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A Very Naughty Angel
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163 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 1975
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About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,592 books834 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 13, 2025
Love her books.
May 12, 2019
The writing is horrible - on par with Danielle Steele. Every sentence is a new paragraph, probably to make this story appear longer. There is no chatacter growth, development or chemistry. Tilda is vapid and constantly stammers. I guess Cartland thought that would make her seem cute and innocent. Instead she just sounded like Stevie from Malcom in the Middle. Rudolph was a controlling ass and even threatened her at the very end - which she found romantic!?!
While it was horrible, it does get to points for lederhosen on the cover and Bavarian beer halls.
While it was horrible, it does get to points for lederhosen on the cover and Bavarian beer halls.
September 11, 2011
Very predictable but very romantic.
April 2, 2024
So this is another book I was given as a gift and I suspect a gag gift because OOF this book is BAD. I mean it is very predictable romance trope of mistaken identity and misunderstandings and thats fine if thats what you want. The plot and the writing is nothing to write home about. BUT it is straight weird how much it is harped on that the heroine is tiny and childlike. It feels very uncomfortably fetishized. I mean shes being married off to a prince but also fits in the same clothes as like a 9 year old and all the men in the book constantly talk about how innocent and childlike she is its all a bit.......icky.
December 22, 2025
One of my favourite Barbara Cartland novels from way back.
The hero and heroine share an adventure whilst not knowing the other's true identity. The heroine has pluck and courage and isn't wishy washy at all.
A good starter historical romance as it was for me many years ago.
The hero and heroine share an adventure whilst not knowing the other's true identity. The heroine has pluck and courage and isn't wishy washy at all.
A good starter historical romance as it was for me many years ago.
May 4, 2023
Small and slight with fair hair the colour of Spring sunshine and china-blue eyes, young Tilda is dismayed that by command of Queen Victoria, because of her Royal connections, she is to marry the Prince of a distant country called Obernia.
Not only has she never met the Prince, she does not want to marry him, as she wishes to marry for love one day and certainly not for political convenience.
In Munich on her way to meet her Prince, Tilda insists on attending a rowdy Beer hall and becomes embroiled in a violent student riot.
But luckily she is rescued by Rudolph, an impossibly handsome dashing stranger, who she had spied on when walking in the woods near King Ludwig’s beautiful Palace, the Linderhof.
In their flight from the riots, he is shot by the Police and they take refuge in the home of Frau Sturdel, a local midwife, who helps Tilda to nurse the young man back to health.
Soon Tilda has fallen head over heels in love with Rudolph – and he with her.
But surely their love is doomed unless, somehow, she can extricate herself from her impending Royal mariage de convenance.
"And remember, Tilda, it is a great honour that Queen Victoria herself has arranged your marriage."
Lady Victoria Matilda Tetherton Smythe murmured assent to her mother's reminder, but secretly worried whether marriage to Prince Maximilian of Obernia would bring her real happiness.
Her worry increased as she toured palaces on the Continent en route to meet her bethrothed. Royal conversation was so stuffy, palace life so boring.
Desperate for one taste of excitement before her wedding, Tilda persuaded her tutor-chaperon to take her to a Bavarian beer hall. Her moment of naughtiness would lead Tilda to a night she would never forget--a night of wild adventure with the handsomest, most exciting man she had ever met.
Not only has she never met the Prince, she does not want to marry him, as she wishes to marry for love one day and certainly not for political convenience.
In Munich on her way to meet her Prince, Tilda insists on attending a rowdy Beer hall and becomes embroiled in a violent student riot.
But luckily she is rescued by Rudolph, an impossibly handsome dashing stranger, who she had spied on when walking in the woods near King Ludwig’s beautiful Palace, the Linderhof.
In their flight from the riots, he is shot by the Police and they take refuge in the home of Frau Sturdel, a local midwife, who helps Tilda to nurse the young man back to health.
Soon Tilda has fallen head over heels in love with Rudolph – and he with her.
But surely their love is doomed unless, somehow, she can extricate herself from her impending Royal mariage de convenance.
"And remember, Tilda, it is a great honour that Queen Victoria herself has arranged your marriage."
Lady Victoria Matilda Tetherton Smythe murmured assent to her mother's reminder, but secretly worried whether marriage to Prince Maximilian of Obernia would bring her real happiness.
Her worry increased as she toured palaces on the Continent en route to meet her bethrothed. Royal conversation was so stuffy, palace life so boring.
Desperate for one taste of excitement before her wedding, Tilda persuaded her tutor-chaperon to take her to a Bavarian beer hall. Her moment of naughtiness would lead Tilda to a night she would never forget--a night of wild adventure with the handsomest, most exciting man she had ever met.
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