{"product_id":"the-widows-bargain-vera-lain-9798186901396","title":"The Widow's Bargain","description":"\u003cp\u003eNine months after Evelyn Bellgrave buried her husband, she learns Nathan never boarded the boat that supposedly killed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery leads her back to Ashmere Point, where widows are recorded, husbands are replaced, and private files can turn a living person into someone else's property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel Rook, Bellgrave's former security director, knows more than he has admitted. He helped build the false route around Nathan's death, and he has spent years hiding a love for Evelyn that Nathan once tried to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn offers Gabriel one bargain: twenty-four hours of complete truth. He will make no protective omissions and no decisions in her name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Nathan is found alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis return should end the mystery. Instead, it exposes a system designed to transfer marriages, inheritances, and identities through the people Bellgrave expects to remain silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stop it, Evelyn must confront the husband who arranged her grief, the man who loved her from the shadows, and the records trying to choose her future for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Widow's Bargain is the second novel in the Bellgrave Vows gothic romantic suspense series. It features hidden identities, dangerous family secrets, a mature slow-burn romance, and a complete romantic ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the strongest reading experience, begin with The Bride in Room Thirteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vera Lain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186901396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Vera Lain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50779779399935,"sku":"9798186901396","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-widows-bargain-vera-lain-9798186901396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}