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Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, half-brothers with no inheritance, meet in France. Hervi is a professional jouster and Alexander, fleeing the beatings of an English monastery, needs a trade. Despite misgivings, Hervi takes him on as his squire, introducing him to the travelers' immoral lifestyle. He befriends a girl, Monday, taking care of her after her parents die until, pregnant with Alexander's child, she leaves, finding shelter in a castle as a seamstress. Noticed by King John, she becomes his mistress in England, bearing his son and gaining a house.

A loner, Cade takes what the land provides and vows to keep the two men he thought of as brothers alive from the great evil after them. He knows his time is short and the evil is looking for him, but there is just enough humanity left in him to aid his friends. When the flame-haired witch finds him, Cade is instantly spellbound by her beauty.

An Ninas zwanzigstem Geburtstag jagt nicht nur eine Katastrophe die nächste, obendrein versetzt sie ein Amulett unvermutet ins tiefste Mittelalter. Sie findet sich auf Burg Adlerfels wieder, und begegnet dem unglaublich attraktiven Ritter Markus von Buchenfels, der leider das Wort Emanzipation noch nie in seinem Leben gehört hat. Mit ihrer selbstbewussten Art treibt sie den ehrenhaften Ritter so manches Mal zur Verzweiflung, und dann bringt auch noch ein Kuss alles durcheinander. Gestrandet in einer düsteren Zeit voller Gefahren ist Nina immer auf der Suche nach einem Weg zurück in ihre Zeit.

Trapped by fate, Kara fears what their union will be like—especially its consummation. But luckily, much to her relief, what her "husband" needs is a mother's care and not a lover's touch. Yet nearby is an older man, her husband's trusted older half-brother, who longs for Kara with a true heart. Ian's deep attraction to Kara grows into scandalous desire and as he struggles to put it aside, his flaming passion only grows stronger, a passion which puts him, Kara, and his half-brother Henry in ever-increasing danger.

Tavish Lathan sees the future in his dreams. Because he lacks a full command of the talent he inherited from his mother, his predictions don't always come to pass. So when death clouds the destiny he foresees for a beautiful visitor to the Lathan keep, Tavish prays this foreshadowing will be one of his unfulfilled visions.

Magic. Long has it been debated on whether it truly exists. Yet, exist it does, and in the most noble of women. With a past soaked in sin and darkness slowly closing in around him to claim his soul, Drogan only wants to live his life in solitude. Years in the king's service and his numerous deeds directed by the crown have left Drogan with horrendous nightmares and immeasurable guilt . . .

Köln im 13. Jahrhundert: Vom Hunger geplagt, schließen sich die verwaisten Zwillingsschwestern Yda und Griet einem Wunderheiler an. Als Yda ernsthaft erkrankt, verliert Griet beinahe jede Hoffnung. Bis sie sich in den jungen Henkersknecht Luca verliebt. Noch während Luca versucht, Yda zu heilen, wird Köln plötzlich belagert - und die Schicksalsgemeinschaft verliert sich in den Wirren aus den Augen.

Lady Anne, the illegitimate daughter of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce, patiently awaits her wedding day at Rancoff Castle when Tor Henneson, Rancoff's bastard son raised by his Vik mother in the north, storms the castle moat and breaks down the gate, demanding his due. What he wants from the father who cast him aside is coin rather than comfort—something Rancoff has always denied him. Rancoff puts him off and rejects his demands and while days turn to weeks and then months, the towering young man opens his eyes to his long-denied Highlander heritage.

As the trainer known as "The Protector" at the most elite warrior training school in England, Fox has carved out a niche for himself training new recruits and distancing himself from the crushing failure of being unable to protect his love from a furious queen. No one knows of his past, but ten years after his abject failure, the subject rears its ugly head again.

Born as the daughter of the Saintess Queen, now my hands are soaked in blood. I am a killer. I am Awakened. I am a Queen without a throne. Against the wishes of my escort guard, Solomon, I must seek the aid of the kingdom of my betrayer. As the connection between Solomon and I soars to new...

Sie muss in ihre Zeit zurückkehren. Er hält ihr Herz gefangen. Bei einem Ausflug in den schottischen Highlands steigt die Amerikanerin Amy MacDougall in das verfallene Burgverlies des Inverlochy Castles hinab und berührt nichts ahnend einen magischen Stein, der sie in die Vergangenheit reisen lässt. Unvermittelt sieht sich Amy einem Highlander gegenüber.

AD 1066. Cerdic is a prisoner of war. Captured after the Battle of Hastings, his fate is in the hands of the victorious Norman count Cynric, who is in no mood to feed and look after worthless Englishmen as the army moves inland. His survival depends on his ability to convince them of his value. Cerdic’s sole bargaining chip is his lordship of Wulfbury, a small stronghold in Northumberia, following the deaths of his father, its earl and elder brother in the invasions. If he can entice them with the lure of this fiefdom, he may yet survive.

Elen Burnard is determined to reclaim the land that was stolen from her family one hundred years ago by the Forrests of Rancoff Castle. When her sister is kidnapped by her adversary's brother, Lady Dunblane leads her men in heated pursuit—bringing home as her prize the Lord of Rancoff himself. Now all that remains is to barter Forrest Munro's life for her sister's safe return. But first she must overcome her unexpected emotions. Desire stirs Elen's virgin heart as she feels the heat of him.

When she refuses to accompany her family to London for the new king's coronation—and to accept an unwelcome offer of marriage—Isolde FitzHugh knows she's merely putting off the inevitable. But for now the eldest daughter of a Welsh patriot and an English nobleman revels in her temporary freedom. In the village, she spies a bearded, dark-haired stranger and feels an unexpected surge of desire. But the man who seduces her in the dead of night is no wandering minstrel. He is her family's most treacherous foe.

Gwyneth Hall has heard the dark rumors about Sir Edmund Blackwell, the man she is betrothed to but has never seen. To save her penniless family from ruin, however, she would wed the devil himself. And this gorgeous, moody "devil" sends a tremor of excitement racing through her when they first meet—sparking the young bride's determination to turn a marriage of convenience into much more.

Drummond Lathan has never wished for any form of the strange talents that curse his mother's bloodline. Serving as his father's advisor, negotiator, and second in command, his position as Lathan heir and his highly honed skill as a warrior garner him more than enough attention without the added burden of the hushed whispers his talented siblings have to bear.

From bestselling author Tracie Peterson come three unique historical novels, rereleased for longtime and new fans alike. Liberty and love—even life itself—are fragile commodities for those living in medieval England. Will God’s love and power triumph in the lives of three courageous women? Find out in soul-searing historical novels of romance and suspense!

Verkleidet als arme Arbeiterin reist die normannische Lady Gisela durch angelsächsisches Feindesland, um eine Lösegeldzahlung für ihren gefangenen Bruder zu entrichten. Als sie in einen Hinterhalt gerät, wird sie in letzter Sekunde gerettet - ausgerechnet von dem Wikinger Ragnar. Obwohl auch er zu ihren Feinden zählt, wird Gisela in seinen starken Armen jäh von nie gekanntem Verlangen überwältigt.

Der packende Auftakt des Historienabenteuers um den jungen Pferdezüchter Micha, der um Gerechtigkeit und seine große Liebe kämpft. Kämpfst du gegen herrschendes Unrecht oder beschützt du diejenigen, die du liebst? Norddeutschland 1164: Der zwölfjährige Micha hat nur ein Ziel: Gerechtigkeit für den grausamen Mord an seiner Familie. Bei einem Maultierzüchter findet er Zuflucht, in seiner Ziehschwester Sibilla eine beste Freundin. Doch er lebt nun ausgerechnet im Herrschaftsgebiet des verantwortlichen Grafen.

Florenz, 1494: Lisa Gherardini und Giuliano aus der mächtigen Dynastie der Medici sind heimlich ein Liebespaar. Als die Medici aus der Stadt vertrieben werden, zwingt Lisas Vater die junge Frau zur Heirat mit dem viel älteren Seidenhändler Francesco del Giocondo. Doch ihr Herz hängt an ihrem Geliebten. Venedig, 1495: Leonardo da Vinci ist der berühmteste Künstler seiner Zeit. Als Giuliano de' Medici ihn bittet, Lisa zu porträtieren, um seiner Geliebten auf diese Weise Nachrichten zukommen zu lassen, geht Leonardo auf das riskante Spiel ein.