Young Adult Historical Romance

Carolyn Meyer's historical fiction, such as Marie, Dancing, is popular for its unique perspectives. Loving Will Shakespeare is the tale of Agnes Anne Hathaway. There are few details known about the girl who - though eight years his senior - would eventually become wife to the Bard. Meyer's imagining of her story will inspire listeners to learn more.

Con su nombre envuelto en escándalo, las perspectivas de matrimonio de Cornelia Mortmain son nulas. El salvaje aventurero Burnell es exactamente el tipo de "hombre peligroso" que ella ha jurado evitar. Hacerse pasar por su prometida solo puede significar problemas, o hacerla tan notoria que podría volverse irresistible. ¿Podrán convencer a todos de que están perdidamente enamorados? ¡El juego comienza! Qué esperar: bromas ingeniosas y escenas hilarantes, una heroína intelectual que encuentra a alguien que está a su altura, un compromiso falso y una fiesta de Navidad que lo cambia todo...

En la Inglaterra de 1936, el aristócrata Lewis Ellsworth se contenta con algunos encuentros sexuales lejos de los círculos de la alta sociedad. Por eso, cuando tropieza con William Chase durante su segundo año en Cambridge, no espera que éste entre en su vida como un tornado capaz de trastocarla por completo. Ambos se dejan llevar por el arte, la literatura, las emociones y las ambiciones. Pero en una época en la que ni al Rey se le permite escoger de quién se enamora, Lewis y Will deben vivir un amor diferente, oculto a los ojos del mundo.

In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali has no family left and has caught the attention of a gang leader. She has no choice but to make the perilous trip to the US border and track down her long-absent father. The night before her journey, she finds a conch shell detailed with ancient markings. In 1521, Calizto is an Aztec young warrior in Tenochtitlan, fighting to save his city from Spanish imperialists. With his family dead and the horrors of war surrounding him, Calizto asks a sacred moon conch for guidance. Connected by the magical conch, Sitlali and Calizto can communicate across centuries.

Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is overwhelmed by the splendor at the Shaws' and their urbanized, fashionable lifestyles, fancy clothes and some other habits she considers weird and, mostly, unlikable. However, Polly's warmth, support and kindness eventually win her the hearts of all the family members. Six years later, Polly comes back to the city to become a music teacher.FEAT DESC

When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in her. She's never had any sort of boyfriend before. One night, Leon walks Laura home and her life will never be the same again. Things start to change for Laura and she doesn't even know how it could have happened. When her family learns her secret, they are horrified. Sent away to save them from shame, Laura meets girls just like herself, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives.

Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro’s future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he’s set to inherit his family’s Texas ranch. He’s in love with Dulceña—and she’s in love with him. But it’s 1915, and trouble has been brewing along the US-Mexico border. On one side, the Mexican Revolution is taking hold; on the other, Texas Rangers fight Tejano insurgents, and ordinary citizens are caught in the middle. As tensions grow, Joaquín is torn away from Dulceña, whose father’s critical reporting on the Rangers in the local newspaper has driven a wedge between their families.

London, 1816: Zoe, Zeitreisende und Zofe von Miss Lucie, und Hayden, gutaussehender Lord und ebenfalls Zeitreisender, nehmen am legendären Winterball teil. Doch statt eine rauschende Ballnacht zu verbringen, wird Zoe von der Verborgenen Gesellschaft auf ein einsames Landgut entführt. Ausgerechnet dort findet sie heraus, dass der Splitter für Haydens und ihre Rückreise in die Gegenwart Teil der Dekoration bei einer Soiree ist.

Robespierre is dead. The Reign of Terror is over. As Royalist strength grows, the Duc de L'Aubespine plots a coup that will consign the revolution to history. With Olympe in his clutches, he believes nothing can stop him. But he's reckoned without the intrepid Battalion of the Dead! Reunited in Paris, Ada is poised for action—but if she plays her hand too soon, everything she's sacrificed to gain his trust will be lost. Meanwhile, an unlikely alliance with an old enemy might be Camille's only option to save Olympe and stop the duc in his tracks.

A coming-of-age story set in the 1960s during the sexual revolution and the civil rights movement, two teens separated by geography must navigate family expectations to find a way to be together on a journey to love and fulfillment.

Als die 15-jährige Zoe nach einer Party erwacht, findet sie sich im London des Jahres 1821 als Zofe der jungen Miss Lucie wieder. Lucie hat panische Angst vor ihrem Debüt bei der nahenden Ballsaison: Sie neigt zu Stressflecken, hysterischem Schluckauf und fällt bei jeder Gelegenheit in Ohnmacht. Zum Glück ist Zoe hier in ihrem Element! Sie erfindet den "WhisperWhisper"-Kettenbrief, in dem sie offenherzig und mit modernem Blick auf die heimlichen Fragen der jungen Londoner Ladys eingeht. Die Ballsaison beginnt und Zoe trifft auf den gutaussehenden Lord Falcon-Smith.

Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll are best friends. And thank goodness, since their boarding school is basically insufferable. When one of the friends suffers a personal tragedy, a plan—and a secret—change everything for the trio...for good.

Eighteen-year-old Ingrid Tirsdatter is a shieldmaiden - a Viking warrior tasked with protecting her clan while upholding their virtues of honor, valor, and total domination. She's 100-percent focused on climbing the shieldmaiden ranks, and not at all focused on Axel Andersson - the overly confident and unnaturally good-looking warrior who saved her life exactly one time...and hasn't let her forget it.

Evie Clement has perfected the art of avoiding attention as she works at her family’s bakery and dreams of a life where she can trade dusting flour for designing dresses. Her focus is on honing her sewing skills—she doesn’t need to be fawned over by some teenage boy. Least of all Beau Bellegarde—the playboy of Paris, the second son of the ultra-wealthy Bellegarde family, the most popular guy in their prestigious high school. Others may swoon over his rakish charm and winning smile, but not Evie.

America era a candidata mais improvável da Seleção: se inscreveu por insistência da mãe e aceitou participar da competição só para se afastar de Aspen, um garoto que partira seu coração. Ao conhecer melhor o príncipe, porém, surgiu uma amizade que logo se transformou em algo mais... No entanto, toda vez que Maxon parecia estar certo de que escolheria America, algum obstáculo fazia os dois se afastarem. Um desses obstáculos era Aspen, que passou a ocupar o posto de guarda no palácio e estava decidido a reconquistar a namorada.

Lottie Crawford's life in poverty sharply contrasts with the luxurious existence of Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of a wealthy industrialist. While Lottie toils long hours in low-paying jobs as her family descends into despair, Elizabeth yearns for a life beyond the gilded cages of high society.

High school is ending and Amelia cannot take one more second of people telling her to cherish every moment and be excited for the future when her future is anything but certain. Needing a change of scenery, Amelia hatches a plan to steal her best friend’s time traveling umbrella. She’s expecting the same adventure her best friend had - castles and gowns and falling in love with an enigmatic Lord.

Margot Baumann has left school to take up her sister's job in the mailroom of a large prison. But this is Germany in 1944, and the prison is Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. Margot is shielded from the camp's brutality as she has no contact with prisoners. But she does handle their mail and, when given a cigarette lighter and told to burn the letters, she is horrified by the callous act she must carry out. So Margot steals a few letters, intending to send them in secret, only to find herself drawn to their heart-rending words of hope, of despair, and of love.

In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and-if they survive-marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him.

Viktoriaanisen ajan Australia hehkuu rakkautta ja häikäilemättömyyttä. Kun 17-vuotiaan Nora Tamasinin isä kuolee etsiessään kultaa Australiasta, tämä jättää tyttärensä yhtiökumppaninsa, pahamaineisen Charles Herrickin huostaan. Nora jättää taakseen Englannin ja muuttaa Australiaan akaasioiden, eukalyptusten ja kultakuumeen maahan. Uudessa kotimaassaan Nora tuntee vetoa Herrickin poikaan Stirlingiin. Herrickillä on kuitenkin muita suunnitelmia hänen varalleen. Pian Nora saa huomata, että Charles Herrick on mies, joka haluaa kostaa kokemansa vääryydet – hinnalla millä hyvänsä.