Contemporary Historical Romance

When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches. Madame Mickey offers another option — for Reuben and his best friend, Daniel Bishop, to live at her lavish chateau, where she will help them heal in body and soul.

Anthony and Marty Hirschler are part of an Old Order Mennonite community in Pine Hill, Indiana. The couple has grown apart since a doctor confirmed they would never have children. Marty longs to escape the tight-knit area where large families are valued, and the opportunity to do so arises when her childhood friend, Brooke Spalding, resurfaces with the wild idea of rebuilding a ghost town into a resort community. Brooke hires Anthony to help with the construction, drawing the Hirschlers away from Indiana and into her plan, and then finds herself diagnosed with cancer.

Four years on from discovering their true heritage, Sally and Luke have overcome their animosity to forge a trusting brother-sister relationship. So when Luke returns home from the Hong Kong police force, he asks Sally for help to prove the innocence of his friend Irish. But Sally already has her hands full. As well as tending her flourishing business empire, she must also pick up the pieces when her family - from her feckless sister Josie to her self-centred daughter Margo - runs into trouble.

Near the rugged Australian coastline beaten by the winds of the wild, great Southern Ocean sits a forgotten stationmaster's cottage holding secrets of a tragic love story. These are secrets Christie Ryan knows nothing about when she unexpectedly inherits her estranged grandmother's cottage in the small seaside town of River's End. There, Christie finds love letters that have remained unopened for close to 50 years.

Deep within an old southern mansion, Tyler Harrington seeks refuge from his troubles. He bought the house with the hope that the crumbling porch, warped roof, and peeling paint would be a therapeutic distraction from his recent breakup and heartache. He is not aware of his ancestral connection to the house, or of the hidden room, that leads to a life of new friends, love, and a treasure that connects him to a legacy predating the Civil War. His newfound passion for life and love fabricates a treasure that transcends time.

Quando un locandiere scozzese chiede all'austero e riservato Drue, duca di Warminster, di dare un passaggio a una vecchietta la cui carrozza è in panne, lui accetta con riluttanza. La fragile vecchia signora è in realtà una giovane bellezza dai capelli rossi di nome Jabina, scappata di casa per evitare un matrimonio impostole dal padre.

Cordelia og hendes bror, Davis, som tilhører en af Englands fornemmeste adelsslægter, er taget til Napoli, hvor de venter på skibslejlighed til Malta. David, der er dybt religiøs, er blevet optaget i johantierordenen på Malta, og han prøver nu at overtale sin søster til at blive nonne. Cordelia er positivt stemt for tanken, men så træffer hun Mark Stanton, kaptajnen på det skib, der skal føre dem til Malta... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

La dolce vita. Hamburg, 1955: Nina arbeitet als Hilfsköchin im Hotel "Vier Jahreszeiten". Sie kann ihr Glück kaum fassen, als ein italienischer Gast ihr ein verlockendes Angebot macht: Er kennt den Manager des berühmten "Grand Hotel" in Rimini und kann ein gutes Wort für sie einlegen. Das lässt sich Nina nicht zweimal sagen und stürzt sich ins Abenteuer. Zuerst ist Chefkoch Stefano ihr gegenüber misstrauisch, doch nach und nach kann sie ihr Talent unter Beweis stellen. Und dann begegnet sie dem charmanten Italienischlehrer Piero.

Efter sin fars konkurs og tragiske selvmord befinder Nerita Dunbar sig i en fortvivlet situation. Hun beslutter derfor under falsk navn at tage en stilling som barnefrøken for markisen af Wychbolds seks-årige søn, Anthony, hvis mor har forladt markisen. Men inden længe føler hun sig truet af Anthonys far, der udviser en alt andet end passende interesse for hende ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Duke é um homem simples com uma vida modesta, mas amou alguém de todo o coração e, para ele, isso sempre foi suficiente. Na clínica de repouso em que vive, Duke se dedica a ler poemas para os outros pacientes, mas, para uma senhora que sofre de Alzheimer–e somente para ela–lê um diário especial à espera de que um milagre aconteça. Nele está escrita a emocionante história de Allie Nelson e Noah Calhoun, dois jovens que descobrem o verdadeiro significado da paixão, mas são separados por uma série de obstáculos e mal-entendidos.

Queen’s Ford, seat of the Forde family for centuries, is crumbling into ruin. Devastated by their reduced circumstances, handsome and bored Jeremy Forcombe is determined to find a solution. He persuades his sister, Mariota, to go along with his outlandish plan to masquerade as highwaymen. Things go awry when they meet their match in their victim and there is an accident with a gun. Now the handsome Earl of Buckenham is injured, and the siblings are praying for his recovery – to save them from the gallows, and perhaps so much more.

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.

Hamburg, 1937: Als behütetes Nesthäkchen wächst Lilo in einer parteitreuen Kaufmannsfamilie auf. Schon lange ist sie unsterblich in den Freund ihres Bruders verliebt. Als Ludwig endlich auf sie aufmerksam wird, entführt er sie in die verlockende und verbotene Welt der Swing-Jugend. Braves Hitlermädchen bei Tag, durchtanzt sie nun heimlich die Nächte im Alsterpavillon. Doch dann verschwindet Ludwig - und Lilo ist schwanger. Im Kampf um ihre Tochter wächst sie über sich hinaus.

Norderney 1959. Ulla führt ein scheinbar sorgloses Leben. Sie ist jung und gutaussehend, mit einem wohlhabenden Hamburger Verleger verheiratet und verbringt die Sommermonate im schicken Nordseeheilbad. Doch ihr Aufenthalt dort hat einen ernsten Hintergrund: nach drei Jahren Ehe sind Ulla und ihr Mann noch immer kinderlos, das maritime Klima soll Ullas Gesundheit stärken. Fernab vom stickigen Hamburg flaniert sie auf der Strandpromenade, badet, feiert und genießt das ungewöhnlich heiße Wetter.

A dramatic and heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Anne Bennett. Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own. She works as a pit girl at the local coal mine, alongside her childhood playfellow, Evan - although lately, their friendship seems to be blossoming into something more. But when Queenie King takes a fancy to her, Hettie's life is transformed.

Michael Jacobs is a divorced father of two. He is struggling to pay the bills and seek a direction, while he tries to avoid falling into anxiety and depression. He has always had a shoot from the lip and let the words fall where they may attitude. Along with that, his outward rebellious stance against religious norms has always left him on the outside of them. But this time, by biting his tongue and going along with the “program” for financial security, he has found himself in a regrettable workplace and church quid pro quo.

Dartmoor, 1914. Grace Dannings is a farmer’s daughter, but she dreams of making her mark as a London Suffragette. Too bad she’s stuck in Walkhampton, the sleepy village where she was born. As a child, she could escape to the wheelwright’s mill. Spellbound, she’d watch labourers hammer iron and timber into wheels. Now she’s a woman and nothing about the village feels like home. The men are brutish, the women afraid of change. Perhaps she could have married Martin, the mill owner’s son. But society says she’s not good enough.

UK, 1967. Julie Jensen is desperate for a new beginning. After fleeing abuse and a rotten boyfriend, the determined young woman sets out for a fresh start across the globe. But just as she draws close to a fascinating folk guitarist in England, their intimate bond is cut short when she’s whisked away for religious training in Spain.

Imagine you’ve been lovers with someone you know - in another lifetime.... While Ginger struggles to make her own way in the cutthroat world of high fashion, she meets the handsome and charismatic Grant Robinson...a man on a mission of his own.... As the two team up on a billion-dollar venture amidst the glitz of New York, London, and Paris, they...tumble into a steamy love affair and quickly discover they've been lovers in wartime Europe. You’ll enjoy this steamy past life romance, because true love lives forever.

Bindi Summer, the hard-working manager at The Waratah Inn, is tired, feeling low, and wondering where her life is headed. Then, she is blind-sided by a shock revelation and the sudden arrival of her ex-boyfriend, who shows up at the inn, questioning his decision to leave her almost two years earlier. When Josh Owens, an old high school crush, shows up out of the blue, all Bindi wants is to hunker down and ride out the storm, but Josh won't be put off so easily.