Historical Romance Saga

Liverpool, 1941. Troubled by a dark family history and the pain of seeing her country torn apart by war, young June Lavender finds new hope when she takes a job at the Dr Barnardo's children's home. There she meets Lizzie McRae, a little girl who is the spitting image of June's sister, who died tragically years before. Against the matron's wishes, the two girls form an unexpected bond as June tries to get the traumatised orphan to speak.

Rhoda Middleton suspects her husband Peter is having an affair. But when Rhoda tracks the mysterious woman down, she finds she is not his lover after all, but the wife of his wartime best friend, Archie Foster. There is only one problem - Rhoda has never even heard of Archie Foster.

Die Saga der Germanen wird fortgesetzt. Die Germanen werden von zwei Seiten bedroht: Nicht nur die Römer lauern auf sie, sondern auch die übermächtigen Truppen des Markomannenkönigs Marbod. Außerdem stehen nicht mehr alle Cherusker den Germanen Arminius und Thorag im Kampf bei und ihre einstige Einheit ist zerschlagen. Doch eine weitere Bedrohung bahnt sich an: Die mysteriöse Jägerin Canis ist mit in das Gefecht gezogen, um Rache zu üben.

Elizabeth Thornton has every reason to want to escape from home - a farm in the wilds of Dartmoor. Since her father’s death, she’s been trapped in the clutches of her uncle. When a position opens up at Rosebank Hall, she jumps at the chance. She will be a domestic drudge with a cantankerous master. Elizabeth wants to be a doctor, but she’ll do anything to be free of her uncle. One night, the master’s son turns up, wounded in a conflict in a foreign country - damaged in every way. But as Elizabeth nurses him back to life, the pair grow closer and everything changes.

Australien, 1891. Das Leben von Carola, Mina und Elsa verändert sich schlagartig, als ihre Mutter kurz nach der Geburt des jüngsten Kindes stirbt. Während Carola, die Älteste, ins ferne Deutschland geschickt wird, bleiben Mina und Elsa in Australien. So unterschiedlich sich die Lebenswege der drei jungen Frauen auch entwickeln, eines haben sie jedoch gemeinsam: Sie geben nicht auf, wenn es darum geht, für ihre Träume zu kämpfen.

Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.

In the eyes of the world, Katharine of Aragon was a precious object to be disposed of for the glory of Spain. Her parents, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, sent her to England to become the bride of Arthur, Prince of Wales. But soon her frail husband was dead, and a fateful question loomed: was the marriage consummated, or was the young widow still a virgin?

From the best-selling author of The Slum Angel. After losing her father, Thea Goodson is alone in the world. She has a husband. But Ernie is a brutal man who uses his fists to keep Thea in line. And besides, Ernie Goodson has secrets – secrets that even his wife cannot share. And yet in Victorian Yorkshire, appearances are everything - and they must be maintained whatever the cost. Thea has no choices but to cover up her bruises with powder and keep a forced smile on her face while she looks after Ernie’s home and tobacco shop.

In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she’s spending the summer of 1953 on the magical island of Capri. Sixty years later, on a visit to her elderly grandmother’s cottage, photographer Maddie Williams unearths a box of old film memorabilia featuring a glamorous and beautiful young woman with platinum blonde hair. She also finds a postcard from the island of Capri, detailing the heart-breaking end of a passionate love affair.

Esta versión de Orgullo y prejuicio contiene el texto original que escribió la autora Jane Austen. La historia enfoca en la vida aristocrática de los ingleses en el siglo 19. El libro enfoca en la protagonista Elizabeth Bennet y su vida amorosa. Un tema grande del libro es relación entre el amor y el dinero en la época de la historia. En el audiolibro, la narración es clara. No hay variación en el volumen de la narración. No lee demasiado rápido ni tampoco es lento para disfrutar cada momento.

June, 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire Dales village felt like a little pocket of a past long gone. But war finally seems to have come to Silverdale. The villagers face new hardships when shortages and rationing begin to bite, young men become scarce as more are called up, and Bobby finds herself juggling her job on the magazine with a new role as an ARP warden. Even her surly editor Reg and his wife are doing their bit, agreeing to take two evacuees from London into their home.

Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her parents, but when the family must return to England due to illness, she readily accepts the burden for her parents' financial support. Taking on a job at Highland Hall as governess, she quickly finds that teaching her four ill-mannered charges at a grand estate is more challenging than expected.

"Es una verdad mundialmente reconocida que un hombre soltero, poseedor de una gran fortuna, necesita una esposa". Con esta frase comienza la famosa novela de Jane Austen, Orgullo y Prejuicio, que cuenta la vida de la familia Bennet y sus cinco hijas, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine Y Lydia. La señora Bennet ve el matrimonio como la única esperanza para sus hijas. Con la llegada al vecindario de Mr. Bingley, un joven rico y soltero, y su apuesto amigo, Mr. Darcy, la vida de las muchachas se ve revolucionada.

It’s 1953 and the nation’s favourite street is preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II’s coronation. As the street swoons over the beautiful young queen and her handsome Prince, tensions simmer beneath the surface. Can the street put their troubles behind them and make Coronation Day a celebration to remember?

Kate has always found life on Brimbles Farm difficult, but she is struggling more than ever to find time for the bookshop, for her friends - and especially for handsome pilot Leo Kinsella. Naomi has found new friends and purpose through the bookshop and is happier than she's been in a long time - until she finds evidence that her husband is being unfaithful. Alice worries for her fiancé Daniel away fighting in the war and frets over the loss of her financial independence following an injury to her hand.

The third installment of Francesca Scanacapra's gripping and emotional Paradiso saga.

The three sisters of Victory Walk in East London will face heartache and tears on the home front. As rationing, blackouts and bombs start to bite, life will change forever for the three sisters.

Junio de 1778. El mundo está completamente revolucionado: la armada inglesa se está retirando de Filadelfia en busca de George Washington y, por primera vez, parece que los rebeldes pueden ganar. Pero a Claire Fraser y su familia les están afectando peores revoluciones. Su anterior marido, Jamie, ha vuelto de entre los muertos, y le exige saber por qué, en su ausencia, se casó con su mejor amigo, Lord John Grey.

Wann ist ein Mensch schön? Auf den ersten Blick ist Victoria das Ebenbild ihrer Schwester Sam, Star der gefeierten Regency-Soap Silver Lines.  Auf den zweiten Blick haben die Zwillinge nichts gemeinsam: Denn Vic, die mit Make-up-Tutorials im Internet Tausende begeistert, würde ihr Gesicht nie vor einer Kamera zeigen. Eine Kooperation mit einem Kosmetikkonzern könnte Vics langersehnten Durchbruch bedeuten, doch dafür muss sie ausgerechnet ans Set von Silver Lines reisen. Dort trifft sie neben Sam auch auf Lex, den männlichen Hauptdarsteller der Serie.

Ostfriesland im 18. Jahrhundert: eine mitreißende Saga um die Frau eines Walfängers und ihre Sehnsucht nach einem besseren Leben Borkum, 1775: Klaglos bewältigt die junge Friesin Sventje das harte Leben auf der Insel, oft monatelang allein, während ihr Ehemann als Walfänger auf See ist. Sie hofft, dass Lian es zur Geburt ihres vierten Kindes diesmal rechtzeitig nach Borkum schafft. Hilfe bekommt sie nur vom Gutsherrn Valentin von Halversberg, der stets im richtigen Augenblick zur Stelle ist.