Barbara Cartland: Carina was alone in the world and unsure of what the future held for her. Then a troupe of musicians, called ‘Bertie’s Beauties’, had an accident outside her gates and she found herself swept up in their fate as she took over from their injured pianist.

Barbara Cartland: Davina is the younger daughter of Lord Shelford and she has fallen for an actor who did not meet her father’s approval. He has banished her from London to his newly acquired country seat, Priory Park, where Davina felt lonely, but not for long. She soon

Barbara Cartland: Vanda Sudbury and Robert, the Earl of Cunningham, had been friends from childhood. They knew all each other’s faults and weaknesses and squabbled like brother and sister. So when her father tried to force a marriage between them, they were equally horri

Barbara Cartland: Eugenia Dovedale’s father had been High Steward to the Marquis of Buckbury and after her father’s unexpected death, Eugenia had to leave ‘Paragon’ the family’s beautiful and much loved cottage on the estate. She and her mother now lived uncomfortably wit

Barbara Cartland: For years Celina Storton had been in love with Robin, the Earl of Torrington, but he spent his time in Paris, pursuing beautiful women and the more the merrier. Then his mother’s illness forced him to return to England, where she demanded that he marry q

Barbara Cartland: The Earl of Cariston is faced with insuperable problems as he has completely run out of money. He has sold everything on his estate that he can, but even so there is nothing he can do to support those who rely on him and they are on the verge of starvati