A tale of forbidden love between a young countess and her servant.Rose, the Countess Malmstoke, is trapped in a violent marriage. Escape seems impossible—until her horse groom Will Fenmore offers to help her.As they plan Rose's escape, the boundary between mistress and servant blurs. Is the future they both dream of possible?"A tender story of a love that transcends class differences."~ Buried Under Romance**The Countess's Groom is a novella of approximately 18,000 words. It is the prequel to The Spinster's Secret but may be read as a standalone.** [Note: This is the second edition of The Countess's Groom and contains 3,000 more words than the first edition.]