Royal

A princess is brought to safety during World War II, where she falls in love and is lost forever in Danielle Steel's enthralling story.

During the summer of 1943, as the war rages on, producing widespread dread and huge destruction, the King and Queen decide to send their youngest daughter, Princess Charlotte, off to live in the country with a trusted noble family. The princess's delicate health makes it far too dangerous for her to stay in war-torn London, even with her fiery, independent personality.

Upon arriving in Yorkshire, seventeen-year-old Charlotte, who is third in line for the kingdom, reluctantly adopts a fictitious name, with her two guardians being the only ones who know her true identity. She eventually becomes at ease living in the background, making friends with a young evacuee and training her beloved horse. But no one foresees that she will fall madly in love with her protector's son in the upcoming months.

She yearns to lead a typical life. An unfortunate series of events leaves a baby orphaned far from her parents. A small stable manager and his wife will raise the child, all by themselves, under the most impoverished conditions. Not even she is aware of her ancestry. However, a long-lost princess reappears and a secret that has been held for almost 20 years is eventually revealed when a stack of secret letters is discovered.