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If any place on God's earth was designed to help one heal, it is Meadowland. Surely here, at her brother-in-law's Kentucky farm, Rose and her daughters can recover from the events of the recent past—the loss of her husband during the 1918 influenza epidemic, her struggle with tuberculosis that required a stay at a sanatorium, and her girls' experience in an orphanage during her illness. At Meadowland, hope blooms as their past troubles become rich soil in which their faith can grow.

Episch, dramatisch und wunderschön – eine große, zeitlose Liebesgeschichte vor dem Hintergrund einer chinesischen Legende. Ihre Schönheit hat die Macht, ein Königreich zu stürzen – doch ihr Herz kann sie nicht beschützen. A Song to Drown Rivers ist ein epischer und dramatischer historischer Liebesroman um eine große Liebe, die zwei Königreiche zerstören könnte. China um das Jahr 500. Für die Menschen in Xishis Dorf ist die bezaubernde Schönheit der jungen Frau ein Segen, der ihrer Familie Wohlstand bringen wird.

Award-winning author of A Room of My Own and A Place Called Morning, Ann Tatlock delivers a soul-searching inspirational story of faith and friendship.

'Wilt u toevallig niet met me trouwen?' vraagt Marcia Fletcher aan Malcolm Worthington. Malcolm is weduwnaar. Wat ze hem voorstelt is een tijdelijk huwelijk en gauw daarna een echtscheiding, om los te komen van haar vader. Maar Marcia heeft er geen idee van welke geheimen (en onverwachte charmes!) schuilen achter het masker van Malcolm Worthington...

The final installment in the breathtaking Kershaw Sisters series. She thought the worst was behind her . . . Life is tough in Lancashire in 1905 - and especially so for fifteen-year-old Mary Ann, who was born out of wedlock. When her new stepfather begins to abuse her, Mary Ann doesn't know how...

Jenny's geadopteerde dochter Martta Barker is inmiddels een volwassen vrouw en keert samen met haar broertje Matti vanuit Zweden terug naar het Finse Turku, haar geboortestad. De nieuwe directeur van de katoenmolen, hun innemende achterneef Robert, introduceert Martta bij de elitaire kringen van Turku. Tegelijkertijd laat Juho, een jeugdvriend die nu in de haven werkt, haar hart sneller kloppen met zijn ongepolijste charme.

Irland im 19. Jahrhundert:Die schöne Gracelin O'Malley heiratet den englischen Squire Bram Donnely um einer Zwangsräumung ihres elterlichen Hofes entgehen zu können. Bald bekommt das ungleiche Paar Zwillinge, doch der Sohn und heiß ersehnte Stammeshalter stirbt kurz nach der Geburt. Voller Trauer und Enttäuschung zeigt Donnely nun sein wahres Gesicht und für Gracelin beginnt ein Kampf um ihr eigenes Leben...

Si vivieras una vida entera pensando que tu familia está muerta, ¿qué pasaría si descubrieras que no es así? Jess Beuchene creía que había perdido a su familia... Hasta que se entera de que sus seres queridos están vivos pero en peligro. Hay secretos familiares que sigue sin descifrar, y eso no puede durar más. Desesperada, acude a Derek Thornbury, experto en Historia y antigüedades, para que la ayude a descifrar las pistas que se guardan en un viejo diario de la familia. ¿Adónde le llevará su investigación? ¿Descubrirá la verdad? ¿Qué le deparará el futuro?

KAPTAJNEN OG ANN BARBARA er en western fra den jyske hede i midten af 1700-tallet - dengang landet endnu skulle erobres. Den handler om en indædt og kompromisløs tysk kaptajn, hans kamp mod de rå naturkræfter, hans store drømme og endnu større ofre - og om den kvinde, som bliver hans elskede og allierede. Det er en intens historie om kold krig mellem sammenbidte mænd, om sigøjnere med wandergeist, om hævn og disciplin, kærlighed, fortabelse og den reneste ondskab.

Aaron Whitworth hasn't had control over most aspects of his life, but he's always taken pride in being an honorable businessman and better-than-average horseman. When both of those claims are threatened, he makes the desperate decision to hire the horse trainer of a traveling circus as a temporary jockey for his racehorses. Sophia Fitzroy knows that most horsemen don't take her seriously because she's a woman, but she can't pass up the opportunity to get away from the tumultuous world of travel and performing.

For Hudson, the newly titled Viscount Stildon, moving to England from India where he was born and raised was already an arduous enough endeavor. When he learns the fate of the racing empire he inherited along with his title depends upon him getting in the good graces of another stable owner, he's even more at a loss. The stable at the neighboring estate has been Miss Bianca Snowley's refuge for years, and when a strange man appears to be stealing the horses, she jumps to their protection without a second thought.

Evangeline Granby is so tired of her aunt's lectures on morality that she allows a handsome young gallant to take her to an inn where they indulge in a desperate and very improper flirtation. Never expecting to see him again, Evangeline is horrified to discover that he is the Reverend Michael Buckleigh, the newly appointed curate for the village where she lives. The attraction between the pair flares at subsequent meetings but Michael knows that, however spoiled Evangeline may be, her father will never consent to their blossoming love.

Max Persault loves his seafaring life. When his cousin Alistair, the newly elevated Duke of Haslingfield, appeals for his help, he finds himself masquerading as the duke and on his way to Cromer while Alistair sets off undercover to France. Max's talents do not lend themselves to acting, however, and before even arriving at his destination, he has aroused the suspicions of Miss Constance Church. At first dismissing him, Constance soon begins to suspect that there may be more to him than meets the eye.

Lady Miranda Hawthorne acts every inch the lady, but inside she longs to be bold and carefree. Entering her fourth Season and approaching spinsterhood in the eyes of society, she pours her innermost feelings out not in a diary but in letters to her brother's old school friend, a duke - with no intention of ever sending these private thoughts to a man she's heard stories about but never met.

The Duke of Riverton has chosen his future wife with the same logic he uses to make every decision. However, his perfect bride eludes his suit, while the beautiful Isabella Berkeley seems to be everywhere. When the time comes, will Griffith and Isabella be able to set aside their pride and initial notions to embrace their very own happily-ever-after?

After her father’s death, Theordora Buckleigh’s new adopted family want to give her a London season. But though she is a pretty girl, Theodora has limped from birth, and dreads exposure to the social round. She takes evasive action, accepting an invitation from Dorothy Wordsworth to stay with her and her poet brother William in Dorset. Here she will find love, danger and intrigue. Might Coleridge and the others be engaged in treason?

At twenty-two, Elena Bradford has never met a man who made her consider marriage. But when her father dies and leaves the family deeply in debt, Elena becomes their only hope. Her mother uses their last funds to take Elena and her younger sister to Graham Springs, Kentucky, where people find healing by drinking the mineral spring water and healthy recreation through the many daily activities--including dances almost every evening.

Emma Trafford's new neighbor is a lady killer - but is the scoundrel with the scar capable of murder? Emma can barely contain her precocious younger sister, Lily - the child swears she spied their neighbor engaged in foul play in his Bloomsbury love nest. But when Lily goes too far searching for "evidence," Emma must save the imp by distracting Simon - with an all-consuming kiss rife with danger and desire.

Despite living at her father’s inn her entire life, Elizabeth Doyle has always managed to avoid involvement with the smugglers who frequently gather there. Until now. When a handsome smuggler is brought to her with dire injuries, Elizabeth risks everything to hide him - completely unaware that the wounded man is not who he appears to be. When an opportunity arises to infiltrate the notorious smuggling gang he believes caused his father’s death, Jonas Ainsworth, the Viscount Langton, pretends to be one of them.

September 1400: King Richard II of England is dead. And after three years in His Majesty’s service, Rhys ap Tudor and his brother Gwilym are finally free to return to their ancestral home in North Wales. Their long-anticipated homecoming is overshadowed, however, by the harsh changes they encounter in their once peaceful land. The new king, Henry IV, rules with an iron fist, and the country is ripe for rebellion. Instantly thrust into the forefront of the conflict, the proud Tudor brothers enter the fight for their freedom.