Ergebnis für "A Christmas Wish" in Viktorianisch

Evelyn Finch has given up on love. Finding a man to dance with her was difficult enough; finding one to spend his life with her was impossible. Better to embrace spinsterhood and rid herself of that false hope. No man will see her in a romantic light. But when a dashing gentleman sweeps into her life, reigniting her dreams, Evelyn can’t help but wonder if her greatest wish will finally come true.

A promise to a fellow soldier leads Nicholas to Cornwall for Christmas, and to the tea shop managed by Rose, the youngest daughter of a family whose festive spirit has been blighted by their wartime experiences. But as Nicholas strives to give Rose the best Christmas she could wish for, he begins to question whether his efforts are to honour his friend or whether there is another reason....

In 1888 London, Miss Eleanor Redding, possessed of a beastly, grouchy attitude, works for Western Union Telegraph Company. It gives her a certain independence and a place to hide from her disappointing past in America. When she accidentally intercepts a Morse-coded message alluding to clandestine and nefarious activity, she accepts the challenge with alacrity. It will take her mind off the fact that she’s once more alone for the Christmas holidays. Why couldn’t a man look past her prickles and scars to fight for her?

Alone and frustrated, Grant Blackwell imagines marriage differently. Call him addled, but he envisions his married life consisting of, well, a wife. Yet the moment vows are exchanged, his new bride disappears into the night. Without word or explanation, leaving him with a chilled heart and even colder bed. Now the holiday season is approaching and Grant has only one wish this Christmas: to be reconnected with his bride. Because a love marriage is his greatest wish of all. He already possesses the love.

Claire had always dreamed of living in London, but the stark reality of life on the dangerous streets soon has dire consequences for her family. They seek shelter in an abandoned tenement building until it becomes too dangerous. Forced into the workhouse, Claire is taken from her parents and forced to work long hours by a cruel workhouse master who has no pity for Claire. It is only when David arrives at the workhouse that Claire feels her life is worth living again.

After the tragic death of his wife and son, the Earl of Trenton and his young daughter, Leah, struggle to move past their grief. Months later, Lord Trenton meets Lady Caroline, a pretty, yet jealous, woman. Lady Caroline wants nothing more than to marry the Earl, but something stands in her way - Leah. When she pushes the Earl to hire a governess to take care of Leah, her jealousy is unleashed when she sees Emma, the beautiful governess.

In the frost-kissed ambiance of wintry England, where snow blankets the landscape and a Christmas house party twinkles with festive cheer, fate orchestrates an enchanting love story. Lady Elizabeth Breckenridge, an epitome of grace with her golden locks and captivating cerulean eyes, steps into the seasonal revelry, her heart yearning for a love that has eluded her through two bustling social seasons.

Brought to you by Penguin. With her trademark warmth and powerful characters, Winter's Daughter is a stunning new Victorian saga - about a young child separated from her mother, and the family who bring her in from the cold. Hull, 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for...