Crowned by Music
Oct 2014 · The Pink Collection Book 119 · Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd
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The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Earl Granville travels to Windsor Castle for an audience with Queen Victoria.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ He had been asked by Count Yuri Unkar of Samosia, a small but significant country in the Balkans if an English bride of Royal Blood could be found to marry Prince Ivor and thus ensure the countryÕs protection of Great Britain and the Union Jack.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Queen Victoria had already sent many of her relations to sit on thrones to protect the Balkans from invasion by the Russians, who were intent on expanding their Empire at the expense of many small States.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ÊThis time Queen Victoria could think of no one as she was rapidly running out of suitable relatives.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ However, Earl Granville had been awake all night thinking of solutions to the problem and then he remembered. Prince Vladimir a cousin of the Queen.Ê He had married a woman who played the piano in public, which was not considered correct for a Prince of Royal Blood.Ê They had been banished from London and had gone to live in a small village in Devon and then forgotten.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Earl Granville leaves immediately to see Prince Vladimir to ask if his beautiful daughter Linetta would go to the Balkans as bride to Prince Ivor.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Linetta finally agrees but only on the condition that she could get to know the Prince first and if she did not like him then she would return home to her beloved parents.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ She plans to go to Samosa as a Governess to the CountÕs children and in that way would meet the Prince without him realising who she was.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ How they met for the first time when Prince Ivor heard Linetta playing the piano as beautifully as her mother had taught her.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ How Linetta saved the PrinceÕs life by her quick reactions.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ And how she finds the love of her life through the beauty of herself and her ethereal music is all told in this exciting and romantic novel by BARBARA CARTLAND.Ê
The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Earl Granville travels to Windsor Castle for an audience with Queen Victoria.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ He had been asked by Count Yuri Unkar of Samosia, a small but significant country in the Balkans if an English bride of Royal Blood could be found to marry ...
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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.
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 authore...
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