{"product_id":"dying-to-please-9780345453402","title":"Dying to Please","description":"Loyal. Beautiful. Professional. Impeccably organized. Potentially lethal. Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities. First and foremost a butler par excellence, skilled at running large households smoothly and efficiently, she is also a trained bodyguard and expert marksman-indispensable to her elderly employer, a courtly gentleman whom Sarah has come to respect and love as a father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen one night she thwarts a burglary in progress, a courageous act that rewards Sarah her requisite \"fifteen minutes of fame\" with the local press. But the exposure is enough to catch the attention of a tortured soul who, unbeknownst to Sarah, will stop at nothing to have her for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah's perfectly ordered life is shattered when tragedy strikes: her beloved employer is brutally murdered. The detective investigating the case, assures Sarah that she is not a suspect. Until lightning strikes twice. There's a second killing-and this time, despite a lack of evidence connecting her to the crime, Sarah cannot escape the shadow of guilt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only option left for Sarah is to carry on with her life. But she doesn't realize that a deranged stalker is luring her into an elaborate trap . . . one in which she, once ensnared, might never escape. For Sarah soon finds herself at the mercy of a man who will tend to her every whim, smother her with affection, and crush her in his all-consuming embrace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a nonstop roller-coaster ride of unrelenting suspense, Linda Howard has written her most chilling novel yet. \u003ci\u003eDying to Please\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathless thriller of desire and obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of nine \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eOpen Season\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll the Queen's Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYou See Her\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill and Tell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSon of the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902906994962,"sku":"9780345453402","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e87779e1-2214-442e-a9d8-32dd78e3c65b.jpg?v=1738461697","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dying-to-please-9780345453402","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}