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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.

Set against the backdrop of post-WWII Oxford University, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies is the irresistible debut from Kate Westbury that seamlessly layers mystery, romance, and a dash of academia to introduce the Crown’s newest undercover operatives. Oxford, England, 1951 - The...

She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn′t about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile...

John Hall, a shy man with a persistent stammer, has always had trouble connecting with people. Ashamed of both his eccentricities and his nearly lifelong fascination with mortality, John mostly keeps to himself. But when he lets his caring-yet-often-critical brother convince him to open his own funeral business, he finds himself overwhelmed by the more people-centric parts of funeral planning, and soon realizes that he needs to find someone personable to work with or else risk his business perishing.

Fans of time travel willing to revel in a different type of plot concept will ultimately discover that this romantic historical murder mystery ventures into a fresh sort of realism, subject to its own exotic rules of existence.

Passport to Danger is a thrilling story of espionage during the height of the Cold War with the action racing from posh office towers in New York City to a crescendo in the resort towns of Cuernavaca and Acapulco with stakes of nuclear proportions. The CIA-backed invasion of the Bay of Pigs had...

After losing her fiancé and brothers in the Great War, and with her family's wealth gone, Beatrice must make her own living against her mother's disapproval. Fiercely independent, she dreams of becoming a headmistress one day. When a nearby country house is requisitioned for use as a military hospital, she volunteers to help, and works alongside David, the new doctor. Though drawn to him, Beatrice has loved and lost once, and her heart is buried with her fiancé in France.

June, 1976. Western Europe is caught in the grip of a relentless and sweltering heatwave. In London, the summer marks a milestone of a different kind for Edie—a decade married to the love of her life, and their first child on the way. But on the night that she plans to tell Joe their news, he...

Bradford, 1916 With her husband on the Western Front, Hattie Braithwaite throws herself into work at the local mill. When Maggie Flemming, an avid football fan, joins the production line the pair soon bond over their shared love of the game, encouraging others to join them in a lunchtime...

June, 1976. Western Europe is caught in the grip of a relentless and sweltering heatwave. In London, the summer marks a milestone of a different kind for Edie - a decade married to the love of her life, and their first child on the way. But on the night that she plans to tell Joe their news, he...

A story inspired by real events. It is France 1939, and the world is on the edge of war. Two young adults from vastly different backgrounds find themselves drawn together at a vibrant summer fayre. The meeting feels inexplicably destined, and their passion explodes, even as the ominous clouds of World War II begin to gather overhead. As the Nazi occupation tightens its grip on France, the lovers and those around them are forced to endure unimaginable hardship.

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...

A love story born in war. A journey through loss, survival, and the mountains that refused to let them go. When the first bombs fall over Kharkiv, bookstore owner Elena Kovalenko and Ukrainian soldier Roman Hrytsenko meet in the chaos while helping civilians escape the destruction. In the middle of smoke, sirens, and fear, an unexpected connection sparks between them—brief, powerful, unforgettable.

Desde los viñedos dorados de Málaga hasta las tierras fértiles de Mendoza, Isabel recorre un camino signado por el amor al terruño, la pasión verdadera y el coraje de afrontar los infortunios inesperados. Obligada a casarse y a emigrar a América, en 1900, deja atrás a Antonio, el amor de su juventud, sin saber que el destino volverá a cruzarlos después de una larga peripecia, revueltas políticas y secretos largamente guardados.

A Starkfield, piccolo villaggio del Massachusetts stretto nella morsa di lunghi e implacabili inverni, tutti conoscono Ethan Frome e tutti sembrano custodire il segreto della sua vita. Quando un ingegnere giunto da fuori ne incrocia il cammino, rimane colpito da quell'uomo silenzioso e dall'ombra della tragedia che pare accompagnarlo ovunque. Poco alla volta, attraverso racconti frammentari, allusioni e ricordi, si ricompongono gli eventi che hanno segnato per sempre il suo destino...

Torn between love and duty, and a fierce need to protect… Paris, 1940 For young, lively Murielle, working in the heart of Paris as a seamstress is a dream come true. She loves the bustle of the city, but as the War progresses and new restrictions for Jewish people appear, she begins to realise...

California, 1943. War widow Janet Mitchell shoulders twelve-hour shifts at the shipyard and the endless work of raising her children alone. The clang of rivet guns and the bite of gossiping coworkers are easier to face than the silence waiting at home. Then comes Eli Carver, a quiet maintenance man with restless hands and the shame of being left behind from the war. Where others see a scandal, he sees Janet’s unyielding strength. In stolen glances and whispered conversations, a fragile connection sparks, offering her something she thought long gone: the chance to feel alive again.

"You've always been my choice." For as long as Isabel Rivera can remember, she has been completely infatuated with Daniel Ríos. A shame, not only because he is her oldest brother's rival and painfully indifferent to her existence, but also because he hasn't shown himself in their small town...

Die junge Christine ist der neue Star der Pariser Oper! Sie verzaubert das Publikum mit ihrem Gesang und trifft darüber hinaus ihren Kindheitsfreund Raoul wieder. Doch ihr Glück wird von einer geheimnisvollen Figur überschattet: Einer maskierten Gestalt, Christines Engel der Musik, für andere hingegen das gefürchtete Phantom der Oper.