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Love Climbs In
Que contient le testament de mon père ? demanda Valeta d'une voix blanche. Il fait de moi votre tuteur, jusqu'à vos vingt-cinq ans ou votre mariage. Vous comprenez maintenant en quoi votre avenir me concerne ? Elle ne comprenait que trop bien... Sentant ses genoux fléchir, elle se laissa tomber sur une chaise et regarda le marquis avec effroi. Arrogant, désinvolte, il la dominait de toute sa hauteur. Ses yeux gris semblaient dire : Désormais, vous êtes en mon pouvoir. Et quel pouvoir ! Celui d'un libertin prêt à tout pour assouvir ses vices... Tenterait-il de corrompre Valeta ? Profiterait-il lâchement de sa faiblesse ? Ou cachait-il un peu d'humanité derrière ses yeux de glace ?
149 pages, Hardcover
Published December 31, 1979
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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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December 5, 2013
Barbara Cartland romances are light puffs of fluff, sans any IMAGINING of sex, practically. They are sweet, and easy to read-- think of them as a mini creampuff of a book and you get the idea. She *did* do descriptions nicely, and liked popping in snippets of history, a nice frosting on the creampuff. :D
September 26, 2023
The Marquis in this one is bored, irresponsible and wild. He decides to get married to his mistress because his younger brother and presumptive heir, is acting up.
Thankfully a good friend of his manages to dissuade him for now. However, they decide to go ahead with the planned midnight steeplechase, all participants being required to make a will.
All goes well except, that soon after, one of the winners, the Marquis neighbor, dies of a heart attack. In his will, which was legal and witnessed he appoints the Marquis as guardian of his daughter.
The Marquis now goes to assume his duties and see about the girl. He is surprised not only at the beauty of the daughter, but at the hatred he sees in her eyes. She blames him for her father’s death. She berates him for his attitude and takes him to task about neglecting his duties to the estate, to the farmers and tenants. Since she has lived her whole life in the area she knows the people from there. Apparently, the Marquis has been an absentee landlord.
The Marquis starts by hiring a new manager, and looking into all the issues the daughter has brought up. He tries to convince her that she needs a chaperone and a season in London, but the heroine declines and just wants to remain in her home.
Then one day when she is in his house, they rescue a climbing boy. The little children who unscrupulous chimney sweeps would use to go up the chimneys. The heroine is convinced, that the little boy has been kidnapped from his family, he is crying and obviously scared of the nasty chimney sweep boss.The Marquis pays off the nasty chimney sweep for the boy.
The heroine convinces the Marquis to look into the plight of these little children. Slowly but surely she always seems to make him do what she wants and take up causes that she believes in. 😉 The Marquis tries to refuse, he isnt really the responsible type, but since she is beautiful its easy for her to twist him around her finger, and he cant seem to help himself.
The younger brother finds out that the Marquis may have been paying a little too much attention to his new ward, so gets into cahoots w the nasty chimney sweep to kidnap her and get the little boy back to use as a climbing boy again.
Thankfully the Marquis and his friend rescue them, the friend manages to shoot the brother as he attempts to kill the Marquis. They will report the death of the brother and the nasty chimney sweep will picked up by the authorities and transported.
They advertise and the parents of the little boy are found. So all ends well. The Marquis is of course in love with the heroine and has been ever since he saw her. And he is no longer bored and irresponsible since she has shown him his purpose in his life.
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Thankfully a good friend of his manages to dissuade him for now. However, they decide to go ahead with the planned midnight steeplechase, all participants being required to make a will.
All goes well except, that soon after, one of the winners, the Marquis neighbor, dies of a heart attack. In his will, which was legal and witnessed he appoints the Marquis as guardian of his daughter.
The Marquis now goes to assume his duties and see about the girl. He is surprised not only at the beauty of the daughter, but at the hatred he sees in her eyes. She blames him for her father’s death. She berates him for his attitude and takes him to task about neglecting his duties to the estate, to the farmers and tenants. Since she has lived her whole life in the area she knows the people from there. Apparently, the Marquis has been an absentee landlord.
The Marquis starts by hiring a new manager, and looking into all the issues the daughter has brought up. He tries to convince her that she needs a chaperone and a season in London, but the heroine declines and just wants to remain in her home.
Then one day when she is in his house, they rescue a climbing boy. The little children who unscrupulous chimney sweeps would use to go up the chimneys. The heroine is convinced, that the little boy has been kidnapped from his family, he is crying and obviously scared of the nasty chimney sweep boss.The Marquis pays off the nasty chimney sweep for the boy.
The heroine convinces the Marquis to look into the plight of these little children. Slowly but surely she always seems to make him do what she wants and take up causes that she believes in. 😉 The Marquis tries to refuse, he isnt really the responsible type, but since she is beautiful its easy for her to twist him around her finger, and he cant seem to help himself.
The younger brother finds out that the Marquis may have been paying a little too much attention to his new ward, so gets into cahoots w the nasty chimney sweep to kidnap her and get the little boy back to use as a climbing boy again.
Thankfully the Marquis and his friend rescue them, the friend manages to shoot the brother as he attempts to kill the Marquis. They will report the death of the brother and the nasty chimney sweep will picked up by the authorities and transported.
They advertise and the parents of the little boy are found. So all ends well. The Marquis is of course in love with the heroine and has been ever since he saw her. And he is no longer bored and irresponsible since she has shown him his purpose in his life.
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October 29, 2012
The Marquis of Troon has been chafing ever since he returned from fighting on the Continent. Nothing satisfies his lust for action and and the thrill of the fight. To distract himself, he has thrown himself into affairs, pranks, gambling, and high-stakes racing. Now, he realizes that he has to safe-guard his family seat from his radical younger brother. That means marriage and an heir. As one last fling before proposing to his notorious mistress, the Marquis arranges an ultra-dangerous midnight steeplechase with cash prizes. When he jokes that his contenders should make wills, he doesn’t expect anyone to take it seriously. Then, after his runner-up dies from a heart attack, Serle discovers that the man had drawn up a legal document–making the Marquis his daughter’s guardian!
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March 3, 2011A very cute story
March 31, 2024
Quick read. Typical Cartland though the plot was quite normally spaced which is good. Enjoyed it a lot. Nothing overly special though.
May 17, 2024
This one is definitely different than previous BC books I've read, more focusing on the rescue of a child. It was still entertaining tho.
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September 24, 2025La storia di per sé è carina ma completamente nonsense.
February 26, 2025
The Marquis in this one is bored, irresponsible and wild. He decides to get married to his mistress because his younger brother and presumptive heir, is acting up.
Thankfully a good friend of his manages to dissuade him for now. However, they decide to go ahead with the planned midnight steeplechase, all participants being required to make a will.
All goes well except, that soon after, one of the winners, the Marquis neighbor, dies of a heart attack. In his will, which was legal and witnessed he appoints the Marquis as guardian of his daughter.
The Marquis now goes to assume his duties and see about the girl. He is surprised not only at the beauty of the daughter, but at the hatred he sees in her eyes. She blames him for her father’s death. She berates him for his attitude and takes him to task about neglecting his duties to the estate, to the farmers and tenants. Since she has lived her whole life in the area she knows the people from there. Apparently, the Marquis has been an absentee landlord.
The Marquis starts by hiring a new manager, and looking into all the issues the daughter has brought up. He tries to convince her that she needs a chaperone and a season in London, but the heroine declines and just wants to remain in her home.
Then one day when she is in his house, they rescue a climbing boy. The little children who unscrupulous chimney sweeps would use to go up the chimneys. The heroine is convinced, that the little boy has been kidnapped from his family, he is crying and obviously scared of the nasty chimney sweep boss.The Marquis pays off the nasty chimney sweep for the boy.
The heroine convinces the Marquis to look into the plight of these little children. Slowly but surely she always seems to make him do what she wants and take up causes that she believes in. 😉 The Marquis tries to refuse, he isnt really the responsible type, but since she is beautiful its easy for her to twist him around her finger, and he cant seem to help himself.
The younger brother finds out that the Marquis may have been paying a little too much attention to his new ward, so gets into cahoots w the nasty chimney sweep to kidnap her and get the little boy back to use as a climbing boy again.
Thankfully the Marquis and his friend rescue them, the friend manages to shoot the brother as he attempts to kill the Marquis. They will report the death of the brother and the nasty chimney sweep will picked up by the authorities and transported.
They advertise and the parents of the little boy are found. So all ends well. The Marquis is of course in love with the heroine and has been ever since he saw her. And he is no longer bored and irresponsible since she has shown him his purpose in his life.
Thankfully a good friend of his manages to dissuade him for now. However, they decide to go ahead with the planned midnight steeplechase, all participants being required to make a will.
All goes well except, that soon after, one of the winners, the Marquis neighbor, dies of a heart attack. In his will, which was legal and witnessed he appoints the Marquis as guardian of his daughter.
The Marquis now goes to assume his duties and see about the girl. He is surprised not only at the beauty of the daughter, but at the hatred he sees in her eyes. She blames him for her father’s death. She berates him for his attitude and takes him to task about neglecting his duties to the estate, to the farmers and tenants. Since she has lived her whole life in the area she knows the people from there. Apparently, the Marquis has been an absentee landlord.
The Marquis starts by hiring a new manager, and looking into all the issues the daughter has brought up. He tries to convince her that she needs a chaperone and a season in London, but the heroine declines and just wants to remain in her home.
Then one day when she is in his house, they rescue a climbing boy. The little children who unscrupulous chimney sweeps would use to go up the chimneys. The heroine is convinced, that the little boy has been kidnapped from his family, he is crying and obviously scared of the nasty chimney sweep boss.The Marquis pays off the nasty chimney sweep for the boy.
The heroine convinces the Marquis to look into the plight of these little children. Slowly but surely she always seems to make him do what she wants and take up causes that she believes in. 😉 The Marquis tries to refuse, he isnt really the responsible type, but since she is beautiful its easy for her to twist him around her finger, and he cant seem to help himself.
The younger brother finds out that the Marquis may have been paying a little too much attention to his new ward, so gets into cahoots w the nasty chimney sweep to kidnap her and get the little boy back to use as a climbing boy again.
Thankfully the Marquis and his friend rescue them, the friend manages to shoot the brother as he attempts to kill the Marquis. They will report the death of the brother and the nasty chimney sweep will picked up by the authorities and transported.
They advertise and the parents of the little boy are found. So all ends well. The Marquis is of course in love with the heroine and has been ever since he saw her. And he is no longer bored and irresponsible since she has shown him his purpose in his life.
March 13, 2021
Party boy, daredevil The Marquis of Troon (Serle) arranges one last dare with his friends and fellows before giving up his rakeish lifestyle for marriage. The dare is a horse race—but everyone has to wear eyepatches and have one arm tied behind their backs. The race is a success, but on his way home, Valeta’s father has a heart attack as a result of the excitement and dies. But before he died, he made Serle his daughter’s guardian in the end of his death. So now Serle is stuck taking care of head-strong, compassionate Valeta.
The plot is pretty exciting as we learn that Serle’s younger brother Lionel hates his guts and would do anything to get rid of Serle for good. Serle’s scandalous mistress Dilys also wants a bit of revenge because Serle turns her down (after originally planning to marry her). And then there’s Freddie, Serle’s BFF who seems to have all the brain cells. Thank god he’s there to help Serle make good decisions. There’s also the plot of the “Climbing Boys” who were the chimney sweeps who suffered greatly and died young. Some of them were even kidnapped boys of well bred families, which was exactly what happened to the boy Valeta and Serle end up rescuing from his abusive chimney sweep boss.
The romance takes a backseat to the exciting plot in this one, but I think it’s a good thing. Gave Serle room to grow as a character and Valeta to get used to the idea of him maybe being halfway decent if he tries LOL.
The plot is pretty exciting as we learn that Serle’s younger brother Lionel hates his guts and would do anything to get rid of Serle for good. Serle’s scandalous mistress Dilys also wants a bit of revenge because Serle turns her down (after originally planning to marry her). And then there’s Freddie, Serle’s BFF who seems to have all the brain cells. Thank god he’s there to help Serle make good decisions. There’s also the plot of the “Climbing Boys” who were the chimney sweeps who suffered greatly and died young. Some of them were even kidnapped boys of well bred families, which was exactly what happened to the boy Valeta and Serle end up rescuing from his abusive chimney sweep boss.
The romance takes a backseat to the exciting plot in this one, but I think it’s a good thing. Gave Serle room to grow as a character and Valeta to get used to the idea of him maybe being halfway decent if he tries LOL.
April 8, 2023
Si tratta di romanzo un po’ datato quindi non ci sono scene spinte (l’autrice difendeva i valori tradizionali e credeva nella verginità prima del matrimonio e questo traspare tanto nelle sue opere).
Un romanzo carino ma si fa davvero fatica a comprendere come si siano innamorati. Il sentimento sembra sbucare letteralmente dal nulla. Ho notato che non è il primo libro della Cartland ad avere questo tipo di problema ed è un peccato. Stavolta l'autrice ha pensato di inserire la questione dei bambini utilizzati come spazzacamini. Idea interessante.
Probabilmente a causa della brevità tutto è trattato in maniera troppo veloce. Le descrizioni di ambienti e vestiario non sono troppo dettagliate e non appesantiscono la lettura che resta sempre molto scorrevole.
I romanzi (forse sarebbe il caso di chiamarli racconti lunghi) di Barbara Cartland sono storie adatte a chi ha voglia di iniziare a leggere romanzi rosa storici.
Per chi legge da anni potrebbe trovarli troppo sempliciotti e datati.
Un romanzo carino ma si fa davvero fatica a comprendere come si siano innamorati. Il sentimento sembra sbucare letteralmente dal nulla. Ho notato che non è il primo libro della Cartland ad avere questo tipo di problema ed è un peccato. Stavolta l'autrice ha pensato di inserire la questione dei bambini utilizzati come spazzacamini. Idea interessante.
Probabilmente a causa della brevità tutto è trattato in maniera troppo veloce. Le descrizioni di ambienti e vestiario non sono troppo dettagliate e non appesantiscono la lettura che resta sempre molto scorrevole.
I romanzi (forse sarebbe il caso di chiamarli racconti lunghi) di Barbara Cartland sono storie adatte a chi ha voglia di iniziare a leggere romanzi rosa storici.
Per chi legge da anni potrebbe trovarli troppo sempliciotti e datati.
May 23, 2023
This love story started out strong. A bored Marquis with a trusty friend. A silly horse race that results with the death of a good man. Now said Marquis is made the guardian of a young woman with strong ideas of how the rich and titled have a responsibility to care for others. These two butt heads which are the ingredients for love. The jilted lover and jealous brother add the tension and conflict. I liked the components of this book but the end is too rushed. Cartland makes the realization that there is love between these two instant, going from 0 to 100 mph much too fast. The end would have been more satisfying if she had let it blossom, allowing both Serle and Levita to recognize they had feelings for each other especially with the heart warming reunion of the little boy and his parents. Cartland was I such a rush to write quantity over quality.
September 6, 2021
Above average
Another good story. I really like this one. I didn't skip any words. I like the fact that there were two heroines. Although they didn't get equal time but still there were two. She still relies a lot on kidnapping to bring action to the story but this was more up to date then the others I have read so far.
Another good story. I really like this one. I didn't skip any words. I like the fact that there were two heroines. Although they didn't get equal time but still there were two. She still relies a lot on kidnapping to bring action to the story but this was more up to date then the others I have read so far.
May 27, 2023
Una storia molto carina, dolce e romantica, una lettura piacevole, rilassante e intrigante che si legge in un soffio.
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