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Melissas stedmor truer med at piske hende, hvis ikke hun siger ja til at gifte sig med den afskyelige Dan Thorpe. For at slippe væk, påtager hun sig rollen som kammerpige for sin veninde Cheryl, der skal besøge sin værge, Hertugen af Aldwick. Det viser sig, at hertugen er en kynisk kvindehader, og snart befinder Melissa sig i en voldsom duel på ord med ham …
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2015
About the author
Barbara Cartland
1,066 books853 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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February 23, 2021
I found this book at a used bookstore in the free bin. I thought why not give it a chance it is a short book and I have never read a romance novel before. I was expecting it to be vulgar and crass, because that’s what I think when I think romance novel. But it was actually a decent read. Although, I was able to figure out what was going to happen within the first 20 pages it was still entertaining enough to finish. Despite it being heavily influenced by pride and prejudice, I was still able to admire the protagonist because she cared for her friend so dearly. My only regret is that the romantic lead did not have any fullness to his character besides being tall, dark, handsome, gentlemanly, and rich.
March 2, 2020
Petit moment de lecture nostalgique. J'ai beaucoup lu cette auteure à l'adolescence. C'est niais, mais ça se lit vite et sans ennui.
December 5, 2012
fun
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:)
September 28, 2014
classic favourite :)
November 18, 2015
Melissa's story is great :)
As always a comfy read, Cart-land's stories are simple and they leave a mark. :)
As always a comfy read, Cart-land's stories are simple and they leave a mark. :)
December 22, 2024
Ho la maggior parte dei libri di questa autrice che è tra le mie preferite, adoro i suoi libri e il suo stile.
"La freccia di Cupido" di Barbara Cartland ci presenta una storia d'amore con un fascino classico e valori tradizionali.
Melissa Wade, la protagonista, si trova a dover affrontare una situazione familiare difficile e accetta un lavoro come cameriera per sfuggire alla matrigna crudele. Tuttavia, il duca di Aldwick, il suo nuovo datore di lavoro, è un uomo cinico e tormentato, noto per il suo disprezzo verso le donne.
La narrazione è ricca di dettagli e descrizioni vivide che permettono al lettore di immergersi completamente nel mondo dei protagonisti. Melissa è un personaggio forte e determinato, che non si lascia abbattere dalle avversità, mentre il duca di Aldwick con il suo carattere complesso e tormentato, subisce una evoluzione da uomo cinico a persona capace di amare che crea una dinamica elettrizzante e piena di tensione tra i due protagonisti, rendendo la lettura coinvolgente.
"La freccia di Cupido" di Barbara Cartland ci presenta una storia d'amore con un fascino classico e valori tradizionali.
Melissa Wade, la protagonista, si trova a dover affrontare una situazione familiare difficile e accetta un lavoro come cameriera per sfuggire alla matrigna crudele. Tuttavia, il duca di Aldwick, il suo nuovo datore di lavoro, è un uomo cinico e tormentato, noto per il suo disprezzo verso le donne.
La narrazione è ricca di dettagli e descrizioni vivide che permettono al lettore di immergersi completamente nel mondo dei protagonisti. Melissa è un personaggio forte e determinato, che non si lascia abbattere dalle avversità, mentre il duca di Aldwick con il suo carattere complesso e tormentato, subisce una evoluzione da uomo cinico a persona capace di amare che crea una dinamica elettrizzante e piena di tensione tra i due protagonisti, rendendo la lettura coinvolgente.
September 8, 2023
Picked this up after learning Cartland was Princess Diana's favorite author - fun, mindless, easy to read romance novel full of British nobility, lower class girl turns the head of a high ranking rich nobleman.
October 19, 2022
La Freccia di Cupido è uno dei romanzi rosa storici di Barbara Cartland, autrice considerata la Regina del romanzo rosa ai suoi tempi.
Si tratta di romanzo un po’ datato quindi non ci sono scene spinte (l’autrice difendeva i valori tradizionali e credeva nella verginità prima del matrimonio e questo traspare tanto nelle sue opere).
In questo romanzo, la nostra protagonista è Melissa, una ragazza che si ritrova davanti a un bivio: sposare l’uomo che la matrigna ha scelto per lei o trovarsi un lavoro e lasciare la casa paterna. Per fortuna, il destino le viene in aiuto: accompagnerà una sua cara amica dal suo nuovo tutore, il duca di Aldwick e lo farà cercando di farsi passare per cameriera personale. Ma il duca non è facile da ingannare…
Una storia leggera, trama non particolarmente originale e intricata, personaggio maschile poco caratterizzato rispetto alla protagonista femminile ma lo stile è scorrevole e si legge velocemente.
Libro adatto soprattutto a chi ha voglia di approcciarsi per la prima volta al romanzo rosa storico.
Si tratta di romanzo un po’ datato quindi non ci sono scene spinte (l’autrice difendeva i valori tradizionali e credeva nella verginità prima del matrimonio e questo traspare tanto nelle sue opere).
In questo romanzo, la nostra protagonista è Melissa, una ragazza che si ritrova davanti a un bivio: sposare l’uomo che la matrigna ha scelto per lei o trovarsi un lavoro e lasciare la casa paterna. Per fortuna, il destino le viene in aiuto: accompagnerà una sua cara amica dal suo nuovo tutore, il duca di Aldwick e lo farà cercando di farsi passare per cameriera personale. Ma il duca non è facile da ingannare…
Una storia leggera, trama non particolarmente originale e intricata, personaggio maschile poco caratterizzato rispetto alla protagonista femminile ma lo stile è scorrevole e si legge velocemente.
Libro adatto soprattutto a chi ha voglia di approcciarsi per la prima volta al romanzo rosa storico.
June 10, 2023
As far as Melissa Wade was concerned, the future could have hardly looked blacker.
Her father's second marriage had been a disaster. His new wife was as crude as she was rich, interested only in the unbridled pleasures of strong drink and the hunt. There would be no place in her debauched household for a pretty, unmarried stepdaughter. Melissa would have to wed immediately a man of her stepmother's choosing.
Violently dissatisfied with these arrangements, Melissa took the only means of escape available: a job as companion to the wealthy young ward of the Duke of Aldwick. But as Melissa stood before her new employer - a man whose cynical, commanding presence terrified her, whose hatred of women was common knowledge throughout England - she began to wonder if she hadn't escaped into an even more dangerous trap.
Her father's second marriage had been a disaster. His new wife was as crude as she was rich, interested only in the unbridled pleasures of strong drink and the hunt. There would be no place in her debauched household for a pretty, unmarried stepdaughter. Melissa would have to wed immediately a man of her stepmother's choosing.
Violently dissatisfied with these arrangements, Melissa took the only means of escape available: a job as companion to the wealthy young ward of the Duke of Aldwick. But as Melissa stood before her new employer - a man whose cynical, commanding presence terrified her, whose hatred of women was common knowledge throughout England - she began to wonder if she hadn't escaped into an even more dangerous trap.
August 24, 2020
An Arrow of Love not too bad a novel
May 14, 2019
Nice romantic short story.
August 22, 2021
I have read better Barbara Cartland back in my teens.
July 7, 2022
A standard Cartland offering. I enjoyed it. These are like potato chips. More respect and protection in play than physical attraction. I had hoped to see Melissa's step-mother get hers on the page.
September 25, 2022
Molto carino, una storia tenera e romantica, leggera ma molto piacevole alla lettura che si snoda con linearità e con dialoghi che non sono assolutamente banali
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