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Монография Олега Милевского – первая научная биография революционера-народника Валериана Андреевича Осинского, пионера политической борьбы посредством террора в России. Жизнеописание Валериана Осинского, основанное на широком круге источников, дано на фоне сложных общественно-политических процессов, происходивших в это время в Российской империи. На примере формирования социального мировоззрения В…
An irresistible royal seduction…Daring Prince Nikolay Baklanov feels London is worlds away from his life of battle and revolution in Kuban. But then the Russian ambassador’s daughter, beautiful Klara Grigorieva, approaches him with her father’s dangerous proposition…Since her mother’s death, Klara has complied with all her father’s wishes. She’s virtuous, polished – a Society lady through and thro…
Китайский император души не чает в новой танцовщице Сяо Лянь, ножки которой так малы, что похожи на золотые лотосы. Однако внезапно появившаяся во дворце Сяо Лянь вызвала не только любовь Сына Неба, но и множество завистливых взглядов со стороны императорских наложниц и даже самой императрицы. Что уготовила судьба императору и его возлюбленной? Смогут ли они, поправ законы Неба и древние традиции…
Betrothed…to the wrong man!Building a life away from her bullying family, schoolmistress Helen Tilney needs to convince her childhood sweetheart she’s a worthy bride. Standing in her way is Lord Hunter—the man Nell has just discovered she’s betrothed to!Hunter’s offer of marriage to Nell came out of guilt, and now seems less than appealing! So when she asks for his help to win another man he agree…
Германия, первая половина XVI столетия, сумрачная эпоха немецкого Возрождения. В Священной Римской империи, как и по всей Европе, бушует протестантская Реформация. Отовсюду слышатся пророчества о скором Конце мира и Втором пришествии Христа, сотни фанатичных еретиков-проповедников заявляют, что именно им дано знание как правильно трактовать Слово Божье, католическая церковь вовсю торгует индульген…
Peril and passion on enemy seas…Lottie Livingstone bears the weight of an island on her shoulders. Under threat of losing their home, she and her clan take to the seas to sell a shipload of illegal whiskey. When an attack leaves them vulnerable, she transforms from a maiden daughter to a clever warrior. For survival, she orchestrates the siege of a rival’s ship and now holds the devilish Scottish …
Temptation in the Italian’s arms…The new mistress of her late uncle’s estate, Aphra Betterton, longs to hide away and forget the man that betrayed her. So when handsome Santo Datini arrives – to make amends for his brother’s duplicity – he’s the last person Aphra wants to host!Italian merchant Santo is on a secret mission that no beautiful, proud maiden will disrupt. But with their temptingly clos…
It’s the scandal of the season!An Unsuitable DuchessKatrina Vandenberg finds the rules of London society stifling. So she lays eyes on a very handsome stranger she’s thrilled!Julian Carlisle, Duke of Lyonsdale, is destined for a marriage of convenience. An affair would be scandalous, but could there be a way for Katrina to become Julian’s perfect duchess after all?An Uncommon DukeThe night Olivia …
His Scandalous BrideTess Summerfield’s life is changed for ever when she’s rescued from drowning by the mysterious Marc Glenville. Forced to shelter with him in a deserted cottage, she spends the night wrapped in his arms for warmth.When they are discovered the tongues of the ton start wagging, and Marc knows the only way to silence them is to marry Tess. But his duties as a spy soon tear Marc awa…
‘California Rancher Seeks Agreeable Woman for Purposes of Matrimony… ’Anna O’Malley is desperate to put her impoverished past behind her. Posing as a respectable lady, she becomes a mail-order bride, hoping to find security by marrying a wealthy ranch-owner.When her stagecoach is held up Anna shoots one of the bandits. But the man she wounds is none other than her fiancé! His brother – sinfully at…
Questo libro rappresenta una meravigliosa raccolta di materiali trattanti le maledizioni generazionali, e crediamo sarebbe un'ottima aggiunta alla tua biblioteca. Funge inoltre da potente guida e fonte di insegnamento al riguardo. Molti credono che una volta accettato Cristo nella propria vita, tutte le maledizioni vengono respinte. Il che è corretto, ma prendiamo ad esempio Giosuè, il successore …
A tense and brilliantly dramatic short story from the bestselling author of the Throne of the Caesars Series.Maximinus Thrax is desperate to raise money for the army, but his advisors dissuade him from taxation, fearing another uprising. The spy Censorinus is sent to Abonouteichus to steal the secrets of rich and powerful men who have confided in the oracle there.
BBC2’s major TV series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. SWORD SONG is the fourth book in the series.Season 2 of the epic TV series premiers this March.The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. B…
A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong’s vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory.Mr Kurtz, the colonial white master, brought evil to the remote upper reaches of the Congo River. A century after Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ was first published, Miche…
Esta es la historia del hombre que conquistó y sedujo a la mujer que, indescifrablemente inmortalizada por Leonardo de Vinci, sedujo al mundo con su mirada. Es la historia de Tristano, un joven diplomático pontificio con un pasado misterioso y sombrío que, entre estrategias y engaños, entre aventuras y complots, entre intrigas y guerras de la Italia del Renacimiento, cumplió brillantemente sus mis…