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Deux sœurs, orphelines et pauvres, entrent comme professeurs de jeunes enfants dans un château situé aux environs de Nice. Le manoir et ses habitants leur apparaissent bientôt dans toute leur mystérieuse singularité. Un terrible secret menace leur vie... Tel est l'argument de cette œuvre qui pose, dans une atmosphère d'étrangeté, une passionnante énigme.

All six segments in the Journey of the Heart series are now available in one audiobook collection! "Colleen is a master storyteller." —Karen Kingsbury, bestselling author A Heart's Disguise In the celebratory mood of the recently-ended Civil War, Sarah discovers her betrothed has been keeping...

Lady Bronwyn Chase is far from the paragon of society that her mother expects her to be. That's how she finds herself on her brother's passenger liner bound for America carrying a secret packet of letters that could get her into trouble—the kind of trouble that a duke's sister shouldn't be in, the kind that puts spymaster Valentine Medford, the Duke of Thornbury, on her trail. Serious trouble. But as the duke gets closer to Bronwyn and the secrets she's keeping, he'll have to decide between the mysterious woman who calls to him or his allegiance to the Crown.

There is no gentleman in all of London considered more rude, impolite, blunt, and just plain awful than the Earl of Huntly. Miss Emmagene Stitch, self-proclaimed spinster, is considered nearly as unpleasant with her sharp tongue and opinions. The only thing Emmagene and Huntly can agree upon is their dislike of the house party they both find themselves attending. Forced into Huntly's company by their hostess, Emmagene finds herself attracted to the earl despite the deficits to his character. Their affair is as unexpected as it is passionate.

Elisabeth de Rüden aura.t-elle, un jour, l'explication du mystère qui n'a cessé d'entourer la mort de sa mère trouvée noyée dans l'étang-aux-biches ? Accident ? Crime ? Judith, la seconde femme du père d'Elizabeth, pourrait répondre peut-être à ces questions. Ni elle ni sa fille Agathe, née d'un premier lit, ne peuvent s'entendre avec Elisabeth, encore moins lorsque Agathe épousera Willibad Rüden-Gortz. Mais l'étang exigera d'autres proies. A bord d'une barque conduite par Elisabeth, Agathe et son fils périront noyés.

Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king's cousin, and when Joan is married to King James I of Scotland, she chooses Cicely as one of the ladies accompany her north. At the Scot's court Cicely finds herself pursued by two men—elegant Andrew Gordon, the laird of Fairlee, and Ian Douglas, the laird of Glengorm, a rough-spoken border lord.

El Sáhara, 1890. Cuando Beatriz Ayala vuelve en sí, después de estar a punto de morir en pleno desierto, tiene una sola idea en la cabeza: regresar a su hogar en España, del que fue brutalmente arrancada para ser vendida como esclava. Nada ni nadie le impedirá llevar a cabo su empresa. Ni siquiera Tahir Abdul-Azim, poderoso líder de una Confederación tuareg, el bravo y noble guerrero que la ha salvado de las garras de la muerte, tan atractivo e imponente que despierta en ella un fulgurante deseo imposible de dominar. 

A stranger who appears on Kat's doorstep turns out to be one Charlotte Bristow, legal wife of Joe Bristow, the man Kat once believed herself married to—who she thought died at sea twelve years ago. Kat is jolted by Charlotte’s claims that Joe was not only murdered but that he also had amassed a small fortune before he died. Charlotte makes the cook an offer she cannot refuse—if Kat can discover the identity of Joe's murderer, Charlotte will give her a share of the fortune Joe left behind. Kat must race to catch the real killer before she loses her job and possibly her life.

The stunning wife’s last romantic rendezvous with a stranger left her pregnant! And despite what this could mean in their social and business circles, husband and wife are keen to continue exploring extramarital pleasures in bed. But when Emma’s long-lost friend, Mary, expresses a desire to sleep James, Emma finds herself torn. The adventurous housewife wants to continue sleeping with other men, but starts to become jealous at the thought of her husband with another woman.

As one of the first female reporters on 1880s Fleet Street, Penny Green has her work cut out. Whether it's investigating the mysterious death of a friend or reporting on a serial killer in the slums, Penny must rely on her wits and determination to discover the truth. Fortunately she can rely on the help of Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard, but will their relationship remain professional?

Eloise Bridgerton é uma jovem simpática e extrovertida, cuja forma preferida de comunicação sempre foram as cartas, nas quais sua personalidade se torna ainda mais cativante. Quando uma prima distante morre, ela decide escrever para o viúvo e oferecer as condolências. Ao ser surpreendido por um gesto tão amável vindo de uma desconhecida, Sir Phillip resolve retribuir a atenção e responder. Assim, os dois começam uma instigante troca de correspondências.

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! “Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code From the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story...

It has the beginnings of a romance novel that are now so prevalent. Our heroine goes on a European tour with her papa and brother to take her away from a glorious Irish love object. It is light and amusing. In it, you can see the beginnings of modern Regency romance novels, and the language used is of its age and so very subtle.

"Croyez-moi, Gilles, depuis la révélation du malheur de ma mère que mon père, le baron de Combayre, votre cousin d'ailleurs, a abandonnée dès ma naissance, j'ai pris la résolution de me défier de tous les hommes. Me marier avec vous? Si je devais connaître, moi aussi, l'abandon et la trahison, j'en mourrais." Gilles de Cesbres parviendrait peut-être à convaincre Pasca de la sincérité de son amour.

Suzel, orpheline est recueilli par son oncle le docteur Monil. Elle se liera de sympathie avec ses nouveaux voisins, une jeune fille infirme et son frère Aymard qui veut devenir officier.

Suzel, orpheline est recueilli par son oncle le docteur Monil. Elle se liera de sympathie avec ses nouveaux voisins, une jeune fille infirme et son frère Aymard qui veut devenir officier.

Una situación desesperada y una salida inesperada. ¿Logrará Amelia asegurar el futuro de su hermana y salir airosa de la situación? Lo único que Amelia Moore quiere es asegurar la felicidad futura de su hermana menor, Clara. Sabe que cuando su padrastro muera, ambas se quedarán en la calle, sin familia y sin un céntimo. Por eso, la invitación para pasar un par de semanas en Lakeshire Park le parece la última oportunidad para lograr que su hermana conozca al anfitrión, sir Ronald, y que este se enamore de ella. Si lo logra, su hermana tendrá un futuro.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles is a complex and impactful novel by Thomas Hardy. The novel follows the life of Tess, the eldest child of a family who believes they have a small claim to royalty because of their family name. When misfortune hits the family, Tess takes it upon herself to seek out a wealthier relative and ask for money, but instead is taken into the service of a libertine, who takes advantage of her situation and youth.

Born to a life of privilege, Lady Ravenna Huntley rues the day that she must marry. She's refused dozens of suitors and cried off multiple betrothals, but running away - even if brash and foolhardy - is the only option left to secure her independence. 

When young cook Kat Holloway learns that the children of London's Foundling Hospital are mysteriously disappearing and one of their nurses has been murdered, she can't turn away. She enlists the help of her charming and enigmatic confidant Daniel McAdam, who has ties to Scotland Yard, and Errol Fielding, a disreputable man from Daniel’s troubled past, to bring the killer to justice. Their investigation takes them from the grandeur of Mayfair to the slums of the East End, during which Kat learns more about Daniel and his circumstances than she ever could have imagined.