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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece. A MASON WITH A DREAM 1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his...

Seven years ago, Phoebe Dunbar’s world shattered. In a Scotland, decimated after Culloden Moor, she battles to reclaim her life as a spy for an elite group of Jacobite rebels, swearing no man will make her vulnerable again. Until the one man who has the power to reawaken her dreams and desires charges back into her life, the one man who can protect her from a nemesis bent on finishing what started in the past. Phoebe agrees to a marriage of convenience, but can Slade heal her heart?

Costantinopoli, VI secolo d.C. Nella sfavillante capitale dell'Impero Romano d'Oriente, travagliata dagli scontri religiosi e dalla corruzione, i giovani Giustiniano e Teodora sembrano destinati a un'esistenza oscura. Lei è la bellissima figlia di un guardiano del Circo, e di mestiere fa l'attrice, barcamenandosi fra teatri e amanti ricchi e maneschi. Lui è il nipote del generale Giustino, un rozzo militare analfabeta che non riesce ad avere peso a corte. Il destino, però, ha altri piani per loro.

Essien al-Kort was not born in England. Having been exiled from his homeland far to the east, he has experienced more suffering in his lifetime in most. But the crusading knights were good to him and he grew up in a Christian world, eventually finding his way to England. As a fully-fledged knight under Ajax de Velt and Christopher de Lohr, Essien is an elite warrior among warriors. He’s also a highly skilled tournament competitor, like his older brother, and these days, he’s making a fortune as the tournament knight known as the God of Vengeance.

Para que tu estirpe sobreviva, necesitarás al enemigo Bluebell Wadlow ha escapado de su hogar. Para sortear la maldición que persigue a su familia, su padre quiere desposarla con don Diego de Valterra. Blue sabe que, si accede a esa boda con el español, pasará el resto de su vida en una...

In the resplendence of William the Conqueror's London court, the lovely Saxon captive, Nicholaa was forced to choose a husband from the assembled Norman nobles. She chose Royce, a baron warrior whose fierce demeanor could not conceal his chivalrous and tender heart. Resourceful, rebellious and utterly naive, Nicholaa vowed to bend Royce to her will, despite the whirlwind of feelings he aroused in her.

Augsburg, 1462: Das Totengeläut reißt nicht ab. Die Pest wütet in der Stadt und tötet Hunderte. Die junge Magd Lina pflegt im Heilig-Geist-Spital aufopferungsvoll die Kranken, bis sie sich selbst ansteckt. Mit der Hilfe des Wundarztes Ulrich, der sein Herz an Lina verloren hat, übersteht sie die Seuche als Einzige im Spital. Böse Zungen behaupten bald, sie sei mit dem Teufel im Bunde. Als ein reicher Jüngling ermordet wird, fällt der Verdacht auf sie. Lina muss ihre Unschuld beweisen, sonst droht ihr das Schwert des Henkers …

The historical saga that has enthralled millions of readers, Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series continues continue with World Without End. Read by the inimitable John Lee On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief...

On the eve of her wedding to the heir of Saiturn Manor, the stunningly beautiful Gytha is shocked to learn that her betrothed, a man she barely knew, is dead. Now she must marry the new heir, Thayer Saiturn, a battle-hardened knight known as the Red Devil.... With a face scarred in battle and a heart broken in love, Thayer has no interest in marriage. But not even the Red Devil can break the promise his foster-father made years ago and soon finds himself married to a woman whose exquisite beauty and sweet innocence intrigue him. 

Twenty years ago, during the reign of Edward I, the last Welsh prince was sentenced to death. All that remained of his family was his six-month-old daughter with dual royal bloodlines, who was arrested and sent to live at Sempringham Priory. She was to become a nun, never to procreate, because prophesy dictated that should she ever marry and rise to power, she would bring about the collapse of England.

Tras un desgarrador adiós, Catherine se ve arrancada de la Escocia del siglo XVIII, dejando atrás a Iain Macleod, el ardiente laird de la isla de Skye. Pero cuando un poema ancestral señala un camino de regreso, ella no duda en seguirlo, anhelando reencontrarse con su amor perdido. Sin...

Era inevitable. Era nuestro destino. Sin saberlo, nuestros caminos se cruzaron hace mucho tiempo, hasta que por fin nos hemos encontrado Descubre el final de la saga que ha conquistado miles de corazones y déjate seducir por la historia de la última de las Flores de Wadlow. Daisy Wadlow ha...

Lisa es una joven dulce, comprensiva y una diseñadora maravillosa. Lisa ama a Reece, su mejor amigo, futuro heredero de la fortuna de su abuelo. Reece es dulce, bueno y leal. Pero Reece no está solo, comparte su cuerpo con un ser oscuro. Un alma cruel e insaciable a la que no puede controlar. El sueño de Reece es abrir Le Colisée, un santuario en París al servicio de la alta costura. En Le Colisée pasarán muchas cosas, algunas a la vista de todos, otras en sótanos apartados. A veces los hijos aborrecen a sus padres. A veces la culpa puede empujarles a construir su propio infierno.

"Marry me, and I'll let your father live." Princess Caliane is convinced she'll die. Her castle's gates are torn open, her father, the king, bound and gagged on his throne, and in his throne room stands the tyrant. His skin is gray, his teeth sharp, his hands tipped with black claws. When he smiles like a predator scenting prey, her stomach roils with terror. The monster forces her to choose: her father's life for her hand in marriage.

I am home, yet it does not feel like home. The chains on my wrists and ankles are gone, but those around my heart tighten. Is the world truly black and white, or is it just my vision failing? Does all food turn to ash, or is it merely my mouth forgetting how to taste? When the crows call, and the moon hangs heavy, does everyone else drown their sorrow in pillows, or am I the only one? Urai is hell. A kingdom of devils. Yet hell is my heaven. My dark devil—through these falling eyes—is my angel. I breathe, but I do not exist. I exist, but I do not live.

Betrayed by his father, Prince Kuresh earns his Highland name (Kai MacKay) and position as captain of the guard through loyal service and unshakable love for his new homeland. But now that he has found happiness in a new place, there's only one thing he needs to feel complete - the heart of fiery Miran MacKay.

Jamie MacKay has spent a lifetime serving as the right hand to the Laird of the MacKays. Now that he possesses his ancestral home again, he has his own plans for the future, including the ambition to start a new branch of the MacKays. Lady Helen Sutherland has lived to please her father and honor the family name. But when her sire forces her into a betrothal with a man who is a known murderer, she finally finds the courage to say no. Helen flees to the one place where she knows she'll find sanctuary.

The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of Robert of Gloucester, and while Catrin finds herself falling in love with Oliver, she suffers a deep boredom at the frivolity of court life. Thus when the old midwife Etheldreda offers to teach her the secrets of her ancient art, Catrin agrees.

When Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at court to settle an inheritance, he meets Ida de Tosney, young mistress to King Henry II. In Roger, Ida sees a chance for lasting love, but their decision to marry carries an agonizing price. It's a breathtaking novel of making choices, not giving up, and coping with the terrible shifting whims of the king.

Gwyneth Hall has heard the dark rumors about Sir Edmund Blackwell, the man she is betrothed to but has never seen. To save her penniless family from ruin, however, she would wed the devil himself. And this gorgeous, moody "devil" sends a tremor of excitement racing through her when they first meet—sparking the young bride's determination to turn a marriage of convenience into much more.