Books like A Beggar Wished by Barbara Cartland

Four women from distinct backgrounds rent a medieval Italian castle for the month of April, where friendship and renewal replace disappointment.

A young woman in 1970s London seeks employment while her father’s disgraced legacy haunts her.

Queen's Ford, a beautiful house built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, is crumbling into a ruin and the Forde family are so poor they can't afford to repair it. Jeremy, needing some new clothes, persuades is sister, Mariota, to help him hold up a coach for money, with unusual results. In the shadow of the trees the Earl of Buckenham drew in his horses and turned round in his seat to face her. "There is something I want to tell you, Mariota," he said. There was a note in his voice she had not heard before and as she looked up at him her eyes met his and they seemed to fill the whole world. "You must know by this time that I love you, Mariotal" "You ... love me?" She could only draw in her breath and feel that the sunshine had a brilliance that illuminated the Earl until it glowed around him as an aura of gold.

Clare Summer, a devoted mother, finds her heart torn between her settled life with Doctor Guy Tardy and a rekindled, forbidden romance with her former wartime lover, Blake Randall, during a family holiday in the 1930s.

After her family's castle is sold, innocent Jacinda vows revenge by marrying a sworn enemy, only to find love and determination reshaping her destiny.

Rich beauty Geraldine Wayne clashes with hard‑working Nicholas Hulme, but an unexpected attraction forces them to conceal their romance from family and friends.

A glamorous London socialite playfully lures a war‑scarred man into a court‑ship of riddles, turning love into a game of wits and desire.

An English romance set in the 1930s, where a determined adventurer falls for a blonde housekeeper while navigating a complex love triangle and the intrigue surrounding a financier's family.

Doreen Wallis, orphaned and insecure, swaps identities with a dead cousin in hopes of a fresh start and true love.

A young woman with a bittersweet past of escorting her father seeks love aboard the Riviera, challenging a marriage of convenience and confronting the unexpected romance that may finally break her chain of longing.

Sir Norman Melton rises from factory worker to wealthy industrialist, yet distrusts women—until his marriage of convenience with Carlotta Lenshovski, a Romanov descendant, turns into genuine love.

A young widowed woman becomes companion to a free‑spirited girl who plans a trip to Cairo, bringing them into a society of parties, secrets, and unexpected love that tests their loyalty.

In 1929 London, Fiona, a penniless dance hostess, meets wealthy Jim MacDonald at the glamorous nightclub Paglioni's—but their budding romance faces challenges as Jim is already entangled with another woman.

When London’s dazzling socialite Diana Headley loses everything, she flees society to find love with the intellectual Barry Dunbar, only to discover he dismisses her as a frivolity. Struggling between a hasty marriage and true affection, Diana risks a desperate gamble for her heart.

In 1930s London, rising model Linda Snell navigates love and betrayal while maintaining her honest innocence, facing heartbreak when her adored flier, Harry Rumford, disappears.

In the Regency era, Carmela Lyndon awaits a loved one, only to discover the Earl of Galeston has returned—turning her relief into romance and unexpected revelation of identity.

Edna Earle Ponder, hotel owner in a small Mississippi town, narrates the gentle yet enduring story of her beloved Uncle Daniel.