{"product_id":"9781504037310","title":"Caveat Emptor: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eDelightfully deadly short fiction from the pen of Joan Hess, creator of Maggody, Arkansas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Althea is caught in a romance writer’s worst nightmare: She’s been trapped in one of her own melodramatic creations. Around her, strapping men chase after elegant women whose bosoms heave and whose bodices beg to be ripped. There’s no television, no women’s lib, and absolutely no escape. Worst of all, Althea fits right in. Everyone recognizes her as the penniless orphan rescued from a cruel uncle by a charming nobleman. Althea would rather be dead—and if she’s lucky, she will be soon.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The creator of the Claire Malloy Mysteries, which chronicle the adventures of a bookselling sleuth, Joan Hess knows better than anyone how dangerous romance novels can be. In “Death of a Romance Writer” and the other six stories in this volume, she redefines what it means to die laughing.","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145577218288,"sku":"9781504037310","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504037310_p0.jpg?v=1769897300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504037310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}