{"product_id":"9781644285763","title":"The Gardener","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLeonard, Peter \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRare Bird Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe didn’t just change his life. She took control of it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen celebrated novelist John Stone hires a young gardener to restore the grounds of his lakefront estate, he believes he’s found a welcome distraction from grief. Recently widowed and dangerously alone, Stone is unprepared for Vicki Dunn—beautiful, sexual, impulsive, and relentless in her pursuit of everything he has to offer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What begins as an affair quickly becomes an obsession. Within weeks, Vicki has moved into Stone’s home, emptied his checkbook, alienated his daughters, and married him in a whirlwind ceremony abroad. But beneath her seductive charm lies something volatile. Strange nocturnal episodes, emotional cruelty, and an unsettling hunger for dominance signal that Stone’s new wife may not be who—or what—she claims to be.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Stone struggles to reconcile desire with dread, he realizes too late that he has surrendered more than his heart. He has invited a predator into his life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Darkly erotic and deeply unsettling, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling psychological thriller about grief, power, and the lies we tell ourselves when we’re afraid to be alone—from bestselling author Peter Leonard.","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48203252367615,"sku":"9781644285763","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781644285763_s600x595.jpg?v=1780501023","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781644285763","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}