In revolutionary France, Jean Marc Andreas seeks justice for a priceless treasure, aided by royal confidante Juliette de Clement. As they navigate a world filled with soldiers, assassins, and betrayal, they must trust each other to survive a twisted psychopath intent on violence and power. Their lives depend on stopping him together.
Aunque todos piensen que es una rica heredera, Velvet Moran necesita un esposo rico para cancelar las enormes deudas de su padre, y cree haber encontrado a su pareja ideal en Avery Sinclair, duque de Carlyle. Cuando se dirige a encontrarse con su prometido, es raptada por un hombre que le promete dejarla libre mediante el pago de un rescate. Pero Velvet sospecha que no se trata de un simple bandolero, y a pesar de que lo enfrenta a cada momento, no puede evitar sentirse atraída por su misterioso raptor.
From the cozy confines of a tiny seaside village to the glittering crush of the a fashionable London soiree comes an enthralling tale of a thoroughly mismatched couple . . . poised to discover the rapture of love. There was no doubt about it. What Miss Harriet Pomeroy needed was a man. Someone powerful and clever who could help her rout the unscrupulous thieves who were using her beloved caves to hide their loot. But when Harriet summoned Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin, to her aid, she could not know that she was summoning the devil himself. . . . Dubbed the Beast of Blackthorne Hall for his scarred face and lecherous past, Gideon was strong and fierce and notoriously menacing. Yet Harriet could not find it in her heart to fear him. For in his tawny gaze she sensed a savage pain she longed to soothe . . . and a searing passion she yearned to answer. Now, caught up in the Beast’s clutches, Harriet must find a way to win his heart–and evade the deadly trap of a scheming villain who would see them parted for all time.
On the eve of Sarah Whitfield's 75th birthday, she stands at the window of her chateau in France, waiting for her family to join her. Her memories take her back to the 1930s in New York, to her early marriage and subsequent shameful divorce. She is persuaded by her parents to join them on a trip abroad in the growing turmoil of pre-war Europe.There she meets Wiliam, Duke of Whitfield. Older than Sarah, and fourteenth in line to the British throne, he sparks her intellectual curiosity and makes her laugh. They make their home in a beautiful crumbling French chateau until they are parted by the war. Afterwards they are able to return to the chateau and establish the jewel collection which leads to the House of Whitfield, jewellers to the crowned heads of all Europe. Together they produce a family of four, each of whom is drawn into the family business.JEWELS is the story of a great house of gems, a rare family, and an extraordinary marriage. Once again, Danielle Steel explores the lives of people facing challenges we recognise as our own, against the backdrop of war, passion and international intrigue.
Through forty years--from Hollywood's golden days in World War II to the present--Faye Price would create first a career as a legendary actress, then a family, and finally she would realize her dream of becoming one of Hollywood's first woman directors. But nothing was more precious to Faye than her five children. In a changing world, a milieu where family values are constantly challenged from without and within, the Thayers would face the greatest challenges and harshest test a family can endure, to emerge stronger, bound forever by loyalty and love. It is only when Faye is gone that they can each assess how far they have come, and how important their family album is.
Mourning the loss of the man she loves, Edwina is left to care for her brothers and sisters alone.Somehow, she must find a way to deal with the terrible tragedy and learn to free herself from the ghosts of those she loved and lost on the Titanic...
To the outside world, Sarah and Oliver Watson had the perfect marriage. Happy and successful, with three beautiful children, they seemed to have it all. But under the surface, Sarah felt lost, empty and inadequate. And one Christmas, after eighteen years of marriage, she walked out. Left alone, Oliver struggles to cope with raising his three children. Seventeen-year-old Benjamin rebels with disastrous consequences, while fifteen-year-old Melissa angrily turns against her father, and nine-year-old Sam, the 'baby', is too shaken to deal with his mother's abandonment. And then tragedy strikes once more when Oliver's mother dies in an untimely accident and three generations of the Watson family find that they must pull together to cope, and maybe one day move on and love again . . .
Eine dunkle Legende kehrt zurück: Lady Arabella dient einem furchtbaren Monster und saugt mit Freude das Blut ihrer Opfer. Bram Stoker, bekannt durch Dracula, präsentiert in der Neuauflage von "Das Schloss der Schlange" ein unheimliches Meisterwerk, das als weibliches Pendant zu seinem Klassiker gilt.
Im England des Jahres 1554 fällt die schöne Lady Pippa Nielson bei Königin Mary in Ungnade. Dennoch werden sie und ihr Mann Stuart an den Hof berufen. König Philip von Spanien wählt Stuart als Vertrauten, während ein geheimnisvoller Mann nachts Pippas Gemächer besucht. Nur Lord Lionel Ashton scheint die Antworten zu kennen.
