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James
The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson's Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town.
So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .
Richard Lví srdce 1
Rok 1179. Normanští dobyvatelé Jindřicha II. se prohnali Anglií, Walesem – a nyní také Irskem. Mladý irský šlechtic Ferdia je uvězněn ve Walesu, aby jeho otce přešly myšlenky na povstání. Pak ale během bitky Ferdia zachrání život muži, který se jednou stane legendou: Richardu Plantagenetovi zvanému Lví srdce. Ferdia už jako jeho panoš přepluje Lamanšský průliv, aby čelil odbojným šlechticům v Akvitánii. Jenže zrada číhá všude a největší hrozbou pro Richarda nemusí být cizí armáda, ale jeho vlastní rodina…
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When We Meet Again
Some secrets echo through time
Emily Emerson has recently lost her job and is looking for a new purpose in life. When a mysterious parcel comes her way, she's intrigued. Inside is a painting of a beautiful woman standing at the edge of a sugarcane field, and attached is a note: 'He never stopped loving her ...'
Emily recognises the young woman as her much-missed and beloved grandmother, but where was she, and who sent the painting? As Emily delves further, she uncovers a trail leading to a pivotal moment in twentieth-century American history, and a link with the portrait that reveals long-buried family secrets that ripple through the ages.
An unforgettable and sweeping story of love and survival against the odds.
From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, a beautifully repackaged and updated edition of WHEN WE MEET AGAIN which has been refreshed by the author including a new author's note.
Perspectives
Florence, New Year’s Day 1557. As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart.
Above him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade. At his home, a hidden painting scandalously depicting Maria de Medici, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Florence, as a naked Venus. Who is the murderer? Who is behind the painting? As the city erupts in chaos, Giorgio Vasari, the great art historian, is picked to lead the investigation.
Letters fly back and forth carrying news of political plots and speculation about the killer’s identity – between Maria and her aunt Catherine de’ Medici, the queen of France; between Catherine and her scheming agents in Florence; and between Vasari and his friend Michelangelo. Meanwhile, the Pope is banning books and branding works of art immoral. And the truth, when it comes to light, is as shocking as the bold new artworks that have made Florence the red-hot centre of Europe.
Bursting with characters and colour, Perspectives is a mystery like no other that shows us Renaissance Florence as we’ve never seen it before – a dazzling, hugely entertaining novel of court machinations, murder and art.
Kráľotvorcova dcéra (Vojna ruží 4)
Mladučká Anna Nevillová sa pre mocenské ambície svojho otca grófa z Warwicku ocitá priamo v centre neľútostných bojov o anglický trón. A tak ako sa lord Warwick v úsilí ovládať krajinu presadzovanými uchádzačmi o trón - za čo si vyslúžil prezývku „kráľotvorca" - prikláňa raz na jednu stranu a potom zas šokujúco na opačnú, tak sa otáča aj osud jeho dcéry Anny. Najprv ju otec vydá za lancasterovského princa Eduarda, syna rovnako mocibažnej kráľovnej Margaréty z Anjou, aby sa po ďalšej krutej bitke, v ktorej zahynie Eduard aj Annin otec, stala manželkou Richarda z Yorku, túžiaceho získať obrovské majetky a bohatstvo jej rodu. A hoci sa časom po Richardovom boku stáva anglickou kráľovnou, šťastie a pokojný život jej to neprináša.
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Egri csillagok
Az Egri csillagok a műfaj klasszikus remeke. Nem történetszemléletének mélységével, a korábrázolásban rejlő aktuális tendenciák kifejezésével lett Gárdonyi életművének csúcsa, hanem mert ebben a művében meg tudta teremteni a nemzeti mitológiát. Ennek sarokköve az egyszerű emberek hősies helytállása, halált megvető bátorsága és tiszta érzésvilága. Azoknak a hétköznapi erényeknek becsületét állította vissza, amelyeket a századvég kérdésessé tett. Az elbizonytalanodó, kétkedő, illúziót vesztő világba Gárdonyi Bornemissza Gergely alakjával visszaállította a hagyományos értékrendet.
Vikomt pro Verity
Jako dědic Vikomta je Rafe povinen oženit se. Přímočará lady Verity je zcela nevhodnou volbou. Rafeovy námluvy jsou však pouhou lstí, která má odhalit, zda Verity nevynáší Francouzům důležité informace. Poté, co Verity přečkala katastrofální zasnoubení, je rozhodnutá se znovu nezamilovat. Rafe je okouzlující, pohledný a líbá jako samotný ďábel, ale ona ví, že skrývá tajemství. Přesto, když se její bývalý snoubenec pokusí zničit její pověst, Rafe ji požádá o ruku. Verity nemá jinou možnost než přijmout…
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The Pearl Button Girl
''This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn'' - Candis''Gritty and moving story-telling'' - Peterborough TelegraphAnnie Murray''s The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and triumphs of the Fletcher family.Working at the local pearl button factory, Ada Fletcher is doing her best to make ends meet in trying times.When tragedy strikes and her siblings are taken to a workhouse orphanage, Ada is saved from a similar fate by her neighbour, Sarah Connell.But the roof over Ada’s head doesn’t come without a price: the Connells have too many children, not enough money, and Sarah’s reliance on drink means that it isn’t long before Ada needs to escape.Determined to be more than just a factory girl, Ada embarks on a journey to reunite with her siblings. But in a teeming industrial city, will she be able to find long-lost family as well as a home and life to call her own?
Agricola: Warrior
The new thrilling Roman historical adventure in a series based around one of the most renowned and intriguing figures of Ancient Rome.In Nero''s Rome, ambition is a dangerous thing...Agricola has won renown for his military exploits in Britannia. Now returned to Rome with his new family, he seeks to rise further - but life in the greatest city on earth proves more difficult than he expected. Roman politics are on a knife-edge - often literally. The Emperor Nero is unpredictable, the manner of his rule unstable. Agricola soon finds himself posted to the troublesome province of Asia Minor. The local governor is ambitious and dangerous. Falling foul of such a man could mean certain death... and yet a rebellious young warrior like Agricola cannot stay silent for long.When Agricola experiences personal tragedy, he seeks revenge. Rome, meanwhile, burns in a great fire... but further tumult is to come in the wake of Nero''s death. Agricola must tread a careful path to stay alive through the Year of the Four Emperors... a year of blood and ruin throughout the empire.''You should be reading Simon Turney.'' Anthony Riches
Ace, Marvel, Spy
"Jenni L. Walsh captures the thrill of being on the court in a vivid and detailed portrayal of Alice Marble''s rise to sporting greatness, as well as her struggles to fulfill her dreams both on and off the court. Ace, Marvel, Spy is a smashing success!" --Billie Jean King, sports icon and equality champion"All''s fair in love and war--and tennis!--in Jenni L. Walsh''s latest page-turning historical novel . . . Readers can''t help but be inspired by this unflinching portrayal of a true American icon." --Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling author of A Happier LifeTrailblazer, superstar, activist, and spy: Alice Marble is a true American icon.Alice strives to have it all.At seventeen, Alice Marble has no formal tennis skills and no coach. What she does have is an ability to hit the ball as hard as she can and a strong desire to prove herself. With steadfast determination and one sacrifice after another, Alice plays her heart out on the courts of the rich and famous, at national tournaments, and—the greatest of them all—at Wimbledon, rising to be one of the top-ranked players in the world.But then her world falls apart.With the outbreak of war with Germany, Alice’s tennis career and life come to a screeching halt, and for the first time, she is forced to confront who she is without tennis. As she seeks to understand her new place in the world and how she can aid in the war efforts, a telegram arrives with devastating news from overseas. Heartbroken and lost, she feels like she can only watch as the war wreaks havoc in every area of her life.Until an unexpected invitation arrives.Alice is given the chance to fight back when the US Army sends her a request: Under the guise of playing in tennis exhibition games in Switzerland, she would be a spy for them. Alice aches for nothing more than to avenge what the war has taken from her and to prove herself against this new opponent. But what awaits her might be her greatest challenge yet.From her start as a promising athlete with worn-out shoes to her status as a glamorous international star, Alice Marble’s determination to control her own life and destiny fuels a story of achievement, discipline, loss, and love.Jenni L. Walsh’s Ace, Marvel, Spy brilliantly showcases the life of Alice Marble, a real-life tennis sensation known for her extraordinary talent and indomitable spirit. This fast-paced and action-packed historical novel spans multiple international settings and is enhanced by discussion questions that prompt readers to reflect on Alice’s challenges and triumphs, making it an ideal choice for book clubs.
Our Lady of the Snows
''An epic voyage well worth taking'' Telegraph''There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel'' Financial TimesFrance, 1754. William and Jeanne Neilson, together at last, are living in the deep country and are happier than either ever expected to be. Their children, the foundling Marie-Ange and young William, are growing up. Jeanne devotes her mornings to scientific research while William has exchanged soldiering for agricultural improvement.Yet both are restless. Jeanne, herself married to a poor Scotsman outlawed in Great Britain, is determined her adoptive daughter shall have a throne. Marie-Ange''s grace and rich dowry have caught the eyes of princes all over Europe. But Marie-Ange''s heart is firmly elsewhere.William, still haunted by the loss of his men at the battle of Culloden in 1746, dreams of one last fight to purge his shame.Then war breaks out again with England, and the family is torn apart and scattered into the unknown. Praise for A CHALICE ARGENT, the second William Neilson novel:''Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He''s brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O''Brian''s Aubrey-Maturin cycle'' Francis Spufford, winner of the Costa First novel awardWhat readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Neilson novel:''A tight and bright romp of a read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The South
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 'Spellbinding' THE TIMES 'An exquisite, languorous novel' OBSERVER 'Heartstoppingly vivid' OISÍN MCKENNA A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author Tash Aw. When his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought. Still, Jay’s father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to Chuan, the son of the farm’s manager, different from him in every way except for one. Out in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys intensifies. Inside the house, the other family members confront their own regrets, and begin to drift apart. Like the land around them, they are powerless to resist the global forces that threaten to render their lives obsolete. At once sweeping and intimate, The South is a story of what happens when private and public lives collide. It is the first in a quartet of novels that form Tash Aw’s masterful portrait of a family navigating a period of great change – a reimagined epic for our times.
The Resistance Lily
Paris, 1941. At the height of World War II, young and headstrong Josephine Portier is the protege of a wealthy family in the highest echelons of Paris society. When she meets the arrogant but handsome Gabriel, she wants nothing to do with him - until he reveals a shocking secret about her adoptive family that puts her in grave danger. With her life turned upside down and the Nazi forces ever advancing, Josephine finds a new calling when she joins the French underground Resistance. Her dislike for Gabriel soon flourishes into love, but their romance is short lived as she sacrifices her own freedom to allow his escape. Alone, she must brave the secret missions and Gestapo interrogations of a 1940s Parisian resistance girl. In a city ravaged by war, Josephine is drawn into a dangerous game of survival, in which losing is simply not an option.
The Elopement
Three women, two families, one forbidden marriage. Get ready to fall in love with the brand-new regency romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Godmersham Park and Miss Austen, now a major BBC TV series.
'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.'
1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward - a man of strict principles and high Christian values.
But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary's life is suddenly changed.
Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fanny's sisters become Mary's first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming.
And as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular.
Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years.
It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?
The Fires of Gallipoli
*THE TIMES – ‘The best historical fiction books of 2025’‘A wonderful, unsentimental novel about male friendship in wartime’ Antonia Senior, The Time? he Fires of Gallipoli is a heartbreaking portrayal of friendship forged in the trenches of the First World War. ‘In this vivid and engaging novel of war and friendship, Barney Campbell shows us once again that he is a natural writer. This is a novel of men at arms of the highest quality’. Alexander McCall SmithEdward Salter is a shy, reserved lawyer whose life is transformed by the outbreak of war in 1914. On his way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign, he befriends the charming and quietly courageous Theodore Thorne. Together they face the carnage and slaughter, stripped bare to their souls by the hellscape and only sustained by each other and the moments of quiet they catch together. Thorne becomes the crutch whom Edward relies on throughout the war. When their precious leave from the frontline coincides, Theo invites Edward to his late parents’ idyllic estate in Northamptonshire. Here Edward meets Thorne’s sister Miranda and becomes entranced by her. Edward escapes the broiling, fetid charnel-house of Gallipoli to work on the staff of Lord Kitchener, then on to the Western Front and post-war espionage in Constantinople. An odd coolness has descended between Edward and Theo. Can their connection and friendship survive the overwhelming sense of loss at the end of the war when everything around them is corrupted and destroyed? The Fires of Gallipoli is a heartbreaking, sweeping portrayal of friendship and its fragility at the very limits of humanity. 'Visceral, intensely moving and illuminating’ Country Life Magazine
A Chalice Argent
''Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He''s brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O''Brian''s Aubrey-Maturin cycle'' Francis Spufford''One of our finest writers'' John Burnside, The TimesNew Year''s Eve, 1746 and William Neilson is on the move...William Neilson is a Scottish soldier and a reluctant Jacobite agent. His mission is to transport an exquisite and precious jewel to the exiled James Stuart, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, now residing in Italy. Before he leaves though, he has a more personal ambition - to see, for one last time, the woman he has loved for more than half his life.As he travels from the wastes and marshes of the Sologne, to the disorderly houses and prisons of Venice and the desolate court-in-exile of the King in Rome, William Neilson meets adventure from sword fights to kidnappings, and love stories to music, while facing sinister threats to his life from those determined to thwart him at every turn. Full of colour, and with rich and detailed research, the tales of William Nielson are hugely entertaining and a must for readers of swashbuckling fiction.''An epic voyage well worth taking'' Telegraph''There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel'' Financial TimesWhat readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Nielson novel:''A tight and bright romp of a read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
O láske a zrade
Nádherný ľúbostný príbeh založený na legende o svätom Valentínovi
Valentín sa vzoprie cisárovi a stane sa hrdinom, ale i najhľadanejším mužom ríše. Silu vzdorovať mu dáva jeho viera. Je presvedčený, že nemá čo stratiť – až kým mu náhodné stretnutie s dcérou rímskeho žalárnika neobráti život naruby...
Rím, rok 270 nášho letopočtu. Keď cisár Claudius II. vydá edikt, ktorým zakazuje sobáše, mestom sa začnú šíriť chýry, že jeden odvážny muž ďalej tajne sobáši mladé páry. Tým mužom je Valentín, notár a vodca zakázanej kresťanskej cirkvi, ktorý verí, že manželstvo je Bohom dané právo, a neváha kvôli svojmu presvedčeniu riskovať život. A tak zároveň s tým, ako rastie jeho sláva, rastú aj obavy o jeho bezpečnosť.
Iris, dcéra rímskeho žalárnika, verí, že keď sa jej vráti zrak, ich rodina sa zbaví ťažkostí. Jej poslednou nádejou sa stáva Valentín a jeho tajná cirkev, no nebezpečenstvo, ktoré jej hrozí zo stretávania sa s ľuďmi označenými za zradcov ríše, je veľké. Napriek tomu náklonnosť medzi Iris a Valentínom čoraz väčšmi silnie a noví priatelia ju postupne privádzajú ku kresťanskej viere. Keď však obaja mladí ľudia začnú dúfať v spoločnú budúcnosť za hranicami Ríma, situácia sa vyostrí natoľko, že Valentín, Iris a všetci ich blízki musia bojovať o holý život, a zároveň zápasiť s vierou v Boha, ktorý vie prinavrátiť zrak, no nie vždy ochráni svojich nasledovníkov od utrpenia.
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Nebeská růže
Do premonstrátského ženského kláštera Rosa coeli přijíždí urozená panna Svatava z Deblína, aby se stala novickou. Měla se vdávat, ale její otec se s rodinou jejího ženicha nepohodl a raději poslal dceru do kláštera. Tam Svatava objevuje nový svět i nečekané schopnosti a poznává také Mladu Přemyslovnu, dceru zemřelého českého knížete Václava II. Soběslavovce. Poklidně plynoucí dny však naruší dva vojáci, kteří se do kláštera vloupají. Mužské osazenstvo sice oba lupiče zneškodní, ale protože je brzy jasné, že se nejedná o obyčejné vloupání, ujímá se vyšetřování soudce brněnské provincie Lev z Klobouk. Má s loupeží něco společného právě mladá Přemyslovna?
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Anjouk IX. - A pusztulás dala
1347 őszén Anjou Lajos elindul a seregével Nápolyba, hogy végre bosszút állhasson, és elfoglalhassa Mezzogiorno ékkövének trónját. Célja, hogy közös korona alatt egyesítse a magyar és a szicíliai királyságot, ám ezt sem a pápa, sem a nápolyi lakosság nem nézi jó szemmel.
Ezekben az években Bátor Szilárd, Szolnoki Pista, a Lackfi testvérek, és számos más kardforgató, magyar nemes, íjfeszítő kun vagy éppen pénzért harcoló külhoni zsoldos járja be keresztül-kasul Itáliát, mind más céllal és reményekkel. Arra azonban, ami ott fogadja őket, egyikük sem számít: a fekete halál hadba vonul az egész keresztény világ ellen, válogatás nélkül szedi áldozatait, és nincs eszköz, amellyel meg lehetne állítani.
Sötét haláltánc veszi kezdetét: véres aratás a csatatereken, a várostromok sűrűjében, a zsúfolt városi utcákon, a sáros jobbágyfalvak mélyén...
Bíró Szabolcs regényfolyamának kilencedik része, Az ifjú lovagkirály-trilógia zárókötete az Anjouk-sorozat egyik legvéresebb, legerőszakosabb és egyben legtragikusabb darabja. A pusztulás dala búcsút int a XIV. század első felének, és egy olyan életnek, amilyenben hőseinknek talán soha többé nem lesz részük.
Részlet
Szolnoki hamarosan visszaérkezett, belesúgott valamit Lackfi vajda fülébe, aki erre a királyhoz sietett. Lajos kérdőn nézett rá, mire a fehér sárkány mondott neki valamit. Ezt követően a király határozott intésére a zenekar abbahagyta a játékot.
- Most, hogy végre mind itt vagyunk - szólalt meg zengő hangon az uralkodó -, elérkezett az idő, hogy bejelentsem: elfogadom Nápoly trónját.
Üdvrivalgás tört ki a teremben, a harsogó vivátok között nem is lehetett hallani a Durazzói és Tarantói hercegek őszintétlen éljenzését.
- Még ma útra kelünk - folytatta Lajos, amikor a rivallás elhalt -, hogy bevonuljunk a városba. Ideje, hogy új korszak köszöntsön a királyságra. Ám mielőtt még útra kelnénk - fordult oda Durazzói Károlyhoz -, egy fontos teendő még hátravan. Vezess oda, ahol András öcsémet megölték!
A teremben egy szempillantás alatt megfagyott a levegő. A herceg arca is teljesen megváltozott, de állta a király kemény tekintetét.
- Ne izgasd magad azzal - próbálkozott, bár maga is érezte ennek hiábavalóságát -, mert én sohasem voltam ott!
- Márpedig addig innen el nem megyünk - közölte Anjou Lajos -, amíg meg nem néztem, hol végeztek a fivéremmel. Azt mondod, nem voltál ott sosem? Hát akkor most majd magad is láthatod.
- Lovaink és kíséretünk útra készen várnak odakünn - tett még egy utolsó, harmatgyenge kísérletet Károly herceg, de a király lesöpörte a próbálkozását:
- A kapukat bezártuk - mondta. - A lovaitok és a kísérőitek mind odakinn maradnak, amíg mi nem végeztünk idebenn.
Historické romány netreba dlho predstavovať. Kto by nemal rád príbehy odohrávajúce sa v časoch dávno, aj nie až tak dávno minulých. Ponorte sa do najkrajších historických príbehov pre ženy, ale aj pre mužov a nechajte sa uniesť od každodenných problémov. Nájdete tu top najnovšie historické romány od Lucindy Riley či Julie Quinn, alebo Jany Pronskej ale aj klasiku od Jane Austen alebo Ericha Maria Remarquea
