Resultados para "New York" en Novela histórica

1968 New York City News about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night—news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night—but he's doing fine. He's sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights merrily sleeping his way...

**LISTEN TO HAMNET STAR JESSIE BUCKLEY'S UNFORGETTABLE NEW RECORDING BEFORE YOU SEE THE FILM** 'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times 'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART...

Griff Knighton's found the perfect way to avoid being trapped into marriage with one of the Earl of Swanlea's daughters: He'll swap identities with his man of affairs during their next visit to Swan Park, and be free to pursue his own desires! After all, he's not about to marry some homely spinster just to claim his rightful title. But Griff didn't reckon on the brazen, voluptuous Rosalind, who could tempt even a saint into sinning, and Griff is no saint.

Gracias a su pasión por los libros y gusto exquisito, Belle da Costa Green se ha vuelto, con tan solo veinte años, la bibliotecaria más joven de la prestigiosa universidad de Princeton. Sin embargo, un golpe de suerte mayor está por impulsar su carrera: el famoso millonario J. P. Morgan la...

As the fires of war raged around him, Lord Alleyne Bedwyn was thrown from his horse and left for dead - only to awaken in the bedchamber of a ladies' brothel. Suddenly the dark, handsome diplomat has no memory of who he is or how he got there - yet of one thing he is certain: The angel who nurses him back to health is the woman he vows to make his own. But like him, Rachel York is not who she seems.

Helena Laverick is at her wits' end! The only man who can help find her eloping young sister is that scoundrel Daniel Brennan - the man who played with her emotions last year and then left. And he used to be a smuggler! Although Mrs. Nunley's Guide to Etiquette for Young Ladies would never approve, Helena is forced to go after the runaway in Daniel's company. But something about being with him feels oddly freeing-and a delicious tingle warns Helena that more than her reputation may be in danger....

Molly Murphy landet im Gefängnis und kommt mit zwei neuen Fällen wieder raus... Die spannende Cosy-Crime-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen geht weiter. Detektivin Molly Murphy hat es in New York gerade nicht leicht. Es herrscht eine tödliche Grippe-Epidemie und als wäre das nicht genug, bringt der Kampf um das Frauenwahlrecht sie auch noch ins Gefängnis. Der einzige Trost, den Molly aus ihrem ärgerlichen Nachmittag im Knast ziehen kann, ist, dass sie dadurch einige neue Freundinnen unter den Frauenrechtlerinnen gewonnen hat – und zwei neue Fälle.

Molly Murphy zwischen Hochzeitsglocken und Mordermittlungen ... Die spannende Cosy-Crime-Reihe von Rhys Bowen geht weiter! Mollys Hochzeit mit NYPD-Captain Daniel Sullivan rückt immer näher, und um diese vorzubereiten, besucht Molly ihre Schwiegermutter in spe auf dem Land. Nicht nur, dass sie sich von ihr darüber belehren lassen muss, was eine anständige Ehefrau zu tun hat, sie stimmt auch noch zu, sich nach der Hochzeit als Privatdetektivin zur Ruhe zu setzen.

After two London seasons - and a score of resoundingly dull society suitors - Juliet Laverick finds herself longing for one man: Morgan Pryce, the dashing scoundrel who kidnapped her two years ago. But her determination to bring the rogue to justice hasn't waned - until Morgan's twin brother, Sebastian, arrives with some shocking news: Juliet's mysterious paramour has disappeared. Sebastian, Lord Templemore, dares not tell Juliet the truth: He is the man she seeks - it is his kiss for which she yearns. 

Ekong Udousoro is a Nigerian editor undertaking a reckoning with the brutal recent history of his homeland by curating a collection of stories about the Biafran War. He is thrilled when a publishing fellowship gives him the opportunity to continue his work in Manhattan while learning the ins and outs of publishing. But while his sophisticated colleagues meet him with kindness and hospitality, he is soon exposed to the industry’s colder, ruthlessly commercial underbelly, boorish and hostile neighbors, and a bedrock of White cultural superiority and racist assumptions about Africa.

Molly Murphy im Reich der Illusionen... Die spannende Cosy-Crime-Reihe von Rhys Bowen geht weiter! Privatdetektivin Molly Murphy ist außer sich vor Freude, als sie Tickets für die Show eines äußerst angesagten Illusionisten-Trios ergattert. Der Star des Abends ist Harry Houdini. Doch noch bevor er die Bühne betreten kann, missglückt der Eröffnungsakt und eine Assistentin wird schwer verletzt. Die Zuschauer sind entsetzt – und Houdini wird verdächtigt, die Geräte manipuliert zu haben.

Sixteen-year-old Amanda is spending the summer with her suave and easygoing uncle John at the Dakota Apartments, opposite the green sprawl of New York's Central Park. When John isn't doing something mysterious with stocks and bonds, he and Amanda enjoy the very best the roaring twenties have to offer. However, in a single brutal night, everything changes. Suddenly Amanda is alone, far from home, and fighting for her life in a city that has abandoned her. Fortunately there's one person Amanda can trust: Miss Lizzie Borden.

"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." –Booklist In the vein of The Time...

Weaving a bright passion with the dark currents of past secrets, bestselling author Linda Lael Miller tells the tale of star-crossed lovers bound by Desire and Destiny. Devastated by the loss of her father, lovely Brynne McFarren returned to the Washington coastal town of her youth. Brynne was...

Auf dem Weg zurück nach Irland stolpert Molly Murphy über einen Mord... Das Finale der ersten Staffel der Cosy Crime-Reihe von New York Times Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen! Molly Murphys Freund Captain Daniel Sullivan ist zwar auf Kaution aus dem Gefängnis entlassen worden, aber immer noch weit davon entfernt, seinen Namen reinzuwaschen. Seine miese Laune sorgt dafür, dass Molly eine Auszeit braucht und nicht widerstehen kann, als das Schicksal ihr eine Chance gibt, nach Hause nach Irland zurückzukehren.

New York is busier than ever as two million visitors come to the city to witness the Hudson-Fulton celebration in 1909, marking the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River. Parades, exhibitions, carnivals, and a marvelous display of the wonders of the latest invention—electricity—across the city make for two straight weeks of celebrations, which Molly and her family, along with their friends Sid and Gus, are excited to enjoy. But Molly is secretly dealing with financial troubles.

1942, New York. As war rages in Europe, Lily Rose is grateful for her perfect life: a wealthy family who love her and a dream job working uptown as a restaurant chef. Times are changing for women, and Lily is determined to run her own kitchen one day. She hopes handsome Tom Morelli, son of Sicilian immigrants, will be at her side. Together they work late, dreaming up delicious meals for New Yorkers struggling with wartime rationing and the threat of sons and sweethearts being called up. Then Tom receives a devastating telegram that changes everything: He is drafted to fight in Italy.

When Miss Arabella Beckett and Mr. Theodore Wilder return home to New York, circumstances force their paths to continue to cross, but the most peculiar feelings growing between them certainly can't be love. When the trouble Arabella had accidentally stirred up seems to have followed her to New York and threatens her very life, the unlikely couple must face the possibility that they might have landed in the most peculiar circumstance of all: love. 

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