Edwardian Romance and History Gains a Twist of Suspense Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society. But when Rosemary must determine whether a certain wealthy gentleman is loyal to Britain or to Germany, she is in for the challenge of a lifetime. How does one steal a family's history, their very name? Peter Holstein, given his family's German blood, writes his popular series of adventure novels under a pen name. With European politics boiling and his own neighbors suspicious of him, Peter debates whether it might be best to change his name for good. When Rosemary shows up at his door pretending to be a historian and offering to help him trace his family history, his question might be answered. But as the two work together and Rosemary sees his gracious reaction to his neighbors' scornful attacks, she wonders if her assignment is going down the wrong path. Is it too late to help him prove that he's more than his name?
Schaduwen over Engeland Reeks
Deze serie duikt in de meeslepende verhalen van het begin van de 20e eeuw in Engeland, waar geschiedenis, romantiek en spanning met elkaar verweven zijn. Volg personages die de complexiteit van sociale lagen doorkruisen, van de Londense onderbuik tot de aristocratische wereld. Elke aflevering biedt ingewikkelde plots, uitdagende loyaliteitskwesties en onverwachte wendingen. De verhalen onderzoeken hoe maatschappelijke vooroordelen en politieke spanningen persoonlijke relaties en identiteit beïnvloeden.
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Pieseň bez nôt
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Ak zradí svoje srdce, zachráni mnoho životov. Nájde na to odvahu? Willa Forsytheová je hudobný zázrak a zároveň prvotriedna zlodejka. Na prahu prvej svetovej vojny sa preto dokonale hodí na dôležitú úlohu – získať šifrovací kľúč od známeho huslistu, ktorý sa momentálne nachádza vo Walese. Lukas de Wilde si užíval život celebrity – až doteraz. Sláva ho pred pár týždňami takmer stála život, pretože každý sa usiluje získať kľúč k práci jeho otca – kryptológa. Lukas má tiež strach o svoju sestru a matku, ktoré sa stratili, keď Nemci vtrhli do Belgicka. Rozptýlenie mu prinesie až stretnutie so zaujímavou a talentovanou Willou Forsytheovou. Nebezpečenstvo hrozí z každej strany a Willa vie to, čo Lukas nie – že ho musí zradiť a vziať mu kľúč, inak bude jej rodina trpieť, rovnako ako trpí tá jeho. Druhá kniha série Tiene nad Anglickom je symfóniou presvedčivých hrdinov a intríg, ktoré berú dych. Nájdeme tu múdrosť, vrúcnosť a láskavosť napriek temnote a napätiu tej doby... Whiteová je majsterka historickej fikcie, a preto tu môžeme objaviť správnu dávku z každej oblasti, či to sú dejiny, napätie, humor alebo láska.
An Hour Unspent
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- 15 uur lezen
As England plunges into war, Barclay Pearce uses his skills as a thief to help his nation. But upon rescuing Evelina Manning from a mugging, he begins to wonder what his future might hold. When her father's invention gives England a military edge, the whole family is in danger--and it may just take a reformed thief to steal the time they need to escape it.