{"product_id":"9781440572005","title":"Late Contessa","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLate Contessa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dorothy Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Crimson Romance celebrates its first anniversary, we honor those pioneers who helped shape the direction of romance novels for all of us. Suspense, mystery, paranormal activity, and love - always love - have been the cornerstone of the genre since the early 1970s. Now we have updated the covers to these classics - but not the words - and reissued these timeless reads to let you relive the thrill of discovering a world of romance all over again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorentine Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh in the hills above Florence was the beautiful old Villa Paradiso - rambling, large, of rough stone smothered in vines - home of Barbara Loomis’s late great-aunt, the Contessa Mercedes d’Albiensi. Her imagination stirred by an unexpected bequest, Barbara feels compelled to visit the villa, and there she is warmly greeted by Mrs. Wadley, her great-aunt’s companion, by the handsome Gianni Monteverdi and his small niece Eleanora, by the Principe and Principessa Monteverdi . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut did they really want her there?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath haunted the villa. First a dog dies, wantonly poisoned. Then Barbara becomes terribly ill. Is it possible that her great-aunt’s death was not an accident? And could it be that someone is trying to murder her, too?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781440572005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Crimson Romance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40890978926798,"sku":"9781440572005","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_4c2e9370-b857-448c-99e2-9fab101f520a.jpg?v=1646168803","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781440572005","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}