{"product_id":"blackmoore-julianne-donaldson","title":"Blackmoore * Julianne Donaldson","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in Northern England, a young woman desperate to escape her overbearing mother and secure her independence strikes a secret wager to win her freedom, only to find her heart entirely caught by her wealthy childhood best friend at his dark, windswept coastal estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Written by prominent historical romance author Julianne Donaldson, this beautifully written Regency classic transforms the rigid social expectations of 1820 England into an exceptionally sharp, emotional workspace. The plot centers on Kate Worthington, a fiercely independent young woman who operates under high-friction domestic parameters. Trapped under the absolute authority of a manipulative mother who treats her daughters as social bargaining chips, Kate maps out a strict, low-friction lifetime ledger: she vows never to marry, aiming instead to escape to India with her aunt to live a life of absolute autonomy. Her mother enforces a strict compromise deadline: Kate can visit Blackmoore, the magnificent and brooding moorland estate of her childhood best friend Henry Delafield, for two weeks. If she can secure and reject three marriage proposals during her stay, her mother will grant her absolute blessing to sail to India. Kate coordinates a determined counter-campaign, arriving at the estate grid intent on executing her plan. However, her tracking lines permanently fracture when she realizes that Henry has blossomed into a handsome, elusive heir facing his own high-density societal pressures to select a suitable high-society bride. A fast-paced, multi-layered puzzle of hidden secrets, drawing-room banter, and intense emotional boundaries. As Kate and Henry interact across the dramatic, wave-swept cliffs, their lifelong friendship shifts toward a powerful, slow-burn passion that threatens to ruin Kate's hard-fought plans for freedom. To navigate the high-friction realities of family deceptions, class divides, and personal fears, Kate must drop her defensive armor and trust her own heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Devotees of traditional, clean Regency romances featuring intense childhood-friends-to-lovers dynamics and brooding Gothic atmospheres, such as the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, or Georgette Heyer; readers who appreciate highly emotional, beautifully paced historical fiction; and dedicated book collectors maintaining a complete shelf of bestselling Julianne Donaldson novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtah Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Romance (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished 2013 by Shadow Mountain.\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shopper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903724785907,"sku":"202609040009","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/1000015727.jpg?v=1788561334","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/blackmoore-julianne-donaldson","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}