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Three sisters - Anne, Marigold and Sally - daughters of the lately-deceased Vicar of St. Chytas, leave their Cornish village and move to London to try and find work. Their hope of making enough money to support themselves is harder than they thought, but soon, through their resourcefulness and good luck, each sister finds a position, each beset with difficult challenges. As the drudgery of work continues the sisters also have their own dreams. Anne, the eldest, dreams of marrying a Duke. Marigold, whose red-gold curls danced about her pretty face, longed for a life of wealth and glamour and practical Sally, with her misty loveliness, dreamed of returning to home to the Cornish coast she so dearly loved. Will the sisters succeed in obtaining their hearts desire or will misunderstandings and the twists of fate keep them from love. All is revealed in this beautifully told story of heartbreak and happiness, love and dreams...

She wasnt sad. Sad was the wrong word. Sadness did not capture the pain when a whole life had collapsed. Not sad. But broken, dazed and utterly forsaken even for misery.Home again after five years, in her quiet ancestral home in wartime England, Monas past comes back to her in poignant, agonizing memories, memories of an ecstatic, clandestine love affair. Despite her unhappiness, Mona affects everyone with whom she comes into contact. The parson, the doctor, the landgirl and Michael the local Squire, are all changed as if ignited by a living flame.How a woman from the past threatens to destroy Monas healing heart and expose the secret she thought was buried forever, and how through physical suffering she has a final chance of real happiness, are all told in this passionate and dramatic story by Barbara Cartland.

The impoverished daughter of a renowned artist, Vanessa was making ends meet by restoring the delicate miniatures that her father was so famous for. Whilst travelling to a commission she is saved from the clutches of the odious Sir Julius Stone by the dashing, but confirmed batchelor, the Marquis of Ruckford. Ruckford is quite taken by Vanessas exquisite beauty and resolves to help and protect her in any way he can as he said, "lovely women often quite unconsciously court danger". As his words come true and Vanessa foils a Napoleonic plot, he realises his protection has turned into something more. But the Marquis has no plans for marriage. Torn between love and a shameful proposal Vanessa must make a choice. What she chooses and how this changes both their lives, are told in this beautifully visual story, set in Georgian London.

Valeda, die jungste Tochter Sir Roderick Alcesters, lebte nach dem Tod der Mutter lange Zeit mit dem Vater allein im Herrenhaus, das sie nach seinem Ableben - trotz aller finanziellen Schwierigkeiten - so gut wie moglich alleine weiter verwaltet. Ihre sehr schone altere Schwester Hermoine wurde nach ihrer Hochzeit die Countess of Eltsley, die Ballkonigin der Londoner Gesellschaft. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes ist sie sehr reich, aber sie will weiter in den sozialen Schichten aufsteigen und sucht einen geeigneten Kandidaten. Diesen findet sie im gutaussehenden und reichen Marquis de Silvala. Um ihn fur sich zu gewinnen, will sie mit ihrer jungen Tochter Mirabelle nach Madrid reisen. Da die Gouvernante ihrer Tochter sehr kurz vor der Abreise gekundigt hat, uberredet sie ihre Schwester Valeda unter falschem Namen mitzureisen. Valeda trifft in Madrid nicht nur den Marquis de Silvala, sondern auch Konig Alfonso XI. und dessen Gemahlin.Valeda erfreut sich an Madrids Kunstschatzen und besichtigt mit Mirabelle den Prado, wo die beiden auch die Jungfrau mit Kind von Luis de Morales sehen. Der Marquis trifft dort auf die beiden Englanderinnen und bemerkt, dass Valeda der Jungfrau sehr ahnlichsieht. Wird Hermoine ihr Ziel erreichen, und den Titel der Marquesa de Silvala tragen?

Lovely Elita Garson knew she must escape. She must be freed from her golden chains to make her own life and her own friends. When she walks out of the luxurious London hotel she has been staying in, she takes nothing but a single suitcase - and her hopes of an independent life. She quickly finds work as an airhostess on a privately chartered plane, and then secures a better job working for the elderly passenger she met onboard. Excited by her new freedom, Elita soon discovers that life has turned very complicated, mysterious and at times dangerous. Complicated by falling head over heels in love with a hotel valet, of whom she knows little about mysterious and often violent goings on with her new employer, and danger when she is drawn into a web of theft, lies and deception. In this exciting romantic tale set in beautiful Copenhagen, can Elita give up the luxuries she was born to and find the happiness she is searching for?

Tally, Lord Brora, is heartbroken to discover that Amelia Melchester, whom he hoped to marry, has jilted him for Ernest Danks, a man likely to be the next Prime Minister. In a chance encounter, he meets young Jean Macloed, who is in the same unhappy situation as himself. Tally devises a scheme to bring Amelia and Jeans boyfriend, Angus, to their senses.With the help of his friend Gerald, Tally transforms Jean from a penniless waif to society beauty and takes her to St. Moritz, with his mother acting as chaperone, in a bid to make the love of his life, Amelia, jealous and take him back. All is going to plan until a skiing accident makes Jean realise she no longer loves Angus. In despair she understands that her pretend love for Tally, is the real thing but his heart still belongs to the lovely, but selfish Amelia. She travels back to England to help some friends whose child is seriously ill and discovers a secret that could change the life of Tallys mother, Margert Melton, forever. How Tallys plan unravels and how the revelations of the past come to the surface are told in this magnificently moving story of jealously, sadness and the power of love to heal all.

Kit Newbury, the spoilt and unhappy daughter of a rich financier, invites her friend Taryna home for the holidays. She convinces Taryna to pose as a wealthy Canadian heiress, to appease her snobbish stepmother. But as the innocent masquerade thrusts them into a glittering world of fabulous wealth, Tarnya soon realises their deception could quickly unravel. As mysterious undercurrents begin to surface within the world of wealth and amusement, Taryna is drawn not just into a secret mission by the unscrupulous financier, but into the arms of the handsome Michael. Is this the true lights of love or does Micheal really love the money she pretends she has? What Taryna discovers, how she saves her friend and what happens to her fragile and untried heart are all revealed in this passionate story of friendship, truth and love.

O charmoso Marques de Ruckley estava com um tal ataque de raiva, que correu velozmente com os seus cavalos pelo campo da sua propriedade, ia com tanta velocidade. que no se apercebeu da jovem que se atravessou no seu caminho. Abalroou-a levemente e ela acabou por cair inanimada, mais pelo susto do que pelo acidente, que no lhe causou nenhuma leso Muito aliviado por ela estar viva, o Marques carregou a bela jovem ate um de seus quartos de hospedes. Quando ela recuperou a consciencia na manh seguinte, Ruckley descobriu que a jovem era uma cigana. O infeliz acidente poderia acabar por ser afinal um golpe de sorte, ja que na vespera, no seu habitual convivio social num clube de Londres, o Marques havia apostado que poderia converter uma jovem comum, numa dama da sociedade. A cigana era encantadora e inteligente, perfeita para a personificaço. Que maneira facil de ganhar mil libras! Mas o Marques no esperava o que lhe iria acontecer, pois no tinha apostado apaixonar-se perdidamente pela sua bela impostora

Extremely poor and on the verge of starvation, Lady Milbanke makes a hasty decision to meet an old friend, the famous impresario Gustav Dessoff. To save herself and her daughter Carla from the poverty they had found themselves in, following the death of her husband, she agrees to go to Vienna with Gustav and sing in public at the fabulous Opera House. To keep the secret of their identity they assume different names and Carla is told on no account is she to reveal who she is, and that she must say she is a friend and a companion. Whilst Lady Milbanke is rehearsing at the Opera house, Carla first meets the unpleasant Baron Otto von Erhardt and later the handsome, but mysterious Rako. As Carlas mother becomes the toast of Vienna, she makes friends with Rako and he shows her the wonderous sights of Vienna.But unbeknown to her, the Baron has his sights on Carla, and Rako is not who he says he is. As events turn against Carla and she is placed in imminent danger, how she is saved and who steals her heart are all told in this wonderful tale of the magic of music and love.

The Earl of Rochester is as notorious as his 17th Century namesake, enjoying the pleasures of London society and the trappings of his riches. When visiting the fascinating, but married, Circe Langstone he accidentally meets her stepdaughter, Ophelia. Clearly frightened in her surroundings he begins to wonder what could have upset her so, until a chance encounter a few days later, reveals all. What she tells him starts a train of events that nearly kills her and leads the Earl to hide her away on his country estate. Furious at losing her stepdaughter, Circe, whom the Earl has nicknamed The Serpent of Satan calls on the forces of black magic to get her back. How the Earl thwarts the evil stepmother, how he saves Ophelia from a fate worse than death and how he finds true happiness are all told in this thrilling tale by Barbara Cartland.

Jilted by her fiancé Tim, Mela MacDonald felt nothing but despair. Desperate to heal her wounded heart she travels from Canada to war torn England, to work for her Uncle, an important government official in the war effort. But on her arrival she finds her Uncle has been murdered set on unravelling the mystery of his death, she teams up with Peter Flacton, an up-and-coming politician. As their investigations put them in a compromising position, and still too miserable to care what happens to her, Mela makes a reckless decision. But what she hadnt counted on was meeting Tim again. Told in her own words, Mela describes how they solve the mystery of her Uncles death and how she discovers where her true love lies, in this passionate adventure of love and intrigue.

When Romina Huntley hears of her brothers death in Cairo, she is determined to travel there and find out exactly what happened. Not believing his death to be an accident, she embarks on a journey to Egypt with her brothers friend, Merlin Forde. Keen to leave quickly after making a fool of herself with the dangerously handsome Count Alexander Salvekov, her new travelling companion is less than happy to have her tag along. The search for the truth leads them on a dangerous quest from Egypt to Athens and back to Egypt again. Thrown into a global conspiracy, there is another brutal murder, an insidious drug ring and false impersonations, all of which become a part of Rominas life. In this exciting adventure which you wont be able to put down, can Romina survive and find the truth she seeks, and will that truth be the key to everlasting happiness?

A heartbreakingly handsome Marquis. A waterlogged body in a Siamese river with international adventurer and spy, Calvin Brooks signet ring on its finger. A summons from the King of Siam and the voyage east with a beautiful, utterly determined young stowaway, Ankana Calvin Brooks hot-headed and devoted daughter. He hates her. She hates him. But on their perilous journey to find Ankanas father and foil a murderous gang stealing sacred sapphires, an accidental kiss changes everything forever.

Seit seiner Ruckkehr aus dem Krieg und nach der Verabschiedung von seinem Regiment, fuhrt der gutaussehende Marquis von Troon ein aufregendes Leben in der Londoner Gesellschaft und unterhalt auch einige Liebschaften. Nach einem waghalsigen Pferderennen auf seinem Herrensitz des Marquis auf dem Land, verstirbt Sir Charles Lingfield plotzlich und hinterlasst ein Testament, in dem er den Marquis zum Vormund seiner einzigen Tochter macht. Valeta lebte nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter alleine mit ihrem Vater in der Nachbarschaft des Marquis. Mit ihren Weltanschauungen veranlasst das hubsche junge Madchen den Marquis die Welt mit anderen Augen zu sehen. Uble Machenschaften sind im Gange - werden der Marquis und Valeta diese gut uberstehen oder wird Lionel, der Bruder des Marquis, den Triumph davontragen?

Exhausted by his success as a playwright and tormented by the persistent love of two women, Randal Gray goes to the South of France to recover from his exhaustion. But his privacy is invaded by DArcy Forest, one-time actor and rascal and his green-eyed waif of a daughter. As Randal returns to London for the rehearsals of his new play, the plane he is piloting crashes and DArcy is killed.Now the unofficial guardian to DArcy child, Sorella, Randals return is further complicated as he is torn between his glamorous leading Lady, Lucille Lund, and the elegant socialitethe Hon. Jane Crake. As rehearsals of his new play start to unravel, Randal is entangled and besieged with worry and doubt. What was he seeking this passionate pilgrim, as he travelled the difficult path to success? How Randal finds answers and solace from an unexpected person, how he disentangles himself from the chains of success that bind him, and how he finds the happiness and the peace he has searched for, are all told in this captivating and beautifully told story by Barbara Cartland.