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In this evocative tale of life in India between the wars, friendships will be tested and loyalties torn. But can love win the day?

A scarred combat veteran swept into the chaos of World War II. A handsome Scotsman keeping a heartbreaking secret. A dangerous game of espionage where love is the ultimate casualty. West Point graduate and retired Army Captain Kenzie Wallis-Manning is one of the toughest women in any room...

1926. The Great War is over, and Amy Hall is struggling to make a success of the business her late husband has left her. But her strong will and stubborn nature won’t let her give up. With the handsome, ruthless Ralph Porter waiting for Amy to slip up so that he can absorb her ailing business into his empire, she must be vigilant. Amy has always been a fighter, but coming to terms with a shocking secret in her husband’s past and holding her own in a changing world will push her to the edge of her endurance....

Don’t miss this gripping historical novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl From Bletchley Park. A country rebelling It’s 1916 and, as war rages in Europe, Gráinne leaves her job in a department store to join Countess Markiewicz’s revolutionary efforts. It is a decision...

France, 1939: When Jewish refugee Hannah Lerner and her beloved younger sister Lotte arrive in a small French town alone, with no family to turn to, Hannah takes her sister’s trembling hands in hers and promises they will not be separated, no matter what… But when a children’s home offers refuge to Lotte, Hannah has no choice. To keep her sister safe, she has to let her go. And as she leaves Lotte weeping at the gates, she vows that one day they will be together again. Terrified and alone, Hannah is soon rescued by Michel, a charming Frenchman who welcomes her into his home.

Germany, 1939: When Rosa Herzelfeld boards the SS St Louis, she doesn’t believe its promise of freedom. Surely there can be no escape from the Nazis, not even on the other side of the world. Besides, she knows that no matter how far she travels, there is no escaping her past....

Germany, 1939: When Rachel Blau’s husband Franz is released from Dachau, she barely recognizes the man she married. But she knows in order to keep him safe they must leave the country they call home and pray a life far from the Nazis will heal him. Until he is better, she must be brave for both of them…

Dos historias de amor separadas en el tiempo pero unidas por el misterio de un cuadro desaparecido. Un peligroso juego de amenazas e intereses ocultos que cambiará las vidas de los protagonistas para siempre.

Emerald Eyes is a romantic adventure set in the late 1980s. Charlie is a young archaeologist, and T.J. is her childhood crush and substitute older brother. When Charlie is attacked and kidnapped because of a plain ceramic statue, T. J. and his security company must come to the rescue. Finding the origin of the not-so-plain-after-all statue leads them into the Amazonian jungles of Peru.

Despite the pleas of his family, Lord Averley steps forward as soon as the call is made for men to fight the Western front. Mere weeks later, the news arrives: Lord Averley has been killed in the Battle of Marne. Without an obvious heir, Somerton falls into chaos. Half of the staff has already left for the war or industrial work.