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A social introvert, Lady Dorinda Burne has always felt uncomfortable around lots of people due to a skin condition which has always marked her as the ‘ugly sister’. She is forced on a trip to Singapore to chaperone her sister Lettice, who is set to marry the intelligent and charming Maximus Kirby. However, Dorinda soon finds herself head over heels for Maximus. lost for words when he’s around. Having to overcome drastic hurdles and more challenges than she could have anticipated, Dorinda is forced to face her fears to find a new life, better than she could ever have hoped for.

Step into a world where sparks fly, tempers flare, and passion blooms in the most unexpected places in From Foes to Flames: A Barbara Cartland Enemies-to-Lovers Collection . In A Teacher of Love , Tasia flees an arranged marriage and finds herself clashing with a stern earl whose heart just might be hers to win. Valda's escape to a life of adventure in The Wild Cry of Love brings her into repeated conflict - and undeniable chemistry - with a handsome stranger in the south of France.

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.

After the death of her parents, young Andrina Maldon has selflessly carried the responsibility of running a household impoverished by her father’s profligacy and also for the future happiness of her two sisters. Despite their striking looks, there is no hope of her sisters finding a suitable suitor without someone to introduce them into high society. So Andrina travels unchaperoned to London to seek the assistance of the Duke of Broxbourne, her father’s friend and the Godfather she has never met.

American heiress Lexia and proud Marquis Francis' genuine friendship is tested by jealousy and unexpected rivals in "The Waters of Love". "Wanted - A Royal Wife" sees free-spirited Lady Latasha considering a royal marriage for duty's sake before finding friendship and true love where she least expects it. In "Love at Last", clever Lady Cecilia helps the dashing Prince Ivan search for a bride, never expecting their camaraderie to spark a deep and dangerous love...

Can you fall in love with someone before you meet them? Valona, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the deposed Prince of Piracus believes she can. Beautiful, spiritual and aching for adventure Valona is convinced that the perfect man exists because she has seen him in her dreams; all she has to do is find him. With no royal bride to offer the elderly King, it seems the only way to save Larissa from the threat of the encroaching Russian army is for Valona to take her place.

Follow a vicar's daughter's innocent deception at a glamorous house party in A Change of Hearts. Witness a proud Marquis, spurned by one woman, entangled in a scandalous charade with another in A Battle of Love. And familiarize yourself with bookish Leonora, who finds herself torn between arrogant Mr. Chandos and the captivating Señor de Guarda in Hiding from Love. With scandalous secrets, hidden identities, and desires that cannot be denied, this collection is filled with unforgettable love triangles that will leave you breathless.

When Lord Rupert Brooke and his wife are killed in an accident, their only child, Titania, was forced to live with her uncle, the Duke of Starbrooke, who had Titania is broken-hearted leaving behind her horse which she adores and her Nanny who is the only person who really loves her. When she reaches Velidos, the King, who is the half-brother of Prince Frederick, finds her in tears and does his best to comfort her.

The day Rodney Hawkhurst rides onto her father's grand estate, Lizbeth Gillingham is a wild eighteen-year-old, with tangled red hair, dirt on her apron, and an archer's bow in her hand. A chance encounter leads to a clandestine kiss, leaving the tomboy Lizbeth wondering if the life of a sophisticated lady could be so bad if she was on the arm of Rodney Hawkhurst... But Rodney has not come to see Sir Gillingham about Lizbeth. He has come to borrow money for a daring sea voyage, and to ask for the hand of Phillida, Lizbeth's elegant sister.

Hiding in the seedy underbelly of Paris, Vernita is keeping her sick mother alive by selling exquisitely embroidered lingerie to a shop that supplies the Princess Pauline Borghese. When Vernita approaches the Princess directly with a new negligee, she is enchanted and employs Vernita as a personal servant. As an English noblewoman in the enemy French court, Vernita has to tread carefully. However, both the Princess’ handsome lover Count Axel de Storvik and the all-powerful Emperor Napoleon are making matters more complicated...

Umiddelbart efter sit flotte bryllup bryder Virginia mentalt sammen og hun vender først rigtigt tilbage til livet et år efter. På det tidspunkt har meget forandret sig, for Virginias kontrollerende mor, der tvang hende til at gifte sig med Markisen af Camberford for titlens skyld, er død. Virginia har arvet familiens millioner og udstråler fornyet mod på tilværelsen. Men en ting nager den unge amerikanerinde, og det er den ægtemand, hun er blevet påtvunget.

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television PLEASE NOTE The audiobook edition is read by Barbra Streisand. Features additional anecdotes and music that are exclusive to the My Name is Barbra audiobook. Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend...

När Nolita Walfords föräldrar plötsligt dör förändras hennes liv fullständigt. Utblottad tvingas hon söka olika förnedrande arbetsuppgifter för att få livhanken att gå runt. Hon kommer till Markisen av Sarle och får som uppgift att ta hand om hans 12-åriga dotter. Det visar sig snart att Markisen får upp ögonen för den unga, vackra barnflickan... Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer. Kärleken är häftig mellan de passionerade hjältarna och vackra hjältinnorna, men gång på gång går de igenom prövningar.

Ved sin fars død bliver den unge grevinde Marie Teresa uhyre rig, og desuden er hun udset til at blive gift med markis de Montereau, som hun ikke har set, siden hun var barn. Men hvorfor skulle hun gifte sig med denne forlystelsessyge mand? For at træffe markisen uden at afsløre sin identitet, begiver den unge grevinde sig ud på et spændende eventyr, der bliver til en farlig maskerade, da hun vækker prins Ludvig Napoleons lidenskabelige interesse.

Efter at den purunge Theolas forældre er omkommet, skal hun bo hos sin onkel hertugen af Wellesbourne. Men hun møder kun kulde og foragt i sit nye hjem, og hendes glæde er derfor stor, da hun bliver udvalgt til at ledsage sin forkælede og selvglade kusine Catherine til Kavonia, hvis konge har anholdt om Catherines hånd. Men i Kavonia ulmer oprøret, og to dage før brylluppet slår det ud i lys lue, og Theola bliver midtpunktet i et drama, der fuldstændig ændrer hendes tilværelse.

Simona Bell, the lovely daughter of Lord Belgrave, has been invited by her friend, Karoline von Honentaal to stay with her family in Berlin. Simona finds that Karoline's father, the Baron, owns an amazing collection of art which interests her greatly. Alone for a moment, she finds her way into the Baron's private Sanctuary, where she admires an unusual Sedan Chair. Hearing voices and frightened she might be discovered, she slips into the Sedan Chair and closes the door.

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.

När Sorildas förmyndare, hertigen av Nuneaton, plötsligt och oväntat gifter sig med en mycket yngre kvinna förvandlas Sorildas lugna liv till en mardröm. Den nya hertiginnan tvingar henne att bära fula kläder, hindrar henne från att delta i umgängeslivet och gör henne bokstavligen till en fånge på slottet. En natt ser Sorilda något märkligt från sitt sovrumsfönster - något som kommer att göra henne till en annan sorts fånge - en fånge för kärleken. Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.

Den rika och osympatiska dottern till earlen av Milbrooke, Marilyn, gör allt för att utestänga sin fattiga, men mycket vackra kusin Hermia från sällskapslivet. Men när hon vill snärja den stilige och rike markisen av Deverville blir hon tvungen att ta Hermia till hjälp. Slumpen gör att följden blir en helt annan än vad hon tänkt sig. Markisen är inte det lättfångade byte hon trott ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) är den mest produktiva författaren i det tjugonde århundradet. Vi har över 650 böcker från Cartlands romantiska hand.

Da Melissas stedmor truer med at piske hende, hvis hun ikke gifter sig med den forfærdelige Dan Thorpe, stikker Melissa af forklædt som sin veninde, Cheryls, kammerpige. Cheryl skal besøge sin værge, hertugen af Aldwick, der viser sig at være en indædt kvindehader - og det bringer Melissas sind i kog, blandt andet resulterende i skarpe skænderier og dueller på ord. Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.