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Your first allegiance is to your heart. . . As a knight, Sir Rand Montague's allegiance is to King Edward I. But when the king orders Rand to escort Rosalyn Harcourt to court in order to wed her off to Sir Golan–a crass knight Rand abhors–he's torn between duty and desire. For Rand has never forgotten the woman he spent one incredible night of passion with. . . After suffering abuse at the hands of her deceased husband, Rose wishes to never wed again. But when Rand rescues her after...
| Автор | Angela Johnson |
It all starts with an innocent proposition When her father dies, leaving her penniless and without prospects, Elizabeth Medford is faced with a horrible future: marriage to the utterly vile Harold Wetherby. Her family thinks he's a brilliant choice, but Elizabeth has witnessed Wetherby's cruel nature and knows a life with him would be a miserable one. If only he didn't want to marry her. . .but for that to be the case, she would have to have a damaged reputation, and despite her...
| Автор | Allegra Gray |
Nigel Murray saw through her masquerade from the first: a young woman trying to pass herself off as a page. It almost worked–until she was unmasked in battle with the English, at the point of a sword. Reeklessly Nigel saved the raven-haired beauty whose secrets now endangered them both. He spirited her off to Scotland, determined to erase the terror he tasted in her kiss. Gisele knew the dark side of men, having barely escaped the brutality of her highborn husband, Lord Deveau. Now, with Deveau...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell continues the spellbinding saga of the powerful Murray clan in this sensual tale of lovers both tempted and tormented by their own passion. . . A reckless need to break free of his family led Gregor MacFingal Cameron on a quest for a rich bride, only to fall prey to kidnappers and be tossed into a cold cell. He is soon joined by a frightened young woman who makes him regret his mercenary search for a wife. After a daring escape, he gladly joins...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
Nie hätte sich Johannes Mathiesen, Sohn eines Amrumer Walfängers, träumen lassen, eines Tages Pirat zu werden. Doch das Schicksal verschlägt den jungen Friesen in die Karibik und auf die Insel Tortuga. Seine Geschichte nimmt eine weitere unerwartete Wendung, als die 'Brüder der Küste' eine spanische Galeone kapern und im Bauch des Schiffes eine ganz besondere Ladung finden: die junge Tochter des Gouverneurs von Cartagena.
| Автор | Knut Petersen |
Amélies Kindheit vor mehr als 250 Jahren war nicht die einer Märchenprinzessin, sondern bestand aus steifen Regeln und einem vollen Stundenplan. Sie fühlte sich ungeliebt. Aber, eigensinnig und phantasievoll wie sie war, entdeckte sie für sich Räume zur freien Entfaltung: die Natur, die Künste und ungewöhnliche Freundschaften.
| Автор | Ulrike Müller |
New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell delivers her most enthralling novel yet with the story of an innocent beauty and an unjustly accused laird who discover a rapturous passion as they embark upon a wondrous journey across the rugged Scottish highlands. . . Swept overboard and stranded on the rocky shores of Scotland, Moira Robertson is left with only the tattered clothes on her back–and the mysterious stranger who came to her aid on the ship. Although their close surroundings...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
Guilt Kept Them Apart It's been five years since Lady Jennette Selby's fiancé died. Each courting season since has been filled with suitors eager to win her affection. But Jennette's guilt has prompted her to swear off marriage. For her secrets are as dark as she is beautiful, and the accidental death of her fiancé was tainted by a forbidden attraction. . . Passion Brought Them Together Matthew Harris, the new earl of Blackburn, has been scorned by the ton for unintentionally...
| Автор | Christie Kelley |
From New York Times bestseller Hannah Howell, a classic love story of a Scottish hero too wild to be tamed and the woman he's destined to set free. . .Pleasance Dunstan is used to silently bearing the cruelties put upon her by her thoughtless family. But nothing can prepare her for the greatest indignity of all: being sold into servitude to a man as wild as Tearlach O'Duine. His untamed ways are whispered of throughout town, and he has set his sights on Pleasance to be more than his...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell returns to the fateful realms of the Scottish Highlands, where a man's destiny lies in the heart of the woman who once betrayed him. . . Beaten and left for dead, Sir Lucas Murray is a man wounded in body and soul. He has brought himself back to becoming the warrior he once was–except for his ruined leg and the grief he feels over the death of the woman he once loved. . .the same woman who led him into his enemies' hands. Dressed as a...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
Isa von der Lütt – Ein Anstandsbüchlein – Broschur mit 44 Seiten, Reprint (neu gesetzt)
| Автор | Isa von der Lütt |
Die politische Verantwortung des Konzernherrn der GHH in Oberhausen: Paul Reusch in der Zeit von 1908-1942
| Автор | Peter Langer |
Autor: Ernst Köhler, Festeinband mit 86 Seiten und 30 Abbildungen, darunter 10 Farbfotos, 19 s/w Fotos und eine farbige Karte.
| Автор | Ernst Köhler |
Zmierzch kultury samurajów i narodziny nowoczesnej Japonii. Życie, nauka i wojna – w literackim majstersztyku Jacka Dukaja inspirowanym “Lalką” Bolesława Prusa. Pod koniec XIX wieku do cesarza Mutsuhito trafia Stanisław Wokulski, emisariusz Kraju, Którego Nie Ma, aby zawrzeć sojusz oparty na odkryciu doktora Geista: technologii metalu lżejszego od powietrza. W górskich stoczniach Hokkaidō zbudowanych przez Juliana Ochockiego, pod osłoną chmur, powstaje ażurowa flota Cesarskiej Marynarki Nieba. A...
| Автор | Jacek Dukaj |
The fightback against corporate rule has again come into National focus following the economic collapse of 2008, the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, the Occupy movement, the Longshoreman's strike in California and the increasing disparity between rich and poor. People are beginning to realize that the way to affect meaningful change is through struggle that interrupts the flow of production. The lessons that can be gained from the Woolworth strike are invaluable in a country...
| Автор | Dana Frank |
Lily Bart enjoys an equitable standing within the New York City elite. Although she desires a comfortable life and has received generous proposals from wealthy suitors, Lily remains single with hope for an honest and loving marriage. However, her life takes an unexpected twist when a nasty bit of gossip instigates her long descent down the social ladder. With her reputation plummeting, Lily escapes the city by joining an acquaintance on a European cruise. But this, too, causes irreparable damage...
| Автор | Edith Wharton |
The nation was at war. It was a time when there was no television, no radio and of course no social media. Telephones were a rarity and photography was in its infancy. News only came from the printed word which was censored, or spread by word of mouth. On the western front millions of men endured terrrible conditions. It was the time of trench warfare, massed coils of razor wire with death and destruction on an industrial scale. Poison gas was used as a weapon and tanks made their first...
| Автор | Andrew Summers |