Alaina MacGaren, una bellissima e giovane sudista accusata ingiustamente di tradimento durante la guerra di secessione, per dimostrare la proria innocenza si traveste da ragazzo, e sotto queste vesti incontra Cole Latimer, medico militare. Ma Cole, anche se è nordista, è leale e affascinante e ben presto Alaina disidera rivelarsi a lui nella sua vera natura...
754pages. poche. broché. En promenant son chien dans la lande, près du cercle de pierres de Nine Sisters Henge, une vieille dame découvre le cadavre d'un jeune homme, poignardé. A quelques pas de là, la police trouve un deuxième corps, celui d'une jeune femme tuée d'un coup violent à la tête. Les deux victimes se connaissaient-elles ? Y a-t-il un lien entre les deux crimes ? Pour la première fois, Linley et Havers enquêtent séparément. Le huitième comte d'Asherton et l'inspectrice la plus moche de Scotland Yard vont devoir démêler les fils d'une histoire terriblement complexe, qui les mène à de surprenantes découvertes. Loin, très loin des contrées sauvages et romantiques du Derbyshire.
Dívčí román o dívce, která je i přes svízelný život plná optimismu. Jako prodavačka zaujme v obchodě starší ženu, která potřebuje společnici. Do rodiny, která se potýká se strachem z budoucnosti, vnese radost. V rodině se totiž vznáší přízrak dědičné choroby, která se projevila u jednoho z mladých synů. Hrdinka zařídí léčení, jež vrátí všem naději a sama také nakonec dojde vytouženého štěstí.
When a TV reporter is injured in a Dallas-bound jet crash, she enters a world of mistaken identity and political intrigue in this action-packed romantic suspense novel. The crash of a Dallas-bound jet isn't just a tragedy for TV reporter Avery Daniels; it's an act of fate that hands her a golden opportunity to further her career. But it also makes her the crucial player in a drama of violent passions and deadly desires. After plastic surgery transforms her face, Avery is mistaken for the glamorous, selfish wife of Tate Rutledge, the famous senatorial candidate and member of a powerful Texas dynasty. As she lays helpless in the hospital, Avery makes a shattering discovery: someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save him, she must live another woman's life -- and risk her own.
One of Irwin Shaw's most unforgettable heroes battles to resurrect his declining career against a tough cast of women, whiskey, and old memories Jesse Crain was made for Cannes. A middle-aged filmmaker who dazzled audiences during Hollywood's Golden Age, Crain is talented, worldly, ambitious, and he knows how to play the game. As the Riviera sparkles in the spring of 1970, Crain juggles industry players while charming a persistent young journalist and fending off groupies. Beneath his polished exterior, though, Crain's life is coming apart at the seams. His last two films flopped, and for several years he's been adrift. Now desperate to reignite his career, a hit at any price feels like his only salvation. "Evening in Byzantium" is a masterwork that brilliantly documents a man's precipitous slide--along with that of his industry--from independence toward cynical mediocrity. It is a timeless story of a determined character grappling with the nature of success and power. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.
Multi-million copy bestselling account of the author's near-death experience in which she recounts the people she met, the truths she learned and the realities of the spirit world. This is one of the most convincing arguments for the existence of life after death and has filled countless people with hope. With a new afterword by the author.
Une enquête sur les Quatre ? Quels Quatre ? S'agit-il d'un quatuor musical ? Des Quatre Grands ? Du Pacte à Quatre ? Oh non ! Tout cela ne saurait constituer matière à enquête pour l'illustrissime Hercule Poirot... Et les Quatre en question sont des adversaires à sa mesure : un quatuor criminel ! Une bande de criminels internationaux dont le but n'est rien moins que de s'assurer la domination du monde... Bigre ! Voilà des ennemis comme le célèbre détective n'aurait osé en rêver... Et une rude bataille en perspective !
