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Despondent from years of war, Keenan returns home to find his clan has been reduced not only in numbers from plague, but the family coffers are nearly depleted. Dedicated to restoring his clan pride, Keenan strikes a bargain with his brothers, they will each marry, but not for love, only for the generous dowries their future wives will bring.

Nothing tastes sweeter than revenge… Ravenna never asked for her gifts, and certainly not for her parents to sacrifice themselves protecting her. As a half-fae with foresight, she has more power than most realize, even her well-meaning but doomed parents. She isn't some damsel in...

Quint arrives at her cottage one day with a wound that needs her skills. It is obvious that he is a seasoned warrior. His injury requires him to remain at her cottage for a few days and she finds she quite enjoys having him there. It does not take long for her to find what she never thought she would or for Quint to rediscover what he lost...love.

Rebelde de corazón, comprometida con el reino, pero decidida a desafiar la corona 1338. Inglaterra le ha declarado la guerra a Francia, y Jeanette de Kent, prima del rey Eduardo III, se despide de su familia para acompañar a la corte real al otro lado del mar. En Amberes, en medio de intrigas...

The Hand is missing. Her future depends on finding it. The Hand is stolen. Donna is ripped from everything she knows, cast into the brutal thirteenth century with nothing but her faith, her courage, and the fragile hope that she can survive. Her companions, trapped in another time, can only do so much. The quest is hers alone. The jeweled relic known as the Hand of Maud has vanished—and until she finds it, she can never be safe. In a world of castles and kings, secrets and betrayals, every step draws her deeper into peril.

Cora Bennett doesn’t believe for a minute that the woman promising to move her through time is anything but a quack, or possibly only trying to sell her something. But Cora has read enough time–travel romances to have some pretty great expectations about her own storyline, once the promise...

Shunned by her stepfamily, nineteen-year-old Aurelia longs for a life she can finally call her own. Everything changes when she visits her mother’s grave and encounters Princess Kipira, an heiress cursed to live in the body of a spider. A prisoner of the dark forests, Kipira bears a malediction that thins the veil between life and death, echoing the trials of ancient fairy tales and Greek myths of bloody metamorphosis and wicked gods.

Schottland, 2022. Die New Yorker Kinderärztin Jennifer Foster glaubt nicht an Zeitreisen, an Vorherbestimmung. Und doch steht sie nun hier – in Dunyvaig Castle. Im Mittelalter. Als Gefangene eines Highlanders. Ihr bleiben nur wenige Tage, um einen Weg zurück in ihre Zeit zu finden, denn nur dann wird sich ihr innigster Wunsch mithilfe moderner Medizin erfüllen. Gegen jede Vernunft zögert Jennifer jedoch, den rauen Laird zu verlassen. Längst hat dieser ihr Herz erobert. Schottland, 1313. Für Aulay MacDonald ist Jennifer ein Rätsel.

He stole her to hurt his enemy. He never planned to fall for her. A vengeful warrior abducts the proud daughter of the man who murdered his father—only to discover she is his soulmate. Vengeance and epic love collide on Medieval Isle of Mull. Jack Maclean wants revenge against the man who butchered his father. He’s waited long enough to claim it, but now he has a plan: he’s going to hit Kendric Mackinnon where it hurts and steal his lovely daughter. Tara Mackinnon is doggedly loyal to her clan.

Moira McAfee has spent her life training to be a warrior. When unexpected events lead the clan and its allies to war, she does as always and jumps in head first with no thoughts for her own safety. Brodie McClain has admired Moira since he met her at the Highland Games, and he feels certain she should be his bride. Marrying amidst a war where they are both part of the army proves to be a challenge but not an insurmountable one. When Brodie is injured and Moira is the one to save him, he must fight for his life.

Book three of Throw for Top, an alternate pov, MM-forward retelling of the Keep series, as narrated by Wil.

Fire and ice. Powerful forces on their own. Combined? Invincible passion. When mighty Thorburn MacDougall, commander of the Lord of Argyll’s warriors, overpowers the canniest Norwegian he’s ever battled, he rips off the man’s helm to savor the look of horror right before delivering the killing blow.

Her arrow hit his shoulder. Her beauty caught his eye. But then there was the kiss...commander Valan MacDougall and his men are sent to end extended attack on Caerlaverock Castle, stronghold of Clan Maxwell. The warriors fully expect the reportedly aged widow of the keep to swoon with relief when they arrive. The English have plagued the fortress and surrounding village for weeks. The warriors from Argyll mean to end the siege in a day or less. In fact, they're placing bets on just how long it will take. After all, they are the invincible Gallóglaigh, and the English are... the English.

Sometimes the best revenge is to thrive… When Ross MacDougall, fearless warrior, frequenter of brothels, and seducer of other men’s wives, receives word that the Lord of Argyll wishes to reward him for their latest campaign, he’s skeptical. His liege’s gifts are often dubious blessings. Oftentimes, more like curses. Turns out he’s right to be leery. The reward is an Irish lass who looks like a grubby boy meant to work in the stables. And she's not intended to be Ross’s slave. She’s meant to be his wife. Men turn away from Elise O’Cleirigh because of the accursed red stain on her right cheek.

Der fehlende Epilog zu Eine Frau für MacKinnon. Beachten Sie bitte, dass dies keine alleinstehende Erzählung ist, sondern ein extra-langer Epilog, der für Eine Frau für MacKinnon geschrieben wurde. Elf Jahre später ist Hugh FitzSimon ein gebrochener Mann. Er ist verlassen und allein — eine Jammergestalt, die sich dem Selbstmitleid hingibt, und ein Geizhals, der es mit Ebeneezer aufnehmen kann. Der Geist seiner verstorbenen Frau, der ihn besucht und ihm darlegt, wie sein Leben war, wie es hätte sein können — und wie es enden wird, wenn FitzSimon sich nicht bessert, bevor die Kerze erlischt.

Bloomsbury presents The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende, read by Luis Moreno with Isabel Allende ‘Allende is one of the most important novelists to emerge from Latin America in the past decade’ Boston Globe Growing up in 1940s Los Angeles, Gregory Reeves’ outlook on life was always guided...

Drei harte Highlander-Herzen werden erobert in dieser Sammelausgabe von Hannah Howell. Highland-Lord Artan Murray soll die ihm unbekannte Cecily, die Nichte eines verstorbenen Verwandten, ehelichen … und erlebt eine Überraschung: Die wilde Schönheit erobert schon bei der ersten Begegnung sein Herz! Sir Lucas Murray ist Schreckliches widerfahren – nun ist er zurückgekehrt, um Rache zu nehmen an dem Clan, der ihm seine Ehre nahm … und an Lady Katherine, die er liebte, bis sie ihn grausam verriet.

Les rumeurs vont bon train au sein des rues d'Easthaven. Il est dit que la nouvelle reine, fraîchement couronnée, souhaite redorer l'image de certains nobles de la cour dont la réputation a été entachée par leur vie de débauche. Farell Harrys est beau, riche et mystérieux. Il refuse le mariage et entend bien profiter des filles de joie, des jeux et de l'alcool, ces vices que l'ancien roi lui permettait jusque-là. Pourtant, la décision prise par la nouvelle souveraine risque bien de ruiner l'avenir auquel il aspirait.

По берегам рек, соединяющих Балтийское море с проходами к самой Византии, издавна живут и умирают, воюют и торгуют люди из самых разных племен: скандинавы, балты, финны и славяне. Древние верования, сказания и первобытные обряды создают захватывающую атмосферу, на фоне которой разыгрывается драма Ингигерд, дочери конунга, в одночасье потерявшей все: после захвата викингами торгового города Алдейгьи и убийства отца, девушка, чудом избежавшая плена, горит жаждой мести и ждет момента, чтобы осуществить возмездие.

New to the Windsor court, beautiful and quick-witted Felise Scelfton instantly becomes the coveted object of desire. Spurred on by her flirtatious manner and rumors of her dowry, knights brandish their swords for her hand in marriage, but King Henry II has already decided her fate—His royal command gives her hand to Sir Royce Leighton, the scarred and brooding lord of Segeland, in order to seal a political alliance. Despite a tempestuous beginning, their arranged marriage gives way to desire, and Royce’s bitter memories are soothed by his alluring young wife.