Barbara Cartland Livres

Cynical about men, beautiful 21-year-old Syke Standish wants neither a husband to love nor a life of boring domesticity -- she seeks freedom, adventure, and danger. And in the rugged land of Mariposa, she finds all three when she's kidnapped by the daring bandit El Diablo, who takes her prisoner, then captures her heart.

The French had invaded Malta, and Cordelia realized that neither the island nor its harbor would be safe for the English. Frantically she thought of brave Mark Stanton and knew that if he returned with his English ship, he would be overtaken. Her fear for the man she loved was suddenly more compelling than her own safety. She had to warn him at all costs - even if she threw her own life into desperate danger. Turning insistenly to her faithful manservent, she commanded, "Get the fastest ship you can. We must find Captain Stanton, and I'm going with you!"

FORBIDDEN LOVE Yesterday her future seemed to rest upon the charity of a distant uncle who had always regarded her with contempt. But a deathbed promise had brought golden-haired Sylvia Wace to the imposing estate of Sir Robert Sheldon. There she had hoped to make a place for herself as governess to Sir Robert's lovely young daughter. But she had not reckoned upon the treacherous meddling of an imperious old dowager ... nor upon the possibility that in such a cold and regal mansion she might lose her heart. Had she made the right decision? Should she not have bowed to Fate and accepted the grudging generosity of her uncle? What right had she, penniless and without a protector in the world, to embark upon an adventure so hazardous with love and heartbreak ...

RO90061842. PRINTEMPS A ROME - THE PRICE IS LOVE. 1981. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 188 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne

Pour sauver ses parents de la misère et du déshonneur, la ravissante Camilla accepte, la mort dans l'âme, de se rendre à Meldenstein : elle doit épouser l'héritier du trône, le prince Hedwig. Il a le double de son âge, mais il est riche et généreux. Comment refuser un tel parti ? Au cours du long voyage qui la rapproche de son illustre fiancé, Camilla rencontre Hugo Chevelry, le gentilhomme qui, depuis des armées, fait secrètement battre son cœur... Déchirée entre l'amour et le devoir, quel chemin choisira-t-elle ?

Osmnáctiletá Velda a její šestiletý bratr Jimmy osiřeli. Velda se dozvídá, že její otec kdysi zachránil život významnému obchodníkovi Mikeovi Medwayovi. Jde ho požádat o pomoc pro Jimmyho, a on souhlasí. Veldin půvab však vyvolává návrh, že se postará i o ni, což Veldu vyleká, a proto se Mikeovi vyhýbá. Mike se poprvé v životě musí ucházet o ženu, zatímco se mu dosud všechny ženy vrhaly do náručí. Rozhodne se na ni zapomenout a odjíždí do Japonska za rozptýlením. Po návratu do Hongkongu zjistí, že Velda umírá...

C'est la jeune Vanda qui les a surpris. Bandits de grand chemin, ils se sont cachés dans une aile inhabitée du château de Wyn Park. Que faire ? Avant tout, se taire pour ne pas inquiéter son père, le général Charlton. Ensuite, essayer par tous les moyens de joindre le comte de Wynstock, propriétaire du domaine. Vanda a entendu les bandits parler d'enlèvement. Il faut qu'elle le prévienne du danger qu'il court. Rien n'arrête la courageuse jeune fille. Excellente cavalière, c'est à cheval qu'elle part à sa rencontre pour le conjurer de demander de l'aide. Le comte accepte : il attendra les renforts de l'armée. Vanda, elle, doit s'en retourner prendre soin de son père. Mais les bandits rôdent, et la jeune fille ne reparaît pas à Wyn Park...

Andrina's two lovely sisters—orphaned, penniless, buried in the country—would never find suitable husbands unless they went to London and imposed on Andrina's godfather, the Duke of Broxbourne, to introduce the girls to society. Her sister's beauty would accomplish the rest. The only snag: Andrina had been so busy arranging her sisters' futures, she failed to notice she was madly in love.

Beautiful Candida Walcott has to sell the one thing she loves most - her black stallion, Pegasus. But Major Hooper, the London stable owner who buys Pegasus is enchanted by Candida and offers her a job in his riding school. Blind to Major Hooper's hidden motives, Candida is lured into a world of high-paid mistresses and procureres, unaware that she is considered one of them. Then Candida falls in love with handsome Lord Manville - the "Heart-Breaker" - and her real trouble begins....

Qui, à la cour, aurait imaginé Trydon Raven, le richissime duc de Westacre, transportant de lourds fûts de cognac dans une cave de contrebandiers ? N'était-il pas plus incroyable encore que le chef de ces brigands fût une frêle jeune fille, étrangement vulnérable sous ses rudes habits d'homme ? Trydon en est convaincu: seules de terribles circonstances ont pu amener Georgia à diriger ces mystérieuses expéditions. Curieux, il accepte de l'accompagner dans la plus périlleuse d'entre elles, et découvre que des espions français préparent l'assassinat du prince de Galles. Empêcher l'attentat. Arracher Georgina à sa détresse. Trydon est déterminé... et peut-être amoureux.

Du village minier de Barrowfields au château de Fernleigh le voyage est long et dangereux. Surtout pour une ravissante jeune fille de dix-huit ans. Mais Torilla rêve du prochain mariage de sa cousine Beryl dont elle sera la demoiselle d'honneur... Victime d'une agression, elle est sauvée par un gentilhomme, sir Alexander, dont le charme la subjugue. Or, c'est aussi le futur mari de Beryl, l'homme que Torilla hait depuis toujours ! Sir Alexander échappera-t-il à ce mariage qui lui est imposé ? Torilla finira-t-elle par le voir avec d'autres yeux ?

Surnommé le Léopard pour la férocité dont il a fait preuve dans l'armée de Wellington, lord Cheriton revient dans son Sussex natal chargé d'une nouvelle mission : traquer les contrebandiers qui écument les côtes anglaises. Le cœur lourd de haine, il retrouve la demeure qu'il a quittée à l'adolescence pour fuir un père sadique. O stupeur ! Cette maison maudite, qu'il croyait déserte, est désormais habitée par une touchante orpheline. Wivina est si belle, si fragile...Comment ne pas être ému ? Une chose est sûre : le danger n'est pas loin...

Descendu incognito dans une auberge, le duc de Bracken surprend une conversation inquiétante : une jeune fille séquestrée va être mariée de force à un vieux libertin ! Il se doit d'intervenir. Et c'est ainsi qu'il se glisse dans la chambre voisine et croise pour la première fois les grands yeux terrifiés de Valora. - Je vous emmène avec moi ! décide-t-il. Mais nos fugitifs ne se doutent pas des mille péripéties qui les attendent...

De retour d'Afrique, lord Alvaric Vernham doit faire face à un odieux chantage. Ses biens sont tombés entre les mains d'un vil roturier qui les lui rendra à une condition qu'il épouse sa fille Jarita ! Le soir même des noces, Jarita s'enfuit... et court se jeter dans le lac du domaine. Alvaric la sauve et la ramène sur la rive. Soudain, sa robe blanche se déchire, révélant des épaules lacérées par le fouet ! Cette adolescente sauvage et meurtrie deviendra-t-elle jamais lady Vernham ?

Invité à passer le week-end chez un ami, le duc de Stevenwood se promet bien de remporter le steeple-chase du lendemain. Hélas, le sort en décide autrement. Comme il regagne sa suite, une surprise de taille l'attend. Une femme est endormie dans son lit ! Tout de suite, il comprend le piège qu'on lui a tendu. Lui, le plus beau parti de toute l'Angleterre, est la proie rêvée des pères qui souhaitent offrir un titre à leur fille. Et pour parvenir à ses fins, cet arriviste de John Tebbitt n'a pas hésité à compromettre la réputation de sa fille, une sotte dont le bavardage insipide a assommé le duc durant tout le dîner. Devant une telle sournoiserie, une seule solution : fuir ! Sans perdre de temps, le duc enfourche son cheval et galope vers l'Écosse. Et c'est dans une auberge de campagne que, à peine remis de ses émotions, il voit soudain la porte de sa chambre s'ouvrir sur une toute jeune fille dont les grands yeux bleus l'implorent. - Je vous en prie, sauvez-moi ! Il va me tuer...

Orpheline, la jeune Cheryl doit désormais aller vivre auprès de son oncle et tuteur, le très riche duc d'Alwick. Celui-ci a la réputation d'être froid, cynique et misogyne. Pour ne pas affronter seule cet homme qu'elle redoute, Cheryl demande à sa meilleure amie, la ravissante Melissa, de se faire passer pour sa dame de compagnie. Mais le subterfuge est vite découvert…

Fille d'un modeste pasteur, Lara rêve de devenir un écrivain à succès. Dans l'esquisse de son premier roman figurent déjà un noble prince charmant, une timide gouvernante... et un monde de splendeurs dont elle ignore tout. Aussi saisit-elle l'occasion de remplacer une amie comme gouvernante auprès de la nièce du ténébreux marquis de Keyston. Lara saura-t-elle s'adapter au monde éclatant du château et se faire adopter par l'enfant ? Parviendra-t-elle à se concilier les bonnes grâces du séduisant marquis ?

" - Notre voisin, le marquis de Broxburne, a un service à nous demander, annonça Peter à sa sœur. Ou plutôt, à te demander. Il revient du Texas où il a fait la connaissance d'un riche industriel. " Carola ne voyait vraiment pas où son frère voulait en venir. En quoi pouvait-elle aider le marquis ? " - Figure-toi, reprit Peter, que cet Américain s'était mis en tête de lui faire épouser sa fille ! Le prestige de l'aristocratie anglaise... Alors notre ami a prétendu qu'il était déjà marié. Or, l'autre vient en Angleterre signer un contrat d'une importance vitale pour lord Broxburne. Et c'est là que tu interviens : tu vas jouer les marquises le temps d'un week-end ! " Pour faire plaisir à son frère, Carola finit par accepter. Mais saura-t-elle tenir son rôle ? Elle est si jeune, elle ignore tout de la vie...

Les îles Hawaï ! La douce Lydia croit rêver en apprenant qu'elle doit accompagner Héloïse, sa demi-sœur, jeune beauté orgueilleuse, et son fiancé, le comte Royston, dans une croisière pour Honolulu ! À sa joie se mêle pourtant un sentiment d'appréhension… Un pressentiment ? La traversée s'annonce magnifique. Et si les caprices d'Héloïse ne lui laissent guère de répit, Lydia trouve dans l'amitié que semble lui témoigner le comte certain réconfort. Mais est-ce bien le mot ? Car la jeune fille ne peut s'empêcher d'être troublée par cet homme singulièrement beau dont elle découvre peu à peu le caractère attachant. Lydia pourra-t-elle se cacher plus longtemps la vérité ?

Deux heures plus tôt, il ignorait tout d'elle. A présent, il était sous son charme. Lady Athéna Ling... Le marquis de Rockingdale aurait déjà dû faire sa connaissance ; après tout, ils étaient voisins. Mais aucune occasion ne s'était présentée. Et voilà qu'elle venait de lui rendre visite pour lui parler d'une affaire importante. " Athéna ", murmura-t-il en la regardant s'éloigner dans le parc. Elle ressemblait si peu aux ennuyeuses petites sottes qu'il avait coutume de rencontrer dans les bals de Londres, à ces pimbêches dont la seule ambition était d'épouser une fortune ou un titre ! Elle, elle était ravissante, mais elle possédait en outre cette beauté authentique qui ne se fane jamais: la beauté de l'âme. "" Je dois absolument la revoir ", se dit-il. Oui, mais le voulait-elle?

Chassée de chez elle par une belle-mère acariâtre, Orissa Fane court se réfugier chez son frère, le vicomte Dillingham. Devant le désespoir de sa sœur, Charles la pousse à s'embarquer sur le Dorunda en partance pour les Indes. Une fois là-bas, elle irait rejoindre leur oncle Henry, en poste à Delhi avec son régiment. Les Indes... Orissa y a vécu toute son enfance, heureuse... jusqu'à la mort de sa mère. La perspective de retrouver ce pays qu'elle aime plus que tout au monde la comble de joie... malgré les multiples obstacles et l'inquiétante personnalité du major Meredith qui, lui aussi, voyage à bord du Dorunda…

Pas de doute ! Si elle veut survivre, Lucia doit vendre un tableau de son père ! Mais à qui ? Ils sont seuls tous les deux, sans le sou, dans un pays étranger. Lucia se désespère lorsqu'elle aperçoit là, place Saint-Marc à Venise, le marquis de Wynchcombe. Intimidée, elle s'avance et, ô surprise, il ne la repousse pas. Mieux : il accepte d'examiner les toiles, rend visite à l'artiste dans son atelier, s'enthousiasme, offre son aide. Sauvés ? Pas pour longtemps : la nuit suivante, le peintre meurt. Que va devenir la frêle orpheline, déjà si éprouvée ? Attendri par tant de naïf désarroi, le marquis décide de la ramener en Angleterre... Et si ses intentions n'étaient pas pures ?

Her father had died on their way home to England, his career in shambles, his name disgraced by accusations of treason. Now Canuela Arlington and her mother were alone in London in desperate need of money. Canuela would have to find work. Knowing her delicate beauty was sure to provoke unwelcome advances, Canuela pulled her long golden hair back sharply from her face, obscured her dazzling grey-green eyes with huge glasses and dressed in unflattering black. Her excellent qualifications soon interested an employer: Rambn de Lopez, the handsome Argentine aristocrat, one of the wealthiest men in South America. Canuela trembled with rage at the mere mention of his name: Ramon was an "old friend" of her father's, one of the many who deserted in the crisis. Canuela would repay him for his disloyalty. It would not be difficult to destroy him. If only he were not so wildly attractive . . .

La jolie Raina n'en revient pas. Ayant appris le retour du comte de Monthurst après une longue absence, elle est venue le mettre en garde : son domaine est dans un triste état. Il doit agir, et vite. Or, non seulement le comte n'a pas l'air très préoccupé par le sort de ses paysans mais, en plus, il lui adresse une bien curieuse requête. - Ai-je bien compris, milord ? Vous avez invité une amie française et, pour protéger sa réputation, vous voudriez que je séjourne quelques jours chez vous avec ma Nanny comme chaperon ? - Exactement ! Ensuite, je partirai à l'étranger. je n'ai pas combattu six ans contre Napoléon pour m'enterrer dans cette demeure triste et délabrée ! Partir ? Alors que tant de vies dépendent de lui ? Non, impossible. Pour l'en dissuader, Raina est prête à accepter sa proposition. En côtoyant ce fier gentilhomme, peut-être réussira-t-elle à lui faire prendre conscience de ses devoirs ? Hélas ! Il paraît si égoïste ! Pour l'émouvoir, il faudrait un miracle...

En 1900, la révolte gronde en Chine. Les Boxers, déterminés à chasser l'envahisseur occidental, s'apprêtent à assiéger Pékin. Agent des services secrets britanniques, Stanton Ware doit rencontrer Li Hung-Chang, seul homme capable d'arrêter le carnage. - Le pays grouille d'ennemis, le prévient son ami Tseng-Wen. Il vous faut une couverture. Vous voyagerez déguisé en mandarin, accompagné de votre concubine. Je vous présente Zivana, qui vous assistera dans votre mission. Stanton n'en croit pas ses yeux. Avec son teint de lys et sa chevelure d'ébène aux reflets bleutés, Zivana est la plus belle femme qu'il ait jamais vue ! Pourtant son regard sombre brille de colère : elle déteste les Anglais et seul son patriotisme la pousse à aider le jeune espion. L'aventure s'annonce périlleuse. Comment protéger Zivana, dont la beauté attise bien des convoitises ? Et surtout, comment garder la tête froide auprès d'une telle déesse ?

Face à la mer, sur une falaise du Sussex, un vieux château aux souterrains immenses... Comme il bat, le coeur de l'exquise Léona Ruckley en accueillant lord Chard! Il bat parce que le charme grave du gentilhomme l'émeut au premier regard, il bat parce que lord Chard, elle le sait, est venu, sur ordre de George IV, capturer les contrebandiers qui infestent la région. Et qui trafiquent si hardiment qu'on les appelle « les seigneurs de la côte »... De ces bandits, le frère de Léona - joueur impénitent - s'est fait le complice. Il risque la mort si sa soeur refuse de l'aider! Or, lord Chard, malgré la passion naissante qu'il ressent pour Léona, reste fidèle à sa mission. Inflexiblement. La jeune file est déchirée entre sa tendresse fraternelle et son amour…

The Marquis of Melford was actually relieved to be alone on his yacht. Carnival in Venice was every bit as gay and abandoned as the Marquis had remembered, but after a few days the revelling had begun to bore him. Even the seductive charms of his dark-eyed mistress had worn a bit thin. Now the Marquis sat at the writing desk in his luxurious cabin, happy to be heading back to England, delighted his demanding mistress had decided to remain in Venice. Women were such a nuisance aboard ship, always.... The constant faint thumping noise behind him had finally succeeded in disturbing the Marquis' thoughts. It seemed to be coming from the large painted wardrobe that stood against one wall of the cabin. Opening the cupboard doors, the Marquis lost both his composure and his well-earned solitude. There, huddled in a corner, was the most beautiful young woman the Marquis had ever seen--a fragile, blue-eyed, golden-haired stowaway. Caterina runs away from a loveless and frightening marriage and takes refuge on a Marquis' yacht en route to England. When the yacht is blown off course and encounters Barbary pirates, it is only then that she and the Marquis realise they have fallen in love.

Black magic? Dorina Stanfield, the Vicar's young and lovely daughter could not belive that she was hearing Jarvis Yarde's murderous incantations against the one man who stood between himself and the ancient Earldom of Yardcombe. Yet it was true...and only Dorina could combat the gathering forces of evil that menaced the handsome raffish Earl who had captured her shy and secret heart...

Since the loss of her parents, the beautiful young Filipa Seymour runs the family’s ancient Manor House alone with very little money and only her beloved dogs and horses and ageing housekeeper, Mrs. Smeaton, for company. So she looks forward with excitement to every visit from her brother, Sir Mark Seymour, except that invariably he is looking for yet another heirloom in the house to sell in order to finance his extravagent Society lifestyle in London. So when Mark suggests a crazy plan for Filipa secretly to take the place of the glamorous ‘Pretty Horse-Breaker’ with whom he is due to ride at the Marquis of Kilne’s prestigious horse race meeting, she reluctantly agrees. Introduced to the Marquis and the other house guests as ‘Fifi’, Filipa is intimidated yet strangely enthralled by his dismissive attitude. But, even as she realises that she is falling in love with him, the Marquis seems oblivious to her and convinced that she is just another gold digger – until she foils a dastardly plot to poison his beloved stallion, saving its life and probably that of its rider as well and in the process opening the Marquis’s eyes to love.

Neula and her mother flee the wrath of her stepfather to Neula's childhood home, now the property of the rakish Marquis of Kerne

Running away from the school that she hates, headstrong and rebellious, beautiful young Petrina Lyndon clambers over a wall into a country road, flinging her bag over before her and narrowly missing a dashingly handsome young Earl, to whom she complains about the ‘horrible, beastly’ Guardian who placed her at the school and how he never listens to her. She is even more shocked when the Earl reveals that he himself is actually her Guardian, the Earl of Staverton. And although he is not the elderly ‘stuffed shirt’ she expected, he is cold and unfriendly and unimpressed by her stated desire to go to London and become one of the ‘Lady-Birds’ that she has heard so much about. She tells the Earl that she wants to enjoy herself and not get married to some boring and stuffy aristocrat. The Earl is horrified at this unseemly and ignorant revelation and tells her so in no uncertain terms. Determined to dissuade her from a path that would lead her into depravity and danger the Earl insists that she allows him to launch her into Society as a debutante in an effort to marry her off. But Petrina has very different ideas. And she resolves to somehow steal his Lordship’s heart!

A SLEEPING BEAUTY AWAKES Marina Martyn was extremely rich and very beautiful, and engaged to a handsome and equally rich young man who loved her, but she did not love him. She always had everything, except a man she could love. When she broke off her engagement, she knew she must get away for a time from London and her hectic social life and find something she had never known; solitude. "I must get away," she cried. Away from her glamorous playmates and the man who wanted to marry her. She went to Estoril in Portugal, but she did not find solitude. She met a mysterious South American, fell madly in love with him, and found herself together with him on the run for their lives! So she ran away to Spain into the arms of the mysterious stranger. Marina had found the one man she could love, but he had plunged her into deadly peril! Who was this man who had bewitched her? Who was trying to kill them both?

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. Almost in a panic the Marquis returned to his estate, which he had neglected for so long only to find to his horror that he had been cheated by the manager he had left in charge. At Wyn Castle he meets Flora Romilly, the daughter of a distinguished author. She is known locally as the White Witch, because she can heal ailments with plants and leaves from her herb garden and has worked wonders with his grandmother's rheumatism. How Flora despises the Marquis as she is so disgusted at the way his people have been treated in his absence. How she is persuaded to help him make amends and put matters to rights on the estate. And how in fleeing from London the Marquis has not escaped from Locadi and her evil magic is all told in this unusual and exciting story by Barbara Cartland. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland.

A NIGHTINGALE SANG When the Duke held Aleta in his arms, he had never known such rapture. "Do you love me?" he asked. "Oh Tybalt, you know I do." "You excite me so wildly, my precious." "I...want to...excite you...as you excite me." The Duke could only gaze at Aleta's lovely young face. "Making love is so...wonderful," she whispered. "My precious, you are sure that is how you felt?" "Oh, yes and the nightingales were singing...and I am certain the angels were...too." he held Aleta closer still and said a prayer of thankfulness in his heart. Looking at her now, her beautiful hair shining in the moonlight, the Duke told himself that no man in the world had ever been more blessed. "I love you," he cried suddenly. "I love you with all of my heart and soul!"

There is nothing for it -- we will have marry for money! The Strathcarrons have lived in splendour in Lednock Castle in Scotland for many generations, but the family fall on hard times when their fortunes become depleted. An American guest, Larry Harwood, comes to stay and persuades the Earl of Strathcarron to travel to New York with him to make his fortune, leaving his wife, his son, Ewen and daughter, Moira, to the mercies of fate.Six months later the Earl returns a broken man, having lost the entire estate to the American's creditors.Ewen and Moira hatch a desperate plan to save the castle and their very inheritance from the clutches of the American bank. They realise that their only recourse is to make good marriages into wealthy families with the hope that they can bail out their father. They head for London, and its glittering social scene with the express purpose of not returning to Scotland until they have both found suitable spouses. But things do not go to plan when Moira meets handsome Stuart Weston again and in spite of her promise to her brother, she finds herself falling in love with him. Torn between her loyalty to her family and her heart's desire, will Moira ever find true happiness or will she be forced into a loveless marriage of convenience? All is revealed in this exciting and romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland .

Major Tyson Dale returns home victorious from the wars against Napoleon to find his estate fallen into decay and the title stolen by his uncle. While drowning his sorrows at the local posting house, he overhears a plot to abduct a beautiful young girl. Determined to save her, he outwits the villains and hides the lovely girl in his crumbling mansion.Available only in Romance 12.

Being a writer can be a lonely and frustrating experience. The stories in this book-by a wide range of professional writers, novelists, journalists, freelancers, poets and screenwriters-will give readers insight into the human trials, tribulations and triumphs of writers, and writers a source of inspiration and commiseration. Whether readers are beginning writers, seasoned pros or wannabes, the stories of purpose, passion, endurance and success contained in Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul will inform, entertain, uplift and inspire them. In its pages, they will learn important lessons on: the importance of perseverance, the value of being yourself, the process of discovering your own voice, the need for mentors and allies, and the power of following your heartfelt dreams. Contributors include: Sue Grafton, Steve Allen, Dave Barry, Agatha Christie, Art Linkletter, Terry McMillan, and more.

Full of charm and wit, Barbara Cartland’s book of etiquette is as delightful now as when it first appeared in 1962. ‘For the record, the word “parlour” is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious “lounge,” except about airports, hotels and liners.’ ‘Boys should be taught at a very early age — six or seven — to say “sir” to an older man.’ ‘I cannot stress too often that on every formal occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn.’ Written nearly 50 years ago,Barbara Cartland’s Etiquette Handbookconjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives should expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland’s wit and wisdom, and Francis Marshall’s illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.

"Get away from me. As far as I am concerned, David, you are dead to me and this entire family!" The handsome Viscount Kennington has never enjoyed a good relationship with his father, the Earl, but he loves his grandparents and theylove him. But when a family scandal is aired after the sudden death of the Viscount's grandfather, the Marquis, the family feud grows worse. The Viscount retreats to the huge mysterious house in Devon left to him by his grandfather. At the same time the lovely orphan, Luella Ridgeway, has been travelling through France with her aunt, but now finds herself on the Viscount's doorstep. She is being relentlessly pursued by Frank Connolly, the youngest son of a minor Irish Lord. He is obsessed with her and tries to blackmail her by threatening to reveal a dark secret in Luella's past that she fears will prevent any decent man considering her a suitable match. But the Viscount soon becomes smitten with Luella and when Frank Connolly puts her life in danger, can he save her and convince her that he loves her in spite of her past? And will he ever be reconciled with his father? Find out how love wins through in the end in this exciting and dramatic story by BARBARA CARTLAND. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland .

""Lady Lolita Vernon, daughter of the late Earl of Walcott and Vernon, has run away. Her stepfather, Ralph Piran is forcing her to accept the attentions and perhaps an offer of marriage from his business partner, Murdock Tanner, who is very rich but old and repulsive. While she is trying to cover her tracks in London she bumps into a small boy, Simon, who is weeping because he has been beaten cruelly by his stepmother. Because it seems a strange coincidence and because Lolita is desperately sorry for the small boy, she listens to his story and agrees to take him to his uncle, Lord Seabrook, who lives in a castle by Lake Ullswater. When they arrive at the castle, Lord Seabrook accepts Lolita's suggestion that she is employed as Simon's governess, calling herself Mrs. Bell. Lord Seabrook is being pursued by Lady Cressington, one of the great beauties of London, and she has stolen a valuable necklace from the fiancé she has jilted. How Lolita unwittingly starts a chain of events which alerts her stepfather to her whereabouts, how she attempts to run away again this time from Lord Seabrook, and eventually finds the happiness she is seeking is all told in this enchanting romance by BARBARA CARTLAND.""

In Germany on a delicate mission for the Prince of Wales, Lord Braydon finds himself in danger and in love with Loelia Standish, a young woman determined to save her father from the Kaiser's grasp.

Romina receives shocking news about the death of her brother Chris, who did not return from an expedition to Egypt where he was searching for a groundbreaking discovery. She does not believe he died from dengue fever and decides to uncover the truth on her own. During a visit to the guardian General Fortescue, she meets Chris's friend Merlin, who tries to convince Romina that the journey to Africa is dangerous and wants to search for Chris himself. However, Romina refuses to relinquish control, and they eventually set off together. In Africa, they face perilous situations, filled with suspicious events and no leads to aid their search. They try to gather information, resorting to disguises and posing as a married couple. Ultimately, they uncover the truth: Chris is not dead but has been captured by individuals who have discovered a new drug and plan to use it to dominate the world. All three find themselves in life-threatening danger, but through their combined efforts, they overcome obstacles. Romina also realizes that her hatred for Merlin has transformed into love, and to her surprise, Merlin confesses that he loves her too, just as their fate seems sealed.

Strikingly handsome the Russian Prince Ivan Volkonski leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him wherever he goes. But, when his best friend, Lord Marston, takes him one evening to the famous Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, he witnesses a spellbinding dance performance of grace and spirituality that is to change his life forever. The dancer, a beautiful young woman known only as Lokita, mesmerises and enthrals him with her dancing and brings back emotional memories of his family that he had almost forgotten. And he is determined to see her again and make her his own. Frustrated to find that she will see no admirers in her dressing room at the theatre after her dancing, the Prince stages a ‘kidnapping’ to force her to meet him. Instantly Lokita and the Prince are in love and there is an electric magic between them and the Prince believes that Fate has brought them together and that they have loved each other in many previous lives so strong are their feelings for each other. But surely a commoner, no matter how beautiful and talented, cannot marry a Russian Prince? The Czar of Russia, an absolute dictator, would never allow it and anyway Lokita’s over-protective duenna and Guardian, the redoubtable Miss Anderson, is determined to keep Lokita as far away from the Prince and his advances as she possibly can.

Because of an indiscretion, Lady Caroline Faye finds herself in a moonlit glade beside the body of a dead man, and his murderer. Rescued by Lord Vane Brecon, she conceals her true identity, but secretly swears to repay him. Later learning that he has a dangerous enemy, she sets out to help him.

When Orina was kidnapped by Mexican riders she thought that it was only a matter of paying her ransom before she would be freed. Instead she is forced into marriage with their leader, an arrogant Englishman known as Juarez, who is more interested in her chequebook than herself. Or is he ?

"You have come!" the Prince exclaimed. "Yes," said Angelina softly. "I have come." The Prince paused for a moment looking at the beautiful young woman in a way that made her tremble. Would the Prince be able to accept her love and rule his country?

Alita Lang, who lives in a castle with her uncle, the Duke of Langstone, is never seen by outsiders. In fact no one knows of her existence. Her only interest is the horses she looks after and loves. But then one day she meets American millionaire Clint Wilbur on the Duke's private race-course.

When fog leaves the Duke of Marazion stranded at a bleak inn, he soothes his restless soul with a brandy, a book and a roaring fire. A glittering figure amongst London Society, the rich and handsome Duke has everything he could ever want - apart from true love. As he sits, determined to continue his journey as soon as possible, he cannot foresee the consequences of answering a late night knock at his door. Astonished to find a young woman alone and in distress, he naturally takes on the role of her rescuer. Calming her frightened tears, he discovers that lovely runaway, Ilitta, is not only a talented artist but also a perceptive girl whose judgment he can immediately trust. Offering his protection and an introduction into the coveted London art world in exchange for her instinctive response to his new business partners, they set off together. As refreshing as a spring morning in comparison to the worldly-wise beauties he usually spends time with, the Duke is amused and then enchanted by his unlikely new friend. Determined to discover the secrets behind Ilitta's decision to run away, the Duke hopes that soon she will accept his sensible advice and return home. But just as the Duke discovers his true feelings, the seductive charm of a tempting Comtesse forces him to make a decision that will change his life forever.

The Duke of Moorminster thanked Providence for revealing his mistress's betrayal only moments before he proposed marriage. But now he had to replace the scheming society beauty in the Christmas pageant he was composing for Their Royal Highnesses in his private theatre. . . . Then, in a tiny church at the end of his estate, the Duke found his angel -- Lavela Ashley, the vicar's young daughter. Her celestial voice and shy, innocent perfection struck new chords in his soul. But a treacherous conspiracy menaced the proud Duke's life, and only a miracle could save him . . .

The Duke held her against him, and as her head fell back against his shoulder he looked down at her strange, elfin face. He ran his finger over her little arched eyebrows, touched her eyes and her small, straight nose. Then he outlined the curve of her lips. As he did so he felt her quiver with a sensuous movement that was very human, and he laughed gently. "I am enchanted, my adorable one, not only by your face and your body, but by your spirit, your heart and your sould, and it is an enchantment from which I can never escape."

The beautiful widowed mother, Lady Susi Sherington, faces a terrible dilemma when she has been staying in Paris and attending endless smart parties. She finds herself deeply in love with the dashing, Jean, the Comte de Girone, but her friend, the Duchesse Lorraine d’Aubergue, insists that she must shun him because ‘he is a heartbreaker’. What is more the Comte needs a bride rich enough to support his family’s beautiful Château Girone, the most imposing in Provence and the real love of his life. And thanks to the punitive will of her late and much older husband Susi would enter any new marriage penniless, but would be very rich if she remained single. And then there is her beautiful daughter, Trina, to consider, soon to come of age and everyone says that she is so like her mother that they could be twins! Sadly despite Jean’s constant protestations of love, Susi must try to think of their liaison as just a mere flirtation. But then Trina is stuck by a cunning idea, one that just might provide the Comte with the money he needs until she comes into her late father’s inheritance and can share her wealth with the mother. Perhaps after all Susi can follow the path of her heart’s desire!

"The intriguing story of a modern monarch who chose a bizarre path to love."

Horribly wounded after robbers murdered her dear father and left her for dead, the lovely young Atayla is alone and destitute in Morocco at the Tangiers Mission. So when her only friend, Father Ignatius, tells her of a French lady, the Comtesse de Soisson, who wishes to pay someone to escort her young daughter home to her estranged father, the Earl of Rothwell, she jumps at the opportunity. After a long and tiring journey, she arrives unannounced at Roth Castle with young Felicity and Atayla is dismayed by the violent unwelcoming reception she receives from the dashing but disdainful Earl, who assumes that she has some shady ulterior motive in coming to The Castle. Atayla is at the mercy of a man who hates her and soon it seems she is to be banished from The Castle and from the young girl she has come to care for. But then the Earl's passions are inflamed in a terrible misunderstanding and his hate is suddenly transformed to an all-consuming love.

UNTAMED WAS HER HEART. DEFIANT WAS HER PRIDE... FIERY WAS HER PASSION.Rebecca turned quickly when someone called her name. There, in blazing sunlight, stood a tall stranger in buckskin: his chest broad, his eyes smouldering... the man chosen to join her secret mission--to play her husband as they carried guns to a Texas fort called The Alamo.But Chase Winters was not the seasoned soldier she expected; he was half-Comanche--savage and proud. Swept westward into a crossfire of war and passion, danger lay beyond the horizon. But the real peril was in Rebecca's heart: a desperate hunger for the one man who could never share her world... who set her soul afire... who offered only love forever wild, forever free....

Love's gamble. Lorna was too busy being a mother to her younger brothers and sisters and brother to think about romance, even though the town's young doctor ardently wanted to marry her. Then a dashing airman swept into town, who came into Lorna's life. By the time Jimmy was called back to active duty Lorna had lost her heart--and her head. Forgotten was her loyal devotion to her family. Before she knew it Lorna was Mrs. Jimmy Braith, with a whole new set of strange relatives, and a seductive rival determined to steal her husband away....

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. Along the way they both found themselves pursued, rousing jealousy in each other. Then Wayne Freeman turned up and life became even more complicated. At last their ship reached Greece where Lexia could invoke Eros and Aphrodite, the Gods of love. For now she had made her choice and was determined to have the man she loved. But which one was it? How she decided and how they both won the love they sought is told in this romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland .

On a hot summer's day in 1880 the beautiful Lady Rosella is cutting a basket of blooms in her beloved Rose Garden at her aunt's house in Hampshire. It is her seventeenth birthday and no one remembers it except for Thomas, the gardener's boy. Later she is driven to Winchester and has an unpleasant encounter with two raucous gentlemen in the local tavern before going on to fit her first ball gown that her aunt has given her the money for just before she died. But who is the lovely masked woman she glimpses in the mirror at the dress-makers, a glorious vision clad in rose-pink silk? And who is th

Love's Young Dream To be alone with him was everything Vivian desired. To feel Jimmy Loring's tender lips on hers, to hear his longing words of love was like a dream of ecstasy. Then one night, as they stood together 'neath the shadow of a summerhouse in Monte Carlo, Vivian's dream was shattered. His love was hers no more. He was gone! Before she could recover from her shock, or summon the breath to whisper his name into the moonlight, she sensed another's presence among the shadows of the quiet garden. A mystery man whom she could not see, but whose voice compelled her to keep a secret. That secret would sweep her half way round the world on a perilous rendezvous with love!