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Romance · 1999 · PG-13

The Countess

by Catherine Coulter

Her first husband was murdered. Her second is a suspect. And she may be next.

Catherine Coulter's revamped first novel—a gothic regency romance. The #1 New York Times bestselling author's very first novel, rewritten as a Gothic. A woman who makes the wrong choice for a husband may not live to marry the man of her dreams...

For14+GenreRomanceLength342 pagesRead time~8.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder investigation at the center of the plot; Regency-era danger

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Adult romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Strong psychological intensity; a woman surrounded by suspicion; dangerous family secrets; who can she trust

What this book is about

Andrea Jameson marries into the Wyndham family under circumstances that are immediately complicated by murder and suspicion. When she falls in love with her brother-in-law, the stakes become both romantic and dangerously real. Catherine Coulter's Regency thriller-romance.

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