Royalty Defeated By Love (22) - Softcover

Cartland, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905155212 ISBN 13: 9781905155217

Publisher: Barbara Cartland.com, 2021

Synopsis

Michael, the Earl of Danesbury was being hounded to marry Lady Alice Randall, a woman he did not love. Even the Prince of Wales was determined to force him into marriage. Michael fled to his dilapidated ancestral castle for the first time since inheriting his title. There he heard a girl singing and fell in love. She was Bettina, daughter of an eccentric Major, a genius with gardens plants and herbs. Determined to put the castle gardens in good order, Michael hired the Major and found himself becoming more and more enchanted with Bettina. But Lady Alice came in hot pursuit, determined to use her powerful connections to snare him. His only hope was to enlist Bettina's help. Together they took an extraordinary gamble, one that could only succeed if it was protected by love. How love found the way to defeat Royalty and all its powers is told in this intriguing romance by Barbara Cartland. If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland .

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About the Author:

Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) was one of the world's most prolific novelists, writing an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no fewer than 644 were romantic novels. Worldwide sales of her books have approached or exceeded one billion copies. She wrote her first book at the age of twenty-one; it became an immediate bestseller. Between the ages of seventy-seven and ninety-seven, she increased her output and wrote an incredible four hundred romances, as the demand for them was so strong worldwide. She wrote her last book at the age of ninety-seven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States, where in 1976 a pair of them occupied numbers one and two in the B. Dalton bestsellers list -- a feat never achieved before or since by any author. Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be well remembered for years to come. Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissfully happy endings, and above all for her unwavering belief in the positive power of love.

Review:

''[The] queen of romance.'' --Kirkus Reviews, praise for the author

''Fast, romantic, exciting, and filled with history, these sweet tales of gallant heroes and heroines [are] the perfect blend.'' --RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

''Well-crafted little gems of...romance, traditional values, and traditional young ladies.'' --RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

About this edition

• Publisher: Barbara Cartland.com
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1905155212
• ISBN 13: 9781905155217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176