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Geheimnisse vor dem Traualtar – Die Fortsetzung der norwegischen Familiensaga Norwegen, Engeløya 1862: Die langersehnte Hochzeit rückt näher, doch Marie kann das Warten kaum ertragen. Statt sich auf ihren großen Tag zu freuen, wird sie von Zweifeln gequält. Wird sie Gabriel für immer...

County Mayo, Ireland, 1947. In the worst winter in living memory, Ruby Flynn is rescued from the tiny cottage on the Atlantic coast where her family has perished. She is one of the storm orphans, taken in by nuns to be educated for a life in service. Now she must find her own way in the outside...

The second gripping novel in the Lovely Lane series, from bestselling author Nadine Dorries. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson. The nurses of Lovely Lane – Dana, Victoria, Pammy and Beth – are now in their second year and are about to face some truly harrowing and...

The perfect read for Christmas, from bestselling author Nadine Dorries. 1950s Liverpool. Christmas is the most harrowing time of year for the nurses of St Angelus Hospital. A brilliant nurse secretly battling a fatal illness over Christmas... A starving baby boy abandoned in the freezing cold...

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A sapphic, hidden identity, opposites attract Regency romance A thief to steal… the Countess’s heart? Former pickpocket Amelia is trapped in a life of servitude to the man who caught her. He offers a deal: Help him win the hand—and fortune—of Countess Beatrice by posing as a governess...

As winter tightens its grip, who can she trust? As the dark nights draw in, secrets hide in the shadows… When Betsy Strong’s mother marries a cruel man, her happy family life is shattered, and Betsy is forced to flee. Seeking refuge with her godmother at her isolated Yorkshire cottage, she...

Will a wartime Christmas bring them heartache or joy? A moving tale of secrets, sacrifice and second chances It’s 1943, and the sisters and cousins of Victory Walk are keeping the home fires burning as war rages on. Beneath their own rooftops, secrets are simmering … Daisy juggles long days...

Star-crossed lovers bound by magic. But will their devotion set them free—or doom them forever? London, 1866. All Kit Finchley wants is to master the magic that keeps eluding him – and to live a life not dictated by title or expectation. Duty presses in from every quarter, but the one thing...

From New York Times bestselling author and creator of the beloved Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney mystery series comes a continuation of Jane Austen’s famous unfinished novel The unsung heroine of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel The Watsons is a privileged girl living with her wealthy aunt and uncle...

"I've loved every one of Susanna Kearsley's books!" --Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Step into a world of unforgettable mystery and heart-wrenching emotion--where a decades-old murder, a brave journalist, and the echoes of WWII converge in an irresistible, page-turning...

A breathtaking novel set during the days of World War Two, in Boston, which honours the courage of three ordinary young women who are swept up in extraordinary true events. 'A story about friendship, resilience and the bond three women form in the face of fear. Rich in historical detail and full...

In postwar Moscow, Soviet secretary Olga Simonova is instructed to destroy a painting from Mexico by Diego Rivera’s wife, Frida Kahlo. Her boss condemns the surrealist depiction of a woman’s suffering as bourgeois and anti-Soviet. Once a painter herself, Olga has experienced devastating losses and oppression by the Soviet regime, and she identifies with the anguish in Kahlo’s self-portrait. She secretly resolves to rescue the painting, even though her decision could cost her dearly.

The final adventure in the atmospheric Hecate Cavendish series from New York Times bestselling Paula Brackston - a magical series about an eccentric young Victorian woman who can see ghosts. In her role as Assistant Librarian at Hereford Cathedral, Hecate continues to be guardian of the magical...

The heiress to the Bellerose estate has gone missing and what a waste of a dowry it is! Charlotte Bellamy’s future husband, Lord Geoffrey Seavers, is in desperate need to finance his royal fleet, yet somehow Charlotte disappeared and the Bellamy inheritance slipped through his fingers. Enter...

Their Eyes Were Watching God for a new generation craving a romantic finale—a sweeping historical tale that is a journey of the heart and of the times. If it wasn’t for Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nola Denny didn’t know how she would have survived her father’s...

‘Worthy of Georgette Heyer…the most wonderfully satisfying five star Regency Romp’ Julie Caplin Stern elder brother, and master matchmaker of the Fairfax family, Sir Thomas Fairfax intends to announce the marriage of his youngest sister, Matilda, at The Knightswood Christmas Ball...

Step back into the world of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters . . . From Harry Whittaker, the co-author of the instant No. 1 international bestseller Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, comes an epic mystery set in the world of the Seven Sisters. Reader-favourite antiquarian bookseller Orlando Forbes –...

To trust is to risk everything. Miss Rosalie Leclerc has survived by wit, nerve, and an iron refusal to belong to anyone. But when her dangerous brother escapes from prison, dragging her past into the open, independence is no longer an option. Hunted and running out of time, Rosalie is forced to...

When Miss Bingley arrives at Pemberley in a state of alarm, Mr. Darcy is quick to learn that his friend's future may be in jeopardy. Convinced that Jane Bennet intends to secure Charles Bingley by any means necessary, Darcy determines to intervene—unaware that his actions will only deepen the...