Showing results for "Nora Roberts" in Historical Fiction

Half Apache and all man, Jake Redman was more than a match for the wild Arizona Territory. Sarah Conway, on the other hand, was an Eastern lady who belonged anywhere else but on the rugged land Jake loved. But beneath Sarah's ladylike demeanor beat the heart of a true pioneer, a woman he yearned to make his own.

He was standing face-to-face with a dead woman…and she was holding a gun. Lieutenant Seth Buchanan finds his homicide investigation - and his heart - thrown into turmoil when Grace Fontaine turns up very much alive - and in possession of one of the huge blue diamonds known as the Stars of Mithra. The cool, controlled cop never lets his feelings get in the way of his job, and everything he knows about the notorious heiress tells him she's bad news.

Maggie Fitzgerald had retreated from her fast-paced life, seeking solitude to heal her tattered heart. But if landscaper Cliff Delaney's rude manner and irresistible sexuality weren't disturbing enough, now an old murder shattered her peace entirely, imperiling her life and forcing her right into the protective arms of the most irritating man alive! Delaney's night moves were enough to make even the saddest woman smile...but were they also those of a killer?

Scottish beauty Serena MacGregor's hatred of all English began as a child when she watched as a band of Englishmen attacked her mother. Her brother's friend, Brigham Langston, was no exception to Serena's loathing - despite his supposed loyalty to the Scottish cause...and his good looks.

Gerade hat sich Sonya MacTavish von ihrem untreuen Verlobten getrennt und ihren Job gekündigt, da steht plötzlich ein Anwalt vor ihrer Tür, der ihr von einem unbekannten Onkel erzählt. Dieser habe ihr ein majestätisches Herrenhaus an der Küste von Maine vermacht. Als Sonya ihr ominöses Erbe besichtigt, verliebt sie sich sofort in das verwunschene Anwesen, das eine düstere Geschichte verbirgt. In dieser entdeckt Sonya das jahrzehntealte Rätsel, das stets die Frauen in ihrer Familie beschäftigte und bis heute nicht gelöst ist.

Gerade hat sich Sonya MacTavish von ihrem untreuen Verlobten getrennt und ihren Job gekündigt, da steht plötzlich ein Anwalt vor ihrer Tür, der ihr von einem unbekannten Onkel erzählt. Dieser habe ihr ein majestätisches Herrenhaus an der Küste von Maine vermacht. Als Sonya ihr ominöses Erbe besichtigt, verliebt sie sich sofort in das verwunschene Anwesen, das eine düstere Geschichte verbirgt. In dieser entdeckt Sonya das jahrzehntealte Rätsel, das stets die Frauen in ihrer Familie beschäftigte und bis heute nicht gelöst ist.

In this story about an eighteenth-century MacGregor, we learn that battling the British couldn't prepare Minuteman Ian MacGregor for the fight he's got on his hands to win the heart of Irish spitfire Allanna Flynn.

Liverpool, 1939: 16-year-old Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee her violent stepfather in the middle of the night and finds herself stranded on a station platform completely alone. Desperate to know what has become of her beloved mother, who she had no choice but to leave behind, Lizzy returns the next day only to find her home deserted. Devastated, Lizzy joins forces with her old school friend Dolly and Clara, an escaped evacuee, and vows to find her mother whatever it takes.

I 1915 overlever Felix Greenfield et skibsforlis, og hans liv er forandret for altid. Han lægger livet som småkriminel bag sig, men beholder et enkelt stjålet klenodie: en lille sølvstatuette, den ene af tre, der skildrer skæbnegudinderne Klotho, Lachesis og Atropos. Næsten 100 år senere bliver statuetten stjålet. Felix Greenfields tipoldebørn er fast besluttet på at finde hans skat og de to andre statuetter, så de tre skæbnegudinder endelig kan blive genforenet.