{"title":"Linda Cookson","description":"Linda Cookson received her dental hygiene degree from Wichita State University. She is a native Kansan residing in the beautiful Flint Hills with her husband. The Mortician's Wife is her debut novel. She is working on her next psychological thriller. Website lindacooksonauthor.com","products":[{"product_id":"the-morticians-wife-paperback","title":"The Mortician's Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacie just about has it all: her own salon, a personal cosmetics line, and a decently hot boyfriend who mooches off her. But when she meets John-a ruggedly handsome \u003ci\u003emortician\u003c\/i\u003e, of all people-at the funeral of a family friend, her life changes forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs John and Macie's relationship blooms into marriage, the two must overcome their differences and the struggles life throws in their path. John persuades Macie to sell her salon and work at the mortuary with him and his socially impaired brother, Charlie, applying makeup to the corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacie gets pregnant but miscarries immediately after John has rough sex with her. John becomes an emotional wreck after this, convinced the miscarriage was his fault, and when she gets pregnant again, he avoids all but the gentlest of sexual interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, at the mortuary, Macie's been noticing some irregularities with the bodies. Sometimes they appear disheveled or in a different position than the day before. Now seven months pregnant and feeling more disconcerted each day, Macie wonders what's really going on. Will trust and fidelity survive the bitterly cold reality of her morbid discovery?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576636244191,"sku":"9781548858650","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UDD188jGW9781548858650.webp?v=1790384166"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/linda-cookson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}