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This is the story of a Vietnam veteran haunted by PTSD who finds an unexpected chance at healing when his family sponsors a young Vietnamese refugee. Their love story unfolds against the backdrop of rural Kansas and suburban California, but the enduring scars of war-and an Agent Orange related illness-threaten to tear them apart. A poignant exploration of love, loss, and sacrifice, it reveals that some bonds are strong enough to withstand even the most profound silence and the most significant distance.

Eine Zuckerrohrplantage auf Martinique, eine große Liebe unter keinem guten Stern und die Flucht ins Paris der Cabarets – ein facettenreicher, bezaubernder historischer Roman von Erfolgsautorin Nora Berger. Insel Martinique, Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts: Annabelle und Léon lieben sich. Doch ihre Familien, reiche Zuckerrohr-Plantagenbesitzer, sind verfeindet und gegen eine Verbindung. Léon, der in Paris sein Medizinstudium abschließen will, erleidet Schiffbruch und gilt als verschollen.

Wendy Louise neemt je mee naar het Amsterdam van de jaren veertig, vijftig en zestig van de vorige eeuw. Maak kennis met haar muzikale familie en geniet van het bijzondere liefdesverhaal van haar ouders in deze historische familiekroniek boordevol theater, liefde, muziek en vriendschap. Op 20 december 1940 wordt Ronald Schultze geboren. In Amsterdam wemelt het van de Duitsers en wordt de sfeer steeds grimmiger. Dit weerhoudt de vriendengroep van Ronalds ouders er niet van elke week te repeteren bij operettevereniging DOS. Ze zingen en dansen alsof de bevrijding nabij is.

Grete always longed to be a mother, but it never happened for her so, as the clouds of war gather over Europe, she’s devoting her time to helping Jewish children escape the Nazis. She remembers the face of every single child she’s taken on trains to freedom in the Netherlands. The danger increases with each trip, but, today, she has to get her best friend’s children to safety, because they are closest thing she has to family.

Wild whispers abound the Yorkshire Moors where someone means trouble… Penrith, Yorkshire Dales 1901 Tor Hardy has prospered in Cornwall but remains tied to the Pennines and the troubled mine at Penrith Scar. When a strike erupts, he returns to help his friend Jonathan Crossley, only to uncover...

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? But you've only known him a year!" "Trevor says that if we get married before he goes for his National Service, then he'll get the Marriage Allowance." "But…!" Married life isn’t what they promised it would be… Romantic young Maureen Matthews has always dreamt of a life beyond...

'Georgina only knew that she envied Josie Ford and her friends. They might be poor, and, as her mother described them, ‘rough’ but Georgina daydreamed of how much happier life must be inside their small terraced houses than her own.' Will she pick true friendship or forbidden love? Josie and...

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 her loving but strict parents pass away, twenty-one-year-old Megan Creswell is left penniless and alone – except 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...

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.

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.

He thought he was rescuing her from the Comanche. Now the Civil War soldier must prove he isn't the villain she thinks he is. 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...

An ancient city. A perfect stranger. A single word that ruins everything. For the deeply refined Miss Winchelsea, a dream voyage to Rome is supposed to be an escape into art and poetry. Instead, amidst the sun-drenched, cypress-shadowed ruins of the Colosseum, she falls under the spell of a...

An entrancing new novel from bestselling author Jennifer Robson featuring a secret society of time travelers, an Oxford student with extraordinary powers, and the discovery of a lifetime. Oxford, England 1992 Newly arrived at the University of Oxford, graduate student Cora Gallant is thrilled...

In 1953, Dee Danes, an orphan raised by her spiteful cousin, is inexperienced in love and desperately wants to fit in. She takes a job tutoring a little girl at a mansion, secretly fantasizing about romance with the owner, just like her beloved heroine Jane Eyre. The strikingly handsome and wealthy owner of Rothmorton Hall, Hugh Roth, appears to enjoy embarrassing her and Dee worries she's made a terrible mistake. Mystery surrounds the other staff and Hugh, particularly the ex-wife everyone is forbidden to discuss.

A glamorous 1920s romance for classic fiction lovers, IT by Elinor Glyn delivers wit, passion, and the original “It” factor that defined an era. IT by Elinor Glyn: The Original Romance That Defined an EraA timeless tale of passion, secrets, and desire. Dive into IT, the classic novel by Elinor Glyn that captivated readers in the Roaring Twenties and inspired a generation. This unforgettable romance introduces John Gaunt, a powerful self-made millionaire, and Ava Cleveland, a spirited socialite struggling to survive in a world of wealth and deception.

A WWII historical romance of forbidden love, family torn apart by war, and a city on the edge of annihilation, from New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, writing as Kinley MacGregor Saving the city may mean destroying the people they love most. Paris, 1944. Amandine Lundy has spent...