Graustark

Wealthy though he is, Grenfall Lorry lives a fairly uncomplicated life. Even when he meets a beautiful young woman and they are left behind by the train they were on, their mad dash to catch up with it is the most excitement that he has had for quite some time. But this idyllic life of his is not to last. Reuniting with the mysterious woman in the remote European country of Graustark, she reveals that she is no ordinary citizen - she is in fact Princess Yetiva, promised to an Asphanian prince to pay off her homeland's wartime debts. And when the prince is found dead, and the princess framed, Lorry is thrust into a web of intrigue he is ill prepared for.