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Hannah, Lisa, Sarah und Sofia machen mit ihren Pferden einen Ausflug ans Meer. Sie wollen auf eine kleine Insel und freuen sich schon sehr auf die Tage dort. Doch bei einem Ausritt am Strand scheut Storm und Lisa fällt herunter. Aufgeregt läuft das Pferd fort und natürlich reiten die Mädchen sofort hinterher. Sie entdecken das Tier auf einer vorgelagerten Sandbank und das Wasser läuft auf. Die Freundinnen befürchten, dass ihr Liebling vom Wasser eingeschlossen wird – werden sie Storm rechtzeitig ich Sicherheit bringen?

Je pensais avoir trouvé la perle rare, l’homme parfait, l’amour avec un grand A. Et puis un après-midi, j’ai surpris mon mec, enfoncé jusqu’à la garde dans ma copine Katia, au beau milieu de la cage d’escalier de notre immeuble. J’ai donc enfilé mon legging le plus confortable, me suis pelotonnée sous mon plaid rose Hello Kitty, et j’ai décidé d’avaler mon poids en glace sur le canapé de mon petit frère, à quatre cents kilomètres du drame. Après m’être noyée dans le chagrin, j’ai enfin eu le déclic, celui de reprendre ma vie en main.

Verschuldet, aber hoch motiviert, suche ich dringend einen neuen Job als Assistentin. Gegen alle Ratschläge nehme ich die Stelle bei Kane Reid an und stelle fest, dass mein neuer Boss tatsächlich eine echte Herausforderung ist. Am ersten Tag unterstellt er mir, ich würde ihn bespannen. (Geheimtipp: Lohnt sich!) Am zweiten bekommen wir uns richtig in die Haare und ich benutze eine Auswahl an Worten, die meine Brille hinterher vor Scham beschlagen lassen.

Ein Hirsch im Fraumünster, Schlangeneier an der Limmat und weise Raben: Carina kann seit klein auf Gestalten aus Sagen und Legenden wahrnehmen. Als es im Zürcher Grossmünster zu einer Explosion kommt, geht die Polizei von Vandalismus aus. Carina vermutet, dass das alte Volk dahintersteckt. Etwas Unheimliches bedroht Zürich.

Verbotene Früchte sind die verlockendsten. Der perfekte Mann für eine heiße Nacht sein: check. Fatalerweise die Flamme meines Freundes beglückt: check. Versehentlich seine kleine Schwester ebenfalls: check. Gebetet, niemals seine Mutter kennenzulernen: check. Versprochen, die Finger von seinem Schwesterchen zu lassen: check. Nicht widerstehen können: check. Positiver Schwangerschaftstest: check. Sicherheitshalber meine eigene Beerdigung organisiert: check.

Comment oublier ? Comment pardonner ? Sud-est de l'Angleterre, 1942. Après avoir découvert des carnets ayant appartenu à son père adoptif, Mary Jones se rend à Cliffehaven, pour y découvrir le secret de ses origines. Afin de subvenir à ses besoins, la jeune femme trouve un emploi à l'usine Kodak, où elle doit trier les courriers envoyés par les soldats à leurs proches, alors qu'elle-même se languit de recevoir des nouvelles de son fiancé, qui se bat sur le continent.

Sussex, octobre 1942. Mary Jones, tout juste 18 ans, accompagne à la gare son petit ami de toujours, Jack, qui part sur le front. Sur le chemin du retour, elle apprend que le presbytère de ses parents a été bombardé. Des décombres elle parvient à extraire le coffre de son père, qui contient ses journaux intimes. Chez les parents de Jack, où elle a trouvé refuge, Mary en prend connaissance. Et ce qu'elle lit la bouleverse...

A compelling story by one of the most prolific authors of the Victorian "sensational novel" serves up the perfect blend of murder, greed, madness, secrets and romance. The characters interlace throughout, and are as always interesting and entertaining. Braddon's multi-layered plot has just the right amount of suspense to hold your interest to it's very satisfying ending.

A classic Victorian sensation novel filled with romance, mystery, and murder with the emphasis on romance. Christabel, a beautiful young heiress, has been brought up properly by her wealthy aunt. The aunt’s greatest longing is for Christabel to marry her scoundrel son, whom the mother believes to be perfect. While her son is off traveling in America, a wonderful young man comes to stay in their home for a while, and he wins Christabel's heart. So Christabel must choose between the man she loves and the scoundrel son of the woman who brought her up and whom she loves and respects.FEAT DESC

This early work by Mary Elizabeth Braddon was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new biography of the author. 'The Day Will Come' is one of Braddon's novels in the sensation literature genre. Mary Elizabeth Braddon was born in Soho, London, England in 1835. She was educated privately in England and France, and at the age of just nineteen was offered a commission by a local printer to produce a serial novel "combining the humour of Dickens with the plot and construction of G. P. R. Reynolds".

Clara and Robert Hatrell lead an ideal life with their young daughter Daisy in a beautiful old fashioned cottage on the banks of the Thames. When his son Cyril goes away to school their friend and neighbor Ambrose Arden who is a notable scholar offers to tutor Daisy. Some time later Robert carrying a large amount in banknotes is found stabbed to death in a London rooming house supposedly lured there by the mention of someone called Toinette. The murderer is not found and the money trail implicates a Frenchwoman exchanging the notes in Cannes, Nice and Paris.

We see another facet of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's amazing talent in Dead Love Has Chains, written in her seventies. Focusing on character and human psychology rather than detection and crime, this is one of her most interesting novels. Pregnant and unmarried Irene Thelliston is sent home from India to live with her Aunt in Ireland. On her sea voyage she reveals her secret to Lady Mary Harling who swears to keep her confidence. Several years later to the horror of Lady Mary she becomes engaged to her son Conrad who has his own rather questionable past.

In all things that he did, Flora's well-being was the doctor's paramount consideration. He brought pleasant people to his house; men of professional standing, and their wives. He sought to win friends for her, and the gentle charm of her manner endeared her to the people he brought about her, almost in spite of herself. To know her was to love her.

A classic Victorian sensation novel filled with romance, mystery, and murder with the emphasis on romance. Christabel, a beautiful young heiress, has been brought up properly by her wealthy aunt. The aunt’s greatest longing is for Christabel to marry her scoundrel son, whom the mother believes to be perfect. While her son is off traveling in America, a wonderful young man comes to stay in their home for a while, and he wins Christabel's heart. So Christabel must choose between the man she loves and the scoundrel son of the woman who brought her up and whom she loves and respects.

Kitt Hartley, notre sémillante bibliothécaire, et sa meilleure amie Evie volent aussitôt au secours de la policière. La première parce qu'on a dérobé des livres rares – horreur, malheur ! –, la seconde dans l'espoir de disculper l'inspectrice aux airs de dure à cuire, dont les sourires font battre son cœur.

De Clovis et Clotilde nous connaissons surtout les images d'Épinal de l'épisode du vase de Soissons ou du baptême du roi franc à Reims. Au-delà de ces représentations collectives, Marie-Céline Isaïa spécialiste en histoire du haut Moyen Âge et maître de conférences à la Faculté des Lettres et Civilisations à l'Université de Lyon 3, nous invite à redécouvrir ces personnages historiques.

Verbissene Anwältin trifft auf teuflischen Advokat. Hitzige Diskussionen führen zu unerwünschtem Knistern, bis der Machtkampf eskaliert und unerwartete Konsequenzen folgen. Preston - Die Frage Liebe oder Erfolg stellt sich mir nicht mehr, seit meine Frau mich mit den Kindern verlassen hat. Meine neuen Freunde und ich genießen das ungebundene Leben, was sie bevorzugt Becoming Bad Guys nennen. Dann kommt SIE in meine Kanzlei.

The coverup of a murder leads to the search for the dead man's heiress decades later in this delightful 3 part novel by Mary Jane Holmes. Her characters are as always very interesting and realistic. Poor little Bessie is raised in poverty because her mother spends most of her time at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo or Baden Baden while her so called aristocratic father looks down on all menial work. Her wealthy relatives will do nothing to help. Add the love of three men for one girl to the mix and the result is an absorbing historical romance.

From bestselling and prolific author Mary Jane Holmes, Maggie Miller or Old Hagar's Secret COMES a compelling story of deceit, love, misplaced pride and loss of innocence that will keep you in suspense until the very end. And as usual her amazingly real characters will not disappoint. Excerpt: " Mustn't put on airs ! " muttered Hagar, as she left the room. " Just as if airs wasn't for anybody but high bloods ! " And with the canker-worm of envy at her heart she wrote to Hester, who came immediately

If you're a fan of mid-19th Century melodramas with many twists and turns you will love this book. Acclaimed as Holmes greatest commercial success the charming heroine of this tale is Lena Rivers whose mother died when she was a baby. The father is unknown, and she is brought up by her grandparents in the New England mountains. When the grandfather dies, she and her grandmother are uprooted to live with her uncle in Kentucky. His wealthy wife and 3 spoiled children are not at all happy about taking in these poor relations and do all they can to make them feel unwelcome.