Ergebnis für "The Winter Rose" in Literatur & Belletristik

It has been 12 years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. And yet, in the summer of 1900, East London is still poor, still brutal, still a shadow city to its western twin. Among the reformers is an idealistic young woman named India Selwyn-Jones, recently graduated from medical school. With the help of her influential fiance - Freddie Lytton, an up-and-coming Liberal MP - she works to shut down the area's opium dens that destroy both body and soul.

What's a girl to do when stuck at a mountain ranch for the holidays, unexpectedly flying solo? Festive activities don't quite sound so jolly when my best friend isn't able to make it at the last minute, and I can't retreat home to stuff my nose in a book. To make matters worse, that guy I'd been seeing? Yeah, he just proposed to his girlfriend of five minutes… and they're getting cozy in the cabin next to mine. One chance encounter in a bookstore sends a miracle drifting my way, with kind eyes and massive… hands.

Konstantinopel, im Jahr 1007. Ein blauer Stern steht drohend über der Stadt, und seit sieben Jahren herrscht eine eisige Kälte in ganz Europa. Von Norden bis Süden ist die Zivilisation zusammengebrochen, und es wüten mörderische Banden. Als eine Hochzeitsgesellschaft von ihnen heimgesucht und gemeuchelt wird, kann nur ein kleines Mädchen, Halla, mit seiner Mutter entkommen, gewarnt von einem Fremden. Zusammen mit Orpheus, einem Taugenichts und Lautenspieler, begeben sie sich auf eine gefährliche Reise voller Schrecken und Gefahren. Denn es gilt unbedingt das Kind vor den Mördern zu schützen.

The fairest flower in Mawbry is Erienne Fleming, the enchanting, raven-haired daughter of the village mayor. Charming, spirited and exquisitely lovely, she is beset on all sides by suitors, any one of whom would pay a king's fortune for a place in her heart. But Erienne has eyes for only one...

Patrick Salmen ist ein Erforscher der Worte und deshalb treibt ihn seine Neugier in unterschiedliche Genres. Er hat PoetrySlams gewonnen, Krimi-Romane geschrieben, Rap Songs veröffentlicht und mit seinen Lesereisen die Kleinkunstbühnen bespielt. Nebenbei schrieb er auch immer schon fast klassisch anmutende Lyrik. Zerbrechliche Zeilen über das Schein und Sein. Nun hat er seine Gedichte in einem Buch mit dem Titel "Zwei weitere Winter" veröffentlicht.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Deutschland im Hungerwinter 46. Gelähmt von den Schrecken des verlorenen Krieges und der Angst vor einer ungewissen Zukunft fehlt es den Menschen an allem, was sie zum Leben brauchen. Selbst Ulla, Tochter eines Fabrikanten, leidet mit ihrer Familie Not. Das baldige Weihnachtsfest erscheint da wie ein Licht in der Finsternis. In dieser Zeit veranstaltet Tommy Weidner, ein "Bastard", der nicht mal den Namen seines Vaters kennt, Tanzabende gegen Lebensmittelspenden. Dabei lernt er Ulla kennen. Für ihn ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick, auch sie ist von seinem Charme verzaubert.

In this gripping WWII time-slip novel from the author whose books have been called “propulsive” and a “must-read” (Publishers Weekly), Grace Tonquin is an American Quaker who works tirelessly in Vichy France to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis. After crossing the treacherous Pyrénées, Grace returns home to Oregon with a brother and sister whose parents were lost during the war. Though Grace and her husband love Élias and Marguerite as their own, echoes of Grace’s past and trauma from the Holocaust tear the Tonquin family apart.

From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Winter Rose, a sweeping family saga set in the north of England. It’s December 1902 and Rose O’Leary is looking forward to her baby girl’s first Christmas. But then tragedy strikes: her husband dies at the...

By the summer of 1916, there is still no end to the war in sight and in the Sussex village of Ashden, optimism has given way to stoicism. While George Lilley leaves the Rectory to join the Royal Flying Corps, each of his four sisters finds her own way of contributing to the war effort. Gradually coming to terms with her broken engagement, Caroline Lilley numbly continues with her agricultural work at home, until tragedy forces her into leaving Ashden.

Brought to you by Penguin. The festive follow-up to The Rose Queen, from beloved Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn... Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she is more determined than ever to sign up and do her bit. Joining the...

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.

It’s the summer of 1900 in London’s gritty East End. The ruthless, complicated gangster Sid Malone rules the streets of Whitechapel with an iron fist, but cannot rule his own heart. A forbidden love for India Selwyn Jones, an idealistic young doctor, torments Sid. He’s certain the violence of his underworld life will only lead to tragedy for a soul whose kindness and decency are like nothing he’s ever known.

It’s the summer of 1891, New York City, in the early days of Fiona Finnegan’s marriage to Nicholas Soames. When Fiona senses a quiet love blossoming between her widowed uncle, Michael Finnegan, and his neighbor, Mary Munro, she’s thrilled and hopes that Michael will soon propose to Mary. But one night, at a family supper, a surprise announcement tears these hopes asunder.

A ruthless tycoon Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants. And from the moment he meets the shy, aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, he is determined to possess her. If he must take her virtue to...

Der neue Weltbestseller der Autorin von "Die Eleganz des Igels". Rose hat mit ihren vierzig Jahren das Gefühl, noch gar nicht richtig gelebt zu haben. Als Botanikerin kennt sie Blumen, aber sie betrachtet sie nicht; nichts dringt zu ihr durch, nichts kann sie berühren. Dann reißt ein unerwarteter Anruf sie aus ihrem Alltag: Sie soll für die Testamentseröffnung ihres Vaters nach Kyoto fliegen. Als sie widerwillig zustimmt, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr das fremde Land mit seinen Tempeln und Zen-Gärten sie aufwühlen wird.

An epic new fantasy romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author C. L. Wilson After three long years of war, starkly handsome Wynter Atrialan will have his vengeance on Summerlea's king by taking one of the man's beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is...

Sie alle verschwinden in der Nacht, sie alle sind hübsch, haben lange dunkle Haare, und sie alle werden wenig später tot aufgefunden. Special Agent Steven Thatcher aus Raleigh, North Carolina, hat sich geschworen, den Serienkiller zu stellen, der die jungen Frauen auf dem Gewissen hat. Die Zeit drängt ... Wie soll Steven in dieser Situation die Zeit finden, sich um seinen schwierigen Sohn zu kümmern? Bei dessen höchst attraktiver Lehrerin Jenna Marshall findet er Verständnis - und mehr. Was die beiden nicht ahnen: Der Mörder hat sein nächstes Opfer gewählt.

This series of eight stories relates the tale of Sister Superior Augusta Santorus of the Order of the Bloody Rose as she battles against the horrors of the galaxy. She’ll encounter heretics, xenos, and everything in between. This collection includes five short stories and three novellas, one of which is available for the first time in this audiobook.

When Cash Mayson was forced to choose between the love of his life and his unborn child, he knew exactly what he had to do…no matter how broken it left him. When Lilly Donovan was forced to accept that the guy she loved wasn’t who she thought he was and become a single mother, she knew exactly what she had to do…proving just how strong she is. But what happens when years later they find out everything they thought they knew was a lie?