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Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in Maggie Campbell's wonderful HOLCOMBE HALL series! Holcombe Hall, 1931 Florrie Bickerstaff has finally settled in as the new Housekeeper of Holcombe Hall and life is feeling rosy both at work and home, as she enjoys the attention of her sweetheart...

Berlin, 1922. Der Anhalter Bahnhof am Askanischen Platz ist eines der prächtigsten und verheißungsvollsten Gebäude der Stadt. Täglich verreisen von hier aus Tausende in alle Welt: Menschen auf der Suche nach einer neuen Heimat, Menschen auf der Suche nach dem großen Glück. So auch die Passagiere, die an diesem Abend den Nachtzug nach Paris besteigen: ein falscher Baron, ein Industrieller auf der Flucht, eine Haushälterin mit Fernweh, ein heldenhafter Kondukteur, ein heimliches Liebespaar und ein Dieb.

Isla de Man, 1938. En un rincón remoto del mar de Irlanda, donde el viento arrastra ecos de guerra y las carreteras se enredan entre acantilados y secretos, Mila Kovac, una joven piloto española, llega para participar en unas pruebas automovilísticas. Ha dejado atrás la muerte de su marido, el célebre Anton Behra, y un pasado lleno de heridas aún abiertas. En torno al circuito se reúnen los grandes pilotos del momento, hombres y también mujeres.

Running for your life is never easy. Doing it at age 16, after losing your family, your friends, and your home, with three-quarters of a priceless emerald parure sewn into the sleeves of a battered old Army greatcoat and your beloved city in flames behind you, is harder still. Why did I do it? Because I had no choice. The Red Army was knocking at Dresden’s door, and the Jewish family hiding in our cellars had been marked for transportation to the camps.

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.

Annie Petit has finally earned her teaching certificate, but it took two years longer than expected. With the Great Depression in full swing, Annie knows she has little chance of finding a teaching position. She answers an advertisement for the position of governess and discovers five children in need of a mother. Every day she spends with them, she grows to love them more. Dr. Coren Winslow lost his wife in childbirth. Now he has become domineering and overprotective, refusing to chance losing anyone else.

Boston, 1984. A party Jim Garraty never wanted to attend. A girl who didn’t look away. A night stitched together by mixtapes, quiet courage, and the ache of choosing to stay. Jim isn’t chasing romance—he’s just trying to outrun the noise. But when Kelly Moore enters the room with her drink, her Rachmaninoff references, and her uncanny ability to see without pressing, everything shifts. Over cassette tapes and Heineken beer, conversations deepen, touch becomes language, and for the first time, intimacy feels less like performance and more like breath.

The war is over, but its shadows linger. When spirited Lily Brown meets Robert Linford, heir to a prosperous building dynasty, their connection is immediate and electric. But Robert's father, Joseph Linford, sees only danger in his new daughter-to-be. Convinced Lily is a gold-digger and Robert's love a fleeting fancy, Joseph will stop at nothing to protect the family name. What begins as prejudice soon turns into obsession, and Joseph's actions set in motion a lie that will haunt the Linfords for generations.

Film location manager Claire Montgomery never imagined that Starlight Creek's timeless beauty would capture both her professional ambition and her heart. Battling in an industry still dominated by men, she faces her toughest challenge yet: securing access to a historically significant art deco theatre. It's fiercely protected by its reclusive owner Hattie Fitzpatrick and her enigmatic great-nephew Luke Jackson.

Alice Linford arrives at a grand Victorian house in Belsize Park – a home that isn't hers, but that brings her heartbreakingly close to the man she still loves. Once, she was Mrs Thomas Linford. Now, she is a companion to Mrs Violet Osborne, a stranger whose house stands only streets from her past. Determined to reclaim her happiness and the love she once lost, Alice must navigate a tangled web of secrets, betrayals, and lingering family tensions. Every choice carries risk, and the shadow of the past threatens to undo everything she holds dear.

Ein verschollen geglaubter Ring und ein norwegisches Wappen enthüllen ein dramatisches Geheimnis, das die Geschichte einer ganzen Familie neu schreibt ... Band 7 der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Saga Die verlorenen Töchter von Soraya Lane: gefühlvoll, herzzerreißend und zum Träumen schön! Norwegen, 1951: »Du musst wissen, wie sehr ich dich liebe, Amalie. Ich wollte nie, dass uns etwas trennt, und ich werde tun, was immer nötig ist, um zu dir und unserem Baby zurückzukehren.

Christmas is coming, and Alice Starling is trying hard to get into the festive spirit. Two years ago, she lost her beloved husband at Dunkirk, and it feels like a piece of her heart will always be missing. With almost nightly raids on London, all Alice can think about is her important work defending the city with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force until, on a rare night out with her friends Nell, George, and Maeve, she encounters US Army Lieutenant Brogan Rafferty.

Drawn out of her reclusive life and into Cal's illicit underworld, Fern discovers a side of herself she's never known, proving she is much more than just a pawn. She and Cal realize what it is to love someone they shouldn't—and it comes with violent consequences. With Cal's scheme falling apart, and a crucial choice set before them, Fern will come to know what she's capable of, scars and all.

The slums of Poor House Lane are no place to bring up a child, and Kate O'Connor struggles to make ends meet when her beloved husband is killed, leaving her a single mother with a baby to support on the meagre handouts she gleans from charity. So when the childless Tysons, owners of Kendal's shoe factory, offer to adopt her son, Callum, and employ Kate as his nanny, she seizes the chance to ensure he has a better life. To be so close to her son, yet no longer be his mother, is bittersweet.

Hotel Edén, La Falda, Córdoba. Verano de 1940. En tiempos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el amor se abre camino de modos inimaginables. Desconociendo sus orígenes, Amalia Peres Kiev, una joven judía de familia de alcurnia, extrovertida y apasionada por la escritura, y Marthin Müller, miembro del partido nazi con una misión que cumplir en Argentina, se enamoran de un modo irrefrenable, pero ambos tendrán que sufrir varias batallas personales, esperar años y guardar peligrosos secretos para darle forma a la pasión que sienten desde que cruzaron miradas en el famoso Hotel.

„Ich bin deine Frau, Tommy. Du brauchst mich und ich brauche dich und wir sollten versuchen, gut miteinander auszukommen, schon im Sinne des Gestüts und vor allem wegen Victoria.“ Wenn Pamela ihn schon nicht durch ihre Liebe an sich binden konnte, dann eben auf diese erpresserische Weise. Tommy lässt sich darauf ein. Sie werden im Laufe der Jahre ein erfolgreiches Paar, bekommen zwei Kinder und etablieren Oak Moss Manor zu einem angesehenen Gestüt. Doch ihn quälen immer noch die Folgen eines schweren Unfalls und die Trauer um seine erste verstorbene Frau Anna.

In Nazi-occupied Normandy, Resistance fighter Marie Leclerc and American OSS operative Jack Davis risk everything to undermine German defenses. Through clandestine operations, coded messages carried by pigeons, and daring sabotage, they navigate a landscape of betrayal and danger. As their bond deepens amidst the chaos, they confront the brutal Gestapo officer known as the Bavarian Butcher, whose shadow looms over their mission. With Allied forces closing in, their courage and love become a beacon of hope in a world on the brink of liberation.

Water Washes Earth is a literary fiction that reimagines the age-old tale of love thwarted by circumstance, culture, and power. It is set in the waning years of British colonial rule in Hong Kong—a city caught between two worlds, teetering on the edge of transformation. The story unfolds through the dual perspectives of Lisa, a determined Chinese woman, and James, an idealistic American. Their love is a luminous thread woven into a fabric of societal expectations, political upheaval, and the lingering shadows of imperialism.

Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte's shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he asked. Unable to leave her family to fend for themselves, Charlotte is constantly delaying her own happiness, and fears that Joe may soon move on. Then, as 1950 begins, Charlotte's father reappears, bringing with him his brood of children from his mistress.

To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie Stauffer auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit's opening act. Through this train-traveling roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift of concert whistling entertains more than songbirds as she gains national notoriety and she's soon entangled in two romantic relationships—one with a dapper circuit manager, the other her fellow pianist.