{"product_id":"2940152872149","title":"Touched: Book 1, The Hunter Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA millennium ago, it started with a beautiful woman. She entered Preston Ciora’s life, captured him body and soul . . . until he discovered she was the “undead”. Preston’s heart would not allow him to run. And to prove that resolve, Preston renounced his mortality to live as a vampyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years of blissful living ended with the murder of his sire, and life-mate, by a dogmatist Carpathian hunter. The event left Preston alone, emotionally crippled, and on a path of destruction in which he punished anyone who displeased him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreston Ciora now regards America as his home and rules over the Western Vampyre clans, though not by choice. During the day, he works as a homicide detective to monitor suspicious activity that might lead to a vampyre. At night, Preston dishes justice out as judge, jury, and executioner, vampyre style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of grisly murders rattles those under Preston’s protection and threatens to expose his people to the mortal world. Gathered evidence points to a delusional vampyre associated with an ancient shape-shifter – who is working an agenda of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking matters worse, a peculiar woman, during a palm reading, informs Preston love in the guise of a fire-breathing hellion named Lindsey is coming. Despite all efforts to defy the foretelling, Preston finds himself embroiled in an edgy battle to win her heart – a war he would prefer to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Conspiracy of Authors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081384837360,"sku":"2940152872149","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152872149_p0.jpg?v=1764024778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152872149","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}