{"product_id":"the-countess-25th-anniversary-commemorative-mass-market-paperback-signed","title":"The Countess 25th Anniversary Mass Market Paperback - Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eDriven from her late husband’s estate, Countess Eglantine de Crevy fled to wildest Scotland to claim a castle, only to find a ruin—and a clan chieftain standing guard. Kinbeath was hers, she declared, vowing to rebuild the manor and launch a bride quest so her daughters could marry for love. But Duncan MacLaren had devised a bride quest of his own, swearing to win the land—and the fiery countess—in a war of sweet seduction…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEglantine declared she would never be captured by this barbarian. Yet Duncan awakened passions she had never known before. She promised to fight him with every weapon at her command even as he vowed to woo her for a year and a day—and make her his pagan bride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach thought Kinbeath the prize the most desired, a prize to be won at any price. Until passion turned to love, and the chieftain found himself fighting for the heart and hand of the woman he was born to possess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Master storyteller Claire Delacroix has done it again with this marvelous medieval romance. The setting is realistic, and her beautifully written prose is sexy, funny, charming and totally satisfying. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Countess\u003c\/strong\u003e is a keeper!”\u003c\/em\u003e— \u003ccite\u003eOld Book Barn Gazette\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 25th anniversary commemorative mass market paperback edition showcases the new illustration of Duncan and Eglantine. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Illustration of Duncan and Eglantine for the 25th anniversary editions of The Countess\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7810\/6295\/files\/TheCountessNewArt_480x480.png?v=1703597417\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Deborah Cooke showing the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemorative mass market and hardcover editions\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-PO5-tFDH6Q?si=BhnhBtXLxRyVcs0N\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou can see all of the Bride Quest 25th anniversary commemorative editions in this video.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis mass market paperback is 4.25\" by 7\" with 362 pages on cream interior stock, and a matte finish on the cover. It will be signed by Claire and shipped from Canada.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazel \u0026 Honeysuckle Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122500047031,"sku":"TC25MMPBX","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7810\/6295\/files\/TCountess-mmpb.png?v=1703600899","url":"https:\/\/hazelhoneysucklepress.com\/products\/the-countess-25th-anniversary-commemorative-mass-market-paperback-signed","provider":"Hazel \u0026 Honeysuckle Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}