{"product_id":"mistletoe-man-9780425182017","title":"Mistletoe Man","description":"In this \"intelligently plotted and deliciously descriptive tale\" (\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e), national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert tells the story of a woman's search for justice\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand of her struggle to reconcile the demands of her business with the desires of her heart... \u003cp\u003eFormer big-city lawyer China Bayles worked hard to make her Texas herb shop, Thyme and Seasons, a success. Now business is booming at her charming new tea room, Thyme for Tea\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ebut China is too distracted to revel in her latest entrepreneurial triumph. When she's not trying to spend more time with her new husband and stepson, she's worrying about her best friend, Ruby, who just hasn't been herself lately. To further complicate matters, China has to round up a supply of mistletoe, the season's most popular herb. It seems an easy enough task\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003euntil her chief supplier turns up dead... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Wittig Albert\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include\u003ci\u003e Widow's Tears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cat's Claw\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Castle Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as \u003ci\u003eDeath at Glamis Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeath at Whitechapel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749261607186,"sku":"9780425182017","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5cec68fd-d995-4807-a026-9fc5d71ee143.jpg?v=1764074005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mistletoe-man-9780425182017","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}