{"product_id":"9781440571992","title":"The Late Contessa","description":"As 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","brand":"Adams Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128081662192,"sku":"9781440571992","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440571992_p0.jpg?v=1763793370","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440571992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}