{"product_id":"9781405995153","title":"The Butcher","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Penelope Sky \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRomance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 November 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Fifth Republic' series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 27 | 260g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet ready to be OBSESSED with the first book in the addictive Fifth Republic series from bestselling author Penelope Sky, a dark mafia romance perfect for fans of Rina Kent, J.T. Geissinger and Sadie Kincaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable to PRE-ORDER NOW!----------I found out my husband of three years had cheated on me, and his mistress was the one who told me—because he didn’t have the balls to do it himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI move out, get a new apartment, a job as a bartender, and try to move on with a broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wonder where it all went wrong, if I hadn’t been enough, if I’d been stupid for marrying him in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne night at work, he walks inside—the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA forest fire ignites between us the moment our eyes meet. I invite him back to my place, and it’s the most passionate night of my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI expect to never see him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI just wanted him as an anti-depressant—but he wants me all to himself. I don’t get much of a say when I learn why: he’s The Butcher, the crime lord of Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now I’m his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----------Readers LOVE Penelope Sky...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I am always so excited when Penelope starts a new series and this one has me hooked especially being set in Paris!!!' - 5* Reader Review'Interesting, intense, intriguing and impossible to put down.' - 5* Reader Review'The Fifth Republic books are filled from start to finish with non stop action, betrayal, love, heartache and lust.' - 5* Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57673225666935,"sku":"9781405995153","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781405995153","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}