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Historical Romance

The Countess

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  • 2011 first published
  • 459 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (5 ratings)
  • 4 editions
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The Countess is a 2011 historical romance novel by Lynsay Sands. The story is set in London and England, in the 19th Century. Characters include Christiana Madison and Richard Fairgrave. Key subjects include man-woman relationships, brothers, twins and sisters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 17 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 459 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Countess

The fairy tale courtship did not turn into a happily ever after… Not until her husband dropped dead, that is. He had been horrible enough to Christiana during their short marriage, and she was not going to allow the traditional period of mourning to ruin her sisters’ debuts as well. So Christiana decides to put him on ice and go on as if nothing’s happened… Until the real earl appears. Richard Fairgrave had every intention of confronting his villainous twin who robbed him of his name and title…only to discover that he’d died. Quietly assuming his identity, Richard must now deal with a maddening desire for his ravishing inherited “wife”—certainly a gold digger and possibly a murderess. And Christiana must deal with an unwanted new “husband”…and they both must figure out what to do before the ice melts!
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Christiana Madison
  • Richard Fairgrave

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Brothers
  • Twins
  • Sisters
  • Widow
  • Marriage
  • The Madison Sisters series
  • Widows
  • Historical romance
  • Historical

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Countess?

The Countess was written by Lynsay Sands and first published in 2011.

What genre is The Countess?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is The Countess?

The median edition has 459 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Countess?

Readers who like it often enjoy Scandal in Spring, Mine Till Midnight (Platinum Romance Series) and Once and Always.

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