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આ નવલકથા વાલા પટેલના પુત્ર કાળુ અને ગાલા પટેલની પુત્રી રાજુની પ્રેમ કથા છે. તેઓ એકબીજાને પ્રેમ કરે છે અને લગ્ન કરવા ઇચ્છે છે, પરંતુ નસીબજોગે બંનેના લગ્ન અન્ય સાથે નક્કી થાય છે. આ પ્રેમ કથાની સાથે પન્નાલાલ પટેલે ૧૯૦૦ના દાયકામાં પડેલા છપ્પનિયા દુષ્કાળથી અસરગ્રસ્ત ખેડૂતોના જીવનનું વર્ણન કર્યું છે. નવલકથાનો અંત વરસાદના પ્રથમ બિંદુ સાથે થાય છે, જે ભયંકર દુષ્કાળના અંતનું સૂચન કરે છે.

Chieftain Sloan Rankin has spent his life proving himself—to his clan, his father, and the woman he’s always adored. But when his long-awaited proposal to Eva MacVey is met with refusal, his focus falters at the worst possible time. His clan faces an impending attack, his father doubts his leadership, and his reckless younger brother is missing yet again. Still, Sloan is certain he’s done enough to keep his people safe—until the unthinkable happens.

Luke Pelletier is settling into his new life as a rancher and occasional Pinkerton Agent, leaving his past as an ex-Confederate major and Texas Ranger far behind. He wants nothing more than to work the ranch, charm the ladies, and live a life of carefree bachelorhood. Ginny Sorensen has accepted her responsibility as the sole provider for herself and her younger sister. The desire to continue their journey to Oregon is crushed when the need for food and shelter keeps them in the growing frontier town of Splendor, Montana, forcing Ginny to accept work as a server in the local saloon.

Het eerste deel in de heerlijke en onweerstaanbaar romantische serie over de familie Bevelstoke. 2 maart 1810... Vandaag werd ik verliefd. Op tienjarige leeftijd leek het er niet op dat Miranda Cheever ooit een Grote Schoonheid zou worden. Haar haar en haar ogen waren een modderige kleur bruin en haar benen, die ongewoon lang waren, ontbeerden alles wat maar in de verste verte op gratie leek.

There’s only one question no gentleman has ever dared ask her before. Will he be the first? Caroline Bingley has resigned herself to a life of spinsterhood. At the age of one and thirty, she is content to live with her brother and help him raise his family. She fell in love once, many years ago, but has long since given up the hope of finding a gentleman who is her match—a person who is her true equal in every way. Jasper Soulden has always adapted easily to his environment.

For eight years, Ama has been on the run and out of reach from the people who destroyed her life. Staying detached and moving quickly is all you can expect as a merchant-class woman with unnatural passions, even in the neglected areas of Gascony in the 800's. But now a village that needs her skills, and more importantly, a woman who wants her heart, is trying to break through those walls. If they do, Ama is convinced disaster will follow. And if she learns the whole truth, Ama will lose her as well. Lesbian romance 18+

Ireland, 1922. The Civil War rages and in its shadow, an extraordinary love story begins. The Marriage of Nurse Harding is a powerful, emotional journey that will stay with you long after the final chapter. Nora Harding, a devoted Catholic nurse, risks her life to care for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Dublin, as Free State forces close in on Doran's Hotel. Her strength and compassion shine in the darkest of times, but her world shifts when she meets Victor Hewdon, a Protestant landowner with a past as complex as her own.

Nie hat Gordon Keith nach London zurückkehren wollen, wo ihm einst seine große Liebe grausam entrissen wurde. Seit vielen Jahren lebt er in den schottischen Highlands und ist dort längst heimisch geworden. Als er im Auftrag seines Lairds schließlich doch nach London reisen muss, trifft er Alannah zufällig wieder und Gordon hegt die Hoffnung auf eine gemeinsame Zukunft. Kann er sie diesmal endgültig für sich gewinnen? Schließlich ist er nur ein Bastard — und sie die Witwe eines Dukes …

Der Krieg ist vorbei – darf die Liebe beginnen? Frühjahr 1945, Europa ist zerstört. Anni flieht mit ihrer kleinen Tochter und dem halbjüdischen Geiger Adam aus dem brennenden Dresden. Ihr Weg führt durch das besetzte Deutschland zu ihrer Schwiegerfamilie nach Tirol. Dort werden sie vor eine folgenreiche Entscheidung gestellt: Will Anni bleiben, muss Adam gehen. Ihr Zwillingsbruder Tristan ist nur knapp dem Tod entronnen und in englische Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten.

Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. At Cressingdon, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch and to await the arrival of a longed-for guest. Britain is on the cusp of war, but in the idyllic Sussex countryside anything feels possible. It is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy and will change Ivy’s life forever.

Мэри Смит приезжает погостить в провинциальный городок Крэнфорд к своим подругам Матильде и Деборе Дженкинс. Основная часть местного населения — вдовы и старые девы. Вся их социальная жизнь подчинена строгому кодексу обязательных к соблюдению правил, порядков и обычаев. Местных мужчин — торговцев и ремесленников — чопорное и целомудренное женское общество по большей части игнорирует. Однако когда в городке появляется отставной армейский капитан Браун, он мигом привлекает внимание всех незамужних дам….

Un affascinante conte gallese sull`orlo della rovina. Una ragazza ricca alla ricerca di un eroe. Miss Evelina Franklin legge troppi romanzi d`amore ed è sicura che ci sia un bel duca o un`affascinante brigante nel suo futuro. Nel frattempo, Evie si diverte con gli ammiratori a caccia della sua fortuna. Il conte di Brecken ha bisogno di soldi. Il padre defunto ha lasciato la loro proprietà nel Galles in rovina e sua madre non gli darà pace, finché non sarà riportata agli antichi splendori. Noto per il suo fascino seducente, frequenta le sale da ballo alla ricerca di una ricca ereditiera.

Por la autora del bestselller Los amantes de Praga. Japón, 1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki es un joven artista que sueña con viajar a París para aprender las nuevas y fascinantes técnicas de los pintores impresionistas. Sin embargo, su padre, un artesano de máscaras tradicionales para teatro nō, espera que Kiyoki honre la tradición familiar y se convierta en un verdadero maestro de este milenario arte. Marcados por la pérdida de la esposa y madre que los unía, padre e hijo intentan encontrar su lugar en un Japón donde la tradición y la modernidad chocan.

Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father. But when she arrives on Nevis, the last thing she expects is to learn that her abrupt departure was not at her father's bidding but that of the infuriating, yet captivating, island schoolmaster. And now her plans may well be shipwrecked.

"Was soll Heinrich mit einer Tochter?" London, 1516. Joan und Cari haben ihre schmerzvolle Vergangenheit überwunden und sich in der Gesellschaft etabliert. Während die eine das Leben einer ehrbaren Ehefrau führt, navigiert die andere durch die Vor- und Nachteile einer Mätresse. Zwei Frauen, die um ihren Platz in einer von Intrigen durchzogenen Gesellschaft kämpfen, wo nichts so ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint. Ihre Schicksale sind miteinander verwoben, während sie sich den Herausforderungen ihrer Zeit stellen.

Köln, 50er Jahre: Cosima ist Erbin der einflussreichen Industriellenfamilie Liefenstein. Doch mit der Gründung einer Stiftung für bedürftige Frauen und Mütter geht sie ihren eigenen Weg. Da tritt der Journalist Leo Marktgraf in ihr Leben, der Nachforschungen über den Tod eines Freundes anstellt. Die Leiche des Anwalts wurde am Ufer des Rheins gefunden, nur kurz nachdem er öffentlich schwere Anschuldigungen gegen die Liefensteins erhoben hatte. Cosima will Licht in die dunkle Vergangenheit ihrer Familie bringen und muss schon bald erkennen, dass nichts so ist, wie es scheint.

El pasado atormenta a Julia desde que era una niña, a pesar de los esfuerzos de su abuela y sus tres mejores amigas. Julia no cree en el amor y tiene el convencimiento de que todos los príncipes acaban convirtiéndose en ranas. Pero un cuaderno de dibujo que su madre dejó para ella trastoca todos sus planes y hace que su vida dé un vuelco. Debe seguir la ruta que le dejó preparada y hacer un viaje a Escocia. La magia irrumpe de forma asombrosa, haciendo que todos sus cimientos se tambaleen y que el misterio cobre protagonismo.

Five years ago, Henry, Lord Glossup, was suspected of murdering his late wife. Although he was exonerated and the true murderer caught, Henry has been accused of murdering a lady again, in the same fashion. He appeals to Barnaby and Penelope for help, as does Stokes who, having been the inspector in charge of the previous case, is tasked with solving the current one.

When a young man witnesses the rescue of a woman’s body from the ocean, he is shocked to recognize the tattoo on her shoulder as belonging to his prospective fiancé, Sarah. Traumatized, he flees the scene, unaware of the ensuing homicide investigation into the suspicious drowning and its findings. Having arranged his business schedule hoping for a reconciliation following their disagreement in England, he had planned on proposing to Sarah during her visit to Vancouver Island. Devastated by her loss, he relocates to Germany, committing to a life without his soulmate.

Roslyn se esforzó al máximo por escapar del caos que había consumido su nación debido a la persecución religiosa. En su intento de dejar atrás su pasado, se embarcó en un extenso viaje hacia tierras donde esperaba hallar la tranquilidad tan anhelada. Sin embargo, sus adversarios acechan de cerca y están decididos a hacerla retornar a la fuerza. Cuando Alec Kincaid, uno de los líderes más temidos de Escocia, se entera de la presencia de forasteros en sus dominios, queda perplejo por su audacia al adentrarse tan lejos.