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Little Tongues of Fire
Dana Wallace en a assez que l'on contrôle sa vie ! Alors qu'elle passait quelques jours chez son oncle et sa tante, elle découvre qu'ils l'ont promise à lord Edgar, un débauché couvert de dettes. Le duc de Quarrington, frère du vaurien, semble être son seul espoir d'annuler les fiançailles. Si elle a besoin de lui pour retrouver sa liberté, ses regards énamourés sont loin de lui déplaire...© Barbara Cartland, 2022, Saga EgmontPour la traduction française : L'Héritage de Dana © Éditions J'ai lu, 2004-
165 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published December 1, 1988
About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,311 books872 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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August 12, 2015
I wasn't going to review this, but there aren't any reviews so whatever.
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, much like this book.
I wasn't expecting a lot from this tiny little book, I thought it would be a lot like a harlequin romance, but I was actually surprised.
I found this book to be not only entertaining, but quick witted and well written. It was snappy and swift, without all that angsty drivel that usually drives a historical romance.
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, much like this book.
I wasn't expecting a lot from this tiny little book, I thought it would be a lot like a harlequin romance, but I was actually surprised.
I found this book to be not only entertaining, but quick witted and well written. It was snappy and swift, without all that angsty drivel that usually drives a historical romance.
April 15, 2020
Pas du tout un de mes préféré de Barbara Cartland, j’ai trouvé que tout allait bien trop vite et que cela faisait perdre un gros potentiel à l’intrigue en elle-même. Les personnages eux-mêmes n’auront pas réussi à me faire changer d’avis, malheureusement.
Dana est une jeune fille cultivée et pleine de fougue, mais dans certaines situations, je m’attendais à tellement plus venant de sa part, que cela m’a vraiment donner du mal à la comprendre, parfois même à la supporter. J’ai failli à de nombreuses reprises partir en diagonale lors de ses passages, je ne l’ai pas fait, mais la tentation était très grande…
Quant au duc, il m’a paru bien trop fade et tout l’opposé de Dana. Ne parlons pas d’Edgar, une véritable tête à claques celui-là !
Je ne vais pas aller plus loin, l’intrigue aurait pu avoir un rendu tellement meilleur… Mais on ne peut pas toujours tout aimer, même moi qui adore cette auteure et son style, il m’arrive d’être déçue par un de ses livres. Heureusement cela n’arrive pas souvent !
Dana est une jeune fille cultivée et pleine de fougue, mais dans certaines situations, je m’attendais à tellement plus venant de sa part, que cela m’a vraiment donner du mal à la comprendre, parfois même à la supporter. J’ai failli à de nombreuses reprises partir en diagonale lors de ses passages, je ne l’ai pas fait, mais la tentation était très grande…
Quant au duc, il m’a paru bien trop fade et tout l’opposé de Dana. Ne parlons pas d’Edgar, une véritable tête à claques celui-là !
Je ne vais pas aller plus loin, l’intrigue aurait pu avoir un rendu tellement meilleur… Mais on ne peut pas toujours tout aimer, même moi qui adore cette auteure et son style, il m’arrive d’être déçue par un de ses livres. Heureusement cela n’arrive pas souvent !
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