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As the family adjusts to life on Neah Bay, Dawn forms a deep friendship with a spirited Native American girl named Talie. Talie's wisdom and connection to the land become a source of inspiration for Dawn. Together, they navigate the challenges of their circumstances, forging a bond that transcends cultural differences and serves as a testament to the power of friendship.

Read the brand-new heart-wrenching historical novel from Tessa Harris, The Florence Sisters, now! ‘If you're a fan of WWII historical fiction [and] a courageous woman not willing to settle … I would highly recommend The Tuscan Daughter' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tuscany, 1942: having moved from...

The sixth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine Everest Will the Cornish girls come out on top once the war is finally over? Bude, Cornwall 1944. Even in Cornwall, the war shows no signs of slowing… When tragic circumstances force...

A HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY IN THE HEAR OF FASCIST ITALY. Fear of paradise is a story of longing and missed opportunities, of separation, the passage of time, and the unforeseen consequences of innocent decisions. Set against the rise of Fascism in 1920s Italy, Vincent Engel's haunting novel takes us on a journey through a wild and romantic landscape where two lonely young people forge a strange and wonderful friendship. Between the sea and the forest, in the heart of Puglia, lies the village of San Nidro, frozen in time.

Summer 1944: Stranded behind enemy lines in France, eighteen-year-old Katrinka Badeau escapes German deserters with the help of Major Willoughby Nye. Once an employee on her father’s merchant ship, Nye is now part of an undercover Jedburgh operation, working for the Allies. When he offers her a job on his team, she accepts. Her work throws her together with Sergeant Wolfe Farr, the team’s tough-talking radio operator, and they embark on an intense love affair.

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new Christmas Mail Order Bride Series from popular author Emma Morgan!

Inspired by real events, The Lady of Lake Como follows the story of a lieutenant with the Italian police who, during the height of World War II, is tasked with investigating the unsettling disappearance of two women from his small town. Complicating matters, Ezio receives a detestable order from his superiors to arrest a Jewish man simply for the accident of his birth. While en route to carry out his unbearable duty, Ezio has a crisis of conscience when he encounters a nun whose secret forever changes his heart.

Kent, 1953. The Woolworths Erith store, a beloved cornerstone of the community, faces closure if the December turnover fails to increase. And, as if store manager Betty Billington doesn't have enough on her plate, personnel shortages and a troublesome new employee add to the strife. With...

September 1939. Young friends Maggie Shaunessy and Lizzie Taylor are heartbroken to be evacuated from their Liverpool homes to rural Yorkshire. Lizzie is sent to live with a vicar in the village of Gargrave, while Maggie finds herself delivered by chauffeur to Hawith Hall and Lady and Lord...

Zwischen Fernweh und Pflichtgefühl. St. Peter-Ording, 1978: Während ihr Bruder Achim die Leitung des elterlichen Strandhotels übernehmen und heiraten will, kann Julia sich kaum damit anfreunden, dass sie das Strandcafé in Ording übernehmen soll. Denn sie träumt davon, Nordfriesland zu verlassen und als Stewardess die Welt zu bereisen. Aus diesem Grund bewirbt sie sich auch ohne die Einwilligung ihrer Eltern bei der Lufthansa. Während sie auf eine Antwort wartet, begegnet sie dem Fotografen Björn Hegerland.

Colombia, 1925. Martín Sabater ha conseguido su sueño; ser el dueño de una plantación de cacao en el valle del Cauca. Una noche, durante una gran fiesta, desaparece. Con el tiempo, la que un día fue una maravillosa hacienda acaba por convertirse en un hospital católico que atiende enfermos en una pandemia que asola el país. Entre las enfermeras se encuentra «sor Puri», que oculta bajo su disfraz de novicia quiere descubrir la verdad que se esconde detrás de la desaparición de Martín.

Николь — наполовину француженка, наполовину вьетнамка, дочь торговца шелком, живущего в Ханое накануне краха французского господства в Индокитае. Ее отец оставляет семейное предприятие старшей дочери Сильвии, младшая же — легкомысленное создание, по мнению родных, — по достижении совершеннолетия получит только старый магазин. С детства Николь убеждена, что сестра презирает ее за азиатские черты лица; таких полукровок, как она, в городе осыпают насмешками и бранью. Когда ей кажется, что она встретила свою любовь, старшая сестра вдруг переходит ей дорогу.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes. The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

Впервые на русском — новейший роман прославленного Джона Максвелла Кутзее, дважды лауреата "Букера" и лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе, "последнего из наших великих писателей" (Nation), знаменитого автора таких романов, как "Бесчестье" и "В ожидании варваров", а также автобиографической трилогии "Сцены из жизни провинциала". Беатрис — моложаво-грациозная дама из Барселоны, мать двоих детей, жена банкира, активная участница Концертного Круга меломанов.

England, 1908: Alice Dalton never intended to rebel against her aristocratic parents. But after her father’s failed attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Edmund Cutler, son of a wealthy stockbroker, she flees the family home humiliated – and determined to make a life for herself as an independent woman, however hard that might be. When a chance opportunity leads to her taking a position as a stained-glass artist’s apprentice, Alice is stunned when she meets the man she’ll be working for: the hateful Edmund Cutler.

A stolen child. A terrible wartime secret. Norway, 1940. Seduced by Nazi propaganda, Liv offers herself to the German High Command as war reaches rural Norway. She has something very special that they want in Berlin - but the personal cost will be terrible. Can she survive what she did as a...

Summer 1999: Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing and her upcoming wedding, it feels like the perfect life could fall into place at any moment. There is only one problem: Sawyer's fiancé has been working longer hours . . . with an all-too-close...

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940. Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must...

Read by the author, Eliza Morton. Full of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, The Children Left Behind is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga. 1940, Liverpool When Alice Lacey was seven, she and her two best...

CIA agent Jake McCoy is about to tackle his most difficult assignment ever—but will he travel to 1976 to complete the mission? Jake is used to running the operations at the World Travel Federation. Keeping tabs on the time travelers and calling the shots is his main priority, even if he has to tell a few lies along the way. Now, thanks to an irresponsible traveler and a…miscommunication on his part, he must put his career on the line to locate a missing woman.