Résultats pour "Heroine" dans Fiction historique

Good Housekeeping GOOD BOOKS winner Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is...

Brought to you by Penguin. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best . . . Perfect for fans of ARIADNE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES, this is the extraordinary retelling of history's most infamous heroine. Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent...

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *** 'A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne 'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' CLAIRE NORTH, author of Ithaca 'Urgent and furious' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan...

Miss Maryann FitzWilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be her father. But Maryann is ready to use those wits to turn herself into a sinful wallflower. When the scandal sheet reports a sighting of Nicolas Ives climbing out the chamber windows of a house party, Maryann does the unthinkable. She anonymously claims that the bedchamber belonged to none other than Miss FitzWilliam, tarnishing her own reputation - and chances of the dastardly union her family secured for her. 

Hollywood Star Turns Spy In 1943, movie producer Henrik Zoltan approaches Amelie Blake under the guise of offering the Hollywood star a leading part in his upcoming film, but he has a more meaningful role in mind. Amelie’s homeland of Sweden declared neutrality in the war, but Stockholm has...

In this sexy regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long, a lady on the edge of ruin must plead with the king of London’s underworld to save her family, only to find herself instead caught in his web...and unable to resist him. One disastrous night. One devastating man. One...

A BRAND NEW deliciously spicy, Regency romance from Emma Orchard, perfect for fans of Eloisa James and Bridgerton England, 1802. A duke who has sworn never to lose control is about to meet the one woman who can make him forget everything... Rémy Temple Wylde has spent ten years believing his...

A BRAND NEW gripping and heartwarming wartime saga of courage, friendship and love. Based on the true story of inspirational women who worked Britain's waterways during WW2. Perfect for fans of May Ellis, Rosie Clarke and Donna Douglas! 1942. War is raging across Europe, and the women of Britain...

An utterly heartbreaking historical saga of love, loyalty and one orphan girl’s fight to belong from bestseller Chrissie Walsh. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Emma Hornby! Born in a gypsy caravan and left behind by a mother fleeing for her life, young Rosie knows only the...

A stolen child. A terrible wartime secret. Norway, 1940. Seduced by Nazi propaganda, Liv offers herself to the German High Command as war reaches rural Norway. She has something very special that they want in Berlin - but the personal cost will be terrible. Can she survive what she did as a...

Brought to you by Penguin. Three powerful heroines – a queen, a sorceress and woman made of flowers – plot revenge against the villain who wronged them. A gorgeously dark debut novel inspired by Celtic Britain’s first fantasy fiction. Man is cruel, but the flowers will take their revenge...

The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA and ARIADNE. When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta, is left to the mercy of a passing...

A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome and - according to her - much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. Miss Lydia Bennet may be the youngest, but what she lacks in maturity and responsibility, she more than makes up for in...

Nenhum alarme soou no 78o andar da Torre Norte do World Trade Center e ninguém sabia o que tinha acontecido às 8h46 do dia 11 de setembro de 2001 – uma manhã que teria sido de um dia normal de trabalho para milhares de pessoas. Cego desde o nascimento, Michael também não via nada naquele...

Land. Power. Influence. Mary O'Malley knows these are the only things that matter in her war-torn country. Determined to win back her ancestral home, she must embark on a journey across the Atlantic disguised as a cabin boy. But her ruse brings her under the control of a dangerous sea captain who demands from her the one thing she will never give—complete and total submission.

A drunken laugh, a roll of the dice... and Aurora Sprague finds herself a child bride, married in haste to a young man she's never met to settle her father's gaming debt. Moments after the ceremony, the new groom gallops off to the army and Aurora is banished to a remote estate, married in name only. Years later, Alex Fenimore, now a top intelligence officer, is on a secret mission when a fiery young lady helps him escape an attack. He has no idea of her real identity—or that the sparks of desire between them are about to ignite a dangerous passion...

USA Today Bestselling Author Following the book called “an alluring blend of love and playfulness” (PW) The Heiress Hunt, beloved author Joanna Shupe continues her new Fifth Avenue Rebels series with a scandalous romance about a good girl desperate to rebel and the rebel desperate to corrupt...

Shirley Davenport is as much a patriot as her four brothers. She, too, wants to aid her country in the war efforts and joins a new branch of the Coast Guard for single women called SPARs. At the end of basic training, Captain Webber commissions her back home in Maine under the ruse of a...

Treachery. Theft. A Danish Dilemma. 1606, Theobald's Palace, England. Unfortunately for Lucinda McCrae, kings can be careless with their jewels. When a drunk King James I swaps hats during a drinking contest with King Christian of Denmark, his priceless diamond hat brooch goes missing. Lucinda...

Moira McAfee has spent her life training to be a warrior. When unexpected events lead the clan and its allies to war, she does as always and jumps in head first with no thoughts for her own safety. Brodie McClain has admired Moira since he met her at the Highland Games, and he feels certain she should be his bride. Marrying amidst a war where they are both part of the army proves to be a challenge but not an insurmountable one. When Brodie is injured and Moira is the one to save him, he must fight for his life.