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It's Douglas de Lohr's turn to shine! As the fifth son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, one of the most powerful men in the realm, Douglas has his share of power and prestige also. Rather than linger in his father's mighty shadow, or even the shadow of his important older brothers, Douglas is about to carve a path for himself that will either shatter his will to live... or make him the most impressive de Lohr son yet. It all begins when his father asks Douglas to go to the aid of the sister of an old friend, to an enormous castle in Devon where legends live and chaos reigns.

All of his efforts to forget her had failed, and he had accepted that some part of her would always be with him. In the winter of 1812, a fatal accident on a stormy night plunges the Bennet family into mourning and scandal. Shunned and isolated from nearly everyone they have ever known and loved each of the Bennet sisters hurries to marry, to provide themselves the respectability of married women. Miss Elizabeth Bennet settles into marriage of prudence with a man she respects but could never completely love.

Lady Cora Stephens has an enemy. A certain earl has always been the bane of her existence. Her father loved him, and probably secretly wished he'd been his son, and not his friend's. He'd tormented her when they were children, and his arrogance had only grown with age. She vowed one day to wipe the smugness away and replace it with the same pain she'd endured for years. Hayes Grant, Earl of Thornton hadn't led the charmed life most had believed—even if the façade he presents to the world enhances that belief. His father was a brute of a man and beat him more times than he could count.

Lei deve tornare nel suo tempo. Lui la tiene prigioniera.Durante un viaggio nelle Highlands scozzesi, l’americana Amy MacDougall scende nei sotterranei del castello di Inverlochy. Ignara, tocca una pietra magica che la trasporta indietro nel tempo e tra le braccia di un highlander.Craig Cambel si è infiltrato nel castello di Inverlochy per preparare un attacco, quando si imbatte in una bella sconosciuta. Ma niente deve intralciare il suo piano ed è costretto a imprigionarla, nonostante l’attrazione che prova per lei.È l’anno 1307 e lei è una nemica. Secoli, sospetti e dubbi li separano.

Wales, 1369. Owen Archer is travelling to Wales on a mission for the Duke of Lancaster, recruiting archers in anticipation of King Charles of France's invasion of England. Joining him are Brother Michaelo, Geoffrey Chaucer and his father-in-law, Sir Robert D'Arby, who is on pilgrimage to the shrine of St David. When the body of John de Reine, one of the Duke of Lancaster's men, is found at the gate of St David's, the bishop asks Owen to return the corpse to John's father, Sir John Lascelles.

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

December 1840. Surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January is looking forward to a peaceful holiday with his family. But the arrival of an old friend brings unexpected news—and unexpected danger. Persephone Jondrette has found Arithmus: a Sudanese man with extraordinary mental abilities who January last saw in France, nearly fifteen years ago, during a ghost-hunting expedition to a haunted chateau. January and his friends survived the experience . . . but Arithmus's benefactor, the British explorer Deverel Wishart, did not.

Pier is a young Navy man, recently discharged from the military after a life-altering injury, who travels to Malta intending to find his father. Instead, he finds a complicated, beautiful islander, Opal, who is deeply entangled in a close-knit island community and emotionally bound by a tormenting and secret history of her own. Pier takes up residence in Opal’s family inn, quickly becoming entrenched in Maltese life and embroiled in a dangerous competition for Opal’s affection.

Der internationale Bestseller erzählt die wahre Geschichte eines Diplomaten-Ehepaars, das sein Leben riskiert hat, um Tausenden Juden zur Flucht aus Wien zu verhelfen. Wien, 1938. Dr. Ho Fengshan, der Generalkonsul von China, macht sich Sorgen um seine Ehefrau Grace. Die schüchterne US-Amerikanerin fühlt sich nicht wohl mit den gesellschaftlichen Verpflichtungen einer Diplomatenfrau, und der aufkommende Nationalsozialismus bereitet ihr immer mehr Unbehagen. Als Grace sich mit der Jüdin Lola Schnitzler anfreundet, erkennt Dr. Ho sofort das Risiko, das die Beziehung für sie birgt.

Watching his people suffer years of appalling violence has made human rights defender Patrice Le Congo grow weary and cynical. But when schoolteacher Aurélia Mukunda turns to him for help after a mutilated body is found in a village, he can’t say no.

Sie: von ihrem Bruder aus Geldnot in eine Ehe gezwungen. Er: ab der Taille gelähmt, dennoch will er sie als seine Braut … Miss Felicity Newberry ist ihrem Bruder zuliebe gezwungen, einen Marquess zu heiratet, den sie noch nie zuvor getroffen hat. Sie stimmt der Ehe zu, um ihrem Bruder aus einer finanziellen Krise zu helfen. Doch als sie ihren Ehemann, den charmanten Vernon Payton, Marquess of Kittredge, endlich kennenlernt, stellt sie fest, dass er seit seinem „schwarzen Tag“, an den er keine Erinnerung hat, ab der Taille gelähmt ist.

Set in the fog-drenched alleys of Victorian London, The Lascar Mysteries: A Daughter’s Cry is a gripping tale of courage, loss, and the relentless pursuit of justice. B R Bhanu masterfully blends historical crime with social commentary, immersing readers in a world where power and privilege clash with the cries of the oppressed. Story Summary: When Parvathi, a lascar’s wife, is savagely murdered before her 11-year-old daughter Ayesha, hope seems lost. Witnessing the brutal attack from a hiding place, Ayesha’s world is shattered.

Roslyn se esforzó al máximo por escapar del caos que había consumido su nación debido a la persecución religiosa. En su intento de dejar atrás su pasado, se embarcó en un extenso viaje hacia tierras donde esperaba hallar la tranquilidad tan anhelada. Sin embargo, sus adversarios acechan de cerca y están decididos a hacerla retornar a la fuerza. Cuando Alec Kincaid, uno de los líderes más temidos de Escocia, se entera de la presencia de forasteros en sus dominios, queda perplejo por su audacia al adentrarse tan lejos.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe Di Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Francoforte 1749 - Weimar 1832) negli Einaudi Tascabili sono disponibili Le affinità elettive e Dalla mia vita. Poesia e verità."Ogni giovane desiderò amare cosí, ogni fanciulla di essere cosí amata. Un'intera generazione riconobbe in quello di Werther il proprio stato d'animo"."Il piú grande servizio che Enrico Ganni potesse rendere all'autore che, probabilmente, piú gli è stato vicino".Luca Crescenzi, "il manifesto" Postfazione di Luigi Forte.

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München 26. September 1980, 22:19 Uhr: Eine Bombe zerreißt die Nacht und stürzt die Besucher des Oktoberfests in einen Albtraum, der bis heute viele Fragen aufwirft. Der junge Kriminalkommissar Max, bekannt als Sturkopf und unkonventioneller Ermittler, wird unfreiwillig Zeuge des Attentats. Er kann und will sich nicht mit der offiziellen Theorie eines Einzeltäters abfinden. Seine Suche nach der Wahrheit führt ihn tief in ein Labyrinth aus Lügen, in dem fanatische Neonazis, korrupte Politiker und schattenhafte Geheimdienste die Fäden ziehen.

Even the most glamorous stately homes hide secrets and lies from the past... When Flora receives a shocking telegram about her father’s sudden death in a riding accident, she rushes back to her childhood home, Cleeve Abbey. Once a governess to young Eddy, Viscount Trent, and daughter of the Earl’s trusted butler, Flora finds the house steeped in unease. Her plans to lay her father to rest beside her mother, Lily, are upended when mystery surrounds Lily’s final resting place.

Some secrets hide in plain sight. Others are stolen in the dead of night... Flora Maguire has everything she could wish for—a beautiful Belgravia home, a devoted husband, and baby Arthur to dote on. But her perfect world is shattered when she accepts an invitation to tour St Philomena’s Children’s Hospital in poverty-stricken Southwark. The conditions are appalling, but the real horror lies in a chilling discovery: children are vanishing from the hospital.

In the heart of Paris, where art and ambition intertwine, the boundaries between genius and madness blur. A tale of creation, obsession, and the quest for perfection, this story dances on the edge of brilliance. The artist, driven by an insatiable desire to capture the unattainable, confronts the fragility of his own vision. As the canvas comes to life, so too does a world where nothing is as it seems, and the cost of true artistry might just be too high. Balzac's story whispers of the fine line between genius and obsession, where the artist's soul is as fragile as the masterpiece he seeks.

Una impactante inmersión en la Alemania nazi narrada desde el punto de vista de las mujeres. Baviera, 1944. Los rumores de la guerra apenas llegan a la primera maternidad nazi, la Heim Hochland, creada por Heinrich Himmler en 1936 como parte del programa llamado Lebensborn. En ese idílico lugar se hace todo lo posible para ofrecer un ambiente armonioso a los hijos recién nacidos de miembros de las SS y a sus madres. Allí trabaja Helga, una enfermera modélica y entregada, que cuida de mujeres embarazadas y bebés, pero que asiste a situaciones que harán tambalearse sus certezas.