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WAAF Section Officer Elizabeth Bennet and RAF Wing Commander Fitzwilliam Darcy have already done their bit. Both bear scars—seen and unseen—from their service. They have done much; now they will do more. Elizabeth and Darcy step forward to undertake the deadliest of tasks: gathering intelligence behind German lines. They go knowing that the Gestapo’s destiny for captured Special Operations Executive agents was simple: a bullet.

Sophia fortsätter att arbeta hos den framgångsrika Elizabeth Arden, men när karriären skapar problem i kärlekslivet växer hennes längtan efter att stå på egna ben. Under press återvänder hon till sin tidigare arbetsgivare, Helena Rubinstein, som ställer henne inför en närapå omöjlig uppgift. Samtidigt anmäler sig Sophias man som frivillig till fronten i Europa. Och när han rapporteras saknad i strid på de franska slagfälten bestämmer hon sig för att sätta karriären på spel, för kärlekens skull.

On the outskirts of Dublin stands an old stone house that has witnessed Ireland's transformation over 150 years. Within its walls, the Weldon women have loved, lost, and survived against the backdrop of a nation fighting for its identity. At the heart of this tale is Faith Weldon, a stubborn, sharp-witted woman who lives long enough to see her world turn upside down and right itself again. From the bloody risings for independence to the quiet battles fought in kitchens and bedrooms, Faith's journey mirrors Ireland's own struggle to define itself.

Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home and theatres are closed, friends Jessie Delaney and Frances O'Leary search for work to see them through until they can sing and dance again. Frances, once dreamed of becoming a dancer but soon found herself with a broken heart and a precious secret when her lover abandoned her. But with news that her lover is returning to England from a successful tour of America, how long will it be before the truth comes to light? Secrets aren't good for anyone and Frances isn't the only one hiding things from her friends.

In this friends-to-lovers, marriage-pact holiday novella spanning the last decade of the 20th century, life forces a playboy and a playgirl grow up—and grow apart—before giving them a chance to create a happy-ever-after they can actually be happy about.

Seattle, 1925. Dishwasher Eleanora dreams of performing magic tap dance. Sure, she can conjure fire, but that talent remains buried thanks to Prohibition, which has banned booze and magic, and the devastating panic attacks that knock her unconscious every time she takes the stage. Unable to quiet her calling, Eleanora lands an audition at The Luminaire, the only theater where magic flows freely and the same stage where her mother famously brought fire dance to the masses before her death in an asylum.

Heather Perry has always resented the government’s hold over the Hot Springs Reservation, where even long-time residents and business owners must lease their property from the government rather than own it. When Anson English arrives seeking treatment in the bath houses that make up the core of the reserve, Heather is drawn to the man in the wheelchair and watches his progress toward healing. But when she discovers his role in preventing Hot Springs citizens from owning their property, she feels betrayed. Can she ever forgive him, or will the conflict divide them forever?

November 1910, and seventeen-year-old Lucinda is looking forward to making her debut in Melbourne society. Beautiful and wealthy, she is set to make a brilliant match – and when she meets dashing army officer Hugo Brayford, the younger brother of an English viscount, it seems she has succeeded in landing her prize. Leaving Australia, she prepares to start a new life in England – but all is not as she had anticipated. Hugo is frequently away, runs up debts that Lucinda must settle, and even the birth of his son, Stephen, cannot keep him by his wife's side.

Nestled into the pine-dusted coastline of the Cap d'Antibes is the dazzling white Chateau Violette. When British diplomat Lord Harry Castlemere, his young Jewish wife Daisy and their four-year-old son move into the chateau in the summer of 1938, their home becomes a beacon for the glamorous expat set - rife with gossip about the Windsors, and everyone in denial about the grumblings across the border in Italy and northern Europe.

In den schottischen Highlands aufzuwachen, ist für Brynne das eine – aber in einem anderen Jahrhundert und in den Armen eines Highlandkriegers etwas ganz anderes. Jetzt muss sie wählen: Gehört ihre Zukunft dem England, das sie kennt, oder dem Schottland, das sie tief in ihrer Seele fühlt? Brynne ist der erste Band von Der Club der Zeitreisenden von Kintallan – vier Frauen, vier neue Zeitreisen und so viel Leidenschaft in den schottischen Highlands.

1988 doesn’t end well for me. In just one week I turn thirty, get fired from my day job, and lose the role of Ophelia to a younger actress. But Jessica Abraham does not give up on her dreams without a fight, and I manage to score a part at a theater outside Boston. But when I learn that my costume could be taken from Cosmo’s Don't columns, I'm not so sure this career move will work, because I won’t be able to rely on my carefully managed physical charms. Only my craft will count.

I may be a hard-working nobody of a single mom now, but I was a celebrity at age ten before my first kiss, my first date, or my first sip of alcohol. In my early twenties, I played the bad girl in New York City—both on and off set. A role I still regret. But now, back home in Boston, with my checkered past behind me, all I want is to raise my six-year-old far away from the spotlight.

Iride Dessì vive da anni nel continente, lontano da Padria, il suo paese natale, nel cuore della Sardegna. Ma è costretta a tornarvi, per il funerale del padre. Racconti che parlano proprio della donna della foto, Mimì Oppes, trisavola di Iride, giovane donna condannata a un matrimonio infelice con Augusto Dessì. Un matrimonio da cui la salvano l'amicizia con Elisabeth Hope, una donna inglese incredibilmente forte e indipendente. E l'amore per Emanuele Manca, il famoso brigante.

Художница Перелла Эннауэй была маленьким человеком, которого судьба бросала по разным городам и весям, как ветер переносит с места на место увядший осенний лист. Перелла была уверена в полной ничтожности своего значения в общей системе мироздания. С этого момента жизнь девушки перевернулась на сто восемьдесят градусов.

Дерзкая и прекрасная театральная актриса Лилиан очаровывает 17-летнего Пауля; они проводят ночи вместе, наслаждаясь беспечной жизнью. Однажды вечером, проиграв последние деньги за игорным столом, они встречают странного старика с белыми волосами и глазами, похожими на укутанное дымом пламя.

Bente liebte ihren Job als TV-Sommelière im schwedischen Fernsehen, bis ihre Karriere aufs Abstellgleis geriet. Als sie von einem Schiffswrack in der Bretagne hört, in dem eine geheimnisvolle Weinflasche aus dem Jahr 1944 gefunden wurde, ist sie fasziniert. Gemeinsam begeben Bente und Didrik sich in Frankreich auf Spurensuche. Dort stoßen sie auf die Geschichte einer verbotenen Liebe – und merken, dass diese auch heute noch ihr Leben ändern kann.

It's April 1944, England is preparing to take the war back into Europe, and the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club become mixed up in a desperate fight to save a dear friend from forces who would threaten the very existence of the country. The girls find solace in their deep friendship, even though the presence of a Nazi spy ring threatens their essential war work and their very lives.

In the wake of World War I, the world is a decidedly unmagical place. Then Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her Thistlemarsh Hall, a crumbling manor in the English countryside, once blessed by the Faerie King himself. It looks impossible, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie – especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant – but she is out of options.

Paris 1912 is only the beginning. Relentless time traveler Jennifer Cloud wants a little one-on-one time with her man and possibly, if it’s not asking too much, a proposal. But when a mysterious brigand sabotages her fellow time travelers and disrupts her love life, Jen must embark on a very dangerous vacation. As Jen searches for the brigand, she discovers a valuable gem has been stashed amongst the trunks of a wealthy socialite destined to board the Titanic. The problem is the socialite’s name is on the list of lost souls from that horrible night, April 14, 1912.

Der Krieg ist vorbei! Endlich erhält Marianne ein langersehntes Lebenszeichen von ihrem Verlobten Hans. Kurzerhand beschließt sie, alles zu riskieren, um ihn zu retten. Gleichzeitig hofft sie, ihre beste Freundin Else zu finden, deren neugeborene Tochter sie im Tumult der Kriegsereignisse in Obhut genommen hat.