Bride in Waiting

When April finds herself in a pickle – stranded in Madrid with no money – she gets a more-than-welcome offer. The charming Spanish Don Carlos wants to make April her bride. How could she refuse? He is handsome, wealthy and a true gentleman. Yet Don Carlos’ lovely young ward Constancia is clearly also intent on becoming the missus of the lovely Spaniard. Can he truly choose April, a plain English girl over her, and will she need to fight for her desire to stay with him in romantic Spain? The romantic tale was written in the 20th century under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Susan Barrie.

A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate.



Susan Barrie is a pseudonym of Ida Pollock (1908 – 2013), a highly successful British writer of over 125 romance novels translated into numerous languages and published across the world. Ida Pollock has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career.

Pollock began writing when she was 10 years old. Ida has travelled widely, living in several different countries. She continues to be popular amongst both her devoted fan base and new readers alike. Pollock has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.

On the occasion of her 105th birthday, Pollock was appointed honorary vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association, having been one of its founding members.

Ida Pollock wrote in a wide variety of pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen, Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell.