Résultats de "Barbara Cartland" dans Toutes les catégories

När hertigen av Kingswood får veta att desperationen över en trolös kvinnas svek har drivit Richard, hans unge kusin och arvinge, till att döda en man får han ytterligare bekräftat det han redan visste. Alla kvinnor är likadana - opålitliga, lättsinniga och ytliga. Själv har han svurit på att aldrig gifta sig. Men han måste försöka hitta en hustru åt Richard, någon som kan få honom att glömma, någon som kan bli hertiginna på Kingswood och föra deras namn vidare.

Under ett besök i Frankrike tillsammans med sin far, hertigen av Faringham, träffar Simonetta en dag den unge, impressionistiske målaren Pierre Valéry. De blir förälskade i varandra vid första ögonkastet. Men Simonettas lycka övergår i sorg när hon inser att hon aldrig kommer att få tillåtelse att gifta sig med en fattig konstnär ... Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer. Kärleken är häftig mellan de passionerade hjältarna och vackra hjältinnorna, men gång på gång går de igenom prövningar.

När den vackra Cynthia Standish en dag möter Michael Fielding, så är det inte ett lyckligt möte. Michael anklagar henne för att ha förrått sin officerskamrat David. Ursinnig över Michaels arrogans blir hon fast besluten av att göra livet surt för honom. Och så började hennes plan smidas, hon skulle förödmjuka honom och förhindra alla hans drömmar från att gå i uppfyllelse.

När Sorildas förmyndare, hertigen av Nuneaton, plötsligt och oväntat gifter sig med en mycket yngre kvinna förvandlas Sorildas lugna liv till en mardröm. Den nya hertiginnan tvingar henne att bära fula kläder, hindrar henne från att delta i umgängeslivet och gör henne bokstavligen till en fånge på slottet. En natt ser Sorilda något märkligt från sitt sovrumsfönster - något som kommer att göra henne till en annan sorts fånge - en fånge för kärleken. Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.

Med sitt eleganta yttre och respektingivande manér väcker markisen av Osminton beundran hos både kvinnor och män. Han är dock självutnämnd som en av Londons mest cyniska män, och trots sina många dambekanta har ingen av de unga kvinnorna lyckats tränga igenom hans sköld. Men när han möter Alexia Minton, en avlägsen släkting som vill introducera sin syster till societetslivet, är det någonting som veknar inom honom.

Vad skulle den vackra lady Bedlington göra? För det första hade hennes man avslöjat hennes kärleksförhållande med den unge hertigen. För det andra hade han utsett henne att vara förkläde åt släktingen Cornelia. Flickan var snäll, men illa klädd och uppfostrad. En idé! Hon parar ihop Cornelia med hertigen. Ett passande parti och ingen kan förbjuda henne att träffa hertigen! Men lady Bedlington har inte räknat med att Cornelia ska bli kär i sin man.

The beautiful Lady Diana Dinsdale’s father has died and shortly afterwards her mother dies as well and she is heartbroken at the loss of both her beloved parents. After the Earl of Dinsdale’s death, her mother had married again to William Walker, a rich businessman who is cynically seeking to improve his standing socially to help his financial interests to make him even richer. And now Diana is all alone except for her grasping stepfather.

Michael, the handsome Earl of Monkford, returns from fighting in the Napoleonic War to find that his beloved home, Monk Hall, once a Monastery, has become thoroughly dilapidated from lack of money. tAnd his estate has been sadly neglected with broken down farms and barren fields. tHis mother, the aging Countess, and his cousin, the beautiful Linka, who he grew up with, have done their best to keep everything going with much difficulty.

Sir John Gilmour has received a letter from his old friend Gavron Murillo, who lives in Paris to say that he only has a very short time to live and wants to see him urgently before he dies. Gavron, who was of Oriental appearance and a very rich man, had helped Sir John and his father with their finances when they had been almost on the point of bankruptcy and he had made them very wealthy. When Sir John arrives at Gavron’s bedside, the old man tells him that his dying wish is that he should marry his daughter, the beautiful Melita.

Following the death of her husband, the Countess of Wenlock was living in her magnificent house in London with her son, Donald, and her beautiful daughter, Salvia. One day out of the blue Donald suddenly drops a bombshell. He tells his mother and Salvia that he has lost all their money by trusting an American acquaintance of his who claimed that he would invest it all safely and produce big profits for the family. Donald leaves at once for America to follow the man and hopefully recover all or part of their money.

The Marquis of Darincourt who is the greatest matrimonial catch in the Beau Monde decides at last that he will get married and has chosen Lady Charlotte Warde to be his wife. He has been pursued for years by every debutante and ambitious mother, but he has, however, preferred the sophisticated married women who amuse him with their provocative wit and attractions. He is a hero from the war with Napoleon and the Duke Wellington had twice awarded him the Gold Medal for Bravery.

The beautiful Georgina Malton is in America with her father, who is making large amounts of money in opening gold mines and is becoming even richer by investing in newly discovered oilfields. Georgina desperately wants to return to England because she finds that men are only interested in her for her father’s money and she is very disillusioned by a European Prince who claims that he loves her but it is her riches he is after. She so wants to be loved for herself. So she and her Nanny set sail for England and her father promises to follow soon.

The beautiful Martina Bradshaw has sadly lost both her beloved father and her loving mother. They live in the little Kent village of Preston Bailey where her father, a talented musician, had written his music, which had never been successful with the public. Now Martina has to find a way of making money to pay her household of Mrs.

King Martiza of Salamos has fallen asleep when he suddenly becomes aware that something is moving in his room. To his astonishment he finds that it is Princess Veria who has come for his Coronation which is to take place the very next day. She, as her father has died, is now ruling the State of Kavolana which is a smaller Balkan country bordering on his.

Colonel Storton has set his mind on his beautiful daughter, Alvina, marrying a man with money and a grand title. When Lord Hillborough became their next door neighbour in the country, the Colonel considered him to be an excellent husband for Alvina, but she found him repulsive and could not bear even to be touched by him. She therefore decided to leave her home and run away to avoid having to marry a man she did not love and could never love. When she saw a large and impressive yacht at a nearby Port, she went aboard and hid as a stowaway.

The beautiful redheaded Tiana Weston sets out to visit her inheritance in Dorset with high hopes. It had been her parents’ dream to restore Castle Rose to its former glory as it is now a dilapidated ruin and only a small part is fit to live in. But Tiana soon discovers that enthusiasm and determination alone do not pay the workmen or keep property developers at bay and soon she is faced with a dreadful dilemma. Her handsome and aristocratic next door neighbour Richard, the Earl of Austindale, also faces considerable problems.

The beautiful Lola Fenton lives happily in a small cottage in the depths of Worcestershire, but she is suddenly orphaned when her father and mother are killed in a railway crash. Her uncle, the Earl of Kencombe, comes to the funeral and then tells her that, as she has no money, she will have to come and live with him. He obviously has no wish for her to do so, but feels that it is his duty as her legal Guardian.

The Earl of Langdale tells his beautiful daughter, Zela, that, having gone to London on a visit, he has become involved with the Comtesse de Courché, who is one of the famous beauties of the London Season. She is much admired by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and many aristocrats.

The beautiful Konstantina Millbank has become an orphan after her adored parents have both suddenly died. In the autumn of 1892 she finds herself in a country East of the Danube en route to live with her recently appointed Guardian, the shadowy Countess Mordhile Megherny. Konstantina knows nothing of her Guardian except that she is a recluse who lives at Megherny Castle - the Castle where Konstantina’s own mother grew up, loveless and lonely. Much time has elapsed since then, but the past and its passions are far from dead.

Prince Serge of Tamrush, who himself had been sent a bride by Queen Victoria to save his Principality from invasion by the Russians, was now being asked by Prince Igor of Dubrik for the hand of his beautiful daughter Lavinia for the same reason. He decided not to tell Lavinia of Prince Igor’s request until after her birthday party. It was on that occasion she would meet Prince Igor for the first time and her father hoped that they would be attracted to each other.