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It is the late autumn of 1854 and the steam gunboat Spartan, commanded by James Rutherford has returned to duty following the repair of her battle damage in Calcutta.

Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town’s apothecary, Josie Mae doesn’t know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most?

Priya, Jamini and Deepa, Dr Nabakumar Ganguly's daughters, live in Ranipur, Bengal, safe from the rising turbulence in the country. When their father is killed on Direct Action Day, their world turns upside-down.

Vous ne la connaissez pas, pourtant elle a tenu le monde entre ses mains. Au lendemain de la Première Guerre mondiale, Gertrude Bell a dessiné les frontières de l’Orient, dans ce désert sauvage où tout a commencé : le pays entre les deux fleuves, le Tigre et l’Euphrate. Aventurière, archéologue, espionne, parlant l’arabe et le persan, elle fut la femme la plus puissante de l’Empire britannique, mais aussi une héroïne tragique. Idéaliste comme son ami et frère d’âme Lawrence d’Arabie. Impérialiste et courageuse comme le jeune Winston Churchill.

Torino, 1935. I fari della Balilla Spider Sport fendono il buio della notte. Il fatto che al volante ci sia una donna potrebbe sembrare strano, ma non se si tratta di Anita. Sono mesi, infatti, che fa cose poco consone, per non dire disdicevoli, sicuramente proibite. Come rimandare il matrimonio con Corrado solo per il desiderio di lavorare. Oppure scrivere, sotto lo pseudonimo di J.D. Smith, racconti gialli ispirati a fatti di cronaca per portare un po’ di giustizia dove ormai non ne esiste più. Un segreto che condivide con Sebastiano Satta Ascona, direttore della rivista "Saturnalia".

It’s customary for Gothic romance novels to include a mysterious girl locked in the attic. Hannah Smith just wishes she wasn’t that girl. As a narcoleptic and the companion to an earl’s daughter with a strange affliction of her own, Hannah knows she’s lucky to have a roof over her head and food in her belly when so many orphans starve on the streets. Yet freedom is something Hannah longs for. She did not, however, want her freedom to arrive in the form of kidnapping.

Samuel Noble was born after his father had been tried and executed for being a witch. His mother fled Scotland with Samuel's uncle Daniel. He was raised with the last name of Noble, but in truth he was the son of Baron Niall Dalais. Now over thirty years later, with a new king, he decides to attempt to reclaim his title and lands. He wants to restore the Dalais name and attempt to erase the taint of witchcraft from his family history. The king agrees on one condition: he must marry a bride of the king's choosing.

From the award-winning author of Song of the Crocodile comes a lyrical and masterfully woven novel about women, creation, belonging and the precious fragility of a life. 'Mothers are experts at overflow . . . You may forget the words or kisses or gifts they give but that doesn't mean they didn't...

The irresistibly charming and cosy first novel in the bestselling Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks 'An outstanding debut - funny, poignant, historically fascinating, and an absorbingly good crime read - The Death of...

At an early point in his yacht delivery, career, Capt. Bob Ventura had become painfully aware of the dangers and possible pitfalls of pursuing yacht deliveries in the dangerous waters of the Caribbean during the 70s and 80s. He began moving boats to South America at a time when the Columbian cartels had a commanding and very dangerous presence in parts of the Caribbean, but the thrill of danger and adventure overpowered any misgivings he may have had.

Set amongst the British royal family, and read by the incredible Kristin Atherton, The Love Letter is a story of secrets, lies and unforgettable twists from Lucinda Riley, the beloved author of the Seven Sisters series. ‘An extraordinary cast of unreliable characters, a right royal mystery and...

Erleben Sie den 3. Band der erfolgreichen Alternativwelt-Serie über einen anderen 2. Weltkrieg jetzt als rundum überarbeitete Neuausgabe! Nie war Alternativweltgeschichte aus Deutschland besser! Synopsis: Der Kampf geht weiter. Das Kriegsjahr 1944 steht ganz im Zeichen einer drohenden Invasion der Westmächte in Nordfrankreich. In einem gnadenlosen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit setzt Feldmarschall Rommel alle Hebel in Bewegung, um die Wehrmacht auf die Abwehr der Invasionstruppen vorzubereiten.

Episch, dramatisch und wunderschön – eine große, zeitlose Liebesgeschichte vor dem Hintergrund einer chinesischen Legende. Ihre Schönheit hat die Macht, ein Königreich zu stürzen – doch ihr Herz kann sie nicht beschützen. A Song to Drown Rivers ist ein epischer und dramatischer historischer Liebesroman um eine große Liebe, die zwei Königreiche zerstören könnte. China um das Jahr 500. Für die Menschen in Xishis Dorf ist die bezaubernde Schönheit der jungen Frau ein Segen, der ihrer Familie Wohlstand bringen wird.

亡き夫の理想を継いで、卓越した腕で助産と日常の医療を手掛ける女医、お信。

ある日、宮田という大物産医が不在だったため、容体が急変した大店の妻の出産に代理で携わることに。無事出産を終え、胸を撫でおろしたものの、その数日後、宮田が殺されてしまい、嫌疑がお信にかけられてしまう……。

お信が巻き込まれる陰謀、そして産医として直面する生と死のドラマを描く時代医療ミステリー。

Il libro cult che ha conquistato i lettori e le classifiche italiane. Inghilterra, 1936. Lewis e William sono due studenti privilegiati, ebbri di emozioni e ambizioni. Tuttavia, in una società in cui persino al Re non è permesso scegliere di chi innamorarsi, sono costretti a vivere un amore nascosto agli occhi del mondo. Lewis Ellsworth, figlio del Duca di Buccleuch, è attento a tenere i suoi incontri intimi lontano dagli ambienti aristocratici da cui proviene. All’inizio del suo secondo anno a Cambridge, però, scopre che il ragazzo con cui si è intrattenuto in un pub è uno studente del suo stesso college.

Britain 1941. Still reeling from the greatest loss of his life, the Reverend Major Clement Wisdom is called on again to serve his nation in its time of need. Under the cover of taking up a new parish in far northern Scotland, Clement is sent to the remote village of Huna, in Caithness, to locate a possible enemy agent who is sending out encrypted radio messages.

She won her kingdom with her sword, but to save it she will have to trust her heart. Brenna and Vali have been crowned Queen and King of Gyldarhagi, bringing an end to the reign of Gorm’s terror. But not everyone believes Brenna and Vali should be sitting on the throne. As the threat to their rule unfolds, Brenna faces a challenge far greater than anything she’s ever experienced.

Commander Tony Romella takes a small team on what is expected to be a routine one month trip to Casablanca, Morocco. Their mission is simply to provide a temporary Top Secret special intelligence communications center to support U.S. members of a high level Allied war planning meeting. An easy mission quickly goes awry. Only two months after the Allied assault and occupation of Casablanca (Operation TORCH), the city remains a hotbed of Vichy and German sympathizers and spies. One unexpected event leads to another. Things get dicey, with life threatening situations, shots fired and dead bodies.

When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown man Denis is supposed to have killed. I soon find myself beleaguered by enemies from Denis’s past, secret societies, and a host of people who want Denis to hang. In addition I receive word from a mysterious young woman I haven't heard from in years who now seeks my help.

Du hast nichts zu verlieren, wenn dir alles genommen wurde! Der 19-jährige Kanadier Mathis begleitet Hope, einen elf Jahre alten Somali, auf dessen abenteuerlicher Flucht quer durch Südamerika. Kaum gestartet, heften sich zwei zwielichtige Typen an ihre Fersen. Nicht die einzige Bedrohung, der sich Hope und Mathis unterwegs stellen müssen. Auf ihrem atemberaubenden Trip über den Amazonas, die Panamericana und auf dem Dach eines rasenden Güterzugs lauert der Tod überall.