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Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was a well known British novelist at one of the peak eras for female writers in England. A novelist and short story writer at the height of the Victorian Era, Gaskells ……続きを見る

Dans ce deuxième tome, c'est à l'époque des années 1960 que nous retrouvons les personnages authentiques et attachants du premier roman "Si cet endroit pouvait parler". Bouleversée par les révélatio……続きを見る

"Narina Kenwin is the only daughter of the Bishop of St. Albans and used to a quiet comfortable life in her father’s country diocese. Intelligent, loyal and stunningly beautiful, Narina is happy wit……続きを見る

La suite du Pré-aux-Clercs. Fiorinda et le vicomte de Ferrière se fiancent mais l'amitié qui les lie au comte de Louvre et au chevalier de Beaurevers va bientôt les mettre en grand péril. À la cour,……続きを見る

Synopsis One nightmarish day, during the Civil War, a strong, southern woman, Melissa St. Andrew loses her parents and her sister is raped by Union soldiers. While journeying west she is abducted by……続きを見る

"A welcome reissue of O'Brian's moving and very fine first novel."ーKirkus Reviews Delmore Schwartz, the most influential critic in postwar America, wrote of Patrick O'Brian's first novel Testimonie……続きを見る

Vicki Carlisle, a young woman with ambitions that stretch far beyond the confines of her father’s prosperous ranch in the high country of southern Wyoming, writes the adventures of her suffragette-l……続きを見る

1950 - Seven year old Carol Martin lies encased in an iron lung, struck down by the killer disease, polio. Distraught at her side, her mother, Violet, wonders if this is her punishment - for Carol i……続きを見る

From author F. M. Worden comes war, love and stories of three brothers who contribute their talent to help keep the free world free. Tom the oldest, a pilot becomes a combat fighter pilot who fights……続きを見る

Diana Savile accidentally shot Lord Alma with an arrow, an injury requiring several weeks recuperation at the Park. Diana dutifully tried to entertain their guest--who could not sit down. But her su……続きを見る

Having been orphaned by their parents, eight beautiful, Rubenesque maidens live deep in the woods trying to lift a curse banishing them to a life of virginity put upon their heads by the evil King ……続きを見る

One did not ask the Duke and Duchess of Avondale to the same party. Lady Hathaway knew that, but her cousin the duke had changed his mind about coming, and shed already invited the duchess, who was ……続きを見る

Over a short period in the 1840s, the three Brontë sisters working in a remote English parsonage produced some of the best-loved and most-enduring of all novels: Charlotte's Jane Eyre, Emily's Wuthe……続きを見る

Katherine Penn, daughter of a scholar, was fascinated by the theatre. She wrote plays which she longed to see performed, even if that went against her father's strictures. Lord Ramsey was willing to……続きを見る

Two Stella Cameron classics. One great book. HIS MAGIC TOUCH: James St. Giles, Earl of Eagleton, returns to England to exact revenge on the Godwins. Darius and Mary betrayed his parents as they fled……続きを見る

Рассказ написан в сатирическом ключе, с элементами гротеска. Волей случая чиновник высокого ранга Пралинский попадает на свадьбу своего подчиненного Пселдонимова. Желая показать широту своих взглядо……続きを見る

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte will stop at nothing to marry the Hapsburg princess he hopes will bear him a royal heir, in this compelling novel from bestselling author Michelle Moran. After the bloody ……続きを見る

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was a well known British novelist at one of the peak eras for female writers in England. A novelist and short story writer at the height of the Victorian Era, Gaskells ……続きを見る

Her stories are tender and sensual, humorous and deeply involving. Now Karyn Monk offers her most enthralling romance ever: a tale of a shattered hero fighting for redemption--and fighting for love.……続きを見る

Set in the First World War, Thorns of the Rose is the story of two upper class British Officers whose devotion to the memory of a dead woman drives them to take excessive risks in their efforts to s……続きを見る

Forajido por Lynn Hubbard Contraportada: La Hermosa Elizabeth Contreras, pasó trabajos para criar a sus hermanos ella sola después que su madre falleciera. Abandonada por su inconsiderado padre desd……続きを見る

Haunted by scandal, Eden Mallory is determined to start over in a new town. But she won't soon forget the sexy, rugged doctor who rescued her from an outlaw, then rode off into the storm.After losin……続きを見る

Silas Dewitt, newly arrived in an Idaho gold camp, saves two Chinese boys from a mob of drunken miners. But one of them turns out to an independent, stubborn, lovely woman who decides her role is to……続きを見る

"Xavier Hunter a young slave who has worked on a plantation with a very cruel and mean owner most of his life befriends another young black slave who falls in love with the slavemaster's daughter. B……続きを見る

Petra, Arabia Provincia, 120AD Aya grew as a filthy scavenger, trailing the Bedouin caravans that crossed the Nafud wastes and the Rub' al Khali. Bought from the arena as a young man, his new life a……続きを見る

The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus.[1] Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massach……続きを見る

As well as its advantages, there are drawbacks to the enlightened village that is twenty-first-century Edinburgh, where every Saturday night ears burn at dinner parties across the city, and anyone r……続きを見る

"Wonderful...It grips from the first page to the last." ーDiana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author Two women. Divided by centuries. Each fighting to save the man they love. A successful att……続きを見る

Сюжет повести построен на описание отрочества обыкновенного российского ребёнка XIX века ー «Николаеньки», как его часто называют. В повести рассказывается о его переезде в Москву, тяготению к книга……続きを見る

Award-winning author Jillian Hunter spins a captivating tale of sweet mystery, reckless temptation, and scandalous desire. Adrian Ruxley may be a ruggedly charming rogue, but he’s not a man to stand……続きを見る