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Hvad skete der egentlig med den nittenårige Helena den syvende måneds nat, hvor den drillesyge Loke ifølge sagnet strejfede om i de tyske skove? Seks dage af hendes liv var forsvundet for hende - det var i hvert fald, hvad hendes omgivelser forsøgte at overbevise hende om. Men i løbet af disse seks dage havde hun oplevet sit livs største eventyr sammen med den charmerende Maximilian, der havde vaeret som en af fortidens helte. Havde hun lidt af hallucinationer, sådan som hendes venner sagde?

Jane Lindsay havde aldrig drømt, at hun ville blive rig. Heller ikke, at hun ville forelske sig i en mand, hun ikke kunne stole på. På baggrund af 1800-tallets England og Hong Kong, kommer her historien om en ung kvinde i en strålende, og faretruende ny verden Jane Lindsay har vaeret fascineret af De Tusinde Lampers Hus siden hun hørte om det første gang. Nu, da hun omsider efter en ulykkelig kaerlighedsaffaere og et fornuftsaegteskab står i huset, er alt anderledes end hun havde forestillet sig.

Da den unge og smukke Caroline uforvarende kommer til at afsløre en dunkel hemmelighed, sendes hun vaek fra Londons society-miljø til sin tantes gods i Cornwall. Her møder hun godsets sønner, brødrene Jago og Paul, hvis bestraebelser på at bevare godset i slaegtens eje kommer til at spille en afgørende rolle i Carolines liv. Som tiden går, udvikler Caroline en glødende foragt for maend, en foragt, som blandt andet skyldes hendes personlige erfaringer og konfrontationer med forskellige maends mindre aedle motiver og handlinger.

Kate Collison er født til at male miniaturer ligesom sin far og tidligere generationer af Collison - mestre i England. Den franske baron Rollo de Centeville er født til at sejre og besejre som sine nordiske forfaedre, der engang haergede i Frankrig. To mennesker kan dårligt vaere mere forskellige end den herskesyge baron og den egenrådige englaenderinde, der maler hans miniature. Men intet ville fryde den hovmodige aristokrat mere end muligheden for at besejre en så attråvaerdig og stolt kvinde som Kate.

Den ene mand er hendes skaebne. Den anden kan blive hendes endeligt. Ifølge gammel overtro kan en ung pige få et glimt af sin fremtidige aegtemand under fuldmånen i oktober. Men da den smukke fremmede, som åbenbarer sig for Cordelia Grant, forsvinder igen efter et alt for kort møde, tvinges hun til at spørge sig selv: Var han blot et spøgelse eller var han mere end det? Mindet om den mystiske gentleman hjemsøger stadig Cordelia, da Sir Jason Verringer gør sin entré i hendes liv.

Ellen Kellaway er altid blevet betragtet som den fattige slaegtning, en pige uden fremtid. Men da den flotte og rige Philip Carrington forelsker sig i hende - og også frier - ser fremtiden endeligt lysere ud. Tragiske haendelser spolerer imidlertid de unges spirende kaerlighed, og Ellen må affinde sig med sin skaebne - en trist guvernantestilling hos en usympatisk familie. Men endnu engang tager begivenhederne en overraskende vending.

Den unge herre til godset St. Aubyn's Park har vundet den purunge Fredericas hjerte, da han redder hende fra en aeldre mands tilnaermelser i en naerliggende skov. Crispin hedder godsejeren, der i øvrigt er bror til Fredericas naere veninde Tamarisk. Men dystre begivenheder i fortiden stiller sig i vejen for de to unges lykke. Fredericas vej til kaerlighed og aegteskab bliver lang og snoet, for fortiden rummer grufulde hemmeligheder - og de må frem i lyset først.

Unge, smukke, forkaelede Maria Antonia af Østrig forvandles til Marie Antoinette af Frankrig på hendes bryllupsdag. Aegteskabet med Dauphinen, som blev den sidste konge af Frankrig, den godhjertede, men svage Louis XVI, forvandlede Marie til en af historiens mest udskaeldte kvinder. En dronnings bekendelser er hendes historie. Romanen om Marie Antoinettes liv, set gennem hendes egne øjne, er et fascinerende indblik i på den ene side et strålende hof hvor ungdom og skønhed fejres, men også de begivenheder, der førte til Den franske revolution og afslutningen på monarkiet i Frankrig.

Emma, the good girl poster child, is running from a life she suddenly sees as gray and suffocating - a life where she's successfully buried all her hopes and secret dreams. Until the night she wanders into Aftershock and is immediately drawn to the hot bass player. The electricity of his performance, the powerful music he coaxes from his guitar, the heavy vibration of each note reaches out to something deep inside her and wakes an Emma she didn't even know existed.

Som baby bliver Carmel fundet i parken til godset Commonwood House. Her bliver hun plejebarn hos familien Marline, en vanskelig position, der ikke bliver bedre af, at husets frue øjensynligt hader hende fra første øjekast. Efter en dødbringende tragedie på Commonwood House bliver Carmel sendt bort til Australien, hvor den varmhjertede onkel Toby giver hende den tryghed, hun så desperat higer efter.

Erin Braddock, daughter of wealthy and powerful rancher Rance Braddock, has been to hell and back. So has wandering cowboy minstrel, Grady Sinclair. But the moment they meet, chemistry ignites between them, erasing everything else. The sex is scorching, explosive, addictive. They can't get enough of each other. Seduced by his music as well as the sinfully sexy man himself, Erin runs away with him.

Selecting the beautiful game's greatest moments isn't easy. Everyone has their own favorites - moments that made them scream for joy, moments that made them howl in frustration, moments that made them laugh or even made them weep. Here are our choices: from moments of majestic skill to moments of madness, great matches, and golden goals - 100 magic moments that will forever stand the test of time.

With a down-to-earth style and refreshing perspective on how to keep a marriage thriving with meaning, adventure, and romance, Dr. Clarke provides sensible advice for keeping the heart of marriage beating strong and true. I Do Ever After is a hands-on marriage resource that will inspire the married couple to keep the dream of their happily ever after alive and well.

One hot summer, Cassie Fitzgerald gave her virginity and her heart to Griffin Hunter. When he married her sister, Diane, she fled Stoneham, and, for six years, nothing could make her return. Not her sister's murder, for which Griffin was and continues to be the only suspect. Not her father's suicide, which the police chief wants to sweep under the rug. But when her mother dies, Cassie has no choice....

Kylie Monroe fell in love and in lust with Sam Cooper, reaching new highs of ecstasy as they explored the world of BDSM. She foresaw a rich life together filled with love and erotic sex. When Sam dumped her to pursue success in the legal field, telling her there was always tomorrow, she never quite recovered from the hurt.

For years, Dan and Kylie Franklin have searched for someone who can fill in all the missing blanks in their situation. When fate brings Clint Gorman into their lives, the instant attraction runs hot and deep. After a night of intense, sweaty sex, there's no doubt he's the one for them. But when Clint's past comes to light, they're forced to decide whether or not the connection they felt is enough to keep the three of them together.

Dash is not the most popular kid in school and often shunned by neighborhood kids. His peers call him different, weird, and other hurtful words. Grief and sadness are his closest friends. But all that is about to change when Dash hears his name whispered on the winds.

A refugee from a bad marriage, Grace has been single for 20 years and isn't looking to hook up with a man who at first reminds her too much of her ex-husband. But working together week after week, she soon finds herself playing out erotic scenes in her mind - with Ben as the star. The problem is her imagination only leaves her longing for the man himself.

En route to their one-night stand dates, Chelsea Haller and Alec Ramsey are stranded in the airport during an unexpected snowstorm. It doesn't take long to discover they're each other's one-night stand. Lucky for them, they're drawn together by sizzling electricity and soon forget the icy snow. As the heat between them nearly melts the sheets in Alec's hotel room, their night of erotic adventure surpasses anything they expected from a one night stand.

The Angelic War rages as Satariel, the Prince of Darkness masterminds an insurgence that splinters and divides allegiances with a third of the angels embracing the Darkness joining him in an all-out rebellion against the Creator. Metatron, the Prince of Light, leads the faithful against his twin brother, Satariel, in a desperate effort to restore and unite the seven kingdoms that comprise Heaven.