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A HUSBAND SHE CAN NO LONGER DENY… Eight years ago Claudia, Countess of Ulverdale, said goodbye to her husband Anthony when he left to fight against Napoleon. Now, both working as spies, they find their separate missions bring them together by chance in a Parisian brothel. Claudia’s independence – and her virtue – are compromised.Claudia finds herself caged within a marriage bed full of lies as fiery anger inflames the rising intensity between them. It is only a matter of time before Claudia...
| Автор | Joanna Fulford |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesThe despicable Baron Finley is the last man Lady Olivia Fairfax would want as her husband, but what choice does she have?He holds the secret to a family scandal, and she must bow to his blackmail or see herself and her brother publicly disgraced. Steeling her resolve—and shielding her...
| Автор | Mandy Goff |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesOnce upon a time, he was one of Boston's most righteous ministers. Now Joshua Blue is a guilt-stricken man scouring the West to find the sister he drove away with his pride. When the trail leads him to Denver, a beautiful boardinghouse owner might be the key to unlocking past...
| Автор | Victoria Bylin |
FEUDING FAMILIESThe Medwins and the La Vallons were longtime enemies. After Silas La Vallon's sister was taken by the Medwins, the wealthy merchant had no choice but to retaliate and abduct Medwin's daughter Isolde. Held captive in his house, then taken abroad to Belgium, the beautiful hellion softened to Silas's sweet words and gentle kisses during the long days and longer nights. But Isolde could not forget he was a La Vallon and she was a Medwin. Theirs was a love that could...
| Автор | Juliet Landon |
A Scandalous Secretwas part of the dowry Katherine Sutcliff would bring to her bridal bed. And any prospective suitor on the Marriage Mart would have to live with it–or live without her! But her pressing need for a suitable match was diverted by her most unsuitable attraction to the disreputable Lord Benjamin Sinclair.A Rakish Lifehad been Benjamin's choice, but now the adventurous gentleman was tempted to stay closer to home. How else could he keep a watchful eye on Kate Sutcliff, when the...
| Автор | Sarah Barnwell Elliott |
THE THIEF WHO STOLE HIS HEART Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law – a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. She will discover the truth about her past, even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher of them all…Relentless, handsome and determined, Han sees life – and love – as black and white. Until he finally captures the spirited, courageous Li Feng, who makes him question everything he...
| Автор | Jeannie Lin |
SCAMS AND SCALAWAGSwere all in a day's work for undercover government agent Gage Morgan. Songbird Lily Devereaux was not. No soiled dove, she was a lady in need of protection. But once vows were spoken, would he ever be able to let her go, as their marriage bargain allowed…and her troubled heart might demand?SONGS AND SECRETSwere Lily's shield against the world. A desperate act had brought her to dire straits aboard a Mississippi riverboat. Now singing for her supper was the least of...
| Автор | Carolyn Davidson |
RAISING THE STAKES… As the unacknowledged son of the lecherous Lord Westleigh, John ‘Rhys’ Rhysdale was forced to earn a crust gambling on the streets. Now he owns the most thrilling new gaming establishment in London. Witnessing polite society’s debauchery and excess every night, Rhys prefers to live on its fringes, but a mysterious masked lady tempts him into the throng.Lady Celia Gale, known only as Madame Fortune, matches Rhys card for card and kiss for stolen kiss. But the stakes are raised...
| Автор | Diane Gaston |
THE SHOPKEEPER’S SHAMEPregnant and unmarried, Molly Thorson knows her livelihood is under threat. The last thing she needs is a distracting cowboy swaggering into view. Especially one who knows she has a secret and still looks at her with desire in his eyes.THE COWBOY’S SECRETCarter Buchanan knows all about secrets. It’s his job to know. And Molly sure has something to hide. But the fear in her eyes touches a place he thought long-ago dead – and now this cowboy can’t help but consider exchanging...
| Автор | Lauri Robinson |
THE NABOB'S RETURNAn officer in the East India Trading Company, Matthew Beresford has made a life a world away from England and his father's malevolence. Now it's time for Matthew to return home.There he finds Miss Imogen Priestley, who's worked tirelessly to save the Thornfield estate from ruin. Cold and aloof, Matthew gradually thaws as he begins to imagine a new life–with Imogen. But he's torn–the blistering heat of India will wilt his English rose, unless he can...
| Автор | Dorothy Elbury |
THE MOST NOTORIOUS RAKE IN TOWN!The Dangerous Lord Darrington is not a man to be welcomed into a house of unprotected women! He may be an earl, but even in the wilds of Yorkshire Beth Forrester has heard tales of the incorrigible rake that make her toes curl…Unexpectedly hosting such a scandalous celebrity is only the first of Beth’s problems. Now the wicked Lord Darrington has found out about the dark secret she will do anything to protect. How to buy a rake’s silence? There is only one way –...
| Автор | Sarah Mallory |
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS – ON HIS DOORSTEP!Alex Reynolds’s soul is shaped by his father’s cruelty and tortured by a mountain of regrets. A man with a heart as unreachable as his deserves to live out the rest of his days alone on his Texas ranch. Then a damsel in distress interrupts his isolation with a chance at redemption.Patience Gorham should be walking up the aisle. Instead she’s pleading with a handsome stranger to save her from marrying a brute! But the last thing Patience expects is for her...
| Автор | Kate Welsh |
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDERConsidered the plain, clever one in her family, Lady Cressida Armstrong knows her father has given up on her ever marrying. But who needs a husband when science is the only thing to set Cressie’s pulse racing? Disillusioned artist Giovanni di Matteo is setting the ton abuzz with his expertly executed portraits.Once his art was inspired; now it’s only technique. Until he meets Cressie… Challenging, intelligent and yet insecure, Cressie is the one whose face and...
| Автор | Marguerite Kaye |
The attack on welfare was, and is, an attack on our class autonomy, structured to maintain a patriarchal and racist order, drive divisions, and disrupt our ability to collectively refuse capital’s exploitation and the state’s discipline. Mariarosa Dalla Costa’s Family, Welfare and the State powerfully reminds us that the welfare system can only be understood through the dynamics of resistance and struggle, and women have been at the center of it. In reflecting...
| Автор | Mariarosa Dalla Costa |
NAGRODA NOBLA 2018 NAGRODA LITERACKA NIKE 2015 Rzeczpospolita w przededniu rozbiorów, wielokulturowa, wieloetniczna kraina bliższa Stambułowi niż Paryżowi i człowiek znikąd, który zmieni los wielu tysięcy ludzi. Wielka podróż od chłopskich chat poprzez magnackie dwory aż do cesarskich komnat. Na Podolu pojawia się młody, przystojny i charyzmatyczny Żyd – Jakub Lejbowicz Frank. Tajemniczy przybysz z odległej Smyrny zaczyna głosić idee, które szybko dzielą społeczność żydowską. Dla jednych...
| Автор | Olga Tokarczuk |
Gorący czerwiec 1941 roku. Jasne księżycowe noce, niskie bagienne łąki, cienisty sad i zimna żyła rzeki, która podzieliła świat na pół. Na jednym brzegu Niemcy, żelazny wąż czołgów, ciężarówek, maszyn. Na drugim Rosjanie. Pośrodku wiejski przewoźnik, który z jednego brzegu na drugi wozi nocą każdego, kto zapłaci. Żydowskie rodzeństwo, które w drodze do wyśnionej Ziemi Obiecanej, chowa się w stodole tuż obok kałuż świńskich wnętrzności. Chłopcy z partyzantki, wierzący jeszcze, że wojna jest...
| Автор | Andrzej Stasiuk |
Najbardziej kontrowersyjna książka autora Obłędu ’44. Autor Paktu Ribbentrop–Beck i Obłędu ’44 tym razem podjął drażliwy temat stosunków polsko-żydowskich. Jego poprzednie książki wywoływały ostre dyskusje i kontrowersje, żadna nie była jednak tak niepoprawna politycznie. Żydzi rozsierdzą zarówno filosemitów, jak i antysemitów. Piotr Zychowicz pisze o sprawach niewygodnych zarówno dla Polaków, jak i Żydów. O komunistach i żydowskich kolaborantach pod niemiecką okupacją, ale również o polskich...
| Автор | Piotr Zychowicz |
1933–1945 m. nacistai pavogė milijonus meno kūrinių ir antikvarinių dirbinių. Pagal tiesioginį Hitlerio įsakymą plėšikauti į Europą buvo siunčiamos specialiai parengtos pajėgos. Muziejai, galerijos ir žydų šeimos buvo geidžiamas grobis. Iškiliausi darbai turėjo būti eksponuojami Hitlerio planuotame įkurti Fiurerio muziejuje, o išsigimusiu laikomas menas (entartete Kunst) sunaikintas arba parduotas už trokštamą užsienio valiutą; Daug meno kūrinių rasta po karo, bet daugiau nei šimtas tūkstančių...
| Автор | Anders Rydell |
Created especially for the Australian customer! The simple and easy way to get your mind around Australia's military history More people are visiting Gallipoli and walking the Kokoda Trail each year – now find out why. This complete guide helps you trace the story of Australia's involvement in war, from the colonial conflicts with the Indigenous population, through the World Wars to peacekeeping initiatives in East Timor and the controversial conflict in Afghanistan. Find out the origins of...
| Автор | David Horner |
The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication resulted in the globalised world we know today. Enormous steps were made in wiping out widespread discrimination, from the women’s suffrage movement leading to women’s right to vote in western countries, to the civil rights movement in...
| Автор | Sean Lang |
Created especially for the Australian customer! Exciting and informative history of the land down under Australian History For Dummies is your tour guide through the important events of Australia's past, introducing you to the people and events that have shaped modern Australia. Be there as British colonists explore Australia's harsh terrain with varying degrees of success. In this informative guide you'll Find out about Australia's infamous bushrangers Learn how the discovery of gold caused a...
| Автор | Alex McDermott |
Is your knowledge of The Crusades less than tip-top? Maybe you're curious about Columbus, or you're desperate to read about the Black Death in all its gory detail? Whatever your starting point, this expert guide has it all – from kings, knights and anti-Popes, to invasion, famine, the Magna Carta and Joan of Arc (and a few rebellious peasants thrown in for good measure!). Get ready for a rip-roaring ride through the political, religious and cultural life of the Middle Ages, one of the most...
| Автор | Stephen Batchelor |
This entertaining guide covers the period from 1485 to 1603, exploring the life and times of everyday people (from famine and the flu epidemic, to education, witchcraft and William Shakespeare) as well as the intrigues and scandals at court. Strap yourself in and get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the romantic and political liaisons of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I – and that's not all! Information on surviving Tudor buildings, such as Hampton Court, adds a contemporary twist for readers...
| Автор | David Loades |
Everything you need to know about the Kokoda Trail and its place in Australian history Interest in the Kokoda Trail is growing rapidly among many Australians, both for its attraction as a hiking destination and for its historical significance. Kokoda For Dummies offers a fast track tool for learning everything you need to know about this unique thoroughfare, in one concise volume. Part history book, part practical guide, Kokoda For Dummies is perfect both for those considering following our...
| Автор | Peter Williams |