Historical Romance

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known....

This is the whole story, right from the beginning: the sun-bleached streets, the grimy bars on the Sunset Strip, knowing Daisy’s moment was coming. Relive the euphoria of success and experience the terror that nothing will ever be as good again....

Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever....

Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unpredictable. A story of a family in crisis struggling to survive at the edge of the world, it is also a story of young and enduring love....

He's a duke. He's a mathematical genius. He can't talk and he's locked in a lunatic asylum. Only a modest Quaker girl can reach him, her life torn apart by his desperate attempt to save himself....

Robin and Prudence Merriot have been dissemblers since they were children. And in this age of slippery politics, they need to be. So it is nothing for them to rescue a rich heiress from her abductor. But once committed to their masquerade, they must see it through....

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball, or that 'Prince Charming' would be waiting there for her....

To the outside world, Electra D’Aplièse seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the world’s top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous....

When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of How to Marry a Marquis in her employer's library, she's convinced someone is playing a cruel joke....

The classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world....

James Joyce was her father. Samuel Beckett was her lover. This is her story. A mesmerising fictionalisation of Lucia Joyce's life told for the first time....

Society believes the worst of Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon. When he encounters a young boy, Léon, who is running from his abusive brother, Avon employs the boy as his page, parading him around parties and other society events in full view of his bitter rival....

International number-one best seller Ken Follett returns with The Evening and the Morning, a thrilling and addictive novel from the master of historical fiction....

Christmas 1558, and young Ned Willard returns home to Kingsbridge to find his world has changed. The ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn by religious hatred....

Murder, intrigue, plague, and pestilence all play a part in this stunning sequel to the international best sellerThe Pillars of the Earth....

From the world's biggest selling author, comes this thrilling story. The magnificent saga of Kane and Abel continues....

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers....

In every life, there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one’s life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London’s most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton....

Justin Alastair, the duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable, and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score....

It’s 1946. The war is over, and Juliet Ashton has writer’s block. But when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - a total stranger living halfway across the Channel - she enters into a correspondence with him....

In 1904, in a smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named Percy M. Clark, foggy with fever, makes a mistake that entangles the fates of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy....

Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743, and it took them 20 years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same....

Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a 22-year-old medical student when World War One explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, expecting a position at a well-organised field hospital.... 

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a classic tale of finding love in the most unexpected places....

Abigail Wendover has no time for love. She is far too busy protecting her niece, who has fallen madly in love with a suspected fortune-hunter.... 

After more than a decade of tumult, Roman warrior Rex and his beloved wife, Flavia, are thankful to the God they serve for the peaceful life they are living in the city of Alexandria. But with the empire in flux, such tranquility cannot last. When Rex is called away to serve Constantine in his fight against Licinius, Flavia’s loneliness and longing for a baby lead her down the road of temptation. Perhaps one of Egypt’s gods will grant her conception?

Prvotina slavného britského prozaika Kingsleyho Amise se okamžitě po svém uveřejnění v roce 1954 zařadila mezi nejoblíbenější a nejčtenější romány. Jen během prvních čtyř let se dočkala dvaceti vydání. Čtenáře od počátku až do dnešní doby baví neodolatelným vtipem a sžíravou ironií, s nimiž Amis zaznamenal, jak mladý James Dixon přišel o iluze ve zkostnatělém prostředí malé anglické univerzity v provinčním městě.

Willkommen zurück bei den BRIDGERTONS. Der erste Kuss. Lady Mathilda Howard schien beim letzten Ball von Peter Thompson durchaus angetan zu sein. Doch aus welchen Gründen er ihr den Hof macht, bleibt abzuwarten. Der Verfasserin ist zu Ohren gekommen, er könnte ein Mitgiftjäger sein, der jetzt dringend eine gute Partie braucht.. Ihre Lady Whistledown, die wie immer verspricht, über die neusten Ereignisse zu berichten.

Delve into the world of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's 'Cousin Phillis,' a timeless classic that weaves a tale of love, loss, and rural life in 19th-century England. This audiobook transports you to the countryside, where you'll follow the journey of Paul Manning, a young engineer, as he becomes enchanted by the enigmatic Cousin Phillis. Gaskell's narrative prowess shines in this story, filled with rich character development and a deep exploration of the complexities of human relationships.

UNE ROMANCE HISTORIQUE, FANTASTIQUE ET PALPITANTE. Londres, hiver 1914. Depuis toujours, Lily est assaillie de funestes prémonitions, qu'elle tente, en vain, d'empêcher de se réaliser. Mais pour sauver la vie de son amie, elle n'a pas d'autre choix que de révéler ses plus sombres secrets à un homme qui ne lui inspire pourtant aucune confiance : lord Strangford, baron solitaire hanté par ses propres pouvoirs extraordinaires.

Verity Templeton, 18 and fiercely independent, travels to London with her aunt for the season. During a weekend with her friend Charlotte Huntington-Smythe an encounter with Charlotte's brother shows her another side of the family. Then she meets Brandon Summerville, the handsome, arrogant, wealthy man about town Charlotte is in love with. Will she be able to resist his obvious charm? When a secret from the past turns her life upside down she doubts everything she's believed in. Her fight to find the truth brings more heartache. 

London in der Gegenwart. Es beginnt mit einer kleinen hölzernen Schachtel mit dem Namen ihrer Großmutter und der Zeichnung eines Familienwappens: Claudia fällt ein geheimnisvolles Erbstück in die Hände und ihre Neugier ist geweckt – ist das der Schlüssel, um endlich mehr über das Leben ihrer verstorbenen Großmutter zu erfahren? Ihre Nachforschungen stoßen sie auf die kubanische Familie Diaz, der in den 1950er-Jahren eine große Zuckerrohrplantage gehörte. Kurzentschlossen fliegt Claudia nach Havanna, um mehr über die Vergangenheit ihrer Familie zu erfahren.

Bridget Mulligan loves her husband. He is caring, loyal and dependable – everything a woman could ask for. But she can't quite forget Harry – the one that got away – and when a snowstorm drives her into his arms, the inevitable happens. Nine months later a child is born. Overcome with remorse, Bridget is determined that her husband should know the truth, but her confession can lead only to heartbreak. Although he allows his wife and her child to continue living in his home, Tom Mulligan makes it clear that their marriage is over.

When Cissie Brody was 15, fever swept the English countryside, killing her parents and leaving her to care for her nine younger siblings. Rejecting the offers of town officials to care for the children in the workhouse, Cissie is determined to keep the family together and moves them to a cave-like dwelling place on the Fells.

Edward Jenkins dreams of opening a sports shop in the Welsh town of Pendragon Island. Then his ambitions become a possibility through his and his sister Margaret's inheritance, but Margaret has plans of her own. Can Edward stand up to her for the very first time? Rhiannon and Charlie Bevan want to start a family, but her father Lewis is living with them, refusing to accept the happiness of their marriage. If only they could find a way to reunite him with her mother Dora, they could finally have the home they've dreamed of.

As the new Earl of Lismore, it is Sandy Duncan’s duty to save both his family and Lochlarren Castle from impending ruin. He has always known he must marry well, but his father’s deathbed revelation of a slew of other debts creates an unexpected urgency to the situation. With his last breath, Sandy’s father extracts a promise from him to accept the match he has arranged: a marriage to the daughter of a low-born but wealthy English merchant.

By day, Reginald Sinclair works in the post office, but by night, he is the increasingly infamous Paladin, the gallant highwayman making young women swoon all over Somerset. With a vendetta against the wealthy that spans both past and present, Reggie's escapades allow him to take justice into his own hands while helping his uncle avoid insolvency.

Der Auftakt zur neuen Familiensaga über eine große Liebe und die gesellschaftlichen Schranken der Kaiserzeit von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Margit Steinborn. Du hast mich gesucht. Einen Herbst und einen Winter lang... Berlin, 1908. Nirgendwo sonst prallen die sozialen Gegensätze der Klassengesellschaft so aufeinander wie hier: Die Oberschicht feiert rauschende Feste, während die Arbeiterschaft in ärmlichen Verhältnissen ihr Leben fristet. Nach einem Unfall des Vaters in der Maschinenfabrik Wittmann droht Isa und ihrer Familie das soziale Elend.

Joakim Weber er død. Hans datter, den temperamentsfulde, modige og smukke Marie, skal føre sin fars forretning videre. Frederick Waden, som Marie giftede sig hovedkulds med, har ikke fået del i forretningen overhovedet, men forsøger med tvivlsomme metoder at få fat i nogle af handelshusets penge. Maries bekymringer bliver ikke mindre af de urolige tider, handlen går trægt, og hun mister tre skibe. Som om det ikke var nok, afslører Maries søn Magnus, at han slet ikke er interesseret  i en karriere i familievirksomheden. Han vil være musiker og komponist. 

Le lieutenant Rodolphe de Fragon, sans fortune et endetté, se résigne à contracter un très riche mariage avec Gilberte de la Saponaire, mariage que le tuteur et l’entourage de la jeune fille semblent pressés de conclure rapidement, ce qui fait naître quelques soupçons dans l’esprit du jeune homme. Marié, Rodolphe apprend avec stupéfaction que sa femme aurait dû épouser un M. de Placeraud et il ne s’explique pas la haine qui dresse toujours Gilberte contre son tuteur. Il ne comprend pas non plus pourquoi elle se refuse obstinément à lui.