19. Jahrhundert

Who killed the Reverend Horatio Howell, a minister from Delaware Water Gap and chaplain to the 90th Pennsylvania Regiment, during the Battle of Gettysburg? Why would a Confederate soldier intentionally shoot a Union chaplain? Three veterans of the 90th Pennsylvania, all survivors of the battle, travel to Gettysburg in 1913 for the 50th reunion of that three-day fight. Will they meet the rebel who felled their beloved chaplain, and if they do, how will they react?

Just one night changed their lives... When Spanish émigré Eva Galante meets French aristocrat Lucien Capet, it's love at first sight. But their meeting isn't by chance, and Eva isn't who Lucien believed her to be. After a whirlwind romance and a flight to Gretna Green, Lucien learns the truth about what loving Eva could cost him.<BR>A single betrayal tore them apart...Four years later, Eva is London's most sought-after modiste and Lucien is now Marquis de Touraine, about to become engaged to Eva's best client-as long as he's not still married to Eva! Confronting their past means a journey across England to the Scottish border. With each mile, memories are raised, and passions reignited, sparking one last night together. Or so they think...<BR>Can a second chance reunite them forever?But the past isn't ready to give up its secrets just yet. As Lucien and Eva confront an old foe, new truths are revealed... and a deeper understanding of each other that love-at-first-sight never gave them. Despite the betrayals of the past, feelings are rekindled that were never quite extinguished. Will one last secret pull them apart-or bind them together forever?

Abigail is the happiest she has ever been, her heart complete now with people who feel like family surrounding her, a feeling she has never known before. Becoming a mother for the first time completes this new sense of belonging as she forges ahead and makes Willow Grove her own, running the property on her own terms while discovering further information about her mysterious Great-Aunt Isabelle. Her chef and best friend Leo continues to cause chaos and offence wherever he goes, a friendship that Abigail cherishes despite him driving everyone else around him mad. Abigail is the happiest she has ever been; however, a gnawing fear inside her leaves her confused, a fear she cannot shake despite having no foundation. Finally, Abigail comes face to face with the darkest dilemma of them all; an unknown past for which she is severely punished without a trial.

"A richly painted and fun foray into the regency era with a bright and intelligent heroine." - Reader ReviewWith her parents murdered and her inheritance stolen, all Penny Shoemaker has is her position at A Lady's Favor dress shop designing handcrafted shoes for brides. But it's not enough to support herself and her younger brother. Her only chance to regain what is rightfully hers lies in the strange but brilliant Samuel Morrison.A dispossessed younger son, Samuel Morrison has a weakness for damsels in distress. So when Penny's predicament literally lands at his feet, he turns his keen detective skills to her problem. As Penny's predicament fills his time-she also begins filling his heart.But can he regain Penny's stolen inheritance, win her heart, and create a life not only for himself and Penny but for her younger brother, too, without running afoul of those who murdered her parents?The answer may be just one favor away..."A charmingly seductive tale." - Courtney Milan, New York Times bestselling author.Bridal Favors, in series order: Engaged in WickednessWedded in ScandalEngaged in PassionWedded in SinJade Lee, a USA Today bestseller, has two passions (well, except for her family, but that's a given). She loves dreaming up stories and playing racquetball, not always in that order. When her pro-racquetball career ended with a pair of very bad knees, she turned her attention to writing. An author of more than 30 romance novels, she's decided that life can be full of joy without ever getting up from her chair.

With her father cast from society as a liar and a thief, the ensuing scandal renders Lady Helaine unfit for marriage. Desperate to provide for herself and her mother, she adopts an assumed name and runs a dressmaker's shop specializing in bridal wear for ladies of high society. Helaine is happiest immersed in silk and satin but lives in terror that her true identity will be discovered and she will lose everything... again.When Robert Percy, Viscount Redhill, encounters the mysterious Helaine he is entranced and sets out to weave a web of seduction sure to ensnare. Then he learns, too late, the heartbreaking truth of her sullied past.Now to claim Helaine as his own, he must find a way to overcome the past. But what chance has love when a secret mistress becomes a scandalous wife?REVIEWS:"...deliciously flawed characters, sizzling chemistry, and a delightful journey." - Chrissy Burns"Jade Lee [will] sweep you away." - Sabrina Jeffries, New York Times bestselling authorBridal Favors SeriesEngaged in WickednessWedded in ScandalEngaged in PassionWedded in SinJade Lee, a USA Today bestseller, has two passions (well, except for her family, but that's a given). She loves dreaming up stories and playing racquetball, not always in that order. When her pro-racquetball career ended with a pair of very bad knees, she turned her attention to writing. An author of more than 30 romance novels, she's decided that life can be full of joy without ever getting up from her chair.

A thrilling, acclaimed international bestseller by a Chinese literary master, now in paperback. Tells the story of a mathematical genius who rises to become China's most celebrated code-breaker - until he makes a mistake

The classic Victorian masterpiece that paints a magnificent portrait of a provincial town and its inhabitants in the midst of modern changes<BR><BR>In Middlemarch, George Eliot explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town facing immense political, cultural, and societal change. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in the complexly portrayed central characters of the novel—the idealistic Dorothea Brooke; the ambitious Dr. Lydgate; the spendthrift Fred Vincy; and the steadfast Mary Garth. The appearance of two outsiders further disrupts the town’s equilibrium—Will Ladislaw, the spirited nephew of Dorothea’s husband, the Rev. Edward Casaubon, and the sinister John Raffles, who threatens to expose the hidden past of one of the town’s elite. <BR><BR>Middlemarch displays Eliot’s clear-eyed yet humane understanding of characters caught up in the mysterious unfolding of self-knowledge. This Penguin Classics edition uses the second edition of 1874 and features an introduction and notes by Eliot biographer Rosemary Ashton. In her introduction, Ashton discusses themes of social change in Middlemarch, and examines the novel as an imaginative embodiment of Eliot's humanist beliefs.<BR><BR>Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.