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In dieser humorvollen Regency-Liebesromanreihe stürzen sich die Shackleford-Schwestern in die höfische Gesellschaft, die nicht weiß, wie ihr geschieht … Charity Shackleford mochte zwar als weitaus freimütiger gelten als ihre Zwillingsschwester Chastity, aber sie neigte viel weniger dazu...

1901, Wiltshire. Young Kathleen Keller is being forced into marriage with a man she despises by her cruel father. In an act of desperation, she runs away in a bid for a safer life, although one she might not have otherwise chosen. But when tragedy strikes, Kathleen is left vulnerable and one man threatens the fragile peace she has made for herself.

It is 1910 and life in Wiltshire is far from pleasant for Mattie Willitt and her sisters. Bullied by her stepfather, who attempts to force her into an unwelcome marriage, Mattie decides her only hope for happiness is to run away. With nowhere else to go, Mattie stays with Jacob and the two of them grow close. Their relationship is complicated by Emily Newington, the elderly landowner, who wishes to protect her property from her greedy cousin.

Married life isn’t what they promised it would be… Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. Romantic young Maureen Matthews has always dreamt of a life beyond working in the Potteries factory. Then, just like a scene from one of her...

Will she pick true friendship or forbidden love? Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. Josie and Georgina live on the same street but they’re worlds apart. Despite the stark divide of their social classes, they forge an unbreakable...

An unexpected baby. A life-changing decision… Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. When eighteen-year-old Rebecca Lawson is orphaned in tragic circumstances, she is forced to live with her aunt and uncle, working at their East London...

Alone in the world, will she have the courage to follow her heart? Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. When twenty-one-year-old Megan Creswell’s loving but strict parents pass away, she is left penniless and alone – save for a...

Can she ever forgive the mother who abandoned her? Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. When young Polly Merton’s beloved grandfather dies, she is forced into sharing a home with the last person she expected: the mother who left her...

1905, Magnolia Springs. New schoolteacher Lila Matthews arrives in a small Black community where faith and choir songs hold the town together. She never expects to fall for Sam Carter, the steadfast sawmill owner whose quiet strength stirs her heart. With a nearby white settlement watching, love seems impossible —but when illness strikes, the town’s faith and harmony reveal that hope, and God’s eye, are always on the sparrow.

Lawrence Reilly, the son of Tryniti and Sean, finds himself alone and broken in so many ways. As the American Civil War rages around him, the wounded man falls to the beauty of Zerelda Armistead. Will her healing touch renew the spark within him or will he succumb to a broken heart? In September of 1862, Zerelda tends to the cornfields of her family’s farm in Sharpsburg, Maryland. After getting stuck in the crossfire as the Confederate and Union troops converge on her town, she stumbles upon a Union soldier, freshly wounded and in need of care. As a Union sympathizer, Zerelda takes him in.

Eine berührende Geschichte über zweite Chancen, verborgene Schicksale und den Mut zur großen Liebe. Von Bild-#1-Bestsellerautorin Karin Lindberg. Schottland, heute: Nach einer schmerzhaften Trennung flieht die Tischlerin Lea in die schottischen Highlands, um das altehrwürdige Braemar House zu renovieren.

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most celebrated love stories ever written and a timeless masterpiece of world literature. In the city of Verona, two young lovers meet despite the bitter feud between their families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Their secret love blossoms with extraordinary intensity, but hatred, misunderstanding, and fate conspire against them. As violence escalates and hope fades, Romeo and Juliet are drawn toward one of the most moving and unforgettable endings in literary history.

Sie hätte niemals mit dem Viscount allein sein sollen. Als Viola Merriweather sich während eines prächtigen Balls versehentlich in Lord Lydfords privatem Arbeitszimmer eingeschlossen wiederfindet, bricht sofort ein Skandal aus. Die Gesellschaft erwartet von Nathaniel Harrow, Viscount Lydford, dass er das Ehrenhafte tut und ihr die Ehe anbietet. Doch Viola weigert sich, aus Pflicht zur Braut irgendeines Mannes zu werden—selbst wenn dieser Mann so mächtig, so gut aussehend und so unmöglich zu ignorieren ist wie Nathaniel.

Ein emotionaler Einblick in das Schicksal der Zwangsarbeiter im Zweiten Weltkrieg – eine unmögliche Liebe zu einer deutschen Frau und die Ausdauer der menschlichen Willenskraft, einen Weg in die Freiheit zu finden. Bochum, April 1943: Die fünfundzwanzigjährige Marie Heinrich fristet auf sich allein gestellt – ihr Mann ist seit drei Jahren im Krieg – ihr Leben auf einem kleinen Hof. Marie, die in der Personalabteilung für die Einweisung der neuen Zwangsarbeiter zuständig ist, findet durch Adrien die Möglichkeit, mit den Fremden zu kommunizieren.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. No soy ninguna leyenda, solo un guerrero de carne y hueso. En un tiempo donde las mujeres no pueden decidir su futuro y los reyes las usan como simples peones en el juego de la política, lady Elizabeth MacDermont se rebela contra las...

Un mariage de devoir. Un amour auquel aucun des deux ne s’attendait. Lorsque Lady Estelle Robinson est confrontée à la ruine de sa famille, une proposition du duc d’Ashbourne lui offre le salut — mais à quel prix? Liés par l’honneur, mais attirés par quelque chose de plus profond, Estelle et Victor s’unissent dans un mariage qu’aucun n’avait prévu.

Should she live in fear, or turn to the man she once rejected? Lady Pamela Manning has happily made her home in Bath after several disastrous Seasons in London. Although she sings like an angel, Pamela cannot complete a full sentence without stuttering. The life of a social recluse with two friends whom she adores is fine with her, and she easily dismisses the attentions of Mr. Nicolas Smith, the owner of an exclusive gambling club in Bath.

Driven by the looming expectation of becoming a suffocatingly proper lady, Morning Fawn is determined to escape the confines of her uncle's plantation and return to her adoptive Comanche tribe. But with each failed attempt, her hopes dwindle, and she wonders if she'll ever find her way back home or if that world is forever lost to her. Devon Reynolds, disillusioned by the price of affluence and the horrors of war, leaves his privileged life to join the Texas Rangers and later the cavalry.

Carina Zimmer has spent years hating the Bishops for destroying her family. Now managing Tanglewood Plantation and caring for her bedridden father, she wants nothing to do with Reed Bishop—the man who killed her brother. But when Reed returns from medical school and begins treating the injured and vulnerable, Carina can't ignore the compassion behind his actions or the growing pull between them.

Newly married detectives Kate and Mac MacKinley board the luxurious Cassiopeia expecting the honeymoon of a lifetime. Instead, they find themselves caught in a dangerous investigation when rumors of a priceless sapphire spark theft, deception, and deadly intrigue among the ship's elite passengers. As a violent Atlantic storm approaches, every encounter becomes a clue and every passenger a suspect.