{"product_id":"lady-killer","title":"Lady Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003eMitch Lovett, a recently divorced father of two, wasn’t looking for anything serious—but when he fooled around with an old friend, Dee Wynn, serious was what he got. Dee, a thirty-something partner at her architecture firm, has decided that Mitch will be hers, and nothing is going to stand in her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBut another old friend from college, Gail, has had her eye on Mitch as well—never mind the fact that she’s married, to a jealous, abusive husband, Ed Strickland, who just happens to have received a new gun for his birthday. When Mitch and Gina consummate their long-standing attraction—recklessly following their heart’s desires—they set into motion a series of events with ultimately tragic consequences for all involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSet in Takoma Park (a close-knit liberal community that borders Washington, D.C.) among a group of college friends now raising families together, \u003cem\u003eLady Killer\u003c\/em\u003e explores spousal abuse and the ways that both long-standing friendships and marriages can unravel when put to the test. Ultimately, both Mitch and Gail will have to decide who they really are and what they really want—both for themselves and their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Richards\u003c\/strong\u003e is a native Washingtonian who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with his wife and two dogs. His first novel,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Country:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e A Civil War Novel in Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2015 by Paycock Press. His fiction, essays, and cowboy poetry have appeared in over 27 publications including \u003cem\u003ePinch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew South\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSouthern Humanities Review\u003c\/em\u003e and five anthologies including \u003cem\u003eTales Out of School\u003c\/em\u003e (Beacon Press) and \u003cem\u003eHigher Education\u003c\/em\u003e(Pearson), a college composition reader. He was the fiction editor and board member of\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe washington review\u003c\/em\u003e and a college teacher for many years principally at George Washington University. He has worked as a dishwasher, door-to-door salesmen, farm worker, wilderness counselor, newspaper carrier, radio reporter, and busboy. He has hitchhiked across the country five times, but that was a while back. He is a graduate of the Hollins Writing Program and the parent of two grown children who live in Colorado. His website is \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffrichardsauthor.com\"\u003ewww.jeffrichardsauthor.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526331912467,"sku":"9781599487380","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_fd37dfd6-5d59-4bd5-857f-fbc47f5bf9de.jpg?v=1785851023","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/lady-killer","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}