Résultats pour "Ella" dans Fiction historique

In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of “biographical fiction” that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century. When fifteen-year-old Ella...

Die neue Saison bietet allerlei gesellschaftliche Vergnügungen – und die Aussicht auf die wahre Liebe Der Auftakt der romantischen Fortsetzung zur beliebten Worthingtons-Reihe von Ella Quinn Lady Eleanor Carpenter hat ganz genaue Vorstellungen, wie der ideale Ehemann sein muss. Zwar ist der...

Dr. Ainsley Graham is cultivating a reputation as an eccentric. Two years ago, he catastrophically ended his academic career by publicly claiming to talk to ghosts. When Joachim Cockburn, a WWI veteran studying the power of delusional thinking, arrives at his door, Ainsley quickly catalogs him as yet another tiresome Englishman determined to mock his life's work. But Joachim is tenacious and openhearted, and Ainsley's intrigued despite himself. 

Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged. The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him. Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed. But late at night, it was the shadowed lands in which she played. Mistakes were made and secrets forged; forgetting duty and her sense. And while the new king had her hand, her heart belonged to the scarred prince.

Sie wollte nur eine leidenschaftliche Nacht - doch der unwiderstehliche Earl gibt nicht so einfach auf. Die Regency Romance-Reihe um die aristokratische Familie Worthington beginnt. Für Lady Grace Carpenter stehen ihre sieben jüngeren Geschwister, um die sie sich aufopferungsvoll kümmert, immer an erster Stelle. Doch einmal möchte auch sie sich ihren Sehnsüchten hingeben. Dieser Wunsch scheint in Erfüllung zu gehen, als sie dem unwiderstehlichsten Mann, den sie je kennengelernt hat, zufällig wieder begegnet. Mit dem attraktiven Earl of Worthington möchte sie eine Nacht voller Leidenschaft erfahren - mehr nicht.

As part of a large, rambunctious family, Lady Eleanor Carpenter has gained some knowledge of what makes a successful marriage. She's even compiled a list of essential qualifications in a potential husband. John, the Marquis of Montagu, seems of good character (check), with money enough to support a family (check). But what of the many other requirements on her list?

Kann die wahre Liebe an einer Liste festgemacht werden? Die bezaubernde Regency Romance Reihe von Ella Quinn geht endlich weiter qualiLady Alice Carpenter hat genaue Vorstellungen, wie ein geeigneter Ehemann sein sollte: intelligent, freundlich, kinderlieb, passabel aussehend, humorvoll. Doch...

Sie möchte eine Vernunftehe – doch er entfacht tiefe Gefühle und Leidenschaft in ihr Es geht romantisch weiter mit Ella Quinns bezaubernden Worthingtons Ganz anders als ihre abenteuerlustigen Schwestern bevorzugt Lady Madeline Vivers das Konventionelle und Vernünftige. So sucht die junge...

New York City, 1899. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming "trouser roles"-male characters played by women - and captivating audiences far and wide with her travelling theater company. But Ella's flair for the dramatic takes a terrifying turn when an overacting Juliet to her Romeo drinks real poison during the final act of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. ¿Dejarías que los prejuicios te impidieran descubrir el amor verdadero? A finales de la era victoriana, cuando los cambios se suceden y un nuevo mundo parece abrirse para quienes se atreven a perseguir sus sueños, Eleanor Grey decide...

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Nunca imaginó que aquella mujer pudiera iluminar su corazón. Gabriel Hartford se ha convertido en la sombra del hombre que fue. Amargado por el despecho de un amor perdido, decide llevar una vida de desenfreno e infligir a quienes le rodean...

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Una mujer que se convierte en la heroína de su propia historia en nombre del amor. Lady Cecily Walwyn nunca se ha visto a sí misma como la heroína de un cuento romántico. Muchos incluso la consideran la villana de su propia historia. No es...

Melissa Griffin is quite literally sick and tired. She's the owner of one of London's most exclusive brothels, but her failing health is telling her she can't continue to keep working at her current pace. A relaxing stay in the country is exactly what she needs. Falling for the small town's gorgeous young vicar—a virgin, no less—was never part of her plan. Their love is scandalous, forbidden . . . and everything Melissa never knew she wanted. Denying her feelings is unthinkable. Avoiding devastation when her past inevitably drives them apart? Impossible.

New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a debonair Princetonian...

A career diplomat pursues his perfect match in this charming Regency romance set in the delightful world of bestselling author Ella Quinn's much-loved Worthingtons and their extended family—where true love is the ultimate temptation. After years stationed in Spain as a diplomate with Britain's...

It’s 1943 on the American home front, and Ella’s pent-up, common-law husband finally decides to leave their farm and enlist. Ella must either depart their seafaring town in coastal Delaware to pursue other dreams inland or try to save their farm. Their grade-school son, Reese, won’t budge, and Ella sees that farmers have a patriotic duty to stay on the land.

“Blood is life. Bones are strength. Flesh is control. Skin is death.” Every blessed family knows this mantra, and Aubeline—gifted with blood magic and heiress to the powerful Sterraux line—is no exception. When her father dies unexpectedly, Aubeline inherits the title of Countess. But her brother Renan soon challenges her claim, demanding the title of Count for himself—and quietly coveting guardianship of their young niece, Damarisse.

Nicholas Nicastro revisits a haunting mystery that still fascinates a nation a century later. His masterly re-imagining of these tragic events sees beyond the prejudices that destroys families and taints small communities but corrodes civilization itself. Nicastro’s simple storytelling style with its kaleidoscopic perspectives is moving, beautiful, and profound.

Ein Wandtelefon und ein Koffer voller Erinnerungen August Zirner und Ana Zirner beginnen etwa zeitgleich damit, sich für die Geschichten ihrer Großmütter zu interessieren. Beide empfinden eine zaghafte »Jewish Identity«, hinterfragen diese jedoch kritisch: Nutzen wir sie aus, um ein...

From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin comes another steamy, suspenseful full-length novel in her Borderland Ladies series, where dangerous lands make dangerous ladies... A woman with dreams of love... Lady Ella Barrington is a romantic who has always dreamed she would marry for...