Risultati per "S A Archer" in Storico

New York 1939. Appena sbarcato in America, Tom Bradshaw viene arrestato per omicidio di primo grado. Così, quando Sefton Jelks, un affermato avvocato di Manhattan, gli offre gratuitamente i propri servigi e gli garantisce che riuscirà a fargli avere uno sconto sulla pena, lo squattrinato giovane non può fare altro che accettare. Le cose però non vanno affatto come sperava: all'indomani del processo, in cui viene dichiarato colpevole e condannato a sei anni di galera, l'avvocato sparisce e Tom si rende conto che l'unico modo per provare la propria innocenza è rivelare chi è davvero.

Le strade dei Clifton e dei Barrington stanno per incrociarsi un'ultima volta... In un bosco della Gran Bretagna echeggia uno sparo. Chi è morto? E chi invece è sopravvissuto? Contemporaneamente, a Whitehall, Giles Barrington apprende la verità sul conto di Karin dal segretario di gabinetto. Sua moglie è una spia, o una pedina in un gioco ancor più grande e pericoloso? Mentre Harry Clifton si appresta a scrivere la sua opera più importante, Emma, che da dieci anni è la stimata presidentessa del Bristol Royal Infirmary, riceve una telefonata a sorpresa da Margaret Thatcher.

La misteriosa lettera che Alex Fisher ha scritto prima di suicidarsi potrebbe avere ripercussioni devastanti per molte persone, specie se il suo contenuto diventasse di dominio pubblico. Lo sa bene Sir Giles Barrington, posto di fronte a un bivio: sceglierà la carriera politica o proverà a salvare la donna che ama, prigioniera oltre la Cortina di ferro? Lady Virginia, ormai sull'orlo della bancarotta, dispera di trovare una via d'uscita. Finché non le presentano Cyrus T. Grant III, scapolo d'oro americano giunto a Londra per vedere la sua puledra correre ad Ascot.

Unmarried after four Seasons of towering over her dance partners, Miss Phoebe Sauber learns she will be cast out of her home when her father remarries. Feeling betrayed by her father and God, she misfires an arrow at an archery tournament. But the arrow pierces a paper held by Mr. Michael Coulton-Jones. And strangely, the symbol drawn on the page is eerily familiar to her.

Lord Hampton cursed his luck. Six dukes were in league together to force their sons to marry, and one of them was his own father. The old men had drawn up a formal pact, with severe consequences to their heirs included. Edwin is determined to devise a way out of it, he has no intention of marrying any time soon. He's also desperate to get his name off the ton's lips. Mamas are circling like hunters round a wounded stag and every pert little miss is fanning herself.

Lady Sybil Hayworth might be petite, but her looks are deceiving—she comes from iron-willed stock. Her family claims a winding descent from Margaret Beaufort and they are unwavering in defense of their honor. An insult is easily taken, it invariably leads to a feud, and a Hayworth feud will continue until all parties to it have expired. Richard Smythe, Marquess of Lockwood and heir to the Duke of Gravesley, has the misfortune of becoming one of those enemies. He knew of the plot against Cassandra Knightsbridge, and that is quite enough for Sybil.

Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family's estate from the edge of ruin and she's always had to make do with little. A proper season and the gowns to go with it seem entirely out of reach. That is, until Lily discovers she has a particular skill at piquet. Pound by pound, she gathers the funds to pay her own way. Her aunt is delighted to play host in her modest London house and squire her niece to parties. All are certain that one season will be enough to see Lily married well and with the means to help her sisters.

Andrew Langford is an honorable man. So it is deeply inconvenient when Sophie Renard, the woman he loved, appears at his door on the very day he’s reminded of a youthful wager that will cost the last unwed man a small fortune. She is beautiful, desperate, and, Andrew believes, married. Sophie came to London for a prestigious mathematics position that she’s worked toward for six years. But after the promised job is withdrawn, she faces humiliating failure unless she can persuade her employer to reconsider. With no one else to turn to, she seeks help from her old friend, Andrew.

In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship...

A heart-wrenching family saga for fans of Dilly Court and Val Wood. 'Kath walked for so long that she wanted to lie down in the snow and sleep but she thought of her sister and knew she must go on. Soon the snow was so deep that she couldn't move. She could feel her shoes disintegrating and her...