Carina was alone in the world and unsure of what the future held forher. Then a troupe of musicians, called \'Bertie\'s Beauties\', had an accident outside her gates and she found herself swept up in theirfate as she took over from their injured pianist. Now one of thetroupe, she went to perform at the Duke of Westbury\'s castle, neversuspecting that the Duke would turn out to be the young man she hadmet for a few dramatic moments many years before. To hide her identity she allowed him to see her only when she was masked. He soon becameso intrigued that he made advances to her. Horrified that he shouldconsider her a woman of loose morals, Carina fled the castle andbecame a full time member of \'Bertie\'s Beauties\'. If she could notfind love, at least she could fulfil her gifts as a musician. Knowingshe could never marry the man she loved, she agreed to marry Bertie,who had fallen in love with her, although he know her heart was givento the Duke. But the Duke had never got over her desertion and he wasdetermined to find her. What happened when they met again is told inthis intriguing and romantic novel by Barbara Cartland.
Carina was alone in the world and unsure of what the future held forher. Then a troupe of musicians, called \´Bertie\´s Beauties\´, had an accident outside her gates and she found herself swept up in theirfate as she took over from their injured pianist. Now one of thetroupe, she went to perform at the Duke of Westbury\´s castle, neversuspecting that the Duke would turn out to be the young man she hadmet for a few dramatic moments many years before. To hide her identity she allowed him to see her only when she was masked. He soon becameso intrigued that he made advances to her. Horrified that he shouldconsider her a woman of loose morals, Carina fled the castle andbecame a full time member of \´Bertie\´s Beauties\´. If she could notfind love, at least she could fulfil her gifts as a musician. Knowingshe could never marry the man she loved, she agreed to marry Bertie,who had fallen in love with her, although he know her heart was givento the Duke. But the Duke had never got over her desertion and he wasdetermined to find her. What happened when they met again is told inthis intriguing and romantic novel by Barbara Cartland.
