Venetiawasverylonelyafterthedeathofherparents.SowhenhercousinMarybeggedhertohelptosaveherfromaforcedmarriage,Venetiawasready.Marywasinlovewithanothermanandexpectinghischild.yettheQueenwantedhertomarrytheEarlofMountwoodatamoment'snoticeandgowithhimtoIndia.ArecklessimpulsemadeVenetiapromisetotakeMary'splaceatthealtar.Shewouldworryabouttheconsequenceslater.LordMountwoodwashandsome,buthewasalsohaughtyandautocratic,demandinginstantobediencefromhisservantsandhiswife.WhenhediscoveredthetrickVenetiahadplayedonhimhewasfurious.Shehadonlyherquickwitstoprotectherfromhiswrath.OnthejourneytoIndiatheyquarrelledandsparred,eachgettingthemeasureoftheother,whilethegrowingattractionbetweenthembecameimpossibletoignore.InIndiatheytravelledtotheNorthwestfrontier,toafortthatwasunderconstantattackbytheRussians.Andthere,justassheandherhusbanddiscoveredtheirlove,theywerecaughtupindangerthatthreatenedtopartthem.HowtheyovercamealltheobstaclesistoldinthisexcitingandromanticnovelbyBarbaraCartland.