Книги жанра об истории серьезно
In a Time of War…Independent schoolmistress Mary Endacott has no intention of ever surrendering to a man – especially when she meets stubborn yet infuriatingly handsome Lord Randall! But with a major battle fast approaching normal rules dissolve, and Mary gives herself to him.… Can True Love Survive?Justin is renowned for his authority on the battlefield, but Mary is a challenge of a whole new kin…
Перед вами истории судеб одной женщины и одного мужчины, реально существовавших в эпоху викингов. Роман вдохновлён историческим источником - "Книгой о взятии земли" (Landnamabok), повествующей о заселении Исландии в конце девятого - начале десятого веков. Можно сказать, что это - авторская реконструкция недосказанного в "Книге". Это произведение - своего рода художественные биографии людей той эпо…
Первая книга в необычном для Александры Марининой жанре – популярной истории. Новый остроумный взгляд на исторических персонажей, знакомых по любимым романам и кинофильмам. Живописная панорама английской истории от Вильгельма Завоевателя до Елизаветы Второй. Жизнь правителей Англии красочно описана как увлекательный психологический сериал: в стиле драмы, триллера или комедии, в зависимости от тех …
Жизнь арабов и евреев на земле Палестины. Политические, экономические и религиозные составляющие в их не легких отношениях. Современные события описанные в этой книге, дают точное представление как меняется мир на Ближнем востоке и в целом во всем мире, в свете последних конфликтов и политических событиях
Киевский воевода Мистина, заключая ряд с плеснецким князем Етоном, был уверен, что тот оставит земли в наследство сыну княгини Ольги, подрастающему Святославу. Таков уговор! Однако лукавый старик, которому верховный бог Один дал три срока человеческой жизни, решил обхитрить злую судьбу, так и не даровавшую ему собственных детей. Взяв на воспитание лесного найденыша, Етон сделал его своим тайным ор…
Предславе, дочери князя Владимира Святого, выпала неженская доля. Княжна должна лишь помогать «крепить соузы» с соседними княжествами или иноземными государствами, то есть выйти замуж и рожать детей, а на худой конец постричься в монахини… но иной жребий достался Предславе. Ввязывается она в мужские дела – помогает своему брату Ярославу бороться против Святополка Окаянного и против польского прави…
GENTLEMEN, SINGING FOR YOUR PLEASURE TONIGHT – MISS CARO MORTON!Her heart pounding beneath the bright lights of London’s most fashionable gambling club, Lady Caroline Copeland nervously steps out from behind the curtain… Eyes scanning the crowd, she’s drawn to a devilish-looking gentleman glowering at her from the back of the room.The intensity of his gaze burns through her disguise, making her th…
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesThey’ll always have Paris… After one uncharacteristically wicked night, the once reckless Eleanor Bracewell-Lowen now leads a safe and prudent life. On his return to London’s high societ…
THE THRONE OF ENGLAND IS AT STAKE!Anne of Stamford has long been the keeper of her mistress's secrets, but when Lady Joan marries the King’s son court life becomes ever more perilous. Sir Nicholas Lovayne has arrived to uncover the truth about Lady Joan’s past, and Anne must do something—anything—to throw him off…Longing to escape the intrigues at court, Nicholas hasn’t counted on the way Anne dis…
‘27-YEAR-OLD FUR TRADERSEEKS WIFE AND HELPMATE’Expecting a plain, dependable woman to reply to his advert, Jack Trudeau actually gets pampered fashion plate Olivia Hansson. There’s no denying she’s pretty, but she’s patently ill-equipped for life in his simple log cabin – with its one bed – in the wild Rocky Mountains.Olivia must make a success of her new life. But how to convince her sceptical hu…
LADY JENNA ALEYNE MUST MARRY WELL IF SHE IS To CLAIM HER LANDS… Only there is a complete lack of eligible suitors in the Highlands! But then Niall Gilvry is assigned to watch over Jenna, and there’s no denying she finds this handsome Scot most distracting! Niall knows Jenna is too fine a lady for the likes of him – after all, high society has little time for a lowly third son – but he takes his du…
A LADY IN A GENTLEMAN’S WORLDAccording to Society, I, Elise Sutton, haven’t been a lady for quite some time – a lady couldn’t possibly run the family company and spend her days on London’s crowded, tar-stained docks. And she most certainly wouldn’t associate herself with the infamous Dorian Rowland – privateer, smuggler and The Scourge of Gibraltar himself! But I need Rowland and his specialised e…
Emma Bancroft used to pride herself on her sensible nature, but good sense flew out the window during her first Season in London! Her reputation and her belief in true love in tatters, she reluctantly returns home to Barton Park.David Marton is trying to live a quiet life – until Emma comes sweeping back. With whispers of scandal all about her, he knows she will never be the right woman for him, b…
COUNTESS UNDER DURESS! Lady Diana Copeland has hot-footed it to London to tell her new guardian, Lord Faulkner, exactly what she thinks of his outrageous marriage demands! Well, with her two flighty sisters having run off, no one else is going to do it… Surely this magnificent man with a naughty glint in his eye can’t be the pompous old fool she was expecting?Inhaling deeply, Diana fights not to g…
Only she could tame him! Lord Jack Aikenhead's notorious exploits have finally caught up with him, and now he must restore his reputation ; by undertaking a covert intelligence operation in war-torn France. . .Stepping in to protect silk weaver Marguerite Grolier against an attacker, however, throws his plans into disarray! Jack now needs the spirited French beauty's help on his mission and they m…