{"product_id":"saffron-alley-9781988086187","title":"Saffron Alley","description":"\u003cp\u003eA month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that-maybe-turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos, at the centre of a family and community he dearly loves, and Damiskos is coming to visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings aren't going according to plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarazda's family members suspect Damiskos's motives. Varazda grapples with his own desires. Add in a horrible goose, a potentially lethal sculpture, and yet another assassination plot, and any man other than Dami would be boarding a ship straight back to Pheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's going to take all of Damiskos's patience, and all of Varazda's strength, to make this new relationship work. After all that, solving one more murder shouldn't be too hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaffron Alley\u003c\/em\u003e is the second book in the Sword Dance trilogy, the continuation of Dami and Varazda's story from \u003cem\u003eSword Dance\u003c\/em\u003e. It crosses over with \u003cem\u003eOne Night in Boukos\u003c\/em\u003e, but you don't have to have read that book to enjoy this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sexton's Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525608771858,"sku":"9781988086187","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf120dac-3f07-407d-9f67-e22d62badc8f.jpg?v=1731228555","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saffron-alley-9781988086187","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}