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A billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. Lord Hartley, the latest in a line of peers going back over two hundred years, lies dying. But his will triggers an inheritance with explosive consequences. So why are they both at the centre of a master criminal's plot for revenge? And can Scotland Yard's William Warwick uncover the truth before it's too late…

By late 1759 it is clear that France is losing the Seven Years War. In a desperate gamble, the French Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets combine to dominate the Channel and cover a landing in the south of England, but they are annihilated by Admiral Hawke at Quiberon Bay. Meanwhile, a diversionary landing is planned in the north of Britain, and it sails from Dunkirk before news of the disaster at Quiberon Bay can reach its commander.

In Gezeichnet, dem meisterhaften Roman von Osamu Dazai, navigieren wir durch die zutiefst persönlichen Aufzeichnungen von Yozo, einem Mann, der sich von der Menschheit entfremdet fühlt. Dieser introspektive Rückblick auf ein Leben voller Missverständnisse und Fehlinterpretationen lädt uns ein, die Facetten der menschlichen Existenz zu betrachten, die oft im Verborgenen liegen. Mit feinsinnigem Witz und einer beklemmenden Offenheit erkundet Dazai die Dunkelheit, die sich hinter der Fassade des Lächelns verbirgt.

Ein verarmter Pferdehof in Brandenburg, eine große Liebe unter keinem guten Stern und eine starke junge Frau, die mit Etikette und Anstandsregeln zu kämpfen hat. Der romantische erste Band der Regency – Liebesroman-Reihe über die Familie Cossin. Preußen, 1815: Friederike von Cossin hat ein Problem: Der Hof ihrer Familie steht bei Herzog Leopold von Ritteysen tief in den roten Zahlen. Doch wenn sie es schafft, den wohlhabenden und gutaussehenden Herzog von seiner Furcht vor Pferden zu befreien, werden die Schulden erlassen. Gelingt es nicht, verliert die Familie Hof und Gestüt.

Entre la majestuosidad de los edificios de Segovia y los melancólicos versos de Bécquer, las vidas de la dulce Ana, el ambicioso Alvarito y el valiente Mateo se entrelazan en una historia donde el poder del destino se mezcla con el intenso magnetismo de la ciudad. La epidemia de cólera de finales del XIX ha dejado a Ana huérfana de madre, a lo que se sumará, años después, la ausencia de su padre, militar de la Academia de Artillería, que ha sido destinado a Cuba. Mateo Garrido es amigo de Ana desde niño, pues sus padres fueron cadetes a la vez en la Academia, y decide estudiar la carrera militar en la ciudad castellana siguiendo la estela familiar.

Paris, 1720. Die psychiatrische Anstalt Salpêtrière ist ein überfülltes Sammelbecken für Frauen, die nicht in die Gesellschaft passen. Aus ihren Reihen werden "Freiwillige" ans andere Ende der Welt verschifft, um dort den Fortbestand der französischen Kolonie La Louisiane zu sichern. Unter ihnen sind drei Freundinnen , durch das Schicksal zusammengeführt: die zwölfjährige Charlotte, eine stumme Waise. Pétronille, eine enterbte Adelige mit einem riesigen Muttermal im Gesicht. Und Geneviève, eine Engelmacherin, die Frauen liebt.

Als der Tod ihres Vaters sie verarmt zurücklässt, überredet Sarah Summers ihre Schwestern, ihr Haus an der Küste von Devonshire für Gäste zu öffnen, um ihre kranke Mutter zu versorgen. Die vier Schwestern sind fest entschlossen zusammenzuhalten und beginnen gemeinsam das neue Unternehmen. Bald übernachten die unterschiedlichsten Gäste bei ihnen in der Pension.

1551: Elze wächst mit ihren Geschwistern als Eigenbehörige auf dem großen Hof Kalmule auf. Die harte Arbeit auf den Feldern ist ihr Alltag. Doch ihr Leben wandelt sich von Grund auf, als sie ihre Familie verlassen muss und ihren Pflichtdienst als Küchenmagd in der Stadt Münster antritt. Eines Tages wird sie jedoch mit einer Magd der Herren von Oer getauscht und muss künftig auf der Wasserburg Kakesbeck leben, auf der ein Fluch liegt. Dort trifft sie auch Jacob wieder.

Dalla Rivoluzione d'Ottobre al nuovo millenio: tre generazioni di donne, il racconto epico di un grande amore. Rosie studia all'Università di Oxford e una volta al mese va a Londra a trovare la madre, una donna cupa, intristita, che si rifiuta di parlare del passato. Alla sua morte, Rosie si ritrova in possesso di una collezione di bambole e di un vecchio quaderno di fiabe scritte in un alfabeto di cui ha solo un vago ricordo; storie che l'accompagnano nella Russia del 1915, in un tempo lontano in cui già si respira il vento della rivoluzione.

In 12th-century Ireland, young Éilísh Ní Laighin looks forward to the Norman invasion of her small village. Her father hopes she'll become royalty under the new masters. But a series of heartbreaking tragedies at the abbey where she trains begins to shake her worldview. When her husband is falsely accused of murder by the abbot who lusts after her, she turns to Éire's old gods, consumes a dose of psychedelic mushrooms, applies war dye, and becomes . . . The Blue Druid

In the heart of darkening Europe, amidst the looming war, "Vienna on Fire" by Don Gabor tells the riveting story of Greta Kolbe, an eighteen-year-old Jewish woman whose life was upended when German troops annexed Austria in 1938. Her peaceful existence is replaced by a nightmare of terror as she, along with Vienna's Jewish community, faces an ordeal of intimidation. Greta's journey of resilience begins as she flees Nazi Vienna to escape arrest for her resistance activities, embarking on a dangerous trek to Holland, with a spiteful ex-suitor and the Gestapo closely trailing her.

Follow Elijah on his epic journey through the four elements. In volume one, discover how Elijah must first become Earth in order to begin his road to achieving his full potential in Christ. Elijah rediscovers his roots, learns about the world outside of his narrow modern world view, makes friends, loses friends, journeys through the seasons of life.

The Romantic Epistle was published in 1717 and aroused considerable interest because of its mildly suggestive content. It portrays an incident in which Héloïse d'Argenteuil, now immured in a convent chances on a letter from her former lover and later, husband, the brilliant philosopher Peter Abelard.

Nel profondo racconto de 'Il Prezzo di una Libertà Amara', seguiamo la vita di un uomo straordinario che affronta coraggiosamente una moltitudine di sfide. Il suo viaggio inizia in una terra misteriosa plasmata da una storia tumultuosa. Dalla sua giovinezza all'età adulta, supera prove impressionanti e affronta senza paura gli ostacoli che gli si presentano.

Sheriff Harry Cosner and Undersheriff Harry Rutter fought Bill Hardee, a “demented criminal”, to bring justice to the raw frontier of Northeastern Montana. Bill was in the Valley County Jail in Glasgow, Montana, scheduled to be hung for the heinous murder of a teenage boy. He convinced the three other prisoners to escape with him.

In an icy, Victorianesque world, a harsh god rules, and He has one law: a life for a life. Konrad Savast is the Malykant: detective, judge and executioner in one. It's kill and be killed in Konrad's world, and his unhappy duty to mete out his Master's implacable justice. The body of an aristocrat lies in the mist-shrouded reaches of the Bone Forest. Her killer has signed their own death warrant; but first, Konrad must learn who could have wanted the delightful Lady Rostikova dead...

Elizabeth Bennet, a rookie counterintelligence officer, lands an intriguing first assignment—investigating the CIA's legendary William Darcy, who is suspected of being a double agent. Darcy's charmed existence seems at an end as he fights for his career and struggles against his love for the young woman he doesn't know is watching his every move. Elizabeth's confidence dissolves as nothing is like she planned—and the more she discovers about Darcy, the more she finds herself in an ever-tightening web of danger.

In Wreath of Wyn, we witness Braewyn living in Ārōs amongst Jarl Hrōlfr’s Danish household, allowing herself the distance she needs from Eirīkr. She becomes a more competent young woman, learning to align with peace and love despite seemingly endless challenges.

A sequel to The Indian and Me, this book has the same characters and introduces two new ones. They are, Jenny and Jake, who on their way to America for very different reasons, find themselves on a raft after their ship goes down. That is when the adventure starts, and these two unlikely people find themselves in a fake marriage to stay alive and survive in the New World.

A man in a desperate situation goes to commit suicide and ends up in an encounter with Jesus. He has addiction to alcohol, pornography and violence. He is taken through Jesus’ experience to give him freedom and a new life that he has to take back to his family and lifestyle. He has to apply what Jesus showed him to every area of his life and faces the people of his past and present.