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Cuando dos intrusos entran a robar en casa del juez Roberts, no pueden sospechar que se encontraran con un mayordomo muy especial. La joven y hermosa Sarah Stevens, encargada del confort y la seguridad del juez, los reduce sin apenas despeinarse. Pero su pequeña hazaña no pasa inadvertida: la television se hace eco del suceso, y un hombre poderoso y peligrosamente obsesivo decide que esa mujer ha de ser suya, aunque para conseguirlo tenga que recurrir al asesinato. Los crimenes se suceden y Sarah ve tambalearse su tranquila y ordenada vida: no solo esta en peligro mortal, sino que, ademas, se convierte ella misma en sospechosa. Y, para colmo, no puede evitar sentirse tremendamente atraida por el policia que lleva el caso. / Loyal. Beautiful. Professional. Impeccably organized. Potentially lethal. Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities. First and foremost a butler par excellence, skilled at running large households smoothly and efficiently, she is also a trained bodyguard and expert marksmanindispensable to her elderly employer, a courtly gentleman whom Sarah has come to respect and love as a father. Then one night she thwarts a burglary in progress, a courageous act that rewards Sarah her requisite fifteen minutes of fame with the local press. But the exposure is enough to catch the attention of a tortured soul who, unbeknownst to Sarah, will stop at nothing to have her for himself. Sarahs perfectly ordered life is shattered when tragedy strikes: her beloved employer is brutally murdered. The detective investigating the case, assures Sarah that she is not a suspect. Until lightning strikes twice. Theres a second killingand this time, despite a lack of evidence connecting her to the crime, Sarah cannot escape the shadow of guilt. The only option left for Sarah is to carry on with her life. But she doesnt realize that a deranged stalker is luring her into an elaborate trap . . . one in which she, once ensnared, might never escape. For Sarah soon finds herself at the mercy of a man who will tend to her every whim, smother her with affection, and crush her in his all-consuming embrace. In a nonstop roller-coaster ride of unrelenting suspense, Linda Howard has written her most chilling novel yet. Dying to Please is a breathless thriller of desire and obsession....
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Cate Nightingale, una joven madre viuda, vive pacificamente en una pequeña poblacion en Idaho, donde regenta un hostal con escasos visitantes. Cuenta con la ayuda de Calvin Harris, un enigmatico personaje que arregla los desperfectos del edificio. Sin embargo, cuando un huesped del hostal desaparece misteriosamente, la apacible rutina del pueblo se altera sin remedio. La brutal visita de unos matones exigiendo las pertenencias de ese hombre aterra a Cate y le hace temer por la vida de sus hijos. Calvin aparece y espanta a los agresores, pero esto no sera mas que el comienzo de la pesadilla: los intrusos se organizan para aislar totalmente al pueblo y convertir a sus habitantes en asustados rehenes. Ocultandose en la oscuridad de la noche, Cate y Calvin huiran al pueblo vecino para obtener ayuda, y durante ese viaje desesperado y lleno de peligros descubriran que los une algo mucho mas profundo e intenso que el miedo. / In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed-and-breakfast. Though the overnight guests are few and far betweenoccasional hunters and lake fishermenCate always manages to make ends meet with the help of the local jack-of-all-trades, Calvin Harris, who can handle everything from carpentry to plumbing. But Calvin is not what he seems, and Cates luck is about to run out. One morning, the B&Bs only guest inexplicably vanishes, leaving behind his personal effects. A few days later Cate is shocked when armed men storm the house, demanding the mystery mans belongings. Fearing for her childrens lives, Cate agrees to cooperateuntil Calvin saves the day, forcing the intruders to scatter into the surrounding woods. The nightmare, however, is just beginning. Cate, Calvin, and their entire community find themselves cut off and alone with no means to call for help as the threat gathers intensity and first blood is drawn. With their fellow residents trapped and the entire town held hostage, Cate and Calvin have no choice but to take the fight to their enemies under the cover of night. While reticent Cal becomes a fearless protector, Cate makes the most daring move of her life into the very heart of danger....
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