Then, when Harry made her his, she felt as if they flew into the sky and touched the stars.
The moon, which had been out of reach, was in her arms and they were both very near to God.
“I love you – I adore you!”
The words seemed to be whispered on the moonlight.
“My precious, my darling, how can you do this to me?” Harry asked. “I love you as I never thought it possible to love anyone.”
“I – worship – you,” Teresa murmured.
He saw the expression on her face and knew she spoke the truth.
She had surrendered herself completely and absolutely to him.
He thought again that she was everything he had ever wanted in a wife.
At the same time he knew her brain would inspire him to do great deeds.
They would make the world a better place together because they would both seek perfection.
He was silent, and Teresa whispered,
“Do you – still – love me?”
“I have no words to tell you how much,” Harry said quietly. “You are like the lilies I had put in this room because, my precious, they are a symbol of you – untouched, innocent, and mine – completely and absolutely mine!”
As his lips sought hers, Teresa could feel them igniting little flickering flames within her.
“Love me – Harry – please – go on loving me,” she begged. “I want your love – I cannot live without it.”
“As I could not live without you!” Harry answered.
She felt as if the flickering flames within her were leaping higher.
They were joining with the fire that she knew was burning in Harry.
“I want you, I want you,” he cried, “give me yourself because you are mine – mine, my darling.”
“I am – yours,” Teresa answered, “yours – completely. Oh! Harry – love me. I want to – love you as you – want to be – loved.”
It was difficult to say the words because the ecstasy within her was part of the moonlight.
She knew that Harry was feeling the same.
They were closer than they had ever been, not only with their bodies but also with their minds and their souls.
They were alone with the stars above and the moonlight was taking them into a special Heaven of their own.
Harry held her closer.
Their love, he knew, would triumph over every difficulty that lay ahead.
The fire that consumed them both leapt higher.
“I love you – I adore you!”
The words seemed to be murmured all around them and repeated in their hearts. They were one, now and for all Eternity.
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OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES
The Barbara Cartland Eternal Collection is the unique opportunity to collect as ebooks all five hundred of the timeless beautiful romantic novels written by the world’s most celebrated and enduring romantic author.
Named the Eternal Collection because Barbara’s inspiring stories of pure love, just the same as love itself, the books will be published on the internet at the rate of four titles per month until all five hundred are available.
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Elizabethan Lover
The Little Pretender
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
A Duel of Hearts
The Saint and the Sinner
The Penniless Peer
The Proud Princess
The Dare-Devil Duke
Diona and a Dalmatian
A Shaft of Sunlight
Love and Lucia
Love and the Loathsome Leopard
Beauty or Brains
The Temptation of Torilla
The Goddess and the Gaiety Girl
Fragrant Flower
Look Listen and Love
The Duke and the Preacher’s Daughter
A Kiss for the King
The Mysterious Maid-servant
Lucky Logan Finds Love
The Wings of Ecstacy
Mission to Monte Carlo
Revenge of the Heart
The Unbreakable Spell
Never Laugh at Love
Bride to a Brigand
Lucifer and the Angel
Journey to a Star
Solita and the Spies
The Chieftain Without a Heart
No Escape from Love
Dollars for the duke
Pure and Untouched
Secrets
Fire in the Blood
Love, Lies and Marriage
THE LATE DAME BARBARA CARTLAND
Barbara Cartland, who sadly died in May 2000 at the grand age of ninety eight, remains one of the world’s most famous romantic novelists. With worldwide sales of over one billion, her outstanding 723 books have been translated into thirty six different languages, to be enjoyed by readers of romance globally.
Writing her first book ‘Jigsaw’ at the age of 21, Barbara became an immediate bestseller. Building upon this initial success, she wrote continuously throughout her life, producing bestsellers for an astonishing 76 years. In addition to Barbara Cartland’s legion of fans in the UK and across Europe, her books have always been immensely popular in the USA. In 1976 she achieved the unprecedented feat of having books at numbers 1 & 2 in the prestigious B. Dalton Bookseller bestsellers list.
Although she is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Barbara Cartland also wrote several historical biographies, six autobiographies and numerous theatrical plays as well as books on life, love, health and cookery. Becoming one of Britain’s most popular media personalities and dressed in her trademark pink, Barbara spoke on radio and television about social and political issues, as well as making many public appearances.
In 1991 she became a Dame of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to literature and her work for humanitarian and charitable causes.
Known for her glamour, style, and vitality Barbara Cartland became a legend in her own lifetime. Best remembered for her wonderful romantic novels and loved by millions of readers worldwide, her books remain treasured for their heroic heroes, plucky heroines and traditional values. But above all, it was Barbara Cartland’s overriding belief in the positive power of love to help, heal and improve the quality of life for everyone that made her truly unique.
LOVE, LIES AND MARRIAGE
Barbara Cartland
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