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The Countess (Bride Quest)

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there are five books to this series, after the first two all the books were the same with little plot change. You have to read this series in order or the story lines go a little crazy. Not as well written as other books I have read in the past (series included). This was my least favorite in the series but in order for the other two books (her daughters) you have to read this book and get through it first. The other books in the series took me less than six hours to read, this book took me more than fifteen hours to read.

When Countess Eglantine de Crevy leaves her late husband's estate for the wilds of Scotland, she expects to find the castle Kinbeath. Instead, she finds a ruin and a clan chieftain claiming the ruin as his own. Duncan MacLaren has no intention of giving up his claim on Kinbeath, espically to a highborn, spoiled Countess, even if she does hold the deed to the land. Eglantine is determined to rebuild Kinbeath and turn it into a fine manor once again, and she will not let some barbarien Scotsman stand in her way. She intends to launch a bride quest for her three daughters, so that they may have a match made in love instead of being made for money. Little does she know that Duncan is just as determined to get the Countess into his bed and into his heart. He sets out on a bride quest of his own: To win the heart of the icemaiden Eglantine de Crevy and make her his bride, whether she likes it or not!!

If you have read the first three 'Bride Quest" books, make sure you read this one too. Claire Delacroix is a wonderful writer with a flair for writing of Scotish lore with all of their fantasies and fairy beliefs.

After reading the trilogy Bride Quest series; The Princess, The Damsel, and The Heiress...I was more than thrilled when Claire Delacroix gave us The Countess. The interweaving of each character unfolds into a dynamic historic setting that draws you in til the very end. These books are not just average ..they are well researched and well written. I look forward to reading more in, The Beauty, when it comes out.

I love this author and I might have enjoyed the book but I was constantly taken out of the story by the format errors. All through the book the left margin would suddenly indent several paragraphs and then return to the correct setting. It was very distracting and really interrupted the flow of the book for me.

Consider that this is the book they gave us "free" as an inducement to read more of the series! No way!

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In 1176 Countess Eglantine de Crevy has no time to consider her feelings towards her recently dead spouse Theobald who left her in dire straits. With no place to turn except the remote Scottish Highlands, Eglantine immediately leaves what was once her home.

In Kinbeath, Eglantine meets the local chieftain Duncan MacLaren. Though attracted to the ruggedly handsome Scotsman, Eglantine vows never to succumb to the "charms" of this barbarian. She knows at the ripe old age of twenty-eight that feelings, especially love, fail in a relationship as she learned from Theobald. Though she falls in love with Duncan, the only marriage Eglantine has in mind involves obtaining husbands for her daughters.

THE COUNTESS, the fourth tale in Claire Delacroix's Bride Quest, is a compassionate medieval love story that focuses on the romantic squabble between the lead charcaters. The story line is very entertaining because Duncan and Eglantine share many traits such as obstinacy and love. Their battle for supremacy is amusing and entertaining as both use their wits to trump their opponent and obtain their desires. As with THE PRINCESS, THE DAMSEL, and THE HEIRESS, and now this novel, fans know that a Ms. Delacroix tale is tasteful and fulfilling.

Harriet Klausner

The newly widowed Countess Eglantine de Crevy finds that her husband has illegally sold the property given to the couple by her brother. And the purchaser is none other than the man whom she abhorred. Shamed and angered, she gathers up her family and entourage and heads north to a piece of property her husband inherited. In the far Scottish highlands, she arrives at the rundown Kinbeath only to find that it is occupied by Duncan MaClarn. Each is proud and vows not to give up Kinbeath, a bargain is struck and a hand fast marriage of a year and a day takes place. Though Duncan awakens passions, Eglantine vows not to surrender. Duncan has other plans. A must for fans of Claire Delacroix. A light tale of romance that lacks the realism usually provided by background and description. And how does a woman with two children and a few knights and her servants travel from England to Edinburgh than on the far northern Highlands with no finances?