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Sir John Gilmour has received a letter from his old friend Gavron Murillo, who lives in Paris to say that he only has a very short time to live and wants to see him urgently before he dies. Gavron, who was of Oriental appearance and a very rich man, had helped Sir John and his father with their finances when they had been almost on the point of bankruptcy and he had made them very wealthy. When Sir John arrives at Gavron’s bedside, the old man tells him that his dying wish is that he should marry his daughter, the beautiful Melita.

The beautiful Georgina Malton is in America with her father, who is making large amounts of money in opening gold mines and is becoming even richer by investing in newly discovered oilfields. Georgina desperately wants to return to England because she finds that men are only interested in her for her father’s money and she is very disillusioned by a European Prince who claims that he loves her but it is her riches he is after. She so wants to be loved for herself. So she and her Nanny set sail for England and her father promises to follow soon.

Michael, the handsome Earl of Monkford, returns from fighting in the Napoleonic War to find that his beloved home, Monk Hall, once a Monastery, has become thoroughly dilapidated from lack of money. tAnd his estate has been sadly neglected with broken down farms and barren fields. tHis mother, the aging Countess, and his cousin, the beautiful Linka, who he grew up with, have done their best to keep everything going with much difficulty.

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 Duke of Laverdale is ambitious to be appointed Master of the Horse and the new Queen Adelaide is determined that behaviour at Court should be moral after the licentiousness of King George IV. The Duke therefore ends his affaire de coeur with the enchanting Lady Sybil Mersham and drops his ballet dancer mistress as well. Up to now he has been determined not to be married, but he now decides to become respectable and find a suitable bride as befits his standing.

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.

When Madelina Winston, a beautiful American heiress, arrives in England, she has at first only one thought on her mind, to try and trace her late father’s English family. Her stepmother, Mrs. Winston, has other ideas. Madelina might have beauty and a fortune, but as far as Mrs. Winston is concerned she lacks the crowning glory of life, an English title. Mrs. Winston knows that there are many impoverished aristocrats hoping to marry money and wastes no time in setting about finding a likely candidate for Madelina’s hand.

The handsome Viscount Trent finally makes up his mind to accede to the pleadings of his family and get married. He is twenty-seven and for a long time they have been begging him to take a wife and produce an heir to his illustrious title, his famous stately home and his vast estate. On the whole he finds debutantes extremely boring and has enjoyed a number of affaires-de-coeur with older married women. However there is one girl, Marigold Marlow, he considers outstanding and she is the acknowledged great beauty of the Season.

Prince Serge of Tamrush, who himself had been sent a bride by Queen Victoria to save his Principality from invasion by the Russians, was now being asked by Prince Igor of Dubrik for the hand of his beautiful daughter Lavinia for the same reason. He decided not to tell Lavinia of Prince Igor’s request until after her birthday party. It was on that occasion she would meet Prince Igor for the first time and her father hoped that they would be attracted to each other.

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.

Sir Norman Melton har ikke altid været en hovedrig mand, men stædighed og ambitioner har ham til toppen som ejer at et stort firma. Trods hans indgroede mistro overfor kvinder bliver han draget mod den smukke Carlotta Lenshovski, og han forelsker sig efterhånden dybt i hende. Carlotta, som er blevet svigtet af den mand, hun virkelig elsker, siger ja til at gifte sig med Norman for pengenes skyld, men det er ikke ligefrem den bedste start på et ægteskab...

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 Earl of Langdale tells his beautiful daughter, Zela, that, having gone to London on a visit, he has become involved with the Comtesse de Courché, who is one of the famous beauties of the London Season. She is much admired by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and many aristocrats.

Lord Springdale is becoming increasingly irritated and tired of being told by his grandmother that he must marry and produce an heir to his illustrious title and estates. She keeps on telling him that, as he is the last of his line and at the age of twenty-seven, he must find a suitable wife and settle down. After a number of affaires de coeur with attractive married ladies, he is not in the least attracted to debutantes and so avoids their pushy mothers like the plague.

Sheena er ung, uskyldig og smuk og opfyldt af romantiske forventninger, da hun bliver sendt til Paris på en hemmelig mission. Hendes forventninger bliver opfyldt, for i Paris møder hun Lucien, høj, mørk og helt uimodståelig, og hun forelsker sig omgående i ham. Men hun har jo ikke rent mel i posen, og Sheena oplever både lykke og sorg på sin vej mod kærligheden under Paris’ blomstrende kastanjer.
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Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

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.

Efter sin fars konkurs og tragiske selvmord befinder Nerita Dunbar sig i en fortvivlet situation. Hun beslutter derfor under falsk navn at tage en stilling som barnefrøken for markisen af Wychbolds seks-årige søn, Anthony, hvis mor har forladt markisen. Men inden længe føler hun sig truet af Anthonys far, der udviser en alt andet end passende interesse for hende ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Amalita og hendes søster Carolyn får meddelelse om, at deres far og hans kone Yvette er druknet i havet ud for Nice. Faderen havde ellers lovet at komme hjem til England for at arrangere Carolyns debut i selskabslivet og afholde et bal for hende. Da Amalita selv blev afskåret fra at debutere, eftersom hendes bedstemor netop var død, er hun opsat på, at Carolyn ikke skal gå glip af muligheden for at træffe nye mennesker og unge mænd. Hun skriver derfor til en af sin fars venner, markisen af Garlestone, der inviterer dem til at bo hos sig i London.

Harto de la guerra, de honores y de mujeres, el Conde de Wynstock regresa a casa, a Inglaterra. Allí estaba su vida pasada y probablemente su vida futura. Lo perseguía la fama de sus hazañas frente a las tropas napoleónicas... pero, él quería ser quien era en realidad. La guerra había convertido a muchos soldados en delincuentes, y su casa estaba tomada por salteadores de caminos. Mas, surgió Vanda. Era una niña cuando el Conde se fue a la guerra, y ahora se había convertido en una mujer. Con su ayuda puso orden en la finca, en la Casa, pero.... ¿ y en su corazón?

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.