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On a bitterly cold day in 1904, the Deravenel family's future changes forever. When Cecily Deravenel tells her eighteen-year-old son Edward of the death of his father, brother, uncle, and cousin in a fire, a part of him dies as well. Edward and his cousin Neville Watkins are suspicious of the deaths. They vow to seek the truth, avenge the deaths, and retake control of their family's business empire. As he grows into a handsome, charismatic man, Edward is torn between duty and desire. There are women in his life for whom he'll risk everything—and one woman who might destroy him.

Evan, Tessa, Linnet, and India: four remarkable women. Three generations of Hartes. One indomitable family whose loyalty binds them together and whose enemies want to tear them apart. Evan Hughes, Emma's American great-granddaughter, is trying to integrate into the powerful Harte family. She is caught between her estranged parents, her new family, and her new love. But a dangerous enemy hovers in the background. Tessa Longden, Evan's cousin, is battling her husband for custody of their daughter, Adele. When Adele suddenly goes missing, Tessa is forced to seek help from her half-sister Linnet.

When a beautiful piece of music stirs mega-tycoon Maximilian West, he remembers the women who have loved him and shaped his life. So begins a dazzling tale, taking us from the streets of London to the suites of New York, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Strong, powerful, enigmatic, aloof, and adoring - many women made Maximilian the man with everything, but there is only one woman who can make him feel truly alive.

Secrets, drames et amours contrariées... Avec le second opus de "La Maison des Falconer", plongez de nouveau dans l'Angleterre victorienne. Londres, 1889. La métropole est en effervescence et voit coexister privilèges et grande pauvreté. Pour l'ambitieux James Falconer, qui a passé sa jeunesse sur les marchés, cette ville est celle de toutes les opportunités.

Seventeen-year-old Katie Byrne and her friends Denise and Carly share fantasies of making it on Broadway. But after a savage attack, Katie must reach for the stars on her own. Ten years later, Katie, a struggling actress in New York, is still haunted by the tragedy. Carly remains in a coma, and Katie desperately wants to achieve success and stardom not only for herself but also for her two old friends. Her big chance comes when she is discovered and wins a major role in a Broadway play.

Charles Ingham - den 6. jarl af Mowbrays - fire døtre er alle yndefulde piger, men 17-årige Daphne er den smukkeste engelske rose af dem alle. Hendes skønne ydre skal sikre Ingham-familiens forsatte position i det engelske aristokrati. Men en sønderknusende begivenhed ryster Ingham-familien og hele godset Cavendon Hall og vender med et trylleslag op og ned på Daphnes strålende fremtidsudsigter.

Trediveårige Serena Stone er en talentfuld krigsfotograf, der har fulgt i sin berømte fars fodspor. Men da han uventet dør, forlader hun krigszonen for at tage sit liv op til overvejelse. I søgen efter sandheden om sin far, sin familie og sit eget liv begynder Serena en desperat jagt for at afsløre en årtier gammel sag. Hun flytter fra sine forældres hjem i bjergene over Nice til det romantiske Venedig og strejfer de uroplagede Libyske gader.

Juli 1926. Jarlen af Cavendon har kaldt Ingham og Swann-familierne sammen på Cavendon Hall. Glæder og sorger åbenbarer sig, og en gammel fjende træder ud af fortidens skygge og sætter den ellers så trofaste tjenestestabs loyalitet på en uventet hård prøve. Første Verdenskrig har bragt godset på randen af ruin, og nu afhænger fremtiden af Cavendon Halls unge døtre. Vil det lykkes de fire meget forskellige kvinder at bringe godset på fode igen og ind i et nyt årti?

Da den succesfulde filminstruktør Justine Nolan vender hjem til sit smukke barndomshjem kommer hun ved en fejltagelse til at åbne et af sin mors breve. Brevet viser sig at være en bombe under familieidyllen for det afslører, at Justines elskede mormor ikke er død i en flyulykke, som Justine og hendes bror ellers har fået fortalt. Det bliver begyndelsen på en intens jagt efter sandheden. For hvor har mormoren været i alle de år? Og hvorfor har Justines mor løjet for familien?

At 30, American photojournalist Serena Stone has already made a name for herself with her unique and dramatic coverage of wars in the Middle East, following in her famous father's footsteps. But after his unexpected death in France, she has left her job at the renowned photo news agency that he founded, weary of years of dodging bullets and exploding landmines. Leaving the front lines behind, Serena returns to New York where she starts work on a biography of her celebrated father.

In A Sudden Change of Heart, listeners are invited to fall under the spell of Barbara Taylor Bradford, a magical weaver of tales at her most seductive. This story of lifelong best friends revolves around overcoming adversity as well as celebrating life's joy; ultimately, it is a moving expression of the human spirit and the healing power of love.

After a childhood of parental neglect, Valentine Denning has finally found happiness through her career as a war photojournalist - and through the love of fellow photographer Tony Hampton. But when Tony is tragically cut down in Kosovo, Val learns that her relationship with him was not what she was led to believe. Healing from both physical and emotional wounds, she must find a way through new loves and more intimate dangers to put back together a life of integrity, truth, and trust.

On the surface, Claire Saunders has it all. She has a rewarding career in fashion and a talented concert pianist daughter. Her loving husband is one of the country's most trusted diplomats. But every now and again, she has to plaster her face in heavy make-up and wears sunglasses. She thinks she's hidden her secret from her best friends, but they know her too well. Can her friends get her out of harm's way and protect her from a man who is as ruthless as he is charming and powerful? And along the way, can Claire learn to stop protecting the wrong people?

Elizabeth Deravenel Turner har arvet sine forfædres rødgyldne hår og smukke lyse teint. Og det er ikke bare farverne, hun har arvet. Den intelligente og karismatiske kvinde er også dristig, fuld af vovemod og rasende ambitiøs, og hun behandler sine modstandere lige så nådeløst, som hendes far gjorde. I en alder af femogtyve år opnår hun sine drømmes mål, da hun arver familiens firma, Deravenels. Firmaet er mere end otte hundrede år gammelt og en bastion for gammeldags mænd, der ikke vil ledes af kvinder.

Legendary storyteller and internationally best-selling author of The Triumph of Katie Byrne, Barbara Taylor Bradford returns with the spellbinding Three Weeks in Paris. As four young women cultivate their artistic talents and their friendships at a prestigious art academy, they are blissfully unaware that soon they would part as enemies. Now, years later at a school reunion, they find themselves transformed by old memories and surprising revelations as their friendships are rekindled.

17-year-old Katie Byrne and her friends Denise and Carly share fantasies of making it on Broadway. But when Denise is killed and Carly left in a coma after a savage attack, Katie must reach for the stars on her own. Many years later, an acclaimed Broadway performance ignites Katie's career. And when she falls deeply in love, it seems like icing on the cake. But the crime against her friends has never been solved, and the haunting memories may be too much to overcome.

Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes that everything Emma left to the family is secure. However, beneath the surface, sibling rivalry and discontent flare. Linnet and Tessa, her daughters, are as different as two women can be. One of them wants desperately for the empire to be hers but has a devastating secret that may put her very life in danger.

Ravenscar - et gods, en legende og et dynasti. Verdenskrig er slut, og alt ser lovende ud for Edward, det karismatiske overhoved for familien Deravenel. Hans kone og børn er i sikkerhed på familiens hovedsæde - Ravenscar, og hans forretningsimperium blomstrer. Men under overfladen lurer ufreden. Elizabeth, Edwards smukke kone, er jaloux på hans elskerinde, og de ondsindede rygter, Elizabeth spreder, begynder at skade familien. Endnu værre står det til med Edwards bror, George.

Den elegante og smukke kunsthandler Annette Remmington opnår stor anerkendelse, da hun får til opgave at sælge en meget sjælden Rembrandt, som hun har restaureret. Begivenheden bliver kendt som "årets auktion" i kunstverdenen, og Annette er med ét den mest omtalte kunsthandler i verden. Annettes mentor og mand, den tyve år ældre Marius Remmington, er yderst tilfreds med sin kones succes og overtaler hende til at give et interview til en stor avis. Men efterhånden som journalisten graver ned i ægteparrets fortid, dukker der historier frem, som vil udløse en kæmpe skandale, hvis de bliver afsløret.

Following a terrifying encounter in the quiet English countryside, a young woman flees to New York in search of a new life. Adopting the initial M as her name, and reinventing herself, she embarks on a journey that will lead her to the catwalks of Paris, where she becomes the muse and star model to France's iconic designer Jean-Louis Tremont.