{"product_id":"2940170265923","title":"Barbed Wire Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom powerful new voice in suspense fiction comes the unforgettable story of a young woman facing the most difficult choice of her life: family loyalty, or freedom. Set in an evocative rural landscape à la Hillbilly Elegy and with sharp insight reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell (\u003ci\u003eWinter's Bone\u003c\/i\u003e), Wiley Cash (\u003ci\u003eA Land More Kind than Home\u003c\/i\u003e), Karen Dionne (\u003ci\u003eThe Marsh King's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e) or Lisa Wingate (\u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e), Tess Sharpe's debut BARBED WIRE HEART is a breathtaking \"ballad of survival sung by a voice you'll never forget\" (David Joy).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever cut the drugsamp;mdash;leave them pure.\u003cbr\u003eGuns are meant to be shotamp;mdash;keep them loaded.\u003cbr\u003eFamily is everythingamp;mdash;betray them and die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarley McKenna is the only child of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley's been working for him since she was sixteenamp;mdash;collecting debts, sweet-talking her way out of trouble, and dreading the day he'd deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he's built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, are moving in. Years ago, they were responsible for her mother's death, and now they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a bloody turf war threatening to consume North County, Harley is forced to confront the truth: that her father's violent world will destroy her. Duke's raised her to be deadlyamp;mdash;he never counted on her being disloyal. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she's got to take out Duke's operation and the Springfields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father's daughter. And McKennas always win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable novel with a deep emotional core, \u003ci\u003eBarbed Wire Heart\u003c\/i\u003e seamlessly blends minute-by-minute suspense with a multilayered and unflinching portrayal of a poor, rural community where family is everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098335690992,"sku":"2940170265923","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170265923_p0.jpg?v=1763706517","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170265923","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}