{"product_id":"dragons-lair-9780345434234","title":"Dragon's Lair","description":"July 1193. King Richard Lionheart lies in a German prison, held for ransom by the emperor. His mother, Dowager Queen Eleanor, ransacks England for gold to buy his freedom, while his younger brother, John, plots with King Philippe of France to ensure that he rots and dies in chains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a ransom payment vanishes, Eleanor hastily dispatches young Justin de Quincy to investigate. In wild, beautiful Wales, his devotion to the queen will be supremely tested-as an arrogant border earl, a cocky Welsh prince, an enchanting lady, and a traitor of the deepest dye welcome him with false smiles and deadly conspiracies. The queen's treasure is nowhere to be found, but assassins are everywhere . . . and blood runs red in the dragon's lair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Kay Penman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the historical novels \u003ci\u003eA King's Ransom, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunne in Splendour, Here Be Dragons, Falls the Shadow, The Reckoning, When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chance, Devil's Brood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLionheart\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, she has written four medieval mysteries: \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Man, Cruel as the Grave, Dragon's Lair, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Prince of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460138635538,"sku":"9780345434234","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eaef4187-1a4e-4c8d-9dd2-2280e57cbead.jpg?v=1730030234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dragons-lair-9780345434234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}