Book excerpt: ÊThe beautiful Adella May is filled with joy as she sees Digby Dryden, the man she loves, walking towards her.Ê But why does he turn away, refusing to look at her? ÊHumiliated and hurt and her golden dream of love in ruins, what can Adella do now and where can she turn? Ê Will she be forced to give up her hopes of seeing Digby again and obey her tyrannical Uncle Edgar and accept the proposal of the rich and suitable aristocrat, Lord Ranulph Fowles, a man she cannot love? AdellaÕs dear school friend, Jane Hartley, holds an exquisite bouquet to her heart. The card attached to it bears the signature of the man she adores, but it is intended for another woman.Ê Jane must endure the torment of knowing that she will never be loved by him, for she is just a humble Governess, while he, the most eligible bachelor in London, is from the highest echelons of Society. Trapped in a cruel web of deceit and obsession, the two girls fight to hold onto their dreams, but can they ever be happy in a world that does not recognise their right to love? Find out all in this enthralling and unusual romance by BARBARA CARTLAND.