{"product_id":"2940012498465","title":"An Uncertain Refuge","description":"(If you enjoyed this book, please check out the sequel, Sea of Regret.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA child orphaned by violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman sworn to protect and raise him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA killer come to claim him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few deadly minutes in An Uncertain Refuge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Dalton lives by the rules of honesty and fair play until she steps between a battered woman and the man intent on killing her. Amanda Blake barely survives; her ex-husband dies by Kate's hand. The repercussions force Kate from her job at a domestic violence shelter. Fleeing unwanted publicity and yearning to break with her past, she heads to the Oregon coast, burdened by a coerced promise to Amanda--to care for the nine-year-old son of the man she killed and shield him from the truth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor several weeks Kate holds a tattered web of lies together. Then Way-Ray's vengeful uncle murders Amanda, an ambush journalist tells the story, and the boy bolts in horror. Aided by a dangerous man she only half-trusts, Kate searches for the boy she's come to love. But a sadistic killer intent on claiming his kin is watching every move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA portion of the profit from this book helps support the work of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria, Oregon.","brand":"Carolyn J. Rose, Author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078853050608,"sku":"2940012498465","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012498465_p0.jpg?v=1763569694","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012498465","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}