Driven 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…
Eglantine 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.
Each 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.
“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. The Countess is a keeper!”
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“Readers are treated to another wonderfully delightful story that will keep them highly entertained, riveted to the pages, and eager for whatever the clever and talented Ms. Delacroix will write next.”
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“Another gem from this talented author!”
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“Claire Delacroix’s charming and sexy historical romance novels are among my favorites!”
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“Once again, Claire Delacroix has written a story to hook its readers in the prologue and not let them go until the last page has been turned! Excellent reading!”
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original publication of The Princess, there are two new print editions being published of each of the Bride Quest medieval romances, featuring new cover illustrations. Here’s the new illustration of Eglantine and Duncan:
This illustration appears on the case laminate of the new hardcover:
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The new illustration is also on the cover of the new mass market paperback of The Countess.
Here are all four of the current editions of The Countess: the ebook on the left, the new mass market paperback, the trade paperback, and the new hardcover, shown here with its dust jacket:
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