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When Anne is offered the position of governess to Captain Turner’s two wards, she steps back into a world she had thought herself forever severed from. As she works to establish a better relationship between her charges and their guardian, she finds herself increasingly drawn to him. She hides a secret that could jeopardize her position, however, and when a series of accidents occur, she fears her past is about to rear its ugly head.

War changes a man, and Captain Harry Marlow is no exception. Haunted by the horrors of the Crimean War, he now spends his time seeking solace in the quiet routines of military life. But when he encounters Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Cotton, a woman trapped in the gilded cage of a retired colonel’s keeping, his world is thrown into turmoil.

Dschingis Khan ist tot, aber sein Vermächtnis lebt in der Nation weiter. Einer Nation, deren Unterschiede in diesen unruhigen Zeiten schwerer wiegen als je zuvor. Nur einer von Dschingis’ Söhnen kann die Völker wieder einen und einen neuen Feind bezwingen. Aber wer wird es sein? Währenddessen erobert Subotai im Westen weitere Gebiete und dringt ungehindert in unbekanntes Gebiet vor. Doch in dem Moment seines größten Triumphes muss er eine Entscheidung treffen, die alles verändern wird.

Luxor, Dezember 1922. Carl Falkenburg, angehender Ägyptologe aus Deutschland, darf im Tal der Könige gemeinsam mit Howard Carter am unversehrten Grab des Pharao Tutanchamun arbeiten. Doch schon wenige Wochen später stirbt der Finanzier der Ausgrabung einen rätselhaften Tod. Rasch ist vom Fluch des Pharao die Rede. Obendrein beäugen offizielle Stellen die Arbeit mit Argwohn. Nicht jeder möchte, dass das Ausgrabungsteam seine Arbeit vollenden kann ... Das erste Spin-off zur erfolgreichen Geheimakte-Serie!

Helena lebt seit ihrer Geburt als Sklavin im Haus-. halt des Lucius Claudius Romanus auf Kreta. Ihr Herr ist dem Mädchen vollkommen verfallen. und lässt sie bei den Gelagen für seine Gäste. tanzan. Eines Abends befindet sich ein Fremder. mit einer faszinierenden Aura bei Tisch. Ihr er-. scheint es, als tanze sie allein für ihn, denn seine. durchdringenden Augen verfolgen jede ihrer Be-. wegungen. Dieser Römer mit dem makellosen. Antlitz übt auf sie eine Anziehungskraft aus, der. sie sich nicht erwehren kann. Sie hofft ihn wieder-. zusehen und ahnt nicht, dass ihr Wunsch schneller.

Действие романа Княжна Тараканова начинается зимой 1775 года. В Европе появляется молодая аристократка, назвавшая себя дочерью императрицы Елизаветы от ее тайного брака с фаворитом Алексеем Разумовским. Княжна Тараканова заявляет о своих правах на российский престол и пытается заручиться поддержкой европейских монархов и влиятельных русских дворян, в том числе могущественного графа Орлова. Княжна и не подозревает, что государыня Екатерина уже велела верному ей графу изловить "авантюрьеру" и доставить в Петербург.

In a corner of rural England, Fern Oakby makes a living through her knowledge of botany. An unusual case erupts during a storm when a Boston ivy turns monstrous and…carnivorous. However, the solution is not as simple as hacking down the exceedingly rare and hungry plant. The storm also gave life to an origami dragon and bound it to the vine. When a lonely woman pleads with Fern to save the tiny dragon, she is forced to confront a profound question—what defines the value of a life?

The Viscount of Tithe Hall, the sprawling estate also known as World's End, has sealed himself in his study, preparing for the apocalypse he believes will arrive with Halley’s Comet. But when morning comes, he’s found dead—murdered by his own ancestral crossbow. All eyes turn to Steven Pike, the newest staff member: a down-on-his luck servant fresh out of a detention center and on his last chance.

After an unsuccessful season in London, Miss Mary Mifford has returned to the village of Plumpton, determined to be the most upstanding spinster the Cotswolds have ever seen. Not even the arrival of the elusive Duke of Northcott can distract Mary from her plan; until the local rector is found bludgeoned to death and Mary is named as the prime suspect.

In the 1960s, the world was caught up in reaching beyond our planet and into the cosmos. It felt impossible—but there was nothing science, math…and magic couldn’t make possible. The race to space was on, and the Moon was what everyone had their eyes on. Including Cynthia Rhodes, a brilliant arcane engineer at NASA’s Ainsworth Research Labs. Talented in math and magic, she hosts a magical educational show... a job she took mostly for a chance to regularly see the dashing Theodore Danner, a professor of arcane archeology.

A novella exploring the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, this addictive story offers a mix of comedy, conspiracy and Chicagoans that provides listeners a fresh perspective on a long-held belief. “I love history! And, being a former Girl Scout who sang the camp song about ‘Old Lady O’Leary’ as a little girl, I wondered often if the story was made up or real,” the artistpreneur confesses.

The legions are but a memory, the glory of Rome only a shadow of crumbling ruins and broken walls. A darkening tide of barbarism was washing across Britain’s shores and the lights of civilization were slowly flickering out into darkness, only kept burning by the legendary Red Dragons cavalry unit. Led by their Tribune, Arthur, who serves no kingdom but goes where the fight is hardest and most crucial, they wage desperate battles to keep back the tide.

Valdis Wolfbane has traded his sword for a plow. With each sun-drenched day, Valdis discovers the joys and challenges of rural life, cultivating not only crops but also the deep connections with the enchanting women who share his dream. As he embarks on his latest venture—a charming shop to sell the bountiful produce of his farm—Valdis finds himself increasingly entwined in the lives of his companions. Among them, the captivating Eve Silverlake.

It is 1796. Duval Harlington, recently released from a French prison, is on his way home. He must reach his late father’s estate Muchmore House before the following evening if he is to inherit it. But the inheritance rests on another condition: he must also be married. He is at a market, hoping to buy a fast horse, when he hears about a wife sale. He takes his chance and makes an extravagant bid for young widow, Edmée Hyde. To his delight and dismay, the bid is accepted and they marry, only to find that he and Edmée are both hiding life-threatening secrets.

Pericles Drakos has lived in the exquisite Circle Building for all of his seventy-five years. From its lofty windows, he has seen his little corner of Istanbul shift and transform. But as the area has become increasingly gentrified, Pericles has retreated into its shadowy corners. And when the pandemic hits, his isolation deepens.

"Bist du immer so ein Trampeltier oder tust du nur so?" "Und bist du immer so ein Arschloch oder tust du nur so?" Die Hamburger Literaturstudentin Persephone ist unsicher wegen ihrer Figur und darauf bedacht, möglichst wenig Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen. Das ist schlagartig vorbei, als sie eines Tages ausgerechnet mit Alexander van Montford, ihrem viel zu gutaussehenden, aber chronisch schlecht gelaunten Mitstudenten, zusammenstößt.

Esta historia comienza sólo dos años después del Golpe de Estado que condujo a la última dictadura militar en Argentina, una época en la cual el terrorismo de estado fue la moneda corriente; y finaliza cuarenta y dos años más tarde, durante el confinamiento y cierre progresivo y global de las fronteras, en plena pandemia. Enero de 1978. Hay rumores de una posible guerra entre Argentina y Chile. Los servicios de inteligencia están en alerta máxima a ambos lados de los Andes.

England, 1851. Angeführt von Thomas Myddelton, First Commissioner der Metropolitan Police, bereitet sich London auf das größte Ereignis der Geschichte des Königreiches vor: der ersten Weltausstellung im Crystal Palace. Die ganze Welt ist in den Hyde Park eingeladen - mit Ausnahme von Julie, Thomas' einziger Tochter. Von der Gesellschaft isoliert, hält ihr Vater sie zu Hause gefangen, aus Gründen, die er ihr niemals offenbaren kann. Bis Julie eines Tages davonläuft und damit ein Wettrennen durch das viktorianische London auslöst.

Due morti apparentemente inspiegabili. Una seteria in cui niente è come sembra. Una donna alla ricerca della verità. Una figura incappucciata esce dalla casa in cui una donna sta esalando l’ultimo respiro. Quindi si allontana nella notte, portando con sé due bambini appena nati…. Ventun anni dopo. Le sirene delle seterie scandiscono la vita dell’Ain, una delle tante regioni che hanno cambiato volto dopo la Rivoluzione industriale.

Step into a world of ambition, folly, and unexpected twists in Pride, Power, and Peculiar Predicaments, a carefully curated anthology of classic American short stories. This collection brings together tales of overconfidence and consequence, where pride clashes with fate, power shifts in unforeseen ways, and characters find themselves in the grip of the strange and the ironic.