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 marksman-indispensable 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.
Sarah''s 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. There''s a second killing-and 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 doesn''t 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.
"From the Hardcover edition.