Historical Family Saga

It is 1860 in Bilsden, the Lancashire mill town, and Frederick Hallam is dying. But first he makes secret plans to smooth the future path for his beloved wife, Annie. Her sister, Joanie, is fed up with everything until a dashing new admirer crosses her path. But a spurned suitor is determined that Joanie will be his, whatever the cost. And he is not the only one who wants to harm the Gibson family. Meanwhile the Civil War in America cuts off cotton supplies so that times are hard in Bilsden and unemployment is rife.

Delhi, 1946. Fourteen-year-old Alma is soon to be married despite her parents’ fear that she is far too young. But times are perilous in India, where the country’s long-awaited independence from the British empire heralds a new era of hope—and danger. In its wake, political unrest ripples across the subcontinent, marked by violent confrontations between Hindus and Muslims. The conflict threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi—a city where different cultures, religions, and traditions have co-existed for centuries.

Her family destroyed by injustice. Her spirit forged in the workhouse flames. Can one orphan heal her deepest wounds and ignite a future built on love? Haunted by devastating tragedy, her father unjustly hanged, her mother lost to grief, her brother dying in her arms, Mary Bennett finds herself alone in Victorian London clinging fiercely to one dream: becoming a nurse. Yet her path leads only through hardship: first, the brutal workhouse cruelly overseen by John Turner, the very man who destroyed her family; then harsh domestic service; and finally, the gruelling, dangerous toil of a match ...

Just as people all over America in the second-half of the 1930s, the people of Tinder Street are struggling to survive. They have their triumphs and their challenges, their joys and their heartbreaks, but the McNallys and their extended family never give up and continue to help their neighbors and even strangers in need. Hardworking family men who once brought home steady paychecks stand in long lines trying to find any kind of day labor that might earn them enough to put food on the table. Even those who find steady work earn pennies on the dollar compared to what they had before the Great...

Little Jack never expected love would come at such a high cost. Now, he's left fighting for redemption. Torn from his mothers arms in the workhouse, Little Jack is thrust into the brutal world of chimney sweeping. Under the cruel reign of Smudge Blackwood, Jack's life is a relentless battle against hardship and despair. Amidst the darkness, he finds a glimmer of hope in Beryl, a terrified girl enduring the same grim fate. But when an escape attempt goes disastrously wrong, Beryl is left behind with Smudge, and Jack is forced to fend for himself on the unforgiving streets. Surviving as a ...

Alice is nursing an injured hand and a broken heart when she moves to the village of Churchwood at the start of WWII. She is desperate to be independent but worries that her injuries will make that impossible. Kate lives with her family on Brimbles Farm, where her father and brothers treat her no better than a servant. With no mother or sisters, and shunned by the locals, Kate longs for a friend of her own. Naomi is looked up to for owning the best house in the village. But privately, she carries the hurts of childlessness.

1444. Three princes. Two clashing empires. One deadly game few survive. Vlad Dracula is shattered. After a daring escape sets him free, his kindness gets him recaptured, and he fears he ran out of chances. When his brother Radu saves his head, but the sultan’s mercy throws him back in jail, Vlad vows to get even or die. Can Vlad best Radu and clear his honor in the sultan’s blood? Or will his enemies break his spirit in a fate worse than death? Throne of Blood is the second installment in the Curse of the Dracula Brothers sweeping saga, where dark medieval history meets Romanian ...

It's 1911, and Greta Goldbaum is forced to move from glittering Vienna to damp England to wed Albert, a distant cousin. The Goldbaum family are one of the wealthiest in the world, with palaces across Europe, but as Jews and perpetual outsiders, they know that strength lies in family. But World War I looms, and even the influential Goldbaums cannot alter its course. For the first time in 200 years, the family will find itself on opposing sides, and Greta will have to choose: the family she's created, or the one she left behind.

It's 1996, and alt-rocker Emma Cantor is on tour, with her sights trained on a record deal. Emma’s got no lack of inspiration for her music — chiefly her mother Judie, a 1960s folk legend whose confessional songs made her an icon before her mysterious withdrawal from the public eye. Emma is baffled by Judie's coldness, and is deeply shaken when she learns a long-kept secret about their family. When Emma uncovers more about her mother's past, she is vaulted to new heights as a performer.

Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Royal Infirmary with her two friends, Clodagh and Patsy. In between delivering babies and tending wounded airmen, the girls endure bombing raids, rationing and the hardships and heartbreak that war brings. But in the faces of the new babies she welcomes to the world, Grace always looks for hope, as she dreams of a time when the war will end.

1914. For Paul, with love. Jewish silversmith Johann Blumenthal engraved those words on his most exquisite creation, a singing filigree bird inside a tiny ornamented box. He crafted this treasure for his young son before leaving to fight in a terrible war to honor his beloved country - a country that would soon turn against his own family. A half century later, Londoner Lilian Morrison inherits the box after the death of her parents. Though the silver is tarnished and dented, this much-loved treasure is also a link to an astonishing past.

Jesse Peterson is nothing but trouble. He’s got a reputation around town and, being honest, it’s about as filthy as that old truck he drives. His tendency to let his fists do the talking might have a little something to do with that. I couldn’t remember ever hearing anything good about him. In fact, had I not gotten a flat tire outside his house one blistering afternoon, I might not have known he had another side. A side that made me wonder whether the good in him outweighed the bad. It didn’t take long to see he was kind and funny and maybe even sweet. But … I’m not allowed to ...

At ten, Penny knows what it’s like to hunger, both for food and security when her father loses his job and the little money they had left. But when her brother runs away to spare their parents and try to save himself, he implores her to do the same. Pen flees reluctantly, and soon discovers she’s way in over her head. But there’s no turning back. But she’s not the only child with a dangerous and terrifying future. Sally Flood knows hurt and pain, too. At thirteen, her alcoholic mother gives her up to the wicked and sadistic services run by Madam Maisie for money to get by. Yet ...

In 1960s Kentucky, Susanna Braden’s caught between protecting her younger siblings from her mother’s perniciousness and other lurking dangers, and battling the growing love she feels for her best friend, Calvin. But when family secrets emerge that threaten to destroy her carefully cultivated illusion of safety and Calvin is deployed to Vietnam, Susanna is forced to reexamine the concepts of love, honor, and forgiveness — and it just may be the key to redemption for them all. Four-time award winner A WHISPER OF SMOKE delivers a coming-of-age love story that is rich and deeply sensitive...

Primo romanzo della Morante si svolge in Sicilia tra fine Ottocento e inizi del Novecento ed è imperniata su una genealogia femminile: nonna, madre, nipote.

Two years have passed since Hitler swept to power and the Golden Age the Nazis promised has come to pass—for some. When a mysterious fire burns down the factory, the police dismiss the investigation. Seamus will start down a path to finding the truth and discovering who has a grudge against them strong enough to risk everything. Faced with financial ruin, Seamus will have to decide to accept an offer of sale and break up his family or submit to the needs of rearming the Wehrmacht.

In 1908, 16-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart, Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. She cares for the Hollingworth children as if they were her own, until a mysterious death changes Bridey and the household forever.

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a poignant family saga: Apart from Love is not your typical love story. It is all-consuming, heart-wrenching, and dark. My Own Voice (“As told by Anita”): Falling in love with Lenny should have been the end to all of Anita's troubles. But then, family secrets start unraveling. His ex-wife, Natasha, is succumbing to a mysterious disease. How can Anita compete with her shadow? How can she find a voice of her own? And when his estranged son, Ben, comes back and lives in the same small apartment, can she keep the balance between the ...

In the shadows of London, every choice is a matter of life or death. Sixteen-year-old Mandy Turner dreams of a better life, but the fog-drenched streets of Victorian London have little mercy for a girl like her. Her life is a relentless battle for survival. Not only for herself, but also those who relies on her. While struggling to keep her siblings alive, Mandy is drawn into a dark underworld where debts are deadly and alliances come at a cost. She longs to escape this world of cruel overseers, heartless landlords, and a shadowy gang whose leader always collects his debts. When her closest...

"There are times when reading that I know why I love books. Luzo's story is heart-wrenching, relevant to the times and enlightening!" -Taneka (Reading Bug) There are wars between men in fancy suits and polished shoes. They are ruthless soldiers. When they kill, battlefields are bloodied to protect family. 'Men of Honor,' are their whispered titles. Salvatore Giacanti wears the crown of mafia royalty. When Salvatore's famiglia is murdered while he studies abroad, he returns to the shores of Italy focused on revenge. Under the assumed identity, Luzo Palazzo, he rebuilds his family's empire ...