Showing results for "Barbara Cartland" in Regency

Set in 1845 England, Honora Langstone's life takes an unexpected twist when her aristocratic uncle arranges her marriage to the enigmatic and powerful Duke of Tynemouth. Thrust into a whirlwind of royal intrigue and societal expectations, Honora must navigate a world of opulence, secrets and unforeseen emotions. As she confronts the challenges of duty and her own dreams, Honora discovers the strength to shape her destiny.

Wanneer de jonge Richard Wood in een vlaag van jaloezie de minnaar van zijn verloofde doodschiet, is het aan zijn oom Nolan, de Hertog van Kingswood, om te zorgen dat alles op zijn pootjes terechtkomt. Gelukkig is Nolan een slim militair strateeg, en weet hij binnen korte tijd allerlei plannetjes te smeden. Maar valt liefde te dwingen? En hoe lang kan Nolan nog zijn eigen hart met ratio overmeesteren?

Lady Tamina Braithwaite is excited and happy to be secretly engaged to the handsome politician Edmund Newson. However, she is devastated when she discovers he is already betrothed to another girl. Determined to flee the country to heal her broken heart, she takes a job with Ivan, the Earl of Daventry, who is about to travel abroad and needs a secretary to help him with a book he is writing. Pretending to be plain Miss Waites, Tamina is unaware that the Earl has also recently been betrayed by a close friend.

The beautiful Aurora Hartnell has just left her Finishing School in Paris and returns home to Hadleigh Hall. It is Christmas Eve and she hears that an eligible bachelor, Lord Moreton, has moved into nearby Elton Hall. Aurora dreams that he is handsome, tall and exciting - until she meets him and finds that he is none of them. In no time Aurora has received an unwelcome proposal of marriage from Lord Moreton, but he appears to be strangely close to her intimidating stepmother, Lady Hartnell.

In 1889, the rakish Duke of Ravenstock is driven by heartbreak and betrayal to seek a bride who embodies purity and virtue. When his search leads him to Anoushka, a mysterious and intelligent novice raised in a secluded convent, their worlds collide in an unexpected arrangement. As the Duke seeks redemption and Anoushka discovers the vastness of the world beyond the convent walls, their journey unfolds into a tale of transformation, passion and the healing power of love.

King Martiza of Salamos has fallen asleep when he suddenly becomes aware that something is moving in his room. To his astonishment he finds that it is Princess Veria who has come for his Coronation which is to take place the very next day. She, as her father has died, is now ruling the State of Kavolana which is a smaller Balkan country bordering on his.

Wenn das eigene Herz die größte Gefahr birgt. Gefahr, Kunst und Krieg … diese Romansammlung von Barbara Cartland lässt jedes Leserherz höherschlagen. Dieser Sammelband ist perfekt für Histo-Fans von Emmi West oder Julia Quinn und enthält die Geschichten Weiße Lilie, Die Brigantenbraut, Liebe unterm Tropenmond, Das Mädchen und der Maler und Geheimnis um Virginia.

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 state, she finds herself married to his Lordship as part of his crazy drunken 'revenge' on a Society beauty who has spurned him.

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.

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.

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?

Eugenia Dovedale's father had been High Steward to the Marquis of Buckbury and after her father's unexpected death, Eugenia had to leave "Paragon" the family's beautiful and much loved cottage on the estate. She and her mother now lived uncomfortably with her Great-Aunt Cloris in London as they could not afford anywhere else. Mrs Dovedale maintained strong hopes of her daughter making a good marriage and improving their position.

Anastasia var bange for den ukendte fremtid, der ventede hende som dronning af Maurona. "Jeg er bare en brik i det politiske spil," sagde hun. "Som individ har jeg overhovedet ingen betydning!" Det var en skræmmende tanke at skulle rejse til et fremmed land for at gifte sig med en mand, hun aldrig havde set – til og med en mand, der var berygtet for sine amourøse affærer med mørkøjede, forføreriske kvinder!

When the Duke of Barningforde was told by his second son, Alastair, that he had married an actress in Paris without his approval, he exiled Alastair from England with only a very small allowance. His wife, Grace, actually came from a good Scottish family and was not an actress, but had a very fine soprano voice and sang with a famous French orchestra. But the Duke would not listen and Alastair and Grace never again set foot in their homeland.

Hertugen af Selchesters familie forlangte, at han giftede sig for at få en arving. Hertugen vidste, at hans udkårne skulle være høj, lyshåret og blåøjet.

Wienerkongressen danser… Og på sit allerførste maskebal hvirvles unge Wanda Schönborn ud på dansegulvet i armene på selveste Kejser Alexander af Rusland. Det bliver en dårende dejlig og helt igennem fortryllet vals for dem begge og kærlighed ved første øjekast. Blot har valsen en baggrund, som ingen af parterne har mistanke om. For Wanda har af Fyrst von Metternich fået til opgave at udspionere hans besværligste modstander, den russiske kejser, og netop denne aften har zaren ønsket at optræde inkognito og har overtalt sin ven, Richard Melton, til at trække i kejserens klæder.

Skønt Syrilla aldrig har truffet Aristide de Savigne, har hun elsket ham, siden hun var ni år. Nu er Syrilla atten, og Aristide er hertug af Savigne, og hun bliver strålende lykkelig, da hun opfordres til at indgå et fornuftsægteskab med hertugen. Da hun lever afsondret med sin far, aner hun intet om Aristides skandaløse udskejelser i Paris.

The beautiful Princess Vasila, an orphan, who has been looked after by Baroness von Bergstein in a Grace and Favour house, is astonished when an Equerry arrives to take her to Windsor Castle to see the Queen. She is not told until she arrives that Prince Gadelov of Saralovia, which is a small Balkan State, has appealed to Queen Victoria to give him a Royal British wife so that he can be protected from the grasping Russians. When the Queen tells Vasila that she is to marry Prince Gadelov immediately, she is horrified and very frightened.

Lady Elvina, theal and in love. Any day now Captain Andreaw Broadmoor would propose to her. But then she overheard him saying that he did not love her and would only marry her for her money. Elvina fled, travelling to Cumberland, where she had heard that the Duke of Castleforde was looking for a governess for his unruly sister, Violet. Concealing her true identity, she presented herself as plain Mrs. Winters and in Violet, Elvina found a troubled, rebellious young girl who needed her help.

The dashing Duke of Selchester is on his way to visit Lord Upminster at Copple Hall when a stagecoach crashes into his own travelling carriage, buckling its wheel. Worse still, his beloved pedigree stallion, Salamanca, needs re-shoeing. Arriving on foot at the nearest village, he finds a beautiful Verena Winchcombe, who agrees to take him to the local blacksmith. It transpires that she has been awaiting the arrival of someone she calls 'the Odious Duke', who is due at Copple Hall.