Love Comes West

Barbara Cartland

Sep. 2013 · The Eternal Collection Boek 71 · Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd

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ÊWhen beautiful nineteen-year-old RobertaÕs beloved father, the Earl of Wentworth, dies, she is left alone and bereft in North Africa.Ê Now she must travel to America to live with her aunt, Lady Margaret. On finally arriving, she is dismayed to find that she has died, her preacher husband has disappeared and that a cruel local Minister lives there instead, savagely mistreating Lady MargaretÕs young adopted son, Danny. When the Minister dies of a heart attack, Roberta flees with young Danny and his loyal dog, posing as the boyÕs mother and, finding herself lost and in danger, she calls at an isolated shack for help.Ê When the door opens, she is staggered to see the handsome stranger, Adam, she had encountered on the train from New Orleans Ð and that he is a talented Impressionist artist.Ê Before long, love blossoms, bringing a new set of problems that send Roberta fleeing once more. It seems that her love for Adam is not to be Ð

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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.