Kelsey, která se právě rozvedla, zjišťuje, že její matka, kterou považovala za mrtvou, žije, bydlí jen hodinu od jejího domova a je chovatelkou koní. Kelsey obnoví s matkou vztahy a postupně zjišťuje pozadí temných intrik a rodinných tajemství. Seznámí se přitom se zajímavým mužem a vzniká osudový vztah, ve kterém se jim podaří vyřešit všechny problémy, které je dosud sužovaly.
Román vypráví příběh dávné lásky a zrady básníka Byrona a jeho milenky, jejíž duch nemá klidu a přebývá na starém anglickém sídle. Alison je mladá, bohatá Američanka, která těžce nese smrt svých rodičů a snaží se s nimi spojit na spiritistické seanci. Místo nich jí osloví duch dávné milenky lorda Byrona, který jí žádá o pomoc při hledání Byronových pamětí. Alison se vydá do Anglie, kde zažívá dramatické okamžiky na starém sídle, které chce koupit...
If fate suddenly made you more beautiful than you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare?The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only in fairy tales. Nell Calder deserved a happy ending. Instead, her descent into terror has just begun.Her attacker is still on the hunt, determined to finish what he's started. And Nell, protected by a new face, is just as determined to fight back and take her revenge. But to catch her prey, she will have to expose herself—even if it makes her a killer's prime target.
In a gripping tale of survival and determination, a dedicated individual strives to save lives, facing off against a relentless killer intent on ending hers. The narrative explores themes of courage, resilience, and the moral complexities of life and death, as the protagonist navigates a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Tension builds as she must outsmart her adversary while staying true to her mission, making for a thrilling and emotional journey.
Photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she'd escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. She'd spent her loneliest years there, after the sudden, unexplained disappearance of her mother. But now someone is sending her pictures; strange, candid close-ups, culminating in the most shocking portrait of all - a photo of her mother, naked, beautiful and dead. Jo decides she must return to face her bitterly estranged family: her father, who has never recovered from the loss of his wife, and her brother and sister. But while her presence stirs up old resentments, Jo finds solace with architect Nathan Delaney - who is also facing his own demons. But while Jo and Nathan look for a way to lay the past to rest, a more sinister presence is watching the Hathaway family with interest. It seems Sanctuary may be the most dangerous place of all...
Encyklopedická příručka určená všem, kdo se zajímají o dějiny druhé světové války. Zachycuje hlavní události v životě a kariéře hlavních protagonistů tohoto válečného konfliktu a podává i charakteristiku jejich klíčových vlastností. Kromě politických představitelů je v knize možno nalézt i většinu generality německé, americké, anglické, sovětské a japonské armády. Doplněno dobovými fotografiemi.Druhé, doplněné vydání.
Newport, Rhode Island: a world of old money, old names, and sinister secrets. Maggie Holloway, a fashion photographer, goes to visit a woman who had once been her stepmother, but when she arrives, the woman is dead, the victim of a violent robbery. Maggie is stunned when she learns that she's the beneficiary of the will - and even more stunned when she recognizes a pattern of murder in Newport society that will lead the killer straight to her.
Two teens fall in love with each other and heroin. Tar has reasons for running away from home that run deep and sour, whereas Gemma, with her middle-class roots firmly on show, has a deep-rooted lust for adventure. Their first hit brings bliss, the next despair.
