Ergebnis für "3" in Mittelalter

Isla MacLeod kennt jeden Winkel von Kintallan Castle. Seit zwanzig Jahren sorgt sie dafür, dass Hochzeitspaare hier den schönsten Tag ihres Lebens erleben – während sie selbst vergeblich auf ihre große Liebe wartet. Doch als ihre Mutter ihr ein jahrhundertealtes Familiengeheimnis enthüllt, beginnt sich ihr geordnetes Leben aufzulösen. Plötzlich findet sich Isla in einem Schottland wieder, das wilder und gefährlicher ist als alles, was sie kennt. Hier, wo das Schicksal der Clans an der Klinge eines Schwertes hängt, begegnet sie einem Krieger, der ihr Herz im Sturm erobert.

Intrigen, Machtkämpfe und große Gefühle im Koblenz des 14. Jahrhunderts. Eine verbotene Liebe, die nur heimlich gelebt werden kann – Palmiro weiß, wie gefährlich das ist, und doch zerreißt es ihm das Herz, als der Mensch, mit dem er sein Leben verbringen möchte, Koblenz verlässt. Um sich abzulenken, stürzt er sich in sein noch junges Geschäft, den Handel mit kostbaren Pelzen und wertvollem Geschmeide, und wird immer mehr zum angesehenen und erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann. Doch Palmiro ahnt nicht, dass auch dieser Erfolg bedroht ist.

Schottland, 1314: Enja führt mit ihrem Ehemann, dem Schotten James ein Leben zwischen Krieg und Tod im Kampf gegen die Engländer. Doch trotz ihrer großen Liebe wird Enjas Vertrauen erschüttert, als eine schwangere Frau aus James’ Vergangenheit auftaucht. Enja stürzt sich mit den Schotten in den Kampf um Irland und begegnet einem Söldner, der ihr auffallend ähnlich ist. Er stammt aus dem Dorf, in dem sie aufgewachsen ist, und schürt in ihr die Sehnsucht nach der Heimat. Doch ihr Herz schlägt für die Highlands, für ihren Clan – und für James. Sie muss eine schwerwiegende Entscheidung treffen.

Connie ist Bauingenieurin und entwirft im Chicago von 1981 Sanitärsysteme. Ihr Leben hat sie genauso sorgfältig geplant wie ihre Systeme, bis hin zu dem Mann, den sie zu ehelichen hofft. Doch als Mr. Right ihr einen Heiratsantrag macht, gelingt es ihr nicht, ja zu sagen. Um ihre Gedanken zu klären reist sie in die schottischen Highlands, wo ihre freigeistige Zwillingsschwester den Wunsch ausspricht, Connie möge wahre Liebe finden. Die beiden Schwestern hatten nicht damit gerechnet, dass dieser Wunsch Connie fünfhundert Jahre in die Vergangenheit transportieren würde.

Ein neuer historischer Roman aus der erfolgreichen Rhein-Trilogie von Bestsellerautorin Marion Johanning. Köln, 1215: Die junge, wissbegierige Novizin Tryngen hat sich ganz der Heilkunst verschrieben. Nach einem folgenschweren Ereignis wird sie an den Hof des mächtigen Dompropstes Engelbert von Berg gerufen. Dort muss sie sich bewähren, sonst droht ihr die Vermählung mit einem ungeliebten Mann. Engelbert ist im Begriff zum Erzbischof von Köln gewählt zu werden. Tryngen ist nicht die einzige Heilerin in seiner Nähe.

Elizabeth Buckley has been in love with Edward Monk for most of her life. Unfortunately, he’s only ever had eyes for her older, prettier sister. Five years after he left the village to make himself worthy of a Buckley, their lives intersect. This time, she’s determined to make him see her and bed her. All Edward has to do is convince the girl he loves to set aside her betrothed and wed him instead. When her betrothed becomes tangled in a web of lies and murder, it’s up to Edward to untangle him.

1192 AD - David de Lohr, the younger brother of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender), is a man who has lived his entire life in his prestigious older brother's shadow. While his brother was nicknamed "The Lion's Claw" as the right hand of Richard the Lionheart, David was nicknamed "The Lion Cub" because of his youth.

Achilles de Dere is a stubborn knight prone to fighting - anywhere, anytime. If there is a punch to be thrown, it's usually from Achilles. When he first met Susanna de Tiegh, the sparks flew - and not in a good way. Susanna, an accomplished warrior in her own right and an agent for William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, refused to take Achilles’ bullying behavior. Friends feared they would kill one another. But an abject hatred of each other soon turned into something else. Now, Susanna is all Achilles can think of, even as he goes about his duties for William Marshal.

Graeme MacGruder didn’t go to Glasgow in search of a wife but for his sister Jeanie, who disappeared when his parents’ traveling party was ambushed along the road. Now he’s the chieftain of his clan, and his first two orders of business are to find his missing sister and avenge his parents. He buys Cait hoping that she might have news of Jeanie. Cait and Graeme join forces in common cause: vengeance. But achieving that goal might cost them a lifetime of happiness together—and their eternal souls.

An arranged marriage, 1484. Emeline knows she has no voice in her marriage, so she counts herself fortunate when her betrothed turns out to be a charming man with a heart of gold. But before the wedding, flames consume everything, and the murdered body of Emeline's fiancé is discovered. Sparks fly when Emeline finds herself marrying the younger brother.

It's 1208 A.D. - Sir Cullen de Nerra is a knight's knight. The son of the Sheriff of Hampshire, Val de Nerra (Vestiges of Valor), Cullen has been heavily involved in the politics of William Marshal for many years, but never more involved than when the Marshal gifts his services to a powerful, but unpredictable, warlord, Preston de Lacy. De Lacy is a rich man with too much time on his hands and a great hatred for King John. Cullen’s task is to keep watch on de Lacy and pass information to William Marshal on his movements and actions.

Love. Magic. Faith. By the autumn of 537 AD, all who are loyal to King Arthur have retreated to a small parcel of land in North Wales. They are surrounded on all sides, heavily outnumbered, and facing near certain defeat. But Myrddin and Nell, two of the king's companions, have a secret that neither has ever been able to face: Each has seen that on a cold and snowy day in December, Saxon soldiers sent by Modred will ambush and kill King Arthur. And together, they must decide what they are willing to do, and to sacrifice, to avert that fate.

Lily Ramsay is the sunshine at the center of the Ramsay clan. Even as a wee lassie, sick with a childhood illness, she had the power to spread smiles and laughter wherever she went. But when Lily's beloved brother marries and becomes laird of the clan, Lily feels lost. Her once steadfast companion has little time for her, and his new wife has assumed the duties she used to carry out for the clan. While she couldn't be happier for her loved ones, she longs for something more for herself.

Coira MacDugall paid with her life for her attack on the Highland Healer. But her victim did more than heal Coira's fatal wound that awful night. Now drowning in the unwelcome emotions of others, Coira wonders if her new empathic ability was meant as a gift or a curse. Logen MacDugall must discover who killed three previous lairds if he hopes to survive for long in the position. He believes Coira's new sense can help him root out the conspirators, but after her disastrous time in the Highlands, the last thing she wants is to get involved with another laird.

Battle-hardened warrior and favored of the king, Sir Lucien de Russe is called the Iron Knight because of his indestructibility in battle. An older knight, Lucien is entering his fortieth year and has seen a good deal in his lifetime. But having sustained fairly serious wounds in the most recent rebellions against Henry IV, Lucien retires his sword and spurs, choosing to live out the rest of his life in peace. Physically, he is damaged goods and must heal. Mentally, however, he is already dead.

Ireland, 1011 AD. The mortal kingdoms rise up against High King Brian Boru as they seek to wrest his crown from him. Yet the real struggle is between the two magical races of Ireland, the Fomorians and the Descendants, eternal enemies who both now seek dominion over the mortal world. Gormflaith, queen of King Brian, remains unmasked as the powerful Fomorian she is. Gormflaith plans to establish control over Ireland and destroy the Descendants in one fell swoop... but she cannot do it alone.

Discover the adventures of four modern people thrown into 1307, the midst of Robert the Bruce's Wars of Scottish Independence, and get entangled into the destiny of the Clan Campbell. The Called by a Highlander Box Set contains four steamy audiobooks in which medieval Highlanders and modern-day men and women unite in love and war.

Sir Torston de Royans is known on the border as a man of reason, wisdom, and great strength. He also happens to serve a greatly respected liege who slips further into dementia with each passing day. Lord Lionel Harringham believes himself to be a Roman Caesar, and Torston is his great centurion. Unfortunately, Lord Lionel also commands one of the largest castles in the north, and Torston finds himself in a position of not only the protector of the castle known as The Lyceum, but the protector of Lord Lionel’s reputation.

Born of scandal, Sir Dougray of the family D’Argent defies his illegitimacy by championing the oppressed, until the prospect of winning the hand of a lady persuades him to join the Duke of Normandy in conquering Saxon-ruled England. When an injury sustained at the Battle of Hastings causes the woman he loves to reject him, an embittered Dougray turns his efforts to uprooting Saxons resistant to their new king.

The Pendragon's Challenge: With only four days until Cade is to be crowned high king of the Britons, the combined might of gods and men are set to prevent his ascension. Once again, the companions are scattered as the struggle against dark forces - both old and new - threatens to overwhelm them. Legend of the Pendragon: Cade and his companions have reached the final reckoning. He must either rise to the promise of his birth and become the legend that prophecy foretold - or face the ultimate destruction of his country and his people.