Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland (9 July 1901 - 21 May 2000) was a English writer and media personality who was best known for her romance novels. Cartland wrote more than 700 books which sold nearly 800 million copies worldwide. Her first novel, "Jig-Saw", was written in 1922. Many of her novels have been adapted to media including films for television, most notably "A Hazard of Hearts" and "Duel of Hearts". She died from cancer at age 98.