Will it be erotica or romance this Valentine's Day?

HERTFORD, U.K. - Feb. 12, 2018 - PRLog -- On the one hand, devotees of raunch can go to the local cinema for the release of the  film Fifty Shades Freed; on the other, aficionados of old fashioned courtship will finally get to read Barbara Cartland's last ever novel - Love Finds the Duke at Last.

Romantic renaissance

When she died at her Hertfordshire home 18 years ago, the Queen of Romance left 160 unpublished manuscripts. Thanks to a worldwide resurgence in romantic fiction, Cartland's son, Ian McCorquodale, has been publishing them as The Pink Collection. The romance revival has gained Cartland millions of new fans around the globe, particularly in the United States.

Barbara Cartland was one of the most prolific authors of all time, with more than 700 novels to her name, with over a billion book sales in 38 different languages. Ian is part way through a 13 year mission to release all her books as The Barbara Cartland Eternal Collection, publishing two titles every month. He has so far published 187, with 328 to go!

Ian attributes the revival of interest in his mother's book to the current trend of mainstream romantic fiction that has become increasingly like soft porn. "I feel that pure romance is timeless and offers young people a chance to learn love and respect in their life, and in new relationships. The power of love is more important in everyone's life than anything else, especially in the threatening and dangerous world of today."

The website dedicated to the Queen of Romance is also being modernised and relaunched on Valentine's Day. Fans will be able to find out much more about Barbara Cartland's extraordinary life and work atwww.barbaracartland.com.