{"product_id":"9781928816768","title":"The Sleeping Serpent: A woman's struggle to break an obsessive bond with her yoga master","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs thrilling as \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e, twisted as \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, and tortured as \u003cem\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether by free will or fate, Luna's encounter with Nico provokes a storm that shatters her perceptions of identity, duty, morality, and self-worth. The storm didn't blow in from the outside. She was the storm. Its turbulence within her, forcing her to confront the darkness, uncovers her secrets and her pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuna Saint Claire has a loving husband and an enviable career as a Hollywood costume designer. Still, something is gnawing at her. Bored with her conventional and circumscribed existence, she feels herself becoming invisible. When she meets Nico Romero, a charismatic yoga guru, his attentions awaken her passions and desires. Dangerous, but not in a way that scares her, he makes her feel as if anything is possible. Infatuated, she becomes entangled in Nico's life as he uses his mesmerizing sexuality to manipulate everyone around him in his pursuit of women, wealth, and celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmensely erotic and psychologically captivating, \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e is the compelling story of a woman's obsession with a spellbinding guru and the struggle to reclaim her life. At its heart, it is a painfully beautiful exposition of unconditional love that makes us question what we truly want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompelling...a gripping masterful account of the seductive manipulations of a sociopath.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She realized in an instant that being around him awakened her, stirring the sediment that had long ago settled at the bottom of her well. He made her feel a part of him--of something larger, and somehow more alive.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compelled Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039561498864,"sku":"9781928816768","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781928816768_p0.jpg?v=1763637644","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781928816768","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}