Towards the Stars

Towards the Stars is the story of Stella Marsden, who is injured in a factory during the war and is miraculously healed by surgeon Clive Ross. However, rumors afterwards separates the couple and how they end up finding love together is the plot of this romance by Barbara Cartland!

Francis Marshall illustrates both covers and on the Pyramid (US) one from August 1977 we see our couple with the heroine reading a letter and resting in bed. She wears a pretty bedjacket of blue and the hero hovers over her.

The Arrow (UK) cover is similar, but we see more of the room and a nurse in the background. Our heroine looks older in this cover and wears a pink or coral bedjacket. She holds flowers instead of a letter.

Both covers are very pretty and unique in their being close up illustrations of the couple. Which is your favorite?

Edit: The top photo is a foreign cover of this novel. I haven't seen this cover on another book, but if you do, let me know!

Sweet Punishment

Sweet Punishment by Barbara Cartland was published in 1979 (US) and 1971 (UK) in paperback. It's a case of hate at first sight when Lady Diana Stanlier meets Ian Carstairs. He returns from Africa with a message from a dying man who loved Diana. So she decides to teach him a lesson in love! The Jove (US) cover shows our hero in Scottish kilt and our heroine struggling with him. She is very pretty, but obviously angry. I like this cover better than the other. The Arrow (UK) cover shows our couple in the midst of an argument with the heroine about to hit the hero with a riding crop! I think her riding outfit is very odd and looks unattractive, which is unusual for a cover by Francis Marshall! The hero is dashing in his suit, though! Which cover is your favorite?

Eternal Collection Titles Part 2

This is a continuation of the earlier list of reprinted "Eternal Collection" titles:

201. In the Arms of Love

 

202. Love in the Dark

 

203. Love Wins

 

204. The Marquis Who Hated Women

 

205. Love is Invincible

 

206. Love Climbs In

 

207. The Queen Saves the King

 

208. The Duke Comes Home

 

209. Love Joins the Clans

 

210. The Power and the Prince

 

211. Winged Victory

 

212. Light of the Gods

 

213. The Golden Illusion

 

214. Never Lose Love

 

215. The Sleeping Princess

 

216. A Song of Love

 

217. Flowers for the God of Love

 

218. The Dawn of Love

 

219. Terror in the Sun

 

220. The Shadow of Sin

 

221. The Prude and the Prodigal

 

222. Love in Hiding

 

223. Real Love or Fake

 

224. Caught by Love

 

225. The Audacious Adventuress

226. Love is Heaven

227. Temptation of a Teacher

228. A Miracle in Mexico

229. The Sign of Love

230. Lucky in Love

231. Seek the Stars

232. An Adventure of Love

233. Lost Laughter

234. Love and the Cheetah

235. A Very Special Love

236. An Innocent in Russia

237. The Necklace of Love

238. The Passionate Princess

239. Kiss of Life

240. Kneel for Mercy

241. This is Love

242. Imperial Splendor

243. Never Forget Love

244. Love for Sale

245. The Spirit of Love

246. The Odious Duke

247. Music from the Heart

248. Running Away to Love

249. Desire of the Heart

250. Lovers in Paradise

251. A Kiss in Rome

252. Lights, Laughter, and a Lady

253. The Irresistible Buck

254. Lovers in Lisbon

 

255. The Love Light of Apollo

 

256. An Innocent in Paris

 

257. Paradise in Penang

 

258. Love Me Forever

259. Love, Lords and Ladybirds

 

260. Women Have Hearts

 

261. The Eyes of Love

 

262. The Hidden Evil

263. Enchanted

 

264. Love and the Marquis

 

265. Stand and Deliver Your Heart

 

266. Two Hearts in Hungary

 

267. Look with the Heart

 

268. A Magical Moment

 

269. The Patient Bridegroom

 

270. Escape from Passion

 

271. The Protection of Love

 

272. Walking to Wonderland 

 

273. The Elusive Earl

 

274. Good or Bad?

 

275. The Daring Deception

 

276. Beyond the Stars

277. Helga in Hiding

 

278. Love Has His Way

 

279. The Earl Escapes

 

280. The Lioness and the Lily

 

281. Love Rules

 

282. The Loveless Marriage

283. The Angel and the Rake

 

284. The Wicked Widow

 

285. Love Comes to the Castle

 

286. Love at the Ritz

 

287. Passage to Love

 

288. A Theatre of Love

 

289. Desire in the Desert

 

290. The Lovely Liar

291. The Waltz of Hearts

 

292. The Bargain Bride

 

293. Desperate Defiance

 

294. The Bitter Winds of Love

 

295. Dance on My Heart

 

296. To Scotland and Love

 

297. Dreams Do Come True

 

298. The Haunted Heart

 

299. A Circus for Love

 

300. A Knight in Paris

301. Love and Linda 

302. Love Locked In

 

303. A Herb for Happiness

 

304. Broken Barriers

 

305. A Dog, a Horse, and a Heart 

 

306. The Queen of Hearts

307. Money, Magic, and Marriage

 

308. A World of Love

 

309. The Windmill of Love

 

310. The Perfection of Love

 

311. The Twists and Turns of Love

 

312. Help from the Heart

 

313. The Dangerous Marriage

 

314. The Dragon and the Pearl

 

315. The Mask of Love

 

316. The Secret of the Mosque

 

317. The Wrong Duchess

 

318. A Coronation of Love

 

319. A Royal Punishment

 

320. A Dream in Spain 

 

321. The Devil in Love

322. Look with Love

 

323. Sapphires in Siam

 

324. Hiding

 

325. Conquered by Love 

 

326. The Hellcat and the King

 

327. A Rainbow to Heaven

 

328. Love is Contraband

 

329. Wings on My Heart

 

330. The Hidden Heart

 

331. Cupid Rides Pillion

 

332. Against the Stream

 

333. The Captive Heart

 

334. Journey to Paradise

 

335. The Enchanting Evil

 

336. The Enchanted Moment

 

337. Afraid

338. No Heart is Free

 

339. Love is an Eagle

 

340. The Dream Within

 

341. A Heart is Broken

 

342. A Serpent of Satan

 

343. Lights of Love

 

344. Danger by the Nile

345. The Coin of Love

 

346. The Leaping Flame

 

347. A Heart in the Highlands

 

348. The Music of Love

 

349. A Frame of Dreams

 

350. A Light to the Heart

 

351. The Adventurer

352. The Cave of Love

 

353. The Passionate Pilgrim

 

354. The Castle of Fear

 

355. The Magic of Paris

 

356. Blue Heather

 

357. Theft of a Heart

 

358. The Frightened Bride

 

359. The Secret Fear

 

360. The Black Panther

 

361: An Arrow of Love

Eternal Collection Titles

Barbara Cartland.com is reissuing her older novels in the Eternal Collection. These are already documented in this blog under previous publishers such as Bantam, Camfield, Jove, Corgi, Pan, etc. 4 titles a month are being reprinted until all 500 are published. These are the trade size blue covers with original art work.

I thought for reference that I'd list the titles in the Eternal Collection so that you can look at the original book. I will add as more titles become available.

001. Elizabethan Lover
002. The Little Pretender
003. A Ghost in Monte Carlo
004. A Duel of Hearts
005. The Saint and the Sinner
006. The Penniless Peer
007. The Proud Princess
008. The Dare-Devil Duke
009. Diona and a Dalmatian
010. A Shaft of Sunlight
011. Lies for Love
012. Love and Lucia
013. Love and the Loathsome Leopard
014. Beauty or Brains
015. The Temptation of Torilla
016. The Goddess and the Gaiety Girl
017. Fragrant Flower
018. Look, Listen, and Love
019. The Duke and the Preacher's Daughter
020. A Kiss for the King
021. The Mysterious Maid-Servant
022. Lucky Logan Finds Love
023. The Wings of Ecstasy
024. Mission to Monte Carlo
025. Revenge of the Heart
026. The Unbreakable Spell
027. Never Laugh at Love
028. Bride to a Brigand
029. Lucifer and the Angel
030. Journey to a Star
031. Solita and the Spies
032. The Chieftain Without a Heart
033. No Escape from Love
034. Dollars for the Duke
035. Pure and Untouched
036. Secrets
037. Fire in the Blood
038. Love, Lies, and Marriage
039. The Ghost Who Fell in Love
040. Hungry for Love
041. The Wild Cry of Love
042. The Blue Eyed Witch
043. Punishment of a Vixen
044. The Secret of the Glen
045. Bride to the King
046. For all Eternity
047. A King in Love
048. A Marriage Made in Heaven
049. Who Can Deny Love?
050. Riding to the Moon
051. Wish for Love
052. Dancing on a Rainbow
053. Gypsy Magic
054. Love in the Clouds
055. Count the Stars
056. White Lilac
057. Too Precious to Lose
058. The Devil Defeated
059. An Angel Runs Away
060. The Duchess Disappeared
061. The Pretty Horse-Breakers
062. The Prisoner of Love
063. Ola and the Sea Wolf
064. The Castle Made for Love
065. A Heart is Stolen
066. The Love Pirate
067. As Eagles Fly
068. The Magic of Love
069. Love Leaves at Midnight
070. A Witch's Spell
071. Love Comes West
072. The Impetuous Duchess
073. A Tangled Web
074. Love Lifts the Curse
075. Saved by a Saint
076. Love is Dangerous
077. The Poor Governess
078. The Peril and the Prince
079. A Very Unusual Wife
080. Say Yes, Samantha
081. Punished with Love
082. A Royal Rebuke
083. The Husband Hunters
084. Signpost to Love
085. Love Forbidden
086. Gift of the Gods
087. The Outrageous Lady
088. The Slaves of Love
089. The Disgraceful Duke
090. The Unwanted Wedding
091. Lord Ravenscar's Revenge
092. From Hate to Love
093. A Very Naughty Angel
094. The Innocent Imposter
095. A Rebel Princess
096. A Wish Come True
097. Haunted
098. Passions in the Sand
099. Little White Doves of Love
100. A Portrait of Love
101. The Enchanted Waltz
102. Alone and Afraid
103. The Call of the Highlands
104. The Glittering Lights
105. An Angel in Hell
106. Only a Dream
107. A Nightingale Sang
108. Pride and the Poor Princess
109. Stars in my Heart
110. The Fire of Love
111. A Dream from the Night
112. Sweet Enchantress
113. The Kiss of the Devil
114. Fascination in France
115. Love Runs in
116. Lost Enchantment
117. Love is Innocent
118. The Love Trap
119. No Darkness for Love
120. Kiss from a Stranger
121. The Flame is Love
122. A Touch of Love
123. The Dangerous Dandy
124. In Love in Lucca
125. The Karma of Love
126. Magic from the Heart
127. Paradise Found
128. Only Love
129. A Duel with Destiny
130. The Heart of the Clan
131. The Ruthless Rake
132. Revenge is Sweet
133. Fire on the Snow
134. A Revolution of Love
135. Love at the Helm
136. Listen to Love
137. Love Casts Out Fear
138. The Devilish Deception
139. Riding in the Sky
140. The Wonderful Dream
141. This Time It's Love
142. The River of Love
143. A Gentleman in Love
144. The Island of Love
145. Miracle for a Madonna
146. The Storms of Love
147. The Prince and the Pekingese
148. The Golden Cage
149. Theresa and a Tiger
150. The Goddess of Love
151. Alone in Paris
152. The Earl Rings a Belle
153. The Runaway Heart
154. From Hell to Heaven
155. Love in the Ruins
156. Crowned with Love
157. Love is a Maze
158. Hidden by Love
159. Love is the Key
160. A Miracle in Music
161. The Race for Love
162. Call of the Heart
163. The Curse of the Clan
164. Saved by Love
165. The Tears of Love
166. Winged Magic
167. Born of Love
168. Love Holds the Cards
169. A Chieftain Finds Love
170. The Horizons of Love
171. The Marquis Wins
172. A Duke in Danger
173. Warned by a Ghost
174. Forced to Marry
175. Sweet Adventure
176. Love is a Gamble
177. Love on the Wind
178. Looking for Love
179. Love is the Enemy
180. The Passion and the Flower
181. The Reluctant Bride
182. Safe in Paradise
183. The Temple of Love
184. Love at First Sight
185. The Scots Never Forget
186. The Golden Gondola
187. No Time for Love
188. Love on the Moon
189. A Hazard of Hearts
190. Just Fate
191. The Kiss of Paris
192. Little Tongues of Fire
193. Love Under Fire
194. The Magnificent Marriage
195. Moon over Eden
196. The Dream and the Glory
197. A Victory for Love

198. A Princess in Distress

199. A Gamble with Hearts 

200. Love Strikes a Devil

Sawdust

Sawdust is Barbara Cartland's second book and the story of Ian Carington and Wanda Gladstone. They meet and marry and live in 1920's London until fortune gains them an estate once in his family.

My copy is inscribed by Cartland "To Vera" and dated 1926. This was like Jigsaw, her first novel, and never published in paperback. I have never read If the Tree is Saved, For What?, Not Love Alone, Passionate Attainment, Dangerous Experiment, and Now Rough-Now Smooth. These are earlier books that were not published in paperback or in the USA.

Cleaning up and adding photos

Hello,

Today I did some housecleaning on the blog. I merged 2 separate posts about Sweet Enchantress into one and then added some new (really old) cover photos to the following titles:

The Incredible Honeymoon
The Enchanting Evil
Secret Fear
A Virgin in Paris
The Unknown Heart
Love to the Rescue
The Little Adventure
The Unpredictable Bride

Also, a reader sent me a clue that Barbara Cartland's website was listing some old Francis Marshall cover art and I have added photos to these posts:

The Dangerous Dandy
Mine For Ever
Mission to Monte Carlo
Money or Love
No Darkness for Love
No Time for Love
Secret Love
They Ran Away
Who Can Deny Love?

I hope that we continue to find new FM cover art! Please contact me by leaving a comment on the blog if you notice a new picture.

The two pictures on the left look like Christmas cards that Francis Marshall may have sent Barbara Cartland! I'm glad we're seeing more of his art work on her website which is linked below.

Thanks,
Rhonda

https://www.barbaracartland.com/books

Love Finds the Duke at Last

Published in January 2018, Love Finds the Duke at Last is #160 and presumably the last in the Pink Collection by Barbara Cartland. This was a collection of unpublished manuscripts left after her death in 2000.  Her son, Ian, has published these into this collection. He is also currently republishing older titles of Cartland's.

This is also the 654th book in this blog collection. I know of 2 titles not yet published in book form: The Secret Princess (published in French but not English) and A Challenge of Hearts (published in audiobook form only).  Cartland's Amazon page states she wrote 723 titles with 644 being romances. I have included a few non-romances in this blog because they have a Francis Marshall illustrated cover.

This story is about how the Duke foils a marriage plan from a spoiled beauty and saves her cousin, Devinia, at the same time!

This cover is identical to Walking in Wonderland #113 in the Camfield series.http://barbaracartlandbooksandcoverart.blogspot.com/2012/03/walking-to-wonderland.html