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Lady Philippa Nielson had no memory of what took place in her bedchamber in the dead of night—nor knowledge of the dangerous plot that put her life in jeopardy. But with a brief touch of his hand and one glance of his knowing gray eyes, Pippa felt a connection to the dark stranger who should have been her greatest enemy. Who was this man who seemed to understand more about her life than she did herself? Why did she respond to his most casual caresses with the most urgent and reckless of desires?

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.

For ten years, Jasper fought in the long shadow of his warrior brother, Rand, who claimed this remote corner of northern Wales for England and crowned himself lord of Rosecliffe Castle. Now Jasper must safeguard Rand's wife and children and find a way to soothe the restlessness in his soul. His near-fatal encounter with the wild creature from his childhood—now a ravishing beauty bent on avenging her Welsh brethren—only fuels his hunger to possess her.

Lady Emmeline Prescott is shocked when Sir Alexander Thornton, the most incorrigible scoundrel in England, suddenly notices she even exists—and starts flirting with her. Not that she'll be taken in by his charms. To win a wager, Alex must win a kiss from an innocent maiden. But first he must get past the giggly young lady's chaperone—her older sister, Lady Emmeline. And to his surprise, it is the enchanting, levelheaded Emmeline who intoxicates him with her soft sensuality.

From New York Times bestselling author Kathleen E. Woodiwiss comes one of her most beloved romances... The Wolf Noble Aislinn grieves as the Iron Wolf and his minions storm through her beloved Darkenwald. And she burns with malice for the handsome Norman savage who would enslave her. . .even as...

Janet Mackenzie hat nur ein Ziel: Sie muss unbedingt ihre Mutter in der Vergangenheit wiederfinden. Danach wünscht sie sich nichts sehnlicher, als nach Hause zurückzukehren und ihr ganz normales Leben weiterzuführen – und nichts mehr mit Zeitreisen zu tun zu haben. Doch im 18. Jahrhundert macht sie nicht nur eine beunruhigende Entdeckung, sondern auch eine außergewöhnliche Bekanntschaft. Niemals hätte sie gedacht, dass ein Mann, mit dem sie nur eine einzige Nacht verbringt, ihr Leben so völlig auf den Kopf stellen könnte.

Maeve Meriden stays busy, between her career as a drama teacher, and acting for fun at the community theater. Her favorite playwright is Shakespeare, with his mistaken identities, enemies-to-lovers plots, and especially his themes of unrequited love. It mirrors her life because she—along with everyone else—has a crush on Mick, their Bohemian director. And then, she and Mick are approached with an improbable mission by the Ladies of the Labyrinth.

Schottland, 1296: Als die schöne Schottin Gaira vom Clan der Colquhoun in dem verwüsteten Dorf einen Mann überrascht, zögert sie nicht. Mutig streckt sie den Feind nieder! Doch als er wieder zu sich kommt, fragt Gaira sich, ob Ritter Robert ihr nicht von Nutzen sein kann. Sie ist schließlich auf der Flucht vor dem Mann, den sie auf keinen Fall heiraten will, und Roberts Muskeln sprechen von Kampfeskunst; seine breite Brust verheißt Stärke, sein Mund ist eine erotische Versuchung.

1528: Escaping from her family's scandalous involvement with Anne Boleyn's circle, Thomasin Marwood is beginning a new life in the service of Queen Catherine of Aragon. Thomasin is trying to forget Rafe Danvers, the man who stole her heart and then betrayed her, and when a group of Venetians arrive at court, she is drawn to the sophisticated Nico. But a great danger is lurking. The dreaded sweating sickness has returned, which claimed the life of Catherine's first husband, Prince Arthur, many years ago.

Clan MacCoinnich is the only family Magnus de Gray has ever known. But when a message catches up with him five years too late, he discovers he has more family than he thought. He has a son. He's determined to find the boy and bring him home to Clan MacCoinnich.

Álex Carmona poco se podía imaginar que el pergamino que había adquirido en una misteriosa librería la iba a llevar a la Inglaterra medieval. Allí conocerá a Robert FitzStephen, señor de Black Hole Tower, que desde el primer instante la fascinará y le hará cuestionarse todos sus principios. Si bien el destino ha sido el artífice de que sus caminos se crucen, habrán de ser ellos los que decidan sobre su futuro. ¿Son novecientos años realmente una distancia insalvable?

Jamie Lathan is a formidable warrior, yet his life depends not only on his prowess with a sword, but on keeping a dangerous secret. Like his mother, Jamie wields the power of healing magic. From childhood, he knew that those skills, often feared in a woman, would be condemned outright in a man. Discovery could mean imprisonment or death, but Jamie soon learns that denying his compulsion to heal is to deny the very core of himself.

Exiled to the wilds of northern Wales as part of King Henry I's shrewd efforts to suppress the power of England's noblemen, Randulf FitzHugh prepares for war. He and his army will build a fortress on the ramparts of Rosecliffe, then return to London in triumph. Josselyn ap Carreg Du loathes the English conquerors who are ravaging her homeland. Yet the only way to vanquish the invaders is to unite her people against them by wedding a cruel Welsh warmonger she despises even more.

At times a common bloodline is something of a curse—or so Robert FitzStephan discovers when he realizes his half-brother, Eustace de Lamont, wants to kill him. A murderous and greedy brother isn’t Robert’s only challenge. He and his wife, Noor, also have to handle their infected relationship with a mightily displeased Queen Eleanor—all because of their mysterious little foundling whom they refuse to abandon or allow the queen to lock away.

Intrigen, Machtkämpfe und große Gefühle im Koblenz des 14. Jahrhunderts. Eine verbotene Liebe, die nur heimlich gelebt werden kann – Palmiro weiß, wie gefährlich das ist, und doch zerreißt es ihm das Herz, als der Mensch, mit dem er sein Leben verbringen möchte, Koblenz verlässt. Um sich abzulenken, stürzt er sich in sein noch junges Geschäft, den Handel mit kostbaren Pelzen und wertvollem Geschmeide, und wird immer mehr zum angesehenen und erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann. Doch Palmiro ahnt nicht, dass auch dieser Erfolg bedroht ist.

Sutherland MacCoinnich flirts his way into the hardest hearts and most forbidden beds. All the ladies adore him. All except one. As lovely as she is infuriating, the daughter of Chieftain Greyloch barely gives him a passing glance. When she does, it's only to tell him he smells more like a horse than a Highlander. And to add insult to injury, the woman cost him a keg of fine whisky in a bet.

1173, France. Eleanor of Aquitaine has been arrested for rebelling against her husband, King Henry II of England. Her loyal ladies-in-waiting, Alice and Joanna of Agen, have fled to the nunnery at Fontrevault, where they are anxiously awaiting news of their queen. Alice and Joanna struggle to adapt to their cramped new home at the Abbey. Each is secretly nursing a broken heart—and harboring unholy desires. Joanna left behind a lover, Jean, at Eleanor's court in Poitiers, and Alice has long been in love with the queen's daughter, Marie.

1527: At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court society when a husband is found for her elder sister, Cecilia. But the mood at court is tense. It is split between the conservative Catholics, loyal to Queen Catherine of Aragon, and the fashionable Francophiles, enthralled by King Henry's mistress, Anne Boleyn. While her parents sympathize with the old queen and her faith, Thomasin cannot help but be drawn to the glamour and vitality Anne represents. And her head is soon turned by the tall, dark and handsome Rafe Danvers who seems equally entranced with her.

Heather McCollum presents Book 3 in the Highlander & the Queen's Sacrifice series.

Die Heilerin und der Henker... Der farbenprächtige Historienroman "Das Weib des Henkers" von Bestseller-Autorin Heidrun Hurst. Straßburg im Jahr 1350: eine Stadt, zerrissen zwischen leuchtender Hoffnung und dunklem Aberglauben... Stein um Stein wächst mit dem Bau des Münsters das höchste Bauwerk der Welt empor - die einen sind voller Ehrfurcht, die anderen verfluchen es als Frevel. Und tatsächlich: Schon bald scheinen die Straßburger den höchsten Preis dafür zahlen zu müssen.