Historical Romance Families

New York 1907: Im Kosmetiksalon ihrer Tante Antonietta erlebt die junge Waise Mirella die faszinierende Welt des Luxus und der Schönheit. Nach Antoniettas Tod baut sie den Salon gegen viele Widerstände zu einem erfolgreichen Unternehmen aus. Als sie dann auf einer Feier den attraktiven Pferdetrainer Nick trifft und sich unsterblich in ihn verliebt, könnte ihr Glück perfekt sein. Doch Nick kann ihre berufliche Unabhängigkeit nur schwer akzeptieren und so muss Mirella für ihre Liebe und ihr Glück kämpfen.

La bruma de Londres tiene oculto un encuentro: una mujer corre, huye, en apariencia, de algo. Un hombre decide frenar su carruaje, hacerla subir, llevarla lejos de aquello de lo que escapa. Ausentes de las circunstancias, alejados del secreto que la muchacha esconde, ambos se entregan a lo que la noche y sus propios cuerpos les reclaman.

André Fergusson pertenece a una rica familia de comerciantes, además de ser cuñado del conde de Kent. Afincado en Ceilán, dirige las operaciones de la empresa familiar que recibe lo que él les envía para vender en Inglaterra. Un incendio en un depósito, sin embargo, cambia la vida de André, que se adentra en las llamas para tratar de ayudar a las personas que se hallan dentro.

When 80-year-old Rove MacNee sets about to tell his life's story, he begins a coming-of-age narrative that takes place in the small gulf-coast town of Fairhope, Alabama. The son of an alcoholic captain, Rove finds peace casting his fishing net into the sea, but soon faces the crossroads of his life.

As an illegitimate child, Frederica Bracewell was treated like a servant by her uncle. But when she encounters the new gamekeeper, shy Frederica starts to feel like a true lady....

After a debauched existence, Lord Robert Mountford revels in the simplicity of a gamekeeper's lifestyle. Until temptation strikes! Frederica is a far cry from the ladies of the ton, but she may just be his undoing...and unmasking!

Having been deceived by her father and her fiance, Jenefer Trevanion values honesty above all things. After losing her father and her home in a devastating fire, Jenefer supports herself by book-keeping for various businesses in the Cornish village of Porthinnis and acting as agent for the Guernsey merchants who supply local smugglers. But her independence appalls the village’s well-to-do families.

From the author of Comeback Love, a sweeping, panoramic tale of 20th-century America, chronicling the decades-long love affair between a Jewish immigrant and the granddaughter of a slave. Julian Rose is only 15 when he leaves his family and Germany for a new life in 1920s America. Lonely at first, he eventually finds his way - first by joining up with Longy Zwillman and becoming one of the preeminent bootleggers on the East Coast, and later by amassing a fortune in real estate.

Temple Gordon is beautiful and proud, a Southern belle raised on her father's luxurious plantation. She is also a Cherokee. "The Blade" Stuart, an impulsive nearby landowner, is Cherokee as well. He and Temple share a passion for each other and a concern for their people. But while Temple wishes to protect the Cherokee way of life, The Blade seeks to save his people from death.

One thing unites the wealthy Farthing family and hardworking Dilly Carey - Olivia, the daughter Dilly gave to the Farthings years before. Dilly is still living with the consequences when unmarried Olivia arrives on her doorstep, with a baby girl in tow, begging for help. Olivia has a secret she only feels safe telling Dilly. Sworn to secrecy, Dilly agrees to help. She will find a way for Olivia to keep her daughter without revealing the true circumstances of her birth.

On her deathbed, Lucy Fallow's mother makes her twelve-year-old daughter promise to look after her four younger siblings and keep house for her father and two older brothers. When the Fallow menfolk lose their jobs they take work wherever they can. But it's not long before they are working on the wrong side of the law and under the watchful eye of Tom McKenzie. Meanwhile, through the hardship Lucy begins to form a relationship with Jacob McKenzie, the boy next door, and one evening they dance cheek to cheek in the moonlight and know that one day they will marry.

A la muerte de su padre, Sarah Summers y sus hermanas quedan sumidas en la pena… y la pobreza. Con el fin de ayudar a su madre enferma, Sarah convence a sus hermanas de abrir a huéspedes la casa que tienen junto al mar. Emily y Georgiana están de acuerdo, pero no Viola, que tiene que llevar un velo para ocultar una cicatriz que tiene en la cara. Cuando se embarcan en el proyecto, no esperan recibir otros visitantes que ancianos o convalecientes, pero no, también las visitan caballeros que están de buen ver.

The Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. A bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie - who looks nothing like her handsome brother John - is to protect their mum, Eileen. When crisis strikes the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun - one in which rape, debt, alcoholism and insanity play their parts. And redemption is a long time coming.

A gritty and compelling drama from the best-selling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Sheila Jeffries. Little twin sisters Sarah and Samantha are all alone in the world. When their mother died giving birth to Sarah, she was blamed for the death by her father, and her learning difficulties serve only to make him more angry and violent towards her.

For Meridian Wallace - and many other smart, driven women of the 1940s - being ambitious meant being an outlier. Ever since she was a young girl, Meridian had been obsessed with birds, and she was determined to get her PhD, become an ornithologist, and make her mother's sacrifices to send her to college pay off. But she didn't expect to fall in love with her brilliant physics professor, Alden Whetstone. When he's recruited to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to take part in a mysterious wartime project, she reluctantly defers her own plans and joins him.

Das neue Hörbuch von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer über den Zauber Venedigs, die große Liebe und die Macht der Vergebung. Seit Monaten hat die alleinerziehende Nicola kaum Kontakt zu ihrer Schwester Caterina, dabei waren die beiden vorher unzertrennlich. Caterina entzieht sich immer wieder ihren Annäherungsversuchen. Auch als die Großmutter der Schwestern in Venedig erkrankt und sie zusammen mit Nicolas Tochter in die Lagunenstadt reisen, bleibt Caterina abweisend.

With trembling hands Arabella dons the mask of Miss Noir for her first night at Mrs. Silver's House of Pleasures. Thinking of her young son, she prepares to smile prettily at the next gentleman who enters…. Dominic Furneaux, Duke of Arlesford, is stunned to see that the woman who shattered his heart has fallen so low. He offers her a way out - by making her his mistress!

Mr. Gilbert Fernley has never been a jealous man. As the local vicar, Gilbert finds joy in preparing sermons and tending his flock. Everything in his life seems perfect until he realizes his twin brother has discovered the secret to happiness. Jealous of his brother’s recent marriage, Gilbert allows his new sister to play matchmaker.

Bridget Mulligan loves her husband. He is caring, loyal and dependable – everything a woman could ask for. But she can't quite forget Harry – the one that got away – and when a snowstorm drives her into his arms, the inevitable happens. Nine months later a child is born. Overcome with remorse, Bridget is determined that her husband should know the truth, but her confession can lead only to heartbreak. Although he allows his wife and her child to continue living in his home, Tom Mulligan makes it clear that their marriage is over.

Beautiful Eva Bereton has two close friends: Patsy, whom she looks upon as a sister, and Bill, her childhood sweetheart, now married and living far away. So when a tragic accident turns Eva’s world upside down, Patsy is the only one she can turn to. A hated figure from the past comes to reclaim the farm and business that Eva had always believed belonged to her parents. And not even Bill, still in love with Eva, can stop her being thrown out onto the streets. With no choice but to leave, Eva and Patsy decide to build a new life elsewhere.

Hamburg in den Jahren 1912-1914. Alice arbeitet auf dem Vergnügungsmarkt Hamburger Dom. Voller Hoffnung, einem Leben in Armut zu entkommen, ging sie eine Ehe ein. Doch das Leben mit ihrem Mann ist unerträglich. Das wenige hart verdiente Geld behält er ein, Eifersucht und Jähzorn treiben ihn in die Raserei, ihre Tochter Rosa kann sie kaum beschützen. Als Rosa in einen schrecklichen Unfall verwickelt wird, wird Alice dafür verantwortlich gemacht. Wie soll sie je den Schaden begleichen, der ihr zur Last gelegt wird?