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It is 1941, and the devastating loss of life following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leaves best friends Audrey and Lizzie distraught and bereft as they lose someone they both love deeply. As they come to terms with their grief, their resolve to play a worthwhile role towards the war effort is strengthened. As trained nurses they volunteer for the army medivac corps and are sent to England where they join a team who fly on dangerous missions to the Front to bring back wounded soldiers.

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.

HE CAN GUARD HER Lady Phoebe Batten is pretty, vivacious, and yearning for a social life befitting the sister of a powerful duke. But because she is almost completely blind, her overprotective brother insists that she have an armed bodyguard by her side at all times-the very irritating Captain...

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.

It is 1779, and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser's Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible. Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great, and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell's tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split and it won't be long until the war is on his doorstep.

Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honour begins with 13 year-old Blackie O’Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother’s brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England’s most prosperous cities and starts to dream of greater things.

R. D. Blackmore’s enduring masterpiece Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is renowned for its beautifully descriptive writing, the cleverly woven plot, and the powerfully drawn portrait of true love. Set in Devon in the late 17th century, it is an enduring masterpiece. First published in 1869, the novel revolves around the story of Devonshire farmer, John Ridd, his family, friends, and community. John tells the story in the first person beginning when he is just a boy and his father is murdered by the Doones.

Que se passe-t-il quand un homme jeune, riche, beau, intelligent mais blessé par la vie, rencontre une jeune fille douce, innocente et... diablement belle ? Il se défend de l'aimer bien sûr ! D'autant que la ravissante jeune fille est la cousine dont il devient le tuteur... Mais la petite Roselyne grandit, et les sentiments d'Odon de Montluzac à son égard ne sont plus aussi "fraternels" qu'il le voudrait...

Orpheline et soudain ruinée, pour se libérer d'une tutelle odieuse, Gillette se réfugie dans sa métairie délabrée de La Meulière, en Vendée. L'unique bien qui lui reste. L'effondrement de sa fortune a fait fuir un prétendant. Sans argent, que peut attendre désormais Gillette malgré sa jeunesse, sa radieuse beauté? Courageuse, tenace, elle décide de s'installer dans sa vieille maison et de s'initier aux travaux de la campagne.

Lors de l'enterrement de sa tante, un jeune homme rencontre une jeune chanoinesse. Il en tombe follement amoureux. Malheureusement, la grande tante de la jeune fille ne voit pas cette union favorablement et fait promettre à sa petite nièce de ne jamais se marier.

Thècle, jeune orpheline et pauvre vit avec sa grand-mère et ses deux cousins Gualbert et Emmanuelle. Cette dernière est très pieuse et semble être son ange gardien. Gualbert, après un long voyage, revient marié d'avec une autrichienne aristocratique. La différence de milieu social crée une tension dans la demeure Harbreuze. "Fleurs de foyer, fleur de cloître" est l'histoire de ces trois femmes très différentes, face à leur destin.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo, caballero y militar británico, rapta a una niña de siete años, Isabel, y se la lleva a su casa a Londres, donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija. La niña crece para convertirse en una joven de extraordinaria belleza, cuyo nombre han convertido en Isabela. El hijo de Clotaldo, Ricaredo, está locamente enamorado de Isabela y después de convencer a su padre de que su amor es lo único que le importa en la vida, éste accede al matrimonio de la pareja.

Sur une plage bretonne, Jocelyne et Goulvon, les enfants du commandant Orguin, trouvent un jeune garçon inanimé, démuni de toute pièce d'identité. Adopté par les Orguin, l'inconnu recevra le nom de Gonzague. Les années passent. Après la mort de leurs parents, Jocelyne et Goulven, ainsi que Gonzague, doivent gagner leur vie. Jocelyne accepte un emploi d'institutrice en Angleterre, à Rudsay-Manor, où elle devra veiller à l'éducation d'une fillette, Amy Marcill.

No one ever said raising children was easy...but raising a future monarch? That's another story altogether. Get a glimpse into the happily ever after of Wessco's irresistible royals in Royally Raised - a sweet, sexy, heartwarming short story set 20 years after Royally Matched.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and to seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. Thomas Hardy’s timeless masterpiece is brought to life in this new recording by Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless, His Dark Materials).

Parce qu'elle a éprouvé par sa fille d'amères désillusions, Mme Norand a élevé sa petite-fille Annabel, devenue orpheline, dans une dure discipline, avec indifférence et une froideur inflexible. "C'est elle qui a tout détruit en moi, tout glacé, tout perdu. Je la hais", confie Annabel à sa jeune amie Régine. A l'âge où son cœur parle, Annabel se heurte encore plus violemment à l'aïeule qui veut lui faire épouser Roger Brûlard, contre son gré.

Thea Knight loves a spot of mischief. She especially loves her current mischief: masquerading as her sister, while finalizing her scheme to expose the dastardly knaves whose lies ruined her life. Then big, bad-tempered Lord Luxborough upends her game by maneuvering her into marriage. But it's her sister’s name on the license, so the marriage won’t be valid. Thea’s idea? Keep pretending to be her sister until she can run away.

Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart.

Following the death of their father, Beth's brother, Richard, returns from the army to claim his share of the family estate. However, Beth's hopes of a quiet life are dashed when Richard, dissatisfied with his meager inheritance and desperate for promotion, decides to force her into a marriage for his military gain. He will stop at nothing to get his way.

Josée a épousé Alan, un peintre américain, qu'elle croyait "bien tranquille". Mais l'oisiveté cède le pas à la manipulation mentale, quand Alan laisse dériver ses fantasmes jusqu'à l'aveuglement, et que la jalousie devient le filtre de son amour. Épuisée et amère, Josée fuit la Floride pour retrouver Paris et son ancienne liberté. Elle est en proie à des sentiments contraires, où l'attachement et la lassitude tiennent la première place. Ce roman de Françoise Sagan oscille entre le ton désinvolte qui a fait son succès, et l'épaisseur de personnages hésitants, la lecture de ce texte rend perceptible toutes les micro-modulations de ces sentiments amoureux.