Contemporary Historical Romance

Imeldra har i al hemmelighed listet sig ind i naboejendommen, hvor markisen, som hun er forelsket i, bor. Men markisen skjuler en dyster hemmelighed, og Imeldra er måske på vej ud i problemer med ham ved sin side. Først da en tragedie kalder hende hjem, finder hun et lys i det mørke, der truer med at lægge sig over deres fremtid. I stedet for fortvivlelse og elendighed håber hun på at kunne finde den strålende, fuldendte kærlighed, som hun altid har troet på.

Jenny Simmons has always thought of herself as the ugly duckling of her family, so when she blossoms into a swan, she’s not quite sure what to do. When amateur boxer Bryn Thompson walks into her life, it seems happiness really is possible. But then a well-kept family secret rears its ugly head, a secret that could put her very life in danger.... Helen Hall, a newly qualified doctor, may just be able to help her, but will she risk the job she loves in order to do it?

Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger things, and they both had dreams to escape town together. But when Sandy’s plans fell through, she stayed in their small town in Ohio while Hank went off to Boston to follow his dreams to be a musician, with the promise to stay together. Only that plan fell through, too.

Die Suche nach dem Paradies lässt den Benediktinerzögling Christoph nicht los, seitdem er vom Garten Eden gehört hat. Er sucht überall, reist von Europa über Kairo bis nach Bagdad. Doch die Suche bleibt ohne Fund, was ihn dazu zwingt enttäuscht nach Europa zurückzukehren. Doch auf der Rückreise passiert ihm Rätselhaftes. Auf einmal scheint er wie durch einen Zauber nicht mehr zu altern. Auf der langen Reise seines Lebens lernt er nun noch mehr Gärten kennen, von der Renaissance, Versailles und vielen mehr.

The 1982 summer season at Butlins Ayr was over. For Terry McFadden, life couldn't be any better. Those few months did not just change him as a person - they also changed his life. He had just finished working in his dream job as a Butlins Redcoat, where he closed the door on his childhood life, received a major boost to his confidence, and found the love of his life, kitchen assistant Angie Bierman. Now they were back in the “real world”, living on either side of the country. How would their relationship survive during the off season?

Eine Burg, die Geheimnisse, die Liebe und das Schicksal zweier Frauen über die Jahrhunderte miteinander verbindet. Ende des 19. Jahrhundert wird die Burg Weidenau von einem Burgherrn geführt und Raquel wird von ihm als Gesellschafterin eingestellt. Bald schon nähern sie sich an und beide spüren die Leidenschaft zwischen sich. Doch Raquel weiß, dass eine Beziehung zwischen unterschiedlichen Ständen nur dem Untergang geweiht sein kann. Gibt es dennoch Hoffnung für ihre Liebe? Anders ist es für die heute lebende Tessa. Sie und ihr Mann sind frisch verheiratet und kehren nach den Flitterwochen Heim.

Lady Vivian Barnett, die dritte Tochter der Viscountess of Panswick, eine willensstarke, stürmische junge Dame, freut sich auf ihre erste Saison in London. Dort will sie sich einen reifen, weisen Ehemann suchen, der sie dabei unterstützen soll, die Rechte und die Ausbildung adeliger Mädchen zu verbessern. Als Justin Rawling nach dem Tod seines verhassten Vaters und seines älteren Bruders überraschend den Titel eines Viscounts of Badwell erbt, beschließt er, nicht auch die dazugehörigen Pflichten zu übernehmen.

The stirring second instalment in Terri Nixon's Penhaligon Saga series. 1910. Anna Garvey and her daughter are still running the Tin Streamer's Arms in Caernoweth, Cornwall, and it finally seems like she has left her tumultuous history behind in Ireland. Meanwhile, Freya Penhaligon has blossomed and is now the object of increasing affection of Hugh, the elder son of the wealthy Batten family.

In Digmore Park, dem herrschaftlichen Familiensitz der Dewarys, verschwindet die Schwester des Lords spurlos. Ist Frederick, der Erbe von Digmore Park, der Mörder? Alles scheint darauf hinzuweisen - doch der junge Mann ist nicht aufzufinden. Als die energische Elizabeth Porter einen neuen, attraktiven Stallmeister einstellt, ahnt sie nicht, wen sie vor sich hat. Wird Frederick seine Unschuld beweisen und das Herz der stolzen Elizabeth erobern können?

Summer Blackthorne swore she'd never forgive Billy Coburn for running out on her and their future together. But that was before she found out she wasn't Jackson Blackthorne's child - Billy was. And now the "Blackthorne Bastard" has come home for a final day of reckoning...to the town that damned him and the woman he had always wanted. Only Summer can satisfy the hunger burning deep within him. Only she can help him hold on to his own unwanted son. It will be a marriage of expedience only. Until doubts and mistrust vanish in the heat of passion...and a man and a woman who never stopped loving each other fight bitter blood and impossible odds for a glorious second chance....

Join award-winning author Hannah Howell as she gives readers a double dose of romance for the holidays with two feisty, flame-haired cousins, a dangerous cross country chase, and two rough and rugged men who find love with the irrepressible, impossible Kenney women….

Tormented by the deaths of his wife and child, Griffin Blackmoor spends his days drowning his grief in whiskey. But when a bullet that was meant for him kills his best friend, Griffin makes a promise to the dying man that will thrust him back into London Society - and into the path of the one woman who could make his life worth living again. The daughter of a drunkard, Lady Anne Carmichael swore she would never love a man like Griffin Blackmoor.

When Jenny Garvin arrives at the Portsmouth pier to see her adored brother sail off on one of His Majesty's ships, she catches the eye of a tall, well-dressed stranger, who rescues her from a thief. But Captain Tristram Allenby is not what he seems. According to her brother, he is an icy-cold, monstrous tyrant who must be avoided at all costs.

Married in secret, Daniel and Anna Mercy ineffectively skirt Charleston's town gossips. Glares and whispers are easy to evade, but Daniel is accused of murder. Anna wonders if her past betrayal has made her new husband capable of such an act. While Anna's suspicions mount, Daniel uncovers a second murder plot with his wife as the intended victim. When they learn the name of the murderer, Anna is kidnapped.

Union of South Africa, 1937: Louise Ahrendts, daughter of a shipbuilder, nurtures the idea that through hard work, she could step beyond a destiny of domestic service. When the Second World War breaks out and the port becomes a hub of activity, Louise's path crosses with that of Lieutenant David Horrocks. Despite the gulf in their backgrounds, Louise and David are determined to be together. But as the end of the war approaches, will they find their way back to each other?

Greek billionaire playboy Nikolas Constantinos intended to conclude the business deal with Jessica Stanton, a.k.a. The Black Widow, as quickly as possible. Love hadn't been part of his plan. A hot affair or a one-night stand was all he'd allow. Because love would lead to marriage. And marriage to Jessica, a woman with a scandalous past, could ruin him. But love was the one thing he couldn't control.

Cassandra Northrup had believed Nathaniel dead - until now. Once she had loved him, given herself to him in the hidden depths of the snow-covered Pyrenees. But then she had betrayed him. Relief at the sight of Nathaniel turns to darkest shame as Cassie sees the hate in his eyes.

Edinburgh, 1937. Attractive, dark-eyed Jinny Hendrie is happy enough in her job in the accounts office of a large bakery - until handsome Viennese cake expert Viktor Linden walks into her life. Although her father and her kindhearted boss, Ross MacBain, warn against it, Jinny is determined to marry Viktor, but when war is declared, all her plans are in ruins. Austria has joined forces with Hitler; Viktor has become an enemy and must return home to fight.

A conqueror's decree can't separate Aillil Callaghan from his Scottish heritage. He wears his clan's forbidden plaid with pride, awaiting the day he becomes Laird, restores his family's name, and fights to free Scotland from English tyranny. An Englishman in his home? Abomination!

Die selbstbewusste Sophia Matthews folgt nur zu gerne der Bitte von George Willowby, ihrem Freund aus Kindertagen, sich auf Rampstade Palace, wo seine furchtgebietende Großmutter residiert, mit ihm zu treffen. Allerdings scheint schon die Anreise unter keinem guten Stern zu stehen - Sophias Kutsche hat eine Panne, die sie zwingt, das nächste Wirtshaus aufzusuchen - wie sich herausstellt eine üble Räuberhöhle. Ein faszinierender Fremder, den sie dort kennenlernt, bringt sie sicher zum nächstgelegenen Herrensitz.