Den forhadte formynder (Den udødelige samling Book 235)

by Barbara Cartland, Karen Vestergaard (Translator)

Markis'en af Troon har netop besluttet at gifte sig med Lady Dilys Powick, da han til sin forbløffelse får at vide, at han er indsat som formynder for den purunge, smukke Valeta. Hun hader ham, fordi hun tror, at han er skyld i hendes fars død, og de skændes konstant. Men da Valeta en dag får markis'en til at frikøbe en lille skorstensfejerdreng, der er styrtet ned i deres kamin, kommer hun i en desperat og farlig situation, der ender med både en bortførelse og et drab...

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Fiction

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2017

About the author

Born 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

Reviews

[káliná · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was such a hot pile of garbage. started off interesting and then everything derailed, all the couples started instafalling in love with each other without any build up. the american guy ended up paying for everyone, man is literally what is keeping the british economy going :X

[Isabella ⸙ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only picked this up because I think the cover art is really pretty. But other than that, this book doesn't have much else going for it. There's not much of a plot or a rising action or tension or anything. The insta-love is also pretty strong in this one, even for a Barbara Cartland novel. And... the... heroine... kept... speaking... like... this... (unless she's American, then—she—speaks—like—this!) The male lead isn't a raging abusive misogynist at least, so there's that. I also enjoyed the descriptions of Kings Wayte and its gardens and the writing actually managed to elicit sympathy for the men struggling to find jobs after the war. Overall, a relaxing, undemanding read

[Karen-Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dejected and jobless like so many other servicemen after the end of the Great War, Tybalt Hampton escapes a ball in Berkeley Square and meets a young girl who has also sought refuge in the nearby gardens because no one has asked her to dance. It’s too dark to make out her face – but in an enchanted moment they kiss and a nightingale sings as if solely for them.
Two years later Aleta Wayte, the recipient of that anonymous kiss, is forced to let their family mansion to a rich American, disguising themselves as servants at their tenant’s beck and call. Of noble birth but penniless, Aleta still dreams of that handsome stranger. So, when Fate in the form of a road accident brings him injured to her door, her hopes are raised and instantly dashed – in her guise as lowly servant how can she reveal herself 5th Duke of Stadhampton? Is it possible that Fate could be so cruel as to bring love so close and only to snatch it away?

When the Duke held Aleta in his arms, he had never known such rapture. He held Aleta closer still and said a prayer of thankfulness in his heart. Looking at her now, her beautiful hair shining in the moonlight, the Duke told himself that no man in the world had ever been so blessed.

[Lawanda Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little better than average

I read a lot. This time I am hungry. I want a big dinner. Pork chops, rice, peas, biscuits, butter, honey. Then I can read another book.