{"product_id":"sweet-payback-samantha-sweet-mysteries-book-8-9781945422232","title":"Sweet Payback: Samantha Sweet Mysteries, Book 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eRevenge is often a cold dish, but in the tiny northern New Mexico town of Sembramos emotions are running decidedly hot. When Lee Rodarte and Jessie Starkey, convicted of murdering a local girl, are released from prison after serving only a few years, their convictions overturned, the town's old pain rises to the surface and tempers flare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSamantha Sweet has her hands full with Easter at her pastry shop, Sweet's Sweets, while her husband, Taos County Sheriff Beau Cardwell, is charged with keeping order among the two hundred residents of Sembramos. Topping it off, as part of her sideline job, Sam is assigned another house to break into and must drive to the huge abandoned mansion daily, right through the small war zone where payback seems to be on everyone's mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, Connie Shelton: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Shelton, a major success for Intrigue, can only expand her fan base with this solid effort.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Shelton continues to combine suspenseful storytelling with sensitive portrayals of complex family relationships.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Shelton again has done a superb job in bringing New Mexico to life.\" --\u003cem\u003eAlbuquerque Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelton, Connie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton writes two bestselling mystery series and has had several award-winning short stories and essays. She formerly taught both fiction and non-fiction writing courses, and was a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul. She and her husband and two dogs live in New Mexico. Visit her website at connieshelton.com and get her free mystery newsletter.","brand":"Secret Staircase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857305702674,"sku":"9781945422232","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4571878-229c-4c13-a8a6-9fa74238f15a.jpg?v=1737527466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweet-payback-samantha-sweet-mysteries-book-8-9781945422232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}