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Illustrated edition! Sara becomes torn between love and duty when she is chosen by the gods to assassinate the father of her beloved. Emperor Titus is the most ruthless villain in the world. Killing him seems to be her only option but Sara soon finds that there is so much more to the tyrant than meets the eye…

A merced de una banda salvaje de vikingos, liderada por un guerrero formidable. Mantenida cautiva contra mi voluntad. Por primera vez, he encontrado una fuerza de voluntad tan grande como la mía, y he descubierto que no se puede negar el amor de un vikingo. Mientras mi despiadado capturador me pone a su merced, ¿podrá mi corazón resistirse, o caeré rendida ante él?

“I have watched you from the shadows and know one thing for certain. I crave you.” Grim Serksson is a Viking who knows what he wants. And presently, it’s the beautiful woman he has been watching in the new land he discovered. He’s hidden in the shadows for long enough, now is the time to take what he wants. It’s almost too easy to swipe her from her home and bring her to his secret hideaway… Tabitha Samuelle just wants to live a quiet life as a geologist in her small town, taking care of her luscious garden with her beloved Aunt Rose. But someone has been following her, she ...

Robert Harris' "Pompeji" war ein internationaler Triumph. Der Autor versteht es wie kein Zweiter, als Gegenwart zu beschreiben, was zweitausend Jahre zurückliegt. Auch "Imperium" spielt in der Antike und bietet erneut eine spannende Mischung aus historischen Fakten und Fiktion. Im Mittelpunkt steht ein gerissener, mit allen Wassern gewaschener Anwalt und geborener Machtpolitiker: Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Deep beneath Greece, Hecate serves the devoted from her home in the Underworld, keeping far away from the dalliances of men, gods, and the world that broke her heart. When Hera curses one man in particular, Hecate finds herself swept up in the affairs of the pantheon, and begins to wonder if she's intervening for the right reasons—or the right man.

Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law - a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. She will discover the truth about her past, even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher of them all....

Coming of age in the age of excess in the Malibu of the ancient Roman world where heroic charioteers, scheming politicians, beauty and sex mix effortlessly in idyllic surroundings of intrigue, idleness and luxury. Bridget Jones Diary and Sophie's World meet Ben Hur - on the beach. A gender-bending, genre-bending romp through the Bay of Naples in the first century BC. Join Phoebe, Julia and Claudia in their search for true love amid the mad world of the Roman aristocracy. Parties and sex, of course, but also Epicurean philosophers, fascist politicians, international businessmen, billionaire ...

When Sir Donald MacDonald, Baronet of Sleat, meets trews-wearing, musket-wielding, redheaded Mary of Castleton, he's completely flummoxed. Such a woman would never fit in to his aristocratic way of life. And Mary wants nothing to do with her father's wishes for her betrothal. Indeed, the two agree on one thing: They are completely, utterly and inarguably incompatible.

An English heiress in the Scottish Highlands is an unexpected occurrence, but there might be more to this situation than initially apparent. Calum Shaw, the local sheriff, has a straightforward mission: to maintain order in his area. He's reluctant to enforce the constraining Tartan and Dress Act of 1746 and is equally unenthusiastic about dealing with the defiant Highlanders who continuously oppose the laws, regardless of their perceived injustice. The last thing he wants is complications. Enter Lorna Sutherland, who embodies complication. This determined Englishwoman has unexpectedly ...

Can a druidess with the power of visions be blind to love? Weapons Master Kanyth Skaraven has always found favor with the ladies, until he meets Perrin Thomas. Though the fairy-like druid descendant seemed fated for him, he finds himself torn in two directions. His unique power with the forge is something he must keep under tight control - a control that slips when Perrin is near. But as the deadly attacks of the mad druids and their giants escalate to a fever pitch, Perrin and Kanyth must master their deepest fears as well as their desires.

Escocia, año 1702. Elizabeth Lindsay, hija de un médico inglés y una curandera escocesa, queda desamparada tras sus muertes. Su infancia cambiará por completo al acabar trabajando de mozo de cuadra en una posada escocesa. Soportará una vida miserable de abusos y maltratos hasta que un día se cruzará en su camino un gran señor que le propone ser la curandera de su clan. Emprende un duro viaje para salir de aquella miseria que la rodea y siente que tiene una nueva oportunidad de ser feliz.

Present Day. Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations.

The Earl - Garrick Helmsley, an earl in both England and Scotland, returns from the Crusades to find his Scottish inheritance challenged by his uncle. Forced to secure his claim in Linkirk, he agrees to marry the daughter of a powerful border lord. But no sooner does he agree to the arrangement than he meets Lady Emma Waryn - the impulsive and irresistible sister-in-law of his old friend, the Countess of Kenshire. Before he knows it, he finds himself escorting Lady Emma to Scotland. The more time he spends with her, the more he wishes to end his betrothal.

AD 1340 - After his treasonous father’s execution, Landon de Blays is raised alongside his cousin, the future King Edward III. Landon constantly fights to prove his own loyalty to the crown and becomes England’s youngest knight. Rewarded for bravery in battle, the king gifts Landon with a title and estate, something he’s longed for over the years as much as restoring his family’s good name. Cassiana Campion raises five brothers and nurses her ill father while managing Briarwood, her family’s estate.

Rowen the Restless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III. At birth, the king ordered them killed, fearing the superstitions of triplets being evil spawns of the devil who would only bring him bad luck. However, someone didn't want the babies to die, and the boys' lives were saved in secret. Now, over two decades later, Rowen and his brothers, Rook and Reed, are out for vengeance on the man who sired them and wanted them dead.

"Both romance and historical fiction readers will enjoy this lovely story." – Readers' Favorite "It's a well-written story that is full of adventure that will leave you sweetly satisfied, yet somehow craving more. As the first in a series, it ticks all the boxes!" – Reader Views Step into the Sun-Dappled Glade - A Place of Love, Pain, and Redemption A Damaged Hero Sir Lennox Brodie has returned from fighting in the Crusades. He is famous, scarred, and wealthy—with his soul in tatters. All he wants is to be left alone, until he meets Maggie Weaver when she mistakenly enters the quiet, ...

What foul devilry is this? They told her he was dead. After six long years without a word, her knight falls onto his knees and sings poetry. Then he denies their son? Heed this well. She's no longer an innocent who'll giggle and tarry on his every word. The sharp edge of her tongue and knife is the only welcome he'll get. She'll not marry him. Besides, the pain would be too much to bear should he ever leave again.

Finding my best friend is my one and only mission. I thought maybe she’d been kidnapped, hurt, lost – I never imagined time travel. When I slide into a prehistoric lagoon, I know she must be here. Somewhere.

Illustrated edition! When tragedy strikes Sir Matthew Galahad becomes desperate to save his dying bride. He embarks on a perilous mission to retrieve a fabled chalice. With the help of Prince Arthur & the knights, Matthew battles mythical beasts & unimaginable horrors in his quest for the Holy Grail…

Refined exotic escapism in an intense, adult, character-driven study of the absurd where humorous overtones mask a graphic, deeply subversive, perverse undercurrent in an ancient world adventure and epic love story like no other. Cursed from birth to remember everything except his own name an 11-year-old village idiot ('savant fou') creates chaos, outrage and regime change in Eudaemon (Aden) in 534CE when he, Andromeda and Scheherazade, goddesses of the hunt and fables join Hermes, messenger of the gods in his epic search for his long lost true love, Lesbia. Discovering on their chaotic way...