A Princess in Distress

Barbara Cartland

xul. de 2018 · The Eternal Collection Libro 198 · Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd

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 Relaxing in the Bohemian spa of Marienbad after a special secret mission on behalf of Kind Edward VII, Ian, Lord Arkely is appalled to overhear the sound of a woman being horribly beaten by a man in the adjacent hotel room.            He discovers that the room is occupied by Prince Friederich of Wilzenstein and Her Royal Highness Princess Mariska.            And peering out across the shared balcony he spies the young, slim, utterly beautiful, young Princess, clearly in desperate pain.            Lord Arkley is aware that the Prince has been wheelchair bound since being terribly insured in an anarchist bomb attack in which Princess Mariska has luckily escaped injury.             Clearly the paralysed Prince is taking out his resentment on the poor Princess, Lord Arkley believes, as he resolves to get to know this lovely Princess in distress.            ‘It is not so much that I am interested,’ he tells himself, ‘but extremely sorry that anyone so young and so attractive should be tied to such a brute, whatever excuses he may have for his disgusting behaviour.’            Nevertheless the next day he is startled to receive a letter from the Princess inviting him to dinner.            And so begins a web of intrigue and terrible danger – and in the shadow of the Princess’s predicament and the threat of war, the light of love flickers into life.

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Barbara Cartland was the world's most prolific novelist, having written an astounding 723 books in her lifetime, including 644 romantic novels that achieved worldwide sales of over one billion copies and were translated into 36 different languages. In addition to romantic novels, she also authored historical biographies, six autobiographies, theatrical plays, and advice books on life, love, vitamins, and cookery. Cartland penned her first book, "Jigsaw," at the age of 21, which became an immediate bestseller, selling 100,000 copies in hardback in England and throughout Europe in translation. Remarkably, between the ages of 77 and 97, she increased her literary output, writing an incredible 400 romances to meet the global demand for her work. She wrote her final book at the age of 97, prophetically titled "The Way to Heaven." Her popularity was immense in the United States, where in 1976 her current books held the number 1 and 2 spots on the B. Dalton bestsellers list simultaneously, a unique achievement. Barbara Cartland became a legend in her lifetime, particularly cherished for her romantic novels. Her works are treasured for their moral messages, pure and innocent heroines, handsome and dashing heroes, blissful happy endings, and above all, her belief in the power of love as the most important aspect of life. Her millions of readers around the world continue to collect her books to read again and again, especially during times of misery or depression, finding solace in the love and happiness that define her stories.