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Rome, AD 403. As a loyal daughter of the Visigoth tribe, Adelgard followed her father to war, hoping to win back her family’s approval. But after a clash with the Roman army, Adel is captured and sold to a gladiator school. Now she is the most famous gladiatrix in Rome, determined to keep the fickle love of the crowd and never again rely on anyone but herself for her own security. But beneath the fame lies a darkness and pain that holds her captive.

Lady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she may have met a ghost and survived to tell the tale! New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Eloisa James delights with witty historical romance with a gothic twist. In the depths of...

A queer retelling of the legend of Sir Lancelot, following the famous knight as he grows up orphaned, falls in love, and attempts to fulfill his destiny at the Round Table—from the bestselling author of Out East. "Richly detailed and evocative.” —Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling...

In his arms, she didn't feel like a maid . . . she simply felt like a woman. Rose is a lady's maid––albeit an educated, opinionated, hard headed, and impetuous one. Roman Spencer stands to become one of England's most powerful earls. Sober and responsible, Viscount Darlington holds honor and...

Shealy O'Leary thought the ancient Book of Fennore a myth until she and her father are sucked into the past—and into the cursed no-man's land called Fennore. There Shealy learns that she has a rare power that their enemy seeks. Aided by the dangerous and compelling warrior, Tiarnan, Shealy...

Cosa può fare una ragazza quando scopre che suo padre, pur di non pagare un esorbitante debito di gioco, ha deciso di darla in moglie a un bieco baronetto che ha quarant'anni più di lei? Scappare, naturalmente, per raggiungere la Scozia e colui che dichiara di amare e di voler sposare. È proprio quello che fa Adrianne, diciotto anni, una bellezza in sboccio, un caratterino impertinente e un coraggio che, fin troppo spesso, sfocia nell'imprudenza.

Que fait une fille de médecin quand le père de son ami est gravement malade? Elle met son propre père – et elle-même – dans un carrosse, à destination de la Normandie, pour leur venir en aide, bien sûr! C'est ainsi que Joséphine se met en route pour Arranges, fief de la famille de Jérôme, sans se douter que ce voyage ne va pas du tout tourner comme elle l'imaginait. Car le château des Faulcon de Montessand compte un locataire inattendu: un fantôme, que l'on accuse bientôt de meurtre! Pour la demoiselle et le mousquetaire, à l'esprit rationnel, c'en est trop.

Two timelines. One queen. A secret history that refuses to stay buried. Now: When Jenna arrives at Winterhill House, she’s instantly transported back… to the priory that stood there before, the life she lived before, and the secret she kept in her past life for the fourth queen of a despotic king. 1539: King Henry VIII is intent on destroying the Catholic church, and with the dissolution of the monasteries, beautiful young prioress Marris is about to lose everything.

Sud de l'Italie, fin des années 1950. Agnese et son frère Lorenzo veulent perpétuer l'œuvre de leur grand-père : la savonnerie familiale « Casa Rizzo ». Ce rêve se brise lorsque leur père, désireux d'une autre vie, leur annonce la vente de l'entreprise. Si Lorenzo claque la porte, Agnese, passionnée par son métier, accepte de travailler pour le nouveau propriétaire. Elle veut préserver l'héritage de sa famille et créer de nouvelles fragrances, mais elle se heurte à son patron, véritable despote.

Eine Frau entdeckt ein seltenes Buch, Verbindungen zu ihrer Vergangenheit werden aufdeckt, lang gehütete Geheimnisse über ihre vermisste Schwester und ihre Kindheit im englischen Hinterland während des Zweiten Weltkriegs enthüllt. Im kriegszerstörten London von 1939 werden die...

Brought to you by Penguin. She’s a priestess with a dangerous secret. He’s a praetorian with a grudge. When their paths become inextricably linked, they must find a way to survive the deadliest game of all. . . The sizzling enemies-to-lovers fantasy, guaranteed to keep you under its spell...

Mourning her wayward brother’s death, Verity Wilde has turned her back on Williamsburg society, striving to live by her notion of true religion: to keep oneself unspotted from the world. But when she boards a ship to claim an indentured Scottish clerk, she’s unprepared to find another Scotsman, starved and gravely ill, left on deck untended. With scarcely more knowledge of the man than his name and place of origin—William Crockett of Skye—pity compels Verity to purchase his indenture too, meaning to provide the compassionate death denied him by the ship’s crew. Only he doesn’t die.

Brought to you by Penguin. The first book in a heart warming and uplifting historical fiction series, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin Will she find the strength to start again? When Jenny Gregory leaves wartime London for the quiet town of Allanby Cross, she feels as though her...

England 1819. Thomas Shield, a master at a school just outside London, is tutor to a young American boy and the child’s sensitive best friend, Charles Frant. Helplessly drawn to Frant’s beautiful, unhappy mother, Shield becomes entwined in their family’s affairs. When a brutal murder takes place in London’s seedy backstreets, all clues lead to the Frant family, and Shield is tangled in a web of lies, money, sex and death that threatens to tear his new life apart. Soon, it emerges that at the heart of these macabre events lies the strange American boy. 

Heartbroken by unrequited love, courage will guide her path . . . When Molly and her best friend both fall in love with Harry Spencer, their former closeness is strained, but Molly quickly turns her mind to the Suffragette movement, finding solace and passion in helping their cause. With the...

Jilted bride. Mad witch. Tragic villainess. This time, she will have her revenge. Charlotte Havisham has a secret. She's been underestimated for too long: by her former fiancé, Compeyson; by her family; and by society. But now her true heart's desire is within reach for the first time. And she...

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover a heart-warming and uplifting tale of resilience and friendship among the working women during World War II, from the author of The Bomb Girls January 1942. With female conscription filling the production line, the Bell Works factory is building more Spitfires...

Emilie har kalla fötter inför bröllopet, men intalar sig själv att det är normalt att vara nervös. Det behöver inte vara ett tecken på att något är fel. Halvor och Samantha kommer tillbaka till Florida med Halvors lille son och blir mottagna av Samanthas far. Kommer Junior att klara av omställningen och det nya livet på plantaget? "Sagan om Emilie" är en släktkrönika fylld av hemligheter och kärleksintriger. Vi följer den vackra torpardottern Emilie i norska Trøndelag på 1880-talet, ett samhälle med stora klyftor mellan rika och fattiga.

Há mais de cinquenta anos, uma garota foi obrigada a tomar uma decisão que impactaria as futuras gerações. Agora, uma jovem precisa desemaranhar os laços que as unem para ter paz. Uma foto de uma mulher e uma menina desconhecidas, uma partitura com um bilhete na margem. Encontrados em uma caixinha de madeira, esses dois itens levam Ella a questionar todo o passado de sua família, pois foram deixados para sua avó na Hope’s House, uma casa para mulheres solteiras.

Uma pedra raríssima está desaparecida há mais de setenta anos. Apenas uma mulher pode solucionar esse mistério. Georgia nunca foi dada a luxos e se sente perdida ao ganhar uma caixinha de madeira com uma safira rosa. Ela foi deixada para sua avó na Hope’s House, um lar para mães solteiras. Como essa joia está conectada aos segredos de sua família? Determinada a não reviver o passado, ela ignora a safira. Mas, quando descobre que a pedra era parte de uma tiara inestimável da antiga família real italiana, Georgia se sente atraída pelo mistério.