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Author: Barbara Cartland

📘 A Shaft of Sunlight by Barbara Cartland

Giona, a young ward living under the watchful eye of the aristocracy, is startled by the Duke of Alverstoke’s brief and distant farewell. Her restless nights are filled with doubt as she questions the Duke’s sudden coldness, compelling her to recall every moment spent beside him. As dawn breaks, Giona confesses her love for the Duke in the quiet of her bedroom, a confession that marks the beginning of a romance set against the backdrop of Regency society and its rigid conventions. The novel follows their growing connection amid the expectations of a marriage of convenience and the guardianship that binds them.

First publish date: 1981

Genre: Romance/Historical Romance

Authors: Barbara Cartland

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