Barbara Cartland
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Half-starved, sickly and pale, the beautiful Lalitha lives in the shadow of her stepsister, the glamorous Lady Sophie Studley, darling of London's Beau Monde. Because only Lalitha knows the dark secrets upon which her stepmother, Lady Studley, has built a new life for herself and her daughter. Worked like a slave and frequently thrashed with her stepmother's cane, she feels that should one of these beatings go too far her death would merely come as...
62) Winged Magic
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Aged just sixteen and still at school, Christine Lydford is, appalled, when she is ordered by her stepmother to leave school to live with the Marquis of Ventnor on his grand estate where he is to oversee her continued education.
As if that was not bad enough, the Marquis is a notorious rake and even worse, her lady's maid lets slip that secretly Christine's hated stepmother has arranged for her to marry the Marquis.
And once, Christine is safely married...
63) Winged Magic
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Aged just sixteen and still at school, Christine Lydford is, appalled ,when she is ordered by her stepmother to leave school to live with the Marquis of Ventnor on his grand estate where he is to oversee her continued education. As if that was not bad enough, the Marquis is a notorious rake and even worse, her lady's maid lets slip that secretly Christine's hated stepmother has arranged for her to marry the Marquis. And once, Christine is safely married...
64) The Queen Wins
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The Honorable Richard Brooke, the younger son of the Earl of Grandbrooke, becomes a close friend of Prince Ivan of Karlova.
The Prince however does not use his title, as he is incognito. He is therefore, known as Ivan Sazon.
As is usual in Aristocratic families, Richard, as the second son is ordained and is then, appointed to a Parish in Oxford.
Prince Ivan is often at his house and it was not long before he falls in love with Richard's sister Elizabeth,...
65) Secret Love
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Wenda has struggled alone to keep the family's crumbling ancestral home, Creswell Court, going. Her brother, Robbie, now Lord Creswell, is spending his time in London where he is a great success in Society and with the Prince of Wales and the
beautiful ladies who surround him. The Prince has suffered from not being allowed by Queen Victoria to take any part in ruling the country and in compensation he goes from one attractive woman to another. He...
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Young London man about town Hamish McMurdock bears a grudge against his uncle, the Earl of Kilmurdock, because he refused to consider Hamish's money-making plan of selling lobsters, crabs and salmon from the family estate
The refusal is unreasonable but understandable because, although a young man, the Earl is embittered, hating all women after having his heart broken unforgivably.
Hamish, though, plans to teach his uncle a lesson by sending an unknowing...
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"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...
Then the Security Services,...
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"Beautiful Aurora Hartnell is returning home to Hadleigh Hall for Christmas. Looking forward to seeing her elderly father Lord Hartnell again, she ruefully acknowledges that life in the country is likely to seem rather dull after the elegance of her Finishing School in fashionable Paris.
Resigned to a quieter pace of life, she is therefore, filled with anticipation when she hears that an eligible bachelor, Lord Moreton, has moved into nearby Elton...
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Handsome, wealthy and always hotly pursued by London's Society beauties, the Duke of Wydeminster is a gentleman very much in demand – yet his affaires de coeur invariably leave him dissatisfied and feeling trapped, especially his current one with the beautiful Fenella Newbury, who is married to a much older husband.
What he needs in his life is not more love affairs, but a new challenge and very much sooner than he could have expected one presents...
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After Cañuela's father, Lionel Arlington, a senior Diplomat at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, was wrongly accused in Argentina of being a traito,r to Britain, he died, presumed drowned, after diving overboard to save a little girl who had fallen into the sea. The resulting scandal left the beautiful Cañuela and her ailing mother ostracized and outcast in London, living in a bare bedsitter under an assumed name. Although she now despises all...
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Tras haber luchado en Francia y pasado una larga temporada en Londres, el Marqués de Melverley decidió regresar al campo. Allí encontró su Finca totalmente abandonada y pidió a Christina, una joven huérfana que había conocido en el camino que lo ayudara a poner las cosas en orden. Para lograr este objetivo tuvieron que enfrentarse a un ambicioso primo del Marqués que trataba apoderarse del título e incluso llegó a secuestrar a Christina...
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Young London man about town Hamish McMurdock bears a grudge against his uncle, the Earl of Kilmurdock, because he refused to consider Hamish's money-making plan of selling lobsters, crabs and salmon from the family estate
The refusal is unreasonable but understandable because, although a young man, the Earl is embittered, hating all women after having his heart broken unforgivably.
Hamish, though, plans to teach his uncle a lesson by sending an unknowing...
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The beautiful Alnina Lester is, confronted with a formidable task when her brother, Lord Lester, dies after fighting a duel in Paris.
She finds that he has accumulated an enormous number of debts, and to meet his creditors everything in their house, which has been in the Lester family for generations, has to be, sold.
Even though she has, sold a great number of treasures, she is still short of money.
Alnina goes round the house to see what else she...
74) Looking For Love
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Left penniless by the death of her beloved parents, shy, naïve and unassumingly lovely Gilda Wyngate is, bemused, when her glamorous but spoilt sister, Heloise, arrives unexpectedly at the family's country Manor House full of talk about London's Social world. And, the good-looking and rich Marquis of Staverton, whom she is, determined to ensnare in marriage so that she can fulfil her ambitions and become a Marchioness.
Sadly, it is not to be. When...
75) Looking for Love
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Catherine Robson is a rich heiress with many money-hungry suitors. She is tormented by the idea of marrying someone whom she does not love, so she makes a challenging decision. Cathy leaves her old life behind and moves to a brand new town, filled with only strangers and problems. She disguises herself as a poor beggar, hoping to find someone who will love her for who she is. And when a mysterious face from her past shows up, she must struggle to...
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Cuando Charlotte Warde se negó a contraer matrimonio con el marqués de Darincourt, éste pensó vengarse de ella, utilizando para ello a la joven prima de Charlotte.
Serla, que se hallaba en serios problemas, aceptó intervenir en la farsa y en colaboración con la abuela del aristócrata, ganaron la batalla a Charlotte.
En el transcurso de aquella trama, el marqués y Serla encontrarían el amor, pero tendrían que luchar contra la amarga y terrible...
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"An unexpected letter from an old friend, His Royal Highness Prince Kraus of Oldessa, to the Duke of Norlington contains a surprise that could change the lives of the young Duke and his ravishing sister, Lady Latasha, forever.
Happily living on the Norlington family estate, quietly content amongst the lovely gardens and beauty of the English countryside, both siblings are astonished to learn that the Prince is seeking the Duke's consent for his brother,...
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"Narina Kenwin is the only daughter of the Bishop of St. Albans and used to a quiet comfortable life in her father's country diocese. Intelligent, loyal and stunningly beautiful, Narina is happy with her lot, although she does sometimes daydream about the far off places that she would love to see with someone special by her side.
And it seems that her wish to travel is about to come true when Narina receives an invitation from her school friend, Louise,...
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La joven Gisela Musgrave, tenía un sorprendente parecido, con la bella Emperatriz de Austria, Elizabeth. Al conocerla, llevó a cabo un pedido muy curioso. Pidió una extraña asignación, a la señorita Gisela Musgrave, para que ella se hiciera pasar por la Emperatriz de Austria, para una visita prometida, al señor del Castillo de Hawke, Hugo Quenby, para que no tuviera que interrumpir su caza en el campo Inglés que tanto la complacía. Pero había...
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On receipt of a desperate letter, demure young beauty Romara Shaldon rushes to the aid of her distressed sister Caryl, who has run away with the disreputable and cruel Sir Harvey Wychbold, who not only mistreats her, but also refuses to marry her when he finds she is with child.
After a violent confrontation that leaves her bloodied and bruised, Romara is 'rescued' and taken to the next door home of Lord Ravenscar where, in her concussed, semi-conscious...