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She’s hunting a fortune. He’s impersonating one. Miss Arabella Sharp is not a fortune hunter. She simply requires a rich husband. Urgently. Wealthy and unattached, Colin Campbell is exactly the sort of gentleman who could solve all her problems. But his twin, Clark…is exactly the sort of...

She was the villain of everyone else's love story. Now, it is time for hers. Caroline Bingley has spent a lifetime being unforgivably herself, sharp-tongued, fiercely ambitious, and unapologetically bold. But when the two most eligible bachelors in London, Mr Darcy and Viscount Keathley, are...

In love and war, these sisters stay strong. In WW2 Scotland, headstrong Molly Robinson decides to help the war effort and sign up for the Women's Land Army but is none too pleased when her mother insists she takes along her older sister, Maisie. At their new home in a remote Perthshire farm, the...

Von Bild-#1-Bestsellerautorin Ada Caine: Im prachtvollen Wien der Jahrhundertwende muss Hanna beweisen, dass wahre Stärke nicht vom Stand, sondern vom Herzen kommt. Hanna von Wildermuth dient als Gouvernante in der Familie Munteanu und führt ein angenehmes Leben. Doch unter der glanzvollen Oberfläche der Donaumonarchie lauern Gefahren.

She never followed the rules. He never broke them. Until now. Millicent Wainwright’s sisters sacrificed to give her a chance on the Marriage Mart, but she would rather be notorious than leg-shackled...especially if she must marry the infuriatingly attractive Lord Neville. His lectures enrage...

From best-selling historical romance author Sian Ann Bessey comes romance and suspense in the heart of eighteenth-century London—a story of redemption and forbidden love. London, 1776 It’s been twelve years since Hannah Dennington looked into the gray eyes of Samuel Ross, their depths as...

Der zweite Teil der Sturmland-Saga. Miriam Georg schreibt so packend, dass man nicht aufhören kann! Coras Welt liegt in Scherben. Alles, was sie sich im Seebad Norderney als Hauslehrerin aufgebaut hat, war vergebens. Doch wo soll sie hin? Etwa nach Hamburg zurück – dorthin, wo sie alle Brücken hinter sich abgebrochen hat? Ihre Schülerin Emmi braucht sie, und auch Onnen will Cora nicht verlieren. Obwohl sie weiß, dass er seine Vergangenheit vor ihr verbirgt und es für sie beide keine Zukunft gibt, kann sie ihn nicht loslassen.

Elizabeth Bennet is not the type of woman to be forced into marrying anyone, especially not the insufferable Mr. Darcy. When, through no fault of her own, she ends up in a compromising situation with him, she does everything she can to keep their scandal secret and avoid matrimony. Unfortunately...

THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the Great War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither privilege nor prejudice...

In this enthralling novel—already in production as a major movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balph and Emma Laird— the award-winning author of Absolutely & Forever and The Road Home brilliantly reimagines Daphne du Maurier, and the origins of her timeless...

Meg Burton-Smythe es tímida, no solo eso: es tartamuda. Ha pasado toda su vida al margen de la sociedad, pues relacionarse con la gente se le hace demasiado duro. No obstante, una mañana conoce a un apuesto joven de cabello rubio y… se atreve a soñar. A Ivo Beresford no le interesan ni el...

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Als Herwarth Walden, der Herausgeber der literarischen Zeitschrift Der Sturm, im Herbst 1911 nach Norwegen reist, schickt ihm seine Frau Else Lasker-Schüler Briefe hinterher. Darin erzählt sie ihm von ihrer Liebe zu drei anderen Männern. Das Pikante: Sie lässt die Briefe gleichzeitig im Sturm abdrucken. Das macht so eine Furore, dass Lasker-Schüler auch noch weiterschreibt, als ihr Ehemann wieder zuhause ist – und die Ehe allmählich zerbricht.

After being driven from home by their brutal father, the Willett sisters find themselves facing greater heartache in the wider world. Nell, the middle daughter, has left home to be with her lover, Cliff, fearing what reprisals might come from marrying against her father's wishes. The couple head for Lancashire, but Nell's happiness is short-lived. A gypsy palm-reader tells her she will find her destiny under 'three big trees on a hill', and her luck does seem to change when she meets Gil, a farmer and a gentleman who she can't help but feel drawn to.

Set in 1845 England, Honora Langstone's life takes an unexpected twist when her aristocratic uncle arranges her marriage to the enigmatic and powerful Duke of Tynemouth. Thrust into a whirlwind of royal intrigue and societal expectations, Honora must navigate a world of opulence, secrets and unforeseen emotions. As she confronts the challenges of duty and her own dreams, Honora discovers the strength to shape her destiny.

Liverpool, 1939. As winter descends on Tuppenny Corner and rumours of war float across the canals, 15-year-old Rosie O'Leary must come to terms with her own dramatic upheaval. Forced to say goodbye to all she holds dear and embark on a new life aboard The Kingfisher, her world is suddenly full of uncertainty. When fellow bargee – the handsome Tim Bradley – offers to show Rosie the sights of Liverpool, she jumps at the chance and it's not long before their friendship grows into something more. But when Tim is called up to join the RAF, Rosie's dream of a future together must be put on hold.

Fünf magische Juwelen. Eine tödliche Aufgabe. Und eine Liebe, die alles riskiert. Florenz, 1478: Die Bildhauerin Ravenna tut alles, um ihre magische Gabe zu verbergen. Doch als ihr Bruder in Gefahr gerät, rettet sie mit ihrem Talent sein Leben – und wird zur Gefangenen der mächtigen Familie Luni. In deren Palast soll sie fünf Nightflame-Juwelen befreien. Je näher sie Saturnino Luni kommt, desto weniger kann sie ihre Magie und ihr Herz kontrollieren. In einem Netz aus Verrat, Liebe und tödlichen Geheimnissen kämpft Ravenna um ihr Überleben und das Schicksal von Florenz.

Uden en øre på lommen og med en mor, der lige er død af sult, havde Clova to muligheder: Hun kunne enten drukne sig eller hengive sig til de onder, der fandtes i det 19. århundredes Paris. Til alt held fik hun i rette tid nyheden. Hun havde arvet titlen som høvding over McBlane-klanen. Hendes folk havde brug for hende, og det var Cloras pligt at rejse hjem. Clova blev varmt modtaget af både familie og klanmedlemmer, men vakte grusomt had hos en misundelig fætter.

After her heartbreaking first Season, Elizabeth Ashling resolved to avoid London Society – and matrimony – completely. However, family obligations mean that Elizabeth is thrust back into society where she faces an overzealous poet, a bitter rival and, most awkwardly, the man who jilted her...

This is a story about desire. France, 1915. An English nurse and German doctor fall in love. He is a prisoner of war; she has never cared for rules. Their love is visceral and urgent, forbidden and doomed, and it would have gone unrecorded if not for a series of drawings found more than a century later. At first the drawings seem insignificant, but the woman who finds them glimpses moments of intimacy and can't look away.