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When fate opens a door, one must … She was destined to become a Duchess. He wanted to claim her for himself. Before the wedding vows are spoken, can they explore the depths of their attraction? Selina Pemberton’s father arranged for her to marry a duke’s son when she was a young girl still in the nursery. Their marriage would unite two dukedoms and lay the foundation for a powerful dynasty. However, he wasn’t the gentleman who starred in her fantasies. No. The honor went to the groom’s cousin. A most maddening Scotsman. He irritated her with his teasing and the nickname Duchess he...

Miss Diana Vail had thought she’d found love, but James Bryant, the Earl of Somerton, had only been toying with her affections. Had she not overheard the horrible truth, she might have succumbed to his practice seductions and been ruined for life. Thankfully, her reputation had been saved, though it left her wondering if she could ever trust her heart again.

Fans van de Reiziger-serie zullen smullen van dit korte verhaal van Diana Gabaldon, afkomstig uit Zeven stenen, dat de geliefde Outlander-wereld nog groter zal maken. In Als een blad op de wind wordt het ontroerende liefdesverhaal van Roger MacKenzies ouders uit de doeken gedaan.

Чорна рада – перший український історичний твір. Сам Куліш задумував його, як епос-хроніку. Тобто детальне змалювання подій певного проміжку часу. А за основу автор взяв один рік з життя України за часів Руїни. Основною подією роману є так звана Чорна рада у Ніжині 1663 року. Чорна рада 1663 року – реальна подія часів козаччини. Пентелеймон Куліш титанічно попрацював над своїм твором. Саме тому на сторінках роману читачів чекає детальне віддзеркалення подій, основних постатей тих часів їх наміри, вчинки, мотивації.

È il 1978 e la situazione, agli occhi di Marina, appare assai confusa. Gli ideali e le speranze del decennio precedente hanno perso i colori luminosi con cui dipingevano il futuro e, grigi e opachi, si stanno trasformando in violenza, morte, scontri fatti di fumogeni e manganelli. E anche la sua vita familiare sembra incupita dalla stessa mancanza di luce. La madre si è trasferita a Monterotondo, che nonostante i pochi chilometri dalla capitale a Marina appare un mondo scialbo e molto distante da lei. Così resta a Roma, con suo padre.

Wenn die Zukunft die Vergangenheit berührt. Für alle Fans von Outlander! Afghanistan, 2020. Amber Ryan, Offizierin bei der US-Army, hat stets dem System vertraut und Vorschriften befolgt. Als ihr ein Mord unterstellt wird, muss sie jedoch fliehen. Die Flucht führt sie bis nach Schottland in die Ruinen von Inverlochy Castle – und in das Jahr 1308; an die Seite eines wagemutigen Highlanders inmitten einer erbitterten Schlacht. Sicher, dass die kämpferische Unbekannte etwas Besonderes ist, riskiert Owen Cambel sein Leben, um ihres zu beschützen.

Elizabeth Bennet is living a lie. She’s known since she was fifteen that she isn't truly a Bennet, but who is she? Are the people and places that appear in her dreams just a sign of her active imagination, or are they memories of her true family? Could the stories she'd told Jane when they were children not be stories at all?

Seven years ago, Lady Lydia Whiting married for the good of her parents, and widowhood was supposed to mark the beginning of her freedom. But when her husband spurns her from beyond the grave and cuts her from his will, her parents are determined to force her into another wretched marriage of convenience. Fleeing is the only option. Robert Bradshaw has a good, quiet life. Work and his daughter are all he needs, even if others think he ought to remarry. Why should he? His beloved wife was an angel among men, and no other could compare—especially a young widow who is more mouse than woman.

When Drasko, a nine-year-old thief from the slums, is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime offer, life takes him to a far-away land on the hunt for diamonds. Twenty years later, Drasko Mawr, now the wealthiest diamond miner in the world, comes back to London. And he must play a dangerous game—a deal he has signed with blood.

Ethel Jones didn’t mean to fall in love with her employer’s cousin. What had started out as an unexpected friendship had quickly developed into something she had never dreamed of, and it was probably the absurdity of the thing that kept her refusing every proposal Stephen Marley made. For how could a mere lady’s maid marry the cousin of a duke? Stephen Marley was discarded at birth for the twisted foot that marked him as an outcast.

They have so much in common…yet love is not allowed between the wealthy and the staff. Marilla will sacrifice anything for her family, so when her sister’s doctor suggests daily sulphur spring baths, an amenity her family could never afford, Marilla takes a job at The Greenbrier resort bathhouse in order to give her sister the care she needs. When her sister befriends another girl staying at the resort with a similar health condition, Marilla finds herself crossing paths with the girl’s handsome, charming, older brother. And despite their growing attraction to each other, anything ...

Another adventurous, historical, magical romance from the RITA-nominated author of eighteen award-winning romances She can read every mind . . . except his Gifted with faery blood, Cairenn is blessed and cursed with the ability to read minds, until a naked, half-dead Highland warrior washes up on the shore of her remote island. Challenged by the wall between them, Cairenn nurses him back to life as she tries to pierce his thoughts without succumbing to his charm. For only a fool would fall in love with a man whose world she cannot inhabit, and whose heart she cannot know.... "Lisa Ann Verge...

El lujoso hotel Mena House en El Cairo se convierte en el escenario de un asesinato en un cozy crime que arrancará más de una sonrisa a los lectores. De la autora ganadora del premio Agatha 2021 Egipto, 1926. Jane Wunderly, una joven viuda, y su tía Millie se alojan en el lujoso hotel Mena House, donde la alta sociedad de todo el mundo puede olvidarse de las secuelas de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

David Brooks, Earl of Foxcroft had led a charmed life. Right up until his father died and he was forced to take responsibility for his family and the estates. His father had run the coffers nearly empty and it had been up to him to restore their fortune. He could have married an heiress, but felt that was a cowardly way out. Instead he built their fortune in a more scandalous way: by doing a trade and working. Now that he feels secure enough with his family's status he has decided to take a wife.

A collection of three interracial historical romances, from the following books, A Debt Owed, The US Marshal's Wife, and Taken by the Pirate. Book one is an regency era story of a freed slave falling in love with a duke’s daughter, book two is an old western about a black lawman, finding love with a recent widower, and book three is an adventured filled romance about a fearsome African pirate finding love with an English woman. A Debt Owed By a stroke of luck, James' life as a landowner and former slave is just beginning - little does he know he is granted the love of his life as well. ...

Wisconsin, 1930—With her health in shambles and her archaeological career on the line, Cora Davis retreats to Crow’s Nest and the home of her great aunt to heal. She doesn’t think much of the missing memories from between the earthquake that caused her dizzy spells and her trip home. Until she begins remembering the danger that sent her fleeing her last dig and the person responsible.

After freeing himself from his former slave masters, Riel becomes a pirate after striking a deal with the infamous Captain Glass. In exchange for learning English, how to sail, and how to be a fearsome pirate, Riel will give Captain Glass seventy percent of his bounty for five years. Five years later, Captain Glass is unwilling to release Riel from his debt. Under threat of being resold as a slave, Riel feels trapped in a life he doesn’t want. Darlene Smith has always been a tomboy. She favors trousers and swords over dresses and knitting. Wanting her to act like the high class lady she ...

The book is a romance fiction set in the context of Russia Ukraine war. A compelling story of war, love, loss between a soldier and a nurse of enemy nations. It narrates their wordless profound love using poems, songs and descriptions. A crescendo of heartfelt emotions that touches hearts and souls.

Katie Needs a Husband Now A disastrous factory fire ends Katie Maverick’s job and she must find something quick. Convinced to become a mail-order bride, she receives an offer of marriage from Daniel O’Malley. Only Daniel isn’t the one who put the ad in the Grooms’ Gazette. His business partner, secretly placed the ad in Daniel's name. When Katie arrives, a surprised Daniel agrees to marry her with the idea she could help make his life easier and still the gossip that he killed his first wife. He’s unprepared for the way the bubbly girl eases his loneliness and breaks down the ...

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz, so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Finding work as a bus conductress instead, a chance encounter revives her hopes once more, and soon she is singing for the troops alongside new friend Ivy. When agent Gordon Gold approaches them, Ivy jumps to sign with him and sets off for the bright lights of London. But Pearl is wary of the charming man and decides to stay, watching her friend go with a heavy heart. A year later, while Pearl is struck mute by an illness, Ivy returns - and is quick to seize the chance to fill Pearl's place.