Love And The Gods

But you must marry sooner or later and you must marry money.”

The Dowager Duchess spoke up with a determined note in her voice that her son recognised only too well.

The Duke of Barenlock walked to the window and looked out at the sea

Lol ok, I love romance novels but really...this one had a "heroine" who sounded like a dull twit. One wonders if Cartland enjoyed writing her female characters short of everything, including articulation, common sense, self-esteem. I've been reading her books on and off for 26 years and I'm literally in shock. There's a distinct pattern she follows (most serial novelists do) which degrades the key female character at every turn.