![]() With danger and trickery at every turn, Valora is forced to depend upon a man whose real name she does not even know. place and how she was able eventually to find happiness and the real love that she was seeking is told in this intriguing novel by BARBARA CARTLAND. Drawing ever closer, the Duke must use all of his Military skills and natural quick wits to keep them safe. Young Gisela Musgrave so resembles Elizabeth, Empress of Austria, that the Empress asks her to visit the aging Lord Quenby in her stead so she can go. With her captors in hot pursuit, it appears that Valora's escape is doomed and the Duke's mask will be uncovered. Dame Barbara Cartland (19012000) was a prolific English contemporary and historical romance novelist who published 728 books over 76 years. Outraged, she quickly dispatches two henchmen hell-bent on dragging Valora back to the altar. But ten thousand pounds is a lot of money to lose and it does not take Valora's stepmother long to realise that her stepdaughter has escaped. Immediately trusting the handsome stranger who offers to protect her until she reaches the shelter of her grandfather's house in York, Valora packs her few possessions and they steal away together. With his disguise unbroken, he decides to help her escape from the inn they are staying in and avoid an unwanted marriage. Overhearing a distraught Valora arguing with her cruel stepmother in the room next to his, the Duke of Brockenhurst decides to step in and help the maiden that he can hear is clearly in distress. ![]() With her mother and two younger brothers, she moved to London in 1918 after. In fact Valora is adamant that she will never marry at all, as she does not believe that true love exists. Awarded to The RAZZIES for Their 43rd Worst Actress Nominations Blunder RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD. in this her autobiography Dame Barbara Cartland takes the reader on a. However, Valora is made of stronger stuff than her fragile exterior would suggest and she tells her stepmother in no uncertain terms that she will not marry the repulsive old Baronet. Determined to force her lovely stepdaughter to marry the dissolute Sir Mortimer, who is willing to pay ten thousand pounds for the pleasure, she first entreats and then threatens Valora to do as she is told. ![]() Valora Melford is bereaved of her beloved father and left in the care of her grasping stepmother. Outraged by the suggestion that he has lost his verve and the command he once had whilst distinguishing himself in the Army, he decides to reflect on his future, whilst setting himself the challenge to move amongst ordinary people undetected. The Duke of Brockenhurst, bored by Society and cynical about the beautiful women who cast themselves before him in a desperate bid to become his Duchess, accepts a wager to ride from London to York alone and incognito. Buy Stars in the Sky by Barbara Cartland from Waterstones today.
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