An Archangel Called Ivan

Barbara Cartland

ਦਸੰ 2013 · The Pink Collection ਕਿਤਾਬ 108 · Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd

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Arliva Ashdown is not only the most beautiful girl in London Society but the richest as she has inherited her fatherÕs huge fortune.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ At a ball she is giving she overhears two people talking outside the window and she is horrified to learn that, although they are very much in love with each other, the man is telling the girl that the only chance he has of obtaining money for his crumbling house and estate is to marry Arliva.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ A little later she overhears another conversation between the Countess of Sturton and her son, Simon, who is a rather unpleasant young man Arliva has been trying to avoid.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ The Countess insists that her son proposes to Arliva as they too need money to upkeep Sturton Castle and, although Simon has no wish to do so, the Countess persists, saying that Arliva will accept him because of his grand title.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Disgusted by what she has heard, Arliva makes a dramatic decision.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ She decides to hide away in the country and see if she can find someone who loves her for herself and not for her money and so she manages to become a Governess to Lord WilsonÕs three grandchildren whose parents have been drowned at sea.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ With great brilliance she leaves her house in London where she is chaperoned by her aunt without anyone realising where she is going and installs herself in Lord WilsonÕs house in the country.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Here she is able not only to make the children happy with new ideas and activities that no one has thought of before but to drastically change the routine of the household.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Suddenly, when she least expects it, she is kidnapped by the Countess of Sturton, who makes her a prisoner in Sturton Castle and she is starved Êuntil she can no longer refuse to marry her son.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ How she is prays fervently that she will be rescued from a terrible fateÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ How a man, who she thinks is an angel, saves her by what seems to her a miracle just before the day of the wedding.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ How they both find a happiness that only comes from God and is the love that all people seek, is told in this unusual story by BARBARA CARTLAND.Ê

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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.