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Gordon Parker is just an eager 18-year-old Australian boy desperate to fight for his country, and Nobuko 'Cherry' Sakuramoto is a 16-year-old girl struggling to survive in Japan in the aftermath of World War II. But when they fall in love, they change the course of history. When Gordon arrived in Japan, he expected ruthless samurai, angry Japanese men ready to kill Australians at every corner. Instead, he found Cherry, terrified of ex-enemy soldiers, a 16-year-old survivor of the atomic bomb. Against all the rules and against all odds, they fall in love.

Everyone hates a harpy... For the record, I don't drag people to Hades. I'm not a guardian of the Underworld. And I'm not an evil monster. I'm just... a shifter who happens to control birds. Dangerous? Yes. A monster? No. Unfortunately, most people disagree with me. For some stupid reason. So, it's no surprise when monster hunters, the stoic gargoyles themselves, track me down. What is a surprise? The gargoyles are kind of sexy. But unfortunately, they haven't kidnapped me for bedroom fun. They want to use my abilities to stop a curse and save a town. Easy right?

My family made my life a misery, but there’s nothing I can do to escape them. I have nowhere else to go. The monster I encounter in the forest overwhelms my senses, calling to the omega in me. I can’t believe I let him touch me, but I’m so starved for affection I can’t help myself. And then I do the only thing that makes sense…I run. But the monster hunts me down. He says he gave me a choice, but he’s not letting me go. He’s going to claim me as his mate.

Don't swim in my waters... I've got a bad reputation, and all because of my jackass brother. Yes, I'm known as the mother of all sea monsters. And yes, I can control powerful creatures who kill and destroy on my command. But no, I'm not actually in charge, I'm my brother's slave. So, life sucks just about as much as it possibly can. At least that's what I thought until my brother decides I'm more useful sacrificed to angry sea dragons who despise mermaids.

He stole her to hurt his enemy. He never planned to fall for her. A vengeful warrior abducts the proud daughter of the man who murdered his father—only to discover she is his soulmate. Vengeance and epic love collide on Medieval Isle of Mull. Jack Maclean wants revenge against the man who butchered his father. He’s waited long enough to claim it, but now he has a plan: he’s going to hit Kendric Mackinnon where it hurts and steal his lovely daughter. Tara Mackinnon is doggedly loyal to her clan.

Amelia Larimer loses all hope when her father is murdered after losing his fortune in the Panic of 1893. How will she support herself and her young daughter, Becca? Salvation comes in the form of a Western knight-errant proposing marriage. She agrees, although uncertain of whether she can ever love again. Three years ago, Rafe Falcon promised Amelia’s dying husband that he would take care of her. Rafe has secretly loved her for years--but kept his feelings to himself, giving her time to grieve. Besides, the St.

She wants in the family. He wants out. Sally Digby has secured her beloved sister's happiness with her arranged marriage into the powerful Beckwith family. But when her new husband leaves a goodbye message in her wedding bouquet, and a possible scandal in his wake, Sally discovers her heart is more invested than she thought and can't let the slight go unanswered. Ren Beckwith is on a mission to right the wrongs of his family's past, and the settlements from his arranged marriage are the final pieces he needs.

Perfect for Bridgerton and Jane Austen fans! Fall in love with the Fairfax family and make this your favourite new Regency series… ‘And you’ve come here today to read me a lecture in all my deplorable habits?’ ‘No…’ she stalled, wracking her brain for inspiration and failing...

In the windswept Scottish Hebrides of 1916, London-born governess Seraphina Tighinn MacKenzie arrives seeking refuge from scandal, only to uncover a world far more mysterious and alluring than the one she left behind. When she discovers a century-old journal belonging to Kate Morag, a spirited island woman caught in a forbidden love with a mythical selkie-man, Seraphina is entangled in secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Charles Burnsten, the sixth Earl of Dresford, is one of England’s most eligible bachelors. In a fit of madness, Charles agrees to an outrageous wager: to make any woman of his friend Archibald’s choosing fall in love with him—without the benefit of his wealth or title. Picking the one woman he knows will never fall in love, Archibald is all but guaranteed to win the wager.

Solveig gibt ihrer schwerkranken Großmutter Agneta ein Versprechen: Sie wird den Löwenhof bewahren. Nur wie sie das anstellen soll, weiß die junge Studentin der Tiermedizin nicht. Die Glanzzeiten des Gestüts sind lange vorbei, die 1960er Jahre verlangen nach neuen Ideen. Aber Solveig ist bereit für den Aufbruch, immerhin fliegen Menschen bereits zum Mond. Die Pferde vom Löwenhof sollen auf internationalen Turnieren starten. Die Olympischen Spiele 1972 in München fest im Blick, beginnt Solveig mutig, das jahrhundertealte Gut der Familie auf Vordermann zu bringen.

Tristan Shepherd never expected the London Season to throw him back into the path of Caroline Whitby—the spirited girl from his youth who once declared she detested both him and his horses. But when a single careless remark at a glittering ball damages Caroline’s prospects with a promising suitor, she lays the blame squarely at Tristan’s feet. Determined to make amends—and needing a wife himself—Tristan offers marriage. Caroline flatly refuses. Still, with the Season slipping away, they strike an uneasy bargain: he’ll help her find a husband, and she’ll help him secure a bride.

1938: Die zwanzigjährige Antonia wird mit einer Tuberkulose-Diagnose in die hochmodernen Beelitzer Heilstätten geschickt. Schnell geht es ihr besser, doch der strenge Tagesablauf und die ständigen Liegekuren sorgen dafür, dass die junge Frau sich alsbald langweilt. Nur die Gespräche mit dem jungen Assistenzarzt Henrik bieten Zerstreuung. Wenige Jahre später kehrt sie als angehende Ärztin für Lungenheilkunde nach Beelitz – und zu Henrik – zurück. Doch die Zeiten haben sich geändert, der Schatten des Nationalsozialismus liegt über dem gesamten Komplex. Finden Antonia und Henrik dennoch ihr Glück?

When beautiful aristocrat Lady Isabella St. Just first sets eyes on handsome Alec Tyron, he is holding her at gunpoint. Despite her fear of him, the tawny-haired, golden-eyed king of the London underworld saves her from the criminals who abducted her, only to fall victim to a gunshot wound himself. Thrown together in the seedy underbelly of glittering London, they are wary of each other from the start. Shy, sheltered Isabella has never met a man like Alec, but the street-tough crime boss ignites her passion in a way that she had never even imagined was possible.

Miss Delia Lyndon, a young woman born into the prestigious Spencer-Lyndon family, is initially enamored with Thaddeus, the son of a prominent local stable owner, when he begins vying for her hand in marriage. She is keenly aware of how a union between the two families would seal their status as one of the most beloved couples from Lexington.

Miss Gladdie Lyndon's world is turned upside down when her father’s stroke leaves her in charge of Velvet Brooks Horse Farm. With the horseracing industry in decline and the 1908 Kentucky Derby on the brink of cancellation, Gladdie faces an uphill battle to save her family’s legacy. The pressure mounts as clients abandon the farm, leaving her to pin all hopes on a mysterious new horse champion.

Rebecca Blume e Ben Heath sono due editor rivali, costretti a condividere la scrivania a giorni alterni, con loro grande disappunto. Non essendosi mai visti prima, iniziano a lasciare post-it passivo-aggressivi sul vaso del loro cactus condiviso. Ma quando il leggendario scrittore Edward David Adams, noto come «il Leone», muore, lasciando in palio la sua ultima opera e il suo patrimonio letterario, la loro battaglia di bigliettini si trasforma in una guerra serrata: entrambi lavorano febbrilmente per ottenere quella che potrebbe essere la grande occasione della loro carriera.

The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of Íseldur, and even with the warrior who's captured her heart standing by her side, Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she guards vigilantly threatens to ruin all her plans: a shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will.

Craig McEntrie no quiere volver a casarse. La maldición de su antepasado, Keenan McEntrie, lo persigue y ser un hombre hecho y derecho no parece ser suficiente para dejarse de tonterías.

Un matrimonio por deber. Un amor que ninguno esperaba. Cuando Lady Estelle Robinson se enfrenta a la ruina de su familia, una propuesta del Duque de Ashbourne ofrece salvación… pero ¿a qué precio? Unidos por el honor, pero atraídos por algo más profundo, Estelle y Victor entran en una unión que ninguno de los dos había planeado. En un mundo de secretos susurrados y miradas robadas, ¿se atreverán sus corazones a esperar algo más?