Caroline was staying at the lovely chateau of Comte Armand de Marsac and falling in love with his best friend Robert de Bergerac, without even having met the count himself. She assured herself that she did not need to know all about the person she was falling for, but she could not have been more wrong. Set in picturesque France, the love tale from the 20th century by Rose Burghley, a pseudonym of Ida Pollock, offers a mysterious and gripping love tale until the very end.A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate.Rose Burghley is a pseudonym of Ida Pollock (1908 – 2013), a highly successful British writer of over 125 romance novels translated into numerous languages and published across the world. Ida Pollock has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. Pollock began writing when she was 10 years old. Ida has travelled widely, living in several different countries. She continues to be popular amongst both her devoted fan base and new readers alike. Pollock has been referred to as the 'world's oldest novelist' who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death. On the occasion of her 105th birthday, Pollock was appointed honorary vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association, having been one of its founding members.