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Eine berührende Geschichte über Familie, Vergebung und die Kraft der Bücher im alten Salzburg. Salzburger Land, 1891: Die junge Emma kennt nur Ablehnung. Als Annehmkind wächst sie ohne mütterliche Liebe auf einem Bauernhof auf. In der Welt der Druckerpressen und Bücher entdeckt Emma nicht nur ihr handwerkliches Talent, sondern auch die Liebe zu Lukas, einem Papierschöpfer.

Pour faire plaisir à sa sœur jumelle, Pandora Ravenel a accepté de participer à la saison londonienne. Ce genre de festivités ne l'intéresse pas. Elle a un projet bien plus ambitieux : fonder son entreprise. Compromise par un bel inconnu, elle se retrouve face à un cruel dilemme : doit-elle défier les conventions au mépris du scandale qui rejaillira sur les siens, ou tirer un trait sur ses rêves en épousant ce Gabriel… dont les baisers ne l'aident décidément pas à garder la tête froide ?

Amateur detectives Augusta and Julia Colebrook use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to rescue a noblewoman behind enemy lines in this thrilling feminist Regency mystery from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. Forty-two-year-old Lady Augusta (Gus) Colebrook and her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES The king is dead, a dragon awakened, and war looms on the horizon in the Kingdom of Íseldur. The Volsik sisters have reunited, but Silla and Saga’s greatest task yet awaits them: reclaim the throne that was stolen from them seventeen years ago. In order...

"Ihr müsst euch entscheiden – zwischen eurem Auftrag und dieser Frau." Der Goldschmied Gwyn Carlisle begibt sich auf eine besondere Mission: Im Auftrag des Papstes und des Dogen von Venedig soll er an den Hof des Sultans von Ägypten reisen, um die Gründung einer Handelsniederlassung im...

In Regency England, Pandora Stratton faces a bleak future under the oppressive guardianship of her uncle, the Bishop of Lindchester. When an unwanted marriage looms, she seeks refuge at Chart Hall – the scandal-ridden home of her enigmatic cousin, the Earl of Chartwood. Amid a house of secrets, intrigue and flamboyant guests, Pandora must summon her courage to challenge societal expectations and fight for her independence.

"Angela Borgia" ist die letzte von mehreren historischen Novellen von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Der aus Zürich stammende Dichter nahm sich für diese erstmals 1891 veröffentlichte Novelle die historischen Figuren der italienischen Fürstin Lucrezia Borgia, der mit ihr verwandten Angela und deren Verehrer Don Giulio zum Vorbild. Der Autor führt den Leser in diesem Prosastück zurück in die Zeit der Renaissance, an den italienischen Fürstenhof von Ferrara. Dort entwickelt sich die Liebesgeschichte zwischen der gesitteten, frommen Angela Borgia und dem lasterhaften Don Giulio.

It is the autumn of 1945 and identical twins Joy and Gillian Lawrence are on their way home to Liverpool, having been evacuated to Devonshire five years earlier. Their mother has been killed in the Blitz but the girls hope that with their beloved father's help they will be able to manage without assistance. All goes well until there is a terrible accident and Joy loses her sight. At first she is bitter and resentful whilst Gillian is racked with guilt.

Reduced to genteel poverty following the closure of the family's Cornish tin mine, Alexandra Gedding and her twin are saved from the wrath of angry, unpaid workers by the timely intervention of a secretive stranger. David Manston, the disgraced Baron of Carreg, lives as a hermit in a clifftop cottage, his true identity unknown to everyone in the village–just as he prefers. His offer of mediation was to be a one-time act of kindness, but it does not stop Allie trying to pry into his past nor lessen his own attraction to the beautiful gentlewoman.

Two RONÉ Award nominees begin and end this boxed set of Regency romances. In THE KISS OF A VISCOUNT, George-Bennett Jones finds himself in love with Lady Elizabeth. His competition for her hand is the blond, blue-eyed Gabriel, Earl of Trenton, who is determined to gain the hand of the daughter of his most powerful political opposite. George has been tutored by his mistress, though, and employs the rules he has learned in an attempt to gain the upper hand in his quest for Elizabeth's hand.

She may have seen her future, but she never saw him coming Miss Eleanor Blair is an air witch blessed with the gift of foresight. Ellie knows two things for certain: Damien Sinclair, the notorious Devil of Seven Dials has evidence that could expose her magical family, and he's planning to murder...

The BRAND NEW gorgeously spicy, Regency romance from Emma Orchard Bianca Constantine has no intention of surrendering her freedom to marriage. Newly wealthy and determined to make her name as an artist, she plans to avoid the dangers of Society altogether – until a chance encounter with a...

Manchester, 1920. As a mannequin in an exclusive fashion salon, Kate Hunter lives for the moments she can step into a beautiful gown and leave her worries behind. But when Kate is cheated out of her home and then suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly loses everything: her job, her...

Discover a BRAND NEW emotional, escapist read from Patricia Wilson that will grip readers of Lucinda Riley and Emma Cowell. On the eve of her wedding, Sylvia receives a mysterious gift: a handcrafted quilt from relatives she has never met. But this is no ordinary heirloom. Each square tells the...

Effie has most inconveniently fallen in love with the dashing Mr Benedict Ashbrooke. There's only one problem: Effie is a housemaid, and a housemaid cannot marry a gentleman. It seems that Effie is out of luck until she stumbles into the faerie realm of Lord Blackthorn, who is only too eager to help Effie win Mr Ashbrooke's heart. All he asks in return is that Effie sew ten thousand stitches onto his favourite jacket.

Sora is the wise, young High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. For many winters her heart belonged to her husband, Flint, a warrior from a neighboring clan. Flint truly loved Sora, and together they explored the world of passion and love. But Flint was very jealous and on more than one...

Anne Wynter's job as governess to three highborn young ladies can be a challenge - in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's...

The second book in an irresistible duet by the globally bestselling author of the Bridgerton series. If you loved Bridgerton, you'll adore the Lyndon Sisters . . . Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell - quite literally - into her life. When Charles Wycombe...

From the #1 bestselling author comes an epic story of love and war as two opposing deities find themselves drawn to each other against all odds. Because when Aphrodite and Ares fall in love, sparks are bound to fly. THIS IS THE OLDEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME . . . Aphrodite, Goddess of Love...

Mrs. Bennet is desperate for her five daughters to marry in order to secure their future. But with no romance on the horizon for her eldest, Jane, things are looking bleak. Practical Mary shows no interest in anything other than her studies and music. Her youngest two, Kitty and Lydia, have a frivolous approach to their quest for romance, which is unlikely to end in marriage… Meet Elizabeth Bennet, the second-eldest daughter. Sensible, witty, headstrong, and an excellent judge of character—or so she thinks…