Risultati per "Barbara Cartland" in Età della Reggenza inglese

Lady Camilla ha sempre sognato una grande storia d'amore con un vero principe, così un giorno, quando viene a sapere che un lontano principe tedesco vorrebbe la sua mano, la paura e l'eccitazione si affollano insieme a mille domande: chi è quel misterioso principe e perché vuole proprio la sua mano? Inghilterra, 1817. In un’Europa sconvolta dalle recenti guerre napoleoniche, Sir Horace Lambourn, un vecchio ambasciatore ritiratosi in campagna con la famiglia, naviga in cattive acque. La sua vita, infatti, è ormai controllata dai debiti e sembrano non esserci vie d’uscita.

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.

Lorinda, una joven decidida a controlar su destino, planea seducir a su futuro esposo para someterlo a su voluntad. Pero, en medio de su estrategia, un sentimiento inesperado comienza a florecer en su corazón, poniendo en peligro sus planes. En "La Bella Indómita", Barbara Cartland te sumerge en un juego de seducción y orgullo, donde el amor verdadero desafiará las intenciones más frías. ¿Logrará Lorinda someter a su esposo... o sucumbirá al hechizo del amor?

El Marqués miró con asombro el cabello de oro blanco y un pequeño rostro encantador de una bella joven, imposible de no mirar. "Ella es diferente de cualquier otra persona, que yo haya visto antes" ¿Quién era? ¿Quién podría ser? Cuando el Marqués supo la verdad sorprendente acerca de ella, sabía que podía utilizar la belleza de esta joven adorable, como un arma secreta contra su enemigo. Así que él, puso en marcha sus planes, astutos y bien elaborados, para vengar un engaño antiguo. Pero no contaba con el espíritu y el coraje de Lydia.

Na de dood van hun vader is er voor de drie zusters Maldon weinig geld over. Andrina, de oudste, wil zo spoedig mogelijk respectabele echtgenoten voor haar zusjes vinden. Ze roept daartoe de hulp in van haar onbekende peetvader, de Hertog van Broxbourne, die in Londen woont. Op weg naar hem wordt ze in een herberg door een vreemd heerschap beledigd. Ze is heel verbaasd wanneer blijkt dat deze heer haar peetvader is! In de boeken van Cartland is de hoofdrolspeelster meestal een onschuldige, pure vrouw, die een intrigerende, avontuurlijke man ontmoet.

El Duque de Strathvegon tenía que encontrar una salida. George Wallington había descubierto el romance que mantenía con su esposa y amenazaba con matarlo. En tales circunstancias, a la madre del Duque se le ocurrió una solución: su hijo debía salir de Londres y anunciar su compromiso matrimonial para evitar el escándalo. Con este fin decidió dar una gran fiesta en su Castillo de Escocia e invitó a tres jóvenes casaderas más bellas de Londres para que el Duque tomase a una de ellas por esposa.

Anne escuchó voces que se acercaban y se preparó para su encuentro con el marqués, un hombre cuya crueldad y extravagante reputación la aterrorizaban. "Este es Gallen, quiero que lo conozcas" - oyó decir a su prima. Anne levantó la vista. El corazón le dió un vuelco en el pecho y todo pareció girar a su alrededor. Había reconocido, en el Marqués de Havingham, al atractivo desconocido que la había salvado del peligro la noche del accidente de la diligencia.

Beautiful Lady Lucilla Welton is all alone in the world, having lost both her parents in a tragic accident. She has nowhere to go and so she stays with her cruel and distant Aunt Maud, who wants to marry her off as soon as possible. An ardent suitor is at hand – the rich Texan, Harkness Jackson – but his proposal is not one Lucilla could ever contemplate. She has already met the only man who will ever find the key to her heart – but the handsome Marquis of Castlebury is enthralled by another and for him, Lucilla seems to be no more than a casual friend.

Narina Kenwin is the only daughter of the Bishop of St. Albans and since her mother's death she has been living with her father. She is very beautiful and is happy, but when riding in the woods she wishes she had someone special with her. Narina receives a letter from her great school friend, Louise, who is married to Prince Rudolf, the Ruler of the small Principality of Alexanderburg in the Balkans. Louise begs Narina to come to stay with her immediately and is sending a Battleship to take her to Alexanderburg.

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.

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.

She was fleeing from an unwelcome marriage and so was he. When Selina sought shelter with the Marquis of Castleton, she never dreamed that it would lead to them being chased across Europe in a powerful yacht. Before long she was embroiled in a rollicking adventure. Dressed as a man to avoid detection, Selina fell into one scrape after another, yet always knowing that the Marquis would rescue her. But she was despairingly sure that he saw her only as a child and she was beginning to long for more.

Leonora Cressy and her school friend Isobel have sworn never to fall in love. They prefer their books to men and scorn other girls whose heads are full of storybook romance. Leonora is convinced that no man could be as perfect as her late father. Little does she know that life has decided to put her conviction to the test. Her mother comes to tell her that she has a new stepfather and she does not like the sound of him at all.

Met trillende benen bovenaan de trappen van het paleis met een zinderende menigte achter haar, staat de jonge prinses klaar om haar aanstaande echtgenoot voor de eerste keer te ontmoeten. Anastasia maakt zich zorgen: ze heeft al veel gehoord over de koning van Maurona - over zijn liefde voor het Franse en vooral voor de aanlokkelijke echtgenote van de Franse ambassadeur van Maurona. Ze weet dat de meeste mannen haar mooi en aantrekkelijk vinden, maar voor de donkere verleidelijke schoonheid die al in de armen van de koning ligt is ze geen partij.

Queen Victoria sends for the Duke of Sherbourne and asks him to undertake a very secret mission on her behalf. It is so secret that only his loyal valet is told. The Duke agrees and it takes him to Greece. He visits King George who is the same age as he is and whom he has known in the past. He has been a great success as King, although he was only eighteen when he took over the throne and he is married to Princess Olga of Russia and they are extremely happy. The Duke envies them and, although he has been pursued by a great number of beautiful women in London, he has never yet fallen in love.

There is nothing for it - we will have to 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.

Na haar vaders dood verneemt Marie-Teresa, Gravin van Beauharnais, dat zij voorbestemd is te trouwen met Leo, Markies de Montereau. Ze heeft hier echter geen zin in, omdat Leo in Parijs als een ware Don Juan bekendstaat en bovendien geen fortuin bezit. De jonge gravin vermoedt dat hij haar slechts wil trouwen om zo in het bezit van kasteel Beauharnais te komen. Hoe kan ze zijn ware motieven doorgronden?

"Hon såg modigt och klart på sin situation och erkände att hon var rädd för att vara ensam, rädd för att ge sig ut i en främmande, fientlig värld, och, framför allt, rädd för att inte duga något till. Att hennes far alltid hade ansett att hon var mycket intelligent var något helt annat än att kunna tjäna pengar på att använda sin hjärna." Carmelas far har precis gått bort och hon måste för första gången i sitt liv klara sig på egen hand. Hon tar i desperation ett jobb som barnflicka på en prästgård, men är osäker på om hon kommer att stå ut där. Ett av barnen hon passar är närmast oregerlig.

"Hon vände sig om och flämtade till, för där, på en magnifik, svart hingst, satt en man som såg ut just som hon alltid hade föreställt sig djävulen. Hon betraktade hans ansikte, som var tilldragande men utan tvekan cyniskt och desillusionerat, hans mörka ögon, vars spefulla glimt underströks av hans höjda ögonbryn, och den höga cylinderhatten som satt lätt på sned på hans mörkhåriga huvud och tycktes utgöra en passande ersättning för den gloria som han en gång hade varit i besittning av." Anita Lavenham hade precis deltagit i en kyrklig mässa.

After a disagreement with her stepmother, Sandra is banished to the desolate English countryside to live with an aged aunt. Bored and restless, she escapes to the glamourous seaside resort of Brighton as the cantankerous Dowager Countess of Kyle’s young companion. Sandra meets the handsome, but cynical and sarcastic Earl of Kyle and immediately despises him. Nevertheless, there is a spark between them and Sandra wonders if she could really fall for a man who makes her blood boil so. A classic tale of enemies to lovers played against the backdrop of Regency England.