Historical War Saga

1. Januar 1950: In Hamburg, Köln und San Remo begrüßt man das neue Jahrzehnt. Gerda und Heinrich Aldenhovens Haus in Köln platzt aus allen Nähten. Heinrichs Kunstgalerie wirft längst nicht genug ab, um all die hungrigen Mäuler zu stopfen. In Hamburg bei Gerdas Freundin Elisabeth und ihrem Mann Kurt macht man sich dagegen weniger Sorgen um Geld. Schwiegersohn Joachim jedoch ist noch immer nicht aus dem Krieg zurückgekehrt. Margarethe, geborene Aldenhoven, hat es von Köln nach San Remo verschlagen.

1917. On a battlefield near the River Aisne, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory—a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with his lover on a winter night, his childhood on a faraway coast—as the snow falls.

In the drab Yorkshire town of Garsthwaite, Lacey Barraclough works hard in the textile mill, determined to fight for improvements to the dismal working conditions. But she hadn't reckoned on falling in love with the boss' son, Nathan. Before Nathan and Lacey can make a life together, World War I breaks out and Nathan enlists to fight. When Nathan heads off to the Front, Lucy must find a new way to face the future. As hard times come to Garsthwaite, will there be a home for the returning heroes to come back to?

It’s 1854. In the East, tension between North and South pulled the country apart, with a weak President helpless to stop it and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis following his own agenda. But in the West, a different threat arose. A new generation of Apache leaders were taking over, who would no longer talk peace with the White Eyes. Instead they would fight with the courage, daring, and brilliance that was the Apache pride.

Eleanor Becket is the glue that holds the wild, adventurous, at times reckless Beckets together, even if she believes herself to be the least interesting or exciting person in the world. Some may aspire to be a lady, and some, it seems, are simply born to it, whether they want to be or not. Who would expect fragile Eleanor, with her quiet ways and her unfortunate limp, to be anything more than she seems? But this adopted daughter has secrets gentleman turned smuggler Jack Eastwood believes connected to a long-ago crime. His discoveries ultimately lead them both to the very edge of desire ...

Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all - if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them apart.

Liverpool, 1855. Ada Houston is alone. Her grandfather has recently passed away, and her brother is missing, last seen working on the Liverpool docks. Everyone assumes him to be dead. But she will not give up hope. Ada's determined search takes her to the Crimea, where she joins the team of Florence Nightingale's nurses. She may have set off looking for her brother, but along the way Ada finds friends, romance and a new purpose in her own life in the most troubling and difficult of places.

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War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool’s Dr Barnardo’s Home cannot give up hope.... Liverpool, 1943. Yorkshire is the place Lana has always called home, but it’s now filled with painful memories of her fiancé, Dickie, who was killed at sea. When she accepts the challenging position of headmistress at a school in Liverpool, she hopes a new beginning will help to mend her broken heart.

England, 1939: In letzter Minute ist Ruth die Flucht geglückt. Als Hausangestellte kommt sie bei einer Familie in der Nähe von London unter. Ihre Gedanken und Sorgen sind jedoch in der alten Heimat - bei ihrer Mutter und vor allem bei ihrem Vater, der von den Nazis inhaftiert wurde. Ruths muss hart arbeiten, und es bleibt ihr wenig Zeit, sich in London um Ausreisepapiere für ihre Eltern und ihre Schwester zu bemühen. Dann erreicht sie die Nachricht, dass ihr Vater aus der Haft entlassen werden kann - allerdings nur, wenn er innerhalb von vierundzwanzig Stunden die Papiere aus England vorlegt.

Apolonia, wdowa i matka czwórki dzieci, mimo że wyszła po raz drugi za mąż, nie do końca czuje się szczęśliwa. Martwi się o swoje pociechy. Najstarsza i najzdolniejsza z nich, Gabrynia, odkrywa budzący się w niej erotyzm, przeżywa pierwszą miłość i pierwsze rozczarowania. Kończy szkołę i rozpoczyna pracę. Odnosi zawodowe sukcesy i poznaje mężczyznę swego życia. Gabrynia jest szczęśliwa i z ufnością patrzy w przyszłość, tym bardziej że marzenia się spełniają jedno po drugim.

1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep. 2016: Two generations later, Lucy returns to Guernsey after the death of a distant cousin. As she prepares the old family house for sale, Lucy discovers a box of handwritten notes, one word standing out: resistance. Lucy’s search for the author will uncover the story of a forgotten sister who vanished from the island one night, never to be seen again.

May 1917: Emma Lewis Swan's husband, Tom, has gone from Boston to France, eager to do his duty as a surgeon on the Western Front. Emma, a sculptress, has stayed behind, pursuing her art despite being dismissed by male critics. On the bustling sidewalk she spies a returned soldier. His brutally scarred face inspires first pity, and then something more - a determination to use her skill to make masks for disfigured soldiers. Emma's union with Tom has been steady yet passionless, marred by guilt over a choice she made long ago.

When Alice is forced away from her spy training in London under tragic circumstances, she is distraught. That is, until she’s asked to join a local branch of codebreakers that might just be finding the key to winning the war. Young Imogen feels impotent to help her beloved Bude as war rages on. When she suspects the attractive new Vicar of betraying their country, she gets to work to uncover his deceit. Meanwhile, American entertainer to the troops Pearl pours her heart into supporting the troops to stop their moral from waning, but is jilted by her young soldier love.

In Britain's darkest hour, an extraordinary community of women strives to protect the Home Front.

This is an updated version of Book Seventeen.. It is a good read. This is another great action-packed story in the saga of Cornwall's Company of Archers at the dawn of Britain's rise to become a great military and commercial power. George Courtenay becomes the Company's commander and sails to the Holy Land as refugees flood into Acre as a result of the Pope breaking Saladin's truce.

Thea has never met her grandmother Hedi, so she’s surprised when she receives a call from social services to take the frail old woman home. She’s not sure how Hedi will fit into her new life–the one where she’s left her boyfriend and moved into a run-down cottage miles from the nearest town. And Hedi refuses to talk about her past or why she and Thea’s mother haven’t spoken for more than 30 years. So when Thea spots Hedi’s old suitcase on the table, she can’t resist taking a peak inside.

Across continents and centuries, will Petra and Raya be able to protect their wolf pack from dangerous rivals...and even from extinction? Petra, the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, flees the country to escape the judgment of royal society for her broken marriage and fall from grace with the Church. Her life, now in shambles, takes an unexpected turn when a werewolf attack marks the beginning of a new adventure—and a love affair with Raya, the former lover of the bloodthirsty Elizabet Bathory, from whom he’s fleeing. Together, these two unlikely shifters bond to form a formidable...

Elsie Barker is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive boyfriend, tells her about the jobs going for women as narrowboat crew on the canals between London and Coventry, she jumps at the chance. Their new boss, Dorothy, is kind and fair, but it's clear she has a secret of her own. Their crew is completed by Tolly, searching for a new vocation now that her dream job has been snatched away. The work is hard, but the girls forge close friendships that will see them through the darkest times.

Norfolk, 1939. The residents of Great Plumstead agree to open up their homes to evacuees from London. Pregnant Marianne is determined to make a fresh start for herself. Local lady Thea opens up her beautiful home, Rookery House, to the evacuee mothers. The ladies of Great Plumstead are fighting their own battles on the home front.