The third volume of the crusades trilogy from bestselling Swedish author Jan Guillou.Arn de Gotha has become one of the most feared warriors of the Knights Templar fighting to liberate Palestine with the Crusaders.At the great battle for Jerusalem, a mammoth and bloody struggle where the Christians were finally defeated, Arn is saved from certain death by Saladin, his longtime enemy and trusted fr…
The first unpublished novel from the historical fiction legend, George Macdonald Fraser, featuring the unscrupulous and brilliantly entertaining pirate, Calico Jack Rackham.New Providence, 1720s. When infamous pirate Captain ‘Calico’ Jack Rackham returns from the high seas to ask Governor Woodes Rogers for a royal pardon, the Governor sees his chance to put his own devious plans into action.Their …
An alluring, exotic novel set in the late eighteenth century, based on the life of the famous and much-painted courtesan, La Belle Phanariote.Young, beautiful, fallen, Sophie Glavani has brought shame on her family. She realises that she must now learn the art of seduction in order to survive in turbulent times.Her beauty and charm are so great that the world is entranced. Men are driven to madnes…
Графа Брайана Стерлинга прозвали чудовищем. Замкнутый, жестокий, он жил за каменными стенами фамильного замка, скрывая изувеченное лицо под маской. Много лет назад на раскопках в Египте погибли его родители. Лорд Стерлинг одержим жаждой мести. Однажды в его владения проник вор, надеясь поживиться древними артефактами. Граф поймал воришку, но за него явилась просить очаровательная Камилла Монтгомер…
Дина Лампитт – самая популярная писательница Великобритании последнего десятилетия. Каждую ее новую книгу с нетерпением ждут и издатели, и читатели многих стран мира. Издательство «КРОН-ПРЕСС» приобрело эксклюзивные права на издание произведений Д. Лампитт. В романе «Ускользающие тени» причудливо переплетаются прошлое и настоящее, мистика и жестокая реальность. Наша современница, талантливая музык…
Маркиз Гарет Кархарт, талантливый ученый и богатый аристократ, пытается оградить младшего брата от влияния авантюристки Дженни Кибл, но вскоре сам попадает под власть ее чар. Чувствуя привязанность к этой удивительной женщине, переживая упоительные моменты неведомого прежде плотского наслаждения, он по-прежнему не желает понять, что дружба и любовь не подвластны строгой научной логике. Дженни стар…
Историческая притча о любви происходящая в Средиземноморье в средние века. Эта история пронизана эмоциями любви, зависти, злости, смерти и темноты глубокого моря, пересекается радостью юности и любви, познания Бога, украшена красотой адриатического солнца и стихотворной формой. Когда самый близкий человек обманывает, а чужой вселяет веру - случается невозможное. Душица Лабович пишет в жанре "visio…
Действие романа происходит в начале XIX века в Англии. Главная героиня – девушка Анна Рочфорд из уважаемой и богатой семьи. Будучи единственной дочерью, девочка с самого детства была окутана безмерной любовью. Но в один роковой день Анна потеряла всё: родителей, дом и состояние. Жених бросает её, ведь он хотел жениться ради её богатства, а единственная родственница Анны, тётя Амелия, не испытывает…
Hawaii, 1944. The Pacific battles of World War II continue to threaten American soil, and on the home front, the bonds of friendship and the strength of love are tested.Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together one year after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ell…
A sumptuous wedding feast, two advantageous marriages and a blessing from the golden kingWhen silk merchant John Lambert marries off his two beautiful daughters, their fortunes are set to change forever. Elder daughter Jane starts a notorious liaison with Edward IV, while her sister, Isabel, as the new silkweaver to the court, becomes privy to its most intimate secrets. Could they hold the keys to…
A racy Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author, Eloisa James.Never marry for love, it's the worst reason of all…Finding herself under the unlikely guardianship of the kind but shambolic Duke of Holbrook, Tess Essex is suddenly faced with her duty: marry well and marry quickly. Once that's taken care of she can arrange matches for her three younger sisters: Annabel, Imogen and Jo…
From the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring comes a historical tale of love, sex and revenge.Keen to demonstrate his new-found favour with the King, rising nobleman Jean Le Viste commissions six tapestries to adorn the walls of his château. He expects soldiers and bloody battlefields. But artist Nicolas des Innocents instead designs a seductive world of women, unicorns and flowers, us…
www.BrendaNovak.comFirst love. Second chance? As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of. Phoenix was desperate not to lose him–especially once she found out she was pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up…
Enthralling sequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s universally loved novels, A Woman of Substance and Hold The Dream.Set in Yorkshire, Hong Kong and America, this remarkable contemporary novel continues the story of an unorthodox and endlessly fascinating family. As the spirit of Emma Harte lives on in her granddaughter, Paula O’Neill, an engrossing drama is played out in the glamorous arena of the w…
They met in moonlight, their first glimpse of one another silhouettes against the silvery waters of the ocean. The magic of his touch awakens her innocent desires–and her temper at his arrogant assumptions. When they meet again, it is only his voice she remembers….Many men may pursue Alexa Howard's exotic beauty, but there is only one man to whom she will give herself willingly, body and soul. Tho…