{"product_id":"kiss-me-while-i-sleep-9780345453440","title":"Kiss Me While I Sleep","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you sense someone's watching you from afar, or if you feel a shadow other than your own at your back, I might as well pack it up and call it a day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a job that makes a killing. Efficient, professional, and without apology, Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin, working as a contract agent for the CIA. Her targets are the powerful and corrupt, those who can't be touched by the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, after nineteen years of service, Lily has been drawn into a dangerous game that hasn't been sanctioned, seeking vengeance for her own reasons. Each move bolder than the next, she is compromising her superiors, drawing unwanted attention, and endangering her very life. Though stress and shock have made her feel somewhat invincible and a little cocky, Lily knows that she too can be taken out in an instant. And if it's her time, so be it. She intends to go down fighting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A CIA agent himself, Lucas Swain recognizes the signs of trauma in the line of fire. His orders: either bring her in or bring her down. Yet he too is drawn into the game with Lily Mansfield, dancing on a tightrope as he tries to avoid a major international incident while still battling a tenacious foe who is dogging their every step. Keeping laser focus on the task at hand while vigilantly watching her back, Mansfield never sees the lethal peril that lies directly in her path . . . and how loyalty has a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chock-full of the intrigue, breathless action, and sensuality that have made Linda Howard the master of romantic suspense, \u003ci\u003eKiss Me While I Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e is a daring thriller of passion, sudden twists, and richly imagined characters who live and breathe in readers' hearts. It is the most gripping and complex novel of Linda Howard's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345453440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.14h x 4.20w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Linda Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181249392821,"sku":"9780345453440","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2025c355-cb7c-4e3d-abcb-019d880c0cff.jpg?v=1768922339","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kiss-me-while-i-sleep-9780345453440","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}