{"product_id":"beauty-beast-and-belladonna-paperback","title":"Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaia Chance\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eCinderella Six Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e, a beauty must solve a beastly murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVariety hall actress Ophelia Flax knows how to win over an audience. That's why she's accepted the marriage proposal of the brutish Comte de Griffe to nettle her occasional investigative partner--and romantic sparring partner--the pompous if dashing Professor Penrose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with his boorish table manners, wild mane of hair, and habit of prowling away the wee hours, the comte has shredded Ophelia's last nerve. She intends to disengage from her feral fianc  at his winter hunting party--until Penrose, his \u003ci\u003elovely\u003c\/i\u003e new fianc e, and a stagecoach of stranded travelers arrive at the comte's sprawling ch teau. Soon she can't tell the boars from the bores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen one of the guests is found clawed and bloody in the \u003ci\u003eorangerie\u003c\/i\u003e, Ophelia is determined to solve the murder before everyone starts believing the local version of \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e. But until the snows melt, she can't trust her eyes--or her heart--since even the most civilized people hold beastly secrets...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the 2004 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award, \u003cb\u003eMaia Chance\u003c\/b\u003e is the national bestselling author of the Fairy Tale Fatal mysteries, including \u003ci\u003eCinderella Six Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSnow White Red-Handed\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Discreet Retrieval Agency mystery series. A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington, she is writing her dissertation on ninenteenth-century American Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755879792928,"sku":"9780425271643","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3855e2a0973f5cb0d9fb5d8f406478d.webp?v=1780070216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beauty-beast-and-belladonna-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}