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Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Canoga, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men—and even fewer women—have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. When their father dies, the Hale siblings discover two disheartening truths. First, they have an older brother none of them knew existed. Second, this stranger is not only the heir to an English dukedom, he's also their new legal guardian.

Corre el año 1732 en Gotemburgo, Suecia, y Jess Van Sandt sabe muy bien que el suyo es un mundo de hombres. Convencida de que su padrastro le está escamoteando la herencia que es suya por derecho, se decide a impedirlo. Y la solución se presenta en forma de un escocés muy atractivo, Killian Kinross, que ha sido él mismo desheredado por su abuelo. En un intento de recuperar su fortuna, le propone un matrimonio de conveniencia.

Un malentendido que rompe los lazos de la amistad, impulsa a lady Natalie a encontrar el amor de su vida. Su padre ha organizado su matrimonio con un conde al que no conoce, pero ella lo que de verdad desea es ser libre para conseguir al hombre de sus sueños. Durante una fiesta de Navidad, descubre que el hombre que tanto desea ha acudido. Así que, trama un plan para seducirlo. ¿Conseguirá lady Natalie liberarse de su compromiso, seducir a lord Knightly y pasar una Navidad inolvidable?

While Wolf is contemplating whether or not he wishes to continue taking on investigations, it seems that the dowager has taken the matter into her own hands and is investigating a case independently. But why has she gone missing from her home for two nights and what mischief has she got herself into? Tracking down the elderly woman takes Tabitha and Wolf into some of the darkest, most dangerous corners of the city.

1º Premio Leer y Leer - Dos monjes irrumpen en la monotonía de un poblado acostumbrado a esperar la batalla que nunca llega. Estamos en la España medieval, y la lucha contra el enemigo musulmán es inminente y constante a la vez: una tensa calma que solo se ve quebrada por las escaramuzas violentas entre cristianos y sarracenos. Los monjes arriban con un pedido de auxilio: que Brunegilda, hija de una prominente familia del poblado, sea rescatada del enemigo infiel que ha tomado el lejano castillo donde vive retirada y de donde los religiosos han escapado casi por milagro.

In the sleepy Yorkshire Dales, the peaceful existence of Sally’s family is shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War. With her father navigating the challenges of wartime farming, and her mother striving to keep the home fires burning, young Sally is determined to do her bit. The war brings unexpected challenges, but none so disarming as Luca – an Italian POW who introduces Sally to a love that threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.

Now in her thirties, Lady Henrietta Bessborough is no stranger to the affections of a younger man. For married women of the Ton, a young lover is encouraged, provided you know how to play the game: don’t embarrass your husband, maintain complete discretion at all times and, most importantly, never fall in love. So when Henrietta meets Lord Granville – brilliantly handsome, rich, twelve years younger than her – he appears the perfect candidate for an affair. Until she falls uncontrollably under his spell.

Die Glasbläserin, von der niemand wissen darf Murano, 1895: Schon lange fertigt die schöne Flavia Volpato heimlich an Stelle ihres eher untalentierten Zwillingsbruders das cristallo der Familie an, auch wenn den Frauen Venedigs das Handwerk immer noch untersagt ist. Trotzdem muss sie machtlos mitansehen, wie der Vater schließlich mit dem Erzrivalen Dal Corso fusioniert. Obendrein bekommt sie einen Glaskenner, den adligen John Pomeroy, auf den Hals gehetzt, der im Auftrag von Sibilla Veridiani ihrem gut gehüteten Geheimnis auf der Spur ist.

Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time. Theodor Fontane's best-known novel is published in simple language for the first time. It largely complies with the ISO 24495-1:2023 plain language standard. We have also largely adapted it for plain language. The content is also typographically designed to be particularly reader-friendly. The book is suitable for readers with limited reading ability, English as a second language or with cognitive impairments.

Theodor Fontanes bekanntester Roman erscheint zum ersten Mal in einfacher Sprache. Er entspricht weitgehend der Norm DIN 8581-1. Wir haben ihn auch weitgehend für leichte Sprache adaptiert. Der Inhalt ist auch typografisch besonders lesefreundlich gestaltet. Das Buch eignet sich für Leserinnen und Leser mit eingeschränkter Lesefähigkeit (LRS), Deutsch als Zweitsprache oder mit kognitiven Einschränkungen. So können möglichst alle einen der berühmtesten deutschen Romane mit Genuss lesen und verstehen. aibo publishing produziert die Serie Weltliteratur in einfacher und leichter Sprache.

Returning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn't what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother?

Trillium Bay, 1889. Alexander Bostwick doesn't believe in ghosts, but the unexpected death of his bride has him feeling haunted. The lingering scent of her perfume—along with her personal possessions popping up in the most peculiar places—has him worried he's lost his senses as well as his wife. With half of Chicago feeling sorry for him and the other half suspecting he had a hand in her demise, Alex escapes to Trillium Bay, hoping peace and quiet might ease his troubled mind.

O dublă poveste de dragoste, la distanță de mai bine de jumătate de secol, se dezvăluie treptat în Amantul japonez. Scris cu aceeaşi atenţie pentru amănuntul istoric şi profundă înţelegere a personajelor care au constituit dintotdeauna marca lui Isabel Allende, romanul Amantul japonez semnalează întoarcerea autoarei la povestea clasică, de largă respiraţie, fiind totodată un omagiu emoţionant adus sufletului omenesc şi stăruinţei în dragoste, într-o lume a necontenitelor schimbări.

To protect what little family she has left, Lady Catrin Fitzalan switches places with her cousin when King Edward orders the pious girl to wed his royal champion, a vicious knight called the King’s Raven. Rumors abound that this savage is responsible for the deaths of Lady Catrin’s father and brother. How can she allow her sweet cousin to wed a murderer?

Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort. Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scoprione’s founder makes a deal with the devil.

Captain Iain Sinclair has looks, charm, military honours—even the favour of the king himself. He has everything—everything, that is, except the friendship of the one man whose good opinion he has ever cared for, scientist, James Hart. James has loved Iain all his life, but after the last disastrous encounter between them, he vowed to accept no more crumbs from Iain’s table. If Iain cannot be the lover James wants, then James will have no more to do with him.

When the Russians invade Lithuania, Zofia and her brother Jacek fear for their lives. As a journalist, Jacek is targeted by the new communist regime, which despises intellectuals and condemns them to hard labor in the gulags, where few survive. Hearing rumors that the Japanese consul Sugihara might offer them exit visas, Zofia knows she must seize this chance for freedom. In return, Sugihara asks them to deliver a parcel to Tokyo—an innocuous request, until they discover it contains intelligence about Nazi atrocities that the Nazis are desperate to retrieve.

Für die Freiheit! Drei Schwestern im Sturm des Schicksals: Der historische Roman "Die Töchter des Sturms" von Sibylle Baillon. Drei berührende Frauenschicksale im Frankreich des 18. Jahrhunderts: Um sie vor dem drohenden Hungertod zu retten, verschafft der Bauer Cotin seinen Töchtern Anstellungen in Paris – aber während Madeleine und Marianne in gut gestellten Häusern unterkommen, muss Jeanne vor den Misshandlungen ihres schmierigen Dienstherrn fliehen. Ganz auf sich allein gestellt, nimmt sie ihr Leben selbst in die Hand und baut sich Schritt für Schritt eine eigene Zukunft auf.

In a realm of shadowed secrets within a royal family, love, betrayal, and power intertwine as they grapple with a legacy steeped in deception. Ladislav, a young man destined to become Grand Duke, finds his world irrevocably altered by truths so shocking they threaten to shatter the kingdom.

Mercy Caldwell, the vicar’s eldest daughter, has watched her younger sisters march down the aisle while she remains resolutely on the shelf. When a chance at matrimony arrives mere hours after her youngest sister’s engagement, Mercy seizes the opportunity—and the man she’s secretly admired for years.