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The Dangerous Marriage - cover

The Dangerous Marriage

Barbara Cartland

Publisher: Barbara Cartland

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Summary

International intrigue. The terrifying threat of Russian invasion. A hurriedly arranged marriage, ordered by Queen Victoria, of a young British beauty to a Balkan Prince to prevent a Revolution orchestrated by the Russians. In a romantic adventure that resonates thrillingly today, lovely golden-haired Lady Gloria Winton is sent on a Battleship to a faraway land to marry a man she’s never met and who, already, she hates intensely. But can her hate turn to love as together they flee the murderous Russians?
Available since: 03/01/2023.
Print length: 245 pages.

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