Love Under Fire

About this book

THE STOWAWAY Elvina stood before the ship's captain feeling more afraid than she'd guessed she would. She watched him appraise her black hair, dyed the night before her skin darkened with berry juice, her skinny frame of a figure. She could see that he believed her story--that she was an orphaned Portuguese child. "What is your name?" he asked. "Elvina?" she said. "What is your surname?" "I haven't one," she lied. "Everyone has a surname," he said patiently. "Come child, why can't you answer my question?" "It is a lady's privilege," Elvina said with a toss of her head, "to be unpredictable." With that Lord Wye laughed heartily. "I am ashamed to admit it," he told her frankly, "but I think I shall enjoy having you aboard..."

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About the author

Barbara Cartland

9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000

**Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland** was an English author, known for her numerous romance novels. She also became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues. Other than her fictional romance books, she also wrote health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs. She was often billed as the Queen of Romance. — <cite>[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Cartland)</cite>