American Saga

A reluctant groom and a runaway bride… Beth Worthington finds herself racing from a wealthy older groom into the arms of a stranger when she defies an attempt by her father to marry her off. Instead, she takes matters into her own hands and agrees to become a mail-order bride with no intention of staying married to her unknown suitor. Ethan Fraser is shocked when he discovers his mother ordered him a bride. To save the innocent girl’s reputation, he goes through with the wedding. What he doesn’t expect is for his innocent bride to have plans of her own – that don’t happen to ...

Forbidden love on the frontier.... Hope Tucker is content staying in her hometown of Lamar, Missouri, focusing on her life as a schoolteacher instead of finding love. But when she hears the truth about her parents' romance during the Civil War, how her mother Cordia set out to find her father Will after a deadly battle, Hope is determined to have that sort of adventure as well. Accepting a teaching position in a frontier town in Texas isn't quite what she was expecting--there are no marauders or gunslingers--but there is one man with a shady past, and when the entire town tells her to stay ...

John Ryder is a seasoned Navy SEAL commander haunted by the ghosts of a mission gone wrong. Four and a half years ago, Ryder led his elite team into the treacherous mountains of Afghanistan to capture a notorious warlord, only to walk into a deadly ambush that left him as the sole survivor. Now, as the head security officer and personal bodyguard for industrial tycoon Marcus Dimitriou, Ryder tries to put the past behind him—until a chilling encounter reveals that the mission in Karmana was no accident.

How many secrets could one family have? After failing to find her uncle in Taiwan, Anne is back at Skyline Mansion and wants life to be quiet for a change. But when Harrison suddenly makes an appearance, only to disappear a few days later, her life is once again turned upside down. When Anne receives Harrison’s journal with a note requesting her to read it before she decides to search for him again, Anne takes the mission to heart. She once again forsakes her family and friends as she delves into her uncle’s past, unraveling a history of more secrets, pain, and loss. At the same time, ...

A phone call that will change their lives forever. After hearing that a baby her mother, Ravenna, had given up for adoption nearly sixty years before has died, April Morton is selected by the family to make a call to the family to let them know her birth family has been searching for her. The surviving daughter, twenty something Emse, is determined to meet the family and discover secrets about her grandmother Ravenna, her mother, and ultimately, herself. An added attraction is boat captain Wiley Hoffman. Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy Today!

Sur la très chic île de Martha's Vineyard, c'est l'effervescence : Shelby Coles, héritière d'une des plus prestigieuses dynasties noires de la région, est sur le point d'épouser Meade, un jazzman blanc sans le sou. Autour de ce mariage vont se cristalliser désirs et rancœurs qui prennent leurs racines bien des générations auparavant...

In the political aftermath of the 1973 Chilean coup, Eugenia Aldunate is imprisoned and tortured. Her lover, Manuel, is savagely killed, one of the countless “disappeared” that would haunt Chile’s collective memory for decades. While still in the torture camp, Eugenia discovers she is pregnant and is exiled to Mexico and then to the United States to raise her daughter alone, forbidden to return. She builds a quiet life for herself, but the scars on her arms do not allow her to bury her past. Nearly twenty years after her exile, Eugenia is called back to Chile to testify in Manuel’s case and help seek justice for the others who disappeared.

Una storia potente su cinque generazioni di donne e sui legami di amore e colpa che le uniscono attraverso il tempo e i confini. Cuba, 1866. María Isabel è la sola lavorante donna in una fabbrica di sigari. Ogni giorno, mentre le sue mani arrotolano incessantemente il tabacco, ascolta le parole di un uomo, Antonio, che legge per loro. Sono parole che la trasportano in mondi sconosciuti, come quello dei Miserabili di Victor Hugo, e che le aprono la mente e il cuore. Ma gli echi della guerra si fanno sempre più vicini.

En el apogeo del imperio inca el pueblo va a tener que trabajar unido para llegar a construir la ciudad sagrada desde la que se gobernará todo el territorio inca. Una joven con ojos como esmeraldas está destinada a ser la hija del sol y así ha sido vaticinado por un sacerdote en la lectura de los astros. Pero para poder cumplir con su destino la joven tendrá que viajar hacia el templo de Inticancha. Sin embargo los dioses parecen querer someter a toda clase de pruebas a Nuba y Airun, los padres de la joven, que se encontrarán con inimaginables peligros a lo largo de su viaje a la ciudad sagrada.

DESCUBRE LA HISTORIA DE UNA FAMILIA ATRAPADA EN EL DRAMA Y EL DESAFÍO DE UN PAÍS EN CRISIS En el contexto de la expedición de junio del 59 en la República Dominicana, esta historia nos revela las luchas de una familia de provincia frente a eventos históricos que pondrán a prueba sus lazos y su resistencia.Con un estilo narrativo único, que mezcla monólogos interiores, entradas de diario y cartas, la novela permite adentrarse en las voces más íntimas de sus personajes.

"Lord Jim" is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in "Blackwood's Magazine" from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "Lord Jim" #85 on its list of the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.

Seit Jahrhunderten leben die Anishinabe friedlich im Norden Amerikas. Zusammen mit dem großen Ottawa-Häuptling Pontiac eint Otterfrau, die Tochter des Schamanen, mit ihren magischen Kräften die verstreuten Indianer-Stämme an den Großen Seen. Otterfrau hat die Gabe, das Schicksal ihres Volkes in ihren Träumen vorauszusehen. Dann begegnet Otterfrau dem englischen Soldaten David. Kann von ihm wirklich Gefahr ausgehen? Im Kampf ihres Volkes gegen die englischen Eroberer gerät Otterfrau zwischen Pontiac und David und muss sich für ihren Weg entscheiden.

According to both Cherokee and Creek legend U tuin ta', also known as Spear Finger, was a blood-sucking liver-eating monster killed ages ago. However, a series of strange murders in the area of Bristow, Oklahoma indicate she has returned. Deputy Ray Corngrower and John Littlefeather are joined by many in hopes of stopping this terror once and for all.

La culpa no es de los años, que no son tantos. Serán los desengaños. El caso es que a Poe el tiempo ha empezado a pesarle demasiado.

El regreso de un héroe de resonancia internacional en la obra del autor de Tuareg. Cienfuegos, aquel muchacho que un día se embarcó por accidente hacia Nuevo Mundo, se ha convertido en un hombre audaz que en esta entrega llega a un territorio fascinante y desconocido: la Norteamérica anterior a la llegada de los primeros europeos.

In the summer of 1986 in a small Chinese village, 10-year-old Junie receives a momentous letter from her parents, who had left for America years ago: Her father promises to return home and collect her by her 12th birthday. But Junie’s growing determination to stay put in the idyllic countryside with her beloved grandparents threatens to derail her family’s shared future.

Octavio Rincón arrastra una insípida existencia como funcionario municipal hasta esa tarde en que, durante unas vacaciones en Marrakech, es testigo de la súbita muerte de Dorita, su castrante y autoritaria esposa. Perplejo ante el cumplimiento de un deseo tan largamente anhelado, y confundido entre el temor a una eventual acusación de asesinato y una embriagadora sensación de libertad, su primer impulso es vaciar el minibar.

Love comes from the most unexpected places. Sometimes it just comes with a jellyfish sting. Timothy is in need of a fresh start. Away from the family drama and his messy past. And what’s a more perfect place than Miami, the City of Magic, to leave everything behind and begin a new life. But running away from your problems never works out for anyone. There’s a lot more waiting for him in the city than just catching the perfect wave and hanging out on beaches. As they say, love comes in the most unexpected way, and it’s about to change his life completely…

Laissez-vous gagner par cette famille fantaisiste digne d'Almodóvar. Réunion de famille impromptue dans un café. Fernando, sa mère, Amalia, ses deux sœurs, Emma et Silvia. Tous espèrent un coup de téléphone qui tarde à arriver. L'attente, fébrile, est ponctuée de scènes savoureuses, de quiproquos et de malentendus. Les vérités cachées ou à demi dites s'égrènent sans fin. Et on rit aux larmes de cette comédie familiale plus profonde qu'il n'y paraît.

Las murallas más imbatibles son las propias. Las traiciones más amargas son las que nos inferimos a nosotros mismos. Los años perdidos, los instantes no vividos, la sonrisa no esbozada, la lágrima que jamás dejamos escapar, son enemigos ocultos dentro de la piel de cada uno de nosotros.