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Charles, Lord Hartley, was at his wits end. He had spent a fortune on his cousin John, and still the embittered John demanded more money. Charles knew he needed an heiress and he became swiftley attracted to Cliona, who had recently moved in to the neighbourhood. He did not know that she was an heiress. When he found out, he felt there was no way that he could approach her with honour. But Cliona, a spirited girl, had her own ideas.

When the Balkan Prince Stanislaus demanded an English bride, Queen Victoria decided to send him Lady Lavina, whose family had a slight connection with royalty. Determined to avoid this fate, Lavina threw herself on the mercy of the Marquis of Elswick, a disagreeable man who had turned his back on the world following betrayal by the woman he had loved. Surprisingly, he agreed to help by pretending to be engaged to Lavina, and, with her father, they left to visit her relatives in Scotland.

Cyrilla växte upp i ett mycket fattigt hem i en förstad till London. Genom ödets nyck möter hon en dag den beryktade markisen av Fane. Hon blik häftigt förälskad i honom och det verkar som om kärleken är besvarad. men snart förstår Cyrilla att det inte är äktenskap markisen är ute efter. Hon flyr sin väg. Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) är den mest produktiva författaren i det tjugonde århundradet. Vi har över 650 böcker från Cartlands romantiska hand.

When Lord Rupert Brooke and his wife are killed in an accident, their only child, Titania, was forced to live with her uncle, the Duke of Starbrooke, who had Titania is broken-hearted leaving behind her horse which she adores and her Nanny who is the only person who really loves her. When she reaches Velidos, the King, who is the half-brother of Prince Frederick, finds her in tears and does his best to comfort her.

Venetia was very lonely after the death of her parents. So when her cousin Mary begged her to help to save her from a forced marriage, Venetia was ready. Mary was in love with another man and expecting his child. Yet the Queen wanted her to marry the Earl of Mountwood at a moment's notice and go with him to India. A reckless impulse made Venetia promise to take Mary's place at the altar. She would worry about the consequences later.

Una Thoreau vertrekt naar haar vader in Parijs nadat ze afstudeert aan een kloosterschool in Italië. Bij aankomst komt ze er achter dat haar vader echter dood is. Nu ze alleen is in een vreemde stad neemt een kennis van haar vader haar mee naar een feest van een hertog. De hertog komt hier voor een keuze te staan: of Una of de promiscue Yvette Joyant. Barbara Cartland was de meest productieve romanschrijver ter wereld. Ze heeft het verbijsterende aantal van 723 boeken op haar naam staan, waarvan het merendeel (644 boeken) bouquetromans betrof.

"How could you, Mama? Papa has not even been dead a year!" When the beautiful Lucia Mountford's mother remarries less than a year after her father's death on the Titanic, she is shocked when the family's fortunes suddenly go into rapid decline and her mother becomes ill. Deeply in debt, her stepfather borrows a considerable sum of money from the handsome but roguish Lord Winterton.

Francis, the Marquis of Wimborton needed an heiress. Lexia had money and her father wanted her to marry a Lord. But she was a spirited girl, raised in America and she wanted to choose her own husband. The Marquis was too proud to court her, especially as he believed her heart was given to Wayne Freeman, an American that her father had brought her to England to avoid. They unexpectedly became the best of friends, escaping together from family pressures and boarding a cruise liner in search of their dreams.

Can you fall in love with someone before you meet them? Valona, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the deposed Prince of Piracus believes she can. Beautiful, spiritual and aching for adventure Valona is convinced that the perfect man exists because she has seen him in her dreams; all she has to do is find him. With no royal bride to offer the elderly King, it seems the only way to save Larissa from the threat of the encroaching Russian army is for Valona to take her place.

Vanda Sudbury and Robert, the Earl of Cunningham, had been friends from childhood. They knew all each other's faults and weaknesses and squabbled like brother and sister. So when her father tried to force a marriage between them, they were equally horrified. Fond though he was of Vanda, Robert was sure he could never love such a forceful, strong-minded female. She was equally dismissive of him as a husband.

After her quiet life in the Highlands of Scotland, the Laird's daughter Ola Mcnewton is looking forward to going to London to take part in Queen Victoria's Jubilee. At first it seemed a good joke to pretend to be a Balkan Princess, and be entertained by the handsome Duke of Cranborne. During one enchanted evening with him, they fell in love. But did the Duke fall in love with her, or the mysterious Balkan Princess.

Heir to the throne of Valdina, beautiful Attila vows two things - to do everything in her power to return her beloved sick father, King Sigismund, to health and to find true love. But it seems that her stepmother, the scheming and selfish Queen Margit has other ideas for her future. Desperate to marry her as quickly as possible to Prince Otto, a young man with a shadowy past, Queen Margit's eyes are set firmly on the throne for herself. And it seems she will stop at nothing to get her own way and rule Valdina alone.

The Marquis of Wynstanton had become involved with one of the beauties of London Society - Locadi, Lady Marshall and when her husband died unexpectedly, the Marquis set out on a long journey to India and Nepal, as he wished to avoid any gossip arising about their liaison. After his return, he resumed the affair, staying on in London for some time when he should have gone straight to Wyn Castle and his country estate. Then he began to suspect that Locadi was using black magic to entice him to her and to induce him to propose marriage.

Rodney Hawkhursts fremtid så lys ud, da han på sit eget skib satte kurs mod det Caribiske Hav. Det eneste, der var ham imod, var hans lovning om at tage sin storaktionærs uvorne søn, Francis, med og gøre en mand ud af ham. Da Rodney finder ud af hvem, der i virkeligheden er med ombord, virker den uvorne søn dog som barnemad; i stedet for Francis, har hans søster, Lisbeth, sneget sig om bord, og en kvinde ombord på sit skib er ikke lige, hvad Rodney havde i tankerne.

The beautiful Lady Elva Chartham had returned to her family home in the country from her Season as a debutante as she had become disenchanted by the endless balls and empty-headed young suitors. She much preferred to be with her horses. Her father was away fishing and her beloved Aunt Violet came to coax her into returning to London to finish her Season. Elva was persuaded by Aunt Violet and in her London house, she overheard a conversation between her aunt and her cousin, the Duke of Sparkbrook, that would dramatically change her life.

Einige Überraschungen erwarten die junge Nerita Dunbar im Haus des Marquis von Wychbold: Um unabhängig von ihren Verwandten zu sein, bewirbt sie sich dort nach dem Tod ihres Vaters, der aufgrund seines finanziellen Ruins Selbstmord beging, unter falschem Namen als Kindermädchen. Schon bald bemerkt sie nicht nur, dass das Kind, um das sie sich kümmert, ein Geheimnis mit sich herumträgt, sondern sie fühlt sich auch von dem zunächst abweisenden Marquis angezogen, der wiederum sein Interesse an ihr nicht mehr verbergen kann.

Im Alter von 16 Jahren entflieht der Herzog von Strathnarn dem altmodischen Schottland nach London. Jahre später führt ihn sein Weg zurück ins Hochland. Bei seiner Ankunft im Familiensitz muss er erkennen, dass sein Neffe vom Clan der Kilcraig als Geisel gehalten wird. Das Oberhaupt des Clans stellt eine einzige Bedingung zur Freilassung: Der Herzog muss seine Tochter heiraten. Wird sich der Herzog für eine Zukunft in Schottland entscheiden?

Eine Schiffsfahrt nach Asien ist der Schauplatz dieser Liebesgeschichte: Die junge Bertilla wird von ihrer kaltherzigen Mutter zu ihrer Tante nach Malaysia geschickt, um dort als Missionarin zu arbeiten. Auf dem Schiff trifft sie erneut auf den lebensfrohen Herzensbrecher Lord Saire, der Bertilla schon einmal geholfen hat. Schon bald hat sich die 18-Jährige in den als "Liebespiraten" bekannten Lord verliebt, der sich um sie kümmert und sie beschützt. Aber kann daraus echte Liebe werden oder ist Bertilla für ihn nur ein naives junges Mädchen?

Hertigen av Ravenstocks bröllopsdag är redan bestämd när han upptäcker att hans fästmö har en älskare. Desillusionerad beslutar han sig for att ta en gruvlig hämnd. Han finner Anoushka, vars mystiska bakgrund är en hemlighet. Anoushka går med på att gifta sig med hertigen, men hennes skönhet och oskuldsfullhet blir en större utmaning än han någonsin kunnat föreställa sig... Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.

Nerita vägrar att bli beroende av sina släktingars välgörenhet då hennes far, runierad av misslyckade spekulationer, begår självmord. Genom att utge sig för att vara guvernant får hon anställning i markisen av Wychbolds hushåll. Snart märker hon emellertid att det magnifika huset ruvar på en hemlighet - en hemlighet som kanske kan förklara varför markisen visar större intresse för den nya guvernanten än för sin son. Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.