Stryder of Blackmoor, ein Ritter der "Bruderschaft des Schwertes", kämpft um die Liebe der Troubadourin Rowena de Vitry. Während er versucht, ihr Herz zu gewinnen, vergisst er seine Feinde. Sie bleibt an seiner Seite, als der König ihn des Hochverrats beschuldigt.
Mary, geprägt von der Klosterschule, entwickelt eine brennende Neugier nach dem sinnlichen Leben. Auf der Suche nach dem Mörder ihrer Schwester dringt sie ins Rotlichtmilieu vor und gerät in die Fänge eines mächtigen Mannes, dessen erotische Finesse ebenso gefährlich ist wie sein Wirtschaftsimperium.
Madness and murder rip through the suspense novel by the bestselling author Catherine Coulter. FBI Agent Dillion Savich is on a challenging case involving the kidnapping of two teenage boys when trouble boils up in his personal life. His younger sister Lily has crashed her car into a redwood in California's Hemlock Bay. Is it another suicide attempt, the second since the loss of her young daughter some seven months before? Savich and Sherlock discover that four of Lily's paintings, left to her by their very famous grandmother, artist Sarah Elliot, now worth millions, are at the heart of an intricate conspiracy. Lily and art broker Simon Russo are thrust into ever widening circles of danger that radiate from a notorious collector's locked room. Dillion Savich and his sister Lily both have to face their worst fears to survive.
The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for... Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership.She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day... she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine...the ironing board...and attempts to cook a cordon bleu dinner.But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way. Will her employers ever discover the truth? Will Samantha's old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?
Lorsque son mari meurt prématurément, laissant derrière lui une montagne de dettes, Isabel doit radicalement changer de train de vie. Elle n'a d'autre choix que de quitter Londres pour s'installer à la campagne avec ses deux enfants, dans une maison de famille délabrée dont elle hérite de façon inattendue. Elle espère pouvoir compter sur le soutien de ses voisins, mais sa présence au village ne fait pas l'unanimité, et la maison qu'elle occupe attire bien des convoitises. Se reconstruire ici sera plus difficile que prévue, mais Isabel n'est pas du genre à renoncer…
Too young to get whisked away by a Stannah Stairlift, or to enjoy the luxury of a walk-in bath, Marie is all the same getting on in years - and she's thrilled about it. She's a bit preoccupied about whether to give up sex, but there are compensations, like falling in love with her baby grandson, and maybe falling in love with someone else too.