17. Love Wins In Berlin - The Pink Collection

Barbara Cartland

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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 Baron and another man enter the room and Simona overhears them discussing an Englishman called Watson, who has been working on a new naval gun with the Marquis of Midhurst. Watson has been kidnapped by the Germans, who are desperate to learn the secrets of the gun. The Baron is persuaded to invite the Marquis to stay with him in Berlin and agrees to ask a beautiful Countess to seduce his secrets from the Marquis.Simona leaves the Sedan Chair undetected and is anxious to warn the Marquis. When he arrives she finds a way to tell him all she has overheard, and he is extremely grateful for her help.How the Marquis enlists her in his daring quest to free Watson, how they arrange to spirit him out of Germany and Simona finds the love she has been seeking is told in this exciting and spellbinding book 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: 18
• EAN13: 9781906950798
• Langue: English

Extrait

LOVE WINS IN BERLIN
Copyright © 2005 by Cartland Promotions
First published on the internet in 2005 by Barbaracartland.com

The characters and situations in this book are entirely imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or actual happening.
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LOVE WINS IN BERLIN
Soon Simona fell asleep to dream that she and the Marquis were driving in a very fast carriage away from the Neues Palace . They were going so fast that she felt there must be more than two horses pulling them.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and a voice speaking in an urgent whisper “Wake up, Simona.”
She thought for a moment it was a part of her dream.
As she opened her eyes, she saw to her astonishment the Marquis’s face looking at her, the light coming from a candle on the table by her bed.
“What – is – it?” she asked. “Are – you – ill?”
“I need your help and we will have to work very quickly, Simona, because we have a great deal to do. That is, if you will help me.”
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 20 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 again 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 tribute 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 only 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 ensure 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 :

Barbara Cartland.com Ltd.
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United Kingdom.

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Titles in this series The Cross of Love Love in the Highlands Love Finds the Way The Castle of Love Love is Triumphant Stars in the Sky The Ship of Love A Dangerous Disguise Love Became Theirs Love drives in Sailing to Love The Star of Love Music is the Soul of Love Love in the East Theirs to Eternity A Paradise on Earth Love Wins in Berlin
THE LATE DAME BARBARA CARTLAND
Barbara Cartland who sadly died in May 2000 at the age of nearly 99 was the world’s most famous romantic novelist who wrote 723 books in her lifetime 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, books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She also found time to be a political speaker and television and radio personality.
She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and this was called Jigsaw . It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback and was translated into 6 different languages. She wrote continuously throughout her life, writing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. 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.
Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her good looking and dashing heroes and above all her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.


“‘I will love you forever, my darling’. These are the sweetest and most magical words a man can ever say to a woman.”
Barbara Cartland
CHAPTER ONE - 1890
Simona moved around the house fascinated by everything she saw. It had been a great adventure for her to travel to Germany to stay with her school friend Karoline von Honentaal.
When she was seventeen her mother and father had thought she should complete her education at a finishing school.
They were told that undoubtedly the best in Europe was in Florence. The girls learned a thorough appreciation of old master paintings.
They were also taught interior decoration, which their parents believed would stand them in good stead when they were married.
Simona was extremely intelligent. She had been educated by a variety of governesses and tutors, but especially as she always acknowledged, by her father.
Lord Belgrave was well known as a most able politician and an outstanding member of the House of Lords. His speeches on the current European situation invariably received attention.
He had been bitterly disappointed not to have produced a son and heir.
He therefore concentrated on making sure that his daughter was as well educated as a son would have been.
In the country Simona rode her father’s finest and fastest horses and, against her mother’s protests, had learnt to shoot.
“I cannot think,” Lady Belgrave said “, why you should want to kill anything. In my opinion, although no man would agree with me, it is cruel and unnecessary.”
“I have no intention, Mama, of shooting birds or even rabbits,” Simona argued. “But Papa thinks that if I am to travel about the world, as he hopes I will, I should be able to protect myself.”
Lady Belgrave held up her hands.
“If your father is going to turn you into a traveller and an explorer, as he was when he was a young man, then I give up all hope of your ever settling down with a charming husband and a large family.”
Simona laughed.
“There is plenty of time for that, Mama, and I do want to see something of the world first.”
It was of course her father who insisted that they spent their holidays in various parts of France.
One year they had visited Spain.
And then the question of a finishing school arose. It was of course Lord Belgrave who found out from his friends in the House of Lords about the school in Florence. All the aristocrats in Europe, he was told, sent their daughters there.
“I consider in this day and age,” he told his wife, “that English children should have a cosmopolitan education. After all we govern a large part of the world with our Empire, and I think it important that we should get to know and understand our European neighbours.”
“I agree with you,” Lady Belgrave replied, “but you often forget, Edward dear, that Simona is not yet eighteen. When she is, she must have a Season in London and be presented to the Queen.”
“I do remember,” Lord Belgrave said, “but I think it would be an excellent opportunity for her to spend the last year of her education in Florence. You know as well as I do that it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.”
Lady Belgrave had been obliged to agree with him.
As usual her husband had his own way and Simona was sent to Florence.
It was in Florence that she became friends with Karoline, a very attractive German girl whose family lived in Berlin.
It was because they were such good friends that Simona soon picked up the German language and Karoline similarly improved her English.
Lady Belgrave planned to open their London house in April for the Season.
Karoline who was leaving school in March at the same time as Simona, asked her to come home with her first for a visit.
“I would love to accept,” Simona sighed. “And I am sure Papa will think it an excellent chance of improving my German.”
“It is pretty good already,” Karoline smiled.
“I am sure Papa will wish it to be perfect,” Simona replied, “and that is going to be my strongest argument for accepting your invitation.”
She managed to get her own way.
Lady Belgrave merely complained that it would be a terrible rush when she returned to prepare all her clothes for her debut.
Simona however was far more interested in visiting Germany than in bothering so far ahead about her appearance. When she returned she would concentrate on what to wear at the innumerable balls her mother was expecting her to attend in London.
Karoline had told her so much about Germany, but Simona had not expected Berlin to be so large or indeed so impressive.