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Enchanted
The Duke held her against him, and as her head fell back against his shoulder he looked down at her strange, elfin face.
He ran his finger over her little arched eyebrows, touched her eyes and her small, straight nose. Then he outlined the curve of her lips.
As he did so he felt her quiver with a sensuous movement that was very human, and he laughed gently.
"I am enchanted, my adorable one, not only by your face and your body, but by your spirit, your heart and your soul, and it is an enchantment from which I can never escape."
He ran his finger over her little arched eyebrows, touched her eyes and her small, straight nose. Then he outlined the curve of her lips.
As he did so he felt her quiver with a sensuous movement that was very human, and he laughed gently.
"I am enchanted, my adorable one, not only by your face and your body, but by your spirit, your heart and your soul, and it is an enchantment from which I can never escape."
151 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 1981
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About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,084 books835 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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February 5, 2017
A few extra points, since the heroine actually could talk to the hero (most of the time anyway) without three, hesitation, dots between every word.
January 18, 2023
When their father, the Duke of Northallerton, offers his daughter Caroline's hand in marriage to his neighbour, the Duke of Lynchester, purely as a means of settling once and for all an ancient land dispute, she is appalled. Not only because she does not love the Duke but also because she is already madly in love with another, the charming and handsome Edward Dalkirk.Desperate to help her older sister, the aptly named young 'elfin' beauty, Lady Elfa Allerton, secretly waylays the Duke of Lynchester in his chaise and begs him to marry her instead and to leave her sister free for the man who she truly loves and adores. Elfa from her childhood is fascinated by woods and goes to a wood to talk to the trees and immerses herself in the magic all around her and in times of difficulty she prays to the God of trees, Sylvanos, for his help and guidance and he always helps her.Something about this young woman, Elfa, fascinates the Duke and reluctantly he agrees to do as she asks of him. And despite the constant attentions of Society beauty, Isobel, the Countess of Walshingham, who is determined to keep him for herself, the Duke finds himself becoming enchanted by Elfa's quiet intelligence, innocence and beauty - just as she is spellbound by him.
May 24, 2024
I have read a number of Cartland's romances, and I know what to expect. So when I saw the cover of this book in my local secondhand bookshop, I was surprised, knowing, that Cartland - like myself - is a fan of "fade to black" sex scenes, I found the cover hinting something completely different.
However, this is your typical run of the mill Cartland story; young, naive girl, who is surprisingly clever, but doesn't think she is beautiful, late 20s to early 30s blue-blooded male, who is handsome, has a title, and a mistress who is a loathsome woman - ready, set, go. As I said, I have read a number of her books and mostly enjoy the different ways she uses the same 10 plots, so that doesn't annoy me - since every time she succeeds in making it books different in one way or another.
Basically, I like the story - love the less frequent use of dots in the female speakers! - but don't come expecting the book the cover promises. It's 191 pages, and you have to read to page 149, before they even kiss, and that is barely a romantic kiss....
However, this is your typical run of the mill Cartland story; young, naive girl, who is surprisingly clever, but doesn't think she is beautiful, late 20s to early 30s blue-blooded male, who is handsome, has a title, and a mistress who is a loathsome woman - ready, set, go. As I said, I have read a number of her books and mostly enjoy the different ways she uses the same 10 plots, so that doesn't annoy me - since every time she succeeds in making it books different in one way or another.
Basically, I like the story - love the less frequent use of dots in the female speakers! - but don't come expecting the book the cover promises. It's 191 pages, and you have to read to page 149, before they even kiss, and that is barely a romantic kiss....
January 4, 2025
El libro, en su totalidad, no es malo. Lo que sí es malo y horrendamente tedioso es el hecho de que la protagonista y la hermana de ésta hablan como si tuviesen retraso mental o algún trastorno del habla. ¿Cómo se supone que me tome en serio la lectura cuando entre cada palabra hay tres puntos suspensivos? "Yo... estoy... aquí... porque...". ¿Ven lo tonto y sin sentido que resulta? Ahora imagínense leer un libro entero donde la mayoría de los diálogos se desarrollan bajo esa misma estructura.
Juro que intenté enfocarme en los otros aspectos del libro y disfrutarlo al menos un poco, porque a pesar de todo la trama no estaba del todo aburrida, pero no pude. No fui dotada con tanta paciencia, lo siento. No logro entender qué pretendía la autora al dejar todos esos puntos regados, pero está claro que arruinó todo.
Y... dichas... estas... palabras... me... despido.
Juro que intenté enfocarme en los otros aspectos del libro y disfrutarlo al menos un poco, porque a pesar de todo la trama no estaba del todo aburrida, pero no pude. No fui dotada con tanta paciencia, lo siento. No logro entender qué pretendía la autora al dejar todos esos puntos regados, pero está claro que arruinó todo.
Y... dichas... estas... palabras... me... despido.
November 13, 2024
Oh - this was - painful.
Never...again.
Iykyk
Never...again.
Iykyk
December 7, 2024
Mi protagonista favorita de Cartland hasta el momento.
March 31, 2023
When their father, the Duke of Northallerton, offers his daughter Caroline's hand in marriage to his neighbour, the Duke of Lynchester, purely as a means of settling once and for all an ancient land dispute, she is appalled. Not only because she does not love the Duke but also because she is already madly in love with another, the charming and handsome Edward Dalkirk.Desperate to help her older sister, the aptly named young 'elfin' beauty, Lady Elfa Allerton, secretly waylays the Duke of Lynchester in his chaise and begs him to marry her instead and to leave her sister free for the man who she truly loves and adores. Elfa from her childhood is fascinated by woods and goes to a wood to talk to the trees and immerses herself in the magic all around her and in times of difficulty she prays to the God of trees, Sylvanos, for his help and guidance and he always helps her.Something about this young woman, Elfa, fascinates the Duke and reluctantly he agrees to do as she asks of him. And despite the constant attentions of Society beauty, Isobel, the Countess of Walshingham, who is determined to keep him for herself, the Duke finds himself becoming enchanted by Elfa's quiet intelligence, innocence and beauty - just as she is spellbound by him.
The Duke held her against him, and as her head fell back against his shoulder he looked down at her strange, elfin face.
He ran his finger over her little arched eyebrows, touched her eyes and her small, straight nose. Then he outlined the curve of her lips.
As he did so he felt her quiver with a sensuous movement that was very human, and he laughed gently.
"I am enchanted, my adorable one, not only by your face and your body, but by your spirit, your heart and your soul, and it is an enchantment from which I can never escape."
The Duke held her against him, and as her head fell back against his shoulder he looked down at her strange, elfin face.
He ran his finger over her little arched eyebrows, touched her eyes and her small, straight nose. Then he outlined the curve of her lips.
As he did so he felt her quiver with a sensuous movement that was very human, and he laughed gently.
"I am enchanted, my adorable one, not only by your face and your body, but by your spirit, your heart and your soul, and it is an enchantment from which I can never escape."
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