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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.

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 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 Konstantina Millbank has become an orphan after her adored parents have both suddenly died. In the autumn of 1892 she finds herself in a country East of the Danube en route to live with her recently appointed Guardian, the shadowy Countess Mordhile Megherny. Konstantina knows nothing of her Guardian except that she is a recluse who lives at Megherny Castle - the Castle where Konstantina’s own mother grew up, loveless and lonely. Much time has elapsed since then, but the past and its passions are far from dead.

Grayson Brisbin, Duke of Croyden, hat ein Problem. Er muss seine fünf Schwestern verheiraten, bevor er sein Erbe antreten kann. Das erweist sich als schwieriger als gedacht, denn wie findet man einen Ehemann, der es nicht nur auf Geld und Ansehen abgesehen hat? Der Marquis of Egerton ist so ein Mann, zumindest nach Graysons Meinung. Denn er hat ein dunkles Geheimnis über Lion Talbot herausgefunden, der das Gestüt leiten soll. Eugenie fühlt sich zu Talbot hingezogen, obwohl dieser nicht nur sichtbare Narben trägt. Doch wird Grayson Talbot jemals als Bräutigam für seine Schwester in Erwägung ziehen?

Als der kampferprobte Highland-Lord Campbell Sinclair Zeuge eines Überfalls auf einen Reisenden wird, schreitet er sofort ein und bietet diesem an, ihn sicher ins schottische Hochland zu bringen. Doch als Campbell den jungen Mann zufällig beim Baden sieht, wird klar, dass Jo in Wahrheit Joan ist - und ihre Kurven unwiderstehlich sinnlich sind. Inmitten der wilden Highlands weiß Joan der Anziehungskraft des stürmischen Campbell bald nichts mehr entgegenzusetzen.

Frühsommer in den Sechzigerjahren. Nach 3 aufregenden Jahren in Indien sehnt sich der Schweizer Ingenieur Walter Ried nach Urlaub, nach seiner Heimat. Seine Jugendliebe Isabelle de Latour, das "schönste Mädchen der Welt", hat er nie vergessen. Tante Hille, bei der er nach dem Tod der Eltern aufgewachsen ist, bringt ihn auf den neuesten Stand: Annabelle ist geschieden und lebt vorübergehend wieder auf dem elterlichen Schloss, das nun ein Luxushotel ist. Ihr Vater, der dem Glück der beiden vor 10 Jahren im Weg stand, lebt nicht mehr.

Ein Herz voller Rache und eine Liebe, die alles besiegen kann... Adam Penrose, Duke of Stratton, gehört zu Londons elitärer Gesellschaft. Seine Familiengeschichte ist skandalös, deswegen sucht er eine Frau mit Vermögen, Schönheit und Verstand, die bereit ist, sich seinem rücksichtslosen Lebensstil anzupassen. Doch jedes Mal, wenn Clara Cheswick, die wunderschöne Tochter des Erzfeindes seiner Familie, auftaucht, brennt seine Seele vor Verlangen nach ihr. Clara Cheswick denkt überhaupt nicht daran zu heiraten. Sie will nur eins: ihre Frauenzeitschrift veröffentlichen.

Hochstift Speyer im Jahre 1502: Die junge Kathrin wird gezwungen, den Frauenhelden Lukas zu heiraten. Trotz eines vorher geschlossenen Paktes mit ihren Freundinnen, der es ihr verbieten sollte, mit diesem Mann zusammen zu sein, tritt sie die Ehe mit dem für sie doch so anziehenden Mann an. Als die Willkür des Adelstandes unerträglich wird, schließt sich Kathrin einem Bauernaufstand an, womit sie nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben in Gefahr bringt.

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.

Federica is a hard-working 23-year-old who takes up a job as the chauffeur of the wealthy businessman Humphrey Lestrode. Not pleased with having a female driver, Lestrode is not too corteous towards Federica. When her family arrives at his cottage, things quickly change, and Federica is not at all happy at the attention her employer shows towards her attractive sister. Yet, as it turns out, she is not the only sister Humphrey has his eyes set on.

"Dodo Wonders" is the third and final installment in the "Dodo" series by E. F. Benson. The series was rumoured to be based on Lady Asquith, though she herself claimed that she had little in common with the character of Dodo - except the splendour of her drawing-room, perhaps. The glitzy life of Lady Dodo Chesterford is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of World War I. Along with her husband and their friends, Lady Dodo is faced with the challenge of rapidly adapting to an unfamiliar and dangerous new environment.

Theola farebbe di tutto per lasciare l'Inghilterra, ma la fuga si sta rivelando più torbida e pericolosa della prigione da cui è scappata. Per tutta la sua vita non è stata altro che una Cenerentola tirata a lucido, la povera cuginetta al servizio della bella ed elegante Lady Catherine Bourne. Ora Lady Catherine ha lasciato l'Inghilterra per sposare il re di Kavonia, dall'altra parte dell'Adriatico: Theola è stata incaricata di accompagnarla in quanto sua servitrice, un'opportunità in cui intravede finalmente una via di uscita dalla sua sfortunata situazione.

Dal giorno dell'incidente in cui ha salvato suo cugino Jasper, Maurice Treherne ha riportato gravi ferite che lo costringono sulla sedia a rotelle. Accolto nella vecchia villa familiare e trattato con affetto e gratitudine per il suo atto di eroismo, Maurice spera un giorno di conquistare l'amore di sua cugina Octavia, la cui madre però ostacola l'unione, sperando in un matrimonio più favorevole per la figlia. Quando durante le vacanze di Natale la famiglia invita un potenziale pretendente di Octavia, Maurice sembra aver ormai perso ogni speranza.

Claveringin perheen on hyväksyttävä se tosiasia, että heidän etuoikeutettu elämäntapansa ja englantilainen maalaiskartanonsa ovat mennyttä aikaa. Nuori Jessica Clavering kasvaa perheensä taloudellisen tuhon varjossa. Kun hänelle tarjoutuu ulospääsy kotinsa katkeroituneesta ilmapiiristä, hän tarttuu siihen – vaikka se tarkoittaakin avioliittoa uusrikkaan naapurin pojan Joss Maddenin kanssa. Hän ei kuitenkaan tiedä, kuinka dramaattisesti hänen elämänsä muuttuu.

Amanda Burke, figlia di un vicario di campagna, ha ben poca esperienza con gli uomini quando il dissoluto Lord Ravenscar la vede nel suo giardino e decide che deve averla. Davanti all'inaspettata proposta di matrimonio, la famiglia di Amanda è sia turbata che compiaciuta, mentre lei inorridisce: per nulla al mondo vorrebbe diventare la moglie di quell'uomo spregevole. Il cuore di Amanda appartiene a Peter Harvey, un misterioso sconosciuto che ha trovato rifugio nel giardino della canonica.

Para fugir dos avanços de Lady Dilys, uma bela viúva que quer obrigá-lo a se casar, o Duque de Ilminster se retira em uma casa de campo construída pela Rainha Elizabeth. Como se sentia feliz ao rever o seu lar encantado que não visitava desde pequeno! Quando se aproximou do pequeno templo místico que protagonizou tantas de suas lembranças, ele percebeu que já havia alguém ali... Quem ousou invadir seu esconderijo secreto? Aborrecido, ele percebeu que a intrusa era uma linda mulher que parecia brilhar com sua pureza branca.

A bela Lucretia Hedley sempre adorou a propriedade Merlyncourt e o seu belo e jovem senhor: o Marquês de Merlyncourt. Ele era o solteiro mais cobiçado de toda a Inglaterra... Mas eis que de repente Lucretia se torna sua esposa e amante através de um casamento arranjado para salvar as propriedades da família do Marquês! Lucretia sabia o quanto ele estava costumado às mais sofisticadas beldades da corte. Poderia ela com a sua pureza e juventude conquistar o amor do Marquês? Será que ele ficará logo entediado e ela acabará por perder seu próprio esposo?

Can a wealthy businessman find love as a mail order groom? Julian Baptiste was determined to find a love as epic as that of his parents. As the son of a freedwoman and a wealthy Union solider, Julian was unique among the glittering upper 400 of New York Society. Shrewd in business and discrete with his affairs, Julian was not a man to be trifled with. Until her. One glimpse of Violet Shield and Julian is haunted. As the cook of the boarding house where he is staying while visiting his sister Julie and her two husbands, Violet is a breath of fresh air.