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Un amour qui ne meurt jamais
- Il faut que tu m'aides, Latonia ! supplie la jolie Toni. Mon oncle Kenrick a pris ombrage de mes frasques et veut m'emmener aux Indes. Je ne peux pas quitter Londres maintenant et perdre Ivan. Tu sais combien je tiens à lui ! Oh, je t'en prie, tu dois me secourir !
C'est ainsi que, lui ressemblant comme deux gouttes d'eau, Latonia accepte de se faire passer pour sa cousine. Lord Branscombe n'y verra que du feu puisque sa nièce avait seulement dix ans lors de leur dernière rencontre. Et, tandis que Latonia voguera vers la merveilleuse ville de Bombay, Toni pourra tranquillement épouser celui qu'elle aime.
Mais toute médaille a son revers. En contrepartie, Latonia devra endurer les remontrances et le mépris du sévère lord Branscombe qui la prend pour une écervelée, égoïste qui plus est.
Quand le masque tombera, il lui faudra bien affronter sa terrible colère…
C'est ainsi que, lui ressemblant comme deux gouttes d'eau, Latonia accepte de se faire passer pour sa cousine. Lord Branscombe n'y verra que du feu puisque sa nièce avait seulement dix ans lors de leur dernière rencontre. Et, tandis que Latonia voguera vers la merveilleuse ville de Bombay, Toni pourra tranquillement épouser celui qu'elle aime.
Mais toute médaille a son revers. En contrepartie, Latonia devra endurer les remontrances et le mépris du sévère lord Branscombe qui la prend pour une écervelée, égoïste qui plus est.
Quand le masque tombera, il lui faudra bien affronter sa terrible colère…
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published January 25, 2001
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About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,565 books832 followersBorn in 1901, Barbara Cartland started her writing career in journalism and completed her first book, Jigsaw, when she was just 24. An immediate success, it was the start of her journey to becoming the world’s most famous and most read romantic novelist of all time. Inspiring a whole generation of readers around the globe with her exciting tales of adventure, love and intrigue, she became synonymous with the Romance genre. And she still is to this day, having written over 644 romantic fiction books.
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com
As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, plays, music, poetry and several advice books on life, love, health and cookery – totalling an incredible 723 books in all, with over 1 billion in sales.
Awarded the DBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 in honour of her literary, political and social contributions, she was President of the Hertfordshire branch of the Royal College of Midwives as well as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and Deputy President of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Always a passionate advocate of woman’s health and beauty, she was dubbed ‘the true Queen of Romance’ by Vogue magazine in her lifetime. Her legend continues today through her wonderfully vivid romantic tales, stories that help you escape from the day to day into the dramatic adventures of strong, beautiful women who battle, often against the odds, eventually to find that love conquers all.
Find out more about the incredible life and works of Dame Barbara Cartland at www.barbaracartland.com
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March 12, 2021
Latonia is convinced that the only way to help her mischievous BFF Toni get her dream man (yes, they share the same name) is to pretend to be Toni and travel to India to meet Toni’s uncle Lord Branscombe who sent for Toni to punish her for almost causing the death of one of her admirers (the guy didn’t take Toni’s rejection well and tried to kill himself - very scandalous).
Soooo Latonia pretends to be Toni. Lord Branscombe is pissed off the entire time because he’s embarrassed by his niece’s bad reputation AND is very confused that Toni isn’t acting as terrible as he expected. She’s so sweet and kind and smart that he’s actually falling in love... WITH HIS OWN NIECE.
Yeah. That’s what earned this book the one-star reading. The fact that it was made clear that he did start to fall for her romantically BEFORE Latonia was forced to reveal she really isn’t his niece—just Toni’s BFF. No exciting missions nor almost death-by-poisoning could make up for that little fact. Also, Lord Branscombe was the worssssst. I literally thought he was an old man until halfway through the book LOL. So much for romance.
Soooo Latonia pretends to be Toni. Lord Branscombe is pissed off the entire time because he’s embarrassed by his niece’s bad reputation AND is very confused that Toni isn’t acting as terrible as he expected. She’s so sweet and kind and smart that he’s actually falling in love... WITH HIS OWN NIECE.
Yeah. That’s what earned this book the one-star reading. The fact that it was made clear that he did start to fall for her romantically BEFORE Latonia was forced to reveal she really isn’t his niece—just Toni’s BFF. No exciting missions nor almost death-by-poisoning could make up for that little fact. Also, Lord Branscombe was the worssssst. I literally thought he was an old man until halfway through the book LOL. So much for romance.
August 16, 2021
Estava com saudades dos romance de banca, que delícia ❤.
December 29, 2023
Not one of her better ones.
Deception trope. Cousins switching places to deceive the guardian of the richer one.
The guardian punishes the heroine by brining her to India, intending to deprive her of parties and socializing since he got word that she has been behaving badly.
So he is surprised when the heroine it totally cooperative. Horror or horros, he finds himself in love w his niece who is his ward.
Thankfully he is not related to the heroine.
We are only told this at the end and frankly the author didnt do a good job of showing them falling in love w each other.
Deception trope. Cousins switching places to deceive the guardian of the richer one.
The guardian punishes the heroine by brining her to India, intending to deprive her of parties and socializing since he got word that she has been behaving badly.
So he is surprised when the heroine it totally cooperative. Horror or horros, he finds himself in love w his niece who is his ward.
Thankfully he is not related to the heroine.
We are only told this at the end and frankly the author didnt do a good job of showing them falling in love w each other.
May 1, 2023
Almost identical in their golden-haired, blue-eyed beauty and similarly named, cousins Antonia ‘Toni’ Combe and Latonia Hythe are nevertheless very different personalities.
Desperate to avoid a journey to India forced on her by her stern uncle, Kenrick Combe, the new Lord Branscombe, and which would prevent her marrying the man she desperately loves , the flirtatious and capricious Toni beseeches her cousin to take her place as her Uncle Kenrick has not seen Toni for many years.
So conscientious Latonia nervously accepts the pretence, assumes the role of her cousin and then sets sail with her stern protector for India.
Berated and frowned upon by his Lordship for her cousin’s ‘misdeeds’, Latonia nevertheless looks forward to the adventure of visiting and seeing India, until her deception is revealed to his Lordship’s fury!
But, when she overhears a sinister plot to kill him, she rushes in the night to warn him and is rewarded with passionate kiss, she suddenly knows that it is not hate but love that burns in her heart – love for a man who must surely despise her forever –
The moon had risen and everything was enveloped with a light that seemed to come from the gods themselves.
"It is so. . . lovely!" Latonia breathed.
"And so are you!" Lord Banscombe replied softly. She felt his arm go around her as he said, "This is where I thought you would want to spend your honeymoon." She felt his lips on her hair before he said, "Long before last night I knew I loved you. . ."
"Y. . . you. . . really. . . mean that?"
"Let me convince you." For a moment he looked down at her as if he must impress her beauty on his mind for all time, then his lips were on hers. Then there was nothing else, not even the moon and the stars, but only his arms and his lips. . .
Desperate to avoid a journey to India forced on her by her stern uncle, Kenrick Combe, the new Lord Branscombe, and which would prevent her marrying the man she desperately loves , the flirtatious and capricious Toni beseeches her cousin to take her place as her Uncle Kenrick has not seen Toni for many years.
So conscientious Latonia nervously accepts the pretence, assumes the role of her cousin and then sets sail with her stern protector for India.
Berated and frowned upon by his Lordship for her cousin’s ‘misdeeds’, Latonia nevertheless looks forward to the adventure of visiting and seeing India, until her deception is revealed to his Lordship’s fury!
But, when she overhears a sinister plot to kill him, she rushes in the night to warn him and is rewarded with passionate kiss, she suddenly knows that it is not hate but love that burns in her heart – love for a man who must surely despise her forever –
The moon had risen and everything was enveloped with a light that seemed to come from the gods themselves.
"It is so. . . lovely!" Latonia breathed.
"And so are you!" Lord Banscombe replied softly. She felt his arm go around her as he said, "This is where I thought you would want to spend your honeymoon." She felt his lips on her hair before he said, "Long before last night I knew I loved you. . ."
"Y. . . you. . . really. . . mean that?"
"Let me convince you." For a moment he looked down at her as if he must impress her beauty on his mind for all time, then his lips were on hers. Then there was nothing else, not even the moon and the stars, but only his arms and his lips. . .
December 18, 2024
The girl is so incapable of doing anything that she hasn't been ordered to do! And the one time she showed any kind of initiative, she ends up fainting! And the guy is so harsh and cold, that it is impossible to explain her love for him as anything other than Stockholm-syndrom.
Oh, and if you were wondering if the Indians are portrayed correctly or not, then I can tell you that even when they speak what we are told is their native language, they still speak in broken sentences! Because, of course Racism...
Oh, and if you were wondering if the Indians are portrayed correctly or not, then I can tell you that even when they speak what we are told is their native language, they still speak in broken sentences! Because, of course Racism...
April 8, 2019
Peguei, de modo despretensioso, o livro Castigo de amor para ler. Confesso que me foi uma surpresa bem gostosa, pois a leitura é bastante fluída, rica e sentimental. Adorei os personagens da trama, o enredo construído pela Bárbara. Para mim só faltou um epílogo para ficar maravilhoso... Queria saber qual das primas/amigas/irmãs teria um filho primeiro 😂😂😂 Mas com certeza, vou realizar a leitura de mais livros da autora ❤
May 28, 2020
Love this! and I love love the book cover.
October 24, 2021
Achei uma leitura Ok com um final muito corrido e sem muita profundidade nos assuntos
February 18, 2022
Uma história simples de amor, em 1823, entre Inglaterra e a Índia.
Não tão previsível como seria de esperar. Um romance ligeiro, de época, que vale a pena ler.
Não tão previsível como seria de esperar. Um romance ligeiro, de época, que vale a pena ler.
August 9, 2025
Je souffle….
C’était tellement long, j’ai l’impression qu’il ne s’est rien passé, c’est ouf !!!
C’était tellement long, j’ai l’impression qu’il ne s’est rien passé, c’est ouf !!!
November 12, 2023
I did not like this story. I mean the pace of the story was very slow and suddenly they fall in love in the most unconvincing way.
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