Rescued as a baby by her godfather, the Abbé Gauthier de Chazay, Marianne d'Asselnat, is raised by her aunt, Ellis Selton, in England. On the brink of womanhood at seventeen, her aunt's dying wish is for Marianne to wed Francis Cranmere, the son of an old friend. But the childish love she feels for her new husband soon turns sour when Marianne learns that not only did he gamble away her fortune, he also gave away her wedding night to an American sea Captain. Enraged by his betrayal, Marianne demands satisfaction from Francis, and after beating him in a duel is forced to flee the only home she has ever known. Leaving England in order to escape the noose, Marianne must call on all of her skills in order to reach her destiny as she is thrown into the arms of the most powerful man in Europe and an adventure of a lifetime.
Marianna Series
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The fourth part of the series about Marianna. Marianna is entrusted by Emperor Napoleon with a secret mission. After much suffering, she meets her beloved Jason Beaufore in Venice, and together they embark on a journey. After setting sail on the Mediterranean Sea, their relationship deteriorates sharply, until one evening Jason, in a fit of strange madness, abandons her in a boat in the open sea. Exhausted and half-dead from thirst, she is rescued after several days by a Greek fisherman who takes her to the island of Santorini. Will the wounded and abandoned Marianna still be able to fulfill her mission? Will she finally find her happiness one day?
Marianne und der Mann der vier Meere
- 379 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Marianne, flammender Lorbeer
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Marianne steht v einem Küstenort vor einem ernsthaften Problem, dessen Lösung ihr niemand bieten kann. Sie muss sich selbst darum kümmern. Bald findet sie sich an einem Scheideweg wieder und wählt einen Weg, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt. Ihre Entscheidung wird endgültig sein und den Rest ihres Lebens bestimmen.