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1475 год. Молодая аристократка по имени Илона Силадьи, овдовевшая несколько лет назад, получает от своего двоюродного брата, венгерского короля Матьяша I, необычное предложение. Её просят выйти замуж за Ладислава Дракулу из Валахии, «того самого Драк…
1475 год. Молодая аристократка по имени Илона Силадьи, овдовевшая несколько лет назад, получает от своего двоюродного брата, венгерского короля Матьяша I, необычное предложение. Её просят выйти замуж за Ладислава Дракулу из Валахии, «того самого Драк…
Western Kansas, 1866Steady, wealthy and oh-so-safe–that's the kind of husband Bess Trundale wants. Someone like the local banker's son. Someone unlike Sheriff Kirk Landers. The lawman's confident swagger gets right under her skin…and into her fantasi…
Western Kansas, 1866Steady, wealthy and oh-so-safe–that's the kind of husband Bess Trundale wants. Someone like the local banker's son. Someone unlike Sheriff Kirk Landers. The lawman's confident swagger gets right under her skin…and into her fantasi…
Весна 1474 года. В венгерский город Вышеград прибывает престарелый живописец с учеником, чтобы нарисовать портрет «того самого Дракулы», заточённого в местную крепость по воле венгерского короля. Заточение длится много лет, имя Дракулы успело обрасти…
Весна 1474 года. В венгерский город Вышеград прибывает престарелый живописец с учеником, чтобы нарисовать портрет «того самого Дракулы», заточённого в местную крепость по воле венгерского короля. Заточение длится много лет, имя Дракулы успело обрасти…
Scotland, 1307Laird Connor MacLerie is ruthless, a fact his wife, Jocelyn, knows all too well – particularly when it comes to arranging marriages for members of his clan. Though they found happiness and passion themselves, Jocelyn had been bought as …
Scotland, 1307Laird Connor MacLerie is ruthless, a fact his wife, Jocelyn, knows all too well – particularly when it comes to arranging marriages for members of his clan. Though they found happiness and passion themselves, Jocelyn had been bought as …
Эта небольшая книга - рассказ о чешской королеве Элишке - матери великого чешского короля Карла 4. Соответствует истории. Только финал книги фантастический. Автор попытался раскрыть характеры главных героев и в то же время показать ужасную эпоху интр…
Эта небольшая книга - рассказ о чешской королеве Элишке - матери великого чешского короля Карла 4. Соответствует истории. Только финал книги фантастический. Автор попытался раскрыть характеры главных героев и в то же время показать ужасную эпоху интр…
London, 1817.The Earl of Chambourne’s scandalous reputation has been well-earned, but he has never forgotten the only woman he has ever loved—nor forgiven her for marrying another man while he was off fighting in France.When Christian discovers she i…
London, 1817.The Earl of Chambourne’s scandalous reputation has been well-earned, but he has never forgotten the only woman he has ever loved—nor forgiven her for marrying another man while he was off fighting in France.When Christian discovers she i…
“Una original novela histórica que afronta con maestría, lingüística y estilística, las intrincadas vicisitudes de la Corte francesa. Con extrema credibilidad cobran vida las dinámicas de palacio sin que nada sea omitido u otorgado a la casualidad. U…
“Una original novela histórica que afronta con maestría, lingüística y estilística, las intrincadas vicisitudes de la Corte francesa. Con extrema credibilidad cobran vida las dinámicas de palacio sin que nada sea omitido u otorgado a la casualidad. U…
Можно ли было избежать вторжения Наполеона в Россию в 1812 году? Можно ли было остановить нашествие Великой армии в самом начале, предотвратив гибель тысяч людей, разорение миллионов, уничтожение Смоленска и пожар Москвы? Две воли, два честолюбия про…
Можно ли было избежать вторжения Наполеона в Россию в 1812 году? Можно ли было остановить нашествие Великой армии в самом начале, предотвратив гибель тысяч людей, разорение миллионов, уничтожение Смоленска и пожар Москвы? Две воли, два честолюбия про…
Family trees are best viewed on a tablet.A brilliant history of the succession of James I of England, and the shifting power and lethal politics that brought him to the throne.In the dawn of the 17th-century when Mary Queen of Scots was dead and Eliz…
Family trees are best viewed on a tablet.A brilliant history of the succession of James I of England, and the shifting power and lethal politics that brought him to the throne.In the dawn of the 17th-century when Mary Queen of Scots was dead and Eliz…
The history of Renaissance France is rich and varied.The Renaissance in France, as elsewhere in Europe, saw glory crowned amidst conflict and squalor. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, France seemed set to become the most powerful nation of …
The history of Renaissance France is rich and varied.The Renaissance in France, as elsewhere in Europe, saw glory crowned amidst conflict and squalor. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, France seemed set to become the most powerful nation of …
Now available as an ebook.Praise for The Flowering of The Renaissance:‘An evocative picture of Rome at the turn of the sixteenth century … the account of Michelangelo is particularly memorable. At the same time Mr Cronin places the Renaissance firmly…
Now available as an ebook.Praise for The Flowering of The Renaissance:‘An evocative picture of Rome at the turn of the sixteenth century … the account of Michelangelo is particularly memorable. At the same time Mr Cronin places the Renaissance firmly…
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring …
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring …
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.The graphic…
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.The graphic…
England, 1804 Lucasta Barnes knows the folly believing in magic can lead to—and she won’t accept that her illicit tryst with a notorious rake was the result of anything more than pure lust. Or that it has bonded them together forever. Yet, she can’t …
England, 1804 Lucasta Barnes knows the folly believing in magic can lead to—and she won’t accept that her illicit tryst with a notorious rake was the result of anything more than pure lust. Or that it has bonded them together forever. Yet, she can’t …
Viscount Jamie Burke: the master of the indecent proposition. Craving adventure, the beautiful Daphne de Courtenay leaves her usual sense of family duty at the society ball door and impulsively accepts the invitation of a dashing stranger who promise…
Viscount Jamie Burke: the master of the indecent proposition. Craving adventure, the beautiful Daphne de Courtenay leaves her usual sense of family duty at the society ball door and impulsively accepts the invitation of a dashing stranger who promise…
Lady Miranda is on the search for a new husband, and never expected the devil himself to be in contention! After one doomed marriage, this time around Miranda is certain to call all the shots. So when notorious rake and gambler Neville Morleigh annou…
Lady Miranda is on the search for a new husband, and never expected the devil himself to be in contention! After one doomed marriage, this time around Miranda is certain to call all the shots. So when notorious rake and gambler Neville Morleigh annou…
London, 1802 When heiress Arabella Wilbanks flees a forced betrothal in the middle of the night, the last person she expects to find at the reins of her getaway hackney is Matthew Worcester.It's been seven long years since they gave in to their mutua…
London, 1802 When heiress Arabella Wilbanks flees a forced betrothal in the middle of the night, the last person she expects to find at the reins of her getaway hackney is Matthew Worcester.It's been seven long years since they gave in to their mutua…
Central Iowa, 1883It’s been five years since Brett Richards rode out of Cutter’s Corner, Iowa, and out of Ester Larson’s life. Now he’s back to collect his orphaned siblings, and the very sight of him rekindles desire Ester thought was gone forever.T…
Central Iowa, 1883It’s been five years since Brett Richards rode out of Cutter’s Corner, Iowa, and out of Ester Larson’s life. Now he’s back to collect his orphaned siblings, and the very sight of him rekindles desire Ester thought was gone forever.T…
England, 1813After years of struggling against her wicked desires, Lady Eugenie Hardwick is being driven wild by the sounds of unrestrained passion coming from her neighbor’s bedroom. The thought of Lord Richard Townsend, a notorious rake, sets her b…
England, 1813After years of struggling against her wicked desires, Lady Eugenie Hardwick is being driven wild by the sounds of unrestrained passion coming from her neighbor’s bedroom. The thought of Lord Richard Townsend, a notorious rake, sets her b…
Montana Territory, 1887Heiress-turned-outlaw Charity Blake is determined to get back the fortune the Davenport banking family took from her father–even if she has to hold Brent Davenport ransom to do it! After all, the seductive charmer stole somethi…
Montana Territory, 1887Heiress-turned-outlaw Charity Blake is determined to get back the fortune the Davenport banking family took from her father–even if she has to hold Brent Davenport ransom to do it! After all, the seductive charmer stole somethi…