{"product_id":"never-before","title":"Never Before","description":"Award-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":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57297367368024,"sku":"9781416575917","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781416575917.jpg?v=1778834781","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/never-before","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}