An Insatiable Appetite…Anthony Sokorvsky’s only rule in life is not to have any, especially when pleasures of the flesh are involved. But his dark sexual pursuits have led him down a treacherous path that may cost him his fortune if he doesn’t end his recklessness and wed. His salvation comes in the form of Marguerite Lockwood. Just one day in Marguerite’s presence leaves Anthony lusting after her and fantasizing about all the ways he can bring her to new heights of delirious scorching ecstasy.The ultimate Satisfaction…When Anthony Sokorvsky offers to escort Marguerite around London she’s not sure what to make of the intriguing-yet very sensual-man. And when he wastes no time in seducing her she finds herself thoroughly aroused. No man before has managed to ignite the wild desire she now feels deep within her. Surrendering completely to Anthony’s expert caresses Marguerite is finally ready to have her erotic needs met-and to fulfill her lover’s most wicked imaginings…

DEMONS OF THE PASTAbraham Stirling, Lord Rothwell, was a fighter once, a soldier in the Colonies. But Bram returned to London with more nightmares than tales of glory. Now he drowns his senses in the arms of countless women, while his friends, the Hellraisers, ensure he needn't sin alone.Until, that is, the Devil himself grants them each a wish, undoing their camaraderie as they explore their wicked powers. Bram finds himself magically bound to Valeria Livia Corva, the sensuous priestess who raised the Devil the first time—and died to send the demon back.She may be a ghost, but Livia is no angel. The raw passion she witnesses in Bram's memories isn't much different from her behavior when she had a body to enjoy. But it doesn't make it any easier to convince Bram to become a warrior again, lest all London burn. And the fierce desires reawakening within her might just start the blaze...

W zamierzchłych czasach średniowiecza narodziny bliźniąt wiązano z siłami nieczystymi. Powiadano, że są ucieleśnieniem dobra i zła, że są jedną duszą, że w łonie matki walczą o to, które ma pierwsze przyjść na świat. To pierwsze bowiem otrzymuje całe dobro duszy, to drugie – zło.Linnea byla tą drugą z bliźniaczek, i tak też ją traktowano. Jedni na jej widok kreślili znak krzyża, inni od niej uciekali, jeszcze inni okazywali pogardę.Kiedy dziewczynie trafia się okazja udowodnienia, że nie jest wcieleniem zła, postanawia ją wykorzystać. Poświęca się dla ukochanej siostry Beatrix i staje zamiast niej na ślubnym kobiercu ze znienawidzonym wrogiem rodziny.Nikt poza kilkoma osobami wtajemniczonymi w spisek nie wie, że zamiast Beatrix ślub wzięła jej potępiona siostra bliźniaczka. Zwłaszcza nie wie o tym najbardziej zainteresowany – pan młody. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że spisek się powiedzie. Jest tylko jeden problem: Linnea zakochuje się w mężu, a właściwie w mężu siostry…

W zamierzchłych czasach średniowiecza narodziny bliźniąt wiązano z siłami nieczystymi. Powiadano, że są ucieleśnieniem dobra i zła, że są jedną duszą, że w łonie matki walczą o to, które ma pierwsze przyjść na świat. To pierwsze bowiem otrzymuje całe dobro duszy, to drugie – zło.Linnea byla tą drugą z bliźniaczek, i tak też ją traktowano. Jedni na jej widok kreślili znak krzyża, inni od niej uciekali, jeszcze inni okazywali pogardę.Kiedy dziewczynie trafia się okazja udowodnienia, że nie jest wcieleniem zła, postanawia ją wykorzystać. Poświęca się dla ukochanej siostry Beatrix i staje zamiast niej na ślubnym kobiercu ze znienawidzonym wrogiem rodziny.Nikt poza kilkoma osobami wtajemniczonymi w spisek nie wie, że zamiast Beatrix ślub wzięła jej potępiona siostra bliźniaczka. Zwłaszcza nie wie o tym najbardziej zainteresowany – pan młody. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że spisek się powiedzie. Jest tylko jeden problem: Linnea zakochuje się w mężu, a właściwie w mężu siostry…

There has never been a woman like luscious, raven-haired, hot-tempered Skye O'Malley. She is the courageous seafaring captain of her own mighty fleet, and intelligent enough to win a battle of wits with Queen Elizabeth herself. Follow along as Skye O'Malley is swept up in a journey filled with romance and passion that takes her from glittering Ireland, to lush Algeria, to the heart of London in pursuit of a unique and eternal love…

With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when the stagecoach in which she is traveling overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, her dream come true, an heroic stranger with whom she will allow herself one night of reckless passion before she must settle to the dreary life of companion to her wealthy aunt. However, a shock is in store for her when that same stranger turns out to be the eligible, wealthy son of a duke--and when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin.Judith holds firm against all Rannulf's advances, both honorable and otherwise. But then scandal rocks the household and threatens her name and her very liberty, and it is Rannulf who rides to her rescue--bringing all the considerable power and influence of the Bedwyns to her defense.But can a relationship begun in passion and culminating in gratitude offer them a future together? Can true love grow out of something very slightly wicked...

Davina Glentyre's happy young life in Edinburgh was shattered by her mother's death and made even more unbearable by her father's sudden marriage to her new governess. Her one joy was her friendship with a poor but charming student, Jamie, whom her father forbade her to wed. When her father suddenly died from arsenic poisoning, the means, motive, and opportunity all pointed to Davina herself. Alone, she escaped to the colonies in Africa. But with the Boer War came danger and the return of dark secrets from the past that threatened her reputation and her very life.

Прошло сорок дней после дуэли, унесшей жизнь дона Жуана. Вся Севилья разбилась на два лагеря. Кто-то осуждает убитого дона Жуана за то, что он увел невесту у офицера Рафаэля Эрнандеса. Другие полагают, что Рафаэль зря пролил кровь соперника.Дон Луис, отец покойного дона Жуана, привозит в Севилью свою племянницу Патрисию. Он мечтает поскорее выдать ее замуж и восстановить репутацию семьи, испорченную скандальной дуэлью непутевого сына.Но никто не догадывается, что у Патрисии другие планы на будущее, совсем не подобающие сеньорите из богатой дворянской семьи. Она мечтает вырваться из-под опеки дяди, получить образование врача и зажить своей жизнью.Ее сообщником на пути к мечте становится Дарио, друг покойного дона Жуана. Но в эти планы невольно вмешивается Рафаэль, до сих пор ненавидящий всю семью Тенорио…Метки: аристократия, брак по расчету, запретные отношения, неравный брак, феминистские темы и мотивы, Франция, Испания, исторические эпохи, любовь/ненависть.Примечания автора:Роман написан на основе мюзикла «Дон Жуан».Посмотрела в прошлом году мюзикл «Дон Жуан», телеверсию 2005 года. Да простят меня поклонники самого дона Жуана и актера Жана-Франсуа Бро, но Рафаэль у Филиппа Бергелла вышел намного интереснее (судя по отзывам в соцсетях, не я одна так думаю!)Если честно, по-человечески Рафаэля мне стало очень жаль. Красивый благородный юноша, защищавший родину, столкнулся с предательством любимой. Неужели он не заслужил немножко счастья и любви? Поэтому он и стал одним из главных героев этой истории.Как и создатели мюзикла, я решила не уточнять историческую эпоху. События идут вне времени, но за основу взят антураж второй половины XIX века. Испания представлена в романе как консервативная, монархическая страна с патриархальным устоем, а Франция — как демократичная и просвещенная республика, вставшая на новый путь после революции и свержения короля.

In this richly imaginative novel, Mingmei Yip—author of Peach Blossom Pavilion and Petals from the Sky—follows one woman's daunting journey along China’s fabled Silk Road.As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Lily Lin was captivated by photographs of the desert—its long, lonely vistas and shifting sand dunes. Now living in New York, Lily is struggling to finish her graduate degree when she receives an astonishing offer. An aunt she never knew existed will pay Lily a huge sum to travel across China's desolate Taklamakan Desert—and carry out a series of tasks along the way.Intrigued, Lily accepts. Her assignments range from the dangerous to the bizarre. Lily must seduce a monk. She must scrape a piece of clay from the famous Terracotta Warriors, and climb the Mountains of Heaven to gather a rare herb. At Xian, her first stop, Lily meets Alex, a young American with whom she forms a powerful connection. And soon, she faces revelations that will redefine her past, her destiny, and the shocking truth behind her aunt's motivations…Powerful and eloquent, Song of the Silk Road is a captivating story of self-discovery, resonant with the mysteries of its haunting, exotic landscape.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm5QyMsylXQ

Carlotta Main & Damaris MainAs England erupts in violent Jacobite upheaval, two half-sisters - one of surpassing beauty and untamed spirit; the other plain, shy and dutiful - vie for the love of a man and the life of a child.When the lovely and willful Carlotta, on her way to the home of her suitor Benjie Stevens, is abducted by the dashing Jacobite leader Lord Hessenfield and forced to share his bed, she doesn't dream that the shameful coupling will spiral into mutual passion. But Hessenfield must flee to France, and Carlotta finds herself pregnant with his child. Desperate to save face and future, she marries Benjie and resolves to live happily ever after - until she returns home to find her half-sister Damaris in love with Matt Pilkington, son of the neighboring estate owner. Never one to deny her desires, Carlotta plunges into a torrid affair with Matt, a betrayal that sends the trusting Damaris into a nearly fatal illness, a easting disease from which only Carlotta's child, the enchanting Clarissa, can save her.With Damaris restored to health and a quiet if empty life, and Carlotta reunited in France with her true love, Hessenfield, it seems that each sister has realized her destiny - until a desperate letter from Paris reveals the terrible price Carlotta has paid for her happiness and begs Damaris to save the child Clarissa from a similar fate.

New beginnings.Shocking revelations.Unexpected endings.A spring turns into summer, Elizabeth relishes her new role as a young wife, while her sister, Diana, searches for adventure abroad. But when a surprising clue about their father's death comes to light, the Holland girls wonder at what cost a life of splendor comes.Carolina Broad, society's newest darling, fans a flame from her past, oblivious to how it might burn her future. Penelope Schoonmaker is finally Manhattan royalty — but when a real prince visits the city, she covets a title that comes with a crown. Her husband, Henry, bravely went to war, only to discover that his father's rule extends well beyond New York's shores and that fighting for love may prove a losing battle.In the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Luxe series, New York's most dazzling socialites chase dreams, cling to promises, and tempt fate. As society watches what will become of the city's oldest families and newest fortunes, one question remains: Will its stars fade away or will they shine ever brighter?

Sir Gareth Ludlow knows it is his duty as a man of honour to restore so young and pretty a girl as Amanda, wandering unattended, to her family. But it is to prove no easy task for the Corinthian.

Winn and Joseph met at a resplendent spring wedding, only months before Winn's own wedding. Confident and practical, she never imagined anyone or anything could overturn her own perfect wedding plans.

Ein Märchen wie aus Tausenundeiner Nacht - nach einer wahren Geschichte Unbeschwert verlebt Sayyida Salima bint Said, die Tochter des Sultans, ihre Kindheit und Jugend auf der Gewürzinsel. Ihr Halbbruder Majid bringt ihr Reiten und Schießen bei, heimlich lernt sie Lesen, Schreiben und fremde Sprachen. Als die junge Frau dem wohlhabenden deutschen Kaufmann Heinrich begegnet, kommen sich zwei Welten näher. Die beiden verlieben sich und schon bald erwartet Salima ein Kind. Für eine muslimische Prinzessin ist ein uneheliches Kind jedoch undenkbar. Eine Heirat mit einem Ungläubigen kommt allerdings nicht in Frage. Als Ausweg bleibt nur die Flucht: Sie muss ihr Leben aufgeben, ihren Namen, ihr Vermögen. In Heinrichs Heimatstadt Hamburg hofft das junge Paar glücklich zu werden. Doch was erwartet Salima in dem kalten, fremden Land, das ihrer Heimat so weit entfernt ist?

Gijs de MopasānsStipra kā nāve Romāns. Sava laika Eiropas dāmu mīlulis Gijs de Mopasāns arī šajā romānā pievērsies mīlestībai. Galvenais tēls — gleznotājs Olivjē Bertēns dzīves un slavas norietā pārdzīvo asas un mokošas emocijas. Romāns pirmoreiz publicēts 1889. gadā Parīzē un ir uzskatāms par salona literatūras augsta līmeņa paraugu.Rīga «Gulbis» 1993Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv© «Gulbis» Ltd literārā apstrāde

Set against the dramatic backdrop of World War II, Nazi Germany, Swallow is the story of a young woman destined to fly.

Gabriele Richter, the daughter of an ambitious German general, connives her way into the Luftwaffe, becoming Germany’s only female fighter pilot and ‘ace’. Flying like a swallow, she defends the Fatherland with the gusto and fearlessness of youth, confronting death on every sortie and living by the Luftwaffe edict “Fly till we die”. On the cusp of womanhood, Gabi also learns about love. She shares her heart with Heinz, a young, impulsive ‘fledgling’ pilot set on becoming a war hero. She bares her soul to Hans, an ambitious flight commander whose love is troubled with demons of self-doubt. She gives herself to narcissistic Kurt and his scar fetish, comforted by his unwavering loyalty. She confides in RAF Wing Commander Arthur Wilson, living in hope to love again…

But, after discovering her beloved father, General Max Richter, has been implicit in horrific war crimes against humanity, she turns her back on the Fatherland, helping the enemy restore and fly Germany’s latest weapon, the Me-262 fighter jet. With the end of war imminent, Gabi’s tragic destiny is fulfilled, leaving General Richter to face retribution.

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