Love In The Highlands The Pink Collection

The author of the passage is Barbara Cartland and the passage is about a woman named Lavina who is sent to England to be a bride for the Balkan Prince Stanislaus. Lavina is determined to avoid this fate and turns to the Marquis of Elswick for help. Elswick pretends to be engaged to Lavina in order to help her escape. Lavina and her father travel to Scotland to visit her relatives. While in Scotland, Lavina starts to fall in love with the Marquis. However, her love is threatened by the Queen's home, Balmoral, which is close to where the Marquis lives. Lavina learns the truth about the Marquis and his motives for helping her. If she had not found out the truth, the Marquis would have been killed. Lavina and the Marquis eventually marry and have a child.

When the Balkan Prince Stanislaus demanded an English bride, Queen Victoria decided to send him Lady Lavina, whose family had a slight connection with royalty. Determined to avoid this fate, Lavina threw herself on the mercy of the Marquis of Elswick, a disagreeable man who had turned his back on the world following betrayal by the woman he had loved. Surprisingly, he agreed to help by pretending to be engaged to Lavina, and, with her father, they left to visit her relatives in Scotland. In the highlands Lavina began to find herself attracted to the Marquis. Beneath his harsh manners he had a heart - 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 be fought. Now Lavina learned the shattering secret that was the real reason the Marquis had agreed to help her. And that secret was to threaten to take from her the man she loved. How she discovered the truth in a way that nearly cost him his life, is told in this romantic novel. If you enjoy Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland.