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When Jacinda’s mother flees the family castle with her sister, Jacinda devotes herself to her father, Lord Buckingham Coombe. His scandalous conduct pushes her childhood love away, and his drunken decision to sell the castle leaves her heritage shattered. Determined to exact vengeance, Jacinda plans to marry Morgan Wright, a wealthy stranger her father despises. Yet as the wedding approaches, Jacinda’s hatred softens, revealing the transformative powers of determination and love.
The story follows Jacinda’s journey from adversity to unexpected affection, set against the backdrop of a 1930s English aristocratic family and the evolving expectations of marriage and devotion.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
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