{"product_id":"9780553578904","title":"The Hostage Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003eDear Reader,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the first of my new \"Brides\" trilogy, in which three unconventional young women vow they will never marry—only to be overtaken by destiny.  Bride #1 is the outspoken Portia....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's bad enough that seventeen-year-old Portia Worth is taken in by her uncle, the marquis of Granville, after her father dies.  As the bastard niece, Portia knows she can expect little beyond a roof over her head and a place at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it truly adds insult to injury when the Granvilles' archenemy, the outlaw Rufus Decatur, hatches a scheme to abduct the marquis's daughter—only to kidnap Portia by accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortia, who possesses more than a streak of independence as well as a talent for resistance, does not take kindly to being abducted—mistakenly or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecatur will soon find himself facing the challenge of his life, both on the battlefield and in the bedroom, as he contends with this misfit of a girl who has the audacity to believe herself the equal of any man....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarmest wishes,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Feather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP.S.  Phoebe, the \"awkward\" one, will be next, in \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Bride.\u003c\/i\u003e  Watch for it in early 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063367155952,"sku":"9780553578904","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553578904_p0.jpg?v=1763718150","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553578904","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}