An Icicle in India — Barbara Cartland

An unexpected legacy frees Mavina Lonsdale to return to India to seek her beloved father's resting place. Traveling alone from England, the gently bred innocent is shielded from the coarse attentions of a stranger by none other than the Honorable Major Willoughby Wicke. One of the most eligible and handsome men in England or India, Major Wicke is an enigma to the gossips, for he turns a cold shoulder to even the most alluring Society Beauties ... In India, the Major--a master of disguises--escorts the spirited Mavina through fearsome perils to reach her father's Regiment's fort. En route, Mavina's quick wits save the fort from enemy agents. But the greater victory is the triumph of Love, enveloping two valiant souls in the warm promise of its timeless happiness....