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A love story born in war. A journey through loss, survival, and the mountains that refused to let them go. When the first bombs fall over Kharkiv, bookstore owner Elena Kovalenko and Ukrainian soldier Roman Hrytsenko meet in the chaos while helping civilians escape the destruction. In the middle of smoke, sirens, and fear, an unexpected connection sparks between them—brief, powerful, unforgettable.

She agreed to the ruse. Love was never part of the bargain. Miss Rose Astley has never been engaged—secretly or otherwise. Unfortunately, the Duke of Pembroke announced her as his secret intended, and now all of Society is congratulating her on an engagement she most definitely did not accept. Pembroke claims it was necessary to escape an unwanted arrangement. Rose admittedly understands his reasons but cannot fathom how she became his only solution. The duke is far too charming for his own good, flirting as easily as he breathes, and blurring the lines between pretense and reality.

Desde los viñedos dorados de Málaga hasta las tierras fértiles de Mendoza, Isabel recorre un camino signado por el amor al terruño, la pasión verdadera y el coraje de afrontar los infortunios inesperados. Obligada a casarse y a emigrar a América, en 1900, deja atrás a Antonio, el amor de su juventud, sin saber que el destino volverá a cruzarlos después de una larga peripecia, revueltas políticas y secretos largamente guardados.

In this delightful trio of Regency cosy mysteries, three clever heroines find themselves entangled in village gossip, suspicious deaths, and dangerously attractive gentlemen who refuse to stay out of the investigation. Because in Plumpton, solving a murder may be difficult… But falling in love is inevitable.

Po utracie rodziny i majątku Rose Walters zaszywa się w skromnym Rose Cottage, gdzie jej jedyną ucieczką stają się książki. Spokojny rytm jej dni przerywa wizyta tajemniczego Irlandczyka, Toma Reileya – cieśli, który po latach wraca do rodzinnych stron. Między dwojgiem obcych powoli rodzi się więź, choć o względy Rose zabiega również miejscowy doktor Peter Harris, zafascynowany konstrukcją osobliwej „maszyny mediumicznej".

Mary Tudor has done the impossible. She has taken back her throne in a bloodless coup, becoming the first woman to rule England in her own right. Now, as Mary navigates this uncharted path, she embarks on a mission to restore Catholicism in a country that has been torn apart by religious strife and become increasingly more Protestant.

A princess for whom the immortal roses bloom. A queen for whom they wither. A hero bound to both. ***Centuries before Mara held her first blade, another princess dreamt of knighthood. Born second in line to the throne, Clarissa envisioned a life unfettered by protocol. Under the tutelage of the royal guard, she thrived while being trained in the art of swordplay and the knights' ancient codes of honor. When her elder brother dies unexpectedly, Clarissa’s destiny is forever altered, thrusting her onto a throne she never desired.

Da ventun anni, Rosalynn vive nello stesso orfanotrofio nel quale è stata abbandonata quando era piccolissima, e la sua esistenza è tutto fuorché idilliaca. Rosalynn trascorre le sue giornate lavorando e leggendo libri, che si procura da un castello abbandonato al calar della sera. Una sera, tuttavia, Rosalynn si scontra con un uomo che afferma d’essere Lord Beaumont Harwood, proprietario del castello e di tutto ciò che esso contiene.

England, 1630: After the sudden disappearance of her cruel and corrupt guardian, Lady Rosalind Capell has to look after her young wards and herself. When the king’s feared enforcer arrives to investigate the mystery of the missing noble, Rosalind must tread carefully. His presence could mean salvation or ruin. Sir Devlin Alastor is a brutal man with blood on his hands. However, there is something about Rosalind and the children she protects that touches a long-buried sense of honor. Rosalind and Devlin are drawn to each other.

Miss Genevieve Ashworth has spent three London Seasons gathering evidence, and her conclusion is beyond dispute: dukes are, to a man, insufferable. Then she meets Sebastian, the Duke of Ashford — and discovers the most dangerous kind of man is the one who proves the exception to every rule she has so carefully made.

Her heart has lost hope. While his seeks a place to call home. Maddie Palmer longs for a place that stands only as a memorial in dust and ashes. Her father has arranged to bring her on a cattle drive, serving as the cook. Not thrilled about this prospect, she knows better than to decline her father's orders. That's before she arrives.

Viscount Ashworth, returned from Waterloo believing his story had ended—that men who lose an arm lose their chance at happily ever after. Resigned to a half-life of duty and solitude, he never expected his mother’s new companion to see him not as broken, but as worth fighting for.

I touched the stones and woke up in 1745 Scotland, accused of witchcraft and about to burn. Then Callum MacTavish saved me. Six feet of lethal Highland warrior who needs my knowledge of the future to survive the coming war. He offers me protection through marriage. I accept because I have no choice.

I wasn't supposed to survive. The ocean should have killed me—crushed me in the depths of a shipwreck three hundred years before I was born. Instead, I woke in the arms of a man who shouldn't exist. A pirate. A killer. A ghost from history with silver hair and storm-grey eyes that see straight through every lie I tell.

Elizabeth Bennet, an independent and outspoken young lady, married Fitzwilliam Darcy, one of the wealthiest men in the country. They returned from their wedding trip and settled into the life that awaited them at Pemberley. This work explores their relationship and how they lived and the relationships with those in their acquaintance. The ending of the Pride and Prejudice novel by Jane Austen left many unanswered questions regarding the lives of the individuals that were portrayed in the story.

Sie, die Tochter eines verarmten Barons. Er, ein verwitweter Duke, dessen Familie keine neue Frau an seiner Seite duldet. Hat ihre zarte Liebe eine Chance? Aiden Upton, Duke of Kingsmoor, ist seit vielen Jahren verwitwet und alleinstehend. Sein Lebensinhalt sind seine Tochter Gabriel und seine Orchideen-Sammlung. Alles ändert sich, als seine Tochter Gabriel Miss Fleur Barrington den Sommer über in das Herrenhaus einlädt.

En la Inglaterra victoriana, un hombre lobo descubre su destino... en los brazos de otra mujer Cedric, un hombre lobo escocés, se siente irresistiblemente atraído por Tara, una joven irlandesa a la que conoce en Almack's. Pero su amor está prohibido: él está casado y ella prometida. Sin embargo, el destino y la propia reina Victoria podrían cambiarlo todo. En "Posesión", Margotte Channing te sumerge en un romance victoriano lleno de pasión, secretos y licántropos, donde el amor verdadero desafía todas las convenciones sociales.

A Starkfield, piccolo villaggio del Massachusetts stretto nella morsa di lunghi e implacabili inverni, tutti conoscono Ethan Frome e tutti sembrano custodire il segreto della sua vita. Quando un ingegnere giunto da fuori ne incrocia il cammino, rimane colpito da quell'uomo silenzioso e dall'ombra della tragedia che pare accompagnarlo ovunque. Poco alla volta, attraverso racconti frammentari, allusioni e ricordi, si ricompongono gli eventi che hanno segnato per sempre il suo destino...

Rosalind is newly, happily engaged to ex–Bow Street officer Adam Harkness, but lunching with the new fiancée of her old love is still discomfiting. Yet, Clara Kinsdale needs her help, and Rosalind is not one to turn away a lady in distress. It seems Clara's father, Sir Anthony Kinsdale, has...

She should be choosing a husband… not aching for the duke who can never be hers. Lady Rosalind's focus for the Season is clear—marry well and secure her sisters' future. Yet every glance from the dangerously irresistible Duke of Ravensmere turns her resolve to ash. Nathaniel tries to keep...