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A big Irish knight, much beloved by his English men, faces his biggest challenge when an injury nearly claims his life...and his confidence as a warrior.

Edinburgh merchant Tavish Cameron has no choice but to pay outrageous tolls to the nobility, until fate gives him an unexpected opportunity for advancement. To claim Tower Roscraig, all he has to do is admit that he is the bastard son of a murdering baron...and evict the proud, impoverished Lady Glenna Douglas from her crumbling castle. With her father ailing and her village devastated by illness, Glenna has lost everything except her home. Now a handsome stranger intends to take that, too. Until the king arrives to determine the rightful laird, Glenna and Tavish must share her castle.

Life has always been a banquet for Sappho, one to be savored to the fullest. Following a magnificent destiny, her strange and sensual odyssey has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world, from Delphi to Egypt, to the Land of the Amazons, and the realm of Hades. For Sappho, it was always about love—love that seduced her into a plot to depose a dictator, and love that made her trade an unwanted marriage bed of a despised and drunken husband for a seemingly endless series of lovers, both male and female. 

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome... though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to...

Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang. 'Lyrical, heart-wrenching and gloriously romantic. I luxuriated in every beautiful sentence' – Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times...

1260 A.D.—Dogged by sinister rumors courtesy of a jealous older brother, Gage de Reyne becomes a mercenary known as the North Wind—destructive, powerful, and cold as ice. But a chance meeting with a childhood friend Lady Wynter de Thorington brings about a spark that could melt the glacier he's become.

Ridge de Reyne (from The Red Fury) served both Henry III and Alexander, King of Scotland, but royal appointments were ultimately not the life he wanted. Determined to make his fortune and become a powerful warlord in his own right, Ridge has followed the tournament circuit for the past few years, accumulating wealth and making a name for himself as the unbeatable warrior known as The Black Storm. Enter Lady Catherine de Tuberville.

1200 A.D.—After decades of warring between the Lairds of Kerr and Prudhoe Castle in Northumbria, a tentative peace is reached. The Lady Carington Kerr is sent to Prudhoe as a hostage to ensure her father's good behavior, and a more reluctant hostage there never was. Small and dark, with emerald eyes and a luscious figure, she is as gorgeous as she is fiery. Enter Sir Creed de Reyne; a gentle giant of a man, he is, by nature, calm and wise. He is the ice to Carington's fire.

Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy claims that Psyche - Princess of Mycenae - will defeat a monster feared even by the gods themselves. Rebelling against society's traditions, she spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to fulfil her destiny. But she is soon caught up in powers beyond her control, when the jealous Aphrodite sends the God of Desire, Eros, to deliver a fatal love-curse. 

A SONG OF WAR Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the east, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy's gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world...

When my father schemed to marry my sister off to a decrepit old man to boost his standing, I swore I'd protect her. Together, we drove suitors away, but his fury only grew. To punish us, he rigged the barbarian lottery—and when Evelyn's name was drawn, her fate was sealed. Unless I stopped it...

I've been alone most of my life. No family, no home. No one would care if I disappeared. I wouldn't survive another year on my own. In a desperate attempt to survive, I volunteered as tribute to the barbarians after hearing they now accepted males. At least if I died, I would have done something...

She time-traveled to Ancient Rome and ended up owned by a gladiator. This is not how Olivia James planned her week.Betrayed by the man she trusted and catapulted from 21st-century Seattle into 3rd-century Rome, Olivia discovers she is Timeborne, born with the rare ability to travel across time...

Privé de sa couronne, Antarès n'a plus qu'un objectif : rassembler des alliés pour reconquérir le royaume de Phédor, au cœur d'un jeu d'alliances aussi instable que dangereux. Loin de lui, Véga affronte des forces incontrôlables, tandis que Damian agit dans l'ombre et que Pandora se retrouve liée à un pouvoir capable de tout faire basculer.

Brought to you by Penguin. One fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess. Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart. Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to...

They were never meant to meet, and falling in love could cost them everything. Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is heir to a Bronze Age kingdom where honor is measured through power, conquest, and revenge. Perdita, the lost princess of Shakespeares The Winters Tale, was born in a prison but raised...

Death was all he deserved . . . until it wasn't. No sooner than I step out of sight of Death, and what our deal has wrought, do I regret the words I've spoken. My heart aches from the harshness of my tongue, and I wonder if I have made a grave mistake. And yet, I do not turn back. No. Instead, I harden my heart against these thoughts. Against my feelings. Sealing my fate with yet another mistake borne of disobedience . . . not only to my mother's dying wish, but to the true desires of my soul. A fate that will force me to my very knees to save the ones I love. To save him. To save . . . us.

Griechenland, 1876 Carla Jakobson und Lord James Howard, der künftige Earl of Cumberland, nehmen an einer Ausgrabung des berühmten deutschen Archäologen Heinrich Schliemann in Mykene teil. Ein langweiliges, unnötiges Unterfangen, wie James findet, der lieber mit Carla um die Welt reisen...

To claim the Highland stronghold Ive always wanted, I must capture the cursed lass the king seeks. Then deliver her to him. The price I never expected to payis my heart. James I was born a bastard, and Ive never had anything truly mine. So when the king promises a castle and lairdship to the...

A warrior with a mysterious past. A widow longing for love. Two lonely hearts brought together by fate. Alexander Masterson is a skilled medieval mercenary who fights with the courage and strength of any knight, despite the twisted leg that has made him an outsider. But when his father reveals a...