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Soraya M. Lane

    Soraya M. Lane crafts compelling historical novels that immerse readers in the lives of women during pivotal historical moments. Her work centers on the strength, resilience, and indomitable spirit of her heroines as they navigate tumultuous times. Lane expertly evokes period atmosphere and intricate relationships, creating narratives that are both poignant and inspiring. Her novels celebrate the unsung women of the past, highlighting their significance for today's world.

    Soraya M. Lane
    The Berlin Sisters
    The Kitchen Witch
    The Secrets We Left Behind
    The London Girls
    Under a Sky of Memories
    The Secret Midwife
    • The Paris Daughter

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of Paris in 1939 and modern-day London, the narrative intertwines the lives of Evelina, a talented designer, and her great-granddaughter Blake. As Blake uncovers her great-grandmother's legacy through a mysterious dress design, she embarks on a journey to learn about Evelina's forbidden romance and the choices that shaped her life. Amidst the glamour of Paris and a budding relationship with fashion curator Henri, Blake grapples with the impact of family secrets and the courage to pursue her own dreams.

      The Paris Daughter2025
    • Sports Romance: On The Stage

      Only the Brave Try Ballet / Married for Their Miracle Baby / Billionaire's Bride for Revenge

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      Sports Romance: On The Stage2024
    • In Soraya Lanes vierter Familiensaga sucht Georgia am Genfersee nach ihrer wahren Liebe und den Geheimnissen ihrer Familie. Ein mysteriöser pinker Edelstein führt sie zu Luca, der ebenfalls nach dem Stein sucht. Gemeinsam entdecken sie die Geschichte einer tragischen Liebe und hoffen auf Heilung.

      Die verborgene Tochter / Die verlorenen Töchter Bd.42024
      4.1
    • An epic, heart-breaking love story set in beautiful Geneva, The Sapphire Daughter is a novel about the enduring power of love, even across generations, and discovering your true family

      The Sapphire Daughter2024
    • Utracone córki T.3 Córka z Grecji

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Mój Kochany B., moje Serce, moja Duszo. Żałuję, że nie mieliśmy więcej czasu, by odnaleźć córkę, którą powinnam była zatrzymać i pokazać światu. Współczesny Londyn. Ella spogląda na wyblakłe zdjęcie nieznanej kobiety i niemowlęcia, które znalazła w domu dla niezamężnych matek. Odkrywa, że fotografia została zrobiona na malowniczej greckiej wyspie Skopelos, a kobieta na zdjęciu skrywa tajemnicę jej rodziny. Gdy Ella otwiera się przed Gabrielem, swoją nową miłością, on namawia ją do podróży na wyspę, by rozwikłać zagadkę. Rozdarta między uczuciem do ukochanego a pragnieniem odkrycia prawdy, Ella wyrusza w drogę. Na miejscu odkrywa historię królewskiego rodu zmuszonego do opuszczenia kraju oraz dziewczynę z talentem muzycznym, która musiała rozstać się z ukochanym. Czy poznanie poświęcenia dwojga młodych kochanków oraz zetknięcie z zapomnianą grecką rodziną doda jej odwagi, by podążać za głosem serca do Gabriela? A może urok wyspy skradnie jej serce i zaprowadzi do nowej miłości?

      Utracone córki T.3 Córka z Grecji2024
      4.0
    • De Verloren Dochters - 1: De Italiaanse dochter

      Zeven dochters. Zeven geheimen. Zeven liefdes.

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Lily, een jonge Engelse wijnmaker, reist naar een wijngaard aan het Comomeer om van de legendarische familie Martinelli meer te leren over het maken van wijn. Ze voelt zich zo thuis bij de familie en de manier van leven op het Italiaanse platteland dat het lijkt alsof ze hier thuishoort. En dat ligt niet alleen aan de aantrekkingskracht die ze voelt voor de knappe oudste zoon Antonio. Lily heeft net ontdekt dat het onbekende verleden van haar oma terugvoert naar het beroemde La Scala theater in het vlakbij gelegen Milaan, en naar een prominente bakkersfamilie uit Piedmont. Is het toeval dat Lily nu hier beland is? Of het lot? Terwijl de gevoelens tussen Lily en Antonio aanzwellen, onderneemt ze een zoektocht naar de waarheid over haar grootmoeder en overgrootmoeder. Lily ontdekt het meeslepende en hartverscheurende verhaal van twee jonge geliefden die moeten kiezen tussen familie en liefde: Estée, een jonge ballerina, en Felix, de jonge erfgenaam van zijn families bakkerij-imperium. Hun liefde zal de familie uiteindelijk verscheuren.

      De Verloren Dochters - 1: De Italiaanse dochter2023
      3.9
    • Pierwszy tom cyklu Utracone córki, zaplanowanego na osiem powieści, przenosi nas w dwa różne czasy w malowniczych zakątkach świata. To poruszająca opowieść o utraconych miłościach, rodzinnych sekretach i podążaniu za głosem serca. W 1946 roku w Włoszech Estee pragnie zobaczyć pierścionek, który kupił jej ukochany Felix, ale decyduje się poczekać na jego oświadczyny. Współcześnie w Londynie Lily, po wezwanie do kancelarii adwokackiej, odkrywa, że jej babcia urodziła się w Hope House, przytułku dla niezamężnych matek. Otrzymuje pudełko z informacjami o swoim pochodzeniu, w tym oryginalny przepis i program teatralny z La Scali. Jej podróż do Włoch i praca w winnicy stają się pretekstem do odkrycia tajemnic przeszłości. Właściciele winnicy, w tym czarujący Antonio, pomagają jej w poszukiwaniach. Odkrywa, że przepis należy do rodziny Rossich, a jego historia wiąże się z nieszczęśliwą miłością Estee i Felixa, którzy poświęcili wszystko dla siebie. Czy Lily, poznając tragiczną przeszłość rodziny, odważy się podążyć za głosem serca? Książka zachwyca i porusza, wciągając czytelnika od pierwszej strony.

      Utracone córki T.1 Córka z Włoch2023
      3.8
    • The Secret Midwife

      • 331 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      London, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story.Occupied Poland, 1942: Despite the constant presence of German soldiers in her village, Emilia is allowed certain freedoms as a midwife―the most precious is innocently cycling past Nazi checkpoints to the homes of expectant mothers on her rounds. But Emilia has a secret: for years she’s also been visiting the hidden Jewish mothers and working for the resistance…until she is betrayed.Suddenly a prisoner of Auschwitz, Emilia is surrounded by horror and despair. When she is put to work as a midwife in the camp, she realises that she has a chance to bring a small glimmer of hope to the pregnant women of Auschwitz. Alongside a brave imprisoned doctor, Aleksy, and an innocent outcast, Lena, she comes up with a dangerous plan. A plan that if discovered could mean a fate far worse than death, but if they act undetected, they could save countless lives…

      The Secret Midwife2023
      4.7
    • The Italian Daughter

      • 250 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      An epic, sweeping love story about a young woman discovering a secret history passed down from her Grandmother. The Italian Daughter is a romantic, heartbreaking novel about lost loves, family secrets and enduring hope

      The Italian Daughter2023
      4.1
    • Cuba, 1950: A fleeting moment between Esmeralda and Christopher reveals a deeper connection, suggesting his visit is more than just sightseeing. Fast forward to present-day London, where Claudia's discovery of her grandmother's origins at Hope’s House, a home for unwed mothers, shatters her understanding of her family. A faded family crest leads her to the Diaz family, once one of Cuba's wealthiest dynasties. Driven by curiosity, Claudia impulsively travels to Havana, eager to uncover her family's hidden past. There, she meets Mateo, a passionate chef whose grandfather worked for the Diaz family and shares her desire to learn about their history. Together, they explore the abandoned Diaz family home, frozen in time since the 1950s, and uncover a poignant tale of love and sacrifice. As Claudia delves deeper into her family's story, she finds herself drawn to Mateo. Will the legacy of bravery and loss inspire her to pursue her own heart in Cuba, or will the tragic love story compel her to return home?

      The Cuban Daughter: A totally unforgettable and heartbreaking page-turner full of family secrets2023
      4.2
    • The Cuban Daughter

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      The Cuban Daughter is a romantic, heartbreaking novel about a young woman who travels to Havana in order to find love and uncover the truth behind a devastating family secret

      The Cuban Daughter2023
      3.9
    • The Royal Daughter

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      An epic, sweeping love story about a young woman uncovering her family's hidden history, set on a stunning Greek island. The Royal Daughter is a romantic, heartbreaking novel about lost time and new love.

      The Royal Daughter2023
      4.1
    • The London Girls

      • 333 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      London, 1941. The Blitz. When a Royal Navy memo arrives at head office, requesting female recruits to sign up as motorcycle dispatch riders, delivering highly classified orders across the country, three women jump at the chance to sign up for the most dangerous jobs in London. As bombs fall, decimating the city they love, these three brave women build a sisterhood amid the rubble, facing down anyone, even their own families, who objects to their service

      The London Girls2022
      4.4
    • From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women who go to war--and end up fighting for their lives. Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country. Vita is fun-loving, Dot shy and sweet-natured, and Evelyn practical and determined, but for all their differences, a life of military service pulls the three together as firm friends. When they're selected for a daring mission, the women are proud to play their part. But disaster strikes when their plane crash-lands behind enemy lines in occupied Albania. Together with twenty-three other medics, they find themselves trapped, cut off from all communication with the squadron, and in terrifying and unimaginable danger. As days and nights pass without hope of rescue, the group must travel on foot across unfamiliar terrain thick with Nazis and their violent local allies. Can Evelyn, Vita, and Dot survive the perilous journey through enemy territory--and finally find their way home?

      Under a Sky of Memories2022
      4.5
    • The Secrets We Left Behind

      • 319 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      How far will they go for family, friendship, and love? Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her. Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans. Beneath the pile of bodies two men survive, crawling to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, where sisters Elise and Adelaide risk their lives to take them in. When Cate, too, arrives at their door with her injured soldier, the pressure mounts. The sisters are risking everything to keep their visitors safe. But with the Nazis coming ever closer and relationships in the farmhouse intensifying, they must all question the sacrifices they are willing to make for the lives of others. How far will they go for family, friendship, and love?

      The Secrets We Left Behind2021
      4.4
    • Holky od Spitfirů

      • 344 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Druhá světová válka pohltila celý svět a britské dopravní letectvo potřebuje zoufale pomoc. Ti nejlepší totiž svádí boje s Luftwaffe… a umírají. Na výzvu odpovídá i řada žen. Jenže zatímco ve vzduchu je v boji o život s nepřítelem i přírodou vše jasné, na zemi musí dívky čelit předsudkům, pohrdání i přehlížení. Průrazná Američanka Lizzie, zakřiknutá Ruby i pragmatická May budou muset vybojovat svou vlastní válku…

      Holky od Spitfirů2021
      4.1
    • The Last Correspondent

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      When journalist Ella Franks is unmasked as a woman writing under a male pseudonym, she loses her job. But having risked everything to write, she refuses to be silenced and leaps at the chance to become a correspondent in war-torn France. Already entrenched in the thoroughly male arena of war reporting is feisty American photojournalist Danni Bradford. Together with her best friend and partner, Andy, she is determined to cover the events unfolding in Normandy. And to discover the whereabouts of Andy's flighty sister, Vogue model Chloe, who has followed a lover into the French Resistance. When trailblazing efforts turn to tragedy, Danni, Ella and Chloe are drawn together, and soon form a formidable team. Each woman is determined to follow her dreams 'no matter what', and to make her voice heard over the noise of war. Europe is a perilous place, with danger at every turn. They'll need to rely on each other if they are to get their stories back, and themselves out alive. Will the adventure and love they find be worth the journey of their lives?

      The Last Correspondent2020
      3.9
    • Sezdány válkou

      • 360 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Londýn, 1944. Na nádraží se potkají mladé zdravotní sestřičky, obě míří za stejným cílem: pomoci své zemi ve válce. Scarlet touží po šanci najít svého pohřešovaného snoubence Thomase a chce dokázat rodině i sama sobě, že je silnější, než si všichni myslí. Ellie má ošetřovatelství v krvi, ale pochází z mnohem skromnějších poměrů, na hony vzdálených od Scarletiny privilegované výchovy. I když se naoko tváří statečně, při myšlence na to, co je možná čeká ve Francii, cítí stejnou nervozitu jako Scarlet. V Normandii tyto dvě kamarádky brzy poznají Lucy, zkušenou sestru, kterou zdánlivě nedokáže nic otřást. Svou odvahou a schopnostmi ohromí obě začátečnice, ale sama si je moc dobře vědoma, jaká nebezpečí jejich povolání přináší… a i ona se bojí, jestli se vrátí domů živé. Surovost světa zmítaného válkou je dožene až na hranici vlastních sil. Scarlet, Ellie a Lucy se budou muset spolehnout jedna na druhou a sílu jejich vzájemného přátelství, aby přežily.

      Sezdány válkou2018
      3.7
    • I knew you were trouble

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The last thing Nate King needs is to fall in love with his best friend's little sister, but when Faith shows up at his doorstep needing help only he can provide, will he be able to control his feelings?

      I knew you were trouble2016
      3.8
    • Runes

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Soraya has found that the runes, time and time again, prove themselves to be the most accurate of all the esoteric disciplines. Each of the 25 ancient symbols tells its own centuries-old story - one that when used for divination can help you to interpret the events you are experiencing or even predict the future. In the form of the runes, the wisdom of the ancients has been passed down for us to use today. In this book, Soraya tells a story to illustrate the symbolism of each rune and aid you in memorising its significance.

      Runes2015
      3.7
    • The Returning Hero

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Soldier Brett Palmer has sworn he would protect his comrade's widow, but being so close to Jamie is driving him insane. So Brett fights their connection, until the words slip out - he's always loved her. With a second chance staring them both in the face, there is no going back!

      The Returning Hero2014
    • Tarot (Soraya Series)

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Tarot consists of 78 cards, and this book features Tarot illustrations, reproduced in black and white, by artist Martin Conway. There is much mystique connected to the Tarot cards. Some authorities put the origin of Tarot as far back as ancient Egypt, and others theorise it dates to Egyptian hieroglyphics. Soraya gives guidance on choosing Tarot cards for personal use, and how to treat the cards with respect. She explains how to prepare oneself for a reading, and for using them, and she explains on how to use the cards, and to prepare your chakras (power points within the body). Soraya gives a detailed and comprehensive explanation of the Tarot cards, and explains how to interpret them. Every card in the deck has a helpful guide to its interpretation, and there is an invaluable explanation of the significance of each card in every position of the Horoscope spread, one of Soraya s favourite Tarot card spreads.

      Tarot (Soraya Series)2007
      3.5