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Eighteen-year-old Georgette Baine is a young pirate captain raised with utter disdain toward royalty. But when she and her twin brother, Captain Elias Baine, make a precarious deal with a king to gain access to a long-lost treasure, they find themselves in an untenable position. The king has tasked them with procuring stolen cargo under the watchful eye of his army commander, and Georgette is convinced they have been misled.

**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** **A USA Today Bestseller** Two love stories. One hundred years apart. An unforgettable sapphic romance from the screenwriter and coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel and film Five Feet Apart. Libby has always been inexplicably drawn to...

Three Dark Crowns meets Pretty Little Liars in this sensational and striking new fantasy from debut author Ellen Goodlett. Three girls. Three deadly secrets. Only one can wear the crown. The king is dying, his heir has just been murdered, and rebellion brews in the east. But the kingdom of...

Escaping into the fantasy of his books when he's not working in the general store, Ethan Keller has lived a sheltered life in his mother's boarding house. One day, an enigmatic cowboy passing through the small Texas town takes an immediate liking to the shy 17-year-old. Ethan is intrigued by the attention, and the cowboy eventually charms him into signing on to a 900-mile cattle drive. Ethan soon finds that his feelings for this cowboy run deeper than just friendship.

Chicago, 1910. Vier junge Frauen auf der Suche nach der großen Liebe. Die Davenports gehören zu den wenigen Schwarzen Familien, die zu Wohlstand und Ansehen gekommen sind. Sie leben in einem Anwesen mit Kristallleuchtern, Dienstboten und großen Festen. Nun werden Olivia und Helen, die beiden Davenport-Töchter, in die Gesellschaft eingeführt. Wie das Dienstmädchen Amy-Rose und die beste Freundin Ruby müssen sie ihren Weg finden.

Voici l'histoire que je dois te raconter, Saule. C'est l'histoire d'une famille, d'une maison et d'un pays. Elle commence à la veille d'une guerre planétaire, dans une ferme de hameau qu'on appelle Les Chaumes. Elle s'achèvera un siècle plus tard, au même endroit. Entre ces deux époques, tu verras vivre ici quatre générations hantées par des secrets et des fantômes. Tu verras changer les saisons, les habitudes, les lois et les gouvernements. Tu verras des hommes tomber amoureux, rêver de grandes choses, partir à la guerre et en revenir sans mot et sans gloire. Jusqu'à moi. Jusqu'à toi.

En 1923, Helena Lennox tiene diecisiete años y un único deseo: sustituir las calles de Londres por una vida de aventuras y excavaciones en tierras lejanas. En consecuencia, cuando sus padres se marchan a la India para investigar la desaparición de unos arqueólogos, ella decide acompañarlos… unos días después y a escondidas.

Buchspringer-Autorin Mechthild Gläser greift in dieser humorvollen Fantasy-Romance erneut ein literarisches Thema auf. Zum 200. Todesjahr von Jane Austen adaptiert sie Figuren und Motive aus den Büchern der beliebten Autorin und greift damit die schönsten Liebesromane der Literaturgeschichte auf, nicht ohne daraus eine ganz eigene fantastische Geschichte mit vielen Überraschungen zu zaubern: Als Emma beim Aufräumen in der Bibliothek ihres Internats ein altes Notizbuch findet, denkt sie zunächst, es wäre eine Art Chronik der Schule.

Lottie Crawford's life in poverty sharply contrasts with the luxurious existence of Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of a wealthy industrialist. While Lottie toils long hours in low-paying jobs as her family descends into despair, Elizabeth yearns for a life beyond the gilded cages of high society.

A swoonworthy queer romance set against a riveting story of social change in the 1880s, this historical novel reimagines the life of America’s first stunt girl—a young undercover reporter—and her whirlwind summer of romance and fighting injustice. Seventeen-year-old Helena “Nell”...

Lady Hazel Sinnett ist vollkommen allein. Nicht sicher, ob Jack noch am Leben ist, bleibt ihr nichts anderes übrig, als weiterhin Patienten zu behandeln. Da wird sie vom Königshaus beauftragt, die Leibärztin der kranken Prinzessin Charlotte zu werden. Schon bald findet die junge Lady sich in einer glanzvollen Welt wieder, in der nichts so ist, wie es scheint. Jeder hat etwas zu verbergen, vor allem der geheimnisvolle Gesellschaftsklub der Todesgefährten. Während Hazels Arbeit sie mehr und mehr mit dem britischen Hof verstrickt, merkt sie, dass ihre eigene Zukunft als Chirurgin nicht das Einzige ist, was für sie auf dem Spiel steht.

For an extraordinary love, Emmie Grace has given up her life in the modern world to move to the 16th century and marry the Tudor king she bravely saved from a dreadful fate. However, not everyone is pleased to see the glorious King Nick betrothed to the unknown and uncultured Emmie - especially the noblemen commanded to protect her. As Emmie is drawn deeper into Nick’s sumptuous and savage world - where beheadings are way more popular than time travelers - the Tudor court heads on progress across the country, and a growing rebellion against the promised queen looms.

The ancient land of Eirinn is mired in war. Ciara, princess of Mide, has never known a time when Eirinn's kingdoms were not battling for power or Northmen were not plundering their shores. The people of Mide have always been safe because of Ciara's unearthly ability to control her enemies' minds and actions. But lately a mysterious crow has been appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat. Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears this coming evil will destroy not just Eirinn but the entire world.

It is 1848. On one side of the Mason-Dixon Line lives fifteen-year-old Willow, her master’s favorite servant. She’s been taught to read and has learned to write. She is permitted to spend much of her time riding her horse to the riverbank, where she writes letters to her dead mother. On the other side of the line is seventeen-year-old Cato, a black man, free born. It’s his personal mission to sneak as many fugitive slaves to freedom as he can. When Willow’s and Cato’s lives intersect, they will discover the true meanings of bondage and freedom, of family and love.

It is the dawn of the Second World War, but life in the small town of Fielding carries on in its uncomplicated way. For young Eva, life is about to change, as her dearest friend Annie vanishes and people claim to have never known her at all. Desperate to find her, Eva befriends two strangers: the eccentric Lola, and tender but distant Gabe. The two open her eyes to a hidden world, in which people can disappear and all memory of them be forgotten.

Berlin, 1963. Julia is a hard-working student who dreams of freedom. Drogo is an elusive rebel; a bad boy with a big heart. They were by no means destined to be together, however… Behind the iron curtain, in a climate of oppression and distrust, when Julia meets Drogo she has no idea that it will change their lives forever. That they will get to know each other, challenge each other and love each other passionately, in a city where so much is prohibited. How do you create a shared future when you have grown up on the wrong side of the wall?

In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali has no family left and has caught the attention of a gang leader. She has no choice but to make the perilous trip to the US border and track down her long-absent father. The night before her journey, she finds a conch shell detailed with ancient markings. In 1521, Calizto is an Aztec young warrior in Tenochtitlan, fighting to save his city from Spanish imperialists. With his family dead and the horrors of war surrounding him, Calizto asks a sacred moon conch for guidance. Connected by the magical conch, Sitlali and Calizto can communicate across centuries.

For many Loyalists during the American War for Independence, the perilous journey to Canada is just the beginning of a long and arduous struggle to find a new home and a new life amid the upheavals of war and separation, death and privation. For Elisabeth Van Alen, it also means finding new strength and the will to survive in a new country. Married to Gerrit, an educated Mohawk warrior, she is filled with fears when he must go away shortly before the American rebels force her and her family out of their ancestral home.

Love is stronger than poison in this lush retelling of "Snow White" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Known as Snow White, Lady Sophie has led a sheltered life in the mountains of Bavaria. Until now. Her father, the widowed Duke Maximilian, is at last remarrying, and on...

A wealthy noblewoman. A desperate knight. A dangerous secret that threatens their love … and their lives. If you’re looking for a good, clean read that combines the setting and mood of a medieval fairytale with the heat of historical romance—you found it! Lady Sabine is harboring a skin...