The Earl of Bracken is meeting his good friend Captain Charles Kenwood at his Club in St. James?s Street. He has just returned from a visitto Syria where he had been introduced to Sheik Abu Hamid, the owner of the most magnificent Arab horses the Earl has ever seen. They areboth keen to buy horses from the Sheik who is reluctant to sell unless his greatest wish can be fulfilled. He wants to receive a RoyalPrincess as his guest at his house in the desert, so that he can showhis neighbours how important and prestigious he in..the Earl andCharles concoct a plan to take a fake Princess with them to Syria, but cannot think how they can find a suitable candidate for the roleuntil Charles suggests his beautiful sister, Vanda. The Earl hasanother reason for this escapade and leaving England in that he isbeing ruthlessly pursued by the glamorous Irene, Lady Grantham, and he is becoming disenchanted with her. Charles has no difficulty inpersuading Vanda, as she is most enthusiastic about Arab horses. Andthey set off in the Earl?s yacht together. They are greeted cordiallyby the Sheik and Vanda plays her part splendidly as the Princess. They are very impressed by all the Arab horses, but dangers soon arise asVanda is too convincing as Royalty and their whole mission isjeopardised. How the Earl saves the day and Vanda finds the love shehas always sought is told in this gripping story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
The Earl of Bracken is meeting his good friend Captain Charles Kenwood at his Club in St. James?s Street. He has just returned from a visitto Syria where he had been introduced to Sheik Abu Hamid, the owner of the most magnificent Arab horses the Earl has ever seen. They areboth keen to buy horses from the Sheik who is reluctant to sell unless his greatest wish can be fulfilled. He wants to receive a RoyalPrincess as his guest at his house in the desert, so that he can showhis neighbours how important and prestigious he in..the Earl andCharles concoct a plan to take a fake Princess with them to Syria, but cannot think how they can find a suitable candidate for the roleuntil Charles suggests his beautiful sister, Vanda. The Earl hasanother reason for this escapade and leaving England in that he isbeing ruthlessly pursued by the glamorous Irene, Lady Grantham, and he is becoming disenchanted with her. Charles has no difficulty inpersuading Vanda, as she is most enthusiastic about Arab horses. Andthey set off in the Earl?s yacht together. They are greeted cordiallyby the Sheik and Vanda plays her part splendidly as the Princess. They are very impressed by all the Arab horses, but dangers soon arise asVanda is too convincing as Royalty and their whole mission isjeopardised. How the Earl saves the day and Vanda finds the love shehas always sought is told in this gripping story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
