Neisa Moore on vikaari kaunis tütar, kes elab koos isaga vaikselt ja eraldatult maal. Tema nõbu Carol Waverton on elanud koos ilmatuma rikka isaga Ameerikas hoopis teistsugust elu, ja kui Carol tuleb ballihooajaks Londonisse, siis ajavad teda taga õnnekütid, keda huvitab üksnes tema raha. Pettunud Carol veenab Neisat endaga kohti vahetama, kui Denholme'i markii Sheldon teda koos mõne sõbrannaga nädalavahetuseks enda juurde peole kutsub, plaanides külalisi ka hobuste takistussõiduga üllatada. Neisa saabub Denholme'i Parki rikka pärijannana ja Carol vikaari tütrena. Juhuslikult kuuleb Neisa pealt alatut plaani markii takistussõidu ajal ära tappa ja jõuab meest õigel ajal hoiatada. Mõlemad neiud armuvad sel nädalavahetusel, kuid peavad varakult lahkuma, sest olukord muutub talumatult pingeliseks. Sellest, kuidas nende ületamatud raskused hajuvad, saab lugeda Barbara Cartlandi paeluvast romaanist.
Born in 1901, Barbara Cartland started her writing career in journalism and completed her first book, Jigsaw, when she was just 24. An immediate success, it was the start of her journey to becoming the world’s most famous and most read romantic novelist of all time. Inspiring a whole generation of readers around the globe with her exciting tales of adventure, love and intrigue, she became synonymous with the Romance genre. And she still is to this day, having written over 644 romantic fiction books. As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales. Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade. Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all. Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com