83. A Royal Love Match - The Pink Collection

Barbara Cartland

Description

At The Battle of Worcester in 1651, Prince Charles with thirteen thousand troops, both English andScottish, is heavily defeated by Oliver Cromwell and flees to France. Clive More escapes the battlefield to a friendly house and is saved from Cromwell’s men by the Nanny of Alissa aged nine. Nanny disguises him as a girl and hides him in her bedroom. After the Prince is restored to the throne as King Charles II in 1660, Alissa, her father the Earl of Dalwaynnie, her stepmother and her stepsister Nancy, move to London.The King, grateful for the Earl’s support, gives them Apartments at the Royal Palace of Whitehall.Clive More, who is now the Marquis of Morelanton, comes down from the North. He and the King are the same age and spent a great deal of time together including playing tennis at which they both excel. The Countess, the new wife of the Earl of Dalwaynnie, is determined that her daughter Nancy should marry Clive now he is a Marquis and contrives to keep him away from Alissa, who has grown in the nine years since they last met into an outstanding beauty. How the Countess intrigues with a strange man called Lord Pronett to remove Alissa from the Court and away from Clive. How Nancy helps Clive save her. And how they find love and happiness is all told in this exciting historicalromance by BARBARA CARTLAND. "Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages.As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery.She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation.Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world.She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author.Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed.Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life."

Sujets

• Downton Abbey
• Mills & Boon
• Thomas Hardy
• Jane Austen
• Harlequin

Informations

• Publié par: M-Y Books
• Date de parution: 14 août 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781908411945
• Langue: English

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A ROYAL LOVE MATCH

BARBARA CARTLAND

www.barbaracartland.com

Copyright © 2011 by Cartland Promotions

First published on the internet in August 2011 by Barbaracartland.com

ISBNs 978-1-908411-94-5 Epub 978-1-908411-95-2 Prc

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A ROYAL LOVE MATCH

Then Clive walked down the stairs and Alissia went with him. She held his hand all the way down the stairs. When they reached the front door, he bent down, and picking Alissia up, kissed her on both cheeks. “You are a very brave and lovely young girl,” he sighed. “I do so hope when you are a little older we will meet again.” Alissia put her arms around his neck and hugged him. “I am so glad that Nanny was so clever and saved yo u by putting Mama’s cap on your head.” “And you gave me your hair, Alissia. As I think it has brought me luck, I am taking it away with me in my pocket as a very special keepsake of a very special young lady.” Alissia giggled. “I like to think of you doing that.” “I will put it away in a safe place and if I am ever in trouble again, I will expect you to come and save me.” “I would love to,” answered Alissia coyly. He kissed her on the cheek again. Then he swung himself onto his horse.

THE BARBARA CARTLAND PINK COLLECTION

Barbara Cartland was the most prolific bestselling author in the history of the world. She was frequently in the Guinness Book of Records for writing more books in a year than any other living author. In fact her most amazing literary feat was when her publishers asked for more Barbara Cartland romances, she doubled her output from 10 books a year to over 20 books a year, when she was 77. She went on writing continuously at this rate for 2 0 years and wrote her last book at the age of 97, thus completing 400 books between the ages of 77 and 97. Her publishers finally could not keep up with this phenomenal output, so at her death she left 160 unpublished manuscripts, something aga in that no other author has ever achieved. Now the exciting news is that these 160 original unpublished Barbara Cartland books are ready for publication and they will be published by Barbaracartland.com exclusively on the internet, as the web is the best possible way to reach so many Barbara Cartland readers around the world. The 160 books will be published monthly and will be numbered in sequence. The series is called the Pink Collection as a tribu te to Barbara Cartland whose favourite colour was pink and it became very much her trademark over the years. The Barbara Cartland Pink Collection is published o nly on the internet. Log on to www.barbaracartland.com to find out how you can purchase the books monthly as they are published, and take out a subscription that will en sure that all subsequent editions are delivered to you by mail order to your home.

If you do not have access to a computer you can write for information about the Pink Collection to the following address : BarbaraCartland.com Camfield Place Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 6JE United Kingdom Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Titles in this series

These titles are currentlx available for download. For more information please see the Where to bux pageat the end of this book.

1. The Cross Of Love 2. Love In The Highlands 3. Love Finds The Wax 4. The Castle Of Love 5. Love Is Triumphant 6. Stars In The Skx 7. The Ship Of Love 8. A Dangerous Disguise 9. Love Became Theirs 10. Love Drives In 11. Sailing To Love 12. The Star Of Love 13. Music Is The Soul Of Love 14. Love In The East 15. Theirs To Eternitx 16. A Paradise On Earth 17. Love Wins In Berlin 18. In Search Of Love 19. Love Rescues Rosanna 20. A Heart In Heaven 21. The House Of Happiness 22. Roxaltx Defeated Bx Love 23. The White Witch 24. Thex Sought Love 25. Love Is The Reason For Living 26. Thex Found Their Wax To Heaven 27. Learning To Love 28. Journex To Happiness 29. A Kiss In The Desert 30. The Heart Of Love 31. The Richness Of Love 32. For Ever And Ever 33. An UneXpected Love 34. Saved Bx An Angel 35. Touching The Stars 36. Seeking Love 37. Journex To Love 38. The Importance Of Love 39. Love Bx The Lake 40. A Dream Come True 41. The King Without A Heart 42. The Waters Of Love 43. Danger To The Duke 44. A Perfect Wax To Heaven 45. Follow Your Heart 46. In Hiding 47. Rivals For Love 48. A Kiss From The Heart 49. Lovers In London

50. This Wax To Heaven 51. A Princess Praxs 52. Mine For Ever 53. The Earl’s Revenge 54. Love At The Tower 55. Ruled Bx Love 56. Love Came From Heaven 57. Love And Apollo 58. The Kexs Of Love 59. A Castle Of Dreams 60. A Battle Of Brains 61. A Change Of Hearts 62. It Is Love 63. The Triumph Of Love 64. Wanted – A Roxal Wife 65. A Kiss Of Love 66. To Heaven With Love 67. Prax For Love 68. The Marquis Is Trapped 69. Hide And Seek For Love 70. Hiding from Love 71. A Teacher Of Love 72. Monex Or Love 73. The Revelation Is Love 74. The Tree Of Love 75. The Magnificent Marquis 76. The Castle 77. The Gates of Paradise 78. A Luckx Star 79. A Heaven on Earth 80. The Healing Hand 81. A Virgin Bride 82. The Trail to Love 83. A Roxal Love Match

THELATE DAME BARBARA CARTLAND

Barbara Cartland, who sadly died in May 2000 at the grand age of ninety eight, remains one of the world’s most famous romantic novelists. With worldwide sales of over one billion, her outstanding 723 books have been translated into thirty six different languages, to be enjoyed by readers of romance globally. Writing her first book ‘Jigsaw’ at the age of 21, B arbara became an immediate bestseller. Building upon this initial success, she wrote continuously throughout her life, producing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. In addition to Barbara Cartland’s legion of fans in the UK and across Europe, her books have al ways been immensely popular in the USA. In 1976 she achieved the unprecedented feat o f having books at numbers 1 & 2 in the prestigious B. Dalton Bookseller bestsellers list. Although she is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Barbara Cartland also wrote several historical biographies, six autobiographies and numerous theatrical plays as well as books on life, love, health and cookery. B ecoming one of Britain's most popular media personalities and dressed in her trademark pink, Barbara spoke on radio and television about social and political issues, as well as making many public appearances. In 1991 she became a Dame of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to literature and her work for humanitarian and charitable causes. Known for her glamour, style, and vitality Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime. Best remembered for her wonderful romant ic novels and loved by millions of readers worldwide, her books remain treasured for their heroic heroes, plucky heroines and traditional values. But above all, it was Barbara Cartland’s overriding belief in the positive power of love to help, heal and improve the quality of life for everyone that made her truly unique.