Love in the Highlands

When the Balkan Prince Stanislaus demanded an English bride, Queen Victoria decided to send him Lady Lavina, whose family had a slightconnection with royalty. Determined to avoid this fate, Lavinathrew herself on the mercy of the Marquis of Elswick, a disagreeableman who had turned his back on the world following betrayal by thewoman he had loved. Surprisingly, he agreed to help by pretending tobe engaged to Lavina, and, with her father, they left to visit herrelatives in Scotland. In the highlands Lavina began to findherself attracted to the Marquis. Beneath his harsh manners he had aheart a heart that perhaps she could win. But nearby was the Queen\'s country home, Balmoral, and when Her Majesty arrived with Prince Stanislaus, they knew that there was still a battle to befought. Now Lavina learned the shattering secret that was the real reason the Marquis had agreed to help her. And that secret was tothreaten to take from her the man she loved. How she discoveredthe truth in a way that nearly cost him his life, is told in thisromantic novel, by BARBARA CARTLAND.