74 The Tree of Love - The Pink Collection

Barbara Cartland

Description

Devastated by the treachery of the woman he loves, the Marquis of Kenworth leaves London and the Prince Regent’s intimate circle of pleasure loving friends, to join the Duke of Wellington’s army as plain Captain Ivan Worth.Facing hardship and the grim reality of battle he is convinced that no woman can ever be trusted to love him for himself, rather than his title, and turns his back on romance forever. Now, wounded by a shell from a French gun, he is in Paris, an invalid guest of his close friend the Duke, waiting for his wound to heal and nursing his broken heart.Into this house of despair comes Shenda, the beautiful daughter of Lord Linbury, who is orphaned after the death of her esteemed, but poverty stricken father. Alone in the world, she has travelled to Paris to fulfill her father’s last wish that she seek the protection of his old friend, the Duke of Wellington.Still celebrating his victory at the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke quickly realises that his new ward is young and innocent, as well as beautiful. Knowing that his reputation with women precludes Shenda from staying in his own house, he sets her the task of nursing Captain Worth.Despite her patient’s rages and his obvious disgust for women, Shenda enthusiastically sets to work, using her mother’s traditional herbal remedies in place of the synthetic medicines prescribed by the French doctors.But are Shenda’s powers of healing enough to make the cantankerous Captain change his mind and allow her to stay? Or will he cast her out onto the dirty, rough streets of Paris? As she plays her music for him, putting her heart and soul into every piece, can she soothe his troubled mind as well as heal the bullet hole in his shoulder? Or will she be cast out onto the streets of Paris to fend for herself ? "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: 1
• EAN13: 9781908411655
• Langue: English

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THE TREE OF LOVE

BARBARA CARTLAND

www.barbaracartland.com

Copyright © 2010 by Cartland Promotions

First published on the internet in November 2010 by Barbaracartland.com

ISBNs

978-1-908411-65-5 Epub 978-1-908411-66-2 Prc 978-1-908411-67-9 Pdf

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THE TREE OF LOVE

It was now the fourth day she had been in the house and Shenda played the piano in the boudoir after attending to the Captain’s wounds, as she had every day. She found the piano gave her an enormous amount of pleasure and she really loved composing music to represent whatever she was thinking about. Now the music she was playing was the story of her growing up and of her happiness at being with her parents. And of the magic she found amongst the flowers in the garden and in the woods. She played how the squirrels carried their nuts up the trees to hide them, and how the goblins would work in the roots as she listened to them by putting her ear against the trunks. She played to the brilliant stars overhead and to the moon creeping up the sky that had always fascinated her. She played the tunes all the birds sang in the spring, and then her feelings as she first saw the Seine and thought how beautiful it was. The music of the Seine made her think of Pluck and how the brave little dog had swum to safety after his cruel owner had tried to drown him. Then she played of her delight when she and Pierre had rescued him and how they had brought him home in triumph!

THEBARBARA 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 currently aoailable fOr dOwnlOad. 1. The CrOss Ôf LOoe 2. LOoe In The Highlands 3. LOoe Finds The Way 4. The Castle Ôf LOoe 5. LOoe Is Triumphant 6. Stars In The Sky 7. The Ship Ôf LOoe 8. A DangerOus Disguise 9. LOoe Became Theirs 10. LOoe Drioes In 11. Sailing TO LOoe 12. The Star Ôf LOoe 13. Music Is The SOul Ôf LOoe 14. LOoe In The East 15. Theirs TO Eternity 16. A Paradise Ôn Earth 17. LOoe Wins In Berlin 18. In Search Ôf LOoe 19. LOoe Rescues ROsanna 20. A Heart In Heaoen 21. The HOuse Ôf Happiness 22. ROyalty Defeated By LOoe 23. The White Witch 24. They SOught LOoe 25. LOoe Is The ReasOn FOr Lioing 26. They FOund Their Way TO Heaoen 27. Learning TO LOoe 28. JOurney TO Happiness 29. A Kiss In The Desert 30. The Heart Ôf LOoe 31. The Richness Ôf LOoe 32. FOr Eoer And Eoer 33. An Unexpected LOoe 34. Saoed By An Angel 35. TOuching The Stars 36. Seeking LOoe 37. JOurney TO LOoe 38. The ImpOrtance Ôf LOoe 39. LOoe By The Lake 40. A Dream COme True 41. The King WithOut A Heart 42. The Waters Ôf LOoe 43. Danger TO The Duke 44. A Perfect Way TO Heaoen 45. FOllOw YOur Heart 46. In Hiding 47. Rioals FOr LOoe 48. A Kiss FrOm The Heart 49. LOoers In LOndOn 50. This Way TO Heaoen 51. A Princess Prays

52. Mine FOr Eoer 53. The Earl’s Reoenge 54. LOoe At The TOwer 55. Ruled By LOoe 56. LOoe Came FrOm Heaoen 57. LOoe And ApOllO 58. The Keys Ôf LOoe 59. A Castle Ôf Dreams 60. A Battle Ôf Brains 61. A Change Ôf Hearts 62. It Is LOoe 63. The Triumph Ôf LOoe 64. Wanted – A ROyal Wife 65. A Kiss Ôf LOoe 66. TO Heaoen With LOoe 67. Pray FOr LOoe 68. The Marquis Is Trapped 69. Hide And Seek FOr LOoe 70. Hiding frOm LOoe 71. A Teacher Ôf LOoe 72. MOney Ôr LOoe 73. The ReoelatiOn Is LOoe 74. The Tree Ôf LOoe

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.