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A little mermaid. A prince to save. Only silence can break the spell. Once upon a time...the mermaid Margareta saved Prince Erik from a shipwreck. Wanting to see the prince again, Margareta strikes a bargain with the master of Beacon Isle. If she saves his sons from a terrible curse, he will reunite her with Prince Erik. All she has to do is stay silent until the curse is broken. Silence is a virtue...until Prince Erik arrives early, searching for the mermaid who saved his life. Can two hearts speak louder than words?

Truth. Justice. Revenge. Behind these stands The Scotsman's Sword. When Lor Careston's quiet Highland village was attacked and burned, he felt helpless against the raiders who destroyed his home. Seeking revenge, but lacking the fighting skills he needs to execute his mission, he sets out to find the Ludus Caledonia - a mysterious fight guild that turns men into warriors. Lor trains hard, proves himself in the ring, and earns a place with the very clan that decimated his home, having decided to set his plan for revenge in motion from inside the clan.

Talon is returning to the Holy Land to search for his beloved Ravan, but Fate has other plans for him. When his ship is wrecked off the coast of North Africa in a storm, Talon and Max, his sole surviving companion, escape captivity and the threat of execution, only to risk their lives preventing a massacre. Barely surviving the ambush they interrupted, they find themselves in the care of a wealthy Egyptian family in a region known as the Fayoum.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo, caballero y militar británico, rapta a una niña de siete años, Isabel, y se la lleva a su casa a Londres, donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija. La niña crece para convertirse en una joven de extraordinaria belleza, cuyo nombre han convertido en Isabela. El hijo de Clotaldo, Ricaredo, está locamente enamorado de Isabela y después de convencer a su padre de que su amor es lo único que le importa en la vida, éste accede al matrimonio de la pareja.

Gregor “the Black” MacLeod is on a mission. He has been tasked with raising an army to oust the Pretender King who usurped Scotland’s throne. But when he is met with naught but refusals, he must turn to his only asset - his brute strength. He spreads a wager through the Highlands - any man he defeats in single combat must pledge to stand against the Pretender. But when a bonny lass turns his challenge against him, he finds himself indebted to her service. Gregor intends to see his obligation through as swiftly as possible, but his heart may have other plans....

Love, magic, faith. All roads lead to Camlann as Arthur gathers his men for a single battle - a final great contest against the full might of Modred and his Saxon army. Wales will win all or lose all in one last throw of the dice. Frost Against the Hilt is the fifth and final installment in the Lion of Wales series.

Een spannend verhaal vol mysteries en geheimen, liefde en verraad, oorlog en avontuur, samenzweringen en verbroken beloftes... Carcassonne, 1562. De negentienjarige Minou Joubert -ontvangt een anonieme brief in de boekhandel van haar vader. De brief is verzegeld met een opvallend -familiewapen, en bevat slechts zeven woorden: Zij weet dat jij in leven bent. Maar voordat Minou de geheimzinnige boodschap kan ont-cijferen verandert haar lot voor altijd door een ontmoeting met de jonge hugenoot Piet Reydon.

The Executioner Knights are back! Alexander de Sherrington seeks to marry a daughter of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender). But not if King John has anything to say about it! Alexander de Sherrington, the man affectionately referred to as "Sherry" by his friends, is off on the greatest adventure of his life...and his target is Lady Christin de Lohr. Lovely and vivacious, Christin is as head-strong as her mother but born with her father’s innate sense of politics.

Kay is entranced with the possibilities which lie before her. Five handsome, willing men are vying for her hand in marriage. The stakes are ownership of a medieval keep perched on the rocky edge of a stormy ocean. Each man seems more stunning than the last, and it is her choice to whom she will reward the prize.

King Arthur lives, but the war isn't over, and distinguishing between friends and foes has never been more difficult. A Long Cloud takes Myrddin and Nell into England. And it is there, in the heart of Modred's domain, that the truth about Myrddin's parentage is finally revealed. A Long Cloud is the long-awaited fourth installment in the Lion of Wales series.

Notre-Dame de París cuenta la historia de la gitana Esmeralda, quien en compañía de su cabra Djali toca la pandereta y baila en las calles de París para subsistir, hasta que se la acusa de haber asesinado al capitán Phoebus, su amado, y se la condena a la horca. Sin embargo, el jorobado Quasimodo, campanero de Notre-Dame, quien tras su deformidad esconde un corazón sensible y sediento de amor, luchará para salvar a la gitana. Recreación del mito de la bella y la bestia y uno de los monumentos de la literatura francesa, Notre-Dame de París es una historia verdaderamente inmortal.

La historia transcurre a mediados del siglo XV durante los primeros años de la Guerra de las Dos Rosas, guerra civil en la que se enfrentaron la Casa de Lancaster (rosa roja) y la Casa de York (rosa blanca) por el trono de Inglaterra. La novela narra las aventuras del joven Richard Shelton, aspirante a caballero y pupilo de Sir Daniel Brackley, señor de Tunstall. Tras haber perdido a su padre en extrañas circunstancias, el joven sirve a las órdenes de Sir Daniel y recorre la agreste región con los mensajes de su señor.

Diego Carriazo y Tomás de Avendaño son dos jóvenes de buenas familias burgalesas que, deseando correr aventuras, deciden engañar a sus padres, diciéndoles que quieren ir a estudiar a Salamanca... cuando lo que en realidad quieren es recorrer aquellas ciudades de España donde poder aprender toda clase de picardías, que nada tienen que ver con el estudio Pero quiere la fortuna que, cuando se hospedan en la posada del sevillano, en Toledo, haya allí una fregona de tal belleza que Tomás se enamorará perdidamente de ella.

Waren Emma und Einhard Opfer einer apfeligen Intrige? Wie wurde Karl der Große zum Nachfolger der römischen Kaiser? War das Lieblingsgetränk Karl des Großen der Apfelwein? Ist die Emma aus den Erzählungen der Barden und Minnesänger eine historisch verbürgte Person? Welche Worte sprach Karl der Große wirklich, als er endlich seine Emma wiederfand? Diesen und vielen andere Fragen geht der Autor nach. Denn wie bei allen großen Geschichten der Menschheit es begann mit dem Apfel.

Venedig, 1502: Als Kinder begegnen sie einander zum ersten Mal - Laura, die vor ihren Feinden flieht, und Antonio, der sich mit Diebstählen über Wasser hält. Gemeinsam mit dem entlaufenen Sklaven Carlo und der Hure Valeria schlagen sie sich durch, immer mit dem Ziel, Elend und Hunger hinter sich zu lassen.

Venedig im Jahre 1475: Die Stadt feiert Karneval. In den verwinkelten Gassen der Serenissima versucht eine junge Frau verzweifelt, ihren Verfolgern zu entkommen. Sie ist hochschwanger, und sie weiß, die drei maskierten Männer wollen ihren Tod. Die Häscher holen sie ein, doch bevor sie stirbt, bringt sie das Kind zur Welt.

Venedig im Jahre 1510. Cintia, die Tochter eines reichen Seidenwebers, sieht am Tag ihrer Verlobung einen benommenen Mann vor ihrem Elternhaus liegen. Er will etwas sagen, doch Cintias Mutter hält ihn für betrunken und lässt ihn fortschaffen. Niemand ahnt, dass er vor einer tödlichen Gefahr warnen wollte, die nun ihren Lauf nimmt: Die Pest bricht aus, und während die Seuche wütet, suchen Diebe und Mörder Cintias Familie heim.

The year is 1483. Just as beautiful Lady Arabella Grey, the young cousin of England's King Richard III, speaks her wedding vows to Sir Jasper Keane, the Scotsman Tavis Stewart, Earl of Dunmore, abducts Arabella as payment for Jasper's murder of his fiancee. Irresistibly, deliciously, Arabella surrenders to her enemy with fierce abandon - knowing that there may be only one way to get what is rightfully hers....

At Elizabeth's command, she marries the Duc de Beaumont de Jaspre, whose Mediterranean principality is vital to England. Her new world, though tortuously cruel at first, is transformed by Skye's hot-blooded desires - only to be shaken with the news that her beloved former husband may be alive in Algiers. Her daring flight into danger leads her ultimately to her heart's true destiny - as bold and sensual as Skye herself.

The ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy. That's exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father's quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them. But when her father falls into a coma after drinking a vial of holy water believed to contain traces of residue from the Tree of Life, Marian must question all of her assumptions. He's left behind tantalizing clues that suggest he's crossed back in time.