Light of the Gods

by Barbara Cartland

Book Overview

Sacha, dotter till en fattig kyrkoherde, f?r bes?k av sin kusin lady Deirdre Lang, en firad sk?nhet i Londons salonger. Deirdre ber?ttar att hon ?r hemligt f?rlovad med hertigen av Silchester och att... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577234316
• ISBN13: 9781577234319
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Book Margins Inc.
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A pleasant read

Based on what another reviewer said about this book, I figured I would give it a try. I am not sorry that I did as I really enjoyed this book. I was able to follow along with the plot and was able to really get into it and was able to connect with the characters. I would have liked if Sacha could have somehow kept the maid who had been assigned to accompany her to the Duke's place in Scotland since she was the only person who was kind to the maid. Yes, the ending is unique, but considering that this IS a romance, how could it be any other way? :)

Unique ending; sweet heroine as usual

Sacha masquerades for her vain, selfish cousin Deirdre and visits her cousin's unofficial fiancé, Talbot, the Duke of Silchester. The Duke has been injured in a hunting accident and besides suffering some metal shards in his body he has been left temporarily blind. Deirdre is interested only in parties, balls, clothing and such and is actually in love another man. It is too inconvenient for her to travel to Scotland where the Duke was visiting his grandmother. Since she cannot risk losing the very eligible Duke, Deirdre sends her poor vicar raised cousin in her place! They are very similar in looks and size and besides - it is only a week and the Duke is currently blind! Sacha charms the Duke's grandmother and loves the Scottish moors and castle when she visits. She reads to Talbot and lifts his spirits. She makes him eat and drink healthful foods and describes the beautiful (borrowed) clothes she wears. The Duke is enchanted with her as he never had been the few times they met in London. One night they share a sweet passionate kiss. Talbot has one more operation to endure and then the hated bandages will come off his eyes. "Will I lose you if I am blind?" he asks and Sacha who loves him by now says "no, I will always stay and take care of you". The Duke then asks her to enter a "Marriage by Consent" or "Irregular Marriage" where they agree in front of a witness that they are married and it is so! (I believe I have read of this in medieval novels as "hand-fasting.") Sacha does so; all the while believing she will give him up to her cousin! Before the operation, Talbot makes the marriage real by making love to her. (OK, in a Cartland book it is a rather long diatribe on divine light and love ....) Perhaps Talbot is not fooled as we thought? What will he do when Sacha leaves to meet Deirdre as previously planned? Sweet book with a rather unique and surprise ending --

Unique ending; sweet heroine as usual

Sacha masquerades for her vain, selfish cousin Deirdre and visits her cousin's unofficial fiancé, Talbot, the Duke of Silchester. The Duke has been injured in a hunting accident and besides suffering some metal shards in his body he has been left temporarily blind. Deirdre is interested only in parties, balls, clothing and such and is actually in love another man. It is too inconvenient for her to travel to Scotland where the Duke was visiting his grandmother. Since she cannot risk losing the very eligible Duke, Deirdre sends her poor vicar raised cousin in her place! They are very similar in looks and size and besides - it is only a week and the Duke is currently blind! Sacha charms the Duke's grandmother and loves the Scottish moors and castle when she visits. She reads to Talbot and lifts his spirits. She makes him eat and drink healthful foods and describes the beautiful (borrowed) clothes she wears. The Duke is enchanted with her as he never had been the few times they met in London. One night they share a sweet passionate kiss. Talbot has one more operation to endure and then the hated bandages will come off his eyes. "Will I lose you if I am blind?" he asks and Sacha who loves him by now says "no, I will always stay and take care of you". The Duke then asks her to enter a "Marriage by Consent" or "Irregular Marriage" where they agree in front of a witness that they are married and it is so! (I believe I have read of this in medieval novels as "hand-fasting.") Sacha does so; all the while believing she will give him up to her cousin! Before the operation, Talbot makes the marriage real by making love to her. (OK, in a Cartland book it is a rather long diatribe on divine light and love ....) Perhaps Talbot is not fooled as we thought? What will he do when Sacha leaves to meet Deirdre as previously planned? Sweet book with a rather unique and surprise ending --