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Kurzentschlossen reißt Felicity Sims vor Weihnachten vom elterlichen Landsitz aus. Sie hofft, in London endlich die Liebe zu finden. Doch unterwegs gerät sie in einen Schneesturm und muss aus der verunglückten Kutsche gerettet werden. Alexander hat andere Sorgen, als kurz vor dem Christfest eine verwöhnte Baronstochter in seinem Haus zu beherbergen. Aber je länger Felicitys Aufenthalt bei ihm und seiner Familie währt, desto mehr fühlt er sich gegen jede Vernunft zu ihr hingezogen.

Virginia, 1749. Rosanna Waters is more comfortable catching grasshoppers for fishing bait than helping her Mama with the washing. After one defiance too many ends in terrible tragedy, Rosanna learns that her rebellious nature carries a price too steep to pay. She must tame the fire within—for her family’s sake, if not her own.

Catherine wrestles with self-pity after a machine-shop accident. With her fiancé and brothers on the front lines in France, she must find a new way to fight on the home front. At her side are her steadfast GWR friends, among them Maggie, facing the loss of her father and family home, and Lily, desperate for news of her childhood sweetheart. All are determined to keep morale high and do their bit to win the war.

Celebrated authoress Lady Georgiana Cleeve has achieved fame and fortune. Unfortunately, she's also acquired an enemy: the enigmatic Lady Darling, whose spine-tingling plots appear to be pulled straight from Georgiana's own manuscripts. What's a stubborn, steely writer to do? Unmask her rival, of course. But the unmasking doesn't go according to plan—because Lady Darling is actually Cat Lacey, the butler's daughter and object of Georgiana's very secret, very embarrassing teenage infatuation.

In the brutal winter of 900 CE, Sigrid, a fierce shieldmaiden of the Frostfang clan, leads a raid on a Northumbrian monastery, capturing Eadric, a young monk whose quiet resilience challenges her world. As a merciless blizzard traps their clan in the icy fjords, an forbidden love ignites between them, defying the gods and traditions that bind their people. Their bond sparks a daring rebellion against the clan’s blood-soaked ways, pitting Sigrid against her rival, Astrid, and the rigid rule of Jarl Hrothgar.

To escape her grievous past and avoid her bleak future, twenty-eight-year-old widow Victoria Clarke joins her friend, Isabella Bird, on a once-in-a-lifetime journey from England to America in 1854. But Harrison Wright, the man acting as escort to the women on their journey, is cold and gruff, and his mannerisms conjure up the pains of Victoria’s past, especially her former husband’s mistreatment. Victoria doubles the defenses of her already fragile heart, but will it be enough to endure what she now feels is an ill-fated expedition?

When Netherfield is let at last and five eligible gentlemen arrive, Hertfordshire is alive with laughter, rivalries, and hopeful hearts. Yet, the Bennet sisters are far from desperate. Mary is the wealthy heiress of the family, and each sister’s fortune brings delightful opportunities and surprising challenges. Jane, more independent than ever, forces Bingley to prove he deserves her, while Lydia and Kitty discover that lessons in maturity may lead to happiness far beyond their girlish dreams. Amid laughter, stolen glances, and altered fates, every sister has a chance to grow—and to love.

An aimless life. An unsettled conscience. Can the gentlewoman next door bring a new sense of purpose to this duke run aground in Derbyshire? Nigel Lymington, the new Duke of Warrenton, always played second fiddle to his elder brother’s wild exploits. After rising to the title himself, he tries to live up to his family’s rakish reputation, only to discover that he has neither the temperament nor the money to indulge in the wastrel Warrenton way of life.

Iride Dessì vive da anni nel continente, lontano da Padria, il suo paese natale, nel cuore della Sardegna. Ma è costretta a tornarvi, per il funerale del padre. Racconti che parlano proprio della donna della foto, Mimì Oppes, trisavola di Iride, giovane donna condannata a un matrimonio infelice con Augusto Dessì. Un matrimonio da cui la salvano l'amicizia con Elisabeth Hope, una donna inglese incredibilmente forte e indipendente. E l'amore per Emanuele Manca, il famoso brigante.

Eine schicksalshafte Begegnung lässt sie ins Mittelalter reisen, wo ein stolzer Wikinger sie rettet. Und verführt. Ihr Weg zurück ist versperrt. Seine Krieger können ihr nicht helfen, die Frauen dürfen es nicht.

Anni ist eine Rebellin. Gemeinsam mit ihren Studienfreunden Chrissi, Bene und Fexe taucht sie in die literarische Untergrundszene Ostberlins ab. Plötzlich nehmen jedoch willkürliche Verhöre und Auftrittsverbote zu. Gibt es einen Verräter in der Untergrundszene? Die Lage eskaliert, als Anni wegen landesverräterischer Hetze in Untersuchungshaft genommen wird.

Eighteen-year-old Jessie Lindsay is left at the mercy of her wicked stepmother Celia upon the death of her beloved father. Beautiful, vampish Celia can have any man she wants, and when devilishly handsome stranger Stuart Edwards turns up amongst their aristocratic Mississippi plantation society, she wants him. What Celia doesn't know is that Stuart is a con man and a fortune hunter, and when he marries her it is to gain control of the plantation, Mimosa, that Celia inherited from Jessie's father. Jessie hates Stuart on sight, but he takes pity on the hoydenish young woman and is kind to her.

With the darkest nights of the Sheffield Blitz behind them, the Steel Girls are looking ahead to a new chapter. Hattie is thrilled to learn that she is expecting a bundle of joy with her husband, John. But as her father continues to fan the flames of tension at home, can she protect her baby – and herself – in such uncertain times? Josie never dreamt that she would be raising her girls without her beloved husband, Alf. But as the war continues, she is determined to roll up her sleeves and give her daughters the strength to carry on.

Im Hungerwinter 1946/47 begegnet Hedi, hochschwanger und junge Flüchtlingsfrau aus Pommern, Alfons Müller-Wipperfürth, einer der schillerndsten Gestalten im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit. Als alleinerziehende Mutter kämpft Hedi gegen Vorurteile und Misstrauen. Aber ihre beharrliche Suche nach Freundschaft und Liebe wird belohnt – bis vollkommen unerwartet der Vater ihres Kindes vor der Tür steht.

Bryher Finch's life isn't just a disaster, it's a catastrophe, until a chance invitation to chart her family tree changes everything. As Bryher uncovers the ancestry she never knew about, she stumbles on the find of the century – Anne Boleyn's 'B' necklace, as enigmatic as Henry VIII's most notorious Queen herself.

Evacuated to the countryside, she realises there are more dangers than German bombs in wartime. In summer 1939, Canadian-born teacher Victoria McKaye takes up a new position at a London school, only to shortly coordinate the evacuation to the countryside with standoffish spinster Beatrice and young, quiet Nell. Arriving in the village of Hazelbury, Victoria sorts out billets for her young charges and meets Louis Granger, a naval officer. As their friendship turns to something more, she notices some strange behaviours - including him meeting with foreign men in secret locales.

When little orphan Annie finds herself liberated from the workhouse and taken to a smart home on Swan Lane, she thinks her fortunes might finally be turning around. While grateful to the Lilburn family, she soon realises they have problems of their own. Grieving the loss of their young daughter a number of years earlier, Maggie Lilburn adopted two children from the workhouse: a newborn baby, who she thought would be the answer to her family's woes, and Annie.

Leah never imagined her father would betray her—slipping her into the marriage bed of the man who worked seven years for her beautiful sister. She tells her father that Jacob will hate her for it and Rachel will never forgive her. She is right. While Rachel holds Jacob’s affection, Leah bears his sons. Yet despite heartbreak, betrayal, and the ache of comparison, she becomes more than the unwanted wife, carving out a life of worth apart from her family’s favor.

Lord Richard Seaton sarebbe disposto a tutto pur di ritrovare il fratello scomparso–anche affrontare il famigerato signore del crimine Thorne Blackmore. Il prezzo imposto da Thorne per ottenere informazioni? Qualcosa che il cuore ferito di Richard aveva giurato di non concedere mai più: un matrimonio. E non con una delle splendide debuttanti che gli fanno la corte, ma con la sorella di Thorne, Jane. Emarginata dal ton a causa della reputazione del fratello, Miss Jane Grant dirige una scuola per bambini poveri a Whitechapel.

Elizabeth Bennet—shocked, dismayed, and emotional following Mr Darcy’s offensive proposal in Hunsford parsonage—makes a flippant remark to her friend Charlotte Collins. She observes that, given Mr Darcy’s disdain for her family, accepting him would be the worst punishment imaginable for him, for then he would be forever connected to the very people he so despised. She speaks in jest…but Mrs Collins fears she might be serious.