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Alexander of Macedon was just twenty years old in 334BC when he set out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world. The Macedonians marched East into the unknown, won battles against overwhelming odds, stormed impregnable fortresses. In the deserts...

The stunning, gender-flipped novel about love, creativity and the power of speaking out - perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker. 'Poetic and evocative ... this story will thrill readers' PIP WILLIAMS, bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words Their love transcends every...

Un amour perdu dans le temps. Un remède enfoui dans l'histoire. Un mystère qui s'étend sur des millénaires. Londres, de nos jours. Le docteure Kate Mayne, brillante assyriologue encore en convalescence après une rupture amoureuse, consacre sa vie à percer les secrets du monde antique. Elle ne s'attendait pas à ce que l'un de ces secrets fasse irruption dans sa vie, sous les traits d'un médecin royal venu de la cité perdue de Ninive.

MM encounters to shake the ancient tombs. Nakht has only ever loved one man in his short, sheltered existence—his fellow palace dancer, Meryt. Two of many personal slaves for Pharaoh, while they may not be free, they are content with their lives, so long as they can share them. But when Meryt...

"Careful what you say, Goddess," he breathed, "I may not let you leave." A wicked smile spread her lips once more, "Perhaps it is you who should be careful, my king." Heavy is the head who wears the crown of the underworld. The gods of Olympus deride him even as they fear him, leaving him to rule the colorless dark in the lands of the dead. But when Thanatos disappears and Elysium begins to crumble, Hades is must leave his realm for the land of mortals to retrieve the soul of Icarus.

Heir to a crumbling Bronze Age kingdom, where power and conquest define a man's worth, a young man struggles to forge his own path against the grim destiny scripted for him. A girl born in jail, but raised in a world where tranquility and duty reign, hesitates to abandon her sheltered life for a future filled with uncertainty.

My clan calls me vigilant. My brother calls me overprotective. I call it my duty. I knew since I was young that I wanted to protect my clan and those who could not defend themselves. So when one of the towns we were visiting turned us away without giving us a chance to speak to the people there...

Her husband returns from war victorious . . . but something about him isn't right. Esme dreads her husband's return. Married only six months, she has already learned to fear Lord Torrance of Clan Glencairn. Cold, calculating, and obsessed with producing an heir, he made it clear she had one...

To claim the Highland stronghold I’ve always wanted, I must capture the cursed lass the king seeks. Then deliver her to him. The price I never expected to pay…is my heart. James. I was born a bastard, and I’ve never had anything truly mine. So when the king promises a castle and lairdship to the warrior who finds a mysterious healer and delivers her to him, I join the hunt. Finding Katreine is simple. Taking her to the king proves far more complicated than I bargained for. It begins with a lie—mine—that I’ll serve as her protector on some foolish journey.

«Non credo esista un uomo in grado di compiere un simile miracolo». Uno scintillio di ironia si accende negli occhi della principessa: «Un uomo no, hai ragione. Ci sono miracoli, amico mio, che possono riuscire solo a una donna».Costantinopoli, 524 d.C. È stata la spogliarellista più...

Commanded to share her bed! No man wishes to be strong-armed into siring children, but the maid, Frida, is an alluring captor. Enticed by her touch and blinded by her beauty, his yearning becomes unbearable. What happens when his hunger can no longer be contained? Fair Frida is about to find out! Ready for red-hot 'teach me' vibes? Our innocent heroine has a lot to learn, and this Viking lover is intent on giving her a thorough education. Enter a world of seduction and suspense, told against the forbidding backdrop of a mysterious, secluded island. Nothing is as it seems…

Gegen übermächtige Kräfte kämpft sie für die Freiheit. Hippolyte ist die junge Herrscherin über die Skythen. Sie führt das Erbe ihrer Mutter Otrere fort und versucht, ihr Volk der Amazonen zu einen und seine ursprüngliche Lebensweise zu bewahren. Doch als der griechische Held Theseus sie entführt und sie zwingen will, ihm den Waffengürtel zu überlassen, den ihr einst ihr Vater, der Kriegsgott Ares, schenkte, muss sie den Kampf gegen die Achaier wieder aufnehmen ... Die große Saga über die stärksten Frauen, die es in der Antike gab: die Amazonen.

Amid the quiet confines of her existence, Lady Jane Roseington resigns herself to a solitary life of spinsterhood, destined to linger in the shadows as an unnoticed bystander. Yet, a glimmer of hope persists within her, defying all rationality. This fragile hope is put to the test when an encounter with a lord possessing the charm of a tempestuous boar shatters her calm demeanor, plunging her into scandal. Caleb Wesley, the brooding Earl of Keery, bears the weight of a past failure that haunts his every step.

Ретеллинг древнегреческого мифа о споре трех богинь: войны, мудрости и красоты. Перевоплотившись в зверей, те незримо следят за королевским конкурсом невест, у каждой — своя фаворитка из трех: царевна, жрица или маркиза. Кто победит? Необычное обыгрывание тропа "отбор невест" с повествованием от лица разных персонажей. Закрученная история с элементами романтики и даже детектива. Великолепное авторское чувство юмора.

A boy who was never meant to be king, a horizon waiting to be explored, a love and legend that moved and created worldsand has been erased until now. Pella, Greece; 341 B.C. Alexandros is a middle child caught between two warring spouses, born to both a king and queen, but never meant to rule...

Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she's been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung island, her blood sings with poetry, and her words can move flowers to bloom and forests to grow... but her father, the sun god Apollo, has forbidden her this art. A chance meeting with a young shield-maker, Eurydicius, gives her the courage to use her voice. After wielding all her gifts to defeat one final champion, Orphia draws the scrutiny of the gods. Performing her poetry, she wins the protection of the goddesses of the arts.

180 n. Chr.: Nördlich des Hadrianswalls kämpfen der sarmatische Krieger Kai und sein Adoptivstamm, die Votadini, ums Überleben, nachdem sie durch römische Repressalien in ein unbekanntes Land vertrieben wurden. Dann trifft die Nachricht ein, dass ein verfeindetes Volk sich bereit macht, gegen die Votadini ins Feld zu ziehen, angeführt von einem altem Feind Kais. Sofort macht sich Kai auf den Weg nach Süden, in der Hoffnung, sich mit den Römern gegen diese neuerliche Bedrohung zu verbünden. In der Zwischenzeit haben die Römer jedoch von Chaos und Gemetzel jenseits des Walls gehört.

The Scrolls of Deborah transports us to the awe-inspiring landscapes of the past and uncovers the intertwined lives of Rebekah, a revered matriarch in Judaism, and her devoted handmaiden Deborah. In this mesmerizing tale, their strength, wisdom, and love take center stage, shaping their destinies amid a world steeped in tribal tradition.

After the untimely death of his wife Anne, Maclean Lumley is left alone to care for and raise of his 6 daughters. He is however determined to find suitable husbands for all his daughters [even if that an arranged marriage].

Thea loves the adventure of riding patrols through the Scottish Highlands and Borderlands, protecting her people from the English. But she knows that someday she'll have to find her true place within the Ramsay clan. If only she knew what that might be.