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Imperious, handsome and gallant in battle, the Duke of Kingswood has stolen the hearts of many society belles but he is determined never to marry. To continue the family line, he is counting on his cousin and heir presumptive, Richard, to marry well and produce a son. To the Duke’s horror, Richard falls for society siren and acclaimed beauty Lady Delyth Maulden and disaster turns to tragedy when Richard finds his beloved in the arms of another, shoots him and turns his gun on himself.

The handsome Virgo, Marquis of Fane, has a reputation as a bit of a ladies' man and doesn't care for the high-society socialites chasing after him and his fortune. His passions are racehorses and art, and he sets his sights on a painting called 'The Virgin of the Lilies'. But while investigating the painting’s dubious provenance the Marquis encounters Cyrilla, the shy and beautiful daughter of the artist and is instantly, utterly bewitched.

Beautiful and penniless Felicita Galvão is destitue and all alone in the world when the Duchesse de Monreuil finds her desperately trying to sell her needlework at The Grand Hotel in Lisbon. Felicita reminds the Duchesse of herself as a young woman and the time she met the love of her life Juan, Marques de Oliveira Vasconles. The Marques later abandoned her to marry someone of equal ranking, leaving her heartbroken and bitter.

Socialite Aria Milborne is astounded when she has to take a job with an American millionaire in order to save her family home. Aria soon finds herself clashing with her new boss after being courted by his aristocratic friend. When her boss offers her a fortune to pretend to be engaged to him, Aria finds herself the talk of the town leading her to feel ashamed and embarrassed. But when she hears that her fake fiance has been shot, she is caught off-guard by how strong her emotions actually are.

Heir to the throne of Valdina, beautiful Attila vows two things - to do everything in her power to return her beloved sick father, King Sigismund, to health and to find true love. But it seems that her stepmother, the scheming and selfish Queen Margit has other ideas for her future. Desperate to marry her as quickly as possible to Prince Otto, a young man with a shadowy past, Queen Margit's eyes are set firmly on the throne for herself. And it seems she will stop at nothing to get her own way and rule Valdina alone.

Shana, the beautiful daughter of Lord Hallam has not yet been a debutante as she has been helping her father write his autobiography. Although retired from the Foreign Office, Lord Hallam agrees to go abroad leaving his daughter alone in the country. Before he leaves, he asks Shana to run an errand to the landlord of the village inn known as the Rose and Crown, where she finds there is a crisis in the kitchen and offers to cook luncheon for the Marquis of Kilbrooke and his shooting party.

Returning from finishing school in France, Louisa Hatton was full of enthusiasm for the life ahead. She was convinced it would be exciting and romantic. But her parents had already planned a very suitable marriage for her to Lord Westbridge, their new neighbour. He was a cold, hard man and he wanted Louisa despite her protests. Her parents would not support her. Her father owed Lord Westbridge money.

Carina was alone in the world and unsure of what the future held for her. Then a troupe of musicians, called "Bertie's Beauties", had an accident outside her gates and she found herself swept up in their fate as she took over from their injured pianist. Now one of the troupe, she went to perform at the Duke of Westbury's castle, never suspecting that the Duke would turn out to be the young man she had met for a few dramatic moments many years before. To hide her identity she allowed him to see her only when she was masked.

Valda gör revolt. Hennes styvfar, den franske greven, är fast besluten att arrangera ett äktenskap åt henne. För att bevisa att hon klarar sig själv rymmer hon med en grupp romer och hamnar i Camargue. Genomblöt och barfota under sin långa röda kjol möter hon den mystiske engelsmannen Roydon som sätter hennes hjärta i brand.

Forældreløs og uden penge kommer den unge Romana til London for at finde arbejde. Her hvirvles hun ind i en bitter strid mellem to mænd - og mod sin vilje bliver hun viet til markisen af Sarne, der heller ikke har nogen mulighed for at modsætte sig brylluppet. Men kærligheden har sine egne veje.

Mariota er datter af den aristokratiske, men fattige Lord Fordcombe. Hans enogtyveårige bror trænger voldsomt til penge, så han overtaler Mariota til at hjælpe ham i et ikke helt lovligt foretagende. Forklædt som landevejsrøvere møder de på dramatisk vis Jarlen af Buckenham. Han skaber uro i Queens Ford - og i Mariotas drømme.

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.

Efter faderens død kommer Anthea i huset hos Grevinden af Sheldon. I Sheldon House møder hun den flotte Hertug Axminster, der ser ud til at kede sig i hendes selskab. Hun laver en karikaturtegning af ham, og dette får vidtrækkende og dramatiske følger – både for hertugen og Anthea, og hun lærer, at man ikke skal le ad kærligheden.

De 17-jarige Lady Caroline is slim en weet wat ze wil. Wat ze zeer zeker níet wil, zijn de ongepaste toenaderingen van Sir Montagu. Midden in de nacht slaat ze op de vlucht het bos in en ontmoet ze de knappe Lord Vane Brecon. De nacht neemt een bizarre wending, wanneer ze plotseling deel worden van een plaatselijk delict. De volgende dag wordt Brecon verdacht van moord! Caroline, normaal gesproken zo dapper en sterk, wordt overmand door angst. Wat als ze hem kwijtraakt en hij ondanks zijn onschuld gestraft wordt?

I Blå lyng møder vi Ian McCraggan, den statelig diplomat, som vender tilbage til det skotske højland. I Den modvillige brudgom følger vi den smukke Sona McCarron til Skotland, hvor hun bliver fanget i et følelsesladet trekantsdrama med den charmerende Torquil McCarron og markisen af Inver. I Klanens forbandelse kastes Tara ud i et ægteskab med en skotsk klanleder, en mand, hun knap nok kender. Men trods de prøvelser, hun møder, står kærligheden altid stærkt.

Brigadier Ian McCraggan heeft een succesvolle carrière in de diplomatie achter de rug. Hij keert nu terug naar zijn vaderland, Schotland, om daar een oud kasteel te bewonen dat al generaties eigendom is van zijn familie. Zijn verbazing is dan ook groot als het kasteel bewoond blijkt! De betoverende Moida heeft bovendien geen enkele intentie haar biezen te pakken. Ze beweert de enige erfgenaam van de McCraggan-clan te zijn en lijkt over bijzondere krachten te beschikken om Ian onder haar invloed te krijgen.

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.

Hendes Majestæt Dronning Victoria ønsker at adskille Prins Holden og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Marigold, og insisterer derfor på, at prinsessen skal overvære begravelsen af Prins Eumenus af Malia, der skal finde sted i Athen. Prinsesse Marigold rases over at blive tvunget til at forlade den mand, hun elsker, og overtaler Avila Grandell, der ligner hende til forveksling, til at rejse i stedet. Avilas mor er skeptisk, men Avila bønfalder hende om at få lov, og da Prins Holden garanterer, at deres plan er idiotsikker, giver Mrs. Grandell efter – og eventyret kan begynde...

Kærlighed og fare var de sidste ting, Melina ventede at finde i Tanger; men da en desperat englænder dumpede ned på hendes balkon og tryglede hende om hjælp, kunne hun ikke sige nej. Uden at give hotellet besked om sin afrejse kørte Melina bort med en mand, som hun kun havde kendt i et par timer - en mand, der havde bedt hende om at spille rollen som hans kone!

Als de arme Anthea Forthingdale de kans krijgt te debuteren in de Londense society, lijkt ze een uitweg uit het plattelandsleven gevonden te hebben. Toch blijven de huwelijksaanzoeken uit. Gelukkig vindt Anthea een uitweg: haar spotprenten blijken goud waard. De karikatuur van haar overspelige peetmoeder zorgt echter voor meer problemen dan ze waard is.