The Castle Made for Love

Just eighteen, beautiful and intelligent, Yola Beauharnais lives ablessed Fairy tale life at her magnificent family castle on the Loire. Then her grandmother announces that she has been promised inmarriage by her late beloved father to the Marquis de Montereau. Yolais appalled. She has heard of the Marquis, who, although handsome andsophisticated, has a reputation in Paris as a rake, socialite and? ladykiller?. How could she possibly marry such a man, one who wantsher only for her castle and the extensive estate? Determined tomarry only for true love, wherever she may find it, Yola is helped byher father? s mistress and travels ? undercover? to Paris in the guiseof a woman of questionable morals to meet the notorious Marquis andfind out for herself whether he might fall in love with her as herself and for herself only. Or whether she must betray her father? sdying wish and refuse her unwanted suitor. On meeting the Marquisin her disguise, Yola finds that there is much more to him than hisreputation suggests and, as love blossoms between them, she comes tobitterly regret her deception. Will she really find her true loveor will she be condemned to live a life of disappointment and delusion as the Sleeping Beauty of her enchanted castle?