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"She’s desperate to save the homestead she’s poured her life into…but is a marriage of convenience with him the answer? Alone in the Kentucky wilderness, Keturah Elliot finds herself bereft of family and facing the looming threat of losing all she has left. After toiling alongside her demeaning father for two years, she cannot bear losing the homestead they built with their own hands. Keturah has no choice but to trust the Lord's urging—she...

"Penman's characters are so shrewdly imagined, so full of resonant human feeling that they seem to breathe on the page." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Never forget, Llewelyn, that the world's greatest fool is a Welshman who trusts an English king."
His father's words haunt Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, who has been ruling uneasily over his fractious countrymen. Above all else, Llewelyn fears that his life and his

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"Haunted by a guilty secret, Marnie's eager to leave her past in the dust of the trail. She embarks on a wagon train journey to reunite with her son, a North-West Mounted Policeman. What she doesn't count on is Gabe, a widower and friend of her late husband coming along. He is a reminder of everything she yearns to escape. But, Gabe sees this as opportunity to repay an old debt owed to her late husband. With unwavering resolve, he pledges to safeguard...

"April, 1590. Ursula Stannard, the queen's half-sister and occasional secret agent, has just left Sir Francis Walsingham's funeral when she is summoned back to her childhood home, Faldene House, by her aunt. Uncle Herbert has died suddenly from natural causes, but Ursula's arrival in the Sussex Downs triggers a shocking sequence of death and devastation. Through her service to the queen, Ursula has made dangerous enemies. The formidable Mercer brothers...

Will she ever remember who she is? After a stagecoach robbery leaves Emily Smith with no memory of her past, she has no choice but to trust the dark-eyed sheriff who rescues her-and the small boy traveling beside her. Sheriff Jesse Hill is a principled lawman who protects the town of Bella Creek with unwavering dedication. But beneath his badge lies a painful past that has left him guarded and alone, convinced no respectable woman could ever care...

"A perplexing new mystery for Libertus set against the backdrop of a Roman Britain in turmoil at the death of the Emperor"--Jacket.

Nuoren vienankarjalaispojan kokemuksia 1920-luvun Oulussa. Toivo on yksi kymmenistätuhansista karjalaisevakoista, jotka ovat paenneet Neuvostoliitosta Suomen puolelle. Uusi koti löytyy Oulusta, vaikka paikalliset ovatkin avoimen vastahankaisia vieraita kohtaan. Toivo aloittaa opinnot Maikkulan pakolaiskoulussa, jossa on paljon muitakin muualta tulleita. Siitä huolimatta yksinäisyys ja ulkopuolisuus valtaavat usein Toivon mielen. Uusi elämä aiheuttaa...

Koskettava perhesaaga herättää henkiin keskiaikaisen Helsingin Toukolan perheen elämää varjostaa synkkä menneisyys, ja isä-Matias kipuilee pitääkseen perheensä leivässä ja kunniallisessa maineessa. Sitkeä kamppailu saa kuitenkin uuden kolauksen, kun Ruotsi ja Venäjä alkavat sotia. Toukolan vanhin poika, Mikael, lähetetään sotaan, eikä takuuta paluusta ole. Kun isoveli suuntaa Viipuriin, perheen nuori ja omapäinen tytär Kersti...

War es wirklich Christoph Kolumbus, der Amerika als Erster entdeckt hat? Genau diese Frage stellt sich der deutsche Abenteurer Claudio Guerrero, als er den zunächst harmlos erscheinenden Auftrag übernimmt, im peruanischen Urwald nach einer versunkenen Stadt zu suchen. Im Stillen hofft er, während seiner Expedition entsprechende Beweise für seine Theorie zu finden. Fast schon zu spät erkennt er, dass ihm eine fanatisch-religiöse Gruppierung,...

Cezary Baryka mieszka wraz z rodzicami w Baku w Imperium Rosyjskim. Chce być inżynierem naftowym. Wybuch pierwszej wojny światowej powoduje powołanie jego ojca do wojska. Do Baku dociera rewolucja. Cezary jest w pierwszym okresie zafascynowany rewolucją i manifestacjami. Wkrótce giną jednak jego przyjaciele i dziewczyna. Matka z trudem zdobywa środki do życia. Niedługo potem zostaje aresztowana i umiera. Cezary cudem odnajduje ojca, wraz...