Risultati per "Sete" in Storico

L'insegnante Thea Rust, al suo arrivo in un esclusivo collegio nella campagna britannica, non ha idea di quello che la aspetta. Da oltre centocinquanta anni, infatti, la"Casa della seta" è un rifugio per ragazze in difficoltà. È un antico edificio dal passato travagliato, dove le ombre nascondono più misteri di quanti lei possa immaginare. Thea ancora non lo sa, ma il suo destino sta per intrecciarsi con la sua storia. È la fine del 1700 e Rowan Caswell lascia il suo villaggio per lavorare nella casa di un mercante di seta inglese.

1928, Paris. Um menino é encontrado à beira da morte e acolhido por uma bondosa família. Gentil, precoce e talentoso, ele se adapta muito bem ao novo lar, e a família lhe proporciona uma vida com a qual ele jamais havia sonhado. Entretanto, ele se recusa a dizer uma única palavra sobre sua verdadeira identidade. Ao se tornar um rapaz, descobrindo o amor e estudando no prestigiado Conservatório de Paris, ele quase consegue esquecer os horrores de seu passado e a promessa que fez. Mas, na Europa da década de 1930, um mal vem crescendo e se alastrando, e ninguém mais está a salvo.

From the time she was little, Martha Jankowski has been digging in the dirt, much to the dismay of her mother. Now she dreams of being a paleontologist and is determined to make her parents proud by uncovering the next big discovery. When Martha finds what she hopes to be a fully intact dinosaur skeleton—one that could win her an acclaimed exhibit—she learns another team is competing against her and could steal her chance at being recognized for this momentous discovery.

Lucy Clairmont's family treasured the magic of the past, and her childhood fascination with stories of the high seas led her to become a marine archaeologist. But when tragedy strikes, it's Dashel, an American forensic astronomer, and his knowledge of the stars that may help her unearth the truth behind the puzzle she's discovered in her family home.

When Flora Dalreagh’s father is cruelly murdered, she flees the stranger to whom she has been hastily wed. Returning in disguise, she’ll exact revenge, but is her handsome Highlander husband truly guilty of all she believes?

Three remarkable women. Three unexpected romances. One captivating collection of Regency romance tales filled with wit, charm, and the undeniable pull of love. From friendships that blossom into something deeper to unexpected entanglements that defy society’s expectations, these heroines must navigate duty, family, and the stirrings of their own hearts in this delightful trilogy.

In 1777, caught in the crossroads of the American Revolution, sisters Maebel and Coralie Bohannon's quaint New Jersey village becomes a battleground as they house American officers. Rebellion ripples through their family as members take opposing sides—Patriots and Loyalists—causing a deep chasm that fractures their once-unbreakable bond.

It's 1928 and Bright Young Things are taking London by storm, but debutante Ophelia's life is all mapped out: marriage to a cod-faced aristocrat and a life of dull respectability. Refusing to play along, Ophelia is banished to her ancestral home in the Highlands of Scotland. There, she'll be so bored, she'll come to her senses, won't she?

This bundle includes Healing the Mountain Man's Heart, Marrying the Mountain Man's Best Friend, Protecting the Mountain Man's Treasure, and Earning the Mountain Man's Trust.

Welcome to the Montana Territory—1885. The entire series features brawny cowboys, who, two or three at a time, claim their brides.

Ao descobrir que a avó nasceu na Hope’s House, um lar para mães solteiras em Londres, Claudia começa a questionar tudo que sabe sobre suas origens. Convocada para uma reunião sobre o espólio da família, ela recebe uma caixinha com pistas sobre seu passado: apenas um brasão e um cartão de visitas. Em sua investigação, ela fica sabendo que o brasão pertence aos Diaz, uma das mais ricas e tradicionais famílias de Cuba. Num impulso, Claudia compra uma passagem para Havana, decidida a revelar a verdade.

Quando é chamada ao escritório de um advogado em Londres, Lily não tem ideia de que sua vida está prestes a mudar para sempre. Lá, ela fica sabendo que sua avó nasceu na Hope’s House, um lar para mães solteiras, e recebe uma caixa com pistas sobre sua verdadeira origem: uma receita e um programa de teatro, ambos escritos em italiano.

Why would a man abandon his bride following a single night of passion? Five years after her heartbreak and humiliation, Sofia is determined to find out—and to claim her rightful place by his side, even if it means travelling to the wild mountains of Carpathia to make her home in a decrepit castle. Cursed by his bloodline, Constantin was a fool to believe marriage to Sofia would save him. Now, the one woman he has always loved is in danger, for Castle Roznov’s dark secrets are about to be revealed.

Ursula is on the run—until her inheritance unlocks and she'll be free of her villainous guardian. Rocking up at Castle Dunrannoch in disguise, she's tasked with teaching the long-lost heir how to be 'a proper gentleman', but Texas rancher Rye Dalreagh is a whole lot more than she's bargained for. With a murderer on the loose and an ancient Scottish curse to navigate, the Christmas festivities are about to get interesting.

Upon the night a knife is plunged into her father's heart, headstrong Flora Dalreagh flees the forbidding Highlander to whom she has been hastily wed. Entering his domain in the guise of a dairymaid, Flora never expects passion to burn as fiercely as her desire for revenge, but she soon discovers her secret is only one of many in the castle.

Sophia Baneham has lived in the poison of her dead father's shadow for longer than she cares to admit. Now she exists outside of polite society's influence, holding gambling parties for London's most dangerous men. When a man walks into one of her soirées, he offers the lady of sin a wager she can't refuse. Lord Randolph is a spy in the service of His Majesty, but he's given an oath to protect the daughter of his mentor. But when danger closes in, he won't just have to protect Sophia from an intended killer. He'll have to protect her from himself.

Italy, 1950. The dawn of a new decade brings with it the promise of lasting peace and prosperity as the hardships of war are consigned to the past. In Pieve Santa Clara, a tiny village in rural Lombardy, Graziella Ponti, now a teenager, lives a simple life with her widowed mother and aunt. But Italy is transforming around Graziella at great speed and, as her childhood gives way to the start of her womanhood, she must learn to navigate this ever-changing new world.

Eliza Wentworth is no lady. After the notorious pirate Jandeau murdered her family, she vowed to spend the rest of her life at sea, saving others. She'd rather be firing cannons than embroidering pillows - or worse, bowing to the demands of a husband. But when she's stranded on an island off the coast of Scotland, now she is the one in need of help. And that help comes not only from a man, but a man she struggles to resist.

In 1920, Annabeth De Lacy’s father is appointed landlord of Galway Parish in Ireland. Bored without the trappings and finery of the British Court, Annabeth convinces her father to arrange an apprenticeship for her with the Jennings family - descendants of the creator of the famed Claddagh ring. Stephen Jennings longs to do anything other than make a career in his family’s jewelry shop. The past has taught him to no longer believe in love and the “lies” the Claddagh ring supposedly promises. How can he peddle what he now finds offensive?

A young woman is swept into a life of intrigue, revenge, passion, and betrayal when she falls for the world's most notorious prince, Vlad Dracula. The year is 1464. King Matthias controls Hungary, his family, and the fate of the world's most notorious political prisoner, Prince Vlad Dracula. Ilona Szilágy, the king's cousin, is young and ambitious. Dracula is determined to marry into the family. It is love at first sight, but the king has other plans. The Impaler Prince, however, never takes no for an answer.