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Lady Miranda es una dama en todo lo que hace, aunque preferiría no tener que estar siempre pendiente de los convencionalismos. Se desahoga vertiendo sus sentimientos en una serie de cartas dirigidas a un viejo amigo de su hermano, el duque de Marshington, aunque nunca ha pensado enviarlas. Cuando Marlow —el nuevo ayuda de cámara de su hermano— descubre una de las cartas y la envía a su destinatario, Miranda se siente morir cuando el duque contesta a su misiva con otra, lo que la lleva a descubrir que siente algo por dos hombres.

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell–quite literally–into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

Georgina Whitmore, not accustomed to any man being unaffected by her charms, is plagued with the disappearance and rejection of Simon Fancourt. Twelve years later, Mr. Fancourt returns to British society with two children and a mad hunger for justice. Racing against time, Simon works to uncover the men responsible for his wife's horrific murder, protect his children, and fulfill his father's unexpected will by marrying Georgina—the last thing in the world he wants to do. Though her heart throbs to accept, she would rather lose him again than have his name without his love.

Леди Макбет Мценского уезда — повесть русского писателя Николая Лескова, написанная в 1864 году. В центре повествования — непростая судьба Катерины Измайловой, молодой замужней женщины, которая вышла замуж за богатого купца не по любви. Ей с легкостью вскружил голову красавец Сергей, еще не подозревая, причиной каких трагических событий он вскоре станет.

Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm. Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.

Lady Amelia solo ha conocido la vida acomodada de la aristocracia inglesa de mitad del siglo XVIII, pero cuando primero su madre y después su padre fallecen, se encuentra sola, afligida y... menor de edad. Su tutor, un tío americano, le ha ordenado viajar a su plantación, donde deberá quedarse durante al menos dos años, que será cuando sea mayor de edad. Con la ayuda de lady Grace y Lady Sarah, lady Amelia logra que su tío esté de acuerdo en darle cuatro semanas para arreglar sus asuntos y, sin que él lo sepa, encontrar un lord inglés con el que casarse para poder quedarse en Inglaterra.

Una noche tibia, en una de las tantas fiestas de la falsa sociedá, Fosca María y Tito Lucio se enamoran –como sucede a menudo– por accidente. Una es institutriz de música, dueña tan sólo de un gato llamado Cucurucho y una buhardilla miserable a orillas de la Ciudad; el otro es un marimbero beodo, miembro de la ilustre familia Cucufato.

Lisboa, 1941. Peggy Guggenheim y su nuevo amor, el pintor Max Ernst, consiguen por fin viajar a Estados Unidos. A su llegada, arrestan a Max y lo tratan como extranjero enemigo, y Peggy teme que pueda ser deportado a Alemania.

Madeline possui muitas habilidades preciosas: é uma excelente desenhista, escreve cartas como ninguém e tem uma criatividade fora do comum. Mas se tem algo em que ela nunca consegue obter sucesso, por mais que tente, é em se sentir confortável quando está cercada por muitas pessoas... Chega a lhe faltar o ar! Um baile para ser apresentada à Sociedade é o sonho de muitas garotas em idade para casar, mas é o pesadelo de Maddie.

Abigail Foster no quiere acabar siendo una solterona, pero sabe que su minúscula dote no le va a servir para incrementar sus encantos, y el único hombre que ella creía que le pediría su mano, un amigo de toda la vida, resulta que se ha enamorado de su hermana pequeña, más bonita que ella. Cuando los problemas financieros fuerzan a su familia a vender su casa de Londres, un extraño abogado aparece con una oferta increíble: pueden irse a vivir a una lejana casa señorial que lleva dieciocho años abandonada.

Ivy Hill sigue siendo un lugar idílico en el que muchos de los aldeanos han encontrado el amor… Pero no todos. Jane Bell está hecha un lío. Gabriel Locke ha vuelto y le ha dejado claras sus intenciones, pero ella no quiere dejar su posada, y las cosas se complican cuando regresa al pueblo alguien a quien no esperaba. Luego está Mercy Grove, que ha perdido su escuela y sigue soltera. Está enamorada, sí, pero de una persona que está fuera de su alcance, así que tal vez lo mejor sea marcharse para siempre.

Helena Reynolds farebbe di tutto per scappare dalla sua vita a Londra, anche se ciò comporta raggiungere una remota tenuta sulle scogliere del North Devon e sposare un perfetto sconosciuto. Greyfriar’s Abbey, però, non è il tipo di rifugio che aveva immaginato. E l’ex capitano dell’esercito Justin Thornill – per quanto sia alto, tenebroso e bello in modo devastante – è tutto fuorché un eroe romantico. Justin ha trascorso gli ultimi due decenni a costruire la propria fortuna, a farla pagare agli altri e a patire un periodo prolungato di tortura in una prigione indiana.

À medida que o ciúme de Sheridan aumenta, os dois se envolvem em uma conspiração que envolve um noivado falso, uma investigação secreta – e um mergulho não tão secreto assim em direção ao amor verdadeiro.

Noah and Allie fell in love as teenagers, with the purest sort of love, only to be kept apart by Allie's mother. Their feelings survived in spite of everything - and they recounted their romance in the pages of a notebook. Now, years later, Allie suffers from Alzheimer's, and her memory has been wiped clean. By reading the story of their relationship and the passion they shared, Noah hopes to break through the barrier of his wife's illness. This poignant first novel from Nicholas Sparks rivals any love story ever written.

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items.

The culmination of Jane Austen's genius, a sparkling comedy of love and marriage Beautiful, clever, rich and single Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.

Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the most difficult decision of her life. She aches to travel back through time again to find the love of her life, but, in order to do that, she must leave their daughter behind.

From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the ’60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s - history holds many surprises, and lives are changed forever.

Dostoevsky studied human nature with passion and precision. He plumbed the depths and never winced at what he found, even when it was beyond his understanding. This extraordinary novel is a recital of his findings, told in the story of four brothers: Dimitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly; Ivan, brilliant and morose; Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest; and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. What give this story its dramatic grip is the part these brothers play in their father's murder.

Vienna, 1892. Against all odds, at the height of Belle Époque splendor, Anna Sacher has taken possession of her late husband’s hotel, across the street from the famous opera house. At a time when controlling such a business was an opportunity afforded only to men, Anna is as vigilant as she is relentless. Now, under her ownership, the Hotel Sacher thrives amid the tumult of a changing continent, even as intrigue follows in the shadows.