{"product_id":"the-corn-maiden-barbara-cleverly-9781517585419","title":"The Corn Maiden: A romantic historical mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eNell Somersham's life is complicated by the curious terms of her late father's will. She cannot inherit his Suffolk or Scottish estates until she turns twenty-five-unless she secures permission to marry from one of her two guardians. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne guardian-her stepmother-is determined to marry the strong-willed beauty to her own lover, the fortune-hunting Sir James Fanshawe. The other guardian is a second cousin who oversees the management of her Scottish estates. Nell has never met him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesperate to escape her stepmother's plans, Nell secures a marriage proposal from a dull-witted soldier, then flees to Scotland to secure her unknown guardian's consent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Scotland, Nell is greeted by his steward, the ill-tempered, irresistible Rorie Moidart, who makes no secret of the fact that he believes his master was cheated out of the Scottish estates. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Nell finds her passion for Moidart increasing, she is horrified by how brutally English landowners treat the Scots. At the same time, she finds herself in a web of deceit as complex and calculating as any of her stepmother's plots. Rorie Moidart may break her heart-if she can't secure his first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Cleverly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517585414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517585419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Barbara Cleverly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992182128895,"sku":"9781517585419","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1d7dcab-a62c-46ff-add9-9cfcf6a66355.jpg?v=1683314502","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-corn-maiden-barbara-cleverly-9781517585419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}