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Fitzwilliam Darcy is a powerful mage and master of illusions. His abilities make him the perfect man for a dangerous mission to end the devastating war with Napoleon—a mission that would leave him little chance of returning alive. When he meets the enchanting Elizabeth Bennet, whose magical talents are as deep as they are inexplicable, he knows he needs her help. There's only one way to get that—marriage. Immediately.

Heiress Clarissa Studley yearns to be loved for more than her fortune. Warmhearted, but plain and shy, she wishes to marry, but has two firm rules: no rakes and no fortune-hunters—her father was both, and she'll never forget the misery he caused.

When three young Black men enlist in the US Army hoping to serve their country with honor, their lives are forever changed. When Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941, Cora’s brother, Benny, rushes to enlist against the wishes of Cora and their mother. Able to pass as white due to his pale skin and light eyes, Benny reports for duty only to realize he’s been mistakenly enlisted as a white man in a racially segregated military.

At eighteen, Emmeline Ballentine’s father splashed out on one London season to introduce his daughter to polite society. Sadly, for Emmeline, polite society was not terribly receptive to a city trader’s daughter. She only ever caught one gentleman’s fancy, the dishonorable Jeremy Vance who made her head spin as he singled her out for attention at the balls and assemblies. Her worldly chaperone warned her he was making a May game of her, but Emmeline had not heeded her warning. Consequently, her dreams were dashed, when at the close of the season, Jeremy announced his engagement to another.

Cuando su hermana Bluebell se escapa para evitar casarse con Diego de Valterra, Rose Wadlow se siente obligada a ocupar su lugar. Sabe que el matrimonio pactado con ese hombre no le traerá felicidad. Aun así, está dispuesta a no permitir que su carácter mujeriego le afecte, porque, a cambio, su sangre española la liberará de la maldición que pesa sobre su familia.

ملحمة الانعتاق من الفؤاد والجسد إنها رواية حب مستحيل فرق القدر بين المحبين، ولكنه لم يفرق بين الأفئدة. فتاة منحت قلبها وجسدها ‏لحبيب، إلّا أنها نبذته وثارت...

Roman de l’Abbé Prévost publié en 1731, Manon Lescaut raconte l’histoire tragique d’un amour passionné et tumultueux. Le chevalier Des Grieux, jeune homme noble et idéaliste, tombe éperdument amoureux de la belle et envoûtante Manon Lescaut. Malgré leur amour sincère, Manon est attirée par le luxe et les plaisirs mondains, ce qui conduit le couple à vivre des aventures marquées par la trahison, la pauvreté et le scandale.

Au cœur de l'Angleterre victorienne, Eleanor Sutton, une femme vive d'esprit et intelligente, s'est résignée à une vie de solitude et d'enseignement, croyant qu'une blessure d'enfance la rend inapte au mariage.

Former U.S. Marshal Isaac McGraw wants nothing more than to forget his past and live in isolation on the family ranch. But his meddling family has cooked up other plans—plans that include matching Isaac with a mail-order bride who has two young boys in tow. There's something about Clare Ferguson that bothers Isaac…more than the haunted look in her eyes and the way she's constantly glancing over her shoulder. Against his will—and better judgment—he finds himself drawn to Clare and her cheery disposition.

The brand new absolutely gripping and heartbreaking World War II historical novel from master storyteller Marius Gabriel.

New York, zomer 1891. Fiona Finnegan en Nicholas Soames zijn net getrouwd. Ondanks dat hun huwelijk ongewoon is en de wonden uit het verleden nog niet volledig zijn geheeld, zijn ze gelukkig samen en dromen ze over een lang en gelukkig leven voor zichzelf, maar ook voor hun geliefden. Wanneer Fiona merkt dat er liefde lijkt op te bloeien tussen haar oom, die weduwnaar is, en zijn buurvrouw Mary Munro, is ze razend enthousiast en hoopt ze dat hij haar snel ten huwelijk vraagt. Maar dat blijkt ijdele hoop te zijn wanneer ze tijdens een familiediner ander nieuws hoort.

Wiesbaden, 1968. Er wordt ingebroken bij Café Engel. De familie Koch is diep geschokt. Maar als Hilde bij het opruimen van de puinhoop een oude foto uit de tijd van de laatste keizer vindt, komt er een aangename verrassing aan het licht: haar café bestaat binnenkort 100 jaar – en dat moet gevierd worden! De voorbereidingen op het feest worden echter overschaduwd door onverwachte gebeurtenissen. Terwijl Hilde kampt met gezondheidsproblemen, raakt haar zoon Andi zijdelings betrokken bij de chaos van de opstand van 1968 in Frankfurt, en komt de toekomst van het familiebedrijf in het gedrang.

De Elzas, 1877. De liefde tussen Irene en haar man, de rijke wijnhandelaar Franz Gerban, bloeit verder op. Omdat Franz veel op reis is en de eenzaamheid dan de kop opsteekt, gaat ze op zoek naar een andere invulling van haar dagen. Ze zet zich actief in voor de rechten van vrouwen uit de arbeidersklasse en ontmoet tijdens een bijeenkomst vakbondsleider Josef, haar vroegere minnaar. Dat maakt haar man razend jaloers en zet hun huwelijk onder druk. En dan ontdekt Franz ook nog eens een geheim dat een grote uitdaging vormt voor hun toekomst.

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?

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.

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.