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Valeria Montford is beautiful, proud and romantic. When she meets the reticent Lord Waterford in France, everything goes wrong and she hates him for making her feel humiliated. Then she meets Sir Peter Cousins - devastatingly handsome, he is much more exciting and appears strongly attracted to her. Back in England, Valeria's beloved father tells her that a cad has defrauded him of his fortune and that she is his only chance of escaping penury. The rich Lord Waterford has offered to marry her and free him from his debts.

Imperious, handsome and gallant in battle, the Duke of Kingswood has stolen the hearts of many society belles but he is determined never to marry. To continue the family line, he is counting on his cousin and heir presumptive, Richard, to marry well and produce a son. To the Duke’s horror, Richard falls for society siren and acclaimed beauty Lady Delyth Maulden and disaster turns to tragedy when Richard finds his beloved in the arms of another, shoots him and turns his gun on himself.

After running away from an arranged marriage, red-haired beauty Jabina finds herself being inadvertently rescued by Drue, the Duke of Warminster. When their carriage overturns on their journey, the pair are taken in by aristocratic friends of Jabina's father leading to the lie that Jabina and Drue are married.

Unfairly dismissed from her role as a governess after her lecherous employer forces himself upon her, Druscilla Morley is determined to keep her head down. Dressing drably to hide her beauty, she is surprised to find an old acquaintance staying with her new family. Valdo, Lord Marquis of Lynche, is handsome, charming and an absolute rogue. It soon becomes clear that he is having an affair with the lady of the house and proposes a marriage of convenience to Druscilla to cover his tracks.

London Socialite and friend of King George IV, the Duke of Strathnarn enjoys his London life and is reluctant and resentful when he inherits from his hated father the title and responsibilities of Chieftain of the Clan McNarn. Arriving bitterly angry in the highland fiefdom he fled as a youth, he’s faced with a terrible dilemma. To free his young nephew and heir from the clutches of his Clan’s mortal enemies, he must marry Cola, the daughter of their fearsome Chieftain. Appalled, he complies with bad grace, but refuses even to look his young bride in the face.

Accustomed to spending fortunes on fast women and high living, Lord Wynchingham is horrified to lose a fortune in a card game and then finds that he is almost bankrupt. So when Tina Croome, his beautiful orphaned Ward, throws herself on his mercy he says that there is nothing he can do. Unless, she suggests, he uses the last of his credit to launch her into London Society and quickly attract a rich husband. Soon she has a long list of suitors, including the wealthy but odious Lord Welton who Tina reluctantly agrees to marry to save Lord Wynchingham.

Princess Zelda of Brienz in Switzerland is being harassed by her father to marry a King or Prince of one of the small countries of Europe. Zelda is very beautiful and determined when she does marry it will be for love and only love and she cannot possibly fall in love with any of her father’s suitors. She runs away from her home to her cousin, Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein, who has always been very fond of her. She tells him that she is determined to find out the truth about a scandal that has been repeated ever since she was born.

¿Quién no ha soñado alguna vez con enamorarse en París? Con esta selecta recopilación de novelas de Barbara Cartland podrás recrear tus sueños de paseos nocturnos por las calles adoquinadas, los bailes en elegantes salones o los mágicos atardeceres junto al Sena. Pero también los peligros que deberán enfrentar sus protagonistas para encontrar la felicidad. La aclamada escritora británica nos transporta con cada una de estas novelas al París más romántico y apasionado, al igual que convulso, del siglo XIX.

¿Puede el amor verdadero triunfar cuando el destino de la corona y del país descansa sobre tus hombros? Esta selecta recopilación de novelas de la indiscutible reina del romance, Barbara Cartland, están dispuestas a demostrar que sí, aunque los personajes que las protagonizan no lo tendrán nada fácil. Ya sea una joven reina abrumada por los asuntos de Estado y las amenazas de las intrigas que lo último que espera es enamorarse o una princesa atrapada por la responsabilidad y el destino de un matrimonio arreglado; el amor puede florecer incluso en las circunstancias más difíciles.

Cuando la vida y la libertad corren peligro la valentía es la única opción. Las emocionantes historias de esta recopilación de novelas de la extraordinaria Barbara Cartland nos invitan a recorrer el mundo entero, desde la India, pasando por Medio Oriente y hasta Inglaterra, acompañando a personajes que se enfrentan a diferentes amenazas: escapar del maquiavélico primo que planea asesinarte; huir de un matrimonio no deseado escondida en el yate privado de un marqués; o sobrevivir al harén sin sacrificar la virtud.

Per Melissa Wade il futuro non potrebbe essere più nero: il secondo matrimonio di suo padre si sta rivelando un disastro, e la nuova moglie è tanto rozza quanto ricca, interessata solo a divertirsi bevendo e andando a caccia. Per di più, la matrigna le ha dato un terribile ultimatum: andarsene di casa oppure sposare immediatamente un uomo scelto da lei. Pur di uscire dalle grinfie della donna, Melissa accetta un lavoro come cameriera della giovane protegée del duca di Aldwick.

Smart, sassy and cynical about men, 21-year-old Syke Standish wants neither a husband nor a life of boring domesticity. She wants freedom, adventure... danger. And in the rugged land of Mariposa, she finds all three when she is kidnapped by the daring South American revolutionary, El Diablo. Imprisoned in his network of secret caves in the mountains, Skye plots an escape. Yet the longer she spends with this Che Guevara -like bandit, the more she learns about his devotion to the local people he fights for.

Quando un locandiere scozzese chiede all'austero e riservato Drue, duca di Warminster, di dare un passaggio a una vecchietta la cui carrozza è in panne, lui accetta con riluttanza. La fragile vecchia signora è in realtà una giovane bellezza dai capelli rossi di nome Jabina, scappata di casa per evitare un matrimonio impostole dal padre.

Lord Brora - mellem venner kaldet Tally - er en meget charmerende ung mand, der som tidligere officer er vant til at bestemme farten og kommandere, så da hans udkårne, den feterede Melia Melchester, hæver sin forlovelse med ham, fordi hun pludselig har fået andre jern i ilden, bliver han ikke så meget rystet som rasende. Og da lille Jean MacLeod tilfældigvis betror ham, at hun er i den samme situation, får han en idé til en kampagne mod de to frafaldne.

Umiddelbart efter sit flotte bryllup bryder Virginia mentalt sammen og hun vender først rigtigt tilbage til livet et år efter. På det tidspunkt har meget forandret sig, for Virginias kontrollerende mor, der tvang hende til at gifte sig med Markisen af Camberford for titlens skyld, er død. Virginia har arvet familiens millioner og udstråler fornyet mod på tilværelsen. Men en ting nager den unge amerikanerinde, og det er den ægtemand, hun er blevet påtvunget.

Den tyngende gældsbyrde, der vejer tungt på Antheas bror, Harrys skuldre, tvinger ham til at sælge familiens gods, der købes af den berygtede og frygtindgydende Markis af Eaglescliffe.

Den smukke og velhavende hertug af Buckhurst har svoret, at han aldrig vil giftes. I stedet nyder han kærlighedens glæder med smukke, gifte kvinder. Hans familie sætter ham dog til sidst stolen for døren, da der er brug for en arving til at føre slægten videre. Han overlader til sine to søstre at vælge en brud. Valget falder på den yndige, men yderst fattige Samala, og hun har en ganske særlig grund til at acceptere hans frieri...

Rozella ser mændenes begærlige og ondskabsfulde blikke i skæret af lygterne. En enkelt uforudsigelig bevægelse kan betyde døden for hende og Lord Mervyn. Mervyn afskyer kvinder, og hun må spille rollen som en lurvet, midaldrende gammeljomfru. Han vil aldrig acceptere hendes hjælp, hvis han ved, at hun er en smuk ung kvinde. Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Jarlen af Charncliffe er en efterstræbt ungkarl, som ikke plejer at blive afvist, og derfor vover han at anmode om Elaine Dales hånd. Elaine siger ja, men på den betingelse, at han rejser til Frankrig og køber møbler til deres nye fælles hjem. Men hun ved ikke, hvad rejsen får af konsekvenser, for på et slot i Frankrig møder jarlen den yndige Lynetta de Marigny, som han får et godt øje til. Efter en dramatisk episode, hvor han redder Lynetta fra døden, lader de to som om de er ægtefolk ved Napoleon Bonapartes glansfulde hof.

Craig Vandervelt er på hemmelig mission i Monte Carlo for at finde ud af, hvad der er sker med en agent, der er forsvundet under mystiske omstændigheder. I spillebyen træffer han den smukke og gådefulde, russiske grevinde Aloya Zladimir, som mistænkes for at være spion. Craig mener dog noget andet, og han beslutter sig for at hjælpe Aloya. Sammen finder de agenten - og kærligheden. Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.