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Paris, 1952 -- An ex-pat wife living in Paris signs up for a cookery class taught by an American chef with an indomitable wit and decidedly French airs—an instructor by name of Julia Child. Amongst classes of the L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes, with pots and pans and prim Paris wives learning to sauté in the French way, Kat Fontaine learns much more than she bargained for. Still haunted by the years she spent serving in the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, Kat soon finds a simple cookery class unearths the tangle of gut-wrenching memories of war.

Discover the timeless beauty of love through a masterfully curated collection of romance short stories that span across generations. This anthology captures the essence of love in its many forms, weaving together tales from different eras that reveal how love has been a guiding force throughout history. From the tender innocence of first love to the deep bonds of lifelong commitment, each story offers a glimpse into the heart's journey across time, proving that love’s power remains unshaken by the passage of years.

Zwei Frauen, zwei Welten, zwei Leben am Scheideweg. Die Little Germany-Saga von Bestsellerautorin Maria Nikolai – basierend auf einer wahren Geschichte. Stuttgart/Hannover, 1901: Entgegen aller Vernunft lässt sich Dienstmädchen Lissi auf eine Liaison mit dem Sohn der Herrschaft ein, doch ihre Hoffnung auf eine Heirat zerschlägt sich jäh. Julia Varrell, Tochter aus gutem Haus, wurde hingegen mit falschen Versprechungen in eine arrangierte Ehe gelockt. Unabhängig voneinander wagen Lissi und Julia den Ausbruch und fliehen in die Neue Welt.

رواية "الغادة الإسبانية" وهي الجزء الثالث من رواية روكامبول، لمؤلفها بونسون دو ترايل، وهي قصة صاخبة، وتدور أحداث هذه القصة الممتعة حول ابنة دوق، يعدّ من أعظم عظماء إسبانيا، وهي غادة إسبانية، وتعدّ هي الوحيدة التي ترث أملاك أبيها، ولهذا السبب تولدت في نفس أبيها رغبةٌ كبيرةٌ جداً في تزويج ابنته بأحد أبناء عمها، وذلك لأجل أن تبقى أملاكه وأمواله محصورةً في يدي أسرته، ولا تذهب للغريب، ولهذا السبب عزم والدها على.

¿No será que Dios se ha ido a un largo viaje y no planea regresar? Esta es una novela épica, amorosa, íntima, seductora... los lectores agradecerán tenerla en sus manos y jamás podrán olvidarla. Entre Cirey en 1735 y París en 1934, ocurre el éxodo de cuatro amantes que un día abrieron los ojos y descubrieron que Dios (si es que en verdad existe), tan pronto creó el mundo, tomó su veliz y se fue de viaje, quizá para nunca más volver, dejando tras de sí un mundo de inequidades, prejuicios, violencia, miseria e ignorancia.

On leave from his Highland regiment, Captain Liam Lockhart comes to London on an urgent mission: to repossess the stolen family heirloom that could save his ancestral estate. He never dreamed it would involve surrendering his heart, but the beautiful and scandalous socialite Ellen Farnsworth sets his Highland blood aflame with a will as strong and reckless as his own. Though bound to Liam by a soul-searing passion, duty impels Ellen to commit a terrible betrayal.

الحجاج بن يوسف؛ رواية تاريخية غرامية لجُرجي زيدان, تدخل ضمن سلسلة روايات تاريخ الإسلام. يتناول فيها زيدان الوقائع التاريخية التي رافقت مسيرة حياة الحجاج بن يوسف تلك الشخصية التي أطبقت شهرتها الآفاق، حتى ضرب بها المثل في البطش، فقد كان للحجاج مواقف وأعمال لا يزال يذكرها التاريخ.

Bath 1830. Percival Webster, duca di Clarendon, è convinto che le rigide norme che regolano la vita sociale del Ton siano eccellenti e giuste e che vadano applicate con rigore, senza eccezioni. In ottemperanza a questo stile di vita, ha deciso di contrarre un matrimonio di convenienza scegliendo, come futura duchessa, una lady adeguata sotto tutti i punti di vista: non troppo bella, non troppo intelligente, non troppo appariscente. A tal proposito, ha individuato in Lady Albertina Cadwell l’esemplare perfetto.

Rose arriva a Heartgrove Manor, un elegante palazzo dove inizia a lavorare come educatrice della piccola Madelyn, figlia del duca e della duchessa. Qui si trova coinvolta in un triangolo amoroso tra i due figli del duca: Albert, il primogenito gentile, e Joseph, il secondogenito carismatico. Mentre i sentimenti di Rose crescono, anche la tensione tra i fratelli aumenta. Rose è combattuta tra i suoi desideri e le aspettative sociali, costretta a scegliere tra i due. Il suo destino si intreccerà per sempre con quello dei fratelli in una storia di amore e passione.

"Sashi era l’unica signora del suo cuore. L’unica che Grant non poteva amare e che, invece, amava disperatamente." Grant Cameron, direttore della Selby Overseas di Calcutta, è un uomo di successo, stimato da tutti e corteggiato dalle lady inglesi, ma non dimentica il passato che dalla Scozia lo ha condotto in India, né la gratitudine che lo lega a Lord Selby. Pertanto, non può rifiutare l’incarico di vegliare sulla giovane figlia dell’amico, anche se i sentimenti che la bellissima Sashi gli suscita nel cuore sono ben più profondi e intensi.

Een indrukwekkend verhaal met een Nederlands tintje over de allesoverstijgende kracht van liefde. Gulliver's Bay, Cornwall, 1944 Als Rupert Dash sneuvelt tijdens de Slag om Arnhem, is zijn vrouw Florence er kapot van. Ze kan niet accepteren dat hij voor altijd uit haar leven is verdwenen. Wanneer ze een gedicht met de titel Wacht op mij vindt in een oud boek, gelooft ze dat het een teken van haar man is. Een belofte dat hij bij haar terug zal komen.

Outlander meets Dan Brown Das Zeitreisen ist für sie nur ein Job. Bis er auftaucht ... Mitch lebt in Rom und arbeitet für das ITR, das Institute of Timetravel and Research des Vatikans – ein gefährlicher und schlecht bezahlter Job ohne Karriereaussichten. Aber hey, nur noch fünf Zeitreisen, bis sie sich mit einer fetten Abfindung zurückziehen und endlich ihr eigenes Café aufmachen kann. Doch dann bekommt sie einen neuen Partner – ein Typ, der sich um Vorschriften und Zeitreisegesetze so wenig schert wie um den berühmten Sack Reis in China.

Un Baile de Máscaras es un laberinto de engaños, pasiones y secretos aristocráticos. En la opulencia de un baile parisino, donde la élite se esconde tras disfraces, se despliega el juego del amor y la traición. Un joven enamorado, obsesionado por desenmascarar a la mujer que cautiva su corazón, se ve envuelto en una red de intrigas. Su búsqueda por la verdad le lleva a descubrir más de lo que esperaba, desenredando un nudo de identidades ocultas que culmina en revelaciones tanto escandalosas como emotivas.

Life is extraordinarily dull for Wilhelmina Fairweather. With her days spent reading in the conservatory, she secretly longs for an adventure. Unfortunately, adventures do not come easily for someone like Willa. Afflicted with bouts of asthma since childhood, an exciting life far from home is a hope she dares not entertain. For as every Fairweather knows, hope has no place at Haven House. That is until the holiday season heralds the arrival of a new doctor to the area.

Two Necklaces is the story of a German girl's coming of age who dares to think for herself at a time when that very act was dangerous, even life-threatening. It delves into the very nature of the human condition with its frailty, strength, and the struggle of mind and heart.

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Victoria Montgomery has lost everything in her life that mattered. Her parents, her home, security, her freedom, and all hope of ever being happy again. Despite her reservations, she decides to honor the arrangement made by her father before his death to marry a man he chose in Montana Territory.

What is the Siege Perilous, and how does it affect the lives of everyone in the Regency universe of "Pride & Prejudice"? When a man dressed in strange attire falls to earth in a field on his Pemberley estate, Fitzwilliam Darcy has little inkling of the many and startling changes this mysterious man’s arrival will have on his life, his family’s lives, and indeed, his whole world.

17-year-old orphaned Lady Grace Cooper is doing everything she can to find her one true love. If she doesn’t hurry, her corrupt trustees will marry her off to the man of their choice so they can steal her inheritance. What’s a girl to do? There’s the ancient apple peel ritual that reveals the letters of one’s true love’s name. A local fortune teller gives Lady Grace important advice. And then there’s the unusual Christmas Eve ritual that she must perform to convince her closest animal friends to help her.

Miss Caroline Bingley has long been a thorn in the side of Fitzwilliam Darcy's friendship with Charles Bingley; the visit to Netherfield Park to help Bingley learn the craft of an estate manager has all the potential for disaster. But Darcy will not shirk, for his friendship with Bingley outweighs his distaste for the man's sister. In his defense, Darcy enlists his manservant, a man equally committed to ensure Miss Bingley will not become his master's wife.

Johanna Neumann, a once-acclaimed pianist, is forced to leave her high-society life in Berlin to support her military husband, the newly appointed Kommandant of Erstein. With her son enlisted in the Hitler Youth and her dreams of music silenced by the clamor of conflict, she grapples with the harsh realities of her new existence in a place where she is neither welcome nor trusted. Haunted by loss and loneliness and disillusioned by her husband’s transformation, she yearns for an end to the war so she can go back to her beloved homeland before her daughter is recruited into the Nazi regime.