{"product_id":"stiff-competition-darrel-vince-9798314257753","title":"Stiff Competition: Power, Pleasure, and the Art of Deadly Seduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eStiff Competition\u003c\/b\u003e - A Darkly Comedic Tale of Crime, Seduction, and Power\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e1912 Birmingham\u003c\/b\u003e, The Lily House isn't just a brothel-it's a \u003cb\u003eweapon\u003c\/b\u003e. Run by the ruthless and seductive \u003cb\u003eViolet Hartley\u003c\/b\u003e, The Velvet Roses use charm, cunning, and sheer stamina to eliminate their enemies in ways that leave them breathless... permanently. But when rival crime lord \u003cb\u003eFreddie Blake\u003c\/b\u003e survives a night at The Lily House, he declares war, determined to burn Violet's empire to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter \u003cb\u003eMadam Beatrice Lovett\u003c\/b\u003e, owner of The Gilded Swan, Birmingham's other high-class brothel. Once a model of restraint, Beatrice is forced to \u003cb\u003eget her hands dirty\u003c\/b\u003e-literally-when she joins forces with Violet to take Freddie down. Meanwhile, the city's only honest detective, \u003cb\u003eInspector Whitmore\u003c\/b\u003e, is hot on their trail, though his ability to resist Violet's charms is... questionable at best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs gang wars erupt, bodies pile up, and seduction becomes the deadliest weapon in Birmingham, The Velvet Roses must \u003cb\u003eoutthink, outlast, and outpleasure\u003c\/b\u003e their enemies to claim the city for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-paced, wickedly funny, and dripping with sexual innuendo, \u003cb\u003eStiff Competition\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003cb\u003esharp, scandalous crime caper\u003c\/b\u003e where the women always come out on top-\u003cb\u003ein more ways than one\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrel Vince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798314257753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Darrel Vince","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851172524287,"sku":"9798314257753","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stiff-competition-darrel-vince-9798314257753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}