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Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills. After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the “Dagger Killer,” Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims details that put Vivian at the top of the killer’s target list.

Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN's debut novel, Nineteen Steps, is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II. Adding a deeply personal touch to the experience, Millie Bobby Brown narrates this story...

Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about the brave American women who trained the British Royal Air Force, by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath. 1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in...

Auschwitz, January 1945. Forced on a terrifying death march from the notorious concentration camp, midwife and former secret agent Maggie must find the strength to protect the tiny baby girl her dying friend left in her care. Only weeks old, little Leah is in terrible danger—from the Nazis, from the freezing weather, from starvation. So when a company of soldiers led by brave Captain Jamie Maclean rescues the marching women, Maggie’s relief knows no bounds.

Maggie Lodge, assistant to the reclusive advice columnist known only as Dear Aunt Cornelia to her readers, hires down-but-not-quite-out private eye Sam Sage to help track down the person who is blackmailing her employer. Maggie and Sam are a mismatched pair. As far as Sam is concerned, Maggie is reckless and in over her head. She is not what he had in mind for a client, but he can’t afford to be choosy. Maggie, on the other hand, is convinced that Sam is badly in need of guidance and good advice. She does not hesitate to give him both.

Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is perfect for this undercover job.  

A story of loss, hope and redemption against impossible odds… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you've read The Women by Kristin Hannah I recommend you read this one!!!!' The Globe & Mail Bestseller 'Alward tells this story of the wounded survivors and the people who cared for them with affecting grace'...

New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux will capture your heart with this miraculous time slip romance between a modern woman and a literal knight. Dougless Montgomery has tried everything to achieve the perfect balance between self-sufficient and sexy, independent and...

A captivating story of love and war. It's 1944 and Dianne Parker serves in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, working closely with the RAF bomber crews who risk their lives flying raids over Germany two or three times a week. Casualties are very high, and many of the planes don't return. The aircrews and WAAF's try to live a normal life - and avoid falling in love, because the future is so uncertain and promises only grief and disappointment.

Shelves of sequins in a kaleidoscope of colours. Bolts of silk and tulle against the back wall. The sewing room was the last place anyone had seen her daughter alive. Manchester, 1942. Flora Toussaint packs parachutes for the RAF, haunted by the twin daughters she was forced to give up eighteen...

1939. Australian-born Carl Smith loves his country, but he never meant to go to war. He is training to be a doctor and wants to protect lives, not take them. But if enlisting is the only way he can save his German-born father from an internment camp, he will. 1941. Athena Papandrakis has grown up on the island of Crete, swimming in jewelled waters and exploring ancient ruins. Now her home is under threat and she is ready to fight to defend it from the hated Nazi invaders.

Ambientada nas melancólicas "noites brancas" de São Petersburgo, esta é a história de um Sonhador, um jovem solitário cuja vida é consumida por fantasias. Sua rotina muda quando ele conhece Nástienka, uma jovem que também se sente sozinha e que está esperando o retorno de seu amado, que prometeu se casar com ela. Ao longo de quatro noites intensas, o Sonhador se apaixona por Nástienka e se torna seu confidente. No entanto, quando o antigo amor dela reaparece, Nástienka o abandona instantaneamente.

Marta Ribas tenía un futuro prometedor cuando conoció a Antonio, pero una lealtad mal entendida trastocará sus vidas. Cuando Antonio cae enfermo, Marta se ve obligada a ponerse a trabajar, exponiéndose a las murmuraciones del vecindario y a la indignación del esposo, humillado en su hombría. Pero a Marta se le presenta una inesperada oportunidad que le permitirá salvar su propia supervivencia y la de su hija, y encontrar, por fin, su lugar en el mundo.

Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will?

December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live.

Una mujer busca respuestas a lo que sucedió. Helena Guerrero es una artista de renombre internacional, conocida por las sombras que invaden sus cuadros y que, aparentemente, reflejan un misterio de su pasado que nadie ha sabido nunca explicar. Ahora, después de muchos años de alejamiento, una terapia psicológica llamada "constelación", una boda en la familia y un e-mail de su cuñado ofreciéndole información la traen de vuelta a Madrid desde Australia, donde vive.

Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at an all-girls school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan. Donovan has faith in her - and in all his “glorious amateurs” who are becoming Anna’s fast friends: Maggie, Anna’s down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who’s struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, a cheerful OSS liaison.

Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle's chaotic secondhand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else. Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretan - charming, cultured, oddly attractive - steps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try to find answers and outrun trouble, mutual desire grows along with the danger.  

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day. 

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the sweeping Sunday Times bestselling and prize-winning novel, made into a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, and Rachel Weisz. After experiencing the horrors of The Western Front, Tom moves to Janus Island to work as a...

John and Sylvia are desperately in love with the same man. Three days before VE Day, that man is shot out of the sky, leaving them shattered and clinging to one another. Fulfilling a promise he made to Nicky in the trenches, John marries Sylvia so her baby will not be born out of wedlock.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DRESSMAKER'S PROMISE, THE BEEKEEPER'S SECRET AND THE DARK OF THE MOON! Two women, decades apart, are torn apart by grief but brought together through hope. Shetland, 2001: Ruby Reid is running...

1968 New York City News about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night—news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night—but he's doing fine. He's sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights merrily sleeping his way...

Sud de l'Italie, fin des années 1950. Agnese et son frère Lorenzo veulent perpétuer l'œuvre de leur grand-père : la savonnerie familiale « Casa Rizzo ». Ce rêve se brise lorsque leur père, désireux d'une autre vie, leur annonce la vente de l'entreprise. Si Lorenzo claque la porte, Agnese, passionnée par son métier, accepte de travailler pour le nouveau propriétaire. Elle veut préserver l'héritage de sa famille et créer de nouvelles fragrances, mais elle se heurte à son patron, véritable despote.

Brought to you by Penguin. There were conjugal visits in the slave camps of the USSR. Valiant women would travel continental distances, over weeks and months, in the hope of spending a night, with their particular enemy of the people, in the House of Meetings. The consequences of these liaisons...

When the distressing shadows of war fall across Europe, Olivia Brodie watches the man she loves, Captain Spencer Middleton, lead his men proudly to the front, his final words a promise to return. Left behind among the working-class neighbours she calls family, Olivia clings to hope as the world around her changes forever. Her spirited younger brother, Lachie, eager to prove himself, enlists underage – his letters home filled with bravado and dreams of glory.

Protagonista di Penelope alla guerra, primo romanzo di Oriana Fallaci, è Giovanna detta Giò, promettente autrice di sceneggiature, inviata a New York da un produttore cinematografico alla fine degli anni Cinquanta. Mentre è in cerca di ispirazione per il soggetto di un film, Giò ritrova Richard, un americano conosciuto durante la guerra in Italia. Dopo il loro incontro, tra i due nasce una relazione complicata, sfuggente, resa ancora più difficile dal complesso rapporto di Richard con l'amico, che forse è qualcosa di più, Bill, da cui Giò è inconsapevolmente attratta.

Lorsque Isaure Devreaux franchit les grilles du manoir de Dambreville, elle ne sait encore rien de l'homme qui l'y a invitée… Pourtant, entre les murs chargés d'ombres et de murmures, un nom revient sans cesse : Lucien Dalencourt, figure insaisissable dont la présence semble hanter chaque couloir. Empêchée de l'approcher, Isaure entreprend avec lui une correspondance secrète, faisant naître une proximité inattendue, à la fois fragile et brûlante.

Three marriages, two weddings, one affair which threatens them all. Is it ever too late for happily ever after? A woman in 1960s New York struggles to place duty before passion, when her son's wedding plans throw the limitation of her marriage and apparently perfect life into the spotlight. 1939...

Justin Montague Browne, Spross eines verarmten englischen Adelsgeschlechts, entdeckt durch Zufall auf dem Landsitz seiner Familie einen wunderschönen Liebesbrief. Die poetischen Worte, die sein Großonkel vor über sechzig Jahren schrieb, bewegen ihn so, dass er nach Sizilien fliegt, um die mysteriöse Ginny zu suchen, an die der Brief gerichtet war.