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Lord Milton should have been a happy man, with an ancient title and a magnificent estate. But he was deep in debt and haunted by memories of the Crimea, where he had once been a soldier and taken part of the Charge of the Light Brigade. To take his mind off the past, he eagerly accepted the suggestion of a friend to become the manager of a hotel in Brighton, called the Paradise Hotel. He was seeking new discoveries, but he could not have guessed how startling his discoveries were going to be. First he decided to abandon his title and pass simply as John Milton.Then there was the mysterious young lady, who arrived suddenly and begged him to hide her from a man who was hunting her.Finally there was the aggressive Sir Stewart Paxton who was seeking her, full of fury and threats. To Cecilia the Paradise Hotel was a paradise indeed once she had met John Milton. She had no idea where the rocky road was taking her. She only knew that she must escape her evil guardian, Sir Stewart, who was ruthlessly intent on marrying her for her fortune. And John was the only man who could help her.Lord Milton came to understand how wonderfully attractive she was, how gentle and sympathetic to the nightmares that still troubled him. He would give his life to protect her and make her his own.But then he made a terrible discovery about her, and it seemed as if a life together was impossible. What happened when Sir Stewart pursued them, and how Cecilia found a man who loved her for herself instead of for her money, is all told in this romantic and unusual story by Barbara Cartland. "Barbara Cartland was the world’s most prolific novelist who wrote an amazing 723 books in her lifetime, of which no less than 644 were romantic novels with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages.As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays and books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery.She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and it was called Jigsaw. It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback in England and all over Europe in translation.Between the ages of 77 and 97 she increased her output and wrote an incredible 400 romances as the demand for her romances was so strong all over the world.She wrote her last book at the age of 97 and it was entitled perhaps prophetically The Way to Heaven. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author.Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world, who have always collected her books to read again and again, especially when they feel miserable or depressed.Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her handsome and dashing heroes, her blissful happy endings and above all for her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life."

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Publié par	M-Y Books
Date de parution	14 août 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781906950767
Langue	English

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A PARADISE ON EARTH
“I cannot take you with me,” she asserted. “We mermaids swim alone and no man may follow us. It is forbidden.”
She pulled away from him and dived swiftly, so that he saw a flash of shapely ankle before she vanished into the depths. Instantly he dived as well and felt a moment’s panic because he could not see her in the dark blue water.
At last he sensed her gliding past him as though she was indeed the mermaid she had claimed to be. This time he was taking no chances. He put on a spurt and caught up with her, seizing her waist.
Above them the water was pale from the light above. Up and up they climbed until they broke the surface and the sunshine streamed over them again. At first they laughed into each other’s eyes, but suddenly they stopped laughing and trod water, looking astonished at what had come over them.
The shore was so distant as to be almost invisible. Overhead the blue sky was empty and the sea stretched far away into the distance. They might have been completely alone in the world with no one to see what they did next.
Slowly John drew her towards him. Her arms enfolded his neck and the next moment he was kissing her, and she was kissing him.
The Barbara Cartland Pink Collection

Barbara Cartland was the most prolific bestselling author in the history of the world. She was frequently in the Guinness Book of Records for writing more books in a year than any other living author. In fact her most amazing literary feat was when her publishers asked for more Barbara Cartland romances, she doubled her output from 10 books a year to over 20 books a year, when she was 77.
She went on writing continuously at this rate for 20 years and wrote her last book at the age of 97, thus completing 400 books between the ages of 77 and 97.
Her publishers finally could not keep up with this phenomenal output, so at her death she left 160 unpublished manuscripts, something again that no other author has ever achieved.
Now the exciting news is that these 160 original unpublished Barbara Cartland books are ready for publication and they will be published by Barbaracartland.com exclusively on the internet, as the web is the best possible way to reach so many Barbara Cartland readers around the world.
The 160 books will be published monthly and will be numbered in sequence.
The series is called the Pink Collection as a tribute to Barbara Cartland whose favourite colour was pink and it became very much her trademark over the years.
The Barbara Cartland Pink Collection is published only on the internet. Log on to www.barbaracartland.com to find out how you can purchase the books monthly as they are published, and take out a subscription that will ensure that all subsequent editions are delivered to you by mail order to your home.
If you do not have access to a computer you can write for information about the Pink Collection to the following address :

Barbara Cartland.com Ltd.
240 High Road,
Harrow Weald,
Harrow HA3 7BB
United Kingdom.
Telephone & fax: +44 (0)20 8863 2520

Titles in this series

1. The Cross of Love

2. Love in the Highlands

3. Love Finds the Way

4. The Castle of Love

5. Love is Triumphant

6. Stars in the Sky

7. The Ship of Love

8. A Dangerous Disguise

9. Love Became Theirs

10. Love drives in

11. Sailing to Love

12. The Star of Love

13. Music is the Soul of Love

14. Love in the East

15. Theirs to Eternity

16 A Paradise on Earth
A PARADISE ON EARTH BARBARA CARTLAND
Barbaracartland.com Ltd
Copyright © January 2006 by Cartland Promotions
First published on the internet in 2006 by
Barbaracartland.com

ISBN 978-1-906950-76-7

The characters and situations in this book are entirely
imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or
actual happening.

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval, without the prior
permission in writing from the publisher.

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THE LATE DAME BARBARA CARTLAND

Barbara Cartland who sadly died in May 2000 at the age of nearly 99 was the world’s most famous romantic novelist who wrote 723 books in her lifetime with worldwide sales of over 1 billion copies and her books were translated into 36 different languages.

As well as romantic novels, she wrote historical biographies, 6 autobiographies, theatrical plays, books of advice on life, love, vitamins and cookery. She also found time to be a political speaker and television and radio personality.

She wrote her first book at the age of 21 and this was called Jigsaw . It became an immediate bestseller and sold 100,000 copies in hardback and was translated into 6 different languages. She wrote continuously throughout her life, writing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. Her books have always been immensely popular in the United States, where in 1976 her current books were at numbers 1 & 2 in the B. Dalton bestsellers list, a feat never achieved before or since by any author.

Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime and will be best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels, so loved by her millions of readers throughout the world.
Her books will always be treasured for their moral message, her pure and innocent heroines, her good looking and dashing heroes and above all her belief that the power of love is more important than anything else in everyone’s life.

"Love truly makes the world go round and the universe as well."
Barbara Cartland
PROLOGUE - 1855
It was cold in the Barrack Hospital, but at least there was a roof overhead and oil lamps to cast a soft glow. To the wounded men who had endured the freezing voyage over the Black Sea from Balaclava to reach the hospital at Scutari, any shelter was welcome.
The man lying on the low bed barely felt the cold and the filth. Even his terrible pain seemed to reach him from a distance. He was dying, and he knew it.
He thought of his father and brother, both far away in England. He had never been close to them, but he would have liked to speak to them one last time. Now he knew he would never see them again.
He was vaguely aware of a woman kneeling beside his bed, drawing aside the tattered jacket of his uniform that proclaimed him an officer in the Light Brigade. Then the pain became overwhelming and he passed out.
When he came round his condition had improved. Somebody had cleaned him and dressed his wound, although the pain was still severe.
He gradually realised that someone was sitting by his bed, and after a moment he recognised him.
“Robert,” he whispered hoarsely.
“That’s better, Major,” said Sergeant Robert Dale.
He was a burly individual in his thirties, with a broad face that now bore a smile of relief.
“For a while I thought you were gone for good,” he said. “I have been thinking that for days now. But there you are, sir! I never thought you would survive charging the Russian guns.”
“So many didn’t survive it,” Major Milton muttered, his eyes closing as the painful memories converged on him.
Six hundred men on horseback, charging down a narrow valley to reach an impossible target! Nearly half of them had been cut down.
“And then when I found you on the boat,” Robert Dale continued. “I thought you were going to die at any moment. But I guess you are indestructible, sir.”
“I don’t feel indestructible,” John Milton murmured. “I keep expecting to fall asleep and not wake up. But never mind me. What about your wounds?”
“Not too bad, sir,” Robert replied, indicating his bandaged right arm and also his wounded left leg.
He was about to settle down to a discussion of wounds when he saw a woman approaching the bed. She was in her thirties with a thin face and a voice that was gentle but full of authority.
“You must go, now,” she ordered. “The Major needs to sleep. You may return tomorrow.”
Robert knew who she was. Everyone knew.
“But will he still be alive tomorrow, Miss Nightingale, ma’am?” he asked urgently.
“He will if I have anything to do with it,” she answered quietly.
Something in her manner reassured the Sergeant. He walked away without another word.
When he returned next day, it was to find Major John Milton still alive, but with a terrible grey look to his face. Robert began to talk to him in a voice of grim determination, as though, by doing so, he could keep him still in the land of the living. Sometimes the Major roused himself to speak.
“I thought the army would be such an adventure,” he mumbled. “I was even glad that I was the younger son, so that I could go off and have ‘fun’. I was just a boy then. I thought being in a cavalry regiment meant parading around in a glittering uniform, riding a fine horse, flirting with all the pretty girls.”
He fell silent and Robert was silent too, understanding what he could not say. The Crimean War had broken out between Russia and Britain. Eager young soldiers had been shipped out to the action. But, with terrible speed, dreams of adventure had ended in the mud.
“How could they have sent us into that charge?” the Maj