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Een splinternieuwe Bridgerton-roman over het geliefde personage koningin Charlotte! Geschreven door Julia Quinn & Shonda Rhimes, producente van de Netflix-serie Bridgerton, verschijnt gelijktijdig met de gelijknamige nieuwe Netflix-serie, met de cast van Bridgerton "We zijn één kroon. Zijn last is de mijne, de mijne die van hem..." In ­1761, op een zonnige dag in september, ontmoeten een koning en een koningin elkaar voor het eerst. Enkele uren later zijn ze getrouwd. Charlotte van Mecklenburg-Strelitz, geboren als Duitse prinses, is mooi, koppig en buitengewoon intelligent.

An einem sonnigen Septembertag im Jahr 1761 begegnen sie sich zum ersten Mal. Innerhalb weniger Stunden heiraten sie, und sie werden Geschichte schreiben. Die als deutsche Prinzessin geborene Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz ist schön, eigensinnig und äußerst intelligent – nicht gerade das, was der britische Hof für den jungen König gesucht hat. Ihr wird es nicht leicht gemacht, sich in der komplizierten Politik des Hofs zurechtzufinden. Und sie muss ihr Herz hüten, denn sie verliebt sich in George, auch wenn er sie wegstößt und erschütternde Geheimnisse verbirgt.

Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love story and...

My name is Alana Montoya. My husband is the King of L.A. And I am his Queen. I never asked for this life, but now that it’s mine, I will fight for it with every breath in my body. Our love is fire and fury, burning brighter than the heat of a thousand suns. But when secrets and betrayal threaten our chance at happiness, will the flames be enough to vanquish our enemies, and destroy our doubts and fears? Or will the ashes and embers of what we once had be all that remains? A war is coming to L.A, and when it is over, only one side will be left standing.

Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton's court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was still a teenager when she was chosen to be the bride of King George III. Shy, innocent, and sheltered, the orphaned princess and her groom carried the hopes of a nation on their shoulders. The unassuming young couple symbolized a new beginning, but soon those hopes began to sour. Charlotte and George's marriage lasted for nearly sixty years and produced more than a dozen children, but it was beset by unrest at home, war in the colonies, and the king's encroaching madness.

All her life, Fiona has dreamed of becoming a dancer, but she was always told dancing was not for “fat girls” like her. Now, at age 35, Fiona is again confronted with her weight issues when the HR department kindly encourages her and a coworker, Stu, to attend a support group for people with “health” issues. When quilting is suggested as a hobby to help with their totally opposite eating disorders (Fiona loves everything related to calories, Stu tries to avoid any), Stu insanely suggests they enter a local version of Dancing with the Stars instead....

O lorde-tenente Henry Evesham é um homem religioso que está investigando as “transações carnais” em Londres. Suas visitas a casas de má reputação o deixam ávido por ajudar as pessoas que perderam a inocência para o vício. Ao mesmo tempo, circular nesse ambiente é um desafio à sua promessa de se manter longe das tentações.

Wrestlers don’t become superstars overnight. Discover the journeys that these wrestlers took to become WWE’s top stars. From working independently, failed gimmicks, and second chances to WWE champions, these books follow today’s hottest wrestlers from their beginnings.

Depois que lady Constance Stonewell sem querer arruína o futuro de Julian Haywood, o conde de Apthorp, com sua coluna de fofocas, ela faz a única coisa que resta a uma dama honrada: se oferece para casar com ele. Ou, pelo menos, para encenar um noivado às pressas e, assim, salvar a reputação do coitado. Mesmo que isso signifique passar um mês inteiro na companhia do sujeito mais sem graça da Inglaterra, um homem que condena todos os prazeres que ela mais adora.

Depois de superar a ruína financeira, redimir o nome de sua família e se tornar o mais lendário investidor de Londres, o Duque de Westmead precisa garantir a continuidade de seu título e de sua fortuna. A única forma de fazer isso é gerar um herdeiro. Para isso ele tem que arranjar uma esposa que não interfira nos anseios sombrios que ele satisfaz na calada da noite, nem faça exigências ao seu coração trancado para o amor.

As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a turbulent adolescence, but she was popular with the public, who looked to her to restore the good name of the monarchy.

London, 1838. Sixteen-year-old Liza's dreams of her society debut are dashed when her parents are killed in an accident. Penniless, she accepts the position of lady's maid to young Princess Victoria and steps unwittingly into the gossipy intrigue of the servant's world below-stairs, as well as the trickery above. Is it possible that her changing circumstances may offer Liza the chance to determine her own fate, find true love, and secure the throne for her future queen?

Una serie de asesinatos asolan la ciudad de Londres. Las víctimas, muertas de forma vengativa y sádica, son mujeres que viven solas y no parece que guarden ninguna relación entre sí. La policía busca a un psicópata, un hombre que odia a las mujeres, pero casi no hay pistas y el caso no avanza.

En 1907, Maria Montessori, l'une des premières femmes médecins d'Italie, ouvre une école d'un nouveau genre au service d'une vision inédite de l'enfant, envisagé comme une personne libre et épanouie, qui apprend spontanément. Sa méthode ? Une pédagogie qui respecte ce qu'est l'enfant, les étapes de son développement, ses exigences, ses besoins. Ce projet d'une éducation nouvelle, qui s'inscrit dans la promotion de la paix universelle et du progrès, repose sur trois piliers.

England, 1897. In London bereitet man sich auf das Diamantene Thronjubiläum Queen Victorias vor. Zur selben Zeit wird die Schriftstellerin (und gelegentliche Detektivin) Margaret Harkness von ihrem Freund Professor Joseph Bell, dem realen Vorbild für Sherlock Holmes, aufgesucht, der ihre Unterstützung braucht. Bell soll einen anarchistischen Spion entlarven und bittet um ihre Hilfe.

A powerful debut novel, praised by The New York Times, Bustle, and Hypable, that pulses with humor and empathy as it explores the heart's capacity for forgiveness.... Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious...

Vanity FairRoyals correspondent and bestselling author ofWilliam and HarryandKateexplores the remarkable life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, with new chapters to include the last few months of her reign, and the rise of King Charles III. For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an...

“A witty, charming, delight of a book!” —Evie Dunmore, USA TODAY bestselling author A tart young woman and an arrogant lord collide in this flirty, sexy, and remarkably modern historical romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Anna didn’t intend to ride in a high-stakes horse race or...

As Marie Antoinette took her last breath as Queen of France in Paris, another formidable monarch—Antoinette’s dearly beloved sister, Charlotte—was hundreds of miles away, in Naples, fighting desperately to secure her release from the revolutionaries who would take her life. Little did...

A crew of outcasts tries to find a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of those who would use it as a weapon in this science fiction adventure series for fans of The Expanse and Firefly. A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race...