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273. The Elusive Earl

When a startlingly beautiful young girl with brilliant red-golden hair falls at speed from her horse before him, the dashingly handsome Osric, Earl of Helstone is uncharacteristically caught off his guard. Not only one of the richest men in England but also, in many women's opinion, by far the best-looking, 'The Elusive Earl' as he is known, is accustomed to Society Beauties falling at his feet — but not in so literal a fashion!
Rushing to her aid, he finds that the girl has not fallen — but made her horse throw her deliberately in a cunning ruse to talk to him without her groom being aware. She introduces herself as Calista, the headstrong daughter of Lady Chevington and warns the Earl he must decline her mother's invitation to stay at her estate for the duration of the Epsom Races, claiming that her mother is bent on duping him into marrying Calista.
Laughing at the claim, the Earl accepts the invitation to Chevington Court — and in no time finds himself tricked into a compromising position, the only escape from which is marriage to Calista — just as she warned.
But just he begins reluctantly to accept he must marry the young beauty who, after all, shares his passion for horses, Calista disappears and, at the request of a surprisingly frantic Lady Chevington, the Earl goes in search of her. Finally finding her and her beloved horse performing in a circus, he tries to bring her home but falls foul of a vicious “Strong Man” and is terribly injured.
And as she patiently nurses her saviour back to health, Calista realises that she is in love. If only the Earl felt the same way too.
203 printed pages
Copyright owner
Barbara Cartland Ebooks Ltd.
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2021
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    The Earl paused and then carried on very softly
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    to see the Lipizzaner stallions in the Spanish Riding School
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    he would drive to Dover to go aboard The Sea Horse, to sail down the coast
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