{"product_id":"2940014954570","title":"Rose (Chase Family Series: The Flowers, Book 3)","description":"England, 1677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last of three sisters to marry, Lady Rose Ashcroft is determined to land a wealthy, titled husband—a marquess perhaps, or even a duke. Having had her heart broken in the past, she's decided the key to enticing a man lies in hiding her intelligence and academic interests while flaunting her more feminine qualities. Matchmaking mother in tow and strategy firmly in place, Rose heads off to Charles II's court to find love…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd runs smack dab into Christopher \"Kit\" Martyn, the one man who could ruin all her plans. Kit is a dashing, successful commoner with his sights set on landing the post of official Royal Architect—and he's the only man Rose feels she can honestly talk to about anything.  Kit knows the true Rose, and he wants her, but she thinks of him as a family friend.  Can he convince her that a title is unimportant compared to the passion he knows they're destined to share?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~\u003cbr\u003eBook Three of Lauren Royal's Flower Trilogy\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Author's Cut Edition (fully revised in 2012)\u003cbr\u003eA full-length novel of 105,000 words (about 420 printed book pages)\u003cbr\u003eR-rated content: Steamy love scenes!\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published by Penguin Putnam (Signet)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Author's Cut Edition e-book has been completely revised from the original and includes Bonus Material: an Author's Note, a preview of Lauren's next book, and a link to an online contest where you can enter to win a piece of jewelry associated with the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Golden Quill Award for Best Historical Romance!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONNECTING BOOKS\u003cbr\u003eWhile ROSE can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of my books feature Chase family members, Ashcroft family members, or both. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewel Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e1666 - AMETHYST (Colin Chase)\u003cbr\u003e1667 - EMERALD (Jason Chase)\u003cbr\u003e1668 - AMBER (Kendra Chase)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Flower Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e1673 - VIOLET (Ford Chase \u0026amp; Violet Ashcroft)\u003cbr\u003e1677 - LILY (Lily Ashcroft)\u003cbr\u003e1677 - ROSE (Rose Ashcroft)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Temptations Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e1815 - LOST IN TEMPTATION (Alexandra Chase)\u003cbr\u003e1816 - TEMPTING JULIANA (Juliana Chase)\u003cbr\u003e1817 - THE ART OF TEMPTATION (Corinna Chase)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALSO AVAILABLE...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREVERMORE (A Jewel Trilogy Novella set in 1677)\u003cbr\u003eTHE JEWEL TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set\u003cbr\u003eTHE FLOWER TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set\u003cbr\u003eTHE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeywords: Restoration, love story, sexy, England, humorous, perfume, gardening, sisters, architect, architecture, Christopher Wren, wedding, Charles II, court, London, Hampton Court, flower arranging, Windsor Castle, Whitehall, mistresses, matchmaking mama, matchmaking mother, matchmaker, aristocracy, 17th century, 1600s","brand":"Novelty Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084075122928,"sku":"2940014954570","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014954570_p0.jpg?v=1763948024","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014954570","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}