The Windmill of Love

Barbara Cartland

Jun 2023 · The Eternal Collection Book 309 · Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd

About this ebook

In glamorous Biarritz, Royalty’s favoured resort on the sun-kissed Côte des Basques, beautiful young débutante Valeria is the very definition of “an innocent abroad”. Travelling reluctantly to meet the nobleman her father insists she must marry, she’s persuaded by her hot-headed brother to visit the celebratedly sleazy Moulin de la Mer (Windmill of the Sea) to witness the shocking new dance that’s all the rage in ‘Naughty Paree’ – The Can-Can.

Assuming a fake name and dressed to kill as a French lady of uncertain virtue, Valeria is shocked to the core by the erotic gyrations on stage – until the genteel and dashingly handsome Comte de Savin comes to her rescue. And just like that she’s lost her heart! But her whirlwind romance at their Windmill of Love is surely doomed – for soon she must disappear to meet her future groom, never to set eyes again on the love of her life…

About the author

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.