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Thane MacLaren is the consummate cowboy. His life on the ranch he and his older brother, Bram, are building means everything to him. Catching and taming wild horses, fulfilling Army contracts, and working with the best ranch hands in western Montana is the perfect life. He has no plans to change, until an unconscious, beautiful young woman ends up on their doorstep.

Un adiós forzado. Un amor inquebrantable. Un destino marcado por la guerra. Barcelona, 1937. En medio del caos de la Guerra Civil Española, Pere Roda toma una decisión que lo perseguirá toda la vida: envía a sus tres hijas a México convencido de que así las salvará del hambre y la guerra. Pere oculta su decisión a Celia, la madre de las niñas, sabiendo que ella preferiría cualquier cosa antes de apartarse de ellas. Las tres hermanas viajan junto con más de quinientos niños refugiados hacia el otro lado del océano, donde enfrentarán los crueles desafíos del exilio.

Da Alexander Lavoie griber en gådefuld, lyshåret skønhed i at tælle kort i hans spilleklub, bliver han mere fascineret end rasende. Han burde nok have smidt hende ud, men han må se hende igen – i sin klub, på sit kontor, i sin seng – så han tilbyder hende et job. Angelique Archer er desperat efter en indkomst – desperat nok til at sige ja til et tilbud fra den berygtede Lavoie, en spion og en snigmorder, hvis rygtet taler sandt. Men hurtigt går det op for hende, at det bliver svært at være professionel, når man arbejder for en så forførende mand ...

Fin da bambino Ferdinando ha odiato la morte al punto da fare della salvezza la sua ossessione di medico. Ma una vocazione così grande, scontrandosi con le iniquità subite, non può che fallire e trovare casa nella follia. Olga, nella sua infanzia a Rostov, ha dovuto misurarsi proprio con l'alienazione materna, quintessenza di Storia e fragilità. Unico scampo da essa la fuga, frenata da una radice nascosta sotto la neve e dalla zoppia, che diventa destino e comunione con l'imperfetto. Ma si può vivere a un passo dall'ideale?

芝永井町で鳩尾を一突きされた骸が見つかった。手口からヤクザ者の仕業と断定されたものの身元が割れず苛立つ南町奉行所の面々。しかし吉原命の放蕩同心、八巻卯之吉は持ち前の好奇心と洞察力で骸の正体を見破る。

Welcome to Book Two in the exciting HIGHLAND LEGION series! When a betrothal is broken by a wayward bride, Darien dun Tahr finds himself in an awkward... and unknowingly dangerous… position. Lies, secrets, and betrayal abound in Scotland in this passionate tale of true love! Darien, the second son of Lares dun Tarh, finds himself betrothed to a wealthy lass from a good Scottish family. He’s not particularly eager to marry, but he’s not particularly opposed to it, either.

The Roman war machine is on the move But behind the Centurions and Legionaries, a vast support network grinds into motion mobilising a new legion towards a hostile river border, its human cogs turning across Roman society: from downtrodden bath slaves, to legionary blacksmiths trying to get through the day, from unscrupulous traders who supply food and materials to corrupt politicians with their own cynical motives. Danube Legion is the darkly amusing story of what happens behind the scenes – the chaotic, the venal, the incompetent and the corrupt.

Fall 1918. The Great War is raging in Europe. American soldier, Jack Collins, is burned when he drags a dying friend into a mustard gas-filled trench. He spends the next agonizing weeks in one army hospital after another. As day after painful day passes, he loses hope that he’ll ever lead a normal life. In New England, Meg longs to do her part to help in the war effort, but caring for her elderly grandmother takes up all her time. Then, her aunt and uncle make arrangements for her to volunteer in a nearby hospital where she meets Jack.

Emmaline MacKenzie, only daughter to the famed MacKenzie family that founded McLeary, Iowa, grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was groomed to be an asset to any man who was chosen by her father. Having graduated from finishing school in the early 1900s, Emmaline was the epitome of a well-behaved woman even though in her heart she leaned toward the values of the suffragettes who marched so that modern women could enjoy equality. It wasn’t long after the marriage to her father’s business partner that Emmaline found out the hard way that life was not a happily ever after fairytale.

A dreadful mistake, curses and feuds, can there be a happy ending? Grace Whitford made the mistake of having a horrible megrim at her sister’s wedding on board Lord Carew’s ship. This in and of itself should not have been a disaster, except she went to sleep it off with a draught in a small dark cabin, and no one remembered to wake her up. By the time she awoke, the ship was well into the Channel and could not be turned around. Carew had to leave as soon as the wedding was over and the guests disembarked. He’d just received a letter calling him back to Ireland and he had to make haste.

London 1888, a most murderous year. The Metropolitan Police, reeling after a determined summer bombing campaign by Irish revolutionaries, is on the verge of breaking point come the Autumn by an illusive serial killer calling themselves "Jack the Ripper".

Con solo dieciocho años, Jaime abandona Menorca, ocupada por los británicos, para estudiar Navegación en Barcelona. Quiere combatirles en el Caribe, junto con las fuerzas de Carlos III, y vengar así el daño que los ingleses hicieron a su familia. Mientras, en Madrid, Almudena se encuentra en una situación desesperada a raíz de la represión que siguió al motín de Esquilache.

Following the events of My Own Little Place – Volume 1: Adventures in the Quest to Find One’s Place in Life, this second installment takes listeners deeper into the extraordinary lives of Bronagh, Finn, and their eclectic team. While newcomers can dive into this volume on its own, returning listeners will find richer meaning and continuity by starting with Volume 1.

Dr. Christopher Lemuel escapes England on a privateer after he has the misfortune of winning a duel. With his life in jeopardy, he signs on as ship's doctor only to face further dangers on the high seas. The good doctor is wounded in a sea battle, captured by pirates, and reluctantly becomes a buccaneer. Then matters become stranger still when Dr. Lemuel is marooned on an island populated by enormous beasts unknown in natural history.

«Гнездо орла» — вторая часть художественно-документальной трилогии Елены Съяновой, посвященной истории фашистского Третьего рейха и судьбам его лидеров. Время действия 1937—1939 годы — зенит власти Адольфа Гитлера, период от аншлюса Австрии до начала Второй мировой войны. «Документов я получила так много, — рассказывает автор, — что весь этот период можно было буквально хронометрировать, снабдив текст ссылками на источники».

Lisa's grandfather is turning 100, and her family is gathering to celebrate in a sprawling southern Californian apricot orchard. The orchard is both the heart of their family and a reminder of its past. Like many immigrants to America, Joe and his wife, Anna, fled their home country in one of the horrific ethnic cleansings of the twentieth century. Forced out of Turkey because they were Greek, they arrived in the New World full of hope. A piece of land with a thriving orchard gave a new beginning to a new American family.

James es un libro fascinante. Una reescritura de Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn de Mark Twain desde el punto de vista de Jim, el esclavo. Con el humor típico de Percival Everett y una inteligencia sobrecogedora, el lector vive una gran aventura, la de la libertad. James es el nombre de la dignidad. El esclavo ha visitado de forma clandestina la biblioteca de su amo y ha aprendido a leer y escribir. Cuando se entera de que lo han vendido y lo van a separar de su mujer y su hija decide escaparse.

Nach einer wahren Geschichte ... Lehrer Heimann hat Anton immer mehr auf dem Kieker. Er gibt Strafarbeiten, wenn Anton zuckt. Er schlägt, wenn Anton schweigt. Er lacht ihn aus, wenn Anton stottert. Er spottet, wenn Anton rechnet. Einer wie Anton hat in der Schule nichts zu suchen. Einer wie Anton hat eigentlich überhaupt kein Recht zu leben. Denn Anton ist behindert, und es ist das Jahr 1941. Aus der Perspektive der Familie und ihres unmittelbaren Umfeldes wird erzählt, wie sich die Situation für Behinderte, für Juden und Andersdenkende zwischen 1938 und 1943 immer weiter zuspitzt...

»Ein großes, ergreifendes Buch, bei dem ich mich so sehr nach einem Happy End gesehnt habe wie noch niemals zuvor.« Olga Grjasnowa. Ukraine, 90er Jahre. Große Party der Freiheit. Manche tanzen und fressen oben auf dem Trümmerhaufen der Sowjetunion, andere versuchen noch, ihn zu erklimmen. Auch Samira. Mit sieben Jahren macht sie sich auf die Suche nach Freiheit und Wohlstand. Während teure Autos die Straßen schmücken, lebt Samira mit ein paar anderen Kids in einem Haus, wo es keinen Strom, kein warmes Wasser und kein Klo gibt. Aber es geht ihr bestens.

Winter, 1976, Columbia University. Hearing voices and seeing hateful writing on walls, early admission Sam Kovner walks the New York streets, sleepless thirty-six hours. Through the radiant specificity of memory, he reckons with a hard-driving father, a caring, sometimes careless mother, a generous, self-involved uncle who’s just become a movie star, and star-struck grandparents. Sam fears the undertow of feelings: he’s not quite spent the night with someone he’s fallen for.