Historical Romance Saga

Valeria Montford is beautiful, proud and romantic. When she meets the reticent Lord Waterford in France, everything goes wrong and she hates him for making her feel humiliated. Then she meets Sir Peter Cousins - devastatingly handsome, he is much more exciting and appears strongly attracted to her. Back in England, Valeria's beloved father tells her that a cad has defrauded him of his fortune and that she is his only chance of escaping penury. The rich Lord Waterford has offered to marry her and free him from his debts.

Depois de terem deslizado pelo mais belo salão de Viena, ao som de uma valsa sensual, o Czar a beijara! Wanda não podia acreditar. Ser beijada pelo Imperador de todas as Rússias, um homem casado e com uma amante! Wanda precisava fugir desse amor perigoso e impuro que começava a nascer em seu inocente coração. Mas como poderia escapar? O Príncipe Metternich a obrigara a ser espiã, pelo bem de sua pátria. Wanda teria coragem, porém, de trair o Czar, esse nobre fascinante que a tinha subjugado, acendendo em seu corpo jovem, a inesperada chama de um delicioso e quase sublime prazer?

Wenn in einer einzigen Nacht alles Sichergeglaubte wie ein Trugbild zerstiebt... Schlesien 1844: Die florierende Tuchfabrik ihrer Familie beschert Elise von Achenthal ein privilegiertes und sorgloses Leben. Doch als sie mitansehen muss, wie der nächtliche Ansturm verzweifelter Weber auf die Villa ihres Großvaters blutig niedergeschlagen wird, ist sie beschämt. Die zufällige Begegnung mit der jungen Marie führt Elise in die elenden Hütten der hungernden Weber und sie begreift, zu welchem Preis der Wohlstand ihrer Familie erarbeitet wird.

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin's Daughter is the first book in a captivating new saga about the next generation of Tudor royals, which poses the thrilling question: What if Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, gave birth to a legitimate heir?

“A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don’t be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic.”—The Denver Post A sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of...

Liverpool, 1955. With her abusive husband drinking all her wages, Alice faces a daily struggle to provide for her family. Her eldest daughter, Cathy, has always longed to be a nurse, but when poverty means she’s forced to leave school and get a job it looks like her dreams are over. But Cathy isn’t willing to give up, and with the support of old friend - and new love - Gianni, she manages to secure a place as a cadet nurse. Now, though, her mam must stand up to her violent husband alone - and with less money coming in, Alice will be in danger of losing everything.

Era um sofrimento atroz para Clara Kilcraig! Seu pai, o Chefe de uma das mais poderosas famílias da Escócia, obrigou-a a casar com o Duque de Strathnarn, a fim de unificar os Clãs, com o objetivo de garantir uma paz duradoura, pondo fim às lutas sangrentas que abalavam as terras da Escócia há muitos anos. Clara, sepultava em sofrimento, os sonhos de amor da sua juventude, casando-se com um orgulhoso Nobre, por ordem de seu pai, e por conseguinte o pai de Clara, também pouparia a vida do sobrinho do Duque, que estava cativo por sua ordem.

Melina Lindsay está nas nuvens quando descobre que deve ser a secretária da rica americana Lileth Schuster durante sua viagem ao Marrocos. Seu falecido pai sempre falou dessas belas terras com tanto carinho e afeição. Apesar de sua felicidade, o emprego de Melina não dura muito tempo: com inveja de sua beleza, a arrogante senhora Schuster decide despedi-la repentinamente. Sozinha e indefesa num país estrangeiro, Melina tenta dar a volta por cima, mas tudo parece ainda mais confuso quando um fugitivo aparece em sua varanda em busca de refúgio.

Lady Evelin era rica, bonita e apaixonada. Noiva do nobre Robert Broadmoor, ela logo iria se casar e teria tudo o que sempre sonhou. Que desilusão quando descobre que seu noivo quer se unir a ela não por amor, mas por dinheiro! Evelin resolve fugir para se esconder dos mexericos e cicatrizar sua desilusão. Decidida a não revelar sua identidade, a jovem se apresenta como a simples Sra. Winters e começa a trabalhar na mansão do duque de Castleforde.

No Castelo do Conde de Halesworth, o sol em raiosa cumplicidade sempre inundava de luz os cabelos de Janet. Os raios de sol, penetravam no seu corpo, aquecendo-lhe o coração gelado e cheio de tanta tristeza. Halesworth, amava-a profundamente e nada mais já importava, mas ela, não devia voltar aos braços dele, como se tudo não passasse de uma fatalidade, pois aquela tinha sido a primeira e a última vez que ela poderia estar nos seus braços. Para seu próprio bem não poderia esquecer, que as mulheres que entregavam o seu coração a ele, desapareciam para sempre.

No começo do século XIX, Napoleão se preparava para conquistar a Inglaterra e concretizar seu fantástico sonho de desfilar pelas ruas de Londres como o novo Imperador do Reino Unido. Foi naquela época de tensão e nervosismo que a família de Vernita, se viu perseguida em Paris. Escondidos numa casa de cômodos, os pais da moça morreram de tristeza e inanição e para sobreviver, Vernita foi costurar para Pauline Bonaparte, a belíssima e devassa irmã de Napoleão e é então que nos luxuosos aposentos da Princesa, que Vernita se apaixona pelo Conde Axel de Storvik, o jovem amante de Pauline!

Eine bewegte Zeit. Eine unmögliche Liebe. Eine bewegende Saga. Das Ende des großen Zweiteilers. Nach drei Jahren in England kehrt Lily von Cappeln an der Seite ihres Mannes Henry nach Hamburg zurück. Allein durch ihre kleine Tochter Hanna schöpft sie Lebensmut. Trotz ihrer Angst macht sie sich auf die Suche nach Jo. Voller Wut hat er sich in den Arbeitskampf gestürzt, und auch in Lily erwacht der alte Widerspruchsgeist. Aber sie muss sich in Acht nehmen. Lily kann die Augen vor der Lage der Arbeiterfrauen nicht verschließen. Sie kann ihre Liebe zu Jo nicht ersticken.

La vida de los Bennet transcurre con relativa calma en la gran casa de Netherfield Park, hasta que esta se ve interrumpida por la llegada de dos apuestos y adinerados jóvenes ingleses, Bingley y Darcy. Los deseos de la señora Bennet por casar a alguna de sus cinco hijas se disparan. El orgullo y la distancia social, la astucia y la hipocresía, los malentendidos y los juicios apresurados llevan a sus personajes al escándalo y al dolor, pero también a la comprensión, el conocimiento y el amor verdadero.

Pembrokeshire, Wales, 2020. Serious illness has forced Eleanor Wilder to leave her life in London, close her antique shop and return to the family farm in Pembrokeshire. Her instinct is to hide from the world but when her parents bring her to a family reunion at the nearby house, Cliffside, she is transfixed by a set of old family photographs. One of the images is of a woman in theatrical dress, labelled ‘Esme Blood'—a name that is familiar to Eleanor through a set of Victorian tarot cards and diaries that she found through her shop.

After the heartbreak of World War Two, newlywed midwife Cathy hoped Liverpool life would offer some joy. But a terrible miscarriage and the escape of her abusive stepfather Jack from prison make happiness hard to find. Meanwhile, Cathy’s beloved granny is ailing. Whilst at the hospital, Cathy sees her midwifery friends, who are planning to open a home for unmarried mothers. After losing a baby of her own, Cathy would love to help, but for now, she must take care of her grandmother.

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One winter's night, in the coal-hole in her yard, Rosie finds that a woman sheltering there has been severely beaten by thugs. At a glance, Kathleen looks like an unkempt, aged vagabond who tramps the roads carrying all her worldly possessions in a grubby tapestry bag. Her only friend is the mangy old dog who accompanies her; the sum of her life is in the diaries she so zealously guards. Yet close up, Rosie can see that Kathleen has a gracious beauty – the 'look' of a respectable lady of means.

Autumn, 1942. The Blitz has come to an end, but for many families, it's not over yet. As the residents of Jubilee Row begin to rebuild their lives, twins Sybil and Maudie Maguire decide to go off and do their bit by joining the WAAFs. But what starts off as a great adventure soon forces the girls to grow up as they are confronted with the harsh realities of war. Will they stick together, or will their experiences drive them apart? Back in Hull, their older sister Florence is a typing pool supervisor who has resigned herself to a life without love.

London, 1732: Nora Reed, the daughter of a merchant, falls hopelessly in love with her father's clerk, Simon. Despite their differing social class, the star-crossed lovers dream of a future on a tropical island - until tragedy strikes, and Nora must face a life without her soulmate. Hopeless, Nora enters a marriage of convenience with Elias Fortnam, a widower and sugar planter in Jamaica. Even without Simon, she is determined to somehow fulfill their tropical fantasy.

Brought to you by Penguin. Liverpool, 1942 Though they may be posted miles apart, Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronger than ever - until Cadi receives a heart-breaking call from Jez's base. Cadi races to be with her beau and at his bedside, they make each other a promise before they...