A Sacrifice for Love

✍ Scribed by Cartland, Barbara

• Book ID: 110307497
• Publisher: Barbara Cartland.com
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 69 KB
• Series: Pink 105
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781782134091

✦ Synopsis

Princess Caterina of Theiss receives a letter from her close friend Princess Henriet of Istria asking her to stay with her immediately.

The two Provinces were close to each other and part of Austria.

On arrival at the Palace in Istria, Princess Caterina is horrified to hear that, owing to the Russians' threatening behaviour in the Balkans, the Emperor of Austria has written to Queen Victoria asking her to send an English husband for Princess Henriet so that the Union Jack can fly over Istria and deter any greedy predators.

The Russians at the time are a great menace to all Europe and are especially anxious to acquire access to the Mediterranean, which Istria could easily provide.

The Duke of Dunlerton, whose mother was Princess Alice of Saxe-Coburg and therefore Royal has been sent by the Queen to marry Princess Henriet.

But Henriet tells Caterina that she is already madly in love with Fritz Hofer, a tall handsome Officer in her father's best Regiment.

Rather than...