Man about town and something of a “ladies’ man” the new Earl of Rockbrook has given little thought to a liaison at Windsor Castle in which one of the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting, Lady Louise appears in his bedroom – so he is appalled when he learns that Louise’s mother expects him to marry her. How can she restore their loving relationship? The Girl Who Disappeared is a moving love story about one woman's enduring resilience, a story full of quiet humour and surprising twists and turns. Emily worries that she might have a rival for his affections. The war changes Walter into an efficient army officer who demands to be obeyed. When Walter volunteers for the army, Emily and her son are evacuated to a rat infested cottage in a farming community near Hebden Bridge. Their air raid shelter is destroyed by a direct hit. The family experience rationing and the terror of bombing. Emily's actions will see her struggle to survive the subsequent devastation brought about by the war, as she and her four year old son are thrown into the midst of danger and death. She sees marriage as a partnership of equals and resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. Now, with the Scottish on their heels and a country on the brink of war, they must go forth in battle together-to save themselves, to protect their countrymen, and to find a love that can set them both forever free.Emily falls passionately in love with working class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class conscious father. Her fierce spirit of survival stirs his passion more than combat ever could, and with her touch his world forever shifts. His visage bears the scars of battle, but his heart remains pure in its devotion to country and king-that is, until he sets out to rescue Isabel. or worse.īut unbeknownst to Isabel, she has a champion, a feared warrior and knight of legend named Anvrai d'Arques. As what should be a celebration turns to terror and bloodshed, Isabel is carried away from her family to be offered to a Scottish chieftain as a slave. But though these qualities make her an excellent bride, they cannot save her when, on the night she was meant to choose a groom, wild Scottish brigands storm the walls of her father's castle.

Lady Isabel Louvet is a woman of noble birth, wit, courage, and beauty.

Her life is in the hands of a man she dares not love.

At the bride hunt ball