Desire of the Heart

By Barbara Cartland

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Behind closed doors

DANGEROUS MASQUERADE Lady Lily Bedlington, the most beautiful woman at the Court of Edward VII, is terrified when her husband suspects her of having a love affair with the handsome young Duke of Roehampton. She is also furious when she learns that she has to act as chaperone to her husband's niece, an unknown girl from Ireland who has recently come into an immense fortune from an American godmother. When Cornelia arrived to take her place in London society she was dressed in dowdy country clothes and hiding awkwardly behind glasses. Immediately, Lady Bedlington knew that her husband's niece posed no threat to her intentions and began to weave the plan that would make the young Duke hers alone. Heartbroken and desperate, Cornelia created another identity for herself--that of the intriguing coquette Desiree--and vanished from London. With that one reckless deception Cornelia risked everything to win the Duke's love....

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