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Sir Norman Melton har ikke altid været en hovedrig mand, men stædighed og ambitioner har ham til toppen som ejer at et stort firma. Trods hans indgroede mistro overfor kvinder bliver han draget mod den smukke Carlotta Lenshovski, og han forelsker sig efterhånden dybt i hende. Carlotta, som er blevet svigtet af den mand, hun virkelig elsker, siger ja til at gifte sig med Norman for pengenes skyld, men det er ikke ligefrem den bedste start på et ægteskab...

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 Duke of Laverdale is ambitious to be appointed Master of the Horse and the new Queen Adelaide is determined that behaviour at Court should be moral after the licentiousness of King George IV. The Duke therefore ends his affaire de coeur with the enchanting Lady Sybil Mersham and drops his ballet dancer mistress as well. Up to now he has been determined not to be married, but he now decides to become respectable and find a suitable bride as befits his standing.

Lord Springdale is becoming increasingly irritated and tired of being told by his grandmother that he must marry and produce an heir to his illustrious title and estates. She keeps on telling him that, as he is the last of his line and at the age of twenty-seven, he must find a suitable wife and settle down. After a number of affaires de coeur with attractive married ladies, he is not in the least attracted to debutantes and so avoids their pushy mothers like the plague.

The beautiful Vanessa Shotworth was being made extremely unhappy at the way she was being treated by her stepmother while her beloved father was away in India with his Regiment. When she was late for breakfast because she had been out riding on a lovely summer’s morning, she was humiliated by her stepmother by being told to scrub the kitchen floor or she will not be given anything to eat. Vanessa then decided to run away to her relatives in the North of England, having elicited the help of the faithful family butler, Bates.

The beautiful Ariana Dancer is orphaned and has led a cheerless life in London with her disagreeable Guardian, Uncle Konstantin Bardici. He has shown little interest in his niece and she has been left very much to her own devices. One day Uncle Konstantin suggests that Ariana marry an Albanian Prince - one who is seeking an English wife and who claims to have fallen in love with her portrait - and it does not take much to persuade her to agree.

The beautiful golden-haired Orlina Runford is the daughter of the renowned author, Sir Nicholas Runford. She lives very quietly in the country helping her dedicated father translate ancient manuscripts from all over the world and, as she is so intelligent, she learns many languages including Ancient Greek.

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.

Sheena er ung, uskyldig og smuk og opfyldt af romantiske forventninger, da hun bliver sendt til Paris på en hemmelig mission. Hendes forventninger bliver opfyldt, for i Paris møder hun Lucien, høj, mørk og helt uimodståelig, og hun forelsker sig omgående i ham. Men hun har jo ikke rent mel i posen, og Sheena oplever både lykke og sorg på sin vej mod kærligheden under Paris’ blomstrende kastanjer.
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Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Efter sin fars konkurs og tragiske selvmord befinder Nerita Dunbar sig i en fortvivlet situation. Hun beslutter derfor under falsk navn at tage en stilling som barnefrøken for markisen af Wychbolds seks-årige søn, Anthony, hvis mor har forladt markisen. Men inden længe føler hun sig truet af Anthonys far, der udviser en alt andet end passende interesse for hende ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Hertigen av Melcombe är berömd för sina talrika romantiska äventyr. Helt oväntat blir han förmyndare for den oskyldiga Ravella Shane. Mot alla odds ser Ravella förbi hertigens dåliga rykte och in i hans hjärta. Men hertigen är upptagen av en hetsig romans med den vackra Senorita Deleta. På sin väg mot att vinna över hans hjärta kastas Ravella in i ett skeende som visar sig vara farligare än hon kunnat ana ...
Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.

Amalita og hendes søster Carolyn får meddelelse om, at deres far og hans kone Yvette er druknet i havet ud for Nice. Faderen havde ellers lovet at komme hjem til England for at arrangere Carolyns debut i selskabslivet og afholde et bal for hende. Da Amalita selv blev afskåret fra at debutere, eftersom hendes bedstemor netop var død, er hun opsat på, at Carolyn ikke skal gå glip af muligheden for at træffe nye mennesker og unge mænd. Hun skriver derfor til en af sin fars venner, markisen af Garlestone, der inviterer dem til at bo hos sig i London.

Ankana nægter at tro på, at hendes far er død. Hun er fast besluttet på at følge Markisen af Vale til Bangkok - med eller uden hans viden og billigelse - for at finde sin far. Den arrogante Markis er vant til at klare uroligheder, ufremkommelige ørkner og pirater. Uheldigvis er ingen af disse egenskaber til nogen særlig hjælp, når han skal tage sig af en køn, men uberegnelig og næsvis ung pige, der befinder sig på hans yacht som blind passager.

Haar vader en moeder trouwden uit liefde. Een schande, zo vinden de adellijke pleegouders van Alida Shenley. Als dochter van een ballerina zonder stand moet ze oppassen niet in de ‘zondige’ voetsporen van haar moeder te treden. Om een volgend schandaal te voorkomen, wordt ze thuis bruut behandeld. Alida krijgt zware straffen en zal nooit mogen trouwen. Maar wanneer ze haar rijke nicht vergezelt naar Rusland, lijken de kaarten anders geschud. Terwijl haar nicht geheimzinnige plannen smeedt, komt de nobele Prins Vorontski op Alida’s pad.

Engeland, de 16de eeuw. De 18-jarige Lizbeth valt als een blok voor Rodney Hawkhurst, maar de aantrekkelijke zeeman is niet geïnteresseerd in haar: hij wil het geld van haar vader (om een eigen schip te kopen) en de hand van Lizbeths oudere zus. Lizbeth overweegt zich bij de feiten neer te leggen, maar als ze het geheim van haar zus achterhaalt, beraamt ze een gewaagd plan: zich vermommen als jongen en aanmonsteren op Rodneys schip. Maar piraterij is een gevaarlijke onderneming. Avontuur en romantiek, verteld met de vaart en flair die zo typisch zijn voor het werk van Barbara Cartland.

Jacinda bliver hos faderen, Lord Buckingham Coombe, da hendes mor forlader ham. Men hans skandaløse opførsel bliver skyld i, at hun må opgive sin barndoms elskede og til sidst må sælge slottet og familiens kostbarheder. Som en sidste udvej gifter Jacinda sig med slottets nye ejer, som faderen har svoret evigt fjendskab. Men Jacinda kender ikke til kærlighedens mysterium.

The Duke of Lavenham learns from a letter that the beautiful Lady Penelope who he finds fun and amusing, is telling her friends that she is going to marry him. The Duke is horrified as he has no intention of marrying anyone for many years to come and he hurries to visit Penelope to discuss the matter with her and tell her that he has no intention of marrying anybody. As he is leaving the house, a young girl sobbing hysterically jumps into his carriage and begs him to take her away.

The beautiful Joanna West’s parents had been killed in a very nasty road accident and as she is the only child she inherits her father and mother’s house in the County of Huntingdonshire. When she sees the condition of her house, she realises at once that it will need a great deal of money to be spent on it to make it as warm and cosy as her mother had done.

Amanda Burke er dóttir fátæks prests. Dag einn, lítandi út fögur eins og vorið sjálft hittir hún Ramsay lávarð í fyrsta sinn. Ramsay er orðinn þreyttur á konum sem nota mikið af snyrtivörum og hugsa mikið um tískuheiminn og hrífst því mikið af Amöndu og ákveður að giftast henni. Yfirbragð lávarðsins hefur hins vegar andstæð áhrif á hrifningu Amöndu á honum. Þetta sama kvöld gerist nokkuð sem mun snúa lífi hennar á hvolf og veldur því að hún neyðist til þess að játast lávarðinum til þess að geta bjargað manninum sem hún elskar í raun og veru.

Vid tretton års ålder räddas Felicia Darle från sin grymma far av den stilige hertigen av Darlington och sätts i klosterskola i Frankrike. Efter fem år har flickan blivit en rik arvtagerska och för att skydda henne från lycksökare reser hertigen till Paris för att hämta hem sin myndling. Han upptäcker då att Felicia har blivit en mycket vacker ung dam, men hon har djupa själsliga sår av den behandling hon fick utstå som barn. Hon är skräckslagen för män. Bara kärleken kan rädda Felicia.