Résultats pour "Domina" dans Fiction historique

Beautiful and courageous, Samantha Hargrave dares to dream that she will become one of the first female doctors - and surgeons - in America. Born in the slums of London and possessing a special gift for healing, Samantha struggles to enter the all-male medical profession. When her ambition encounters hostile rejection in England, she sails to America, where she meets an eccentric doctor who takes her on as an apprentice.

Ce soir-là, Louis, seize ans, n'est pas rentré à la maison. Anne, sa mère, dans ce village de Bretagne, au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, voit sa vie dévorée par l'attente, par l'absence qui questionne la vie du couple et redessine celle de toute la famille. Chaque jour, aux abords de la folie, aux limites de la douleur, Anne attend le bateau qui lui ramènera son fils. Pour survivre, elle lui écrit la fête insensée qu'elle offrira pour son retour. Telle une tragédie implacable, l'histoire se resserre sur un amour maternel infini.

Voici une promenade au pays vrai d'un certain tout petit Jean, né en 1621, dans la bonne ville de Château-Thierry, à l'entrée de la Champagne. Bientôt voici Paris, joyeux Quartier latin et bons camarades : Boileau, Molière, Racine. Voici un protecteur, un trop brillant surintendant des Finances, bientôt emprisonné. Voici un très cohérent mari : vite cocu et tranquille de l'être, pourvu qu'on le laisse courir à sa guise.

Rostislav Grokhotov, an ordinary clerk working for a privately-owned company, just wanted to earn some extra money in the game. He had no specific plans for his new character. Little did he know that his new nickname Rosgard would become the game's next greatest legend. Whose side does one take without becoming a pawn in anyone's game?

A “prop spellbook” on an MGM studio soundstage led to Annabelle making friends and discovering they all have powers up their sleeves. How fun! Now that these gals have found each other though, it’s the spellbook that vanishes. But the summer of 1932 in Los Angeles is a busy one: star-studded picnic cookouts, the Olympic Games, demanding bosses. Not to mention the murder of Scottie Merlot, the head of the props department who was helping them track down their magical prop to better understand their powers.

Marsella, 1973. Una oleada de terrorismo racista sacude toda Francia. Su epicentro es Marsella y su objetivo los inmigrantes argelinos. En seis meses, más de cincuenta son abatidos a tiros, a veces incluso en plena calle, con total impunidad. El comisario Théo Daquin, joven, parisino, elegante...

England 1189: Während ganz Europa zum dritten Kreuzzug rüstet, tritt der junge Knappe Harold of Huntingdon in den Dienst des mächtigen und skrupellosen Earls of Essex. Mehr als einmal muss Harold um sein Leben fürchten. Trost findet er nur in seiner geheimen Leidenschaft für die Hofdame Catherine de Ferrers, die schöne Tochter des Earls of Derby. Doch bevor er ihr seine Liebe gestehen kann, muss er dem englischen König Richard Löwenherz auf den Kreuzzug folgen. Auf dem Weg gen Osten trifft das englische Heer auf deutsche und französische Verbündete.

El segundo volumen de Las Guerreras Maxwell, ahora en audiolibro. Gillian es conocida entre los miembros de su clan como la Retadora por su carácter indomable, que siendo su mayor atractivo es también su gran maldición. Enamorada de Niall desde la infancia, juntos vivieron una bonita historia de amor que se rompió cuando éste partió a luchar junto al rey de Escocia sin despedirse de ella. Gillian se juró entonces que jamás lo perdonaría.

Marsella, 1973. Théo Daquin, un investigador precoz, brillante, atractivo y homosexual, deja el Líbano para ocupar el puesto de comisario en Marsella, la capital mundial del tráfico de heroína. Se encuentra con una ciudad ensangrentada por los ajustes de cuentas entre matones y la estrecha...

1260 A.D.—Dogged by sinister rumors courtesy of a jealous older brother, Gage de Reyne becomes a mercenary known as the North Wind—destructive, powerful, and cold as ice. But a chance meeting with a childhood friend Lady Wynter de Thorington brings about a spark that could melt the glacier he's become.

Benito Mussolini approda a Genova per una visita ufficiale. Siamo nel maggio del 1938 e il Duce conta di fermarsi in Liguria per quattro giorni. Il commissario Boccadoro, ricevuta la soffiata da un detenuto, segue attentamente gli spostamenti di Mussolini nella città, cercando di mettere insieme i pezzi di un probabile complotto dai contorni difficilmente afferrabili. Mescolando personaggi reali alla più pura finzione letteraria, con Nero dominante d'Amaro costruisce un thriller politico dalla rigorosa ambientazione anni Trenta.

"Mattea était une fort belle créature, âgée de quatorze ans seulement, mais déjà très développée et très convoitée par tous les galants de Venise. Ser Zacomo, son père, ne la vantait point au-delà de ses mérites en déclarant que c'était un véritable trésor, une fille sage, réservée, laborieuse, intelligente."

Ambientato nella Parigi di fine secolo, Marco giovane professore d'archeologia, in occasione dell'inaugurazione di un famoso reperto messicano al museo del Louvre, incontra Clarisse splendida donna dal fascino latino. Incontro fortuito o programmato? Successivamente Clarisse si scopre una ladra perfetta, su commissione di Aquilar, uomo di spicco nella malavita messicana, qualche notte dopo subentra al museo ed asporta il Chupicaro.

Ridge de Reyne (from The Red Fury) served both Henry III and Alexander, King of Scotland, but royal appointments were ultimately not the life he wanted. Determined to make his fortune and become a powerful warlord in his own right, Ridge has followed the tournament circuit for the past few years, accumulating wealth and making a name for himself as the unbeatable warrior known as The Black Storm. Enter Lady Catherine de Tuberville.

Lord Andrew Masterson, Earl of Windenshire, has had a string of bad luck with women. While his best friends are all getting leg-shackled, he can’t seem to get a lady to stay in his presence long enough to court them. Not sure what he might be doing wrong, he turns to Madame Evangeline. Betrothed since before her birth to Lord Masterson, Miss Miranda Beauchamp has prepared to be his countess ever since. Can Madame Eve show Andrew and Miranda there is more than a contract between them?

In the divided world of Cādra, where the winged Volari rule over the earthbound Süra, Tanwen has never relished her life of secrecy, but hiding is her only means of survival. As the child of a forbidden union, her very existence is punishable by death. As the Crown Prince, Zolya is forced to fulfill his father’s every whim. Acting on orders, he captures Tanwen’s father and brother, whisking them away to his kingdom in the sky. Determined to save her family, Tanwen infiltrates the royal court disguised as a servant.

In a time when women have few options for their futures, bluestocking wallflower Llysa Hamilton has aged out of the marriage mart. With offers for her hand unlikely, she enlists Madame Eve's 1Night Stand service to find the perfect man for one passionate night. Wolfe Thane, Duke of Foxhaven, has never lacked for anything, but he's bored with his entitled life. Winning a 1Night Stand voucher in a poker game appears to offer a perfect, commitment-free opportunity to add spice to his sex life.

Lord Simon James Winston, seventh Marquis of Breckinridge, can have anything he wants, except the woman he loves. After Chandra, his lover of two years, spurns his marriage offer, he does his best to forget her. When friends discussed the services of Madame Eve one night over cards, it seems like just the thing to get him over his heartbreak.

Eighteen-year-old Alice Ribeiro is constantly fighting—against the status quo, female oppression in Brazil, and even her own mother. But when a family veil is passed down to her, Alice is compelled to fight for the rights of all womankind while also uncovering the hidden history of the women in her family.

Love doesn’t come easy. That is what Jonathon Edward Railey, eighth viscount of Aunton, found out the hard way. With his burden of family debt and eight younger brothers to feed, what woman would stick around? Miss Isabel Hathaway might have loved the viscount once, but she would be damned if she would allow him to marry her for her money. Better to have never loved at all then to have him bought. When fate throws them together again, will the love they once had be enough to see them through a new storm? Or are they destined to a life of want and heartbreak?