Ergebnis für "The Thames" in Liebesromane

When a detested viscount is found murdered by the banks of the Thames and Charlie Hastings becomes the prime suspect, Barnaby and Penelope Adair join forces with Stokes to discover the real story behind the unexpected killing. Charlie Hastings is astonished to find himself accused of murdering Viscount Sedbury. Admittedly, Charlie had two heated altercations with Sedbury in the hours preceding the man’s death, but as Charlie is quick to point out to Stokes—and to Barnaby and Penelope—there are a multitude of others in the ton who will be delighted to learn of Sedbury’s demise.

In this sexy regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long, a lady on the edge of ruin must plead with the king of London’s underworld to save her family, only to find herself instead caught in his web...and unable to resist him. One disastrous night. One devastating man. One...

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE FEATURED ON BBC’S BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB Penelope Fitzgerald’s Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames, with an introduction from Alan Hollinghurst. On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the...

Two strangers meet at Waterloo station at Christmas. It's a moment they'll never forget... Nicola is a star in her professional life, but her personal life is a disaster. Her office affair has run its course, and the last thing she wants to think about is Christmas. A night of cancelled trains and festive carols at Waterloo Station is the last straw... Dmitri loves conducting his pop-up choir during the festive season, meeting people, and spreading joy and cheer around London. But he carries deep secrets from his past that robbed him of his dream to become a concert pianist.

Five years ago, I accidentally dirty danced with my brother's best friend, Kylian Baxter, in a London nightclub. What happened after had me fleeing to New York City so I wouldn't ever have to see him again. Now, we're both living in Hong Kong, and a chance meeting has him thrown back into my life. He's still all things he was five years ago. Charming. Sexy. And the bane of my entire existence.

Dinah Hance can’t forget the day her best friend was murdered. All she wants is for the nightmares to go away. But when infamous outlaw Sal Valentin returns ten years later and kills her father in cold blood, moving on becomes impossible. Devastated and desperate to be free of her haunted past, Dinah knows she can’t rest until she gets her revenge. She insists on joining the posse pursuing the Valentin Gang and leaves behind the only home she’s ever known.

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK FOR LITERATURE AND FICTION 'The Day Tripper is absolutely astonishing, from first page to last. Warm, clever, hopeful, and superbly written. James Goodhand is a brilliant storyteller at the top of his game. I adored it.' - Stuart Turton, bestselling author...

The first in a stunning new series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court London, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her...

In a world where the divine bloodlines of ancient Gods still linger, the Fates—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—have summoned the heirs of Olympus to face a brutal reckoning. Sickened by their decadence and failures, the Fates decree a tournament, a web of trials designed to strip away power and pretense. But these trials are no mere tests of strength—they are labyrinths of deceit and torment, forcing the descendants to confront their deepest fears and darkest truths.

Where do you go when your home isn’t safe? Sophie Miller can’t live in her Colorado Springs house anymore—not after what happened. She has to get away from her meth-addicted mother. Away from the danger. Away from the drug trafficker who wants her. Finally, her father sends for her in Applewood, Oregon, where she falls in love with the sleepy town—and its persona non grata, Jeremy Rutledge. Spawned by the town conman, her father warns her to stay away from the boy with the kindest eyes she’s ever seen. As their relationship blossoms, so does the trouble.

Billionaire playboy Matthias Baxter cares about two things—his brothers and his family's company. Relationships don't make the list. But when scandal after scandal threatens to upturn a pivotal business deal, the only way to rehabilitate his public image is to find someone to play a dutiful fiancée. And fast. The last woman photographed with Matthias was his brother's ex-fiancée, Clarissa Masters. Beautiful. Elegant. And quick with a withering insult.