Contemporary Historical Romance

Meanwhile, modern-day character Emma Rose, a notable speaker and business consultant, is trying to make sense of her recently deceased father’s request to be buried in a small Idaho town. Her journey of discovery begins from there.

In a sleepy Southern coastal town crowned the Hollywood of the East, worlds collide, and sparks fly when fate has two TV casting directors acting as accidental rivals. It’s not just that the town isn’t quite big enough for the two of them. Violet Davenport brings deep roots, local allies, and old-fashioned Southern charm to the table. Nate Fowler’s got deep pockets, tech knowhow, and a family that’s been in the biz since the silent film days.

Norderney 1959. Ulla führt ein scheinbar sorgloses Leben. Sie ist jung und gutaussehend, mit einem wohlhabenden Hamburger Verleger verheiratet und verbringt die Sommermonate im schicken Nordseeheilbad. Doch ihr Aufenthalt dort hat einen ernsten Hintergrund: nach drei Jahren Ehe sind Ulla und ihr Mann noch immer kinderlos, das maritime Klima soll Ullas Gesundheit stärken. Fernab vom stickigen Hamburg flaniert sie auf der Strandpromenade, badet, feiert und genießt das ungewöhnlich heiße Wetter.

A dramatic and heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Anne Bennett. Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own. She works as a pit girl at the local coal mine, alongside her childhood playfellow, Evan - although lately, their friendship seems to be blossoming into something more. But when Queenie King takes a fancy to her, Hettie's life is transformed.

Michael Jacobs is a divorced father of two. He is struggling to pay the bills and seek a direction, while he tries to avoid falling into anxiety and depression. He has always had a shoot from the lip and let the words fall where they may attitude. Along with that, his outward rebellious stance against religious norms has always left him on the outside of them. But this time, by biting his tongue and going along with the “program” for financial security, he has found himself in a regrettable workplace and church quid pro quo.

Dartmoor, 1914. Grace Dannings is a farmer’s daughter, but she dreams of making her mark as a London Suffragette. Too bad she’s stuck in Walkhampton, the sleepy village where she was born. As a child, she could escape to the wheelwright’s mill. Spellbound, she’d watch labourers hammer iron and timber into wheels. Now she’s a woman and nothing about the village feels like home. The men are brutish, the women afraid of change. Perhaps she could have married Martin, the mill owner’s son. But society says she’s not good enough.

UK, 1967. Julie Jensen is desperate for a new beginning. After fleeing abuse and a rotten boyfriend, the determined young woman sets out for a fresh start across the globe. But just as she draws close to a fascinating folk guitarist in England, their intimate bond is cut short when she’s whisked away for religious training in Spain.

Nicole groeide op als enig kind zonder vader en sindsdien droomt ze ervan zelf ooit een groot gezin te hebben. Als ze tot haar grote vreugde merkt dat ze zwanger is, lijkt haar droom werkelijkheid te worden... tot bij een onderzoek duidelijk wordt dat haar baby een erfelijke hartafwijking heeft. Maar zij en haar man noch haar moeder zijn de oorzaak van het defecte gen. Bang en vol brandende vragen gaat Nicole naar haar moeder, die in het verleden nooit over Nicoles vader wilde praten.

Wahre Liebe dauert ein Leben lang an - und darüber hinaus. Nach einem Schicksalsschlag zieht die Künstlerin Chloe nach Cornwall, um sich in einem Cottage an den Klippen ein Atelier einzurichten. Der malerische Küstenort ist geprägt von dem charismatischen Dichter Kit Rivers, dessen Geschichte die Bewohner noch immer in Bann hält. Auch Chloe ist fasziniert von seinem Werk. Zusammen mit dem Historiker Matt beginnt sie nachzuforschen, was mit dem jungen Dichter in den Wirren des Ersten Weltkriegs geschah.

1947: Emma ist überglücklich, dass ihr geliebter Fritz doch noch aus dem Krieg in ihr Heimatdorf zurückgekehrt ist. Schon lange sind sie ein Paar, nun fiebert Emma der Heirat entgegen. Doch der Krieg hat einen Schatten auf Fritz' Seele gelegt, gegen den nicht einmal Emma mit all ihrer Liebe ankommt. Und dann, in der Nacht, die eigentlich die glücklichste ihres Lebens sein sollte, geschieht etwas Schreckliches, das alles verändert. 2019: Marie ist mit ihrem Mann neu nach Oberkirchbach gezogen und lernt nach und nach die Einwohner des Dörfchens kennen.

Summer is coming to the four streets - but so is trouble, especially for its redoubtable women, who've struggled through a bitter winter to put food on the table. Peggy Nolan, with seven boys and a husband too lazy to work, has hit rock bottom and is hiding a terrible secret. Maura and Tommy Doherty always looked out for any neighbour in trouble, especially Peggy, but they're far away, running a pub in Ireland and corrupt copper, Frank the Skank, is moving into their old house on the four streets. Can anything bring them home in time?

Otto Stephens y Clea Ross ingresan en un asilo para ancianos ricos y solicitan que una cuidadora en particular, Ilona, se ocupe de ambos. Clea, de noventa años, en su juventud una brillante violonchelista, sacrificó su carrera para permanecer a la sombra de su marido, un célebre director de orquesta. Dotada de un estimulante sentido del humor, es dueña de una ironía demoledora, libérrima y encantadora cuando quiere, pero dura con todo aquello que le resulta despreciable. Otto, de edad semejante, es un anciano seductor que conserva el encanto y el glamur de su juventud.

I can tell you from experience - a whole lot of complications. You see, four months ago, my all-American sister, Kelsey, found out that she’s not actually my sister - she’s a princess of a country we’d never heard of. She begged me to come along when she was whisked off to her new palace, so here I am. An outsider who doesn’t fit in anywhere. Now that she’s settled, I should go back to my exciting new career in New York.

Devon, 1887. Life has not been kind to dairymaid Tresca Ladycott. She can’t rely on her flighty farmhand father, Emmanuel, so she relies on herself. Then comes a devastating blow. Tresca is sacked from the dairy, and the pair lose their home. She and her father seek a new life in bustling Tavistock. More hardship lies ahead. The only work to be found is hard labour on the London and South West Railway. Before long, Emmanual is out of work yet again, and Tresca is faced with keeping them both in their tiny garret home.

1850. When Opal Sharp finds herself and her younger siblings suddenly orphaned and destitute, she thinks things can get no worse. But soon three of them - including Opal - are struck down with the illness that took their father from them, and her brother Charlie is forced to make an impossible decision. Unable to afford a doctor, he knows the younger children will not survive. So, unbeknownst to Opal, Charlie takes their younger siblings to the workhouse, where he knows they will at least be fed and have a roof over their heads. Opal is heartbroken and struggles to forgive him.

Dartmoor, 1875. Rose Maddiford, beautiful, vivacious and intelligent, could have her pick of men across Dartmoor. But she is in no hurry to marry unless it is for true love - and certainly not while she can help her father manage the Cherrybrook Gunpowder Mills. Then tragedy strikes. Rose’s father is injured by an explosion at the mill, and the family is left teetering on the edge of poverty. Rose is left with just two options: accept arrogant, controlling Charles Chadwicks’ proposal and move to London or let her family perish. Rose must choose duty over love.

Dartmoor, 1914. Twenty-four-year-old Marianne Warrington is in danger of being left on the shelf. That's what her mother says, and that’s precisely how she wants it. She has her future mapped out, and it doesn’t include marriage or babies. Instead, she vows to devote herself to rearing horses on her parents’ farm. Then World War One breaks out, and the Warringtons’ peaceful existence is shattered forever. Amid the chaos, Marianne seizes her chance to prove she’s more than just a spinster.

It’s not every day you discover you might be related to Anastasia…or that the tragic princess actually survived her assassination attempt and has been living as the woman you know as Aunt Anna. For Jess Morgan, who is growing tired of living her life to please everyone else, discovering her late aunt’s diaries shows her she’s not the only one struggling to hide who she really is. But was her aunt truly a Romanov princess? Or is this some elaborate hoax? With the help of a supremely dorky but undeniably cute local college student named Evan, Jess digs into the century-old mystery.

Hamburg, 1937: Als behütetes Nesthäkchen wächst Lilo in einer parteitreuen Kaufmannsfamilie auf. Schon lange ist sie unsterblich in den Freund ihres Bruders verliebt. Als Ludwig endlich auf sie aufmerksam wird, entführt er sie in die verlockende und verbotene Welt der Swing-Jugend. Braves Hitlermädchen bei Tag, durchtanzt sie nun heimlich die Nächte im Alsterpavillon. Doch dann verschwindet Ludwig - und Lilo ist schwanger. Im Kampf um ihre Tochter wächst sie über sich hinaus.

England im 19. Jahrhundert: Die lebenslustige Kitty überredet ihre Freundin Mary Ann gemeinsam aus dem Internat zu fliehen. Nach London zieht es die beiden jungen Damen. Hier wohnt Kittys bislang unbekannter Vormund, der Earl St. James. Entgegen Kittys Annahme, ist der Earl keinesfalls ein älterer Herr, sondern ein junger, attraktiver Mann mit Liebeskummer: Seine Braut ist vor dem Traualtar ohnmächtig geworden und anschließend spurlos verschwunden. Kitty und Mary Ann begeben sich auf die Suche nach der Braut. Während ihrer Reise durch das ländliche England finden die beiden jungen Damen tatsächlich, was sie sich so sehnlich wünschen: ein aufregendes Abenteuer und die große Liebe.