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Sorcha MacAlasdair, daughter of a proud Highland laird, is like the wild heather that carpets the hills of her homeland—resilient, and impossible to uproot. Betrothed since childhood, her marriage was arranged to secure an alliance and strengthen two powerful clans. She asked for nothing from...

A nameless knight. A champion's fall. A squire caught between. When the mysterious Alaric challenges Ser Halden, an undefeated tournament champion who clawed his way up from nothing, their confrontation sparks more than rivalry. Halden's humiliating defeat leaves him keenly aware of the distance...

Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by the removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. —The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce A Courageous Outcast . . . Rosamunde Baird has lost everything and has no choice but to accept an invitation to...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with the next in her Cynster Sisters series . . . The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will...

New York Times bestselling historical romance superstars Stephanie Laurens and Mary Balogh, along with beloved fan favorites Jacquie D’Alessandro and Candice Hern—the four authors who brought you It Happened One Night—are back with It Happened One Season. Even more inventive than their...

In the fifth novel of the captivating Rhymes With Love series from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Boyle, a young woman's hopes of a match encounter a wickedly handsome complication . . . Lavinia Tempest has been eagerly anticipating a spectacular season. But one disastrous pile-up...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynsay Sands “hits all the right notes” (Suzanne Enoch) whether she’s penning passionate tales of the Argeneau vampire family or transporting her readers to the Scottish Highlands. In her charming historical romance classic The Chase, a...

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s glittering Marrying the Duke series continues—Twice he has been close to the altar and still no duchess. Will the third time be the charm? A duke can’t marry just anyone. His wife must be of good family, be fertile, be young. Struggling...

Mit Luthers Thesen verändert sich die Welt. Im Land gärt es – der Reichstag in Worms 1521 soll Klarheit bringen. Inmitten dieser turbulenten Zeit begegnen sich in Worms zwei junge Frauen: Mara, eine Christin von ungeklärter Herkunft, welche Speyer verlassen hat, nachdem sie zur heimlichen Mitwisserin eines geplanten Mordanschlages auf Luther wird und Nahel, eine Jüdin, die nach einem Pogrom gegen die Juden in Regensburg fliehen musste und nun ihre jüdische Identität aus Angst vor neuer Verfolgung leugnet.

Betrayed by Bartoli and the man that was once supposed to be my King consort, I now realize that I never needed anothers power. All I need is my Kingdom, for which I will return. Aerea, the Goddess of fire, lives in my veins. I am Awakened. I am angry. With my newfound abilities and my Blood...

Köln, 1206: Das Heilige Römische Reich ist seit Jahren in einem erbitterten Krieg zerrissen, weil zwei Könige um den Thron kämpfen. Trotz großer Gefahr reist die junge Heilerin Maria vom Niederrhein nach Köln, um einer geheimen Schwesternschaft beizutreten. Doch mit Entsetzen muss sie feststellen, dass die Schwestern nicht mehr in dem Kloster leben. Die willensstarke Maria gibt nicht auf und bleibt in der Stadt, die bald vom Stauferkönig Philipp bedrängt wird. Auf ihrer Suche nach den Schwestern begegnet sie den staufischen Feinden.

The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of Robert of Gloucester, and while Catrin finds herself falling in love with Oliver, she suffers a deep boredom at the frivolity of court life. Thus when the old midwife Etheldreda offers to teach her the secrets of her ancient art, Catrin agrees.

The Balkans, 1371. After conquering the Serbian army in battle, bands of Ottoman warriors terrorize the land, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. As one of the few survivors of a deadly attack on her village, Magdalena is determined to protect her newly orphaned niece. When a group of battle-weary Serb warriors offers to lead Magdalena and her charge to safety, a flame of hope flickers to life for the desperate woman, burning brighter when she spots a familiar face among the group: Miladin, the man she once loved—and lost.

The Port of Barfleur, 1120. Sabin FitzSimon, disgraced son of an earl, finally has the chance to salvage his reputation when renowned knight Edmund Strongfist asks Sabin to join a journey to Jerusalem. The only thing Sabin must promise is to keep away from Strongfist’s beautiful daughter, Annais. Sabin obeys, but his attraction to Annais’s spirit, courage and her wonderful harp playing become increasingly difficult to resist.

One night is all it took. Passion ignites when a laird who has sworn off love meets a chambermaid in disguise at a masquerade ball. But can there be a happy ending for two people from such different worlds? A heartwarming rags-to-riches romance set in Medieval Scotland.

Eine verbotene Liebe im Mittelalter. Anno 1428: Auf dem Augsburger Faschingsturnier lernt Prinz Albrecht III. die lebensfrohe Agnes Bernauer kennen. Verzaubert von ihrer außergewöhnlichen Schönheit nimmt er die Baderstochter mit nach München. Albrechts Vater ist die nicht standesgemäße Liebschaft seines Sohnes ein Dorn im Auge, denn Albrecht weigert sich, eine adlige Braut zu nehmen. Die Zukunft des Herzogtums ist in Gefahr. Als sich die Konflikte zwischen Vater und Sohn zuspitzen und Albrecht seine Agnes heimlich heiratet, nimmt das Schicksal seinen Lauf.

My place in this world slowly reveals itself to me. Unfortunately, I’m constantly reminded just how magicians truly screwed this place up. The Lord Ruler serves as one of the kingdom’s major problems, though there could be more to it. Tasks: rank up the shop and town, adapt to my ever-increasing strength, and hey, there are foes that are seriously strong out there. So many things happen in my growing tale this time around. Sit. I shall continue…

Oberschwaben, im Jahre 1415: Emmas Leben beginnt auf den Stufen eines Klosters. Als sich die Burgherrin Magdalena des Findelkindes annimmt und es als ihr eigenes ausgibt, scheint ihre Zukunft gesichert. Doch das Schicksal ist unberechenbar. Emma wächst bei ihrem Vater und ihrem Stiefbruder Ekart auf. Sorgenfrei verlebt sie eine unbeschwerte Kindheit, und als sie sich unsterblich in den Ritter Wolfram verliebt, glaubt Emma, ihr Glück gefunden zu haben.

young life full of promise. She bore three strong sons and delivered the kingdom of Orkney to her brother by way of her marriage. She did as she was asked, invisible and useful—for her name, her dowry, and her womb. Now, twenty years after she left her home, Anna is summoned back to Carelon with the crown of her now-dead husband, to face the demons of her childhood: her sisters Morgen, Elaine, and Morgause; Merlin and his scheming priests; and Bedevere, the man she once loved.

Man schreibt das Jahr des Herrn 1066: Eigenwillig, hoch gewachsen und von unbändigem Freiheitsdrang, hadert Alienor, die Tochter des verwitweten Freigrafen zu Sassenberg in der Eifel, mit ihrem eintönigen Schicksal als Burgherrin. Ausgerechnet der weihnachtliche Almosengang in den Kerker verändert ihr Leben. Sie findet heraus, dass der angeblich stumme, rätselhafte Gefangene Normannisch spricht, die Sprache ihrer Mutter. Alienor erhält den "Barbaren" von ihrem Vater als Reitknecht zum Geschenk.