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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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All that Fenella has ever wanted is Lord Corbury's happiness. When he returns from Wellington's army, penniless and in love with a wealthy beauty, Fenella knows she must rescue her cousin from yet another scrape. In a daring bid to raise money for both Periquine's marriage and his needy tenants, they commit robbery, become highwaymen, turn smugglers and face countless dangers. It is only when, Periquine finds he might lose Fenella that he, realizes...
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Ceylon born and bred, yet English through and though thanks to their stern father, who is the local Vicar, beautiful young Dominica Radford and her five sisters are excited when one Sunday a very handsome English gentleman comes calling on their father in their rundown Vicarage in Colombo. But, excitement turns to shock when Lord Hawkston out of the blue asks for Dominica's hand in marriage for his twenty-four year old nephew Gerald Warren, who is...
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Lady Diana, one of the most fascinating beauties in London society is, considered proud and idiosyncratic. Their appearance arouses the envy of women and the unreserved admiration of men. But, no one has so far been able to win Lady Diana's love, as she does not seem to be capable of true feelings. Only in Ian does she meet an equally strong personality. A strange relationship begins between the two of them, one that is, marked by both hatred and...
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"After the sudden death of her parents, the young Nolita is alone and penniless. Lady Katherine, her aunt, is not inclined to take her in. She places Nolita as governess in Sarle-Park. There she should look after the rich, spoiled Take care of Bettine, an eleven-year-old half-orphan.
Nolita, who is extremely unhappy at first and does not feel comfortable in the large manor, gradually wins little Bettine's heart. The young, widowed Marrquis of Sarle...
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All her young life has been lived in the shadow of her father's disgrace after he was caught cheating at cards at his Club in London and Alita Lang lives a dismal life under sufferance with her begrudging aunt and uncle, the Duke and Duchess of Langstone. In fact the only love in Alita's lonely life is her passion for her uncle's thoroughbred horses, especially her beloved stallion, Flamingo, who she has taught many tricks to. She spends most of her...
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Lord Rowley, known as Roue Rowley is the most attractive raffish eccentric of his time. Alone exiled from England by the strictly converted society around Queen Victoria, he is worried that his reputation will hurt his daughter. He arranges for Darcia to be chaperoned by the widow of the French Ambassador to the Court of St James and for his daughter to be legally the Countess de Sauze.
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Amidst the exciting preparations for the grand opening of Prince Albert's prized Crystal Palace, a young orphan, Sorilda, is being, forced into marriage by her recently cuckolded uncle, the Duke of Nuneaton. Having sheltered lovely Sorilda, since the tragic death of her parents, the usually fair-minded Duke has been, driven to jealous retaliation by his deceitful new Duchess. Suspecting his close neighbor, the Earl of Winsford, of ungentlemanly conduct...
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Falling ill with a bad cold, the beautiful young singer, Isa McNaver, leaves behind her busy London schedule of Concerts and heads for the Scottish Highlands where she grew up for a much needed rest. There she wanders the graceful moors and the breezy seashore contentedly, remembering her childhood and the local legends about long lost Clan treasure. Venturing into a deep dark cave, she stumbles across a murderous plot by accident. She overhears a...
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The villagers affectionately named Selma the White Witch, and indeed, only her gift for herbal healing enabled the handsome Duke of Mortlyn to survive an attempt on his life. And the vicar's daughter trembled with love when the virile Peer surrendered to her gentle enchantment. Original Regency romance.
12) Revenge Is Sweet
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It seemed a miracle from Heaven itself. Valessa Chester, lovely, alone and penniless, would be splendidly rewarded for her role in a house-party charade, a harmless prank to be played on the arrogant-and compellingly attractive-Marquis of Wyndonbury. But to Valessa's horror she discovered that she was the unwitting instrument of a scorned woman's revenge.
13) The Sign Of Love
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Not only has the beautiful eighteen year old Bettina Charlwood lost her beloved mother but is made all but destitute by her father's constant gambling and she has to leave the French school as her deceased Godmother had financed her fees.
Now death strikes once more as her chaperone dies on the ferry from Calais to Dover in a wild storm. And Bettina, not knowing what to do, is saved by an earnest young gentleman whose name is Lord Eustace Veston.
Arriving...
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Just eighteen, beautiful and intelligent, Yola Beauharnais lives a blessed Fairy tale life at her magnificent family castle on the Loire. Then her grandmother announces that she has been, promised in marriage by her late beloved, father to the Marquis de Montereau. Yola is appalled. She has, heard of the Marquis, who, although handsome and sophisticated, has a reputation in Paris as a rake, socialite and 'ladykiller'. How could she possibly marry...
15) Looking for Love
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Catherine Robson is a rich heiress with many money-hungry suitors. She is tormented by the idea of marrying someone whom she does not love, so she makes a challenging decision. Cathy leaves her old life behind and moves to a brand new town, filled with only strangers and problems. She disguises herself as a poor beggar, hoping to find someone who will love her for who she is. And when a mysterious face from her past shows up, she must struggle to...
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Handsome, noble Lord Alistair McDonon's gay life, as a denizen of London's Beau Monde far, far away from his Scottish roots, comes to a sudden and abrupt end.
When the tragic news, arrives that his two brothers have, drowned at sea, he is, summoned to Scotland by his estranged father, not only,to take up his title of the Marquis of Kildonon and position, of heir to the Chieftainship of the Clan, but also to marry, Lady Morag McNain, in order, to unite...
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The Marquis of Milverton strides into White's Club in a high state of irritation as he is being, pestered by his family to take a suitable, girl for his wife. He is not surprised to find that his aristocratic friends are suffering the same pressure and they gather together to complain about their plight. They are all having affaires-de-coeurs with seductive married ladies and the Marquis himself is very much involved with a glamorous Countess. However,...
18) Caught by Love
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On a moonlit January night, the Marquis of Broome, the friend and confidante of the Prince Regent, have a fateful encounter. There's a stowaway in his traveling coach! But, that's not all: under the men's clothes there is a beautiful young lady. This discovery has far-reaching consequences that suddenly change the life of the Marquis. Because the young stranger saved not only the Marquis, but the entire British government from a horrific attack. A...
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When Durstan Hayle's eyes first caught sight of Lorinda, her eyes glittered with wild joy. She rode through the ballroom on a black horse and appeared disguised as Lady Godiva, almost naked except for her red and gold hair. Enraged by her behavior, Durstan bets that he can, tame this unpredictable beauty. But, he finds out how stubborn Lorinda herself is, captivated by her father's greed and callousness. How Lorinda saves Durstan's life in the end...
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Pretty young Kelda Lawrence arrived at Mrs. Gladwin's Seminary for Young Ladies when she was fifteen, coming from the orphanage, where she was sent for three years after her father and mother were tragically, killed in an earthquake traveling in Turkey.
At the Seminary, she makes a firm friend in the beautiful Yvette de Villon who, although also an orphan, is from a wealthy French extended family. One day Yvette, comes to Kelda feeling tearful and...
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