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Wem sollen wir in einer Welt voller Intrigen und Machtspielchen noch vertrauen? Lassen wir unsere Gefühle zu, stürzen wir alle um uns herum ins Verderben. Nach einer durchzechten Nacht reist Lauren gemeinsam mit ihrer feierwütigen Freundin Jane für ein Jahrespraktikum ins Schloss des Königs von Wittles Cay Island. Und das, obwohl ihr der Abschied von ihrer Familie alles andere als leichtfällt, denn diese ist ihr größter Halt, nachdem ihr Vater vor fast vier Jahren spurlos verschwunden ist.

In Wahrheit war die Sache mit Cinderella ganz anders... Auf Wondringham Castle findet eine riesige Brautschau mit vielen Prüfungen statt. Unzählige junge Damen aus allen Teilen des Landes kommen zum Schloss, um die Gunst eines der vier Prinzen zu erlangen. Aber die junge Gouvernante Mayrin Barnaby, die durch unglückliche Umstände ebenfalls dorthin gerät, will gar keinen Königssohn heiraten, sondern nur schnellstmöglich zurück nach Hause. Dort warten ihre beiden jüngeren Geschwister auf sie, für die sie verantwortlich ist.

Eine Schiffsfahrt nach Asien ist der Schauplatz dieser Liebesgeschichte: Die junge Bertilla wird von ihrer kaltherzigen Mutter zu ihrer Tante nach Malaysia geschickt, um dort als Missionarin zu arbeiten. Auf dem Schiff trifft sie erneut auf den lebensfrohen Herzensbrecher Lord Saire, der Bertilla schon einmal geholfen hat. Schon bald hat sich die 18-Jährige in den als "Liebespiraten" bekannten Lord verliebt, der sich um sie kümmert und sie beschützt. Aber kann daraus echte Liebe werden oder ist Bertilla für ihn nur ein naives junges Mädchen?

Thea, Princesa de Kostas, no estaba dispuesta a casarse por conveniencias de Estado con el anciano Rey Otho, Monarca de un país vecino y a quien su Padre pretendía imponerle. Para evitarlo, la Princesa decidió huir del Palacio y cabalgando llega a un sorprendente lugar... Ignoraba que al decidir quedarse en ese lugar, iba al encuentro de su destino y entre la realidad y el ensueño viviría una aventura que jamás podría olvidar. Todo esto y más es relatado en esta romántica novela de Barbara Cartland.

Lord Victor Brooke ha disgustado a su madrina, Su Majestad la Reina Victoria, con su última indiscreción con una de sus más atractivas señoras de honor, y en consecuencia, el castigo de su madrina, ha significado perder la Temporada Social en Londres! Las órdenes de su Majestad, es escoltar la Princesa Sydella de dieciocho años a Zararis, que va a casarse con el Rey Esteban, que ha solicitado una novia Inglesa. Así su pequeña Nación, recibirá la protección del Imperio Británico contra las incursiones rusas.

El Rey se acercó a la cama de Xenia y miró su lujoso cabello rojo que brillaba a la luz de las velas y sus tiernos labios, que temblaban porque tenía miedo. "¿Sabes lo hermosa que eres?" él dijo. Xenia sabía que el momento finalmente había llegado, el momento en que ella debía decirle la verdad. "¡Te amo!". Pero él lloró antes de que ella pudiera hablar. Él dijo: "Estoy loco... locamente enamorado ... nunca en la vida soñé que me sentiría así ... y tengo algo que ... decirte..." Ella lo sintió ponerse serio y lentamente lo vio retroceder. Xenia respiró profundamente... ¿Cómo podría ella decirle?

Lord Waincliffe breaks his horse’s bridle out one day and calls at the nearest house for help so that he can ride home in safety. It belongs to Terence Stourton, a Professor of Literature, and he meets his daughter, Rosetta, who repairs the bridle for him. Not only does he think that Rosetta is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, but he feels there is something unusual about her. Only when he returns home, does he realise that she bears an extraordinary resemblance to his sister, Dolina.

Thomas Clark is a wealthy aristocrat. Sandy Price was the girl next door. They grew up spending their summer holidays on the same country estate, but Sandy couldn't stand Thomas and he hasn't crossed her mind since. Years later, an unexpected turn of events brings Thomas back into her life. At the reading of his grandfather's will, Thomas is set to inherit everything on one condition: he marries Sandy Price - otherwise the entire estate will go to charity. Thomas must find a way to make this happen.

Scotland, 1750, just four years after Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Rising of the Clans, it’s hard to know who’s loyal to the English and who is faithful to the Stuarts. And it’s beautiful seventeen-year-old Iona’s perilous mission to ascertain whether the Duke of Arkrae, head of Scotland’s most powerful clan, is a traitor or is he in cahoots with the English. Iona’s mission is to gain the trust of the Duke and his clan by claiming to be the sister he thought to have died as a child. As all around her doubt her claim and call her a "pretender", Iona struggles to hold her nerve.

Dalma Wickham, having been in Athens to learn Greek, arrives at a British Steamer to return to London to find that they will not allow her dog, Twi-Twi, on board. Because she is turned away from the British ship, she walks round the quay and sees a most magnificent yacht. While she is admiring it, a bomb goes off at the end of the quay and the seamen leave the yacht to see what has happened. On an impulse, because she realises it is her last chance of getting Twi-Twi to England, she slips aboard the yacht and hides in one of the empty cabins.

Queen Victoria sends for the Duke of Sherbourne and asks him to undertake a very secret mission on her behalf. It is so secret that only his loyal valet is told. The Duke agrees and it takes him to Greece. He visits King George who is the same age as he is and whom he has known in the past. He has been a great success as King, although he was only eighteen when he took over the throne and he is married to Princess Olga of Russia and they are extremely happy. The Duke envies them and, although he has been pursued by a great number of beautiful women in London, he has never yet fallen in love.

The Earl of Wentworth has a fiery and unpredictable temper and is about to fight a duel in Hyde Park with a Frenchman who has insulted him, when he is restrained by his friend, Sir Thomas Babbington, and a helpful Policeman. At the same time the beautiful Temia Brandon is returning home from her Finishing School in France and is longing to see her horse, Lightning, again. Temia discovers that her father has been hiding a dark secret for many years and is now being blackmailed by the odious Lord Alphonse who threatens to reveal the secret and ruin the family’s reputation.

Princess Zelda of Brienz in Switzerland is being harassed by her father to marry a King or Prince of one of the small countries of Europe. Zelda is very beautiful and determined when she does marry it will be for love and only love and she cannot possibly fall in love with any of her father’s suitors. She runs away from her home to her cousin, Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein, who has always been very fond of her. She tells him that she is determined to find out the truth about a scandal that has been repeated ever since she was born.

Beautiful Lady Lucilla Welton is all alone in the world, having lost both her parents in a tragic accident. She has nowhere to go and so she stays with her cruel and distant Aunt Maud, who wants to marry her off as soon as possible. An ardent suitor is at hand – the rich Texan, Harkness Jackson – but his proposal is not one Lucilla could ever contemplate. She has already met the only man who will ever find the key to her heart – but the handsome Marquis of Castlebury is enthralled by another and for him, Lucilla seems to be no more than a casual friend.

Le mariage ? Il ne voulait plus en entendre parler. Jusqu’à ce qu’elle débarque dans sa vie. Pour échapper à la pression exercée par sa mère, qui exige qu’il se marie dans les plus brefs délais, Adrien, prince de Bellugia, se réfugie au cœur des Alpes dans le plus grand secret. Après avoir tout perdu dans l’incendie qui a ravagé sa maison et son local professionnel, Sophie est contrainte d’accepter un poste de chef privé dans un chalet de luxe.

Elle rêve d’épouser un roi, il aspire à une vie anonyme…" Moi aussi, je veux épouser un roi ! " C’est ce qu’a affirmé Auriane, courtière dans l’immobilier de luxe, le jour où son ami Adrien, roi de Bellugia, lui a annoncé ses fiançailles avec la charmante Sophie. Depuis, la jeune femme n’a pas trouvé chaussure à son pied, mais n’en reste pas moins déterminée à atteindre son but. C’est la raison pour laquelle, lorsque le séduisant et richissime émir de Jaïrah se met à la courtiser, elle accepte de le suivre dans son pays.

Can romance and riches ever work out? One minute, Jemma Pears is a struggling theatrical make-up artist in London. The next, she's been left a vast fortune by her estranged grandmother. However, there's a catch: she must marry a man with a title to inherit. Jemma thinks this is truly impossible: she's a romantic, searching for true love, not just a convenient marriage... and besides, where would she even find a titled guy? Enter Ashford, the new Duke of Burlingham. His legacy: massive debts that he must pay back immediately or risk the bank seizing his assets.

Lady Selina Primrose ses ofta som familjens svarta får. Hon är frispråkig, vild och alldeles för äventyrslysten för den engelska aristrokratin och även om hon vet hur hon förväntas bete sig är det fasligt underhållande att göra tvärtemot. När det görs tydligt för henne att hon behöver hitta en make så snart som möjligt för att undvika att Windermere Manor behöver säljas sätts hennes lojalitet till familjen på prov. Särskilt när ryktena om hennes släktskap börjar florera på nytt...

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.

¿Puede el amor verdadero triunfar cuando el destino de la corona y del país descansa sobre tus hombros? Esta selecta recopilación de novelas de la indiscutible reina del romance, Barbara Cartland, están dispuestas a demostrar que sí, aunque los personajes que las protagonizan no lo tendrán nada fácil. Ya sea una joven reina abrumada por los asuntos de Estado y las amenazas de las intrigas que lo último que espera es enamorarse o una princesa atrapada por la responsabilidad y el destino de un matrimonio arreglado; el amor puede florecer incluso en las circunstancias más difíciles.