The golden challenge

the long version

As Civil War looms in England, Belinda tries to escape by fleeing to France with a fortune in gold. But there are others who want her treasure and trying to tell friend from foe makes life both difficult and dangerous. And should she please her father by marrying a man she does not love? For she is increasingly drawn to a man who wants her to abandon everything she knows to face the challenge of life in a new world ...