Showing The Silver Tree by Katrina Britt

Diane went to Madeira looking forward to meeting her pen friend. Maria de Valmardi, for the first time. But se had not expected to have her whole world turned upside down - which unfortunately happened the moment she met Maria's imperious brother, the Duque Alonso de Valmardi. Unfortunately-because Alonso, it soon became obvious, had nothing but contempt for Diane and her English ways. Yet instead of disliking him, she found all her dislike was for his girl friend, Bella Vangroot. Why? Was it because Bella was already well on the way to becoming Alonso's wife?