Ergebnis für "Das Tor" in Historische Liebesromane

Rom, im Jahr 30 n. Chr.: Vespasian hat einen schier unlösbaren Auftrag. Er soll heimlich den thrakischen Priester Rotheces in seine Gewalt bringen, aus einer Festung unter Belagerung der römischen Legion. Denn der Mann könnte Sejanus zerstören, den Kommandeur der Prätorianergarde, der alle Macht in Rom an sich gerissen hat. Vespasian überwindet Hinterhalte: verschneite Berge, Piraten auf hoher See und Sejanus Spione. Doch die schlimmste Gefahr lauert im Herzen des römischen Reiches selbst, am verkommenen Hof von Tiberius, dem paranoiden und lasterhaften Kaiser von Rom.

'Rich, intricate worldbuilding meets swoonworthy romance. . . Phédre and Joscelin’s story is the beating heart of every romantasy to follow' - Olivie Blake Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey is an intoxicating fantasy of intrigue, betrayal and...

Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, queer romance and adventure. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is the thrilling follow-up to A Marvellous Light. 'It's the lesbian locked-room murder mystery of my dreams. Beyond delightful!' - Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten...

Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes: including a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance. 'Lush historical fantasy . . . A delightful book, with richly developed characters' – New York Times ‘Mystery! Magic!...

Bridgerton meets Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue in this stunning queer romance by KJ Charles, author of The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting. 'KJ Charles is, in my opinion, a titan of her genre' – Talia Hibbert, bestselling author Get A Life, Chloe Brown Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois...

‘Alongside the sexiness and absurdity (and the sexy absurdity) in Yield Under Great Persuasion is a tender, resonant story of second and third chances and being loved when we need it most and feel we deserve it least. Evocative, emotional and endlessly entertaining’ – Jules Arbeaux, author...

Instant New York Times bestseller ‘Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you’ ­– Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunHer beauty hides a deadly purpose . . . Since birth, Xishi’s extraordinary beauty has been seen as a blessing. When Xishi draws the...

Monika legt ihren letzten Wunsch in Heddas Hände: Die junge Schriftstellerin soll die Geschichte ihrer Eltern Ottilia und Eduard niederschreiben. Die Geschichte einer großen Liebe, die sich dem Druck des Nationalsozialismus und einer alten Familienfehde entgegenstellte. Als Ottilia an pöbelnde Braunhemden gerät, kommt ihr ein junger Mann zu Hilfe, der ihr nicht mehr aus dem Sinn geht. Es ist Eduard, der Sohn der Galberts, mit denen Ottilias Familie seit jeher im Streit liegt.

'A piece of magic in itself' FREYA MARSKE, author of A Marvellous Light and Cinder House A sparkling historical fantasy filled with arcane magic, deadly conspiracies and an irresistible queer romance. Perfect for fans of Freya Marske, Alexis Hall, and Bridgerton mixed with magic. Lord Nicholas...

Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang. 'Lyrical, heart-wrenching and gloriously romantic. I luxuriated in every beautiful sentence' – Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times...

Set in a fantasy world inspired by Tudor England and the real astrologers who advised kings, The Court of Venus is Bel Banta's alluring romantic fantasy and a beautiful historical debut about rival magicians. 'Our kind has many names. Planetborn. Sorcerer. Witch or wizard. Magician.' In Alvion...

In ihrem fulminanten neuen Roman führt Jessie Burton uns durchs Goldene Zeitalter Amsterdams und erzählt von einer leidenschaftlichen jungen Frau, die ihren Weg selbst bestimmen will. Amsterdam, 1705: Thea Brandt ist gerade achtzehn geworden und will endlich tun und lassen, was sie will. Sie liebt das Theater und nach den Vorstellungen besucht sie heimlich ihren Geliebten, Walter, den Kulissenmaler der Schouwburg. Doch als Tochter einer verarmten Kaufmannsfamilie, die nach und nach ihren Hausrat verkaufen muss, um sich über Wasser zu halten, wird von Thea erwartet, "eine gute Partie" zu machen.

Zwei Frauen aus unterschiedlichen Zeiten, die ihren Träumen folgen, auf der Suche nach Gerechtigkeit und wahrer Liebe. "Für die schönste und wertvollste Rose. Deine Liebe lässt mich alles Dunkel vergessen." Mit all ihrer Leidenschaft ist Hannah dabei, ihren großen Traum zu verwirklichen: Ihr Café "Zur Schokoladen-Symphonie" in der Nähe des Bayreuther Festspielhauses. Beim Stöbern auf dem Dachboden stößt sie auf ein mit Rosen und zwei verschlungenen Initialen verziertes Holzkästchen, ein Tagebuch aus den 1920er-Jahren und eine Mappe mit Klaviernoten.

With one glance at her in the club, I’m ready to claim her for the night. Dark, flowing hair. A smile that causes my heart to pound. Eyes that pierce my soul. And a perfect body that makes every part of me pulse. She’s addictive. Electrifying. Consuming. I’ve never wanted anyone more. Our eyes meet, but she looks right past me. She isn’t here for me. She’s here for the music. For the first time in my life, a woman makes me work for it. Her indifference fuels the fire inside me. The result? One night. No names. No introductions.

New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson delivers a heartwrenching romance that blooms amidst tragedy and reproach. Handsome, strong, and just a bit dangerous, Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny - a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the sweetest smile - he sets out to make her his. But Franny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may be more than Chase can bear.

One sunny morning in 1969, near the end of her first trip to Miami, twenty-six-year-old Frances Ellerby finds herself in a place called Stiltsville, a community of houses built on pilings in the middle of Biscayne Bay. It's the first time the Atlanta native has been out on the open water, and she's captivated. On the dock of a stilt house, with the dazzling skyline in the distance and the unknowable ocean beneath her, she meets the house's owner, Dennis DuValand, a new future reveals itself.

Hope. Glamour. Independence. A new era has begun… ‘A wonderfully absorbing tale of friendship, rich in period detail’ Stylist ***** With the Great War behind them, four friends are ready to live again. Lydia, a society beauty, has everything – wealth, status and a husband who survived...

The elusive lover of Do Not Find Me returns to tell her side of the story in The Autobiography of Corrine Bernard. From her hapless childhood under Nazi occupation to her life as a woman of letters in present-day New York City, Corrine remains scrappy and wise. As a schoolgirl in Paris, she goes her own way, disinterested in most friendships, intensely drawn to the heroines she finds in literature and daring in the favors she is willing to trade with boys. When she is 17, she travels to America to visit her godmother and meets Charles Bernard.

England: 1944. When psychologist Maddie Gresham is sent a mysterious message telling her to report to Trent Park mansion, she wonders how she will be helping the war effort from a stately home. Having signed the official secrets act, she soon finds captured Nazi generals are being detained at the house. Bugged with listening devices in every room, it’s up to Maddie to gain the Nazis’ trust and coax them into giving up information.