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Dunkle Seen und schroffe Berge – große Emotionen in aufwühlenden Zeiten. Schottland 1919: Nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges kämpfen sich die Menschen zurück in den Alltag. Archie Dennon ist lebend nach Schottland zurückgekehrt, doch von den Folgen des Krieges stark gezeichnet. Zu Vika, die in seinem Pub arbeitet, fühlt sich Archie schon lange hingezogen. Doch die dunklen Erinnerungen an den Krieg holen ihn immer wieder ein und machen es schwer, Gefühle zuzulassen. Als Archie sich endlich eingesteht, was er für Vika empfindet, ist es zu spät.

Der mit Spannung erwartete fünfte Band der Sanddorn-Reihe. Beim dringend nötigen Entrümpeln machen Ziska und Nik auf dem Dachboden der Villa Sanddorn einen erstaunlichen Fund: Ein geheimnisvoller Gast hat die Chronik der Villa – und damit auch ein Stück der Geschichte Rügens – aufgezeichnet. So erfahren sie endlich, mit wie viel Liebe und Herzlichkeit die ursprünglichen Besitzer das Haus um 1920 gebaut und als Hotel betrieben haben.

Das Glück einer jungen Frau droht zu zerbrechen... Die fesselnde Familiensaga um Winzertochter Magdalena geht weiter! 1919: Magdalena und Matthias sind endlich vereint, doch schon bald wird das junge Liebesglück bedroht. Nicht nur fühlt Magdalena sich durch die Sticheleien ihrer kaltherzigen Schwiegermutter im neuen Heim nicht willkommen, auch die Eifersucht gegenüber Matthias' früherer Verlobten flammt erneut auf. Zudem machen der jungen Winzerin finanzielle Schwierigkeiten zu schaffen.

Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order - from her good friends to her burgeoning career. But even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week. Not only has her belligerent neighbor, Mr. Daldry, suddenly become a surprisingly agreeable confidant, but he’s encouraging her to take seriously the fortune-teller who told her that only by traveling to Turkey can Alice meet the most important person in her life. What’s more, the peculiarly insistent Mr. Daldry has even agreed to finance Alice’s trip - one that against all reason seems to be predestined.

Дама с собачкой – потрясающий рассказ, вышедший из-под пера русского писателя Антона Павловича Чехова (1860 – 1904). Автор рассказывает о невероятном романе Дмитрия Дмитриевича Гурова и Анны Сергеевны фон Дидериц. Казалось, что их искренняя любовь останется лишь приятным воспоминанием…Любовные переживания главных героев не оставят равнодушным ни одного читателя. Чехов Антон Павлович — автор знаменитых рассказов, повести "Палата № 6", пьес "Вишневый сад" и "Чайка", а также таких произведений: "Три сестры", Дама с собачкой, "Толстый и тонкий", "Человек в футляре", "Тоска", "Смерть чиновника", "Хамелеон" и других.

In het jaar 1900 zijn de straten van het Londense East End allesbehalve geschikt voor een vrouw van goede komaf. Maar als een van de eerste vrouwelijke artsen is India Selwyn Jones toch al een buitenbeentje. En ze is vastbesloten een kliniek op te zetten in deze arme omgeving waar medische hulp zo hard nodig is. Hier ontmoet India de keiharde maar onweerstaanbare gangster Sid Malone. Sid is een tegenpool van India's kille verloofde, die het kapitaal van haar familie nodig heeft voor zijn politieke ambities.

Тихая жизнь Динни Черрел закончилась раз и навсегда после того, как во время одной из прогулок по Лондону она встретила Уилфрида Дезерта. Впервые они увидели друг друга на свадьбе Флер и Майкла Монта, и искра влечения, вспыхнувшая много лет назад, сейчас переросла в настоящую, всепоглощающую любовь. Но Уилфрид, совсем не тот, что был раньше и вскоре отношения влюбленных становятся все напряженнее и вызывают неприятие со стороны семьи и «высшего общества», особенно когда достоянием общественности становится новость о том, что Уилфрид отказался от христианства ради ислама.

As the stakes rise and the mission spirals out of control, Will and Thomas find themselves fighting not just for survival, but for each other. Their love has endured war, secrets, and impossible odds, but this time, even their unbreakable bond may not be enough.

Lily Fairfax is drowning in grief and mourning the man she once loved when she finds herself tangled in a web of danger. She has no choice but to lean on a hired hand she barely knows for protection, though she vows she won't open her heart to love again.

Botanical artist Jane Saville is devastated when her manipulative mother banishes her to the countryside to protect someone else's honour. Isolated far from home, she is forced to live an impoverished, secretive life to save the family from public shame. When the paths of these people from two very different worlds collide, Jane begins to hope for a different future, but their new friendship is shattered by jealousy, misunderstanding, duty and treachery. But a chance meeting with a young boy will inspire Jane to defy the powers working against her and prove she is no woman to be outcast.

Questa è la storia di Lucas e Cristiano, che hanno fatto di tutto per non innamorarsi. In questa storia, Roma ha fatto di tutto "pe faje di' de sì". Roma, 1967. In un caldo pomeriggio di giugno Lucas, giovane americano in cerca di un alloggio provvisorio, suona all'appartamento di via del Pellegrino trovato tramite un annuncio. Dentro sente qualcuno che canta un pezzo dei Beatles con una pronuncia terribile. Quella canzone è Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds .

Winters are long on the windswept coast of Connemara, where Tara Doherty has come to live after the death of her husband. The isolation is all but unbearable until a tenant moves into the house at the bottom of the hill. James Dunford has come from America, but he won’t say why. He spends his days fixing up the cottage and walking the beach with a stray dog. As the weeks pass, Tara tries to get to know James, but he resists her at every turn. And it's not until a local villager recognizes him from the news that she realizes his visit might be about more than just a vacation.

To save her family from humiliation and financial ruin, Abigail Dupree becomes a bargaining trade in her mother’s eyes. A bargain that will extinguish Abigail’s last hope of a happily-ever-after. If only she could return to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, she might have a chance to reunite with the only man who has the power to save her reputation. Garrett Barringer, arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina to escape a past that no longer wants him. He takes an undisclosed position with Mr. Dupree.

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?