Barbara Cartland Books in Order

In Cartland's abridgment of Elinor Glyn's romance, English widow Tamara meets a Russian prince in Egypt and encounters him again in Russia. Their attraction brings two people from different social worlds into an increasingly intimate relationship.

A man kills an opponent in a fight, then years later falls in love with the dead man’s widow without knowing who she is. Discovering their shared past puts their relationship under a painful strain.

Leaving a French convent school for London society, Mona faces her mother's marriage plans and two very different suitors. New freedom draws her into temptations that force her to distinguish lasting affection from dangerous attraction.

Cartland abridges E. M. Hull's story of Ahmed, a sheik's son who falls in love with the dancer Yasmin. Her father leads a troupe of thieves, placing their romance amid a company whose livelihood involves deception.

Lady Diana Stanlier has plenty of admirers but little interest in love until Ian Carstairs returns from Africa. Determined to punish his apparent indifference, she plans a seduction that begins to entangle her own feelings.

A young debutante enters London's fashionable society, exploring its restaurants, parties and nightclubs. Her encounters with respectable Mayfair and the more unsettling bohemian world of Chelsea expose the pitfalls awaiting an inexperienced girl enjoying new freedom.

Penniless Fiona finds work as a dance hostess in a fashionable London nightclub during the Depression. Among wealthy patrons and predatory men, she falls for someone already promised to another woman and discovers glamour's darker side.

Wealthy socialite Diana dismisses the philosopher Barry Dunbar even as his indifference unsettles her. When her father's financial collapse strips away her privileged life, she must reconsider both her values and the man she once rejected.

Linda Snell rises from an unhappy childhood to London's stage and fashion world, hoping success will bring love. Disappointment with the men she meets complicates her search for a relationship that offers more than wealth or status.

A Scottish girl flees to Brittany on the eve of her wedding, drawn into an adventure shaped by an Italian legend. An artist, a German agitator and her English fiancé pull her toward very different futures.

Marcia Fletcher wants to escape her father's life on the Riviera, but none of his prospective suitors appeals to her. She proposes a temporary marriage to widower Malcolm Worthington, creating an arrangement with unexpected emotional consequences.

Frank chooses a wealthy bride over Helga, the woman he loves, and spends years regretting his decision. When their paths cross again, the outbreak of war creates a new obstacle because Helga is German.

In 1938, Skye wants to marry her penniless childhood sweetheart Hector, against her grandfather's wishes. Meanwhile, her stepfather Norman's devotion to actress Carlotta draws their lives into a tangled struggle between class, ambition and affection.

Freed by her abusive husband's death, Lydia leaves the confines of English society to accompany young Ann to Cairo. A disturbing household and an unexpected attraction challenge her determination to protect her companion and avoid further heartbreak.

Lady Gwendolyn feels an inexplicable familiarity when she meets Sir Philip Chadleigh, a politician consumed by memories of a dead lover. Their growing attraction raises unsettling questions about whether the past can return through a new love.

When Jacinda's family loses Coombe Castle to millionaire Morgan Wright, resentment drives her to seek independence in London. Unprepared for work and city life, she encounters hardship that brings her back toward the man she considers an enemy.

Sir Philip Chadleigh remains haunted by a woman who died years before, yet Lady Gwendolyn Sherbrooke feels strangely connected to him. Their attraction becomes more mysterious when she discovers that his lost love died on her birth date.

After a broken engagement, Mela travels from Canada to wartime England to work for her uncle, only to learn he has been murdered. Investigating with a young politician draws her into danger, scandal and renewed romantic uncertainty.

Araminta Sinclair disguises her identity to work as a chef and repay her brother's gambling debt. Cooking for the Marquis of Wayne brings her close to both a murderous conspiracy and a romance threatened by her deception.

Lorna has little time for romance while caring for her younger siblings at a country vicarage. A wounded RAF officer sweeps her into marriage, but unfamiliar relatives and a determined rival soon test her confidence in their love.

Barbara Cartland recounts the life of her brother Ronald, a Conservative MP who was killed during the retreat to Dunkirk. This biography commemorates his political and military service and includes a preface by Winston Churchill.

Mona returns to her ancestral village in wartime England after a secret love affair has left her devastated. As she begins rebuilding her life, a woman from her past threatens to expose the truth she hoped to hide.

Fenella Prentis struggles to support her siblings while her painter father neglects the household bills. Fascinated by a dashing major, she overlooks an injured war hero whose offer of marriage could rescue her family from poverty and scandal.

Once a celebrated actress, Christine Dillon returns to her childhood village after inheriting responsibility for her brother's three children. Caring for them forces her to confront old disappointments and consider a new connection with Michael Farley.

Fleur Garton's lover dies shortly after war breaks out, leaving her stranded in occupied France. Her dangerous escape to England and subsequent disappointments lead her to a household where an aloof employer challenges her resolve to abandon romance.

Lydia's long marriage to the admired Ivan Stanfield begins to fracture after an accident and rumours of infidelity. As their children return to postwar Britain, new revelations force her to reconsider the life she believed secure.

After her father's death threatens to scatter her siblings, Ann accepts a marriage proposal from Sir John Melton. Moving to his country estate preserves the family but leaves her struggling to understand a husband she does not love.

Penniless Sylvia Mace becomes responsible for Sir Robert's daughter at Sheldon Hall, where an ambitious dowager dominates the household. Her affection for her employer and his child becomes entangled with dangerous secrets, betrayal and the threat of murder.

Jilted Cynthia Morrow returns from nursing in India to find her father dead and her beloved home burdened with debts. Selling Birch Vale to Robert Shelford draws her into the complicated life of a man she initially dislikes.

After their father's death leaves them little money, sisters Anne, Marigold and Sally leave Cornwall to find work in London. Their different dreams of rank, luxury and true affection complicate their search for love and security.

Accused by Michael Fielding of betraying his friend, Cynthia Standish decides to take revenge by winning his admiration and frustrating his hopes. Her calculated campaign grows more complicated when her own feelings refuse to follow the plan.

Jilted Lord Brora recruits the equally disappointed Jean Macloed to pose as his romantic interest and make their former partners jealous. A trip to St. Moritz transforms the scheme as Jean begins to feel something real.

Drawing on her experiences during the Second World War, Barbara Cartland describes her wartime welfare work and service in voluntary organisations. The account records aspects of civilian life, including her roles with the WVS, ATS and St John Ambulance Brigade.

Serena Staverley learns that her father gambled away her home, inheritance and hand in marriage before dying in a duel. Bound to the notorious Lord Vulcan, she enters a household whose sinister atmosphere challenges her fears and loyalties.

Orphaned Sally seeks refuge with the actress mother who abandoned her years earlier, but must conceal their relationship. A broken engagement and the attentions of her suitor's cynical brother gradually reveal that her new home holds troubling secrets.

Barbara Cartland explains the conventions of British social life, from formal occasions and entertaining to conduct within the household. Her guidance preserves the expectations of an earlier era, including distinctions of rank, dress, language and everyday manners.

Barbara Cartland offers guidance on manners in personal relationships, reflecting the social expectations of her generation. The book considers how men and women should behave toward one another within a world shaped by courtship conventions and formal etiquette.

This illustrated handbook presents Barbara Cartland's rules for navigating British social and domestic life. Advice on formal dress, entertaining, household staff and forms of address captures conventions that governed manners in the middle of the twentieth century.

When the disreputable Duke of Melcombe becomes guardian to wealthy young Ravella Shane, society anticipates scandal. Ravella's unquestioning devotion clashes with his reputation, forcing her to confront the difference between the man she adores and his conduct.

In the Scottish Highlands after Culloden, Iona impersonates a duke's supposedly drowned half-sister to discover his allegiance. Falling for the man she is investigating threatens a mission that demands loyalty to the Jacobite cause and a concealed identity.

Eighteen-year-old Mistral enters Monte Carlo society under the control of her domineering aunt. Ordered to speak only to a Russian prince, she struggles with her growing attraction to Sir Robert Stanford and the motives behind her aunt's rules.

Sent to France to investigate Napoleon's plans, Viscount Sherringham falls for Reve de Valmont. His secret mission makes their attachment dangerous, drawing them into deceptions that threaten both their relationship and their chances of surviving the intrigue.

At Charles II's court, Lady Panthea Vyne longs to save the highwayman who once rescued her. When she is accused of murder herself, clearing her name threatens to require betraying the man she loves most.

To rescue her financially ruined family, Lady Toria marries a man she doesn't love. Torn between her husband and Michael, she travels to Monte Carlo, where an overheard conversation aboard a yacht brings a new danger.

Nerina impersonates her cousin Elizabeth to prevent a forced marriage from destroying Elizabeth's happiness. Marrying Sir Rupert Wroth in her place draws the young orphan into a deception involving a man she has every reason to fear.

Lady Panthea is drawn into danger and intrigue at the court of Charles II, while the highwayman she loves faces execution. A murder accusation threatens her own future, making loyalty to him a perilous choice.

Playwright Randal Gray retreats to southern France, exhausted by success and romantic demands. Becoming responsible for a young girl complicates his return to London, where rehearsals and competing attachments force him to question what he really wants.

Lady Panthea Vyne agrees to a secret marriage with a brutal tax collector who promises to save her brother from execution. The bargain draws her into a perilous world of deception, court intrigue, and unexpected love.

Brigadier Ian McCraggan inherits a Scottish castle only to find it neglected and occupied by squatters. A cousin's stolen blue heather leads him into another mystery, as troubling forces threaten both his inheritance and his happiness.

Privateer Rodney Hawkhurst seeks money for his own ship and becomes entangled with Sir Harry Gillingham's family. Sailing with the investor's unreliable son, he faces danger at sea while his feelings for the family's daughters complicate his ambitions.

The Duke of Melyncourt discovers Amé, a runaway convent novice, hidden in his carriage. Taking her to Paris disguised as his page draws them into court intrigue while a sinister cardinal's pursuit threatens her freedom and their growing attachment.

Penniless Wanda comes to Vienna during the peace congress and agrees to help Prince Metternich as a spy. Political plots and her love for an Englishman place her in danger amid the maneuvering of Europe's powerful rulers.

Cartland's biography explores the personal life of statesman Klemens von Metternich, placing particular emphasis on his love affairs. The book looks behind the diplomat's public role to the romantic relationships that occupied this prominent figure in European politics.

In Vienna during the peace congress, Wanda accepts Prince Metternich's protection and an assignment to spy. Her growing love for Richard Melton complicates the mission, drawing both of them into dangerous plots involving powerful political enemies.

Seeking adventure in South America, Skye Standish is kidnapped by followers of the revolutionary El Diablo. Expecting a ransom demand, she instead faces his insistence on marriage and must find a way out of his mountain stronghold.

Sabina travels to Monte Carlo to meet her fiancé's mother, only to discover his troubling character. An encounter with a Romany king introduces an attraction that forces her to weigh family expectations against her own wishes.

Cleona's mother keeps her grown daughter away from society, then draws her into a web of romantic rivalry. Hurt by the resulting deception, Cleona seeks protection from Lord Raven, whose help brings both attraction and danger.

At her uncle's request, Sheena enters a Paris embassy pretending to be an experienced English governess. Enjoying the city and falling in love, she gradually realizes that the masquerade has drawn her into dangerous political intrigue.

Cartland traces the life of Christina of Sweden in a narrative biography, beginning with her father's story. The account follows Christina through the events of her own life, using dialogue to bring its historical figures into conversation.

Aria takes a job with millionaire Dart Huron to save her family home, despite despising society's glamour. His offer of money for a pretend engagement exposes her to public attention and complicates the hostility between them.

Barbara Cartland explores love and sexuality across the stages of life, from childhood and adolescence to marriage and old age. She offers her views on finding happiness through relationships and maintaining a fulfilling emotional life.

Oppressed by her stepmother, Gisela discovers an unexpected connection to the Empress of Austria. Agreeing to impersonate the empress brings her to an English castle, where her attraction to Lord Quenby threatens to complicate the deception.

Following her mother's final instruction to go to Madrid, Ventura disguises herself as Lord Lynke's page. A threat to her life exposes the masquerade, while her growing love depends on uncovering the secret of her birth.

Cartland recounts the personal life and romantic entanglements of Romania's King Carol. His secret marriage, later relationships, and attachment to Helena Lupescu place private desires at the center of a royal life marked by public scandal.

Alloa falls for Dix despite catching him attempting a theft, then encounters him again while working in Europe. His involvement in crime draws her into danger, forcing her to question whether her love can survive the truth.

Taryna poses as a Canadian heiress while visiting her friend Kit's wealthy family. The deception draws her into a financier's secret plans and a romance with Michael, leaving her unsure whether his interest is in her or her supposed fortune.

Cartland offers advice on beauty that links appearance with inner qualities and religious faith. Discussions of hair and presentation sit alongside her ideas about femininity, giving readers a view of the ideals behind her approach to looking attractive.

After her father's death, Zaria unexpectedly inherits a fortune and a yacht chartered for archaeological work in Algeria. Taking another woman's place on the voyage draws her toward Chuck Tanner and into danger involving criminals, police, and rebels.

Orphaned after a shipwreck, Paolina accepts Sir Harvey Drake's plan to introduce her to Venetian society as his sister. He hopes to arrange a wealthy marriage, but her feelings for her penniless rescuer complicate their attempt to escape poverty.

Varia agrees to pose as her employer's son's fiancée during a silk-trade business trip to France. When another man declares his love, the charade becomes tangled with secret meetings and questions about where her own feelings belong.

After a carriage accident, Gretna finds herself under the protection of the arrogant Marquis of Stade, with her background concealed. Her journey into fashionable society exposes her to predatory attention and a romance complicated by distrust.

Cartland portrays Elizabeth of Austria's private life, following the pressures surrounding Franz Joseph's wife. Her Bavarian upbringing, aristocratic expectations and domineering mother-in-law shape a marriage constrained by court ceremony and the emperor's devotion to duty.

Leona's brother allows smugglers to use the caves beneath their Sussex castle to ease his debts. When Lord Chard arrives to destroy the operation, she must balance loyalty to her brother against her growing feelings for his opponent.

Nurse Dacia travels to Rome with her demanding patient, Sir Marcus Cunningham. Seeking relief from his arrogance, she enjoys an evening with an Italian count, unaware of the complications that his attention may bring into her life.

Cartland addresses married readers with advice about affection, appreciation, intimacy, and temptation. Her questions ask husbands and wives to examine how they speak to each other, express desire, and respond to attractions beyond their marriage.

Karina Burke runs away when her aunt and uncle insist she marry a cousin she does not love. Employment with financier Garland Holt offers an escape, but competing suitors and her attraction to her aloof employer complicate her freedom.

Elita longs to escape the restrictions of her wealthy upbringing and falls for a hotel valet named Hans. Choosing him would mean abandoning familiar luxuries, while an unsettling sense of danger shadows the life she hopes to build.

Barbara Cartland follows Diane de Poitiers and her relationship with France's King Henry II. Their personal bond also shapes affairs of state, placing the royal mistress at the heart of power in sixteenth-century France.

Dismissed by her employer in Morocco, Melina Lindsay shelters a stranger pursued by killers. He is an English agent trying to rescue a kidnapped boy, and joining his mission puts her safety and her heart at risk.

Sheena McCraggan travels to the French court to accompany young Mary Stuart and report on Scotland's future. Palace intrigue draws her into a dangerous plot, while her feelings for the Duc de Salvoire offer a fragile source of hope.

Cartland surveys the history of love and eroticism from ancient Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to modern times. This nonfiction work considers romantic life across successive periods rather than following a single fictional couple.

A mysterious letter tells Romina Huntley that her brother has died in Cairo. Traveling there with his wealthy friend Merlin Forde, she encounters another murder, a drug ring, and impostors as their search becomes increasingly dangerous.

The Earl of Meridan offers to cancel a father's gambling debts in exchange for marrying Hester. Already in love with someone else, Hester has a daring younger sister whose involvement threatens to overturn the earl's carefully calculated bargain.

Marina Martyn travels to Portugal under an assumed name to escape an unwanted engagement. Falling for a mysterious South American stranger soon puts them both in danger, turning her search for solitude into a flight for their lives.

Amanda and her brother want to clear their dead father's name and repay his creditors. Following Major Jackson's plans draws her into a dangerous mission involving an art collector, testing both her courage and her hopes for love.

Cleona Howard impersonates her wealthy friend Leonie so Leonie can elope. Staying with a duchess exposes the vicar's daughter to a troubled household and a dangerous adventure in Paris, where her masquerade threatens more than her own future.

The Duke of Westacre encounters a young woman leading a coastal smuggling gang. Drawn into her predicament, he must confront blackmail and a plot against the Prince Regent while deciding whether he can trust the woman who fascinates him.

Melinda flees relatives who want to marry her to an older man, only to find herself imprisoned in London. An offer to pose as the Marquis of Chard's wife presents another uncertain bargain amid the dangers surrounding her.

Penniless Carina Warner agrees to take Lady Lynche's young son to his ancestral castle to claim his inheritance. Its secrets deepen her misgivings, while an attraction to a young man there makes it harder to judge whom to trust.

Amanda's lover faces a threat from Lord Ravenscar, who holds his life in his hands. Saving the man she loves may require accepting the man she loathes, leaving Amanda caught between her own future and his survival.

Cartland recounts her own rise as a writer, sharing encounters with royalty and other public figures alongside memories of private life. The memoir presents the experiences behind her public identity through her own recollections and perspective.

Country girl Andora Bland arrives at Elizabeth I's court as a Maid of Honour with a secret mission to uncover a traitor. Rivalries and concealed loyalties make her task dangerous, while an unexpected attraction complicates her new life.

Leona Ruckley's brother allows smugglers to use caves beneath their coastal castle as his debts mount. Lord Chard's attempt to destroy the gang leaves her caught between protecting her family and her growing feelings for its determined opponent.

Cartland explores honey's history and presents her ideas about its connections with love and health. The book brings together her enthusiasm for honey with discussions of food and wellbeing, reflecting the author's interest in health foods.

Arabella escapes a brutal stepfather to become a companion at neglected Meridale Castle. When its absent marquis returns, the fear surrounding the household draws them into a dangerous mystery that threatens their safety and the possibility of love.

Utta rescues Lord Roxburton after a skiing accident near St. Moritz, and he brings the talented skater into his family circle. London's glamour exposes her to deception and predatory attention as she struggles with her feelings for him.