Historical Romance Saga

Frankreich, 1708: Die mittlerweile erfolgreiche Malerin Lianne und ihr Mann besuchen eine Kunstausstellung in Paris, während ihre Tochter Laure solange bei Verwandten in La Rochelle bleibt. Dort wird das Leben von Liannes Nichte Nisani durcheinandergewirbelt, denn sie hat sich in einem schwachen Moment Nicolas hingegeben, der wie ein Bruder mit ihr aufgewachsen ist. Nisani findet zu spät heraus, dass sie gar nicht mit ihrer heimlichen Liebe verwandt ist, denn Nicolas hat nach ihrer gemeinsamen Nacht beschämt die Stadt verlassen …

With Christmas approaching, the Brogan family of London's East End are braving the horrors of the Blitz. With the men away fighting for King and Country and the ever-present dangers of the German Luftwaffe's nightly reign of death and destruction, the family must do all they can to keep a stiff upper lip. For Jo, the youngest of the Brogan sisters, the perils of war also offer a newfound freedom. Jo falls in love with Tommy, a man known for his dangerous reputation as much as his charm.

A lo largo de una trama que discurre con la precisión de un mecanismo de relojería, Jane Austen perfila una galería de personajes que conforman un perfecto y sutil retrato de la época: las peripecias de una dama empeñada en casar a sus hijas con el mejor partido de la región, los vaivenes sentimentales de las hermanas, el oportunismo de un clérigo adulador...

Our Street at War series takes an ordinary street during wartime and peeps inside at the lives of the residents - full nostalgia and compelling storylines, this series is must for fan of Elaine Everest, Nancy Revell and Ellie Dean.

It's 1939, and the Brogan family of London's East End are ready to show Hitler what for. But things don't seem so rosy when rationing, evacuation and air raids start to put this larger-than-life family to the test. When a mysterious young man arrives at the Brogans' local parish church, he provides just the dazzling distraction they need - and, for eldest daughter Mattie, the promise of more than she'd ever wished for. But as the pair fall deeper in love, they are drawn into secret dangers, rife on the very London streets they call home.

Cliffehaven, May 1944. The tension is rising for Peggy Reilly and the inhabitants of Cliffehaven as the planes continue to roar above the town, and there is still no news of the long-awaited Allied invasion into France. There seems to be no end in sight of this war, which has scattered her family and brought conflict right to the door of Beach View Boarding House, but Peggy cannot work miracles, and the toll of the war is beginning to weigh on her slender shoulders.

The first book in Anna Jacobs' wonderful Backshaw Moss series. 1935. At 36, Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin, acting as an unpaid servant. When a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss, Thomas tries to take it from her, but she defies him and grasps this chance of a new start in Lancashire. It is not going to be easy, though.

If you like spirited heroines and strong heroes, dive into the Bachelor Brides Collection - a series of traditional Regency romances.

Zwei junge Ärztinnen, zwei Kontinente und eine große Liebe. Berlin und Afrika, 1928. Henny und Antonia sind die Töchter der berühmten Ärztin Ricarda Thomasius. Obwohl sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, verbindet sie die Liebe zur Medizin. Während Henny sich in Berlin eine Praxis für Onkologie aufbaut und für Furore sorgt, träumt die jüngere Toni davon, an den Ort ihrer Kindheit, Ostafrika, zurückzukehren. Nun, mit 27, ist sie auf dem Schiff, das sie diesem Traum näher bringt – gegen den Willen ihrer Mutter, die lange in Afrika gelebt hat.

With her flaming red hair and emerald green eyes, Xenia's unusual beauty makes her unique in any crowd. That is until she unexpectedly meets her long-lost cousin, Johanna, amidst the wreckage of a railway accident. Incredulous at finding her mirror image and desperate for a friend, Johanna begs Xenia to swap lives for two weeks. She wishes to spend two weeks with the Englishman she loves before her arranged royal marriage and her cousin can't help but agree.

Daydreamer and book-lover, Zosina, the eldest daughter of the Archduke Ferdinand of Blitzstein, is reluctantly obedient when her father announces that she must marry King Gorgy of neighbouring Dorsa to create an alliance between the two nations. On her first visit to Dorsa, Zosina is greeted by the beguiling and handsome Prince Regent. By contrast, her betrothed, the King, is wild and disagreeable. For the sake of her people, Zosina must go ahead with the marriage with a hope that someone warmer hides beneath the King's hard exterior.

O Marquês de Alchester horrorizou-se quando descobriu que o Conde Branscombe pretende se casar com Mirabelle Chester, filha de seu primo Edward. Ele nunca permitirá a união entre seu ganancioso rival e a doce jovem que está sob sua tutela! Para evitar esse casamento, o Marquês decide escolher uma órfã e fazer-lhe uma proposta: ela deve fingir ser Mirabelle e se casar com o conde, afinal é muito melhor ser a esposa de Branscombe do que morrer de fome no orfanato.

Rampollo londinese e amico del re, il duca di Strathnarn è riluttante quando eredita dall'odiato padre il titolo e le responsabilità di capotribù del clan McNarn. Giunto nell'altopiano scozzese da cui è fuggito da giovane, si trova di fronte a un terribile dilemma: per liberare il giovane nipote ed erede dalle grinfie del clan nemico, i Kilcare, deve sposare Cola, la figlia del loro temibile capo.

Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Canoga, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men—and even fewer women—have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. When their father dies, the Hale siblings discover two disheartening truths. First, they have an older brother none of them knew existed. Second, this stranger is not only the heir to an English dukedom, he's also their new legal guardian.

Christmas is coming to the village of Rockwood. But the happiest time of the year is marred by the news that Rosalind Blanchard’s husband, Piers, is close to death after a shipwreck at sea. The fate of her beloved family home, the crumbling Rockwood Castle, is once more in her hands. She must find the strength to keep her family together.

Liverpool, 1945. As the war draws to a close, Alice and Terry Lomax are building a new life with their young daughter Cathy. After years away fighting, Terry is a stranger to his daughter and must work hard to win her trust and love. Alice and old friend Sadie work in the haberdashery of Lewis’s department store, where bomb damage scars the walls and rationing is still in force. Though memories of those lost in the war are fresh, Alice and Sadie look forward to the future.

The 13th heartwarming novel in the Beach View Boarding House series, from Sunday Times best-selling author Ellie Dean. As the war continues to keep her family far away, Peggy Reilly must continue to look after her girls at the Beach View Boarding House and maintain hope that this dreadful war will soon be over.

Amanda Burke, figlia di un vicario di campagna, ha ben poca esperienza con gli uomini quando il dissoluto Lord Ravenscar la vede nel suo giardino e decide che deve averla. Davanti all'inaspettata proposta di matrimonio, la famiglia di Amanda è sia turbata che compiaciuta, mentre lei inorridisce: per nulla al mondo vorrebbe diventare la moglie di quell'uomo spregevole. Il cuore di Amanda appartiene a Peter Harvey, un misterioso sconosciuto che ha trovato rifugio nel giardino della canonica.

Beth Kerr is the daughter of the boatman in the small village of Kintoul. Her mother died at an early age, after an unhappy marriage that caused her family to cast her aside. As the years pass, Beth grows into a beautiful young woman, watched over by the quiet Peter West. The owner of Kintoul House, Peter is a lonely man with a weak heart and few family members and friends. They both struggle with their feelings for one another, before being forced to embark on marriages decided upon by their families.

As the St Clair family prepare for the wedding of their daughter, Clarice, at the great country house of Montmichel, trouble is brewing. Their younger daughter, Helene, became friends with orphaned Annette during the terrible events of the 1871 siege of Paris. Now they are reunited, with Annette working below stairs for Helene's parents. But Annette is hiding a dangerous secret, which Helene has promised to keep at all costs.