{"product_id":"9781611946468","title":"A Spirited Affair","description":"A RITA Award Finalist for Best Regency Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were both quite sensible. Until they met.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA FOOTLOOSE BEAUTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow dare her guardian stop sending her allowance? The very independent Miss Jillian Lamb leaves her beloved countryside and travels to London to set matters straight with the obviously pompous and old-fashioned Earl of Coltrane. She's been on her own for quite some time, thank you, and has devoted her life to helping the widows of war veterans. She has no desire to enter society or have a stranger meddle in her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing prepares her for the shock of discovery. The Earl, a veteran himself, suffering from permanent injuries, is hardly old and out of fashion. In fact, he's fairly irresistible, with extraordinary blue eyes. He is, however, stubbornly prepared to do his duty as her guardian. His immediate mission? To present his wayward ward to the ton and find her a husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA MAN OF HIS WORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow has one sharp-witted young woman taken control of his household overnight? Mark Delacourt, Earl of Coltrane, finds his gentlemanly manners tested to their limits; his courtly charms have been rusty ever since his return from the war in a wheelchair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined to follow the rules of decorum, he'll battle her willfulness and see her wed according to society's demands. And yet once she becomes a sensation, his heart tells him he may be making a terrible mistake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynn Kerstan, former college professor, folksinger, professional bridge player, and nun, is the author of sixteen romance novels and four novellas, all set in Regency England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA RITA winner and five-time RITA Finalist, her books are regularly listed among the best in the world. Lynn Kerstan is the RITA-award-winning author of nine Regency romances and seven historical romances. \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Tiger \u003c\/i\u003ewere selected by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e for its Best Romances of the Year list (2002 and 2003), and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Passions\u003c\/i\u003e was named by \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Top Ten Romances of 2005.","brand":"BelleBooks Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139011592432,"sku":"9781611946468","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611946468_p0.jpg?v=1763843106","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611946468","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}