Only Queen Elizabeth I and the Lord Chancellor knew why Andora Bland had been summoned to court. Raised in the peaceful countryside, Andora enters the glittering world of the Queen’s palace as a Maid of Honour, unprepared for the rivalries and dangers hidden behind its walls. Yet beneath her quiet appearance lies the perfect disguise for the task the Queen has chosen her to undertake.

Entrusted with a secret mission to uncover a traitor within the royal court, Andora is drawn into a world where loyalty is uncertain and every whispered conversation may conceal betrayal. As she navigates the intrigues of Elizabethan England, she discovers courage she never knew she possessed and a love she never expected to find.

As danger closes in, Andora is caught in a web of treachery that threatens not only her own life, but the future of the Queen and the kingdom itself.

Set against the rich and dangerous backdrop of the court of Elizabeth I, Messenger of Love is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance, and a woman’s journey from innocence to destiny.

Barbara Cartland was the most prolific and popular romantic author of the Twentieth Century enchanting millions of readers with her unequalled tales of pure romance, dashing heroes, beautiful heroines, and of course, her trademark happy endings.



Now, as a tribute to Her Majesty the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee and to Barbara’s enduring appeal to romantics everywhere, her publishers have launched her past collection - The Eternal Collection.



The collection includes - Elizabethan Lover, The Little Pretender, A Ghost in Monte Carlo and A Duel of Hearts which were all in circulation at the time Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952. The books are available at the Kindle Store at Amazon.co.uk – or from Amazon.com.



Ian McCorquodale, Barbara Cartland’s son, said, “My mother would have been so delighted that modern technology can now make her glorious and timeless romances so readily available to new generations of readers all over the world.” weniger anzeigen expand_less