{"product_id":"9781416575917","title":"Never Before","description":"By: Jo-ann Power     \u003chr\u003eAward-winning author Jo-Ann Power achieved \"shining brilliance\" (Kathe Robin, \u003ci\u003eRomantic Times)\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale's Song.\u003c\/i\u003e Now, in the grand tradition of Edith Wharton, she masterfully evokes the Victorian era in a series featuring the young American heiresses who take Europe by storm...the American Beauties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Brighton is determined to be more than the debutante daughter of a brash American millionaire. Foiled in a bid for her independence -- and jilted by her fiancé -- she reluctantly accepts her father's offer: a stipend to buy the horse farm she covets if she accompanies him on a grand tour of Europe. Skip Brighton hopes to unravel some suspicious business dealings \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e match his daughter with any eligible British nobleman. Ann intends to cling to her freedom -- until a stranger asks for her trustin more ways than one....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRhys Kendall, the sixteenth duke of Carlton, is nearly bankrupt -- for which he blames Skip Brighton. But now he wants Ann as his lover and his wife; together, Rhys and Ann must conquer their bitter pasts amid the colorful whirl of London's drawing rooms and ballrooms, where they encounter gossip, greed and murder. To win a love like never before, Rhys must persuade Ann to surrender her hand and her heart for safekeeping -- and to follow the spirit of an unexpected passion.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46733146915043,"sku":"DTRSSUS-9781416575917","price":157.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/O_5989b5e0-d954-48fa-aba3-eb768fdbc1ef.jpg?v=1750563947","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/en-mo\/products\/9781416575917","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}