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Riding to the Moon
Lord Frodham and his friend Sir James Overton lay a wager that they can dupe the snobbish, horse racing-obsessed Marquis of Ardsley into falling in love with some beauty of the lower orders. They can hardly believe their luck when by chance they rescue lovely young heiress Indira Rowlandson from her dead father's evil lawyer who is bent on marrying her off to a bankrupt stranger. Indira is set on joining a Convent to escape the unwanted attentions of men, whom she hates, but, agreeing to their plan out of gratitude, she finds herself among high Society at Ardsley Hall. And, finding that the imperious Marquis shares her passion for the mysteries of the Orient, in spite of herself she begins to fall in love.
221 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2013
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About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,526 books830 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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July 1, 2018
A new low by Dame Barbara. What a stinker of a plot.
We have the lovely Indira, fresh from India and the death of her father. She's perfect in every way, naturally. Cartland's stuttering heroines are written the same way. Throw in men who can't help but fall in love with her, hidden identities, ruthless villains, and a dash of Eastern mysticism, and you've got yourself a party, folks. But one that you don't really want to attend but a friend makes you go, and you stand in the corner counting the minutes until you can leave. Plus the food is terrible.
The real high point was the sexist steeplechase, and that isn't saying much. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I have no real excuse for doing this to myself, except I enjoy complaining about the plots afterwards. 1 star.
We have the lovely Indira, fresh from India and the death of her father. She's perfect in every way, naturally. Cartland's stuttering heroines are written the same way. Throw in men who can't help but fall in love with her, hidden identities, ruthless villains, and a dash of Eastern mysticism, and you've got yourself a party, folks. But one that you don't really want to attend but a friend makes you go, and you stand in the corner counting the minutes until you can leave. Plus the food is terrible.
The real high point was the sexist steeplechase, and that isn't saying much. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I have no real excuse for doing this to myself, except I enjoy complaining about the plots afterwards. 1 star.
August 20, 2023
3.5 This one was quite nice.
Two young men rescue the heroine from her unscrupulous solicitor who wants to force her to marry an impoverished nobleman.
The heroine is an heiress who has been raised in India. Her late father was a successful businessman. Ergo in trade. The two young men want her to help them win a bet by passing her off as a lady to a very snobbish Marquis who claims he can tell blue blood from traders 😳
As she is grateful to them, she agrees. The heroine is also very beautiful so upon arrival the Marquis is immediately attracted to her and moves to her side, to the consternation of his current mistress.
This book was quite entertaining as the heroine, quite naturally, always puts the OW’s nose out of joint. Clearly she is a superior female, beautiful, intelligent, well travelled and an excellent horsewoman. The Marquis is falling fast.
She eventually proves that she is a true lady, while the tantrums of the OW prove her to be just as good as a fishwife 😁
It ends with the heroine finally revealing her true identity to the Marquise and he is so in love with her anyway, her antecedents dont matter. But, as it turns out, she is related to an Earl on her mother’s side, so blue blood and snobbery still win the day in the end 😝😂
Two young men rescue the heroine from her unscrupulous solicitor who wants to force her to marry an impoverished nobleman.
The heroine is an heiress who has been raised in India. Her late father was a successful businessman. Ergo in trade. The two young men want her to help them win a bet by passing her off as a lady to a very snobbish Marquis who claims he can tell blue blood from traders 😳
As she is grateful to them, she agrees. The heroine is also very beautiful so upon arrival the Marquis is immediately attracted to her and moves to her side, to the consternation of his current mistress.
This book was quite entertaining as the heroine, quite naturally, always puts the OW’s nose out of joint. Clearly she is a superior female, beautiful, intelligent, well travelled and an excellent horsewoman. The Marquis is falling fast.
She eventually proves that she is a true lady, while the tantrums of the OW prove her to be just as good as a fishwife 😁
It ends with the heroine finally revealing her true identity to the Marquise and he is so in love with her anyway, her antecedents dont matter. But, as it turns out, she is related to an Earl on her mother’s side, so blue blood and snobbery still win the day in the end 😝😂
September 2, 2013
this was a good story about a woman who is close to her father really and how she outwits some people who try to bring her down and she stands up to them one by one, its enchanting and good story to follow.
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November 2, 2009
Another bit of fun fluff that took me under 2 hours total to read.
April 24, 2023
Lord Frodham and his friend Sir James Overton lay a wager that they can dupe the snobbish, horse racing-obsessed Marquis of Ardsley into falling in love with some beauty of the lower orders.
They can hardly believe their luck when by chance they rescue lovely young heiress Indira Rowlandson from her dead father’s evil lawyer who is bent on marrying her off to a bankrupt stranger.
Indira is set on joining a Convent to escape the unwanted attentions of men, whom she hates, but, agreeing to their plan out of gratitude, she finds herself among high Society at Ardsley Hall.
And, finding that the imperious Marquis shares her passion for the mysteries of the Orient, in spite of herself she begins to fall in love –
They can hardly believe their luck when by chance they rescue lovely young heiress Indira Rowlandson from her dead father’s evil lawyer who is bent on marrying her off to a bankrupt stranger.
Indira is set on joining a Convent to escape the unwanted attentions of men, whom she hates, but, agreeing to their plan out of gratitude, she finds herself among high Society at Ardsley Hall.
And, finding that the imperious Marquis shares her passion for the mysteries of the Orient, in spite of herself she begins to fall in love –
April 4, 2024
There was nothing too special about this one but I really enjoyed it. I can tell that she had perfected her formula at this point.
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