20th Century

Rising above the devastation of World War I, a young half -French, half -American woman remains true to her own independent spirit in this powerful historical novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.

Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes....

The first audiobook in a stunning series from the number one international bestseller Lucinda Riley, read by Tuppence Middleton....

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes a sweepingly romantic tale of risk, redemption, and what happens when America’s most famous outlaw falls in love....

In this sexy modern-day fairytale from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician share a soul mate connection told through the history, art, and the magic of Harlem.

From the Sunday Times number-one best-selling author Lucinda Riley, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt draws the multimillion-copy epic series The Seven Sisters to an unforgettable conclusion....

The second audiobook in the Seven Sisters series by number one internationally best-selling author Lucinda Riley....

Summer 1924. On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again....

Star D'Aplièse is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father – the elusive billionaire, named Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world....

A spellbinding story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation.

In the trying art of balancing investigations and love, a detective must determine his priorities when faced with dangerous circumstances that could threaten everything he holds dear.

A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice - inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the 20th century: Doctor Zhivago....

Nora Crowell wants more than her sister’s life as a wife and mother. As WWI rages across the Atlantic, she becomes a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Nursing Corps. But trouble is looming and it won’t be long before the truth comes to light.

Experience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—one of PBS's "Great American Reads"....

Based on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II - from fashion houses to the city streets—comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn’t abide....

Left with an estate on the brink of bankruptcy after their father's death, Lady Marigold Fairfax and her brother open a private investigation firm marketed to the elite . . . to spy on the elite....

Graham Wharton has never had eyes for anyone but Gemma, and she left his soul in tatters when she walked away from him. When the Imposters take on a new job to recover a kidnapped boy mistaken for his aristocratic cousin, Graham is determined to use the time with Gemma....

A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters—witches whose magical inheritance is a dangerous threat....

A lost child: On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her – but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace....

The love between Aoife and David O'Brien has served as a beacon for generations of O'Briens. But they weren't always the matriarch and patriarch of the large family in County Clare.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, comes a powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany.

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction comes a tale of love, loss and a betrayal that echoes through generations....

The New York Times best-selling author of The Summer Wives and A Certain Age creates a dazzling epic of World War II-era Nassau - a hotbed of spies, traitors, and the most infamous couple of the age, the duke and duchess of Windsor....

Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her....

Four American debutantes attend a renowned Paris cotillion in #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel's captivating new novel....

Charlotte, NC. 1918. Broadway darling Calla Connolly had it all: a rising career on the stage and a loving fiancé, a fellow stage actor. But after his tragic death early in the war, Calla is touring the American training camps, hoping to convince General Pershing to let her tour the French front to cheer the men and honor her fiancé's memory. But her hopes are dashed when she contracts Spanish flu while performing at Camp Greene.

Ein bewegtes Leben zwischen Wien und Lissabon: der neue gefühlvolle Roman von Kerstin Lange. Wien 1953: Die zehnjährige Reni lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen. Als der Pfarrer sie für das Caritas-Programm vorschlägt, mit dem kranke und schwache Kinder zur Erholung geschickt werden, ändert sich für Reni alles. Bei einer wohlhabenden Familie in Portugal blüht sie auf. Zum ersten Mal hat sie genug zu essen und in ihrer Ziehschwester Marissa findet sie eine beste Freundin. Reni ist überglücklich, als sie langfristig in Portugal bleiben kann.

1940 finds Adam Southey in a mood of bitter resentment: he cannot join up because he is lame. But at the school where he is teaching, the headmaster, Sam Cooke, is a brilliant scientist. And Adam suddenly finds that the battleground is not the only place to fight a war — for Dr. Cooke has developed a deadly secret weapon and enemy agents are after the plans. Adam and the doctor move to an engineering works in Scotland to build a working model of the weapon.

Melbourne, 1927. The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. Zara is wearing a dress she has designed and made herself. White organdie over a short black slip, with black embroidery and a crimson taffeta sash. It is party season and the university crowd are celebrating end-of-year exams. Zara loves dancing with the boys and flirting with them, but it's a game to her. Nothing serious. Until Harry. He plans to be a politician once he finishes law. She, a fashion designer, if she can find a way to break out of the secretarial pool.

Ein Neuanfang auf Island, eine Liebe auf Umwegen und ein großes Geheimnis von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Karin Lindberg. Sommer 2018: Von einem Tag auf den anderen kann Hannah Leopold ihren Traumberuf als Violinistin nicht mehr ausüben. Nach ihrer Scheidung nimmt sie sich ein Jahr Auszeit und reist nach Island. Auf dem Dachboden des kleinen Küstenhauses, in dem sie dort wohnt, findet sie Zeichnungen mit einer Küstenseeschwalbe darauf, die sie tief berühren, weil sie sie an die Kunstwerke ihrer Mutter erinnern.

Nineteen-year-old Hedy can't bear her country's neutrality in the face of the ultimate evil. This is not the Switzerland she loves, and she realises she cannot stand by without acting any longer. She joins a group smuggling Jewish children through the forest from France to refugee camps in Geneva. It's dangerous work—there are German patrols everywhere—but finally Hedy feels she is doing something worthwhile.

Second chances, long-lost love, and one final wish that changes everything… When Belladonna Rossi dies, she leaves her granddaughter Lucy an unusual final request—return a priceless painting to a mysterious man in Italy. With her childhood best friend, newly divorced lawyer, Jack Hamilton in tow, Lucy sets off on a journey filled with family secrets, Tuscan sunshine, and a love story that spans generations. But Belladonna’s past hides more than just romance. During World War II, she helped the Monuments Men protect priceless art from the Nazis and lost her heart to one of them. Now, ...

The Widow and the Wild One A Gilded Passions Novel By Verity Ashbourne Lady Evelyn Greystoke has obeyed every rule—until her husband’s final will demands she break them all. Forced to abandon the glittering salons of London for a crumbling estate in the wilds of Yorkshire, she finds herself face-to-face with Rafe Blackmoor—the illegitimate son of a duke, a brooding recluse scarred by war and betrayal. Rafe wants nothing to do with the sharp-tongued widow invading his sanctuary. But when Evelyn unearths locked rooms, buried secrets, and whispers of a scandal that tie their fates ...

A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it. Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges closer to allying with the Nazis. With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, can she complete her mission before time runs out?

Love. Scandal. Tragedy. When Maddy weds the wealthy and influential John Jacob Astor IV, she believes she is stepping into a life of privilege, passion, and promise. But beneath the dazzling façade of high society, whispers of scandal, resentment, and betrayal threaten to pull her under. Shunned by New York’s elite for marrying a man nearly three decades her senior, Madeleine soon realizes that love in the gilded age comes at a price. As the Astors embark on their homeward voyage aboard the RMS Titanic, fate sets a course neither could have foreseen. Amid the grandeur of the world’s ...

📍 Beaufort, South Carolina, 1948 In a town where whispered judgment hides behind every smile, Etta Mae Johnson keeps her head down, her heart quiet, and her desires locked away. Until a soldier walks into her life—and changes everything. Corporal Luca Moretti is just passing through… or so he says. Tall, olive-skinned, and sharp in his uniform, he looks at Etta like she’s not just beautiful—she’s unforgettable. Their attraction is forbidden, undeniable, and far too dangerous to name. ⚠️ One kiss turns into a secret night. 🔥 One night turns into a love worth risking ...

Uma pequeno-burguesa, um jovem médico anestesista, um garoto de programa e um general torturador da ditadura militar formam o núcleo central dessa história de amor improvável, que se passa no último ano do século XX e tem pontos de tensão e paroxismo comparados aos do próprio mar, um dos elementos onipresentes da trama.

The Dressmaker and the Duke A sweeping Edwardian romance of secrets, scandal, and stitches of the heart. With nothing left but a silver thimble and a borrowed name, Evelyn Bright boards a midnight train to Windmere Hall, summoned to craft a mourning wardrobe for the reclusive Lady Helen Greystowe. What she finds is a house draped in shadows—and a family bound by silence. Julian Ashborne, the Duke of Windmere, returned from war bearing scars no uniform could conceal. Haunted by the death of his brother and rumours whispered in drawing rooms, he rules Windmere with precision and ice. But ...

Book One: The Romantic Egotist. Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner, believes that he has a great destiny, but the precise nature of this destiny eludes him. He attends a preparatory school where he becomes a football quarterback. He grows estranged from his eccentric mother Beatrice Blaine and becomes the protégé of Monsignor Thayer Darcy, a Catholic priest. During his sophomore year at Princeton, he returns to Minneapolis over Christmas break and falls in love with Isabelle Borgé, a wealthy debutante whom he first met as a boy. Amory and Isabelle embark upon a romance.

1910, Edinburgh. Young seamstress Maisie McIntyre's world shatters with her mother's death. Desperate to escape the grinding poverty that has defined her life so far, Maisie makes a daring choice: she steals a bolt of peacock-blue silk, a stash of money, and sails for New York City. With nothing but raw talent and fierce determination, Maisie's gift for dressmaking opens doors she never imagined.

A war hero on the run. A girl behind barbed wire. A love letter to hope in the darkest times. In 1944 California, Aiko Takeda writes letters to her childhood friend, Takeshi "Taki" Nakamura, a Nisei soldier serving with the famed 442nd Infantry Regiment in Europe. Through their letters, their bond deepens across oceans and gunfire. But when her letters suddenly stop, Taki fears the worst. Learning of the U.S. government's internment of Japanese Americans, Taki makes a life-altering decision: he deserts his unit and sets out on a perilous journey across continents and borders to find Aiko. ...

Fall 1918. The Great War is raging in Europe. American soldier, Jack Collins, is burned when he drags a dying friend into a mustard gas-filled trench. He spends the next agonizing weeks in one army hospital after another. As day after painful day passes, he loses hope that he’ll ever lead a normal life. In New England, Meg longs to do her part to help in the war effort, but caring for her elderly grandmother takes up all her time. Then, her aunt and uncle make arrangements for her to volunteer in a nearby hospital where she meets Jack.

À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Max, jeune architecte autrichien juif et Bettina, une belle et célèbre artiste allemande tombent éperdument amoureux. Mais ces débuts étincelants sont obscurcis par la montée du nazisme. Max est envoyé à Dachau, et seul son talent pour fabriquer des figurines de porcelaine le protège d'une mort certaine. Prête à tout pour sauver son amant, Bettina préfère mourir que vivre un instant sans lui.

Alle reden über Teddy. Es ist der Sommer 1969, Rom ist heiß und aufregend, voller Glamour und Intrigen. Teddy Carlyle ist mit ihrem neuen Ehemann, der in der amerikanischen Botschaft arbeitet, nach Italien gekommen. Nach einigen Jahren mit schlechten Männern und schlechten Entscheidungen will sie nun ein neues Leben beginnen. Sie schwört sich, eine gute Diplomatengattin zu sein: glamourös, diskret, perfekt gekleidet und unerbittlich höflich.

Princess Grace of Monaco has invited the world-famous Forsyth Variety Company to perform at her annual high society ball. Monaco is in the heat of its preparations for the Grand Prix when the Forsyth family makes their emotional return to the city, stirring up painful memories for father Ed Forsyth. When daughter Evie Forsyth meets Formula 1 driver Charles, their chemistry is unforgettable and a passionate affair begins. Meanwhile her brother Cal Forsyth is on location with Hollywood's biggest star, his new glittering career shaken by the arrival of a stranger from his past.