{"product_id":"9781459242524","title":"The Blonde Samurai","description":"Spring 1873: I arrived in Japan a virgin bride, heartsick and anxious beyond measure. Yet I embraced this perplexing world after uncovering an erotic, intoxicating power I hardly knew that I, Katie O'Roarke, possessed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan was a world away from my tedious Western existence, a welcome distraction from my marriage to a cold, cruel husband. But when James attacked me, I could tolerate it no longer…I had no choice but to escape into the hills. I awoke in the arms of a young Samurai, who took me to Shintaro, the head of the powerful Samurai clan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first distrustful, Shintaro came to me every day for a fortnight until my need for him made my heart race at the sound of his feet upon the floor. He taught me the way of the Samurai—loyalty, honor, self-respect—and the erotic possibilities of inner beauty unleashed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut James means to find me, to make me pay for his humiliation. I can no longer hide as rebellions rage, and as my own secret continues to grow….","brand":"Spice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180841812208,"sku":"9781459242524","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459242524_p0.jpg?v=1763866063","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459242524","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}