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At 17, Jessica Clavering yearns for a life of excitement and romance. So when a rough Australian opal-miner buys her family's decaying ancestral mansion, she defies their orders and befriends him. From him she hears of the finest opal of all - the legendary green flash.

Mount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as she had envisioned... But what about its master--Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as his name sounded? As she approached the sprawling mansion towering above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension overcame her. TreMellyn's young daugher, Alvean, proved as spoiled and difficult as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it was the girl's father whose cool, arrogant demeanor unleashed unfamiliar sensations and turmoil--even as whispers of past tragedy and present danger begin to insinuate themselves into Martha's life. Powerless against her growing desire for the enigmatic Connan, she is drawn deeper into family secrets--as passion overpowers reason, sending her head and heart spinning. But though evil lurks in the shadows, so does love--and the freedom to find a golden promise forever...

A young Englishwoman, after the loss of her parents, steps into the role of her deceased half-sister, an heiress to a castle, unaware that she is inheriting a bloody legacy.

When Anna Brett sets sail for a Pacific island, she is already in love with Redvers Stretton, captain of the Serene Lady. He has lost an earlier ship mysteriously, and with it some pricless diamonds, but the truth of what happened only emerges on the primitive island of Croalle.

Pippa Ewell had left behind the dark and forbidding Greystone Manor -- also the memories of Conrad, the handsome stranger who had swept her breathlessly into his arms and heart. But Pippa returned to find the truth behind her sister's mysterious death. And suddenly the fairy-tale kindgom glittered with evil and danger . . .

Jane Lindsay was fascinated by the idea of the house. Only it was miles away in the oriental port of Kowloon, and she knew she could never hope to see it. Now she's the wife of a wealthy art dealer, the house threatens to shatter her peace as it guards a secret that Jane must discover.

Tragedy brought young Frederica to the idyllic hamlet of Harper's Green. But as she grew from child to woman, she became powerless against her love for the enigmatic Crispin Tamarisk, and drawn more closely to his family's secrets and curses that seemed directed to her....

England, Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. Die Ehe zwischen der lebenslustigen Zippora Ransome und ihrer Jugendliebe Jean-Louis ist leidenschaftslos geworden. Zehn Jahre sind die beiden schon verheiratet und noch immer bleibt Zipporas inniger Kinderwunsch unerfüllt. Nachdem Jean-Louis bei einem Brand schwer verletzt wird, muss Zippora alleine zu ihrem Onkel reisen, um das Erbe seines idyllischen Landguts anzutreten. Auf Schloss Enderby begegnet sie dem mysteriösen Franzosen Gérard und fühlt sich sofort unwiderstehlich von ihm angezogen. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre beginnt und stellt Zipporas Leben völlig auf den Kopf.

Against the backdrop of a civil war-torn England during the era of Cromwell and the Stuart Restoration, the passionate story of Arabella Tolworthy unfolds, intertwining her fate with that of her nation. Following the execution of Charles I and the rise of Oliver Cromwell, many royalists fled their confiscated lands, including young Arabella, whose family sought refuge in France to serve the exiled Charles II. Separated from her parents and facing the hardships of exile, she finds solace in the company of the captivating actress, Harriet Main, unaware of the threat Harriet poses to her future happiness. Arabella's life takes a dramatic turn when she marries the dashing Edwin Eversleigh, a Cavalier, in a whirlwind romance. However, after Edwin's death, she returns to England with a new child, only to be confronted by Edwin's cousin Carleton, whose bitterness over his lost inheritance complicates her life. The return of the scheming Harriet further threatens Arabella's connection to her past. Amidst the devastation of the St. Giles Plague and the Great London Fire, Arabella discovers the courage for personal renewal, seeking to reconcile her past and find peace with her homeland.

When Cordelia Grant returns from an exclusive school in Switzerland to carry on her duties as a schoolmistress, she finds her feelings torn between a dashing landowner, Sir Jason Verringer and the memory of a mysterious stranger.

A young woman tries to move beyond her shadowed legacy, but finds her heart divided and her loyalty challenged Clarissa Field never knew her mother, but hears whispers that she was a notorious "femme fatale." Unknowingly, the girl follows her mother's passionate path and loses her heart to Jacobite rebel Dickon Frenshaw. But 1715 England is a dangerous place to be a young woman in love. Dickon is caught and exiled to Virginia, and Clarissa is married off to rakish soldier Lance Clavering. Caught between two men, Clarissa must navigate a hotbed of scandal, treachery, and betrayal. As civil strife threatens to ignite revolution, Clarissa is accused of being a spy. She faces a terrible choice, and must transform her life to prepare her daughter, Zipporah, for her legacy.

Die 18jährige Minella Maddock fristet ihr Dasein als Lehrerin adeliger Töchter im England des 18. Jahrhunderts. Ihr Leben ändert sich schlagartig, als sie eines Tages dem französischen Grafen Fontaine Delibes begegnet, der eine geradezu teuflische Faszination auf sie ausübt. Wird Minella dem "Teufel zu Pferde" verfallen? Virtuos mixt Victoria Holt die Zutaten für diesen großangelegten Spannungsroman im historischen Gewand: Romantik und Spannung, Liebe und Hass, Leben und Tod bilden die Pole dieses aufregenden Romans: die gefährliche Leidenschaft einer jungen Frau für einen Mann, der sie unwiderstehlich anzieht – und dem sie niemals vertrauen darf!

Kate, Tochter eines englischen Malers, hat das Talent ihres Vaters geerbt und feiert in Frankreich künstlerische Erfolge. Als ihr Förderer, ein französischer Baron, aus selbstsüchtigen Gründen ihre Liebesheirat verhindert, lernt Kate die rauen und wenig erfreulichen Seiten des Lebens kennen. In den Wirren der preußischen Belagerung von Paris fasst sie den Entschluß, ihr Schicksal noch einmal mutig herauszufordern ... Virtuos mixt Victoria Holt die Zutaten für diesen großangelegten Spannungsroman im historischen Gewand: Romantik und Spannung, Liebe und Hass, Leben und Tod bilden die Pole dieses aufregenden Romans von der unbeirrbaren Liebe einer jungen Künstlerin!

Frederika vyrůstá jen s matkou v pochmurné domácnosti, ve stínu panského domu, který kdysi patříval její rodině. Její život se promění, když se jí po maminčině smrti ujímá teta Sofie. Frederika si v novém prostředí nachází dvě přítelkyně, tichou Rachel a výbušnou Tamaryšku. Pomalu se seznamuje s obyvateli městečka Harper’s Green a za jejich osudy tuší mnohá tajemství. Seznamuje se také s Tamaryščiným bratrem Crispinem, který ji zajímá víc, než je ochotna si přiznat. Její kamarádky se dostávají do víru lásky; Tamaryška se zamiluje do šarmantního Gastona, Rachel do sympatického Daniela. Zlo spáchané před mnoha lety se vynořuje z hlubin zapomnění, dávná tajemství vydávají svá svědectví. Frederika se vydává na dlouhou cestu na Caskerův ostrov v Tichomoří, kde žije její otec. Autorka rozmotává jedno tajemství po druhém, udržuje nás v napětí a dovádí nás až k překvapivému rozuzlení, na jehož konci nás čeká happy end.

Reader's Digest Im Schatten Der Gotter; Funf Minuten Verspatung; Mutter Macht Geschichten; Zerreissprobe

According to ancient Black Forest legend, on the Night of the Seventh Moon, Loke, the God of Mischief, is at large in the world. It is a night for festivity and joyful celebration. It is a night for singing and dancing. And it is a night for love. Helena Trant was enchanted by everything she found in the Black Forest -- especially its legends. But then, on the Night of the Seventh Moon, she started to live one of them, and the enchantment turned suddenly into a terrifying nightmare . . .

Noelle Tremaston, daughter of famous actress Désirée, turns to Roderick Claverham, the man she loves, for solace when her mother dies. She then finds out that the revelation of a dark secret prevents them from marrying.

Barcelona. 24 cm. 381 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Colección '[Bestseller oro]'. Traducción de Diana Falcón. Traducción de: The black opal. Bestseller oro .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 84-253-2543-9

Een jonge vrouw gaat na de dood van haar man met haar dochtertje naar Londen, waar ze met haar schoonzuster een zaak in zijden stoffen en japonnen opent.

Traducción de María Antonieta Menini Las manos de Susanna Pleydell tenían el poder innato de curar, un don que, como a su marido, Aubrey, se había llevado de la India. Se habían instalado en el antiguo monasterio de St. Clare poco después de casarse y todo parecía en orden hasta que poco después Aubrey comenzó a mostrar su verdadera naturaleza: aquel hombre escondía un secreto siniestro que iba a convertir la vida de Susanna en un auténtico infierno. Pese a todo, ella está dispuesta a resurgir de sus cenizas, de modo que se entregará en cuerpo y alma a la enfermería sanando, junto a Florence Nightingale, a los heridos de la guerra de Crimea. Y allí, con los demonios de la guerra, regresará aquel que destruyó su vida.

Desde siempre, la vida de Drusilla ha estado dominada por los arrogantes Framling: lady Harriet y sus hijos, Fabian y Lavinia. Precisamente, un día, mientras jugaba con estos de pequeña, Drusilla descubrió algo que marcaría su destino: un abanico de plumas de pavo real. Tras su paso por una escuela de señoritas en Francia, Drusilla ve su corazón inclinarse hacia Fabian, aunque se siente a su vez turbada por el joven Dougal, culto y para nada frívolo. Mas su destino sigue manteniéndola vinculada a los Framling y, como institutriz de la hija de Lavinia, acepta reunirse con ella en la India, país sensual y misterioso. Drusilla volverá después a Inglaterra, pero la ciega maldición del abanico indio no la abandonará tan fácilmente...

Een Engelse domineesdochter die bevriend is met de lichtzinnige dochter van een rijke Victoriaanse familie, volgt haar naar Frankrijk en India.

Vicoria Holtová opisuje v románe Tajná žena romantické a dramatické osudy sympatickej Anny Brettovej, mladej ženy z obdobia viktoriánskeho Anglicka, jej tajomnej priateľky Chantal Lomannovej, mužného kapitána Redversa Strettona a ďaľších postáv, ktorých príbehy rozvíjajú a osvetľujú život,myšlienky a problémy hlavných hrdinov. Dej sa odohráva v Kráľovninom dome, ktorý žije minulosťou, a v creditonovskom zámku, ktorý naopak starostlivo skrýva a stráži minulé udalosti, na lodi plávajúcej do Austrálie a na tichomorský ostrov, ako aj na tajomnom Coralle s chátrajúcim domom Carrément, kde medzi prízračnými svätyňami a slávnosťami domorodcov tragédia vrcholí.

The new novel by the modern mistress of romantic suspense is set on the coast of Kent, at a great estate overlooking the infamous "shivering sands" - quicksands that have swallowed entire ships unfortunate enough to sail into them. Caroline Verlaine, a young widow, comes to work at the estate hoping to discover the cause of the mysterious disappearance of her sister, who had been studying the nearby Roman ruins. Caroling found her employers a strange family, haunted by tragedies of the past, scarred by distrust. Yet she found herself irresistibly attracted to them - especially to the family's dark, moody young scion. But not until she had retraced her sister's fatal last steps could she answer the crucial questions about the family's past - and her own future.