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Beth Wickers, with yet another Tudor time-slip behind her, returns to university to continue with her PhD in history. However, she has a lot to deal with besides studying, and these issues are directly connected with her last Tudor experience. Though she appreciates her family and friends, and space to heal, she can’t deny that a significant part of her life is missing. Knowing how little time there is before fate catches up with those she loves, she’s compelled to return to Tudor life to make the most of what might remain for her to experience with Queen Anne, and George Boleyn.

When death cuts Remi’s marriage to Edgar Leone short, she is forced to confront his only living son…and their romantic past. Forced to return to Leone Manor after years of exile, Ben quickly lets her know he is uninterested in making amends. Forced to deal with his temper, her overbearing family, and the discovery of unsettling love letters written for her with no signature, Remi is lost.

Duty brought them together. Love made them stay. After tragedy strikes, Fitzwilliam Darcy becomes the caretaker of not just one, but two orphaned children of Charles and Jane Bingley, along with their determined and devoted aunt, Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is resolved to protect the babies at any cost—even if it means joining forces with Mr. Darcy, the most disagreeable man of her acquaintance.

Set in 1928 in Victoria, Australia. The Thornton family made its money in the goldfields during the 1850s and the antiques trade. Their principal home is Thornton Park, a lavish mansion close to Melbourne. They also own a home and a goldmine in Daylesford, where their close friends, the Bassetti family, are part of a thriving Swiss-Italian community.

De achttienjarige Isobel 'Izzy' Stanhope heeft geheimen. Zo is ze smoorverliefd op een jonge hertog die niet eens weet dat ze bestaat. Ook is haar familie berooid achtergebleven nadat Izzy's vader overleed, maar niemand uit de hogere elite mag dat weten. En dan is er nog haar baan bij de Aviary (Volière), een onderzoeksbureau volledig gerund door vrouwen en gespecialiseerd in het opgraven van schandalen en louche zaken van machtige mannen.

Elias et Laïa fuient pour sauver leur vie. Poursuivis par les Martiaux, les deux fugitifs entreprennent un périlleux voyage en direction de Kauf, la prison la plus sécurisée de tout l’Empire. Laia est bien déterminée à sauver son frère et Elias à l’y aider – même si pour lui cela signifie abandonner sa dernière chance de liberté. Mais ils vont devoir faire face en chemin à des forces obscures, humaines ou mystiques... et se montrer plus malins que leurs ennemis : le cruel Marcus, devenu Empereur et, bien plus déchirant, Helene, l’ancienne compagne d’armes d’Elias, désormais Pie de sang.

"Só há uma ocasião, só há uma fase da existência, em que o homem se exalta, se eleva, se engrandece, se iguala ao Criador. É quando ama." É dentro desse dramático cenário romântico que se desenrola o enredo da paixão impossível de Rosa e Estevam. Com o usual recurso narrativo de quem ouve a história "contada pelo tio Joaquim", Rodrigo Paganino dá ao leitor um testemunho do comportamento machista do século XIX em Portugal.

Lady Elizabeth Kendall grew up on whimsical tales told by her mother. What if they aren’t stories at all? Visions of a handsome pirate in a mirror create questions about everything she believes. The biggest one: Is time travel possible? A pirate who would be a duke… Jackerson Morgan Carwyn, the Duke of Whitewood hasn’t led the charmed life some believe, and in fact, grew up in the worst parts of London. Except it was a different time and it’s a secret only he knows. Until he meets Elizabeth… She is far more than she appears to be and has information he believed long buried. A battle of wits…

The Darcys know the changes age brings. Now, as birthday candles for Darcy multiply, how will time affect Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam’s love? Time is painfully short for Fanny Bennet as she faces the loss of an ailing husband she dearly loves. Another hour or day with Thomas Bennet would be a treasure. Thomas Bennet left Longbourn one last time to find a long-lost daughter. Now wearing a countess’s tiara, Kate Fitzwilliam has needed her family for decades, especially during the festive season.

Ein geheimnisvoller neuer Hauslehrer, eine überwältigende Liebe unter schwierigen Bedingungen und eine wissenschaftsbegeisterte junge Frau, die um ihren Platz im Leben kämpft. Der romantische zweite Band der Regency – Liebesgeschichte über die Familie Cossin. Preußen, 1817: Charlotte von Cossin ist - zum Missfallen ihrer Familie - fest entschlossen, nicht zu heiraten, sondern ihr Leben der Wissenschaft zu widmen. Doch dann trifft ihr neuer Hauslehrer Philipp von Lotz auf Gut Cossin ein – und ihr Entschluss wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

يأخذنا الروائي التركي الكبير الحاصل على جائزة نوبل في الآداب، أورهان باموق في روايته "ذات الشعر الأحمر" إلى بلدة صغيرة على بعد ٣٠ ميلاً من إسطنبول، والمطّلع على أعمال هذا الكاتب يلاحظ ولعه الشديد بمدينة إسطنبول. يستخدم باموق في هذا العمل أسلوب استرجاع الماضي القريب من ثمانينات القرن العشرين، وما شكلته هذه الفترة المشتعلة بالأحداث السياسية من انقلابات وصراعات على الحكم.

After parting ways in Carentan, Army Civil Affairs officer Lieutenant Harry Dean wasn’t sure he’d ever see French Resistance spy Christine Jarreau again. Before he transfers to his next assignment at the front lines, he’s determined to use his Christmas three-day pass to find her and ask a simple question. Did she mean it when she said she’d marry him?

Londra 1837 - Abilene Fairfax è abituata a dare scandalo al Ton e non si cura delle chiacchiere e alle maldicenze che la seguono da quando ha sposato il vecchio Conte di Stonefield. Arthur Lake è un amico d’infanzia della Duchessa di Clarendon, che ha riversato nella professione medica e nell’affetto per il figlio la sua passione e le sue speranze. Quando le condizioni di salute del Conte si aggravano, Lady Stonefield decide che deve dare a tutti i costi un erede al casato. Contatta così il dottor Lake, affinché attesti il suo stato e la segua nella gravidanza e nel parto.

Taking flight from their quiet Pennsylvania town seems like the only way for Tori Boyd to protect her dearest cousin's virtue. And the success of their escape may now depend on the man she's been writing letters to for over a year now in the vast wilds of the Wyoming Territory.

Stripped of the family so important to his Viking heritage, Matthias Bjork is now on the hunt for his sister. Despite combing the entire Wyoming Territory, he hasn’t found any substantial leads regarding her whereabouts, but he has discovered a most unusual woman. This woodland nymph who’s come to work for his good friend in the quiet town of Mountain Bluff is like no one he’s ever met.

After losing everything in a series of bad decisions, Roarke Desmond is dependent on his horrible cousins for an allowance. When they ask him to do something horrible: spy on their stepmother, the Duchess of Sidmouth, he doesn’t want to. But what he could provide to his terribly ill mother with what they’ll pay him is hard to avoid. So he agrees, hating himself all the way. But when he sees the duchess, the beautiful Flora, everything is turned upside down.

For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle came at the perfect time. Soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela has given herself one last summer of freedom—in Paris, with her two best friends.

They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally best-selling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women.

When his sister's treasured painting vanishes from Pemberley, Fitzwilliam Darcy will stop at nothing to hunt it down. But his well-meaning cousin has other plans—dragging a furious Darcy away from his most promising lead and into the countryside "for his own good." Peace proves impossible when he encounters Elizabeth Bennet, a fiercely independent young woman with a sharp wit, a knack for humor, and a dog with more enthusiasm than sense.

Step into a world of ancient wonders and heart-wrenching drama with "Escape from Pompeii: A Journey of Love and Tragedy." This captivating historical novel transports you from a quaint Bavarian village, where Anya, a young Celtic beauty, is brutally ripped from her loving home and family, captured by soldiers, and marched into Rome to be sold in the city’s slave market. Follow her plight as she’s purchased and enslaved by a powerful aristocratic family where she’s determined to survive the degradation and humiliation of slavery and servitude.