Man about town and something of a "e;ladies' man"e; the new Earl of Rockbrook has given little thought to a liaison at Windsor Castle in which one of the Queen's Ladies-in-Waiting, Lady Louise appears in his bedroom - so he is appalled when he learns that Louise's mother expects him to marry her. He motivation is clear - although penniless at the time, he has since suddenly inherited the title and estates after his uncle's death in a train crash.Fleeing Louise and London for the safety of the countryside he breaks his collarbone in a carriage accident and is knocked unconscious.When he awakens he finds he is being nursed by a lovely country girl called Purilla. She is beautiful, demure and intelligent - in fact everything he ever wanted in a wife - so he persuades her to save him from Louise by marrying him. Purilla has already fallen deeply in love with the handsome Earl - but how can she turn a marriage of convenience into one of true love?
| ISBN: | 9781788676328 |
| Publication date: | 11th April 2023 |
| Author: | Barbara Cartland |
| Publisher: | PublishDrive |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |