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In 1582, England is gripped by the fear of traitors. Kate Lyon, tainted by her exiled mother's past treason, has been disowned by her father, Baron Thornleigh. But in truth, Kate and her husband, Owen, are only posing as Catholic sympathizers to gain information for Queen Elizabeth's spymaster.

In September 1870 a train leaves Manchester bound for London. Onboard is Lizzie Burns, a poor worker from the Irish slums who is embarking on the journey that will change her forever. Sitting in the first-class carriage beside her lover, the wealthy mill owner Frederick Engels, the vision of a life of peace and comfort takes shape before her eyes: finally, at nearly 50, she is to be the lady of a house and the wife to a man. Perhaps now she can put the difficulties of the past behind her and be happy.

Verena Howard's mother taught her some very good lessons, including never to fall for a darkly handsome man with something to hide. Now on a journey alone across the Texas frontier, Verena has had more than one run-in with ruffians intent on more than just her cash. Before she could get in over her head with the last run-in, a smooth-talking, darkly handsome gambler stepped in to come to her rescue, immediately putting Verena at risk of not listening to her mother's advice.

Kidnapped by her callous cousin, Quentin Fordyce, beautiful Anne Morland has to fight off his amorous assault with all of her strength to avoid being stripped of her virtue and forced into a sham of a marriage. But when rescue comes in the form of Dominick Deveraux, Anne isn't sure that she's better off. As notorious for his skills with a sword as he is for his skills with the ladies, Anne fears Dominick has no more noble intentions for her than Quentin did.

Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. Talbott had already tried to run her and her family out of town, and now she finally had her chance to confront the man she believed responsible for her father's disappearance. To do so, she had to prove she was woman enough to bring down the handsomest, most sinfully dangerous man she'd ever met. Sloan Talbott called Sam a ragtag redheaded tomboy, but her honeyed voice taunted him. In denims, she made him crazy.

Laura Nichols was always up for a challenge and the job Justin Roman has offered her is the perfect showcase for her talents. Not only was he dubious of her ability to complete the restoration of his Louisiana mansion in time for his wedding, but she was also frustrated by his arrogance tempered only by his good looks. But if he is so doubtful of her then why does he give her full artistic license even when it obviously angers his fiancé? Laura dives into the job, determined to prove the maddening man wrong.

Joletta Caresse's beloved grandmother dies, taking with her the secret to the formula of a legendary perfume that is now the most sought-after perfume on the market. Joletta tries to track down the formula through journals written by her ancestress, Violet Fossier, who in 1854 made a grand tour of Europe. As Joletta follows Violet's itinerary across the continent, the story goes back in time, to 19th-century Europe and a scandalous love affair that is intimately bound up in the mystery of the perfume.

Claire is too innocent to suspect that her marriage is a cruel farce, believing instead that the dangerous accidents that keep appearing in her path are just that - accidents. She wedded Justin Leroux suddenly and silently. He was the tall dark stranger of her girlhood dreams, and had finally come to take her away. She returns with him to Sans Songe, the Leroux family plantation in Louisiana. A near-fatal accident on the road to the plantation does not bode well for her future there.

O Livro do Desassossego, assinado por um dos heterônimos de Fernando Pessoa, Bernardo Soares, é considerado um dos trabalhos mais importantes do autor, e tido por ele mesmo como uma "autobiografia sem fatos". Composto de fragmentos organizados em uma narrativa não propriamente linear, o texto publicado em 1913 reflete sobre as relações humanas de forma filosófica e inovadora, mantendo-se atual até os dias de hoje.

Pushed into a miserable loveless marriage, Charlotte Rutherford Wylde finds her late husband has spent her entire fortune and more astonishingly, he has an entire family that he never bothered to mention. The fashionable Wyldes are as surprised to hear of Charlotte's existence as she is of theirs. To the charismatic Sir Alec Wylde, she is at first just another obligation in his overburdened life. But when they are thrown together to unravel the dangerous tangles the old man left behind, the two soon find that they only want to investigate each other.

When Eliot Crenshaw agreed to drive Laura Lindley to her aunts in London, he didn't expect to end up stranded, unchaperoned - and married. He doesn't believe in love, but he does know his duty. What he doesn't know is how to behave when his marriage of necessity unexpectedly turns into a love match. Laura Lindley's dreams of her first London season are smashed by a forced marriage to avoid a devastating scandal. But she finds herself devastated instead by her husband's cool and distant behavior.

Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann James wird Enja mit der Aufgabe betraut, das einbalsamierte Herz des Herrschers nach Jerusalem zu bringen. Plötzlich ist sie allein dafür verantwortlich, ihr kostbares Gut sicher ans Ziel zu bringen.

Tom Finchley, un astuto avvocato, ha trascorso la sua vita a risolvere i problemi degli altri con la sua mente acuta e intrigante. Quando si tratta dei suoi stessi problemi, però, crede che nulla possa rimediare. Ma questo è ormai un capitolo chiuso. Finalmente è pronto a lasciarsi il passato alle spalle e vivere una vita tranquilla e senza complicazioni. L’unico ostacolo è trovare una donna che corrisponda a questa sua visione di serenità. Jenny Holloway, una ex dama di compagnia, ha appena guadagnato una modesta indipendenza. Il suo sogno è di vivere un’avventura, esplorando il mondo.

Un duca corrucciato. Un noto libertino. Spinto dal dolore. Costringe la figlia del suo nemico a sposarlo per vendetta. Ma perderà il cuore. Vendetta. Preston Seaton, duca di Grandhampton, è intenzionato a distruggere l’uomo che ha ucciso suo Fratello con qualunque mezzo. Perciò, quando Lord Neville Beckett mette all’asta la mano di sua figlia per pagare I propri debiti, Preston gli fa un’offerta che non può rifiutare — le prove di un omicidio. Penelope sogna di diventare un’artista e accetta con gioia il suo futuro da zitella.

Im Frühjahr 1914 darf Ursula Stolte ihr Studium an der Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin aufnehmen. Sie ist glücklich, sich endlich der Kunst widmen zu können, und dann begegnet ihr auch noch die lebenslustige Vera, dir Tochter von Paula und Richard Dehmel. In Paulas literarischem Salon lernt Ursula Bücher und Ideen kennen, von denen sie noch nie gehört hat.

A disastrous marriage has left the young and beautiful Lady Caroline widowed and vowing never to marry again. When she sees her younger sister, Annabelle, falling for a man who is notoriously unfaithful, she determines to intervene and save Annabelle from a similar fate, hiring the handsome and witty adventurer Captain Burnside to distract her. But all does not go to plan....

Eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte vor der Kulisse Schwedens. Im Dezember 1880 begegnen sie sich zum ersten Mal: Beatrice Löwenström, die nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern das biedere Heim des Onkels kaum verlassen hat, und der so wohlhabende wie charismatische Seth Hammerstaal werden einander in der Stockholmer Oper vorgestellt - zwischen ihnen knistert es auf Anhieb. Danach kreuzen sich ihre Wege immer wieder: auf Bällen, Jagdausflügen und Landpartien. Bald erkennt Beatrice, dass sie und Seth mehr verbindet als bloße Leidenschaft.

Paris, 1919: Coco Chanel ist es gelungen, ein erfolgreiches Modeunternehmen aufzubauen. Doch als ihr Geliebter Boy Capel bei einem Unfall stirbt, ist sie vor Trauer wie gelähmt. Erst der Plan, ihrer Liebe zu ihm mit einem Parfüm zu gedenken, verleiht ihr neue Tatkraft. Auf ihrer Suche danach begegnet sie dem charismatischen Dimitri Romanow. Mit ihm an ihrer Seite reist Coco nach Südfrankreich, in die Wiege aller großen Düfte, und kommt schon bald dem Duft der Liebe auf die Spur. Coco Chanel - eine einzigartige Frau und eine große Liebende. Dies ist ihre Geschichte.

Alistair Finley has spent years concealing the truth of his illegitimacy. The bastard son of the late king and half brother to the man who now occupies the throne, Alistair fears ruination. He has never allowed himself love or companionship. Until he meets the handsome young Lord Marcus Avenleigh. Marcus has spent two years attempting to gain the notice of the king's shy secretary. Tempting Alistair out of the shadows and into his bed, however, proves a daunting task.

Paris, 1928: Vianne träumt davon, Botanikerin zu werden - im renommierten Jardin des Plantes. Als sie sich in den aufstrebenden Maler David verliebt und mit ihm in das schillernde Bohème-Leben der französischen Avantgarde eintaucht, scheint ihr Glück perfekt. Doch dann nimmt ihr Leben eine tragische Wendung... Jahrzehnte später steht Marlène im Musée d'Orsay vor dem Bild einer Frau, die ihr zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht.