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Malachy Bane is running out of time—and chances. Demons stalk the shadows. The Mage Tribunal wants his head. And Cora, the woman who once held his heart, is slipping through his fingers. Now the Realmwalker has returned from death, dragging long-buried secrets and a reckoning soaked in blood and betrayal.

Great Plumstead is buzzing with news that the American GIs have arrived on the nearby aerodrome. However, when a serious accident forces Thea to step back from her work, she must focus her full attention on Rookery House. There is an impossible amount to get done - and a new arrival to accommodate. Will she manage to keep things afloat? Prue is as busy as ever, finding homes for evacuees while worrying about her sons, Jack and Edwin, who are involved in key Allied battles overseas...

After giving birth to her daughter, Kate O'Connor finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some momentous decisions to make. Faced with the opportunity to move out of the slums, she invests her unexpected fortune in a new shoe factory to challenge Eliot Tyson's monopoly over the workforce, regardless of whether or not he is the father of her children...

The 1960s are beating a fresh pulse of political and cultural upheaval through Sydney. For sheltered convent schoolgirl Poppy Flannery such changes seem irrelevant. But it doesn't stop her from longing to join in, especially if it means spending time with the popular boy she secretly loves, Ben Williamson. So when a dream escape to Surfers Paradise arrives, Poppy and her twin sister Rosemary seize it and find themselves in the midst of the swinging 60s at last.

At 17, Veronica O'Shay is happier running wild on the family farm than behaving in the ladylike manner her mother requires, and she despairs both of her secret passion for her brother's friend Jack Murphy and what promises to be a future of restraint and compliance. But this is 1913 and the genteel tranquillity of rural Beecroft is about to change forever as the O'Shay and Murphy families, along with their friends the Dwyers, are caught up in the theatre of war and their fates become intertwined.

Cornwall, heute: Nach einem beruflichen Rückschlag flieht Samantha zu ihrer Tante nach Cornwall. Dort findet sie auf dem Dachboden einen geheimnisvollen Verlobungsring, der sie zu einem Rätsel aus der Vergangenheit führt. Maxwell Trevenian, der arrogante Erbe des altehrwürdigen Familienanwesens, versucht ihre Nachforschungen zu verhindern. Zwischen den rauen Klippen und dem endlosen Meer begegnet sie dem eigensinnigen Fischer Lowen, der ihr Cornwall von einer ganz anderen Seite zeigt. Doch je tiefer sie in die Vergangenheit eindringt, desto brisanter werden die Geheimnisse, die sie aufdeckt.

Inspired by true events, blending white–knuckle suspense with wartime romance, a woman who would become known as the female Schindler risks everything to smuggle children out of the ghetto and away from the grasp of the Gestapo . . . Warsaw, 1939. The Nazi invasion shatters the city, as Nazi...

Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in Maggie Campbell's wonderful HOLCOMBE HALL series! Holcombe Hall, 1931 Florrie Bickerstaff has finally settled in as the new Housekeeper of Holcombe Hall and life is feeling rosy both at work and home, as she enjoys the attention of her sweetheart...

Film location manager Claire Montgomery never imagined that Starlight Creek's timeless beauty would capture both her professional ambition and her heart. Battling in an industry still dominated by men, she faces her toughest challenge yet: securing access to a historically significant art deco theatre. It's fiercely protected by its reclusive owner Hattie Fitzpatrick and her enigmatic great-nephew Luke Jackson.

Jonathan Ratcliffe is the successful manager of Affleck and Tate's engineering works. He has succeeded to this position over the head of Arthur Brett whose ancestors founded the firm, and the inevitable tension between the two men is increased when Arthur Brett finds himself attracted to Vanessa, Jonathan's daughter. She is only 16 but draws envious eyes. Angus Cotton, son of the Ratcliffe's cook, is a rough diamond and an engineer at Affleck and Tate. He has ambitious plans for his future, plans that never included Vanessa, until he is blamed by Jonathan for giving Vanessa a child.

Drawn out of her reclusive life and into Cal's illicit underworld, Fern discovers a side of herself she's never known, proving she is much more than just a pawn. She and Cal realize what it is to love someone they shouldn't—and it comes with violent consequences. With Cal's scheme falling apart, and a crucial choice set before them, Fern will come to know what she's capable of, scars and all.

To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie Stauffer auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit's opening act. Through this train-traveling roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift of concert whistling entertains more than songbirds as she gains national notoriety and she's soon entangled in two romantic relationships—one with a dapper circuit manager, the other her fellow pianist. 

Lily Fairfax is drowning in grief and mourning the man she once loved when she finds herself tangled in a web of danger. She has no choice but to lean on a hired hand she barely knows for protection, though she vows she won't open her heart to love again.

The classic tale of an Australian girl who marries into the English aristocracy at a time of great change to the traditional order November 1910, and seventeen-year-old Lucinda is looking forward to being making her debut in Melbourne society. Beautiful and wealthy, she is set to make a...

Be swept away by the enchanting and devastatingly romantic new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry - available now! 'A rich, compelling story of love, family and forgiveness. I loved it' SARAH MORGAN 'A wonderful escape' AJ PEARCE 'Romance, heartbreak and secrets, I loved...

When everyone is watching, survival will be her greatest performance ... A gripping, utterly absorbing novel about survival and art as defiance on the 1930s Berlin stage, from the bestselling author of The Woman from Saint Germain Berlin 1932: With Germany in chaos, Monika Varády, a young...

En esta obra su protagonista, Armand, vive con su amante Jeanne, una mujer mayor que él y en buena posición económica. Sin embargo, tras reencontrarse con su viejo amigo Lucien, después de una larga separación, se enamora de su hermana Marguerite. De repente Armand siente una extraña atracción por los viejos tiempos de su amistad con Lucien, cuando ambos vivían en la pobreza y él se hallaba muy lejos de la vida burguesa que ahora comparte con su amante.

Brought to you by Penguin. The war to end all wars has come to an end and Nell Tanner is overjoyed to have her father home. But the harsh reality of post-war Britain soon leaves her dreams of a brighter future in tatters. And when her best friend, Alfie, is posted miles away from home, Nell’s...

Brought to you by Penguin. For sale: Greek cottage. Price: One Euro. Skye doesn’t make impulsive decisions. But when she sees a derelict Greek cottage for sale by lottery, she enters with dreams of a fresh start. However, her heart sinks as she pushes open the tattered blue door weeks later...

Sorcha Donovan n'a jamais quitté son village natal sur la côte sauvage du comté de Cork. Mais lorsqu'elle tombe amoureuse de Con Daly — un musicien aussi séduisant que passionné — et qu'il lui demande de tout quitter pour partir à Londres, Sorcha suit son cœur sans hésiter. Hélas leurs rêves se heurtent vite à la réalité. L'argent manque, les problèmes et les désillusions s'accumulent… jusqu'à ce que Con décroche enfin la gloire.