{"product_id":"the-house-sitter-michael-james-9798250268677","title":"The House-Sitter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree nights. One mansion. Four rules.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthan Marris thinks he just found the easiest money of his life: a private house-sitting job that pays \u003cb\u003e$5,000 cash\u003c\/b\u003e for staying in a pristine countryside mansion-no questions, no company name, \"discretion required.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he arrives, the housekeeper, Mrs. Hallow, hands him a single typed page of rules: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever open the basement door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever answer the landline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever look out the windows after midnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you hear your name, do not respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthan laughs... until the landline rings \u003cb\u003ewithout being plugged in\u003c\/b\u003e, scratching starts behind the basement door, and the windows begin to show something that isn't the lawn outside. The mansion doesn't haunt like a ghost story-it \u003cb\u003etests\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003elearns\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eadapts\u003c\/b\u003e, escalating based on his reactions like it's running experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs each night tightens its grip, Ethan discovers evidence of past sitters-sweat-stained rule sheets, desperate notes, and erased names-proof that the house has done this before... and that it always gets what it wants in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the rules were never meant to keep Ethan safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were the last thin fences around a house that doesn't want a sitter.\u003cbr\u003eIt wants a resident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HOUSE-SITTER\u003c\/b\u003e is a claustrophobic, mind-bending horror thriller about temptation, identity, and the terrifying cost of breaking \"just one rule.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250268677\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\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Michael James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623649554687,"sku":"9798250268677","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-sitter-michael-james-9798250268677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}