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Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalizing clue to their true heritage. Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down.

Star d'Aplièse est à un carrefour de sa vie après le décès brutal de son père bien-aimé, le millionnaire excentrique surnommé Pa Salt par ses six filles, toutes adoptées aux quatre coins du monde. Il leur a laissé à chacune un indice sur leurs origines, mais Star, la plus énigmatique, hésite à sortir du cocon qu'elle s'est créé avec sa sœur CeCe.

Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home - a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva - having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage - a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

À la mort de leur père, énigmatique milliardaire qui les a adoptées aux quatre coins du monde lorsqu'elles étaient bébés, Maia d'Aplièse et ses sœurs se retrouvent dans la maison de leur enfance, Atlantis, un magnifique château sur les bords du lac de Genève. Pour héritage, elles reçoivent chacune un mystérieux indice qui leur permettra peut-être de percer le secret de leurs origines. La piste de Maia la conduit au-delà des océans, dans un manoir en ruines sur les collines de Rio de Janeiro, au Brésil.

1995, London. When Sir James Harrison, one the greatest actors of his generation, passes away at the age of 95 he leaves behind not just a heartbroken family but also a secret so shocking, so devastating that it could rock the English establishment to its core. Joanna Haslam is an ambitious young journalist assigned to cover the legendary actor's funeral. The great and the good of the celebrity world are there. But Joanna stumbles on something dark beneath the glamour: the mention of a letter James Harrison has left behind, the contents of which others have been desperate to conceal for over 70 years. 

Following the death of her father, CeCe D'Aplièse finds herself at breaking point. In desperation, she decides to flee England and discover her past; the only clues she has are a photograph and the name of a woman pioneer who lived in Australia over 100 years ago. When CeCe finally reaches the Red Centre of Australia, she begins the search for her past. With help from those she meets on her journey, CeCe begins to believe that this wild, vast continent could offer her a sense of belonging.

The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s—a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk—is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force. Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation as a favour to her old boss.

À la mort de leur père, énigmatique milliardaire qui les a adoptées aux quatre coins du monde lorsqu'elles étaient bébés, Ally d'Aplièse et ses sœurs se retrouvent dans la maison de leur enfance, Atlantis, un magnifique château sur les bords du lac de Genève. Ally, la deuxième sœur au tempérament tempétueux, est navigatrice et musicienne. Lorsqu'une nouvelle tragédie la touche, la jeune femme décide de partir sur les traces de ses origines.

When their father dies, Star D'Aplièse and her six sisters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world, are left with few clues to their heritage. But Star - the most enigmatic of the sisters - is hesitant to step out of the safety of the close relationship she shares with her sister CeCe. In desperation, she decides to follow her first clue, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world....

In the heyday of the British Raj, 11-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother.

CeCe d'Aplièse ne s'est jamais vraiment sentie à sa place. Et à la suite du décès de son père adoptif, l'excentrique milliardaire Pa Salt - surnommé ainsi par ses six filles, adoptées aux quatre coins du monde - elle se retrouve complètement perdue. Désespérée, n'ayant que les quelques indices laissés par son père, CeCe part à la recherche de ses origines... jusque dans la chaleur et la poussière du centre rouge de l’Australie.

The present: Emilie de la Martiniéres has always fought against her aristocratic background, but after the death of her glamorous, distant mother, she finds herself alone in the world and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. 

Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. It is here, on a cliff edge, that she first meets a young girl, Aurora. Strangely drawn to Aurora, Grania discovers that their families are deeply entwined. From a bittersweet romance in wartime London to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, the Ryans and the Lisles have been entangled for a century.

L'adresse d'un vignoble en Nouvelle-Zélande et le dessin d'une étrange bague sertie d'une émeraude en forme d'étoile, ce sont les seuls éléments dont disposent les sœurs d'Aplièse pour partir à la recherche de leur septième sœur, celle grâce à laquelle elles seront enfin au complet et pourront rendre hommage à Pa Salt, à l'endroit où son bateau a disparu.

Dans son enfance, Julia Forrester a passé des moments idylliques dans le parc de Wharton Park. Un immense et magnifique domaine où son grand-père était chargé de prendre soin des orchidées. Des années plus tard, Julia est devenue une pianiste de renommée mondiale. Alors qu'elle fait face à une tragédie personnelle, elle revient sur les traces de son enfance et renoue avec Christopher, l'héritier de Wharton Park. Un journal intime, écrit dans les années 1940 par le grand-père de Julia, est découvert lors de travaux de rénovation. Quels mystères renferment ces pages ?

Tiggy D'Aplièse a toujours senti les choses, un instinct dans lequel son père adoptif décédé, l'excentrique milliardaire Pa Salt - surnommé ainsi par ses six filles, adoptées aux quatre coins du monde - lui disait d'avoir confiance. Suivant cet instinct, elle déménage en Écosse, dans les vastes Highlands, pour travailler sur le domaine de l'énigmatique Laird Charlie Kinnaird, et prendre soin de la faune locale. Cette décision la met sur le chemin d'un ancien gitan qui la guide sur les traces de ses origines.

Electra d'Apliese a tout pour elle : mannequin le plus en vue de la planète, elle est belle, riche et célèbre. Mais derrière cette image idéale, c'est une jeune femme perdue depuis la mort de son père, Pa Salt, un milliardaire excentrique qui l'a adoptée avec ses six sœurs. Electra va tomber dans la spirale infernale de la drogue et de l'alcool, et alors que tout son entourage s'inquiète pour elle, elle va recevoir une lettre d'une inconnue qui dit être sa grand-mère.

To the outside world, Electra D’Aplièse seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the world’s top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous. Yet beneath the veneer, Electra’s already tenuous control over her state of mind has been rocked by the death of her father, Pa Salt, the elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from across the globe. Struggling to cope, she turns to alcohol and drugs. As those around her fear for her health, Electra receives a letter from a complete stranger who claims to be her grandmother.

After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy D’Aplièse, trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland. There she takes a job doing what she loves: caring for animals on the vast and isolated Kinnaird estate, employed by the enigmatic and troubled Laird, Charlie Kinnaird. Her decision alters her future irrevocably when Chilly, an ancient gypsy who has lived for years on the estate, tells her that she possesses a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors....

Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other - a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them. For, as Rosanna slowly discovers, their union is haunted by irreversible events from the past....