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Royal
(Paperback)
Danielle Steel
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In this spellbinding tale from Danielle Steel, a princess is sent
away to safety during World War II, where she falls in love, and is
lost forever. As the war rages on in the summer of 1943, causing
massive destruction and widespread fear, the King and Queen choose
to quietly send their youngest daughter, Princess Charlotte, to
live with a trusted noble family in the Yorkshire countryside.
Despite her fiery, headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health
poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn London.
Third in line to the throne, seventeen year-old Charlotte
reluctantly uses an alias upon her arrival in Yorkshire, her two
guardians the only keepers of her true identity. A talented
horsewoman, Charlotte begins to enjoy life out of the spotlight,
concentrating on training with her beloved horse. But no one
predicts that in the coming months she will fall deeply in love
with her protectors' son. Far from her parents, a tragic turn of
events leaves an infant orphaned. Alone in the world, that child
will be raised in the most humble circumstances by a modest stable
manager and his wife. No one, not even she, knows of her lineage.
But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept
for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess
emerges. A fascinating story of family and royalty, and an
unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young woman and the man
who brings her home, Royal is an exhilarating work from the world's
favourite storyteller.
This passionate West Country smuggling saga set in the early
19th-century is an intriguing departure for Tudor mystery writer
Fiona Buckley. Exmoor, 1800. When farmer's daughter Peggy Shawe
meets the charismatic Ralph Duggan, son of a so-called 'free
trader', it's love at first sight. Determined to prevent the match,
Peggy's widowed mother sends her daughter to live with the Duggans
for six weeks, believing she will be put off marriage to Ralph when
she discovers what life is like among a smuggling family. Matters
take a dramatic turn however when Ralph's brother Philip is
suspected of murder, and Ralph and Philip are despatched to distant
relatives across the Atlantic. Heartbroken, Peggy vows to be
reunited with her lover one day. But it will be several years
before she and Ralph are destined to meet again - and in very
different circumstances . . .
'A captivating tale ...This novel is a delight' THE TIMES 'A
terrific novel ... It springs off the page' DEBORAH MOGGACH
'Vividly engaging' SUNDAY TIMES Chelsea, 1876 Struggling artist
Jimmy Whistler is at war with his patron. Denied full payment, he
and muse Maud Franklin face ruin. As Jimmy's enemies mount, he
resolves to sue a famous critic for libel, in a last-ditch attempt
to ward off the bailiffs. Although she has no position in society,
Maud is expected to do her part. But Maud has a secret that forces
her to choose between art and love. Mrs Whistler is a dazzling
glimpse inside a world of passion, art and power.
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