouts when they're checking out a dilapidated Victorian and watch a construction worker take a life-threatening tumble. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince witnesses claim the man shouted for help, suggesting that the fall was no accident, the victim's flamboyant wife hires Marco to find the person responsible. Meanwhile, Abby keeps secret from Marco her own investigation into the home's inhabitants, a family whose off-kilter behavior has aroused her suspicions. If only Abby's very pregnant cousin, Jillian, will stop distracting Abby with false labor pains, she can conclude her own inquiries before Marco finds out...and her case blossoms into a disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cb\u003e Kate Collins \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in a suburb of Hammond, Indiana, one block from the family home of author Jean Shepherd, whose humorous stories inspired Kate at an early age. After a stint as an elementary school teacher, Kate wrote children's short stories and historical romance novels before turning to her true passion, mystery. The author of the popular Flower Shop Mystery series (\u003ci\u003eThrow in the Trowel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeed No Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNightshade on Elm Street\u003c\/i\u003e), she lives in northwest Indiana and Key West, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844504424722,"sku":"9780451415516","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be295121-b01d-488d-bfb9-1d34cbf012fc.jpg?v=1737323069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-root-awakening-9780451415516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}