Alessandra Petrelli Boeken

Smaragdgroen is het derde en laatste deel van de Edelstenentrilogie van Kerstin Gier. Gwendolyn Shepherd heeft het helemaal gehad. Met het stomme tijdreisgen waarmee ze is opgezadeld en met de geheimzinnigheid van de Wachters. Waarom vertelt niemand haar ooit iets? De reden dat ze per se naar dat verschrikkelijke bal in de achttiende eeuw moet, bijvoorbeeld. En Gideon kan ze al helemaal niet meer luchten of zien. Heeft hij zijn verliefdheid echt alleen gespeeld om de graaf van Saint Germain tevreden te houden? Ze besluit om samen met haar beste vriendin Leslie, de waterspuwergeest Xemerius en haar allang overleden opa op onderzoek uit te gaan. Dan gebeurt er iets waardoor Gwendolyns leven nog een keer op de kop wordt gezet. Een confrontatie met de graaf van St. Germain is onvermijdelijk en Gideon is hierbij onmisbaar. Zullen ze samen het kwaad overwinnen? En zal het gebroken hart van Gwendolyn gelijmd kunnen worden?

Mei Kwei nasce in Malesia da un'umile famiglia cinese che considera le figlie femmine un fardello. Il padre si dimostra ostile nei suoi confronti e la piccola si rifugia tra le braccia della nonna dalla quale assimila lo spirito romantico e passionale. Con il passare del tempo e lo sbocciare di una rara bellezza - marcata però da un neo all'angolo dell'occhio, considerato foriero di sventura - la fanciulla attira le attenzioni di vari uomini, tra i quali il ricco anziano ma focoso Old Yoong. Chi però accende il fuoco della passione di Mei è padre Francois Martin, un giovane missionario francese che la ricambia comunque platonicamente - con tutto l'ardore di un carattere gioiso e sensuale...

Viktor Larenz has withdrawn to an isolated island in order to deal with the disappearance of his daughter. His seclusion is interrupted when he is visited by an author who suffers from a form of schizophrenia which means all her characters become real to her - and, in her last novel, she wrote about a girl who vanishes without trace.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix. "We are one crown. His weight is mine, and mine is his..." In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent... not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed, because George had secrets... secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy. Thrust into her new role as a royal, Charlotte must learn to navigate the intricate politics of the court... all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King, even as he pushes her away. Above all she must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society. She must fight--for herself, for her husband, and for all her new subjects who look to her for guidance and grace. For she will never be just Charlotte again. She must instead fulfill her destiny... as Queen.

Julie is al jong weduwe geworden en is bang om opnieuw door de liefde gekwetst te worden. Toch begint ze langzaam te vallen voor de charmante Richard. Hij voelt zich duidelijk tot haar aangetrokken, maar Julies gevoelens voor haar beste vriend Mike zorgen voor twijfel. Hij is het tegenovergestelde van Richard: grappig, trouw, en absoluut niet charmant. Beide mannen hebben wel iets en alle twee zouden ze Julie gelukkiger kunnen maken dan ze in jaren is geweest. Maar dan zet een op het eerste gezicht onschuldige beslissing een reeks fatale gebeurtenissen in gang. Julie moet vechten voor haar leven als jaloezie omslaat in dodelijke hartstocht.

Landon Carter never thought he would fall for Jamie Sullivan, the shy daughter of the town's Baptist minister who showed him the joy and pain of living.

When faced with raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden takes terrifying risks to save lives. However, he struggles with one leap of faith: falling in love. For years, Taylor has sought out women in need of rescue, leaving them as soon as their crises pass and intimacy begins to develop. Everything changes when a record-breaking storm hits his small Southern town. Denise Holton, a single mother, is driving through the storm with her four-year-old son, Kyle, who has severe learning disabilities. When her car skids off the road, Denise is found unconscious and bleeding, but Kyle is missing. As the search for Kyle unfolds, a deep connection forms between Taylor and Denise, revealing that this rescue will demand more than his usual physical courage. It challenges Taylor to confront his past, which has been marked by pain, and to embrace the possibility of love. In this story, the complexities of modern relationships are explored, revealing insights about love, commitment, and the transformative power of opening one's heart. Nicholas Sparks masterfully immerses readers in the emotions and challenges of love, teaching valuable lessons about connection and vulnerability.

In January 2003 Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. An adventure by any measure, this trip was especially meaningful as it marked another milestone in the life journey of two brothers who, by their early thirties, were the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, from the Taj Mahal to Machu Picchu, the story of their family slowly unfolds. Just before Nicholas' marriage he and Micah lost their mother in a horseriding accident; a week short of Nicholas's triumphant debut as a novelist with THE NOTEBOOK, the brothers lost their father to a car crash, and just a few short years later they were forced to say goodbye to their sister who died of brain cancer at the young age of 36. Against the backdrop of the main wonders of the world the brothers come together to heal the wounds of this tragic legacy and maintain their determination to live life to its fullest.

È sera e Winchell Bear, giocatore di poker professionista, si trova nel suo ranch conquistato anni addietro con una partita a carte. Nello stesso istante, poco lontano, l'indiano comanche Peter Long Grass avvista un uomo che furtivamente si dirige verso il ranch dell'amico e decide di seguirlo per capirne le intenzioni. Il suo pensiero va immediatamente all'amata Sonia, la governante di Winchell divenuta sua segreta amante, che vive in un cottage nella proprietà del ranch e nell'oscurità della notte fa da tramite per un traffico di contrabbando con il Messico, nella speranza di guadagnare i soldi necessari per rivedere il figlio abbandonato alla nascita. È proprio l'amore che nuitre nei suoi confronti a dare a Peter la forza necessaria a proteggerla da quello che di lì a poco accadrà.