Bogaty florencki kupiec, przejeżdżając przez Burgundię, jest świadkiem egzekucji dwojga młodych kochanków oskarżonych o kazirodztwo. Ratuje dziecko tej grzesznej miłości, dziewczynkę o imieniu Fiora i zabiera ją do Florencji. Fiora wyrasta na dziewczynę o niezwykłej urodzie, zwracającą na siebie powszechną uwagę. Pozna piękno książęcych pałaców, przeżyje chwile uniesienia, ale też będzie musiała przebrnąć przez pułapki zastawione przez zawistnych ludzi.

Pragnąc pomścić śmierć niesłusznie oskarżonej matki, Fiora opuszcza Florencję Medyceuszy i wyrusza do Burgundii. Jest zdeterminowana wypełnić swą niebezpieczną misję, a że jednym z jej wrogów jest książę Karol Zuchwały, młoda kobieta nie zawaha się służyć walczącemu z nim królowi Francji Ludwikowi XI.

Owner of the wildest, loneliest ranch this side of the Rockies, Luck MacKenzie hadn’t laid eyes on Carla McQueen for three years. Not since they day he’d sent his best friend’s kid sister storming from the Rocking M Ranch and out of his life - for what he thought was forever…    Now Carla was back, lovelier and even more desirable than in his burning memories. But Luke knew he could never give in to the raging need to make her his woman. For he’d made a vow long ago - one that he was determined to keep - that he would never fall in love with Carla McQueen. No matter how badly his body and soul ached for her…

When Elliot Wallace, Viscount Lyngate, arrives in Throckbridge, the small village is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Valentine's Day dance. The ladies of the town are busy gussying up for the ball and gossiping about the viscount's mysterious arrival, but Elliot has more urgent matters to attend to. His arrival marks a mission to retrieve the rightful Earl of Merton, while his promise he has made to find a wife by Christmas weighs heavily on his mind. When Elliot meets the new young earl, Stephen Huxtable, and his three sisters, the disagreeable Margaret, the cheery Katherine, and the plain, widowed Vanessa, he becomes absorbed in the family's life. Could it be possible that with the Huxtables he's found both an Earl and wife? If Elliot thinks he's hit two birds with one stone, to which sister will he cast his throw...and will she catch the bait before she discovers his ulterior motives?

An Honest DeceptionSir Colin Tate has never imagined marrying for money. But debts left by his artist father have put his siblings’ futures in danger. To wed an eligible heiress, this independent-minded Scot must play by restrictive rules—until an irresistible lady dares to pursue her passion for art…and him.An Unexpected DesireLady Beatrice Moore can spy a fortune hunter as expertly as she captures subjects on canvas. But when she meets the striking son of Britain’s most celebrated painter, the attraction is instantaneous—blinding her to the possibility that he could ever be one of those schemers…An Unthinkable DilemmaThen the truth comes out, shattering Lady Beatrice’s faith in the mischievous yet kind man who has captured her heart. With reputations and fortunes hanging in the balance, Colin and she must find a way to trust in a love that cannot be proven—or face an unfathomable loss.

„Florencijos kerėtoja“ — istorija apie moterį, bandančią kurti savo likimą vyrų pasaulyje. Ji suartina du vienas kitam beveik nežinomus miestus — hedonistinę Mogolų sostinę, kurioje tikėjimo, meilės ir sūnų išdavystės klausimus kasdien sprendžia genialus imperatorius, ir ne mažiau geidulingą šešioliktojo amžiaus Florencijos pasaulį su įtakingomis kurtizanėmis, humanistine filosofija ir nežmoniškais kankinimais. Paaiškėja, kad šie du tolimi pasauliai keistai panašūs ir abu juos valdo moterų kerai...

For a Lost Soldier is an artfully told story of love and loss during wartime. The author skillfully creates the mood of uncertainty and lurking danger in the opening pages when eleven year old Jeroen is about to be separated from his family for the first time in his life, due to food shortages in German-occupied Amsterdam. The dangerous journey to Friesland, the homesickness he feels upon his arrival.Literary Awards: Gouden Ezelsoor (1987), Marten Toonder/Geertjan Lubberhuizenprijs (1986).

The Clayborne brothers were a rough gang of street urchins—until they found an abandoned baby girl in a New York City alley, named her Mary Rose, and headed to Blue Belle, Montana, to raise her to be a lady. They became a family—held together by loyalty and love if not blood—when suddenly a stranger threatened to tear them apart... Lord Harrison Stanford MacDonald brandished a six-shooter and a swagger, but he soon proved to be a gentleman to the core. The brothers taught him frontier survival, while Mary Rose touched his heart with a deep and desperate passion. But soon, a shattering secret would challenge everything Mary Rose believed about herself, her life, and her newfound love.

Despite his best intentions, Justin Brant falls for his ward, Megan, a stunning beauty with an unwitting sensuality.

Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England-that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary-and extraordinary-men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have.

Written in Georgette Heyer's lightest vein, this is the story of the adventures in Regency London of the Merriville family: Frederica, riding the whirlwind and directing the storm; Harry, rusticated from Oxford and embarking with enthusiasm on the more perilous amusements pursued by young gentlemen of ton; the divine Charis, too tender-hearted to discourage the advances of her numerous suitors; Jessamy, destined for the Church and wavering, in adolescent style, between excessive virtue and a natural exuberance of spirits; and Felix, a schoolboy with a passion for scientific experiment. In Frederica, Georgette Heyer created one of her most engaging heroines; and in the Marquis of Alverstoke — a bored cynic who becomes involved in all the imbroglios of a lively family — a hero whose sense of humour makes him an excellent foil for Frederica.

Frederika Merivila ir ieradusies Londonā ar nolūku apprecināt savu neparasti skaisto māsu. Debitantes iziešana sabiedrībā ir ārkārtīgi dārgs pasākums – lai tiktu pie spīdošas partijas, nedrīkst žēlot ne zīdu, ne mežģīnes. Bet ko iesākt, ja tam nepietiek līdzekļu? Vajag tikai nedaudz drosmes un bezkaunības – aizrakstīt vēstuli nejaukajam brālēnam, kurš izslavēts ar savu bagātību un briesmīgo raksturu.

Jaded by the numbing politeness of Restoration London, Lady Dona St. Columb revolts against high society. She rides into the countryside, guided only by her restlessness and her longing to escape.But when chance leads her to meet a French pirate, hidden within Cornwall's shadowy forests, Dona discovers that her passions and thirst for adventure have never been more aroused. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.Frenchman's Creek is the breathtaking story of a woman searching for love and adventure who embraces the dangerous life of a fugitive on the seas.

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From the bestselling author of the ‘War Girls Series’ comes a nail-biting story about Berlin sliding into the Cold War.

The Third Reich has crumbled and Berlin is governed by the four victorious Allies.

Werner Böhm, a German émigré to Moscow, returns to his hometown with the highest hopes for a better future.

Sent by the communist party to bring freedom, wealth and happiness to the German people, he’s soon caught in a moral conflict between loyalty to his party and his ideals.

When the woman he loves is in danger, can he take the plunge and defy the party line to save her life?

Inspired by true historical events, From the Ashes is the unforgettable story of a tortured man, torn between his ideals, the iron fist of Stalinism and the woman he loves.

Is it the showboat magic that makes him love her? She’s a showboat star. Will

she have to give it up for love?Sixteen-year-old Gabrielle Prentice is practicing a new tightrope act for her

father’s showboat on the banks of the Mississippi River when she falls into

the arms of a handsome young farmer - and in love.She soon finds that being in love with David Wesley isn’t easy. Mrs. Wesley,

his mother, looks down on showboat people, and showboat people, especially the

talented, aloof Stephen Dubois, do not think much of farmers. But Gabrielle is

determined to pursue her dream of life on land. She convinces her father to

let her accept the invitation grudgingly extended by Mrs. Wesley to spend a

week on the family farm.Life on the farm is not what Gabrielle had imagined. David is different, too.

Has Gabrielle been dreaming of the wrong love? And is she ready to face what

she really wants?

When Zoie Barron’s painting studio is being readied, a stolen necklace is discovered. She decides to return it on the sly, but Lord Weylin is suspicious, especially when the necklace is found to be fake. Seldom trusting each other, Zoie and Lord Weylin set out to solve this mystery that involves her uncle, his aunt, and secrets from the past.

Leah Ramsey has always loved historical romance novels and dressing in period costumes. So when she has a chance to time travel and experience the history for herself, she jumps at it—figuring it can't be too hard to catch the eye of a duke. After all, it happens all the time in her novels.Avery Russell, valet and prize pugilist, reluctantly helps Leah gain a position in the Duke of Granville's household . . . as a maid.Domestic servitude wasn't exactly what she had in mind, but she's determined to win her happily ever after. Even if the hero isn't exactly who she's expecting.