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Geneva Ashcroft Hayes's marriage to a newspaper mogul might have been arranged, but the New York socialite is devastated when her husband's plane crashes a few short months after their nuptials. When the authorities suspect murder, Geneva sets out on a wild mission to find his killer-and to prove it wasn't her!

Die Familiensaga am Timmendorfer Strand geht weiter: Nun müssen Henriettes Zwillinge in den unsicheren Zeiten der Vorkriegsjahre ihren Weg finden und die Gefahren des Kriegs überstehen. Timmendorfer Strand, 1924: Henriettes Zwillingstöchter, Julia und Christine - zwei Schwestern, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten - wachsen trotz der Schatten des Ersten Weltkriegs behütet in der Villa Sommerwind ihrer Familie auf.

Violeta nasce in una notte tempestosa del 1920, prima femmina dopo cinque turbolenti maschi. Fin dal principio la sua vita è segnata da avvenimenti straordinari, con l’eco della Grande guerra ancora forte e il virus dell’influenza spagnola che sbarca sulle coste del Cile quasi nel momento esatto della sua nascita. Grazie alla previdenza del padre, la famiglia esce indenne da questa crisi solo per affrontarne un’altra quando la Grande depressione compromette l’elegante stile di vita urbano che Violeta aveva conosciuto fino ad allora.

One perfect island. Two rivals. A star-studded cast. But underneath the glitter, disaster is brewing. Summer, 1958. Vivienne Rhodes thinks she’s finally landed her break playing Helen of Troy in Apex Pictures’ big-budget epic, A Thousand Ships, an anticipated blockbuster meant to resurrect...

When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won’t let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he’ll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the celebrated singer Jane Touissant on the eve of his escape offers a glimpse of what might have been, but Butch disappears, leaving her behind, until their paths unexpectedly converge again in Paris.

COURAGE. COMPASSION. SURVIVAL. LOVE. In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler’s Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be the same. The daughter of a respected doctor, Sophia has always believed that her destiny is to look after others, and as the persecution...

In 1915, waitress Francie Forrester has a voice like an angel, but few people in her small Midwestern town have ever heard it, outside of church. Between working and keeping an eye on her irresponsible mother and younger brother, who has time for music? Her misty daydream of becoming an opera singer must remain exactly that—a dream—until a new friend unexpectedly sets her on a rocky path leading to Chicago’s glittering opera stage. To rise from slinging spaghetti to singing grand opera takes a lot of courage and hard work, but Francie’s up to the challenge. At least, she hopes she is.

If you enjoyed the Pilot's Girl series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller, don't miss The Pilot's Story Missing, presumed dead… For Squadron Leader Alex Everton dogfights in his Spitfire have become his way of life. He knows every time he goes up in the air, he might not make it home...

The next instalment in the series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller - Meet the Army Girls! September 1942 Having done her duty as an ATS girl, Lance Corporal Ruth Cox is moving on to new challenges and has signed up to work as a gunner girl, helping to keep the skies clear of enemy planes...

Lassen Sie sich entführen ins schillernde Wien der Zwanzigerjahre! Die 29-jährige Sarah Rosewell wird stellvertretende Leiterin des Auktionshauses Hofmann's. Wertvolle Lampen, edle Teppiche, stilvolle Gemälde – Sarahs Ruf als Kunstkennerin ist legendär. Doch die Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit lassen sie nicht zur Ruhe kommen – jemand verfolgt sie mit einem perfiden Racheplan. Als der amerikanische Kaufhauskönig John Redloff sie bittet, sein Stadthaus in London auszustatten, zieht es sie zurück in ihre Heimatstadt. Sarah muss sich ihren Dämonen stellen und kämpft um ihren Ruf und ihre Existenz.

Another compelling and emotional story from bestselling author, Fenella J. Miller. For King, for country...for love? Victoria Bahani, the privileged seventeen-year-old, daughter of the Rajah of Marpur and an English woman, has always believed she would marry an Englishman. And when she meets...

An emotional, heartfelt historical novel from Catherine Law A truth buried for over forty years. A love that lasted a lifetime. Rose Pepper has kept her wartime past a secret for decades. Forty years ago, she fled communist Prague and left behind the love of her life. Now in her sixties and with...

A historical series from bestselling author Lizzie Lane A country town in need of a good Doctor, but will they accept her as one of their own? Somerset, March 1930 Born in the workhouse and adopted by a former suffragette, Frances Brakespeare was encouraged from an early age to be strong...

Don't miss book two in the compelling and emotional Nurse's War series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Will she be reunited with those she loves? With her first husband dead and the war still ferocious, Victoria finds herself nursing injured soldiers on the Burma front. There she meets...

Lily Baker is back, and in her most trying job yet... A country at war. Friends in trouble. Lily may be off the bomb-blasted streets, but the danger's not over… England, 1941. Reunited briefly with her husband-to-be before he returns to fighting, Lily Baker now finds her mundane army office...

The next instalment in the gripping Pilot's Girl series from bestselling author Fenella J. Miller March 1941 Recently married, Barbara should now be enjoying her life as a newlywed, but she is plagued by a secret that she must keep hidden if she wants to keep the family she loves. But no one can...

Ein gefühlvoller Roman über die Kraft der Liebe und die Macht der Vergangenheit. Ein altes Herrenhaus mitten in der irischen Einsamkeit und ein großes Familiengeheimnis, das endlich ans Licht gebracht werden will. Als die Journalistin Clara von ihrem betagten Mitbewohner Oscar ein irisches Herrenhaus vermacht bekommt, kann sie ihr Glück kaum fassen. Voller Abenteuerlust reist sie nach Irland. Während einer unruhigen ersten Nacht lernt sie ihren Nachbarn Jon kennen, der schon bald ihr Vertrauen gewinnt. Gemeinsam erkunden sie das Haus und stoßen auf einen rätselhaften Brief.

Monte Carlo, 1982. The odds of a man like Marco de Noli falling for a girl like me were a million to one. He's old money, a classic European jet set, a master of the universe. When we met, I was a shy girl from Oklahoma, pretty enough but nowhere near his league. One year later, after he stands me up on our first anniversary, I have to face facts. Our marriage was a mistake. My in-laws think I'm a gold digger, Marco lives at the office, and nights of passion aren't enough. There's nothing keeping me in Monte Carlo.

A forbidden love. An impossible decision. A family changed forever... 1954. Bea Bell has lived in Grenada her whole life... until she meets handsome surveyor Patrick Anderson. The two are quickly swept up in a whirlwind romance that takes them across the crumbling Empire. But not everyone is as...

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz, so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Finding work as a bus conductress instead, a chance encounter revives her hopes once more, and soon she is singing for the troops alongside new friend Ivy. When agent Gordon Gold approaches them, Ivy jumps to sign with him and sets off for the bright lights of London. But Pearl is wary of the charming man and decides to stay, watching her friend go with a heavy heart. A year later, while Pearl is struck mute by an illness, Ivy returns - and is quick to seize the chance to fill Pearl's place.