Ergebnis für "Lisa" in 20. Jahrhundert

England, dreißiger Jahre. Die Abende, an denen Violet mit einer Gruppe ungewöhnlicher Frauen wunderschöne Stickereien für die Kathedrale in Winchester anfertigt, sind der Aufbruch in eine neue Welt. Chevaliers neuer Roman ist episch, warmherzig und lebendig - eine Hommage an die weibliche Kunstfertigkeit und ein Buch darüber, wie Schönheit auch ein bescheidenes Leben erfüllen kann.

She gave him her innocence . . . Lady Aline Marsden was brought up to marry a man of her own class, but from the moment she meets John McKenna, she risks everything to be with him. He gave her his heart Although their love is forbidden, McKenna's passion for the beautiful Aline is too compelling...

“One of today’s leading lights in romantic fiction.” —Seattle Times A classic tale of sensuous deception and bold new beginnings, from the remarkable New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas ""Lady Hawksworth, your husband is not dead . . ."" With these words, Lara's life is turned...

Der Kampf zweier Frauen um Liebe und Aufstieg auf dem größten Volksfest der Welt. Das Schankmädchen Colina will raus aus der Armut. Gewitzt schafft sie es, Gouvernante im Hause des ehrgeizigen Brauers Prank zu werden. Er steckt in Machtkämpfen um das Oktoberfest, seine Tochter Clara will er verheiraten, um dort Einfluss zu gewinnen. Nur Colina weiß, dass Clara ganz andere Träume hat. Dabei hat Colina selbst Geheimnisse zu hüten. Geheimnisse, die den jungen Polizeiinspektor Aulehner interessieren. Als das Oktoberfest beginnt, muss Colina wieder von vorn anfangen.

Theodor Hugo Hasselt hat Haltung, Wutanfälle und fluktuierende Finanzen. Der Fabrikant aus dem Sauerland soll das eingeschlafene deutsch-britische Eisenbahnprojekt "Vom Kap nach Kairo" wiederbeleben. In Südafrika verliebt er sich rettungslos in seine Cousine Alba und führt sie heim auf sein Landgut in Iserlohn. Doch dort angekommen, will Alba plötzlich Theodors besten Freund Albert, der wiederum mit Marthe verlobt ist, Theodors Jugendliebe und Langzeitgeliebter. Ein Hohelied und ein Abgesang auf die unvergleichlichen Zwanzigerjahre.

She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn′t about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile...

The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro is banished from his village and sent to hide in New York's Little Italy, apprenticed to a shoemaker, leaving a...

Der Kampf zweier Frauen um Liebe und Aufstieg auf dem größten Volksfest der Welt. Das Schankmädchen Colina will raus aus der Armut. Gewitzt schafft sie es, Gouvernante im Hause des ehrgeizigen Brauers Prank zu werden. Er steckt in Machtkämpfen um das Oktoberfest, seine Tochter Clara will er verheiraten, um dort Einfluss zu gewinnen. Nur Colina weiß, dass Clara ganz andere Träume hat. Dabei hat Colina selbst Geheimnisse zu hüten. Geheimnisse, die den jungen Polizeiinspektor Aulehner interessieren. Als das Oktoberfest beginnt, muss Colina wieder von vorn anfangen.

In 1985, 20-year-old Lauren has a dead-end job as a waitress at the Oaklyn Diner. Alone and with no direction, Lauren becomes ecstatic when the diner is chosen to be the focal point of an upcoming movie Jersey Diner, starring Jonathan Pearce. Scouted to be a part of the local crew, Lauren builds a relationship with Jonathan Pearce. When filming ends, she moves to California to start a new life with Jonathan.

“This compulsively readable tale of loss and love during and after the Second World War is a masterpiece.” —Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author “A gorgeously written, impeccably researched historical novel, spanning decades and continents, and filled with a richly drawn...

Lidia De Angelis ha tenuto un profilo basso da quando le leggi razziali di Mussolini l’hanno strappata dal suo primo amore. Ma quando i tedeschi occupano Venezia nel 1943, è costretta a scappare dalla città per salvare la propria vita. Lidia si unisce ai partigiani sulle montagne del Veneto, dove incontra David, un soldato inglese che combatte per la stessa causa. Man mano che si affeziona a lui, le dure rappresaglie tedesche e le appassionate attività patriottiche di Lidia minacciano di separarli.

From the internationally bestselling author of the “fascinating epic” (Associated Press) Between Love and Honor comes a rich, sweeping tale based on the captivating true story of the Mata Hari of Russia, featuring a beautiful aristocrat fighting for survival during the deadly upheaval of the...

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new Christmas Mail Order Bride Series from popular author Emma Morgan!

Elizabeth and Robert had faced tragedy before. But this was of a different nature. Titanic had been called "unsinkable". And Elizabeth knew in a few short days that it would do just that. It would be lost forever in the depths of the frigid ocean. Titanic Destiny is book eight of a gently cliff-hangered short story series.

In 1953, Dee Danes, an orphan raised by her spiteful cousin, is inexperienced in love and desperately wants to fit in. She takes a job tutoring a little girl at a mansion, secretly fantasizing about romance with the owner, just like her beloved heroine Jane Eyre. The strikingly handsome and wealthy owner of Rothmorton Hall, Hugh Roth, appears to enjoy embarrassing her and Dee worries she's made a terrible mistake. Mystery surrounds the other staff and Hugh, particularly the ex-wife everyone is forbidden to discuss.

A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author of Courage, My Love. Southern France, 1942 In a remote corner of France, Jewish...

In the thick of the Cold War, a betrayal at the highest level risks the lives of two courageous female spies: MI6’s best Soviet agent and the CIA’s newest Moscow recruit. Vienna, 1954 After losing everyone she loves in the final days of World War II, Ingrid Bauer agrees to a hasty marriage...

Back in 1957, nine-year-old Zidra Vincent met Jim Cadwallader for the first time. Fourteen years later, their bond of friendship - forged during childhood in the beautiful coastal town of Jingera - is still strong. But is friendship all they dream of? Jim is now a respected war correspondent in Cambodia. Meanwhile, Zidra is an ambitious reporter at the SYDNEY MORNING CHRONICLE, and the seeds of a major story have just landed in her lap.