Resultados Editorial "Saga Egmont" en Histórico

Charles Lyndon, herdeiro de um ducado e recentemente amante rejeitado, está desesperado para salvar a sua honra e reputação entre os jovens dândis e senhoras da sociedade da corte londrina. Bonito, rico e condecorado por sua bravura no exército lutando pelo Rei e pela pátria, Charles é reconhecido como um dos solteiros mais cobiçados na sociedade. Porém, apesar do seu sucesso com as mulheres, parece que não consegue encontrar a esposa perfeita. A linda Rania Temple, está morando por gentileza e empobrecida no seu país.

"Conheço um chef melhor do que Carême". As palavras do General provocaram um silêncio espantado: ninguém acreditava que existisse no mundo um cozinheiro capaz de suplantar o famoso Antoine Carême, chef do Príncipe regente. Mais perplexos ficariam todos se soubessem que não só existia, como não era um homem francês, mas sim uma mulher inglesa! Para ajudar o irmão a pagar uma dívida de jogo ao Marquês de Wayne, a bela Araminta decidiu cozinhar, mas todos deveriam pensar que o novo chef era um homem.

Meiga, tímida, Latônia estava quase desmaiando diante de lorde Branscombe. Os olhos acinzentados do homem brilhavam de ira quando ele gritou, sem piedade: "Você é uma mentirosa, uma mulher sem escrúpulos!" Latônia sabia queria ser castigada por culpa bem merecida. Por querela havia enganado o lorde, fingindo ser sua prima, e viajado com ele para a Índia? Agora, em meio à pompa e riqueza dos palácios indianos, a farsa foi descoberta. O pior é que lorde Branscombe escolheu um estranho castigo para Latônia: obrigou a moça a se casar com ele!

No começo do século XIX, Napoleão se preparava para conquistar a Inglaterra e concretizar seu fantástico sonho de desfilar pelas ruas de Londres como o novo Imperador do Reino Unido. Foi naquela época de tensão e nervosismo que a família de Vernita, se viu perseguida em Paris. Escondidos numa casa de cômodos, os pais da moça morreram de tristeza e inanição e para sobreviver, Vernita foi costurar para Pauline Bonaparte, a belíssima e devassa irmã de Napoleão e é então que nos luxuosos aposentos da Princesa, que Vernita se apaixona pelo Conde Axel de Storvik, o jovem amante de Pauline!

Alison Bane växte upp i slummen, hennes mor var prostituerad och hon fick aldrig lära känna sin far. Hon är känslomässigt hämmad, saknar moralisk bakgrund och har inget arv att luta sig tillbaka mot, men trots det hyser hon en passionerad önskan om frihet. Tre män av olika karakrär ska komma att spela stor roll i hennes liv. Colin Yarde, hjälten från henned barndom. William Carris, den kallsinnige sketiske pastorn och Nigel Solway som hon lever ett kringströvande liv med. Till var och en av dem ger hon mer än vad hon får, men livet kan alltid överraska.

When Kasia’s father threatens to marry her off, she runs away to become a Governess to the Duke of Dreghorn’s unruly nephew. As Kasia gains the trust of the child, she earns first the respect and then the growing affection of the Duke. But when she and the boy are kidnapped the stakes are irrevocably raised and the Duke’s daredevil reputation is once again tested as he endeavours to rescue them. A fast-paced, swoon-worthy historical romance, perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Sarah M. Eden and Julianne Donaldson.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own. The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.

Fedora Colwyn’s ailing father is a great restorer of paintings and valuable works. Their home is lined with a magnificent collection, but paintings don't fill stomachs and with her father unable to work, they both face destitution. When the Earl of Heversham approaches the elderly Colwyn with a lucrative offer to restore his private collection at Heversham Castle, Fedora agrees on his behalf, intending to undertake the work herself. At Heversham, she is swept up in the life of the handsome Earl.

After a disagreement with her stepmother, Sandra is banished to the desolate English countryside to live with an aged aunt. Bored and restless, she escapes to the glamourous seaside resort of Brighton as the cantankerous Dowager Countess of Kyle’s young companion. Sandra meets the handsome, but cynical and sarcastic Earl of Kyle and immediately despises him. Nevertheless, there is a spark between them and Sandra wonders if she could really fall for a man who makes her blood boil so. A classic tale of enemies to lovers played against the backdrop of Regency England.

Horrified at the thought of facing an arranged marriage, Valda runs away from her home in the beautiful French countryside. Determined to become a photographer, she heads to the south of France in the company of a Romani caravan. Learning about their way of life makes her question everything she has been raised to believe. A disastrous run-in with an arrogant and handsome stranger sends her plans awry. She is once again awakened to the possibility of a life of adventure, passion and if she dares believe it, true love.

Chloe Denman är van vid att få som hon vill. Sedan hon återvänt från flickpensionen för fyra år sedan har hon varit fast besluten att ta New York med storm och sätta sprätt på hennes familjs förmögenhet, och spenderar sina kvällar i stadens flådiga salonger. Att gifta är inget hon önskar, trots att den förmögne Mr. Morrow har försökt be om hennes hand i flera år. I ett försök att ändra Chloes inställning till giftemål tar Mr. Morrow, med tillstånd från Chloes far, med henne på en kryssning över till England. Men resan dit leder till flera överraskningar som ingen av dem hade kunnat förutspå.

Övergiven av sin fästman och sörjande efter att en fruktansvärd gruvkatastrof tagit både hennes bror och far ifrån henne bestämmer sig Jennifer för att fly från sin hjärtesorg. Hon accepterar den förmögne Julian Rothes erbjudande att utveckla sin växande talang som operasångerska och lämnar sin hemby Werford. Men när hon får reda på att hennes fästman – som hon trott lämnat hennes bror och far till deras öde den där dagen i gruvan – faktiskt agerade med stort hjältemod så återvänder hon till honom.

Queen’s Ford, seat of the Forde family for centuries, is crumbling into ruin. Devastated by their reduced circumstances, handsome and bored Jeremy Forcombe is determined to find a solution. He persuades his sister, Mariota, to go along with his outlandish plan to masquerade as highwaymen. Things go awry when they meet their match in their victim and there is an accident with a gun. Now the handsome Earl of Buckenham is injured, and the siblings are praying for his recovery – to save them from the gallows, and perhaps so much more.

In the bleak days of 1942, Countess Elisabeth von Trecheim, Berlin-born and city-raised, runs her husband’s family estate in isolated Silesia, while her Panzer officer spouse, Hans-George, confronts the horrors of Stalingrad. Meanwhile, Gideon Rokesby, an English mining engineer, is captured by the Germans in North Africa and endures brutal internment, showing determination to escape. As fate links these characters within a chaotic, war-torn world, a dance of survival, loyalty, and forbidden connection unfolds against the looming collapse of the Third Reich.

Hiding in the seedy underbelly of Paris, Vernita is keeping her sick mother alive by selling exquisitely embroidered lingerie to a shop that supplies the Princess Pauline Borghese. When Vernita approaches the Princess directly with a new negligee, she is enchanted and employs Vernita as a personal servant. As an English noblewoman in the enemy French court, Vernita has to tread carefully. However, both the Princess’ handsome lover Count Axel de Storvik and the all-powerful Emperor Napoleon are making matters more complicated...

It is 1846, famine is gripping Ireland and nowhere is it crueller than in Mayo on the west coast. Owen FitzDeane of Ballyford Castle is a good landlord, but even he is powerless to save all his tenants. When he comes upon a half-dead girl beside the road, he insists on taking her back to the castle, to see if they can save her. But Eilinora is no ordinary girl and soon superstition and fear begin to swirl around her, while Lord FitzDeane of Ballyford falls deeper under her spell. This is the story which sets in motion the events of Nadine Dorries's brilliant new novel Ruby Flynn.

Underpinned by true events, "An Ayah's Choice" draws us into a rarely seen aspect of British Indian history. Following the momentous life of Jaya Devani, an Indian woman harbouring a secret that propels her to find her own agency against a backdrop of sex, class, and race discrimination. In a small Indian village in 1900, aspiring artist Jaya Devani yearns for freedom beyond the confines of the life expected of her.

Set in the frontier town of Gold Sky, Colorado, young Florence Wickes-Barnes reputation as a dramatic and passionate individual precedes her. Little do the townspeople know that below the fiery surface, all Florence longs for is a love as steady and kind as that of her mother and two fathers. When Florence spots Ansel Ortega and Brenden Black together – clearly deeply in love, she decides to find out if they can make room in their hearts for her too. "Three to Love" is the fourth in the "Old Sky" historical romance series by American author Rebel Carter.

For as long as anyone can remember Seylah Wickes-Barnes has been at the side of August Leclaire, her best friend and the boy her fathers took under their wing. Now a grown woman and looking for love, Seylah's deepest regret, and secret, is quickly coming to surface: She has been in love with August for as long as she can remember. For years she has been content in her role as secretary to the Sheriff's department in Gold Sky, Montana. Mostly for the opportunity to be around the men of her family, and the one who still owns her heart.

Soulmates do exist... But will they find their way to each other? The year is 1954. In a small French museum, two people's lives are about to change forever. On a wintery night in December, fifteen-year old Zara meets Leon for the first time. As the power cuts out in the museum, Leon and Zara spend an hour in complete darkness, discussing their love for art, Monet and Paris. They both feel an instant connection but they have never seen each other in the light. They might not know what the other looks like but they know, their lives will never be the same.