Late Contessa (Crimson Romance)

As Crimson Romance celebrates its first anniversary we honor those pioneers who helped shape the direction of romance novels for all of us. Suspense mystery paranormal activity and love - always love - have been the cornerstone of the genre since the early 1970s. Now we have updated the covers to these classics - but not the words - and reissued these timeless reads to let you relive the thrill of discovering a world of romance all over again.. Florentine Death. High in the hills above Florence was the beautiful old Villa Paradiso - rambling large of rough stone smothered in vines - home of Barbara Loomis’s late great-aunt the Contessa Mercedes d’Albiensi. Her imagination stirred by an unexpected bequest Barbara feels compelled to visit the villa and there she is warmly greeted by Mrs. Wadley her great-aunt’s companion by the handsome Gianni Monteverdi and his small niece Eleanora by the Principe and Principessa Monteverdi . . .. But did they really want her there?. Death haunted the villa. First a dog dies wantonly poisoned. Then Barbara becomes terribly ill. Is it possible that her great-aunt’s death was not an accident? And could it be that someone is trying to murder her too?. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors