Books like Lights of Love by Barbara Cartland
When Taryna, the impoverished daughter of an English vicar, disguises herself as a Canadian heiress, she enters the glittering society of her lonely school friend Kit, who is surrounded by snobbery and privilege. The masquerade is meant to impress Kit’s snobbish stepmother, but it soon escalates beyond mere pretense.
Kit’s father becomes involved, entrusting Taryna with a mysterious secret mission that threatens her newfound social standing. She is drawn into the glitter of high society, only to become a pawn of an unscrupulous financier who manipulates her for his own ends. Amid intrigue, deception, and the beauty of the 1950s setting, Taryna discovers the meaning of passionate love for the first time.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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