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The historical saga that has enthralled millions of readers, Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series continues continue with World Without End. Read by the inimitable John Lee On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece. A MASON WITH A DREAM 1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his...

Fenella Thane is a desperate woman. Her absentee husband of eight years has served her with divorce papers, and she looks likely to lose her beloved home and be forced into a convent. There is just one slim chance to avoid this fate, one person of prominence at court who she knows has the ear of the King. Oswald Vawdrey, the man who cruelly jilted her when she was a starry-eyed 15-year-old with a head full of romantic dreams. 

In the resplendence of William the Conqueror's London court, the lovely Saxon captive, Nicholaa was forced to choose a husband from the assembled Norman nobles. She chose Royce, a baron warrior whose fierce demeanor could not conceal his chivalrous and tender heart. Resourceful, rebellious and utterly naive, Nicholaa vowed to bend Royce to her will, despite the whirlwind of feelings he aroused in her.

"Marry me, and I'll let your father live." Princess Caliane is convinced she'll die. Her castle's gates are torn open, her father, the king, bound and gagged on his throne, and in his throne room stands the tyrant. His skin is gray, his teeth sharp, his hands tipped with black claws. When he...

By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride. His choice was Jamie the feisty youngest daughter of Baron Jamison. Alec ached to touch her, to tame her, to possess her forever. But Jamie vowed never to surrender to this highland barbarian. Though his kisses fired her blood, shadowed secrets from Alec's past threatened Jamie's happiness. She brazenly resisted him - until one rapturous moment quelled their clash of wills.

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins. 'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' – The Times A Time of Conflict It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country...

A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history. Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their...

A ruthless tycoon Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants. And from the moment he meets the shy, aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, he is determined to possess her. If he must take her virtue to...

When they first met Lord Jeremy William Radcliffe, Charlie and her twin sister, Elizabeth were escaping from their uncle-taking turns acting the young gentleman to avoid detection. But Charlie couldn’t help falling head over heels-and out of a window-for the handsome lord. Of course, that was...

The last thing Roberta Harcourt needs is to be trapped on a ship with pirates. After she is separated from her father, Roberta finds herself the unwilling guest of sinfully handsome Captain Dominic Grey. He gives her two choices: to share his bed and maintain her life as a lady, or she can sleep on the floor of his cabin and live the life of a cabin boy. Refusing to be seduced by a pirate, she dresses in breeches and assumes duties on board his ship among the men, but each night, she begins to wonder if letting him kiss her again might be a rule worth breaking...

Saxon barbarians threaten to destroy medieval Wales. Lady Branwen becomes Wales' last hope to unite their divided kingdoms when her father betroths her to a powerful Welsh warlord, the Hammer King. But the fledgling alliance is fraught with enemies from within and without as Branwen becomes the...

De esclava a reina, del odio al amor... ¿Podrá Eyra dominar al demonio vikingo? Año 1115. Eyra, hija de un jarl, es capturada y convertida en esclava por Ragnar, un vikingo al que odia con toda su alma. Pero Ragnar la reconoce como su compañera y no puede permitir su rechazo, pues perdería la cordura. En "Eyra", Margotte Channing nos presenta una historia de pasión y poder, donde la línea entre el amor y el odio se desdibuja y el destino une a dos almas en un torbellino de emociones.

Recipient of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Fiction "A fairy tale retelling that blends romance, horror, theology, sensuality, and a self-aware literary sensibility.” —Literary Titan “… a great, lesson-filled tale that highlights personal growth, transformation, and the...

He swore never to love again. But a fake marriage to a feisty lass is testing that vow.Highlander Lannarck MacLeod has fought for years to earn the one thing hes always wanteda lairdship and a home of his own. But one final mission for the Scottish king threatens everything when he encounters...

Siglo XI – Inglaterra. En una de las épocas más convulsas de la historia británica, el año 1066 marca el inicio de la brutal invasión normanda. Miles de hombres fueron reclutados a la fuerza en mitad de la noche para defender su tierra, mientras los normandos arrasaban con todo a su paso. Nora vive con su madre en Pons Aelius cuando su amigo William, herido de muerte, le advierte de que no han logrado contener al enemigo. Poco después, su aldea es destruida y ella es hecha prisionera junto a otras mujeres.

En un mundo donde la espada manda, los hombres deciden sobre todo y las mujeres no son tomadas en cuenta, dos jóvenes se rebelarán. Cuando el padre de Annabelle pretende desposarla con el caballero que gane una justa organizada a tal efecto, esta le pedirá ayuda a su amiga Catriona. Catriona es una muchacha escocesa, de enigmático pasado, que conoce bien el arte de la espada. Cuando su única amiga le pide ayuda, no duda en aceptar, aun cuando su pasado pueda regresar a ella. ¿Podrán las jóvenes vencer los obstáculos que se les presenten para alcanzar su objetivo?

Donde el sol borra a la luna... comienza una historia de fuego, destino y supervivencia. Siglo XI. El nombre de los vikingos despierta terror, y con razón. Cuando una incursión liderada por Arne, un guerrero tan implacable como fascinante, destruye la aldea de Attalea, su vida cambia para siempre. Capturada y llevada al norte como esclava, la joven curandera deberá sobrevivir en un mundo de hielo, hierro y sangre. Pero Attalea no es una mujer cualquiera. Rodeada de muerte y violencia, esconde un poder más fuerte que el acero: su voluntad inquebrantable.

She wants a home of her own. He's vowed never to share his with anyone else. Neither expected this battle. All her life, Emily has had one dream—to leave her father's home and live on her own terms. Her father has other plans. But when he crosses one of the most powerful men in England, King...

Elizabeth Chadwick’s bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series. In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered, angry, and in danger. He is Guyon, lord of Ledworth, heir to threatened lands, husband-to-be of...