{"product_id":"the-butcher-isbn-9798217376247","title":"The Butcher:A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA steamy one-night stand with Paris’s most dangerous crime lord turns one woman’s life upside down . . . but is it for the better? The first book in the steamy Fifth Republic series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI found out my husband of three years had cheated on me, and his mistress is the one who told me—\u003ci\u003ebecause he didn’t have the balls to do it himself.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI move out and get a new apartment, a job as a bartender, and try to carry on with a broken heart. I wonder where it all went wrong. If I hadn’t been enough for him. If I’d been stupid for marrying him in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m at work one night when \u003ci\u003ehe \u003c\/i\u003ewalks inside—\u003ci\u003ethe most beautiful man I’ve ever seen\u003c\/i\u003e. He sits at the bar, and a forest fire burns between us. I was depressed the moment before he entered, but the second I look at his blue eyes, I forget the dumpster fire that my life has become. I invite him back to my place, and it’s the most passionate night of my life. I expect to never see him again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI just want him as an anti-depressant—but he wants me all to himself. I just got my heart ripped out of my chest so I want something easy and no-strings-attached, but he wants all the strings because he’s hooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI don’t get much of a say in the matter, and that’s not surprising when I learn why—because he’s the Butcher. The crime lord of all crime lords, the boss that overshadows all of Paris, that makes everyone abide by his rules—or pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now I’m his.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t miss any of Penelope Sky’s sizzling Fifth Republic series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BUTCHER • THE CARVER • THE SAINT | \u003cb\u003ePenelope Sky\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Her beloved novels have sold more than five million copies, and her work has been translated into a dozen languages. Readers may know her by another name, Penelope Barsetti, where she writes contemporary dark romance. An avid wine drinker, napper, and Netflix junkie, she lives in California with her family, but if she could live anywhere, it would be Florence, Italy. For those familiar with her work, you’ll know exactly why that’s the case. Fantasy romance is her favorite genre to read, and she’s excited to release her own novels into the world.","brand":"Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759517380837,"sku":"NP9798217376247","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217376247.jpg?v=1775598855","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-butcher-isbn-9798217376247","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}