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The Wicked Widow

The Wicked Widow

by Barbara Cartland

Fiction, Romance, HistoricalIntrigue, fictionStepdaughters, fiction
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Kyla Shenley overhears her stepmother plotting to kill her young brother, Terry, and to sell Kyla to a depraved peer, to inherit their money and satisfy her insatiable greed! Kyla and Terry run away to their old nanny, who is now looking after the Earl of Granston's niece at Liliecote Castle. In her travels, the angelic Kyla found unexpected help -- first in the guise of a Good Highwayman -- then in the awe-inspiring person of the Earl of Granston. They go to Earl's home, only to discover that their unscrupulous stepmother is at the castle. United with Kyla against the wicked schemes of the evil widow, the bold and handsome Aristocrat found that Love conquers all... claiming even his own valiant heart!

Themes & subjects

Fiction, Romance, HistoricalIntrigue, fictionStepdaughters, fiction

Characters & people

Kyla ShenleyEarl of GranstonTerry Shenley

Setting

England

About the author

Barbara Cartland
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>

Author

Barbara Cartland

Pages

167

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

6

Languages

English, French

Publisher

Jove Books

ISBN

9782277237433

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