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A Romance Hidden in Time follows historian Emily Carter as she uncovers a bundle of WWII-era love letters hidden beneath the floorboards of an old house. The letters—written by Private James Hamilton to Clara Bennett—reveal a tender, determined love shaped by distance, fear, hope, and the quiet courage of ordinary people living through extraordinary times.

Amos Darby, hijo de un granjero, sabía que sus sueños de un futuro con Charlotte Terrington, hija de un conde, eran inalcanzables. Sin embargo, su amistad secreta perduró durante años… hasta que la brutalidad de la Gran Guerra destruyó sus sueños y les robó la juventud. Amos regresa a casa marcado por las cicatrices de las trincheras décadas después, alejado de los amores perdidos. Ha encontrado refugio en su librería, un rincón solitario en un mundo que ya no reconoce.

When three young Black men enlist in the US Army hoping to serve their country with honor, their lives are forever changed. When Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941, Cora’s brother, Benny, rushes to enlist against the wishes of Cora and their mother. Able to pass as white due to his pale skin and light eyes, Benny reports for duty only to realize he’s been mistakenly enlisted as a white man in a racially segregated military.

Great Plumstead is buzzing with news that the American GIs have arrived on the nearby aerodrome. However, when a serious accident forces Thea to step back from her work, she must focus her full attention on Rookery House. There is an impossible amount to get done - and a new arrival to accommodate. Will she manage to keep things afloat? Prue is as busy as ever, finding homes for evacuees while worrying about her sons, Jack and Edwin, who are involved in key Allied battles overseas...

The 1960s are beating a fresh pulse of political and cultural upheaval through Sydney. For sheltered convent schoolgirl Poppy Flannery such changes seem irrelevant. But it doesn't stop her from longing to join in, especially if it means spending time with the popular boy she secretly loves, Ben Williamson. So when a dream escape to Surfers Paradise arrives, Poppy and her twin sister Rosemary seize it and find themselves in the midst of the swinging 60s at last.

After the death of her husband, Kirsty Lennox remarries and rebuilds her life, watching her children find success. But the arrival of four-year-old Rowena Lennox, Kirsty's granddaughter by marriage, throws the family's plans for the future into disarray. Conflict flies when Rose Hamilton, one of Kirsty's partners in a second-hand clothing store, buys the mill her son Alex had his eye on, destroying their friendship. When Britain declares war on Germany in 1914 and the men begin to enlist, it's down to the women to carry on in their absence.

1912. Harry Widener, un apasionado coleccionista de libros, sube a bordo del Titanic llevando consigo un libro invaluable que acaba de adquirir en Londres. Tras la terrible catástrofe del barco ni el joven ni el ejemplar vuelven a ser vistos. En honor a la memoria de su hijo, la madre de Harry construye una biblioteca en Harvard para albergar su extensa colección y asegurar su legado. Décadas después, Violet Hutchins, una joven estudiante que se recupera de una gran pérdida, trabaja como auxiliar en la Biblioteca Widener.

London, 1940. When Jess Gresham arrives in the capital, she’s completely out of her depth. With bombs falling and a heartbreaking family lie about her beloved sister to get to the bottom of, can she find the help she needs at a Mayfair lodging house? When Jess discovers the letter from her older sister Charlotte tucked into an old typewriter, her world is shaken. It’s dated two days after their father, the vicar, said she died. How could he lie about that? Desperate to uncover the truth, Jess must find her sister. The London location in her sister’s letter is her only clue…

When everyone is watching, survival will be her greatest performance ... A gripping, utterly absorbing novel about survival and art as defiance on the 1930s Berlin stage, from the bestselling author of The Woman from Saint Germain Berlin 1932: With Germany in chaos, Monika Varády, a young...

En esta obra su protagonista, Armand, vive con su amante Jeanne, una mujer mayor que él y en buena posición económica. Sin embargo, tras reencontrarse con su viejo amigo Lucien, después de una larga separación, se enamora de su hermana Marguerite. De repente Armand siente una extraña atracción por los viejos tiempos de su amistad con Lucien, cuando ambos vivían en la pobreza y él se hallaba muy lejos de la vida burguesa que ahora comparte con su amante.

Sorcha Donovan n'a jamais quitté son village natal sur la côte sauvage du comté de Cork. Mais lorsqu'elle tombe amoureuse de Con Daly — un musicien aussi séduisant que passionné — et qu'il lui demande de tout quitter pour partir à Londres, Sorcha suit son cœur sans hésiter. Hélas leurs rêves se heurtent vite à la réalité. L'argent manque, les problèmes et les désillusions s'accumulent… jusqu'à ce que Con décroche enfin la gloire.

Barcelona, otoño de 1943. Cuando Rosa Sarlé llega a la casa de sus padres poco puede imaginar que se encontraría con Frank Bennet-Jones, rico estanciero inglés afincado en la Patagonia argentina. El viudo de su hermana Anna. Tras ese encuentro, Rosa relee las cartas en las que Anna le...

The Secret Sewing Society is a sweeping, heartbreaking tale about a devastating family mystery, a doomed love affair, and generations of women coming together against the odds. Fans of Evie Woods, Fiona Valpy and The Keeper of Happy Endings will be utterly swept away.

In 1925 Bristol, Rachel Owen has nothing but her calloused hands, her stubborn pride, and a fire that refuses to be tamed. Escaping an arranged marriage, she trades the quiet fields of her village for the clamor of the city docks, where sweat and iron are the price of survival. Every crate she lifts defies the expectations of men who say a woman’s strength should be invisible.

Scarred by man and beast, Kira Fontaine has survived the Arabian desert and continues to search for a way back to America. But she can’t stop thinking about Sheik Jalil, the man who didn’t know she existed until he rescued her from Sheik Qadir and claimed her father's medallion as his own. Stolen from Jalil's father the day he was murdered, the medallion holds the secret to Jalil’s family legacy. Consumed with finding his father's killer, Jalil is convinced that Kira holds the key.

Pommern, 1886: Die junge Adelige Charlotte liebt das Abenteuer, ihre wilde Stute und das raue Land ihrer Heimat. Ihre Liebe zu Pferden führt sie immer wieder in die Ställe von Gut Rosenthal, wo sie auf den Stallmeister Johann trifft. Mit ihm erlebt sie eine Freundschaft und Verbundenheit, die sie von ihrem eigenen Ehemann nicht kennt. Cida muss einfach herausfinden, ob ihre Schwester noch lebt. Pommern, 1939: Als jüngstes von drei Kindern ist Hannah behütet auf dem Gestüt ihrer Eltern aufgewachsen.

Malachy Bane is running out of time—and chances. Demons stalk the shadows. The Mage Tribunal wants his head. And Cora, the woman who once held his heart, is slipping through his fingers. Now the Realmwalker has returned from death, dragging long-buried secrets and a reckoning soaked in blood and betrayal.

Ambitious event planner Daisy Haywood is torn between a safe and steady engagement to Harvey Harris and her lingering love for Max Galant, the adventurous journalist who left her to pursue this career overseas. Daisy must decide if love is a luxury she can afford or the only thing worth fighting for. Reckless Bridie Haywood returns from London under a cloud of mystery; her plight worsens when her movie star good looks attract the attention of notorious Beamer’s factory boss Henry Beamer who is only after one thing.

Sisters Alice and Annie have always been close but will a man come between them? Annie and Alice love their life working at the Beach Hotel together and each is thrilled to have finally found a sweetheart. Yet the path of true love never did run smooth and they soon find themselves facing conflict and strife. Could love come between them and the bond they share?

Als Tochter aus gutem Hause ist es die Pflicht der jungen Caroline Caspari, eine vorteilhafte Ehe zu schließen. Doch erst als Caroline sich in Georg verliebt, den neuen Postillion der Stadt, erkennt sie, was wahres Glück bedeutet. Aber welchen harten Preis wird sie dafür zahlen müssen, ihrem Herzen zu folgen? Als Hanka in ihren Heimatort Rothenbach zurückkehrt, ist ihr Leben ein Scherbenhaufen. Fest entschlossen, von vorn anzufangen, zieht sie im alten Schlehenhof ein.