Titoli in Storico

More than one beautiful woman's hopes have been dashed on the rocky shoals of Jonathan Redmond's heart. With his riveting good looks and Redmond wealth and power, the world is his oyster - until an ultimatum from his father and a chilling gypsy prophecy send him hurtling headlong toward a fate he'll do anything to avoid: matrimony. Intoxicating, elusive Thomasina de Ballesteros has the bloods of London at her feet. But none of them knows the real Tommy - the one with a shocking pedigree, a few too many secrets, and a healthy scorn for rakes like Jonathan.

Questo romanzo parla d'amore e di guerra, di verità nascoste e coincidenze che forse tali non sono. Ma anche di cibo, di vini eccellenti e di un posto bellissimo come la Borgogna. Due storie che si intrecciano a settant'anni di distanza l'una dall'altra: quella di Tristan Dubois, giovane scrittore parigino che si rifugia in un piccolo paese nel cuore della Côte d'Or in cerca dell'ispirazione perduta e per riconciliarsi con il ricordo di Isabelle, che lo ha lasciato quattro mesi prima, ma che continua ad amare.

When the tragic death of her gamester father leaves her destitute and alone, society beauty Sylvia Stafford finds work as a governess in a merchant's household in Cheapside. Isolated from the fashionable acquaintance of her youth, she resigns herself to lonely spinsterhood, until a mysterious visitor convinces her to temporarily return to her former life - and her former love.

Nel '68, a soli diciassette anni, Angela conosce Luca durante un ballo ed è un vero colpo di fulmine. Spesso lui gira attorno al vicolo di casa di lei e lancia alla finestra lettere d'amore. Ma d'un tratto sparisce e lei si rattrista. Ma, data la sua giovane età, dopo qualche mese smaltisce le sue pene e decide, assieme alla sua migliore amica, di iscriversi all'Università di Firenze. È proprio il periodo degli anni di piombo.

From the author of the Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley, The Midnight Rose spans four generations and sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the...

Londra, fine Ottocento. Un gruppo di donne cerca di organizzarsi per ottenere dignità e indipendenza economica nella capitale vittoriana. Non sono rivoluzionarie, non lottano ancora per il suffragio: ma vogliono poter lavorare per arrivare a sposarsi, in caso, per amore e non per bisogno.

Leggendo questa storia estrema, questa esistenza di febbre, la follia assume consistenza fisica. Sembra quasi di poterla toccare. Toccare la follia ci atterrisce, perché ci spalanca l'universo vuoto sotto di noi.La comprensione di quanto sia vano il gioco estetico del consumismo della follia, la rete elettrica circolante nel sistema nervoso centrale di questi tempi estemporanei è un effetto inevitabile, una sorta d’illuminazione che folgora la lettura.

Der Zauberberg erstmals als ungekürztes Hörbuch, virtuos gelesen von Thomas Sarbacher. Geplant als Novelle, als heiteres Gegenstück zum Tod in Venedig, entstand mit dem Zauberberg einer der großen Romane der klassischen Moderne. Ein kurzer Besuch in einem Davoser Sanatorium wird für den Protagonisten Hans Castorp zu einem siebenjährigen Aufenthalt, der Kurort wird zur Bühne für die europäische Befindlichkeit vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg.

At 28, Lady Arabella Niven is gentle, sickly, and firmly on the shelf. Having disobliged her father by refusing her last chance of marriage, she has been sent in disgrace to Blackhaven with two domineering aunts. Her one wish is to be left alone in a quiet cottage to write books on history. However, everything changes when she tries to rescue a naked man apparently drowning at sea. Thus begins an odd, fun friendship that quickly becomes passionate. For Captain Alban, the hero with a shady past, is rebellious and unconventional by nature.

New York, 1925: Arthur Kenzie is on a mission: to destroy the powerful supernatural relic that threatens Manhattan - and all the nonmagical minds in the world. So far his search has been fruitless. All it has done is keep him from the man he loves. But he'll do anything to keep Rory safe and free, even if that means leaving him behind. Psychometric Rory Brodigan knows his uncontrolled magic is a liability, but he's determined to gain power over it. He can take care of himself - and maybe even Arthur, too, if Arthur will let him.

Brielle accepted long ago that she was destined to spend this life alone, forgotten in a place where she was unwanted and unloved. When visions of a forbidden blonde Dane haunt her, she dreams of a life different from the one she is trapped in. One of love and devotion, surrounded by warmth. Then, her vision becomes a reality. A massive white wolf protects her from an attack in the woods. She collapses at the feet of the creature, only to awaken in the arms of her handsome Viking.

Parigi, 1788. In una Francia sull'orlo della Rivoluzione, Olympe de Gouges travalica il suo tempo: è una romanziera affermata e indipendente, vive da sola, grazie alle sue parole, in una mansarda davanti al centralissimo teatro dell'Odéon, dove le sue pièces vanno in scena nonostante i boicottaggi della Comédie-Française. Ma essere la scrittrice più famosa, e più odiata, di Francia non le basta. Sente che la società ha bisogno di donne con il suo carattere per non sprofondare in quello che sembra essere un baratro di sangue e terrore.

È l'estate del 1926 e la famiglia Ainsworth si è da poco trasferita dall'Inghilterra sulla suggestiva costa ligure per gestire un hotel di lusso per turisti stranieri. L'Hotel Portofino ha aperto soltanto da qualche settimana in una magnifica villa d'epoca, eppure i problemi che Bella Ainsworth deve affrontare non sono pochi: le spese da sostenere sono ingenti, il personale non è ancora al completo e gli ospiti, per lo più ricchi stranieri, hanno pretese spesso stravaganti.

Hurtled back through time more than two hundred years to 1743 Scotland, Claire Randall finds herself caught in the midst of an unfamiliar world torn apart by violence, pestilence, and revolution and haunted by her growing feelings for a young soldier, James Fraser.

New York City lawyer Donna has a firm grasp on reality. But when an old woman’s golden spindle sends her back in time—and straight into a fierce Viking jarl’s bed—she thinks it’s all a delicious dream. Seeing Donna appear out of thin air, Sigurd believes she’s a goddess…and he sets about worshipping her in the sexiest ways possible. But when she tries to leave, he takes her captive, unwilling to lose any advantage she may bring in an upcoming battle.

Rachel will do anything to save her mother, even steal the money needed for her surgery. So when an old woman leaves a golden spindle on the Chicago's Navy Pier, she grabs her prize—and is hurtled back in time to 874 AD. Awakening near a village in Norway, she finds chests of jewels and gold ripe for the picking…and a dreamy Viking warrior she'd rather kiss than rob.

Based on a story she had written for her brother and published when she was 19 years old, The Black Moth is set during the Georgian era in the 1750s and follows Lord Jack Carstares, the eldest son of the Earl of Wyncham. Six years ago, Jack took the blame when his younger brother Richard cheated at cards. Jack consequently faced social exile and fled England for the European continent. He has now secretly returned, robbing carriages as a highwayman.

Lady Sophia Rowlandson has spent years perfecting the art of quiet composure—broken only once, at a country picnic when she was fifteen. Branded a lackwit by an insensitive neighbor, she was rescued by the unexpected gallantry of his visiting friend. Mr. Harwood’s defense lingered in her memory, and not even a separation of four years succeeded in dimming her admiration.

Se enfrentaron al horror y lucharon contra la injusticia. Pero nada reconcilia más que el amor. Recién terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un Berlín arrasado y sin futuro aparente, Victoria sobrevive cantando cada noche en el club Kassandra. Pese a tener una mente prodigiosa, capaz de crear un poderoso sistema de cifrado de mensajes, su hija Hedy y su hermana Rebecca dependen de ese mísero sueldo para sobrevivir. Un chantaje sin escrúpulos por parte de los rusos obligará a Victoria a viajar sola a Estados Unidos, donde, sin embargo, disfrutará del amor incondicional del capitán Norton.

The three novels that make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.