{"product_id":"2940152543353","title":"The Heartbeat Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A talented writer can convince a reader that fantasy is real; a gifted author makes it look easy from the opening scene. Such is Krafton's brilliance in The Heartbeat Thief.\" --Rachel McClellan, Author\u003cbr\u003eHaunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth--she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only one occupation: to marry. Senza Fyne is beautiful, intelligent, and lacks neither wealth nor connections. Finding a husband shouldn't be difficult, not when she has her entire life before her. But it's not life that preoccupies her thoughts. It's death--and that shadowy spectre haunts her every step.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo does Mr. Knell. Heart-thumpingly attractive, obviously eligible--he'd be her perfect match if only he wasn't so macabre. All his talk about death, all that teasing about knowing how to avoid it...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her mother arranges a courtship with another man, Senza is desperate for escape from a dull prescripted destiny. Impulsively, she takes Knell up on his offer. He casts a spell that frees her from the cruelty of time and the threat of death--but at a steep price. In order to maintain eternal youth, she must feed on the heartbeats of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the posh London season to the back alleys of Whitechapel, across the Channel, across the Pond, across the seas of Time...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow far will Senza Fyne go to avoid Death?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest in historical fantasy from Ash Krafton...It's a little bit Jane Austen, a little bit Edgar Allan Poe, and a whole lot of stealing heartbeats in order to stay young and beautiful forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ash Krafton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075974938864,"sku":"2940152543353","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152543353_p0.jpg?v=1764022581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152543353","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}