Historical Family Saga

1946, Liverpool. Bella Harrison cannot believe the devastating war that stole the lives of her father and sister is truly over at last. She wonders how they will ever rebuild Victory Street with the city in ruins, and half their neighbors gone. But for now, she and her childhood sweetheart, Bobby, are happy newlyweds, doting on Bella’s little son, her child with Black American pilot Earl Franklin Junior.

1870 - Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket of leave, she is still bound by chains of honour and friendship. Yet she lives for the day when she will return to England, to face those who cheated and betrayed her. And to Marlow Tanner, the man she loves and whose tragic child she bore and then lost.

As a hospice nurse, Zara Mitchell has already seen more death than most people will experience in a lifetime. So when her older sister asks her to help care for their ailing grandmother, Zara agrees - despite strained family relationships. Though pale and tired, Nonna has lost none of her sharp mind. She’s fixated on finding something long forgotten, and she immediately puts Zara to work cleaning out the attic. Amid the tedium of sifting through knickknacks and heirlooms, Zara also reconnects with a man she’s attracted to but whose complicated past makes romance seem impossible.

Fun-loving Maisie is devoted to her young family and her work at Woolworths. But her happy life with her RAF officer husband and their baby daughter leads her to think of the family she left behind. . . With the war now into its fourth year, what will she find when she sets about searching for them? Sarah and her husband, Alan, are blissfully happy and long for a sibling for their daughter. But dark days lay ahead for this close family.

The final episode -- but will justice prevail? Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is a story in 11 episodes published week by week in the tradition of Charles Dickens. Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. The story behind...

One man's good fortune sends rumors spreading through London society -- what is the secret behind his success? Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is a story in 11 episodes published week by week in the tradition of Charles Dickens. Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the...

When the Shepards' car breaks down in pre-World War II New York City, a chain of events occurs that transforms the lives of the Shepards and the Drakes, as Evan and Rachel meet, court, and marry. But betrayal, disappointment, and secret schemes are on the horizon....

Eine steife Brise aus dem Hamburg des 19. Jahrhunderts! Johannes Stelling wacht mitten in der Nacht von einer Alarmglocke auf. Ein riesiges Feuer lodert am Hafen und kommt dem Familienhaus bedrohlich nah. Auch die Handelsspeicher der Stellings brennen lichterloh. Die Familie entkommt der Katastrophe nur knapp über den Wasserweg – mit Viktoria, der Jüngsten am Steuer. Doch wie soll es weitergehen? Können die Stelling-Kinder den Ruf der Familie retten? Zeit für einen Neubeginn!

Kostbare Augenblicke. London, 1946: Der Krieg ist vorbei, doch die Hotelerbin Violet Mason findet kaum Zeit, ihr Liebesglück mit Lionel Burke zu genießen. Ein Juwelendieb treibt sein Unwesen im Savoy. Während der Hausdetektiv und Scotland Yard im Dunkeln tappen, stellt Violet eigene Nachforschungen an. Verbirgt sich hinter dem amerikanischen Gast Gary Stewart etwa das Phantom des berüchtigten Juwelenräubers "Descoyne"? Als eine Jugendliebe Lionel Burkes auftaucht, sucht Violet ausgerechnet in den Armen des Hauptverdächtigen Trost.

Eine Zerreißprobe für die Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann. Der neue historische Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Ellin Carsta. Bernried am Starnberger See, 1938: Unternehmer Wilhelm Lehmann geht es nicht so schlecht, wie er nach seinem Schlaganfall fast allen Familienmitgliedern glauben machen will. Als er auch noch seine gesamten Firmenanteile für fünf Reichsmark verkauft, steht die restliche Familie vor einem großen Rätsel.

North London, 1916. When Olivia Bone and Lieutenant Lucas Black shared a passionate kiss one summer's evening, it seemed as if their love might finally have a chance to bloom. But their brief happiness is cut short when Lucas is sent to fight on the front line, leaving Livvie uncertain if she'll ever see him again. And after a chance encounter with one of Lucas's old flames, Livvie is left doubting whether an ex-factory girl like her will ever fit into his world - and wondering if she would be better off protecting her heart.

Im Fortsetzungsroman, der auf den ersten Teil Die Stellings folgt, dreht sich alles um die Höhen und Tiefen der hanseatischen Familie. Auf der 70-jährigen Geburtstagsfeier von Viktoria Stelling-Brennicke kommt es zum Skandal: Viktorias Schwester, die unverheiratete Patrizia hat ein Kind. Klar, dass es dem unehelichen Sohn Patrick nicht leicht fällt, sich in die Familie zu integrieren. Dafür könnte es in der Liebe klappen. Christa Kanitz versetzt uns gekonnt ins kulturelle, politische und wirtschaftliche Leben im Hamburg des 20. Jahrhunderts.

„Ich bin deine Frau, Tommy. Du brauchst mich und ich brauche dich und wir sollten versuchen, gut miteinander auszukommen, schon im Sinne des Gestüts und vor allem wegen Victoria.“ Wenn Pamela ihn schon nicht durch ihre Liebe an sich binden konnte, dann eben auf diese erpresserische Weise. Tommy lässt sich darauf ein. Sie werden im Laufe der Jahre ein erfolgreiches Paar, bekommen zwei Kinder und etablieren Oak Moss Manor zu einem angesehenen Gestüt. Doch ihn quälen immer noch die Folgen eines schweren Unfalls und die Trauer um seine erste verstorbene Frau Anna.

On the eve of his father's death, Tobias does the unthinkable and flees to the military with his gang. With very little training, they are delivered to Vietnam and the Morrow brothers for punishment. The first of which is detox from drugs. Back in Des Moines, Natalia Morrow's world has been shattered and things have become darker.

Natalia continues her journey through the 1950s with a trip to Broadway and Washington, DC.

The year 1954. Natalia Morrow is 13 and already turning heads. Her crush on Tobias French has become worse and her inability to separate fact from fantasy has her parents concerned. The French family has lost it all. Their greed and thirst for power has cost them everything, including their home and possessions. But Tobias believes his father has money hidden away. After all, he does. It doesn't matter that the money is stolen.... He still has it stashed away. Across the pond in French Indochina, Nick and Demmie Morrow are still fighting to keep the US out of the war.

"An enthralling story of secrets, sisters, and an unsolved mystery." —Kate Morton An evocative novel in the vein of Kate Morton and Daphne Du Maurier, in which the thrill of first love clashes with the bonds of sisterhood, and all will be tested by the dark secret at the heart of Applecote...

A rich and sweeping novel of courage, duty, sacrifice, and love set during the French Revolution from New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki and her brother Owen Pataki Three years after the storming of the Bastille, the streets of Paris are roiling with revolution. The citizens of...

1941, Giggleswick: Flora Whittaker runs The Cunning Vixen Inn, a small pub in the centre of the village. When her husband, Bill, re-enlists in the war, he leaves Flora to run the pub with the help of young May, the next-door neighbour’s daughter. Flora has several money-saving and illegal...

"Run through the jungle." The phrase means so many things. For the Morrows, it means a new sense of being. Natalia and her friends have found success as a band who rivals Elvis in popularity. Natalia's dreams are finally coming true. But fame is a jungle fraught with danger and uncertainty. But for Mark Standish, run through the jungle has a totally different meaning as he literally runs through the Vietnam jungle to get away from his decisions. His sole purpose, to destroy the one person he sees as the root of all his bad decisions. Natalia Morrow.