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「南天」には「難転」、つまり「災い転じて福となす」という意が込められている──縫箔師・咲の職人仲間である修次が世話になった老人・喜兵衛が余命僅からしい。

吉宗の寵愛を受ける竹姫は、武運長久を祈願するため深川八幡宮に詣でることとなった。竹姫付きの御広敷用人・水城聡四郎は、大奥の不穏な動きを事前に察知し、警固にあたる。

女のものと思われる緑釉の香合を肌身離さず持つ男・千利休は、おのれの美学だけで時の権力者・秀吉に対峙し、天下一の茶頭に昇り詰めていく。刀の抜き身のごとき鋭さを持つ利休は、秀吉の参謀としても、その力を如何なく発揮し、秀吉の天下取りを後押し。

A parody for fans of Harry Potter and The Crown, Harry Windzor and the Magic of Monarchy is an irreverent, satirical twist on the life of Prince Harry and the House of Windsor. There are spats between heirs and spares, dodgy deals between the Palace and the press, and so many scandals swept under the rug that even the corgis are suspicious. Maybe this isn’t a satire after all...

He had no intentions of marrying, especially not the girl next door.Miss Sarah Brown is the insignificant daughter of an insignificant knight. With a small dowry and an unremarkable appearance, she has little hope of marrying better than a vicar or a solicitor. When her father announces that she is to have a London Season, she allows herself to hope for something more. Surely in the ballrooms of London, there is a gentleman of wealth who will make her a proper match.

She came to claim her inheritance, but the mysterious scarred lighthouse keeper makes her question all her plans. When Julia Collins reluctantly sets foot on Sister Island, compelled by her wealthy grandmother’s will, she is intent on claiming her inheritance and moving on. But when she experiences the peaceful, faith-filled island life, and connects with the handsome lightkeeper, William, Julia finds herself confronting her open wounds from her parents’ deaths.

Jack Hunter is a young romantic who is asphyxiated with the prospect of following in his family's footsteps. To avoid a future in the humdrum metropolis of New York City, he decides to accept a reserve commission in the Air Force. He is sent to undergraduate pilot training in Texas at Eagle Crest AFB near the Mexican Border. During a brief sojourn to San Martin, Mexico, with two fellow student pilots to eat at a popular steakhouse, Jack slips out to visit a nearby cantina where he meets a beautiful Mexican Singer.

This tale transports listeners to a consequential precipice in Catherine’s life. One where she discovers her voice and begins to understand the needs of her own heart—and how fragile that heart may be—transforming her into the antagonist listeners know and loathe in Jane Austen’s cherished Pride and Prejudice.

Jessica Standish is considered an upstart in the eyes of society because she is merely the daughter of a wealthy merchant. After a failed season, the devastating loss of her father and his fortune, her chances of a good match seem impossible. When her mother arranges for them to attend one of the biggest house parties of the summer, Jes dreads the idea of being seen as a fortune hunter. But then Lord Ian arrives. Even though she has only danced with him once, he has become the man of her dreams. As the connection between them grows, he seems so different from the man she thought she was.

James Manning is stuck in a dead-end job, barely scraping by—until a mysterious chest rips him out of the present and drops him into the heart of history. Thrust into a centuries-old curse, James becomes an unwilling time traveler tasked with saving lives across the ages to repay an ancestral debt. From medieval Scotland to WWII dogfights, from pirate ships to ancient Celtic magic, James must face ruthless enemies, forge unlikely alliances, and uncover the truth behind a forgotten deal between his bloodline and the witches of Ireland.

Lord Ian Pinkerton enjoyed a carefree life until his brother cut him off without a penny. After he wins an estate, he thinks his luck may be changing. Until he sees it. With no funds to fix his rundown estate, Ian considers leaving Scotland until he meets his beautiful neighbor. But to his surprise, she seems to detest him.

Lady Isabel Palmer is crushed when her best friend and fellow adventurer, Marcus, leaves without even a good-bye. As years pass, tales of his rakish lifestyle reach her, and she buries any feelings she ever had for him. But when Marcus shows up years later in the middle of her father’s hunting party, old feelings and bitterness surface, placing the once close friends constantly at odds.

Honora Pemberton’s life has changed, and not for the better. Over the six months, nearly all her hair has fallen out, forcing her to hide beneath bonnets and wigs. The last place she wants to be is under the scrutinizing gaze of London Society. When her father surprises her with a London Season, Nora is less than enthusiastic. If her secret is to be discovered, surely London is where it will happen.

American heiress Lexia and proud Marquis Francis' genuine friendship is tested by jealousy and unexpected rivals in "The Waters of Love". "Wanted - A Royal Wife" sees free-spirited Lady Latasha considering a royal marriage for duty's sake before finding friendship and true love where she least expects it. In "Love at Last", clever Lady Cecilia helps the dashing Prince Ivan search for a bride, never expecting their camaraderie to spark a deep and dangerous love...

Jersey, 1943. Cuando el ejército alemán invade la isla, la bibliotecaria Grace La Motée está decidida a no doblegarse. Se niega a destruir los libros que amenazan al régimen nazi y contraataca formando un club de lectura para ayudar a los isleños a escapar del terror de la guerra. Bea trabaja en la oficina de Correos desde la que envía el último telegrama informando de la ocupación, y, según esta se va alargando, siente que quedarse de brazos cruzados no es una opción.

Six shipwrecked Vikings. An island of isolated women. Six strapping warriors are determined to lay down the law. The women who claim them as mates might think they have the upper hand, but they’re about to discover what it means to be loved by a Viking.

Payne is the Highlander of Blackchurch. Big, tough, and with a mouth he can’t control, he’s an excellent warrior with a supernatural gift for fighting. There is no better combatant at the Blackchurch Guild, but he’s about to step onto the fighting platform of a much-larger world stage. Astria Julia is the daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, a royal princess by blood. She also happens to be a rebel, a lass with a mysterious past, and when she ends up at Blackchurch as a spoil of war, Payne gets much more than he bargains for with the fiery Portuguese princess.

Faussone, detto Tino, il protagonista di questa «opera prima» di Primo Levi, ovvero del suo primo romanzo d'invenzione, è un operaio specializzato che si lascia alle spalle la dura esperienza della catena di montaggio alla Lancia e gira per il mondo a montare gru, ponti sospesi, strutture metalliche, impianti petroliferi.

Questa volta - corre l'anno 1366 - Eymerich deve recarsi a Padova, alla riunione del capitolo domenicano. Lo attende un aspro scontro con Francesco Petrarca, ispiratore di un dipinto ambiguo e malefico. È però solo l'inizio di una traversia che porterà Eymerich sulle galee dei crociati, fino a Costantinopoli, nel cuore di un impero bizantino in piena decadenza.

Nil, nell'estate del 1919, è un bambino timido che pensa alla felicità, quando d'un tratto la Guerra civile travolge il suo piccolo mondo. Rimane solo, diventa uno dei tanti "ragazzini randagi" che nel sud della Russia campano di elemosine, furti e prostituzione. È il suo apprendistato al coraggio - il coraggio di "non essere mai stanco di vivere", nonostante tutto. Nei bassifondi, Nil impara a non voltarsi indietro, a sgattaiolare tra gli orrori e a gioire profondamente delle poche cose importanti: la libertà, l'amicizia, l'amore, nella sua banda di mendicanti armati di coltelli finlandesi.