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Jo Watson’s the Queen of steam books
21 Apr 2025 05:44 GMT
… inspiration. She’s no Barbara Cartland throwback, Watson’s mission … that span dimensions.
Romance novels have many subgenres
Watson, … a book instead,” she said.
Her first book was published on … bizarre, with an Australian author arrested recently for creating …
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Princess Di's step-gran - Queen of Romance Barbara Cartland's 100 years of chick-lit
18 Feb 2025 19:31 GMT
… She soon married to publishing heir Alexander McCorquodale and … own favourite novel is one incorporating the author’s favourite … also really enjoyed her book on etiquette. There are … Dame Barbara accomplished."
Barbara Cartland: The Art of Romance …
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Dame Barbara Cartland's 100 years of romance novels celebrateds
15 Feb 2025 08:42 GMT
… of novels
A century after her first novel was published, … author of erotic fiction, Jackie Collins.
Dame Barbara described Collins' books … more racy."
Another author, Georgette Heyer, also … knew very little about Barbara Cartland before putting the …
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Was she really Diana's 'wicked' stepmother? Born 95 years ago today to novelist Barbara Cartland, how Raine Spencer defied cruel depiction
09 Sep 2024 06:16 GMT
… romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and printing heir Alexander McCorquodale.
Her mother - who published … more than 700 books in her lifetime - …
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EXCLUSIVESex with fairies, girls pimped out by their dads and pornographic language: I spent a week reading the 'spicy' books young women go wild for on TikTok and I was shocked...they make 50 Shades look tame
16 Nov 2024 08:24 GMT
… Shades of Grey look like Barbara Cartland.
Think more ‘Lord of the … A LOT more grown up.
Publishers say the trend took off … real-world repercussions.’
‘Historically, romance novels have always faced a bit … ve read one book where I felt the author was trying to …
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Which of these did Man leave on the Moon? A javelin, a gold olive branch or four armrests: The joyously bizarre facts in a new book from a QI brainbox
12 Oct 2024 01:10 GMT
… pulped Mills & Boon novels were mixed into the foundation … admirers.
Romance novelist Barbara Cartland holds the record for most books published in one … the total works of an author. The words 'girl … from The Most Interesting Book In The World by …
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10 Must-Read Royal Historical Fiction Books—Filled With Drama, Glamour and Intrigue!
04 Oct 2024 03:24 GMT
… love royal historical fiction novels. Not only do they …
New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams whisks readers … a unique premise, this novel—told throughout different points … What if all those Barbara Cartland books on Diana’s shelves shaped …
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The curious incident of the author who couldn’t read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog
16 Aug 2024 08:16 GMT
… weeks before my last novel, The Porpoise, was published. Consequently, I … home like a poodle-less Barbara Cartland or down the line … promotion
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Discover new books and learn more … illustrator and illustrated my own books for children (I did …
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Ian McCorquodale, son of Barbara Cartland who handled her publishing business
07 Mar 2023 12:02 GMT
When Dame Barbara Cartland died in 2000 at the … legacy of 723 books, making her the most prolific author of the … and Love Island, he began publishing them online at the rate … under the banner of “The Barbara Cartland Pink Collection”.
Acting as the …
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My weeks of reading hornily: steamy book sales have doubled – and I soon found out why
06 Aug 2024 04:25 GMT
… 2023, according to publishing data provider Circana BookScan. In the UK … /The GuardianYarros’s novel Fourth Wing is basically “ … a thriller the original author of which was left … literary – Mills & Boon, Barbara Cartland, even Jilly Cooper, were all …