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Civil unrest sweeps the mountains of Jalisco, displacing Mexico's elite. Under the cover of darkness, Catalina steals away from her vast ranch with her two daughters. Stuffed into their saddlebags, the precious jewels of the Hernandez-Castañeda family fortune begin their journey across time and legend. Over one hundred years later, in the United States, Sophie's marriage takes its dying breath after she catches Adam cheating. The demise of her marriage shakes her to the core, and she hopes it isn't too late to build the stable family of her dreams.

Sie reist allein in die Ferne, in ein neues Leben. Während sie dort auf ihren Verlobten wartet, soll sie auf der Ranch seines Bruders leben. Die Dinge entwickeln sich schnell anders als geplant, besonders als ihr Herz eine nie dagewesene Wildheit entdeckt. Doch als wäre das Chaos ihrer Gefühle nicht schon genug, entbrennt auch noch ein gefährlicher Kampf um einen Fluss voller Gold und alles, was sie liebt, schwebt in höchster Gefahr.

Ivelisse "Lisa" Garcia has overcome the hardships of growing up in an orphanage and found purpose as a nurse at a local mission hospital. A chance encounter with a mysterious stranger leaves her excited for the future. But when he shows up in her ward with no memory of his past, Lisa is determined to help him recover, both mentally and physically. As she aids in his recovery and a spark kindles between them, she wonders if there might be room for both fulfillment and love in her life.

Nel cuore dell'Inghilterra vittoriana, Eleanor Sutton, una donna vivace e intelligente, si è rassegnata a una vita di solitudine e insegnamento, credendo che una ferita d'infanzia la renda inadatta al matrimonio. Il suo mondo viene capovolto quando incontra William, l'affascinante Duca di Thornfield, che vede oltre le sue paure ed è determinato a conquistare il suo cuore.

Rescued from a French prison by a mysterious benefactor, smuggler Nathaniel “Nate” Payne returns home to Cornwall a nearly broken man. He hopes to recover at his old haunt, but The Queen’s Head Inn has a new owner. Susannah Linwood is a young widow with a dark secret fleeing a brutal past. She has made an honest success of the inn and intends to keep it that way, and not fall in with the likes of Nate.

Un scandale. Une demande en mariage. Un amour qu’aucun d’eux n’avait prévu. Lorsque la fougueuse Celia Ashbourne se retrouve au cœur d’un scandale, la dernière chose qu’elle souhaite, c’est épouser l’arrogant — bien que terriblement séduisant — vicomte James Redwell. Mais des fiançailles précipitées pourraient bien être la seule façon de sauver sa réputation… et son cœur n’est pas prêt à affronter ce qui l’attend.

On the quiet shores of Moen Island, Nikole and Conrad share a dream of a life built on more than just the local fishing trade. When Nikole insists that Conrad pursue his medical ambitions, she sets in motion a decade-long odyssey of relentless toil and unwavering devotion. From the freezing garrets of Paris to the rigorous clinics of Vienna, Nikole serves as the backbone of their future—working as a masseuse to fund Conrad’s dreams, fueled only by the promise of a cottage and a family. But on the cusp of their hard-won victory, tragedy strikes.

Iona's magic thrives in ways that defy explanation. The threads of fate pull Iona to Lysander College, an illustrious school for aristocratic witches of great renown. Though Iona is only a novice witch with no ancestral claim to old magic, her anomalous power garners the unwanted attention of imperious witches in her class.

Lady Eleanor Carpenter hat ganz genaue Vorstellungen, wie der ideale Ehemann sein muss. Zwar ist der charmante John, der Marquis von Montagu, von gutem Charakter und verfügt über ein angemessenes Vermögen, doch kann er Eleanors andere Erwartungen auch erfüllen? Montagu glaubt derweil, dass der Schlüssel zu einem komfortablen Leben darin liegt, eine ruhige und fügsame Frau zu heiraten. Doch die junge Dame, die ihn in ihren Bann zieht, scheint genau das Gegenteil davon zu sein.

'Smart, stylist, sexy' JULIA QUINN, bestselling author of the Bridgerton series A brand-new witty historical romance with a gothic twist from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James Lady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she may...

1806, Cloud Mountain. Jiayi is the lowliest of the Gu family's servants, so she is thrilled when their son and heir chooses her to be his 'little wife'. But this quasi-marriage offers no security, and Jiayi's situation becomes increasingly perilous with her husband's family plotting against her...

Justin Montague Browne, Spross eines verarmten englischen Adelsgeschlechts, entdeckt durch Zufall auf dem Landsitz seiner Familie einen wunderschönen Liebesbrief. Die poetischen Worte, die sein Großonkel vor über sechzig Jahren schrieb, bewegen ihn so, dass er nach Sizilien fliegt, um die mysteriöse Ginny zu suchen, an die der Brief gerichtet war.

A bold beauty. A brooding viscount. And two weeks that may change everything. Lady Alice Pickford is not the kind of woman who fades quietly into the background. With flaming red hair, a razor-sharp wit, and a smile that dares the world to keep up, she thrives on risk, rebellion, and romance—for others. Love, after all, is something she’ll only accept on her own impossible terms. Samuel Baldwin, Viscount Crewe, has spent years building a life of restraint and order.

Thief or gentleman, he is uniquely dangerous! Governess Matty Mather has grown to love her pupils of the Dove family. When a borrowed ring is stolen from Catherine Dove and her friend, now in their first London Season, the redoubtable Matty goes alone to Maida Pleasure Gardens to confront the thief – who turns out to be outrageous, charming and utterly mysterious.

Apia, 1956: Während Westsamoa sich langsam vom kolonialen Erbe löst, geht es auch bei der Familie von Bahlow um weitreichende Veränderungen. Ein neues Gesicht mit einem vertrauten Namen taucht in Apia auf – und mit ihm die Geister der Vergangenheit. Martha wird gezwungen, sich alten Erinnerungen zu stellen, während Gertrud und Emilie versuchen, in Kalifornien Wurzeln zu schlagen. Sefina hingegen muss einem alten Feind gegenübertreten und Paul trifft eine Entscheidung, deren Konsequenzen die gesamte Familie erschüttern.

Love at first smile… Charmingly wicked, Johnny Winter has spent his adulthood drifting from scandal to scandal. However, inheriting the dukedom of Dearham has him considering his responsibilities, one of which is to right the wrong done to a distant cousin twenty years ago. His search takes him to Maida Pleasure Gardens, where he is distracted by an unusual and intriguing beauty.

En una España desgarrada tras la Guerra Civil, el mundo tal y como había sido hasta entonces se desvanece. Mientras Paola lucha por sacar adelante a sus hijos en un Madrid arrasado por el miedo y la represión, Manuel cruza los Pirineos en busca de libertad, pero el exilio le depara hambre y humillación. En su huida conocerá a Sonsoles y a Pablo, quienes, perseguidos por amar sin permiso, sueñan con un futuro que parece imposible. Sus vidas, marcadas por la pérdida, se entrelazan en esta magnífica novela de pasión, sacrificio y esperanza.

Lungo un canale di Pietroburgo, nella luce crepuscolare di un sole che non tramonta e trasforma il cielo in una serie infinita di "notti bianche", un giovane uomo vaga in compagnia della propria solitudine fino all'incontro con una donna che condivide la sua natura notturna. Sospesi tra realtà e sogno a occhi aperti, i due promettono di rivedersi, dando vita per quattro notti a un dialogo serrato, appassionato e velatamente ambiguo sulle loro esistenze.

In a London that insists women remain quiet, dutiful, and dull, two unlikely conspirators discover a secret that awakens everything society tells them to suppress… Jenny Rosewood – single, clever and nearly thirty, heaven forbid – has long disguised herself as a man to attend nighttime...

Lady Winifred, the young Dowager Countess of Sedgewick, has already had one husband. She doesn't want another. And if Freddie ever did change her mind on the matter, she most certainly would not marry a ruthless, dominating, and heartless block of ice like the Duke of Plimpton. The Duke of Plimpton has already had one wife who did not love, or even like, him. Unfortunately, it seems he will have to take another. Because there is only one real candidate when it comes to Plimpton's next duchess, and that is Lady Winifred Sedgewick.