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Lara hörde inte hemma bland tjänarna, men inte heller hos herrskapet. Och som guvernant var hon ett lovligt byte för husets manliga gäster. Men Lara var inte försvarslös. Lord Magor hade visserligen tagit nyckeln till hennes rum så att hon inte kunde låsa om sig - men hon väntade innanför dörren med den laddade pistolen. Ingen kunde hjälpa henne - minst av allt den cyniske och uttråkade markisen av Keyston, som ändå fick hennes hjärta att slå fortare.

When Mallory become the governess of Raife Benedict’s niece, she sets off for the beautiful Morven Grance, Raife’s house on the Welsh borderland. Her life becomes inextricably linked with the Black Benedicts, all of them as intriguing as they look. Yet none of them has quite the effect on her as her distant, yet alluring employer. It does not help that he does not seem the least bit interested in Mallory, a plain governess.

Viktoriaanisen ajan Australia hehkuu rakkautta ja häikäilemättömyyttä. Kun 17-vuotiaan Nora Tamasinin isä kuolee etsiessään kultaa Australiasta, tämä jättää tyttärensä yhtiökumppaninsa, pahamaineisen Charles Herrickin huostaan. Nora jättää taakseen Englannin ja muuttaa Australiaan akaasioiden, eukalyptusten ja kultakuumeen maahan. Uudessa kotimaassaan Nora tuntee vetoa Herrickin poikaan Stirlingiin. Herrickillä on kuitenkin muita suunnitelmia hänen varalleen. Pian Nora saa huomata, että Charles Herrick on mies, joka haluaa kostaa kokemansa vääryydet – hinnalla millä hyvänsä.

Eine friedvolle Liebesgeschichte zum Schmachten und Träumen.Lady Caroline ist hoffnungslos. Sie ist dem Marquis von Quorn versprochen, doch ihre Leidenschaft brennt für den Nachbarn Patrick. Da sie und ihre Cousine Roxana bis auf die Augenfarbe beinahe gleich aussehen, bittet Caroline Roxana, an ihrer Stelle den Marquis zu heiraten. Aus ihrer bedingungslosen Liebe heraus willigt Roxana ein. Doch es kommt, wie es kommen muss und das falsche Spiel wird aufgedeckt - allerdings zu spät. Können Roxana und der Marquis dennoch eine Zukunft haben?-

A bela e jovem Orlena finalmente encontrou o seu novo tutor, o homem que deverá proteger sua fortuna após a morte de seu pai. Mas Orlena não conseguia acreditar no que via: ela já tinha encontrado este homem antes! Ele era o mesmo jovem que a tinha abraçado e abalado os seus sentidos com um beijo apaixonado na noite anterior... Ela se encontrava agora numa encruzilhada de emoções. Como poderá continuar a conviver com este guardião por quem sentiu a mais pura atração?

De jonge Suewellyn Mateland heeft maar één droom voor ogen... Ooit zou ze, koste wat het kost, in het Mateland familiekasteel wonen in Engeland. Maar Suewellyn, woonachtig op een klein eiland in de Stille Zuidzee, heeft als buitenechtelijk kind geen enkel recht op het kasteel dus hoe zou ze deze droom ooit kunnen verwezenlijken?

Onko rakkaus vain harhakuva? Helena on nuori englantilaisnainen, joka on viettänyt nuoruusvuotensa sisäoppilaitoksessa Saksan Schwarzwaldissa. Paikallisten viettämä Seitsemännen kuun juhla osoittautuu Helenan elämässä käännekohdaksi, kun hän eksyy metsään. Kuka on salaperäinen mies, joka onnistuu voittamaan hänen sydämensä? Onko tapahtunut edes totta vai onko Helena kuvitellut kaiken? Vuodet kuluvat, ja Helenan mieltä kaivelee, mitä Seitsemännen kuun juhlan aikana todella tapahtui. Hän palaa Schwarzwaldiin päättäväisenä selvittämään mysteerin.

Wanneer je alles hebt wat je begeert, valt er dan nog iets te wensen over? Op het eerste oog is het leven van Marina Martyn helemaal perfect. Ze is knap, rijk en wordt onvoorwaardelijk bemind door haar aantrekkelijke en lieve verloofde. Maar schijn bedriegt, want diep van binnen houdt ze niet van haar toekomstige echtgenoot. Op een dag besluit ze abrupt gehoor te geven aan haar innerlijke verlangen om op zoek te gaan naar de ware liefde.

Arnulf slås medvetslös på en engelsk strand och när han vaknar upp befinner han sig, till sin förvåning, i ett kloster. En munk vid namn Stefanus sköter om hans såriga kropp och till en början förstår Arnulf varken ut eller in. Hur har han hamnat där? Och var ska han ta vägen härnäst? Det ena leder till det andra och inte långt därefter är Arnulf, nu under namnet Veulf, återigen på plundringsfärd med ett nytt sällskap vikingar.

The Earl of Rockhaven calls on his friend the Vicar, the Reverend Simon Wolverham, to ask if his beautiful daughter, Lucinda, will pretend to be his own daughter, Muriel, who is away in Scotland staying with her aunt. Fortunately the girls have similar looks and Lucinda could easily be taken for Muriel. The Earl explains to the Vicar that a certain Baron Schlesinger and his son, Kurt, from Germany have invited themselves to luncheon at his nearby ancestral home and are insistent that his daughter is present for the occasion.

Rosa, die Tochter der angesehenen Familie de la Vega, läuft als junges Mädchen von ihrem Zuhause in Montevideo weg. Auf ihrer Flucht lernt sie Albert Gothmann, einen reichen Bankierssohn aus Frankfurt, kennen. Die beiden verlieben sich ineinander und Rosa folgt Albert nach Deutschland. Eine Entscheidung, die auch nachfolgende Generationen beeinflussen wird. Den historischen Kontext der Familiensaga bilden dabei Südamerika und Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert.

"Bernsteinerbe" bildet den krönenden Abschluss der Bernstein-Trilogie von Heidi Rehn. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1662: Magdalena hat inzwischen ihre Tätigkeit als Wundärztin niedergelegt und führt das Kontor gemeinsam mit ihrer Tochter Carlotta, doch diese arbeitet lieber als Wundärztin und ist inzwischen eine der Besten in der Stadt. Eine Leidenschaft, die sie mit Christoph Kepler teilt. Doch die Beziehung mit dem Arzt ist alles andere als rein professionell. Die beiden verbindet eine leidenschaftliche, aber geheime Liebe, da ihre Eltern sich hassen.

Melanie has been the ward of Sir James and called the estate of Wroxford Priory her home. When Sir James dies and the new heir his nephew arrives, things are not off to a great start. Thinking that Melanie is the maid, Sir Luke gives out orders and causes Melanie to move out. Yet their relationship soon changes as Sir Luke does his best to woo Melanie, whose feelings also begin to heat up. Enticing her to move back in, things soon take a different turn for the two. The novel written under one of Ida Pollocks pseudonym, Susan Barrie, provides a classic memorable Pollock love tale.

The beautiful Alvita who had lost both her parents, was living quietly in her family home in Southern Russia. Her father had been Russian and her mother had been English. Alvita was pleased to receive a visit from her brother, Ivor, but shocked when he told her that they must leave Russia immediately, as a Revolution was inevitable and would start very soon. He had brought with him his friend, Nicholas, who said that he would help them pack up as many of their treasures as they could and make their way to England. Alvita felt a little unsure of Nicholas, but thought that perhaps she might be mistaken.

The lovely red-haired eighteen year old Lady Viola Francis is orphaned. She and her fortune are in the power of her stepfather, the sinister Sir Rudolph Vane. Violas late father, the Earl of Galhampton, was passionately interested in motor cars and from an early age Viola worked with him on his engines. Now she wants to fulfil his ambition to build one that can be sold to the growing numbers of people keen to acquire this new and expensive form of transport. Sir Rudolph, however, has other plans for her and her fortune and wants her to marry the ineffectual Lord Carncross.

Catherine should have known better when she met the exciting David Barrington that he was trouble. He was handsome and rich and made her visit to Morocco all the more thrilling. Yet he had a terrible reputation with women and was far from Catherine’s type. Can she resist him, despite it all, especially in such a romantic setting? The 20th-century love tale was written by Pamela Kent, a pseudonym of English romance writer Ida Pollock.

Wie had ooit gedacht dat de strooien hoed met gouden glans haar hele leven zou veranderen? In het prachtige Victoriaanse Londen krijgt Emily de prachtige hoed cadeau van haar beste vriendin. Wanneer ze naar Nice reist voor vakantie, trekt het hoofddeksel de aandacht van de aantrekkelijke Paul, en Emily weet zijn hart te veroveren. Helaas is Paul niet de lieve man wie hij leek en verwoest Emilys leven, waar zelfs haar kinderen en kleinkinderen nog de gevolgen van kunnen merken. Hoe heeft de strooien hoed alles zo overhoop gehaald?

Lucy Nolan was charged with taking care of the invalid daughter of the cold and distant Sir John, whom Lucy names Tiberius. She is very fond of the daughter, Miranda, and thus Lucy cannot help but feel distressed when Sir John introduces a difficult and temperamental ballerina into the household. Or is it something else than concern for Miranda – are her emerging feelings for Sir John himself getting in the way? The dramatic love story dates back to the 20th century and was written under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Susan Barrie.

In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale.

Lorena Conway has devoted most of her life to being a secretary to her father, a noted historian. Sir Arthur suddenly dies and leaves Lorena with too little money to maintain her childhood home. Wondering how she will survive, the beautiful Lorena overhears a friend of her neighbour plotting to kill the Earl of Bramfield, who has recently and unexpectedly inherited from his father and whose vast estates lie near her home. Realising that she has no option but to try and convince the Earl of the peril he is in, Lorena sets out to confront him.