Titres dans XXe siècle

When Sarah McCready finds her boyfriend in bed with another woman on the same day she loses her job, she goes home to Boston to start again. Nothing changed in her old neighborhood, except the creepy house next to hers. Someone reclusive and mysterious is renovating it. Too bad he isn't the friendly type. After decades of endless war, Cillian Darragh is tired of bloodshed. Determined to re-integrate into the Morrigan Brotherhood, he means to let go of his hatred and master his bloodlust. Fixing up the family home seems like a good start.

From New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller—and “the finest in western romance” (RT Book Reviews)—comes a moving and passionate tale of one single mother’s journey to protect her daughters—and her heart. While fleeing from her ex-husband with her two young daughters...

It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody, except perhaps one small group of people, who’ve always existed outside the law… At Le Cirque Casini, the trapeze artists still fly. The strong men still perform amazing feats. The sad-faced clowns still make people laugh, even in a city with a broken heart. The Nazis do not trouble them, as long as they keep the people happy and entertained.

Inspired by Agatha Christie's real-life Detection Club, a murder among a group of golden age mystery writers meets a second chance romance in this debut novel from author Jackie McMahon. London, 1930. Lucy Hubbard is on the cusp of achieving her dreams. With her first mystery novel debuting...

'A gorgeous novel that will truly pull at your heartstrings' CARLY SCHABOWSKI 'A side of WW2 that isn't often written about. Great characters, high stakes and a satisfying love story' KATHLEEN MCGURL A poignant story of the impossible choices we make in the shadow of war, for fans of Daisy Wood...

Vuosi on 1983. Bulevardin antiikkikauppaa pyörittävä Maarit on elämäänsä tyytyväinen, itsenäinen nainen. Sitten eräänä päivänä hänen puotiinsa astelee hurmaava vapaaherra Henrik Sköld. Henrik tuo tullessaan tuulahduksen menneen ajan charmia sekä henkeäsalpaavan kauniin timanttikaulakorun. Jalokivi on kartuttanut kuitenkin kirotun maineen: monien käsien kautta läpi Euroopan hovien kulkenut timantti on jättänyt jälkeensä epäonnea sekä sydänsurua. Myytäväksi tuotu timanttikaulakoru päätyy lopulta kääntämään Maaritinkin koko elämän päälaelleen.

1964. Sorcha O'Donovan drømmer om noget andet end det stille liv ved West Corks kyst i Irland, hvor hun er vokset op, og da hun møder den karismatiske musiker, Con Daly, forandres alt. Sammen drager de til London, hvor Con slår igennem med rockbandet The Fishermen, og fremtiden ser lys ud for parret. Men bag berømmelsen lurer mørket. Trusler og hemmeligheder fra fortiden truer med at ødelægge alt. Og en dag forsvinder Con sporløst. 20 år senere samles The Fishermen igen til en kæmpe velgørenhedskoncert – men hvor er Con Daly? Der er kun én person, der kan afdække sandheden.

Eine junge Frau, gekleidet wie ein Dienstmädchen aus dem Jahr 1900, sorgt für Aufregung bei Nele und ihren Freundinnen. Eine schicksalhafte Fügung bringt ihre Begabung für die Malerei ans Licht, die von ihrer Herrschaft gefördert wird. Als Johanna ungewollt schwanger wird, trifft sie eine schwerwiegende Entscheidung. Ein außergewöhnliches Frauenschicksal im wilhelminischen Zeitalter wird offenbar.

In het jaar 1900 zijn de straten van het Londense East End allesbehalve geschikt voor een vrouw van goede komaf. Maar als een van de eerste vrouwelijke artsen is India Selwyn Jones toch al een buitenbeentje. En ze is vastbesloten een kliniek op te zetten in deze arme omgeving waar medische hulp zo hard nodig is. Hier ontmoet India de keiharde maar onweerstaanbare gangster Sid Malone. Sid is een tegenpool van India's kille verloofde, die het kapitaal van haar familie nodig heeft voor zijn politieke ambities.

Тихая жизнь Динни Черрел закончилась раз и навсегда после того, как во время одной из прогулок по Лондону она встретила Уилфрида Дезерта. Впервые они увидели друг друга на свадьбе Флер и Майкла Монта, и искра влечения, вспыхнувшая много лет назад, сейчас переросла в настоящую, всепоглощающую любовь. Но Уилфрид, совсем не тот, что был раньше и вскоре отношения влюбленных становятся все напряженнее и вызывают неприятие со стороны семьи и «высшего общества», особенно когда достоянием общественности становится новость о том, что Уилфрид отказался от христианства ради ислама.

As the stakes rise and the mission spirals out of control, Will and Thomas find themselves fighting not just for survival, but for each other. Their love has endured war, secrets, and impossible odds, but this time, even their unbreakable bond may not be enough.

Lily Fairfax is drowning in grief and mourning the man she once loved when she finds herself tangled in a web of danger. She has no choice but to lean on a hired hand she barely knows for protection, though she vows she won't open her heart to love again.

Botanical artist Jane Saville is devastated when her manipulative mother banishes her to the countryside to protect someone else's honour. Isolated far from home, she is forced to live an impoverished, secretive life to save the family from public shame. When the paths of these people from two very different worlds collide, Jane begins to hope for a different future, but their new friendship is shattered by jealousy, misunderstanding, duty and treachery. But a chance meeting with a young boy will inspire Jane to defy the powers working against her and prove she is no woman to be outcast.

Winters are long on the windswept coast of Connemara, where Tara Doherty has come to live after the death of her husband. The isolation is all but unbearable until a tenant moves into the house at the bottom of the hill. James Dunford has come from America, but he won’t say why. He spends his days fixing up the cottage and walking the beach with a stray dog. As the weeks pass, Tara tries to get to know James, but he resists her at every turn. And it's not until a local villager recognizes him from the news that she realizes his visit might be about more than just a vacation.

To save her family from humiliation and financial ruin, Abigail Dupree becomes a bargaining trade in her mother’s eyes. A bargain that will extinguish Abigail’s last hope of a happily-ever-after. If only she could return to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, she might have a chance to reunite with the only man who has the power to save her reputation. Garrett Barringer, arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina to escape a past that no longer wants him. He takes an undisclosed position with Mr. Dupree.

WAAF Section Officer Elizabeth Bennet and RAF Wing Commander Fitzwilliam Darcy have already done their bit. Both bear scars—seen and unseen—from their service. They have done much; now they will do more. Elizabeth and Darcy step forward to undertake the deadliest of tasks: gathering intelligence behind German lines. They go knowing that the Gestapo’s destiny for captured Special Operations Executive agents was simple: a bullet.

Sophia fortsätter att arbeta hos den framgångsrika Elizabeth Arden, men när karriären skapar problem i kärlekslivet växer hennes längtan efter att stå på egna ben. Under press återvänder hon till sin tidigare arbetsgivare, Helena Rubinstein, som ställer henne inför en närapå omöjlig uppgift. Samtidigt anmäler sig Sophias man som frivillig till fronten i Europa. Och när han rapporteras saknad i strid på de franska slagfälten bestämmer hon sig för att sätta karriären på spel, för kärlekens skull.

On the outskirts of Dublin stands an old stone house that has witnessed Ireland's transformation over 150 years. Within its walls, the Weldon women have loved, lost, and survived against the backdrop of a nation fighting for its identity. At the heart of this tale is Faith Weldon, a stubborn, sharp-witted woman who lives long enough to see her world turn upside down and right itself again. From the bloody risings for independence to the quiet battles fought in kitchens and bedrooms, Faith's journey mirrors Ireland's own struggle to define itself.

Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home and theatres are closed, friends Jessie Delaney and Frances O'Leary search for work to see them through until they can sing and dance again. Frances, once dreamed of becoming a dancer but soon found herself with a broken heart and a precious secret when her lover abandoned her. But with news that her lover is returning to England from a successful tour of America, how long will it be before the truth comes to light? Secrets aren't good for anyone and Frances isn't the only one hiding things from her friends.

In this friends-to-lovers, marriage-pact holiday novella spanning the last decade of the 20th century, life forces a playboy and a playgirl grow up—and grow apart—before giving them a chance to create a happy-ever-after they can actually be happy about.