Love In Hiding (1959)

by Barbara Cartland

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After her stagecoach collides with the Marquis of Stade's speeding curricle on the road to Blackwater, slender, golden haired beauty Gretna is somewhat at the mercy of this cynical-lipped yet handsome nobleman. Knowing this, and concerned for Gretna's reputation, her companion, the rotund Mrs. Merryweather passes her off as her niece when they arrive at his magnificent nearby estate. Sadly, the Marquis seems to take her lowly status as an excuse to proposition her in way he would never treat a Society lady. Little does he suspect that Gretna is the daughter of just such a lady, and one with a scandalous past and illustrious connections of her own - namely with The Prince Regent's consort, Maria Fitzherbert (or Aunt Maria to Gretna!).Gretna hates the steely-eyed and supercilious Marquis with his sarcasm and curled lip - especially when he has the temerity to suggest that Mrs. Fitzherbert's residence is an unsuitable place for a young girl to stay.But then his arrogance pales into insignificance compared with the vile, predatory Lord Wroxhall, who pursues Gretna mercilessly until finally love comes out of hiding for the Marquis and his golden-haired Gretna.… (more)

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From the moment Gretna set out for London she was entangled in a web of perilous adventure. Her sudden encounter with the strange Marquis of Stade introduced her to a world of reckless pleasure seekers.

When she arrived in London she found herself plunged into the vain social whirl of her Aunt Maria -- the woman whose liaison with the Prince of Wales was infamous.

Gretna was being pressed into a compromise by the deadly Lord Wroxhall--and she discovered that the fascinating Marquis of Stade was her aunt's sworn enemy.

Gretna knew she couldn't escape the terrifying demands of her new glittering world--but she also knew that she must pay a terrible price for her quest for love.... (

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The stage-ciach had made good time since it left the posting-inn at Hartley Wintney.

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After her stagecoach collides with the Marquis of Stade's speeding curricle on the road to Blackwater, slender, golden haired beauty Gretna is somewhat at the mercy of this cynical-lipped yet handsome nobleman. Knowing this, and concerned for Gretna's reputation, her companion, the rotund Mrs. Merryweather passes her off as her niece when they arrive at his magnificent nearby estate. Sadly, the Marquis seems to take her lowly status as an excuse to proposition her in way he would never treat a Society lady. Little does he suspect that Gretna is the daughter of just such a lady, and one with a scandalous past and illustrious connections of her own - namely with The Prince Regent's consort, Maria Fitzherbert (or Aunt Maria to Gretna!).Gretna hates the steely-eyed and supercilious Marquis with his sarcasm and curled lip - especially when he has the temerity to suggest that Mrs. Fitzherbert's residence is an unsuitable place for a young girl to stay.But then his arrogance pales into insignificance compared with the vile, predatory Lord Wroxhall, who pursues Gretna mercilessly until finally love comes out of hiding for the Marquis and his golden-haired Gretna.

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From the moment Gretna set out for London she was entangled in a web of perilous adventure. Her sudden encounter with the strange Marquis of Stade introduced her to a world of reckless pleasure seekers.

When she arrived in London she found herself plunged into the vain social whirl of her Aunt Maria -- the woman whose liaison with the Prince of Wales was infamous.

Gretna was being pressed into a compromise by the deadly Lord Wroxhall--and she discovered that the fascinating Marquis of Stade was her aunt's sworn enemy.

Gretna knew she couldn't escape the terrifying demands of her new glittering world--but she also knew that she must pay a terrible price for her quest for love....

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