The Tree of Idleness

Caroline had always had a stormy relationship with Philip Klearchos, and when she went back to Cyprus all the old antagonism flared up between them again.

Yet more than one person seemed to be hoping they would make a match of it. But why should they think so, when Philip was obviously going to marry the Cypriot girl Ileana?

Mills & Boon edition

Cyprus had always been a second home to Caroline Fielding, the only blot on the scene being the stormy relationship she had always had with Philip Klearchos. But she was older now, and better able to cope with men--yet as soon as she set foot on the island again, there was Philip, as dominating and as scornful as ever! Caroline knew she ought to hate him; at times she was sure she did hate him--and yet underneath it all was the knowledge that he was the only man for her. Indeed more than one person had made it clear that they expected Caroline and Philip to make a match of it. But what about Philip himself? He wanted to master Caroline but did he love her? And in any case, wasn't he going to marry the Cypriot girl Ileana?

Hero: Philip Klearcos
Heroine: Caroline Fielding