Showing results for "The Thorns" in Historical Romance

Nell Reece has never known her mother, and her father's burden of guilt about his wife has kept him cowed for years, working as a common labourer on his sister's farm. For all her aunt's spiteful attempts to break Nell's independent spirit, she has never succeeded. But now Nell, pregnant and alone, is forced to leave behind the men in her life, believing she might never be able to return. With little but the clothes she wears, she travels across the Bedfordshire countryside of 1890. When she encounters a scruffy urchin called Kit, she takes him under her wing.

Scotland, 1751: The MacLeods are a strong clan, united with their fellow Scots to resist English rule. But when their leader, the Black Wolf, is struck down in battle, it is up to his daughter to keep the rebellion alive. Megan knows she must act quickly or risk losing the fight for their ancestral lands. Desperate, she secretly assumes the Black Wolf's mantle, fooling their enemies into thinking he's still alive. If she can keep going for a bit longer, the clan's future will be secure.…

Like Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Sandra Byrd has attracted countless fans for evoking the complexity, grandeur, and brutality of the Tudor period. In her latest tour de force, she poses the question: What happens when serving a queen may cost you your marriage - or your life? In 1565, 17-year-old Elin von Snakenborg leaves Sweden on a treacherous journey to England. Her fiance has fallen in love with her sister and her dowry money has been gambled away, but ahead of her lies an adventure that will take her to the dizzying heights of Tudor power.

Von Liebe und Meer Sylt im Jahr 1711. Jördis lebt mit ihrer Großmutter auf Sylt, doch sie bleibt eine Außenseiterin, die sich als Strandräuberin durchschlagen muss. Ihre Vorfahren stammen aus Island, deshalb hängt sie noch dem alten nordischen Glauben an. Ihre einzige Gefährtin ist ausgerechnet die Tochter des Pfarrers, der Jördis für eine Hexe hält. Doch dann verlieben ihre Freundin Inge und sie sich in denselben Mann - und das Unglück nimmt seinen Lauf. Es ist die Zeit der Walfänger und Strandräuber.

Große Träume in einer zu engen Welt. Frankfurt, 1950. Christa hat ihre große Liebe, den Lyriker Jago, wiedergefunden. Doch die Vergangenheit wirft allzu schwarze Schatten auf das junge Glück. Auch sonst merkt Christa überall, wie schwer es ist, ihrem Herzen zu folgen: beim Schreiben ihrer Doktorarbeit und bei ihrem Wunsch, als Buchhändlerin den Menschen Freude durch Literatur zu schenken, ihren Horizont zu erweitern – und ihnen den Staub aus den Köpfen zu fegen. Alle sehnen sich nach einer heilen Welt, im Leben und in Büchern.

No Handmaiden has ever been returned to a patron and no patron has ever been granted a second chance for absolute solace, but when Eamon's petition to the Mothers-in-Service is accepted, Tenacity goes back to Dugal House to confront the man who broke her heart and changed her life forever. Eamon wants only the opportunity to prove himself worthy of not only Tenacity's service and the blessings of the Order, but also the chance to gain what he so foolishly cast aside those many years ago—her love.

Eine Frau und das wilde Meer. Sylt im 18. Jahrhundert: Die junge Maren lebt als Tochter eines Fischers in Rantum. Ihre Zukunft liegt klar vor ihr: Sie wird Thies Heinen heiraten, mit dem sie aufgewachsen ist. Doch plötzlich hält der mächtigste Mann der Insel um ihre Hand an: Kapitän Rune Boys. Maren wagt das Undenkbare. Sie lehnt ab. Als ihre Familie jedoch nach einem Sturm finanziell ruiniert ist, muss sie ausgerechnet Boys um Hilfe bitten. Er macht ihr einen ungeheuerlichen Vorschlag: Sie soll mit ihm auf Walfang gehen, danach seien alle Schulden beglichen.

After breaking my heart and publicly humiliating me, I vow to forget his existence. He has other plans, though, and vows to make certain I don’t. The only one I can turn to for help is a man I thought to be my enemy. Drew’s best friend Sebastian who claims to be my brother. He promises me security and protection. But no one can protect me from Drew. The faster I run, the more he chases. The harder I struggle, the tighter his grip becomes.

It’s the age of whaling and beachcombing, and life is hard on Sylt - especially for women forced to get by on their own. Ever since the death of her parents, Jordis has lived with her grandmother in the village of Rantum. The two of them survive by beachcombing and by secret fortune-telling, using the oracle runes that are a crucial part of the ancient Norse religion. Under the local minister’s skeptical eye, Jordis befriends his daughter, Inga. Jordis confides her love for the young blacksmith, Arjen, to her new friend, only to discover that Inga, too, hopes that Arjen will propose to her.

Life in the windswept village of Rantum in the North Sea is fraught with peril and hardship. Most families must rely on arranged marriage just to survive. But free-spirited Maren Luersen doesn't care for riches - her heart belongs to handsome but poor Thies Heinen. He may not have prospects or fortune to offer, but Maren knows their intense love can overcome any obstacle, and she is determined to be his bride.