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Un misterio de hace décadas, una heredera imprudente y un lugarteniente de la marina cuyo corazón no será tan fácil ganarse. El lugarteniente Charles Heywood ya está harto de batallas. Cansado y desilusionado, vuelve a Inglaterra para establecerse en el campo y llevar una vida tranquila...

Zwei Schwestern. Ein Geheimnis. Und eine Zeit, die alles von ihnen fordert. Sylt, 1939. Der Krieg rückt näher, doch in der Strandperle versuchen Clara und Jella, den Alltag aufrechtzuerhalten. Während die Insel zur Festung wird, kämpfen die Schwestern um ihre Existenz und um die Menschen, die sie lieben. Clara bangt um ihre Tochter Fanny, die zur Zielscheibe der neuen Machtverhältnisse wird, und hofft auf ein Wiedersehen mit ihrer großen Liebe Magnus. Jella widersetzt sich mutig den Befehlen der Besatzer, bis ein Marineoffizier ihr Herz berührt und sie mehr riskiert, als sie je wollte.

One touch of an ancient manuscript. One solar eclipse. And suddenly I'm seven hundred years in the past, staring at a medieval knight who looks at me like I'm his salvation. Sir Aldric Blackwood is dangerous. Possessive. Absolutely convinced I'm his miracle sent from God. He's also the only thing standing between me and being burned as a witch.

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of the richest woman of the Gilded Age, the brilliant and controversial Hetty Green. The Gilded Age, New York City. Hetty Robinson is not your average young woman. Born into a successful whaling family, her father, Black Hawk...

Costantinopoli, VI secolo d.C. Nella sfavillante capitale dell'Impero Romano d'Oriente, travagliata dagli scontri religiosi e dalla corruzione, i giovani Giustiniano e Teodora sembrano destinati a un'esistenza oscura. Lei è la bellissima figlia di un guardiano del Circo, e di mestiere fa l'attrice, barcamenandosi fra teatri e amanti ricchi e maneschi. Lui è il nipote del generale Giustino, un rozzo militare analfabeta che non riesce ad avere peso a corte. Il destino, però, ha altri piani per loro.

An absorbing retelling of Austen's classic romance, expanded to present the interwoven stories of all five of the Bennet sisters—including more depth of character and their private conversations about feminist concerns that Jane Austen was forbidden to print in her day. Set in the original timeframe but with present-day language.

Essien al-Kort was not born in England. Having been exiled from his homeland far to the east, he has experienced more suffering in his lifetime in most. But the crusading knights were good to him and he grew up in a Christian world, eventually finding his way to England. As a fully-fledged knight under Ajax de Velt and Christopher de Lohr, Essien is an elite warrior among warriors. He’s also a highly skilled tournament competitor, like his older brother, and these days, he’s making a fortune as the tournament knight known as the God of Vengeance.

London 1875 - Twenty-year-old Anna Montgomery is navigating through rough waves of changing social expectations and industrial upheaval. But her father's sudden death is the breaker that nearly overwhelms her. When she and her brothers inherit their father's successful shipping concern, those same waves become her escape to freedom. Throughout the turmoil of uncovering distressing business practices within Montgomery Shipping, Anna is calmed only by her music.

Im Herzen des viktorianischen Englands hat sich Eleanor Sutton, eine temperamentvolle und intelligente Frau, mit einem Leben in Einsamkeit und Lehre abgefunden, da sie glaubt, eine Kindheitsverletzung mache sie ungeeignet für die Ehe. Ihre Welt wird auf den Kopf gestellt, als sie William, den gutaussehenden Herzog von Thornfield, trifft, der über ihre Ängste hinausblickt und entschlossen ist, ihr Herz zu gewinnen.

Mitten in der frostgeküssten Landschaft des winterlichen Englands mit seinen schneebedeckten Ländereien und sanft herabrieselnden Flocken findet eine Weihnachtsfeier statt, die Ihresgleichen sucht.

1731 Philippe Dubois staunt nicht schlecht, als Straßenräuber den Gefangenentransport überfallen, der ihn in ein Gefängnis außerhalb von Paris bringen soll. Nur widerwillig lässt er sich von seinem Retter nach Schottland eskortieren, um dort seinen Vater Laird Killian Sutherland of Forse kennenzulernen. Auf Forse Castle wird die junge Charlotte dazu verdonnert, Philippe unter ihre Fittiche zu nehmen und ihm die englische Sprache beizubringen. Doch Philippes arrogantes und anmaßendes Benehmen geht Charlotte gewaltig gegen den Strich.

Saving her reputation will he lose his heart? Timothy Marbry has sworn off love. Once he takes up his position as a physician at the Hope Clinic in the East End of London, he knows he’ll need a wife who’s beyond reproach. But the last thing he wants or needs is passion that clouds the mind and leads to heartbreak. Priscilla Pratt left London in disgrace. Exiled in the northern countryside, her only marriageable prospect is a dull, judgmental curate. And gone is her hope of finding a man who gazes at her with eyes filled with passion.

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.

In this Audible Exclusive production, Academy Award® nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) narrates one of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Sense and Sensibility. In this timeless tale of misguided romance and heartbreak, two teenage heroines must overcome the pitfalls of Georgian England’s high society in order to achieve the love and happiness they seek. The admiration that Pike has for Austen’s work is shown clearly through this passionate delivery of Austen’s first published novel.

The Other Bennet Sister presents Mary Bennet in a whole new light as she becomes Austen's newest leading lady. Now a major BBC One TV series, starring Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri. Read by the amazing Kristen Atherton. One by one, the Bennet sisters have found their place...