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The Duke of Rockcliffe returns home to England from the British Army of Occupation, which after the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 is located at Cambrai.
He had left England seven years ago when he was merely a young Lieutenant who intended to spend his life in the Army.
Owing to the death of several Heir Presumptives to the Dukedom, he finds himself unexpectedly and to his great surprise the new Duke.
He also discovers that he has a Ward called Nelita,...
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Keeping up appearances for her older brother, Lord Anthony (Tony) Linwood, and his Society lifestyle while also caring for their young brother and sister is becoming too much for the beautiful Minerva as they have very little money and the bills are mounting every day. So when Tony confesses that he owes the terrifying gambling debt of two thousand pounds to his friend, the Earl of Gorleston, with an unsavoury and raffish reputation, she is mortified....
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Lady Georgina Lang returns to The Castle from her father's funeral to wonder what the future holds for her.
Because her father had always longed for a son to succeed him, he had brought her up and educated her exactly as if she was a boy. She dressed as a boy and, although she had been christened Georgina, he liked calling her George.
She was completely alone in the huge castle, which was now inherited by the new Earl of Langfield, a distant cousin...
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo is a 1951 novel by Barbara Cartland. It was the gayest season Monte Carlo had ever known, Mademoiselle Fantôme was causing a sensation. Who was the exquisite "ghost", with her shining golden hair and dreaming dark eyes? Why did her formidable aunt guard her so carefully?
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Lady Loretta's father, the well-respected Lord Lieutenant of the County, is doing his best to force her into marriage with the Marquis of Sauerdun, the son of a good friend. Whilst her father thinks he is making a good match for his beloved daughter, she is aghast at the thought of an arranged marriage and vows she will only marry for love.
Searching her mind for a way to stay free to pursue the kind of love she has always dreamt of, she happens upon...
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On receipt of a desperate letter, demure young beauty Romara Shaldon rushes to the aid of her distressed sister Caryl, who has run away with the disreputable and cruel Sir Harvey Wychbold, who not only mistreats her, but also refuses to marry her when he finds she is with child.
After a violent confrontation that leaves her bloodied and bruised, Romara is 'rescued' and taken to the next door home of Lord Ravenscar where, in her concussed, semi-conscious...
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King Maximilian of Valdastien, handsome, clever but with a well, deserved reputation as a ladies man, is under pressure from his Prime Minister to leave behind his bachelor ways, get married and produce an heir as soon as possible. Despite the fact that he vowed never to marry, with political unrest in Europe and encroaching danger from the Prussians, the King reluctantly decides to visit the surrounding countries to seek a suitable Queen.
Meanwhile,...
8) El Impostor
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El asesinato de tres oficiales ingleses en la India sirvió de aviso para Vincent, heredero del Marquesado de Mawdelyn, de que su vida corría peligro a su regreso a Inglaterra, ya que los compañeros muertos habían sido confundidos por él. Mientras tanto, en el Priorato de Mawdelyn, un primo lejano de Vincent había asumido el título de Marqués, pensando que el verdadero heredero estaba muerto. Cómo regresa Vincent a Inglaterra y tiene que hacer...
9) A Golden Lie
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The tenth Earl of Narbrooke is a miser.
He is obsessed with money and is prepared to starve himself as well as his household and will not give a penny to his family even though he is the Head of it.
He has locked himself away in his vast mansion and neglects the estate until it becomes a disgrace.
Colonel Euan Campbell, who had been wounded in the War with Napoleon, is very hard-up and accepts the position of managing the Earl's horses. He is...
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Valda lives a life of luxury with her mother and stepfather in a beautiful château in France. Educated in Paris and enjoying all that French society can offer, Valda's English roots seem a very distant memory. That is until the day her stepfather declares that in true French style he is planning an arranged marriage for her.
Horrified at the thought of marrying a complete stranger, Valda knows that it is impossible for her to go along with her...
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Gretna, ist ein Kind der Liebe, da ihre Eltern heimlich heirateten mussten und von der Gesellschaft verstoßen wurden. Ihre Mutter Lady Rosemary, Tochter des Earl von Ledbury heiratetet ihre Liebe in Gretna Green, um den Häschern ihres Vaters zu entkommen, der sie mit einem älteren Adeligen verheiraten wollte. Sie wurden von der Familie verstoßen und die Familie lebte in Armut auf dem Land. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern und aus dem Haus vertrieben,...
12) The Fire of Love
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Arriving at an employment agency in the West End of London in search for some way to support herself and her beloved old Nanny after her father's gambling debts have left her in penury, the beautiful young Carina is offered a very unusual post in which she must take charge young of a young boy, the son of one, Lady Lynche.
On visiting her at her lodgings Carina is dismayed to find that Lady Lynche, an Oriental lady, is at death's door and so is reluctantly...
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Debido al accidente que sufrió su calesa, Lady Athina se vió obligada a pasar la noche en una Posada. Allí oiría el llanto de un niño a quien maltrataba su padrastro.
Cuando acudió en su ayuda, descubrió que Peter era sobrino del Marqués de Rockingdale. La joven decidió entonces llevar al pequeño con su tío, sin imaginar que la persecución que se iba a llevar a cabo contra el niño, uniría su destino al del Marqués de Rockingdale. Athina...
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Admired by men and adored by women, a raffishly handsome adventurer and ladies' man, the Duke of Darleston is, known to all as 'The Dasher' after his father's successful horse of the same name.
And yet, in his heart he yearns for something more in his life and he is suddenly compelled to gather some friends together to travel to Egypt to witness its ancient wonders and glorious Temples. Among the party is the coquettish recently bereaved beauty Lady...
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Manella se horroriza cuando su Tío, el Conde de Avondale, le dice que debe casarse con el anciano Duque de Dunster. Al amanecer, acompañada de su perro favorito Flash y su amado caballo Heron huye en busca de una nueva vida. Al llegar a una pequeña aldea, se entera de la crisis que afrontan en el Castillo del Condado de Buckingdon - necesitan una cocinera- por lo que asumiendo una falsa identidad ella toma el puesto.
Como salva al Marqués de Buckingdon...
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Zarina, rica heredera iba a ser casada por su tío y tutor con un anciano noble. Desesperada por la noticia sale a cabalgar y para su sorpresa descubre que "El Priorato" cuyas tierras colindan con las de ella están en subasta por las deudas de su propietario. Al saber que Rolfe, el hermano del fallecido heredero había llegado desde la India para supervisar la subasta, se le ocurre una idea.
Con mucha renuencia Ralfe acepta su plan: ella paga las...
17) Love Climbs In
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The impulsive and rakish Marquis of Troon is, due to be married to the disreputable but passionate Lady Dilys Powick in direct opposition to the wishes and advice of his closest friends.
The Marquis then goes ahead and arranges a spectacular steeplechase with large prizes for the winners in order to celebrate his nuptials. When one of the contestants dies unexpectedly of a heart attack, the Marquis is stunned to discover that he has been, named in...
18) Love Wins
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Beautiful, young, yet fiercely independent, Shikara Bartlett sorely misses her much-loved father, the renowned archaeologist Professor Richard Bartlett, who appears to have gone missing on his latest "dig" in Egypt. What's worse is that in his absence her strait-laced guardian is determined to marry her off to the middle-aged Lord Stroud, who is pompous, boring and far too old at forty-four. She certainly does not love him, and she never will. So,...
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Zum ersten Mal ist der gutaussehende, selbstsichere Earl von Helstone richtiggehend überrascht. Die junge Dame hatte im Park allem Anschein nach einen furchtbaren Sturz von ihrem Pferd erlitten und der Earl lief ihr zu Hilfe. Doch dann begriff er, dass sie es nur gespielt hatte.
Sie stellt sich dem verdutzten Earl als Virginia vor und bittet ihn darum, den Gesellschaften ihrer Mutter fernzubleiben - denn Lady Chevington hatte beschlossen, dass es...
20) The Queen Wins
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The Honorable Richard Brooke, the younger son of the Earl of Grandbrooke, becomes a close friend of Prince Ivan of Karlova.
The Prince however does not use his title, as he is incognito. He is therefore, known as Ivan Sazon.
As is usual in Aristocratic families, Richard, as the second son is ordained and is then, appointed to a Parish in Oxford.
Prince Ivan is often at his house and it was not long before he falls in love with Richard's sister Elizabeth,...
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