Shadow of Sin

by Barbara Cartland

Celesta e suo fratello, Sir Giles, vengono "macchiati" dallo scandalo quando la madre fugge con l'amante. Come se non bastasse, Sir Giles perde la loro casa al gioco. Il nuovo proprietario è il conte di Meltham, che Celesta incontra nel frutteto e che, arrogantemente, le ruba un bacio. Il conte potrà mai redimersi agli occhi della ragazza?Inghilterra, 1821. La vita di Celesta Wroxley sembra scorrere normalmente, quando, una mattina, incontra un affascinante sconosciuto nel frutteto di casa. L'uomo, dopo averla ingiustamente accusata di furto, le strappa un bacio destinato a rimanerle impresso per sempre nella memoria. Sarà solo quando confronta il fratello che Celesta scoprirà la verità: quel signore così distinto – ma anche impertinente! – altri non era che il conte di Meltham, nuovo proprietario del cottage di famiglia di Celesta, che suo fratello ha appena perso al gioco. Celesta non sopporta il nobiluomo, ma alcuni eventi le fanno cambiare opinione...-

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical

184 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 1977

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

[Debbie DiFiore · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another one where the H sleeps with a woman after he meets the heroine! Was I stoned when I read these back in the day??? Because there is nothing about the last two books I read that was worthy. Omg. He meets the h, and he asks to be her 'prosextor' and she declined very sweetly. He then goes to his mistresses house and has sex with her. Passionately. Gag me. Then he goes home and another of his mistresses is waiting for him. She is a widow and thinks they should marry. Then the h shows up and needs him to save her brother from prison. Then he has a ball and he wants the heroine and let's everyone know it. He gets up the next morning and pays the mistress in the house off because he is getting married. This is all within three days. An evil lecher is also after her, and that's funny because I thought the hero was a lecher too. There is a murder plot, a murder and the heroine runs off to France to her Mother for safety. Both men pursue and the h and H are getting married and the flame of love is bright. All within 72 hours. I wouldn't touch his peepee if you paid me. Just so disappointed. Not a good book. I think I might have been cured of my nostalgic journey down Cartland Lane!! Just say no.

[Chiara 🍂 · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️
Non è orribile ma piuttosto insulso, non ho apprezzato la scrittura è mi è sembrato che l’autrice dipingesse le donne in una luce poco lusinghiera (accuratamente storico o meno non saprei), persino la nostra protagonista ha uno spessore di una sottiletta e il loro amore non ha poi delle basi chissà quanto solide.
Lo so, è colpa mia che cerco qualcosa di più da questi libri forse però non bisogna giudicare un libro dalla copertina (o dal suo genere) e l’ultima volta li era andata di lusso trovando un piccolo gioiello.
Pazienza.

[Angeles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another extremely innocent, sugary-sweet, main character is extremely naive novel.

I'm sort of a little addicted to Barbara Cartland's novels though. I'm going to read all the ones I have here at the house (maybe another 3-4), because they're just so sweetly innocent. There's something about the oh-so-easy love stories that make you wish life were so simple and sweet. I need more light-hearted joy in my life!

[Nadia · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is something in her novels. Life is so simple for those girls, even if it seems so hard at times. You know everything will be ok in the end.
I think I like every fifth of her books. This one was not so bad :) minus star for that inability to see what her brother really was. He send her to be raped for money for god's sake!

[Kimberly Karalius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Celesta lives in “the shadow of sin” since her mother ran away with her lover and her brother Giles has gambler away all their money AND their house. The priory now belongs to the Earl (Vidal), whose first appearance in the story is flirting with her in the peace house and stealing a kiss. Not a great beginning, but ironically he ends up being one of the more gentle Cartland heroes at the end, and I’m not sure how that miracle happened but I’ll take it. This was all around a much darker story than usual but it was exciting, featuring a creepy lord who would lie, cheat, and murder to get Celesta, and Vidal only just staying one step ahead of the man until the very end. Fleet Prison was featured, where Giles was imprisoned for debt, and he was perhaps an even more frightening character than the villain because Giles pulled at your heartstrings—you hate him, but you also see how much everyone cares about him (it’s a lost cause oooof). Murder does happen. Vidal has a women he ought to marry instead, but of course she’s mean and possessive and makes some trouble for him with news of her false engagement to him. It really was a wild ride, but I can honestly say I ended up enjoying it.

[Sabrina (Soter) Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Spalancò le braccia, e poiché non poteva fame a meno, Celesta andò verso di lui.

Era come rimettere piede in paradiso, pensò, sentirsi stringere da lui, provare di nuovo quel senso di sicurezza che non aveva mai conosciuto prima"

[Carolyn Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why so many evil relatives?