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Following his heart may cause a war. Is a second chance at love worth the risk? Aidan de Sowlis finds purpose in guarding his family and his clan. He tells himself such a life is enough for him but cannot dismiss the memory of the woman he wished to wed. Lady Clarissa now belongs to another man - or so he thinks. When the Scottish warden sends Aidan to England to negotiate with the lady’s father, a final effort to secure the peace along the border, he’s shocked to see her.

Hannah Sutton's orderly existence is upended when she and her sisters travel to Scotland and jump off an enchanted waterfall as a lark. After blacking out, she finds herself marooned near a castle in England, alone. Everyone she meets appears to be a devoted reenactor...but soon the truth becomes undeniable. Hannah has traveled back in time. Tristan wasn’t meant to be a lord, but his bravery and prowess in battle earned him the lordship of Saxford. It’s the worst possible time for a mysterious woman to wash up on his beach, especially one who claims to be from the future.

Even cursed blood can fall prey to love’s bite. Lawrence Derrickson never wanted to be a chief, let alone a vampire, but fate has always been a fickle beast...callous to the inner-workings of a man’s heart. Seven hundred years after he was turned, he’s still chief of Clan Karyn, although his clan now consists of only his three siblings. With no more castle to protect and defend, they are dedicated to only one cause - protecting the Cheld - their superhuman descendants.

Even cursed blood can fall prey to love’s bite. Kenton Morley and Lawrence Derrickson have hated each other ever since they were feuding border lords in medieval England and Scotland…700 years ago. When their bloodlines were cursed, birthing the world’s first vampires. Their feud has since carried through the centuries based on a new argument: Kenton seeks to destroy the Cheld - the only line of humans capable of killing their kind - while Lawrence seeks to save them.

Reid Kerr has always known his place. He’s the brother no one can depend on, the rogue who’s determined never to marry. But when he attends a council of border chiefs at Highgate End, he meets the one woman who might change his mind about love - and his own worth.

The Earl - Garrick Helmsley, an earl in both England and Scotland, returns from the Crusades to find his Scottish inheritance challenged by his uncle. Forced to secure his claim in Linkirk, he agrees to marry the daughter of a powerful border lord. But no sooner does he agree to the arrangement than he meets Lady Emma Waryn - the impulsive and irresistible sister-in-law of his old friend, the Countess of Kenshire. Before he knows it, he finds himself escorting Lady Emma to Scotland. The more time he spends with her, the more he wishes to end his betrothal.

The Warrior - After two rejected proposals, Graeme de Sowlis has no interest in marriage. The Scottish clan chief would much rather preserve his heart and focus on promoting peace along the increasingly contentious border. His best-laid plans change when he accepts an invitation to a May Day celebration at Kenshire Castle in England. When he's caught in a stolen kiss with the May Day Queen, his integrity requires that he marry her.

When his brother foists an English squire upon him, Alex Kerr is completely disinterested in training the lad - until he discovers that his new recruit is not a lad at all. "Alfred" is a beautiful Englishwoman in disguise, hiding a horrible secret. Determined to uncover the truth about Clara's past, Alex agrees to take her with him on a journey across the Scottish border into England. Passion flares between them, but as Alex gets closer and closer to discovering Clara's secret, their future seems ever more uncertain.

Cecelia Ahern erzählt in fünfzehn Geschichten von Frauen und ihrem phantastischen Alltag. Da ist die Frau, die im Boden versinkt und dort auf andere Frauen trifft. Die Frau, die in die Schuhe ihres Mannes schlüpft und die Welt mit anderen Augen sieht. Oder die Frau, der es endlich gelingt, aus ihrer Schublade herauszuklettern. Lauter Frauen, denen gerade dann Flügel wachsen, wenn sie es nicht erwarten. Ein Hörbuch, das inspiriert und Mut macht.

“[Ahern] gives us full permission to believe in magic.” —Redbook Magazine One of the world’s most popular writers of women’s fiction—author of the beloved international bestseller, P.S. I Love You, basis for the popular film starring Hilary Swank—Cecelia Ahern now gives us Thanks...

“A sweet, life-affirming tale . . . with a liberal sprinkling of magic.” —Marie Claire (UK) “Filled with family secrets, intrigue, and magic aplenty.” —Booklist Bestselling author Cecelia Ahern follows The Gift and P.S. I Love You with the mesmerizing story of a teenaged girl coming...

Internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern's One Hundred Names is the story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives—a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic. Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty...

The Lord Sir Bryce Waryn has dreamed for years about the day when he will finally liberate his home from the Scots who killed his parents and stole his brother's birthright. Now that day is finally upon him, only his brother has abdicated the title of lord of Bristol Manor to him. Bryce should be celebrating, but something unexpected stands in his way - the sister of the Scot who held Bristol.

Die junge Laura lebt im Verborgenen im Westen Irlands. Niemand weiß, dass sie eine ganz besondere Fähigkeit besitzt: Sie kann jede menschliche Stimme, alle Tiere und jedes Geräusch der Welt nachahmen. Als der Toningenieur Solomon Laura begegnet, fühlt er sich sofort magisch von ihr angezogen. Doch auch Solomons Lebensgefährtin, die Regisseurin Bo, ist fasziniert: Sie möchte einen Film über die geheimnisvolle Außenseiterin drehen.

English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle. All he must do is accept a betrothal to the Scottish Marcher warden's beautiful daughter, a match made to keep peace at the tumultuous Anglo-Scottish border. Sir Adam relishes the prospect - until he meets the woman he is to wed. Lady Cora Maxwell hates everything English, including the self-assured new lord who has claimed her hand in marriage. When Adam proposes a unique challenge, Cora is forced to face her greatest fears.

Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a morality court, Celestine's life has completely fractured—all her freedoms gone. Since Judge Crevan has declared her the number one threat to the public, she has been a ghost, on the run with Carrick—the only person she can trust. But Celestine has a secret—one that could bring the entire Flawed system crumbling to the ground. A secret that has already caused countless people to go missing.

Zuri makes a wish for a magic snowball. When she receives it, it's covered with more than just snow, it's covered with what she doesn't want: leaves, twigs and broken branches. Zuri's friend, the wise old owl Simeon, shows Zuri how to make her wish in such a way, that she is sure to get what she does want: her heart's desire.

Against the background of the Protestant Reformation and conflicts between England and Spain, this novel relates the rise of the House of Orange and the beginnings of Dutch nationalism. The factual history of the conflict is long and complex, but Holland tells an insightful, if small, slice of a much bigger picture, through the stories of one Dutch family. Holland brings the listener into the action, fighting alongside Jan and Hanneke against Alva and the Spaniards who seek to crush their revolution.

The Gift is a magical, fable-like Christmas story from Cecelia Ahern, the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of P.S. I Love You and Thanks for the Memories. The story of Lou Suffern, a successful executive frustrated by the fact that he spends more time in the office than with his...

The summer of 1940 found 60-year-old firebrand Leon Trotsky living in exile in Coyoacan, Mexico, still agitating with his pen and raging against the death he felt certain Stalin was bound to deliver - any day now. In The Death of Trotsky, Cecelia Holland brings this fated and fatal day to life, from its quotidian beginnings to its dramatic close. Between Trotsky's waking and his final rest, she probes the outer-workings and inner thoughts of those who were with him till the end, illuminating a man who exited life as he lived it: defiantly.