Books like A Rainbow to Heaven by Barbara Cartland
Diana Headley, once London’s brightest socialite, is stripped of wealth, beauty and suitors when tragedy strikes her family. Forced out of society, she seeks refuge at a friend’s home and meets Barry Dunbar, an intellectual who promises her a richer life. Yet Barry’s disdain for social frivolities renders Diana an outsider in his world. In a turn of desperation, Diana accepts Lord Hugo Dalk’s proposal, though she feels no love for him and longs for Barry’s affection—a man unaware of her existence. Facing the imminent marriage, she contemplates fleeing once more, deciding to take one final, desperate gamble on love.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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