Historical Romance Families

Maggie Tulliver, whose father owns a mill perched on the banks of the River Floss, is intelligent and imaginative beyond the understanding of her community, her relatives, and particularly her brother Tom. Despite their opposite temperaments, Maggie and Tom are united by a strong bond. But this bond suffers when Tom's sense of family honor leads him to forbid her to associate with the one friend who appreciates her intelligence and imagination.

Alice Verney is a young woman intent on achieving her dreams. Having left Restoration England in the midst of a messy scandal, she has been living in Louis XIV's Baroque, mannered France for two years. Now she is returning home to England and anxious to re-establish herself quickly. First, she will regain her former position as a maid of honor to Charles II's queen. Then she will marry the most celebrated duke of the Restoration, putting herself in a position to attain power she's only dreamed of.

On the island of Cyprus, in the small seaside town of Larnaka, three childhood friends have reunited for the funeral of Katerina, the much-loved old woman who had a profound effect on their lives. Eleni, Marianna and Adonis grew up together, as close as siblings. Although from humble beginnings - a housemaid from the age of 13 - Katerina's love, wisdom and guidance helped shape them all. Her loss leaves the friends bereft, but the funeral is not just a time to mourn and remember....

Pretty seventeen-year-old Greta has never known a stable family life. With no father, and loathing her mother Ruby's latest boyfriend, Greta finds life hard at home and is happiest at work with her friends at the Cadbury factory in Birmingham where she is popular with the boys. Life takes a turn...

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Ostpreußen Winter 1925 - während im Reich alles im Umschwung ist, lebt man auf den Gütern in der ostpreußischen Provinz ein Leben mit den Jahreszeiten. So auch auf Fennhusen. Für Frederike ist es das letzte Jahr auf dem Gut, bevor sie eine höhere Töchterschule besuchen wird. Sie genießt es, mit ihrem Pony über die abgeernteten Felder zu reiten, den ersten Schnee zu riechen und an den Vorbereitungen für die große Jagd teilzuhaben. Nur Caramell, ihr Lieblingspferd, macht ihr Sorgen - sie lässt sich plötzlich nicht mehr reiten und wird unberechenbar.

Timmendorfer Strand, 1951. Zusammen mit ihrer Tante Julia führt Gerda Grabens das Hotel Villa Sommerwind, obwohl sie viel lieber Ärztin werden würde. Die Nachkriegszeit stellt die Frauen immer wieder vor große Aufgaben, und Gerda leidet sehr darunter, dass das Schicksal ihrer Eltern nach wie vor ungewiss ist. Zwar könnte Henning Ahrens etwas über ihre Mutter wissen, immerhin hat er vor ein paar Jahren einen Brief von ihr überbracht. Allerdings macht das Hotel der Ahrens_ der Villa gehörig Konkurrenz. Hennings Familie ist strikt dagegen, dass die beiden jungen Leute sich miteinander abgeben.

Die Glasbläserin, von der niemand wissen darf Murano, 1895: Schon lange fertigt die schöne Flavia Volpato heimlich an Stelle ihres eher untalentierten Zwillingsbruders das cristallo der Familie an, auch wenn den Frauen Venedigs das Handwerk immer noch untersagt ist. Trotzdem muss sie machtlos mitansehen, wie der Vater schließlich mit dem Erzrivalen Dal Corso fusioniert. Obendrein bekommt sie einen Glaskenner, den adligen John Pomeroy, auf den Hals gehetzt, der im Auftrag von Sibilla Veridiani ihrem gut gehüteten Geheimnis auf der Spur ist.

The Llewelyn family's livelihood largely depends on the ferry, run by Siona Llewelyn, the kindly yet rugged head of the family. The family is large but close knit, held together by their mother Emily—a hard-working woman made old before her time having borne seven sons, and now with child once again. As the boys grow into young men, tensions flare in the family unit, made worse by a web of rivalries and ambitions. When a death shocks the family to its core, it will take the intervention of a special person to remind them of what they have lost.

Melinda Gamble wants to make a difference in the world. Without hesitation, she accepts a job as a schoolteacher in the small town of Paris, Idaho. She has many challenges such as trying to help a rebellious student, coming face-to-face with a notorious bank robber, a vicious grizzly bear, and finding herself in a terrible blizzard that leaves her clinging to her life. No matter the trial that comes her way, she is ready to fight for what she believes in. But it’s a rugged rancher who challenges Melinda with the one thing for which she was least prepared - love.

Three sisters, each very different from the other, yet their lives are ever entwined. Victoria—gone too soon from her family. Sophie fell in love with a reclusive duke after running away from home to avoid marrying the man their father had chosen for her. Olivia, the youngest and only one of the three girls who ever cared for the London season and all the frivolity that accompanied it.

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!

The daughter of Irish immigrants and the son of an African slave forge their own destiny in Boston, in this compelling sequel to Shanty Gold.

In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, 17-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems.

The life of a Bomb Girl isn't usually glamourous. But Maggie is getting married, so she is going to make sure her wedding day is - even if she does have to spend every other day slaving on the factory floor. This blasted factory was not what Julia had in mind either. She had always dreamed of attending Oxford University rather than getting her hands dirty, and the easy laughter of the other women intimidates her terribly. But they are all here together in this munitions factory in a Lancashire mill town, sharing firsts, pitching in and getting on. These Bomb Girls are going to do their best at work and in love.

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.

Lydia finds out at her father’s deathbed that he has arranged for her to marry the son of an old family friend to cancel a debt. At first, Lydia rejects the idea, but then circumstances suddenly make it so she feels she needs to honor her father’s last wishes, and she travels to Texas to meet the man her father has chosen.

As the much doted-on daughter of the local doctor Violet Stroud had a comfortable, happy childhood - despite a distinct lack of love from her cold-hearted mother. But when her father unexpectedly dies, Violet's life is turned upside down. As secrets about the family come to light, Violet finds herself homeless and with no one to turn to apart from Edie, the family's gentle and loving housekeeper.

Nuneaton, 1880. Twenty year old Daisy Armstrong lives a happy life with her loving father, Jed. They have a special bond, particularly after losing her beloved Irish mother and younger brother. But when Jed falls in love with a local widow, everything is set to change for them both. With expensive tastes and a lavish lifestyle, moving into Daisy and Jed's humble forge is not what the widow or her spoiled son, Gilbert, expected - and they make that very clear. Worked to the bone trying to look after their busy home, Daisy is exhausted.

Molly lives with her repugnant father, who has betrayed her many times. From a young age, living on the streets of London's East End, she has seen the harsh realities of life.... When she's kidnapped by a gang and forced into their underworld, her future seems bleak. Flo spent her early years in an orphanage and is about to turn her hand to teacher training. When a kindly teacher at her school approaches her about a job at Bletchley Park, it could be everything she never knew she wanted.