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Heather Jessop, the free-spirited wildlife veterinary explorer, is back at Mistletoe Lodge for the holiday season. What her family doesn't know is the real reason Heather is home. She has been forced to take sick leave for three months while she heals. There’s no better place to heal than with family during the festive season at Mistletoe Lodge in Frisco, Colorado.

Ein Leben voller Veränderungen ... Insgeheim träumt Emma davon, Malerin zu werden – als man sie zu ihrer Tante im nahegelegenen Kristiansund in die Lehre schickt, um Schneiderin zu werden, will sie dennoch das Beste daraus machen. Immerhin kann sie so dem Nachbarssohn Olav nahe sein, der ihr Herz höher schlagen lässt. Doch schon bald drängt sich ein Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit vor ihr neues Glück – ein erschütterndes Ereignis, das Emma zum alten Familienhof in Averøya zurückzieht.

Hannah is the story of Jacob and Mable Zimmer, who came from Germany in 1900 to achieve a better life in the new country, America. Soon after arrival, Mable died from typhoid fever, leaving Jacob to raise their two girls, Hannah, eleven, and Lilly, eight, by himself.

Angelica harbours a dark secret from the war. Having made a new life for herself in East London’s Stepney, she has created a family of her own. Sometimes the ghosts of France feel far away. Finally, she’s ready to move on. But secrets catch up with you, whether you like it or not . . .

Willkommen im Reich der Hexen, Riesen, Könige und Prinzessinnen! Ob am Lagerfeuer erzählt, am Bett vorgelesen oder in Selbstlektüre - seit Jahrtausenden faszinieren Märchen Jung und Alt auf der ganzen Welt. Sie können romantisch, verzaubernd, lustig, aber auch schaurig, blutig, ja bitterböse sein. Bei den dreizehn deutschen Märchen, die hier erstmalig erzählt werden, handelt es sich vornehmlich um solche der letzteren Art. In Inhalt, Erzählweise und Schauplätzen erinnern sie am ehesten an die düstereren Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm.

Sarah Lark vuelve a deslumbrar con la continuación de la cautivadora saga protagonizada por dos amigas veterinarias cuyas vidas atraviesan el siglo XX. Tras huir de Alemania, Nellie y Maria por fin encuentran en Nueva Zelanda un lugar seguro en el que establecerse con sus familias y abren una consulta veterinaria en un criadero de caballos. Pero su buena fortuna no dura mucho. Las consecuencias de la crisis económica mundial también afectan a su país de acogida y las dos amigas pronto deben emprender caminos separados.

As the dark and menacing waters of the local river submerge Perdido, a small town in the south of Alabama, the Caskeys - a family of rich landowners - must confront the tide of damage caused by the flood. Led by Mary-Love, the powerful matriarch, and by Oscar, her devoted son, the family must pick itself back up. But what they haven't anticipated is the sudden appearance of Elinor Dammert - a mysterious but seductive young woman with a troubling past. Her sole ambition appears to be to infiltrate the very heart of the Caskey clan...

Perdido, Alabama, has scarcely recovered from the floods that devastated the community. Now a scheme to build a levee is dogged by a series of mysterious events: unpredictable currents in the river, worrying disappearances. Meanwhile in the Caskey family, Marie-Love, the matriarch, continues her machinations against Elinor, her strange daughter in law. Plots, unholy alliances, sacrifices - in the struggle between them, nothing is off limits. In Perdido, the changes will be profound; the consequences irreversible.

Perdido, 1928. Torn apart by the continuing tensions between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor, the Caskey family must also confront other crises. As the economy plummets and relationships sour, something sinister is prowling the darkest recesses of the Caskey household. Patient, implacable, waiting to catch its next victim in its deadly web…

It's Winter Prelude in Lobster Bay—the calm before the holiday storm where the streets sparkle and businesses hustle with pre-holiday sales. This year, however, brings more than twinkling lights and festive displays. Jane's inn hosts four old friends who share a history with Lobster Bay. Among them, one is holding onto an unfulfilled Christmas wish. Is this the year it finally comes true? Claire's dog biscuit business, Beach Bones, hits a snag when her ex-husband's new wife launches a rival brand with the same name. Can the two women come together and work things out?

1924. Lord and Lady Kearsley's glittering Summer Ball is in full swing when their betrothed daughter Xanthe slips out of the Orangery and into the maze for a secret encounter. By the next morning, the grand house will be in ashes and two bodies removed, but no one will ever know what happened that night in Winterthorne. 2024. Juliet Stewart discovers she has inherited a cottage in the cliff-top village of Winterthorne from a relative she never knew existed. Stumbling upon the ruins of Kearsley Castle, she learns about the fire that destroyed the family.

India, 1947: Celia Fforbes-Whyte remembers little about her beloved mother, but she will never forget how the family’s prized diamond, the Chamakta Sitara, glistened at her throat. The diamond has been part of the family for as long as she can remember, but growing voices begin to ask whether it should ever have belonged to them at all?

When her father dies unexpectedly, Beth Macintosh rushes home to the island of Anglesey to be by her mother’s side. Stepping into the converted windmill she once called home, Beth is flooded with memories of her childhood spent on the island. Then she encounters Megan Williams, her estranged best friend. Fifteen years of silence and secrets have kept them apart, with Beth pursuing city life while Megan remained on the island, isolated and weighed down by painful regrets.

Norfolk, 1940. In the dark days of the war, Emmeline’s nursery is the only thing giving mothers hope. But how long can she keep that hope alive? An inspiring and emotional story of love and strength in the darkest of times. Emmeline’s daughter, Lydia, has already been evacuated and now, as Emmeline loses neighbours and friends to the bombs raining down around her, she must leave London too – for safety and a fresh start.

Tiende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Det er ikke kun englændere, som kommer til det nye land, Australien. En ung amerikaner, den sidste overlevende fra et skibsforlis, er også havnet der. Hun står alene i denne nye og helt fremmede verden. En anden amerikaner, der tjente i den britiske hær mod Bonaparte, er også ankommet - frivilligt. I denne smeltedigel skal alle etablere et liv for sig selv. Forhindringerne er mange, men fremtiden er stadig lys...

Den tolvte bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Kampen om magt og overlevelse hersker atter i den nye britiske koloni, Australien. Først kæmpede de for at tæmme et vildt land. Nu kæmper de for at beholde det. Nye indbyggere kommer til for at finde sig selv og skabe sig en ny tilværelse, men mørke kræfter lurer i horisonten og truer med at ødelægge alt, hvad de har arbejdet for.

Ottende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Den nye guvernør leder kolonien med stor effektivitet, men livet er hårdt og krævende. Endnu en gang skal der gøres et forsøg på at erobre Blue Mountains - for bagved de store bjerge siges det, at der ligger frugtbare sletter og umådelige græsgange.

Tredje bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. England sender straffefanger til Australien, men blandt dem er der hårdtarbejdende mænd og kvinder, som ønsker at skabe et nyt liv for sig selv. Det samme ønske deles af dem, der er frie - men det bliver en opslidende kamp for overlevelse. Og den stærke, unge og stædige Jenny Taggart giver ikke op.

Niende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Justin Broome, søn af to af de mest legendariske fanger i New South Wales, lærer, at dygtighed og mod ikke har en chance mod fordomme. Bitterhed og skuffelse blandes med hans hverdags hårde arbejde, alt imens skibsladninger af elendige fanger og frie nybyggere fortsætter med at ankomme fra en krigstræt England.

Syvende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. Omvæltningerne i den nye koloni er hyppige og radikale. En guvernør er for nylig blevet afsat. En oprørsregering er blevet tvunget til at trække sig tilbage, og en ny guvernør er ankommet til Australien. Vil det betyde forløsning for de frigivne fanger i eksilkolonien? Landet har brug for sine loyale kæmpere - og Jenny Hawley og hendes familie hører bestemt hjemme der på trods af deres fortid.