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Princess Maakah of Geshur is duty-bound to create a political alliance for her father through marriage. The cancellation by King Saul of her betrothal to his fourth-born son compels Maakah's father to arrange an unexpected marriage to the rebel David ben Jesse, a shepherd-warrior anointed years earlier as Israel's future king. Taken aback by stories of David's fierceness and lowly birth, Maakah considers the match a degrading fate but obeys her father's wishes out of duty as her nation's only heir.

Lorna has loved Blane, Laird of Nairn, for years but his bitter mother, Lady Morna, does what she can to keep Lorna and Blane apart, including arranging a marriage for Blane that will benefit both clans. When Lorna discovers that Blane is betrothed to Edana, daughter of the Laird of Shetland, after not having seen him in over a year, her world collapses. Edana's parents are pushing for a quick marriage, keeping it a secret from Lady Morna that they are desperate for money.

Her head buzzed with long-forgotten memories, fleeting images that flickered in and out of her mind. Nothing tangible, and not a single one fully formed, but teasing and tantalising, as if they wanted to surface but didn't know how. AD 80. Duro of the Iceni tribe escaped life as an enslaved gladiator and is now finally home in Britannia with one thing on his mind: vengeance. For 20 years he has sought the Roman legionary who destroyed his family. What he didn't expect was Gisel: a fierce Germanic woman with long white-blonde hair, forced into slavery by the Romans.

Helena lebt seit ihrer Geburt als Sklavin im Haus-. halt des Lucius Claudius Romanus auf Kreta. Ihr Herr ist dem Mädchen vollkommen verfallen. und lässt sie bei den Gelagen für seine Gäste. tanzan. Eines Abends befindet sich ein Fremder. mit einer faszinierenden Aura bei Tisch. Ihr er-. scheint es, als tanze sie allein für ihn, denn seine. durchdringenden Augen verfolgen jede ihrer Be-. wegungen. Dieser Römer mit dem makellosen. Antlitz übt auf sie eine Anziehungskraft aus, der. sie sich nicht erwehren kann. Sie hofft ihn wieder-. zusehen und ahnt nicht, dass ihr Wunsch schneller.

Retelling the mythical love story between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in the refugee camps of the present day, Song of Ancient Lovers is a sublime ode to love and desire as forces shaping human history, with power that rivals forces of destruction. Ethereal in its weaving of the real and the mythical, the contemporary and the ancient, this is the story of Bos Mutas, a young writer traveling from South America to northern Africa in search of traces of his obsession.

After laboring for decades in the mines of Skálavík, Viggo is lured by the promise of great riches, and joins his jarl's sea quest. But the daring adventure is doomed, the longship destroyed in a terrible storm. He awakes to find himself robbed of his sight, and his liberty. Signy knows what it is to suffer alone. The last thing she seeks is a man—even if the future of the island depends upon compliance. Thrown together, the two form an alliance. Viggo will impregnate her, in return for a promise that she'll help him end his misery.

Drama, suspense, heartache, catastrophe, fear.... none of us are exempt. But that makes us all eligible for discovery, amazement, fulfillment and love. How one man’s archeological discovery will defy your understanding of history, science and religion. The results could make you question your very existence! Join him and his family on a journey that may change your mind, challenge your heart and definitely leave you asking yourself ‘What if?’

Westley de Lohr has a secret—he's been betrothed to the young girl who was his "best friend" when he was about five years of age. Her father was a powerful neighbor, and Westley's father, seeing an opportunity, brokered a betrothal for his youngest son. As her father's only child, she would inherit a strong fiefdom, and Christopher wanted that for his son. But things have changed.

It has been three years since the fall of Simon de Montfort and, still, there are lingering de Montfort supporters in England that are being systematically rooted out and subdued. At a particularly nasty battle at Kennington Castle, Torran and the royal army manage to raze the castle and kill all but two members of the oppositionist's family—a lovely young woman and her excitable younger brother. Torran is introduced to Lady Andia St. Albans.

Archaeologist Lucie Fitzgerald's mother is dying – she's also been lying. As her home, the 'Paris of the East', Beirut, teeters on the brink of war in the ‘70s, Polly Fitzgerald has one last story to tell from her deathbed. It’s the story of her childhood best friend Juno and their life in 30s Cairo. Lucie travels home to be with her dying mother and discovers the truth about her family, Juno's work and their shared search for the greatest undiscovered tomb of all—Nefertiti's.

In West Britain, King Loarn of the Silures tribe leads a rebellion against their weakened Roman occupiers. Caught in the middle is Faustus, a Roman soldier with maternal ties to the Silures, trapped between loyalty to the army and compassion for his kin.A fragile peace teeters on the brink as a sudden tragedy threatens to escalate tensions, fracturing the relationship between him and his sister Silvia.

Lavinia, dochter en metgezel van koning Latinus, heeft eindelijk de leeftijd bereikt om te trouwen. In de weken na haar verjaardag bezoeken meerdere kandidaten het paleis. Haar moeder geeft de voorkeur aan een bloedverwant: koning Turnus van Rutulia. Hij is knap, heldhaftig en heeft alles wat een jong meisje zou willen, maar Lavinia droomt van een andere man. Haar hart ligt bij de machtige Aeneas van Troje, een krijger over wie ze alleen heeft gehoord van een dichter die verschijnt in haar dromen en haar overtuigt van hun gezamenlijke toekomst.

Castle Draygon is a castle with more than one mystery. When Hermes de Norville rides into the village at the base of the castle, little does he know how his life is going to change. A chance meeting with a woman the villagers call the Angel of Death changes his stars. And so begins a complex and dark tale. Castle Draygon is rife with curses and legends, so Hermes discovers. But above the whispers and rumors hovers an evil over the castle that controls its occupants.

Tarset, a captive of time, is trapped in one of the most tumultuous periods of Egypt's history. Torn between her fated soulmate, Atum, and the life she left behind, she must grapple with a heartrending choice. As she navigates her new reality, a dangerous, uncontrollable power grows within her, threatening to consume everything in its path.

Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.

Britannia, 98 n.Chr.. De bruisende legerbasis Vindolanda ligt aan de noordelijke grens van het Romeinse Rijk. Het zal nog zo'n twintig jaar duren voordat keizer Hadrianus zijn beroemde muur bouwt, dus de verdediging is zwak. De omringende volkeren komen in opstand tegen de Romeinen en lokale druïden prediken de ondergang van de indringers.

"Ich wurde geboren, um die größte Heldin aller Zeiten zu werden." Laut der Prophezeiung des Orakels soll sich die Prinzessin Psyche im Kampf gegen ein tödliches Ungeheuer als größte Heldin aller Zeiten erweisen. So wird sie - gegen alle Regeln - zur Kriegerin ausgebildet. Bis die Göttin Aphrodite neidisch auf die mutige, schöne Sterbliche wird. Sie schickt den Gott Eros, der mit seinen Pfeilen das Begehren in die Welt trägt, um Psyche grausam zu verdammen. Doch der Pfeil trifft ihn selbst, worauf Eros zu einem ewig unerfüllten Verlangen nach Psyche entbrennt.

For Ysenda and Lewis to forge a future together, they must confront the demons within and unearth family secrets that could shatter everything. In a race against time and the ghosts of the past, Lewis is determined to be the man who not only saves their love but also helps Ysenda conquer the fears that hold her captive. Will they emerge victorious, or will the shadows consume them both?

Set in the backdrop of 3rd century Rome, a time of turmoil and decay, the empire finds itself on the brink of collapse. The social fabric is unraveling, and the once thriving economy is now in shambles. However, amidst this bleak scenario, a young and inexperienced fourteen-year-old boy named Varius Avitus Bassianus unexpectedly ascends to the throne. Known to history as Emperor Elagabalus, his reign is marked by controversy and scandal, leaving a lasting impact on the Roman senate and the empire as a whole.

As the firstborn son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, England's greatest knight during the reign of Richard I, Curtis grew up knowing what was expected of him, and he thrived through the pressure. But the pressure was kept buried and, with all pressure, at some point, it's got to give. With a reputation for being humorless, brutally honest, powerful, and fearless in battle, Curtis is the shining heir to the House of de Lohr. As the premier knight of Henry III, he performs flawlessly in every battle, every situation.