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The final three contemporary western romance novels in the Stones of Heart Falls series from New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend.

Set against the sprawling backdrop of 1930s Australia, Anna May Shahan is a wild child raised on a lush farm by the sea, always barefoot and playing in her neighbor’s secret garden. Her Aboriginal nanny teaches her the ways of the land, and she grows up to be a quirky, eccentric, and sweet woman. But she is not without her demons, as she struggles with bizarre behaviors and a haunting, dark side. Soon after marriage, Anna inherits Sugar Alexandria, her family’s sheep station, and she and her Irish husband James lead a simple, hardworking life.

When working class Christy Craig marries the wild and wealthy Andrew Melville, an unequal union is formed, frowned upon by both families. While Andrew is away at sea, Christy pursues a career producing perfume and cosmetics, causing tension with Andrew who believes she should devote herself to their two small children and himself. When a family tragedy drives Andrew to New Zealand, Christy is left at home juggling family life and revitalising her father's soap-making business.

Isla McAdam is summoned to Paisley by a lawyer following her husband's suicide, only to discover that she was never truly married to Kenneth McAdam, a shameless man who had been leading a double life. Kenneth's unscrupulous actions have left very little to support either of his families and when tragedy strikes, Ainslie's mother, Catherine, becomes increasingly unstable, creating havoc for both Isla and Ainslie. Despite being thrown together in unexpected and distressing circumstances, Isla and Ainslie gradually realise that they can offer one another support.

As the bombs fall, three women are forced to remake their lives… When the uniform factory is reduced to rubble in a devastating air raid, Amanda, Maisie and Bethan are left without work, and without the sense of safety they once clung to. Shocked by the devastation she sees around her, Amanda signs up as an ambulance driver, putting her life on the line to save those in the poorest areas of the East End. Meanwhile, Maisie and Bethan find work in the heart of Petticoat Lane, trying to scrape pennies together to put dinner on the table.

Galveston, 1900. Beatrice Whitmore knows her husband's secrets: his gambling debts, his mistress, his lies. When she threatens to expose him, he silences her forever. Hours later, the deadliest hurricane in American history erases all evidence of his crime. Galveston, present day. Doctoral student Julia Lynn moves into the historic Whitmore house, expecting to research the Great Storm. Instead, she encounters a ghost desperate to be heard, a woman with bruises on her throat and a story that refuses to stay buried.

After losing everyone in her family to a fatal illness, seventeen-year-old Betty Cantrel leaves her shattered rural life behind and flees to London to chase her childhood dream of becoming a singer. As Betty is pulled back into Nathan's world, doors open to new opportunities and her star begins to rise as she performs in a nightclub. Success brings its own problems: old loves return, rivals reappear, and secrets refuse to stay buried.

1937 - When a diphtheria outbreak sweeps through the Lancashire countryside, district nurse Lara Flynn faces one of the hardest seasons of her career. She and the small team at Ingleside Surgery must work tirelessly to protect the most vulnerable in the village and surrounding farms: its children. A shocking discovery at the mill pond sends fear rippling through the close-knit community. As the ensuing police investigation gathers pace, the bonds of the village are tested.

Flo Richards is done with Cornwall and in particular, with her home town, Helston. Now she's built a successful life in LA, and her return to Helston is for one purpose only: to sell the grand house she inherited from her godfather and cut her last tie to the past. But her plan is derailed when she's forced to lead the town's traditional Flora Day dance with Ke Dale - her first love. As the festival pulls them back into their old rhythm, a letter from Flora's late mother unearths a life-altering secret about her own identity.

Best friends Jana and Eva are carefree eight-year-olds in Prague – until Nazi occupation tears them apart. As their mothers are taken away and the girls face the horrors of war, survival becomes all that matters. In Theresienstadt, two desperate women make unimaginable sacrifices to one day find their children. But will love and hope be enough to help them reunite?

The May Day celebrations are underway and offer some light relief from the daily hardships and a glimmer of hope for a brighter future for the folk of Norton Dene. Conscientious Sister Edith Harrison has her fortune told and a handsome, tall dark stranger is predicted to be on the horizon for her affections. Imagine her surprise when a mysterious stranger arrives in town with a hidden agenda that will upset those at Orchard Manor House. It seems like there are some ghosts from the past that need to be put to rest.

Premier volet de la saga Les espérances inachevées, L’indomptable ouvre un récit où l’espoir persiste face à ce qui ne cède pas. Christian Beaudry y déploie une tension feutrée et une énergie farouche, portée par des trajectoires en quête d’accomplissement. Entre élans interrompus et volonté de tenir, ce premier tome pose les jalons d’une histoire sensible et tenace, qui laisse planer l’attente et donne envie de poursuivre. Une écoute immersive, habitée par la force de l’indomptable et la beauté des espérances encore à accomplir.

SHE'LL BURN BRIGHT ENOUGH TO RIVAL GODS Separated from everyone they know and love, sworn warriors (and warring allies) Bellanca and Carver are on a gods-given mission: travel to the famed realm of Atlantis, fight through every danger that awaits them, and find the Shard of Olympus in order to...

En deux mouvements — La Chamansa et Tjim Alexis Ravel — cette œuvre tisse la partition d’un pays qui se cherche. Des voix se répondent et se transforment, questionnant l’origine et l’avenir, l’ancrage et l’élan. Au fil des chapitres, les motifs s’entrelacent et s’amplifient, jusqu’à composer une symphonie d’âmes et de territoires où chaque note ouvre un horizon neuf. Une invitation à l’écoute d’un monde en gestation, porté par un souffle lyrique et une émotion diffuse qui résonnent bien après le dernier accord.

Joanna, beautiful and other-worldly, finds herself trapped with her consumptive husband and two girls on a small farm in North Yorkshire. Ground down by local prejudice, her husband’s bitter despair and the merciless demands of their loss-making farm, Joanna escapes into a fantasy world of exotic islands, faraway cities—and Sir Walter Raleigh. Her journey through trial and tragedy however leads to a hopeful and uplifting conclusion.

A shared past. A life-changing secret. Can love find its way back? 1992 For Brodie, happiness feels real for the first time during a summer in Edinburgh with Elora, the woman who changes everything. But, after a devastating betrayal, Elora returns to Greece, leaving behind only a note with two...

Could the secret of her past risk her future happiness? Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine. Young Beth Sherwin dreams of going to university – a heady ambition for a girl whose family work in Potteries factories. But when a violent...

Spanning three generations, three continents and almost ninety years this novel set in Việt Nam reckons with history and the impact of three extraordinary women. In 1935 in the city of Nam Dinh in northern Việt Nam, Nhung, Mai, and Anh are inseparable and deeply loyal to each other. Growing...

Bernried am Starnberger See, 1944: Die Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie steht kurz bevor, doch die Familie von Falkenbach muss ihre eigenen Kämpfe ausfechten. Paul-Friedrich von Falkenbach orchestriert eine waghalsige Rettungsaktion, um den Bruder von Viktor Sander vor dem skrupellosen Hauptsturmführer Alfred Breuer in Sicherheit zu bringen. An der italienischen Front erlebt Gustav von Falkenbach das sinnlose Sterben junger Soldaten und möchte nur eines: seine Familie wiedersehen.

Elly Sparrow’s four small children are clean and cute, and her workaholic husband is a good provider, but she often feels as if her life has been whittled down to two defining titles: mother and wife. She yearns for something more, but what? When her marriage begins to crumble and her husband moves out, Elly must navigate the challenges of single motherhood while confronting deeper turmoil within herself. As she balances the demands of everyday life, she embarks on a transformative—and at times daring—journey to redefine her purpose and learn to live on her own terms.