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As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead.

All the ton agree: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. Fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and - according to some, particularly Gareth St. Clair - probably best in small doses. But there's something about her - something charming and vexing - that grabs one and won't quite let go. Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual - and annually discordant - Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to help him out with a knotty inheritance problem he's facing.

London, 1930. Lucy Hubbard is on the cusp of achieving her dreams. With her first mystery novel debuting with strong sales and glowing reviews, she's been invited by Horace Hazelmoor, the king of crime fiction, to join his elite group of writers—the Cloak and Dagger Club. Thrilled at the opportunity, Lucy finds herself swept up into Horace's glamorous world at the Ritz hotel. She's even willing to put up with the inconvenient presence of her former fiancé, Frank Murray, the club's rising star who is on track to eclipse Horace as Britain's most popular crime writer.

When Zofia's beloved husband Haru is conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army, she is left to navigate Japanese-occupied Shanghai alone. Far from home and surrounded by a country at war, Zofia finds unexpected comfort in a bond with Hilly, a spirited young refugee escaping Nazi-occupied Austria. As violence tightens its grip on the Japanese-occupied city, they seek shelter with Theo, Zofia's American employer.

Vuosi on 1983. Bulevardin antiikkikauppaa pyörittävä Maarit on elämäänsä tyytyväinen, itsenäinen nainen. Sitten eräänä päivänä hänen puotiinsa astelee hurmaava vapaaherra Henrik Sköld. Henrik tuo tullessaan tuulahduksen menneen ajan charmia sekä henkeäsalpaavan kauniin timanttikaulakorun. Jalokivi on kartuttanut kuitenkin kirotun maineen: monien käsien kautta läpi Euroopan hovien kulkenut timantti on jättänyt jälkeensä epäonnea sekä sydänsurua. Myytäväksi tuotu timanttikaulakoru päätyy lopulta kääntämään Maaritinkin koko elämän päälaelleen.

Alla fine del lungo viaggio che doveva condurla alla dimora della signora Macclesfield, per diventarne la governante, Elinor Rochdale si trova invece al cospetto di un elegante gentiluomo, lord Carlyon, il quale le chiede di sposare il cugino Eustace, che giace nella stanza accanto, agonizzante. Così Elinor diventa sposa e vedova nel giro di una notte… e si trova al centro di una singolarissima vicenda di documenti segreti, agenti inglesi al servizio di Napoleone e assassini.

Verworrene Wege, jede Menge Geheimnisse und die aristokratische Gesellschaft ziehen die Leserschaft dieses Doppelbands der zeitlosen Romansammlung von Barbara Cartland in ihren Bann. "Der Clan der McNarn" und "Hochzeit mit dem Ungeliebten" bilden dieses Buch. Nachdem der Herzog von Strathnarn mit 16 Jahren nach London gezogen ist, kehrt er Jahre später in die Highlands zurück, nur um festzustellen, dass sein Neffe entführt wurde. Um eine Freilassung zu erwirken, soll er der Herzog die Tochter des Oberhaupts des Clan der Kilcraigs heiraten.

Some journeys aren't about finding your way back. They're about finding a way forward. Claire Morgan thought she knew what her future would look like—until the world she built shattered in a single moment. Carrying little more than grief and a quiet promise made to her best friend, Claire leaves behind everything familiar and boards a plane bound for Scotland. She isn't searching for a new life. She isn't searching for anything at all. She just needs to keep breathing.

Escaping to Maida Pleasure Gardens for an evening of anonymous moonlight waltzing is bliss for Viola Dove, compared to the strained formality of her first London Season. But the excitement reaches fever pitch when an escaped convict is pursued through the gardens – wounded and in desperate need of help. So, of course, Viola hides him in her family’s cellar. Lord Dominic Gorse, the rakehell son of a marquis, is ill-suited to confinement, whether in Newgate or a surprisingly comfortable cellar, cared for by the beautiful, intriguing Viola, a parcel of lively children, and a very large puppy.

Two years ago, the charismatic young Earl of Wenning abandoned his bride on their wedding night, leaving her to face the humiliation and inevitable suspicion of guilt alone, while he pursued his diplomatic ambitions abroad. But the resilient Grace refused to crumble. Setting aside her bewildered grief, she has become a fashionable socialite living on the edge of scandal, surrounded by male admirers. Now, she awaits her husband’s return with a little revenge in mind.

Er schickt sie in die Kolonie Québec, wo sein Bruder Absalom als Pelzhändler für die berüchtigte Hudson's Bay Company arbeitet. In Montreal soll dieser einen Bräutigam für seine Nichte finden. Widerwillig bricht Marigold zu einer abenteuerlichen Reise auf und entdeckt dabei dunkle Geheimnisse, gefährliche Machenschaften und bisher unbekannte Gefühle.

Armand de Saint Paul ist ein Mann mit Charme und Privilegien – bis ein tödliches Duell sein Leben in einen Albtraum verwandelt. In Ungnade gefallen und von mächtigen Feinden gejagt, sieht er sich gezwungen, aus der Opulenz des königlichen Hofes zu fliehen und außerhalb Frankreichs Zuflucht zu suchen. Kann er seine Ehre zurückgewinnen oder werden die dunklen Mächte, die im Spiel sind, triumphieren und ihn verschlingen?

La historia de un ambicioso joven de provincias que se enamora de una mujer casada sirvió a Flaubert para crear uno de los hitos estilísticos de la literatura universal, La educación sentimental (1869), quizá su obra maestra, sin duda una de las novelas más perdurables de todos los tiempos.

Inglaterra, mediados del siglo XV. En el punto crítico de la guerra de las Dos Rosas, que enfrenta a las casas de York y Lancaster, la hermandad de proscritos de la Flecha Negra atenta contra los poderosos.

In an expensive London restaurant, Julia Lovat receives a gift that will change her life. It appears to be a book of exquisite 17th-century embroidery patterns - but on closer examination, Julia finds it also contains faint diary entries. In these Cat Tregenna, an embroideress, tells how she and others were stolen out of a Cornish church in 1625 by Muslim pirates and taken on a brutal voyage to Morocco to be auctioned off as slaves.

The year is 1173. King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally. Victorious on the battlefield, de Gael suffers sweet defeat when his heart is conquered by the lovely Linnet de Montsorrel. But their love will find its greatest challenge as the torments of jealousy, suspicion, pride—and an enemy from beyond the grave—threaten all they hold dear.

Ao se tornar sócia da empresa de eventos Ocasiões Especiais com as duas irmãs, a jovem viúva Eliza Pierce experimenta uma segurança financeira e uma liberdade com as quais nunca se atreveu a sonhar. A vida parece ter entrado nos eixos e se tornado previsível e prazerosa. Até que Nathaniel Stanton, o conde de Foxstead, melhor amigo de seu falecido marido, decide contratar as três para ajudar outra jovem viúva a ser aceita pela sociedade. Logo o que começa como um simples trabalho acaba com a paz de Eliza, porque a proximidade dela com o conde acende uma chama impossível de apagar.

Dominic Stevens, Baron Warwicke, comes home bearing the physical and emotional scars of battle. Haunted by fragmented memories and burdened by duty, he’s stunned to learn he has a wife—a woman he does not remember marrying. Dorothea rejoices when Dominic comes to remove her from her brother’s abusive household. But the man who stands before her now is colder, harder . . . a shadow of the husband she once knew. Still, she is determined to reach the heart he has forgotten, believing the man she married is still there, merely buried beneath the pain.

When Makeda ascends the throne of Sheba, she inherits more than a crown—she inherits the weight of judgment, justice, and a people hungry for her guidance. Rumors soon reach her court of Solomon, king of Israel, whose wisdom is said to rival the ancients and whose riches dazzle the world. Determined to see if the tales are true—and to strengthen her own reign—Makeda embarks on a daring journey across the desert.

Mr Kent Atherton isn’t too worried about the sudden discovery that his parents’ marriage was invalid and he is illegitimate—he loves machinery of all types, so what would be more perfect than a career as an engineer? The industrial future is so much more interesting than the traditions of the past. But the son of an earl isn’t supposed to work in trade, and besides, he’s loyalty-bound to support his brother’s little enterprise. Will he ever escape his family’s hold on him?