Historical Romance Families

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.

1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage to an MP when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks of Loch Ness. But when a monster is spotted in the depths of the waters, the press descends – and Hannah finds her hiding place is discovered. Someone has been looking for Hannah, and when they find her events will take a devastating turn. Present day. True crime podcaster Scarlett finds herself intrigued by the mystery of Hannah Snow, wife of a promising government minister who disappeared in 1933 – just months before her husband also went missing, presumed dead.

Wo Träume aus Feuer und Sand entstehen Murano, 1893: Eine gute Partie zu machen interessiert Orietta Volpato wenig. Als rebellische Tochter einer venezianischen Glasbläserfamilie träumt die Zwanzigjährige vielmehr davon, eines Tages den Betrieb der Familie zu übernehmen. Ihr großes Idol ist die einflussreiche Salondame Sibilla Veridiani. Orietta tut alles dafür, eine der heißbegehrten Eintrittskarten zum Maskenball der Veridiani anlässlich des Karnevals zu ergattern. Kurz bevor sie ihrem schillernden Traum ganz nah ist, trifft sie bei einer Gondelfahrt auf einen mysteriösen Fremden, der ihr Herz ungewohnt höherschlagen lässt.

Robert Sullivan has been left to raise three-year-old Nancy and her seven-year-old brother Jack by himself.Unable to cope, Robert is driven to abandon his children to those he believes can provide them with a better life. However, he quickly has a change of heart and decides to go back for them. But on the way there, he is involved in a horrific accident.

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.

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.

Tearaway Viv’s fragile truce with her grandmother is threatened when her flighty mother suddenly shows up from America and expects to pick up where she left off. It’s what Viv’s always dreamed of - but is she ready for the drama Pauline brings with her? Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her French niece Katrine, while keeping their family relationship a secret from the rest of the Nightingale staff. However, independent Kat is determined to do things her way. But underneath it all, she is lost. She is in a foreign country, still mourning the loss of her mother.

Between 1850 and 1930, around 250,000 abandoned and orphaned children traveled from the East Coast of the US to various cities and towns throughout the nation on what would be known as the orphan trains. Most came from New York City. Posters were placed around town advertising "Homes Wanted for Orphans"; usually a committee was formed to help facilitate the adoption. These children were supposed to be adopted and treated as family members, but this was not always the case however, and sometimes they were placed in less than ideal circumstances.

At Treetops Foundling Home in Victorian Nuneaton, one special little girl brings sunshine and joy wherever she goes. A favourite of her foster mother, Kitty grows into a beguiling young woman but soon attracts the attention of more than one suitor with questionable intentions. She quickly discovers that her beauty is no protection against the peril she finds herself in, as this innocent young girl makes her way in the music halls and theatres of the big city....

What happens to a young couple when the first flush of love fades? Alice and Amos Bell marry in 1925, when flappers and jazz prosper. Alice and her sister are ardent suffragists who live by their own rules, while their world overflows with parties, music, and dancing. But their struggle increases with the Depression years, followed by the World War II. Amos Bell does not deal with the stormy relationships with his children or his wife. As Alice’s health declines Amos’ infidelity dramas explode, with the German bombs dropping on Yorkshire being the least of their troubles.

Mary Alayna Dalton leads a secret double life. By day, she is a successful Chicago professional, but by night, she shares her home with six young men and performs with them in their band. The only thing missing is a loving relationship with someone accepting of both sides of her life. When a business encounter thrusts Clark Dulanty into her day, he accidentally stumbles into her nights and uncovers both sides of Mary Alayna Dalton.

The life of a Bomb Girl isn't usually glamourous. But Maggie is getting married, so she is going to make sure her wedding day is - even if she does have to spend every other day slaving on the factory floor. This blasted factory was not what Julia had in mind either. She had always dreamed of attending Oxford University rather than getting her hands dirty, and the easy laughter of the other women intimidates her terribly. But they are all here together in this munitions factory in a Lancashire mill town, sharing firsts, pitching in and getting on. These Bomb Girls are going to do their best at work and in love.

An emotionally riveting tale of the bonds of family and the power of hope in the sultry Deep South

In 1969, the first footsteps on the moon brighten America with possibilities. But along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a category five storm is brewing, and the Blake sisters of Biloxi are restless for change. Beth "Sis" Blake has always been the caretaker, the dutiful one, with the weight of her family's happiness—and their secrets—on her shoulders. She dreams of taking off to pursue her own destiny, but not before doing whatever it takes to rescue her sister.

Emily Blake, an unwed mother trying to live down her past, wants the security of marriage for the sake of her five-year-old son, Andy. But secure is the last thing she feels with her new husband. Now she must put aside pride, and trust family to help her find the courage to escape.

With Hurricane Camille stirring up havoc, two sisters—each desperate to break free—begin a remarkable journey where they'll discover that in the wake of destruction lies new life, unshakable strength and the chance to begin again. Dreams are reborn and the unforgettable force of friendship is revealed in The Oleander Sisters, an extraordinary story of courage, love and sacrifice.

Rügen, 1890: Anne steht ihrem Vater, dem Inselarzt, stets mit Rat und Tat zur Seite. Sie würde selbst gern Ärztin werden, doch kommt aufgrund ihres Geschlechts nicht als Nachfolgerin für die Praxis infrage. Ein Ausweg bietet für Anne jedoch der voraussichtliche Nachfolger ihres Vaters: Dr. Franze. Schnell erkennt die junge Frau jedoch, dass es sich bei ihm nur um einen Stümper und Schwerenöter handelt. Kann Anne ihre Position verteidigen und sich ihren Traum erfüllen? Und wird der charmante und junge Badearzt Bernd Vogel ihr bei ihrem Ziel behilflich sein können?

Aidan Somerville, Duke of Forster, is a rake, a spy, and a soldier, richer than sin and twice as handsome. Now he is also guardian to his deceased best friend’s young son. The choice makes perfect sense - except that the child’s mother is the lovely Sophia Gardiner, to whom Aidan was engaged before he went off to war.

Lilian Morrison has one memento of her beloved sister, Emma: a battered silver music box. A family heirloom that was passed down through two world wars, the box was the key to Lilian’s recent, joyous reunion with the surviving members of her birth family, whom she lost many years earlier when she and her sister fled Hitler’s Germany on the Kindertransport. Now Lilian is compelled to investigate Emma’s final days after the girls were shipped to separate foster families in Britain and the time before Emma was killed in the London Blitz.

Vera Keller, the daughter of German immigrants in turn-of-the-century New York City, finds her life upended when the man she loves becomes engaged to another woman. But Angelo Bellavia has also inadvertently opened up Vera’s life to unexpected possibilities. Angelo’s new wife, Pearl, the wealthy daughter of a clothing manufacturer, has defied her family’s expectations by devoting herself to the suffrage movement. In Pearl, Vera finds an unexpected dear friend…and a stirring new cause of her own.

Evie spent her early years left outside on the step. With a drunk for a father and a neglectful mother, all little Evie has ever craved is a safe home and a normal existence. Her young eyes had seen so much, but this never tainted her spirit. If it wasn't for her best friend, Gary, and a friendly dog called Whisky, Evie might never have made it to her 16th birthday.

St Saviours children’s home in London’s East End has provided a safe refuge for local children for decades, and Sister Beatrice and her team are as busy as ever. New staff member Jinny is glad to escape the lewd advances of her drunken and slovenly mother’s rotten boyfriends, but can she prove she isn’t a chip off the old block? As ever, the staff are tested when orphaned brother and sister Andy and Beth are brought to the home - they are clearly terrified of something, and Andy refuses to be sent home, but can Sister Beatrice get to the bottom of their story before they are returned to their stepfather?

Olivia Sheldon has travelled across the world to marry a man she does not love. Reluctant to leave England but coerced into the marriage, Olivia's reward is being reunited with her estranged sister, Clara. Her punishment is falling impossibly and illicitly in love with the enigmatic Captain Edward Bertram. Then one scorching day Clara is abducted from Alexandria's busiest street. Desperate to find her sister - and the truth about her disappearance - Olivia becomes embroiled in Egypt's shadowy underworld, risking both her life and future with Edward.