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The recently rediscovered short story 'The Lost One', perfect for fans of Daphne du Maurier, Santa Montefiore and Anya Seton. First published in Woman's Journal in 1960, and set against the backdrop of unfenced country and dark winding valleys at night, the aptly named 'The Lost One' features The Wind off the Small Isles heroine Perdita West, who brings her characteristic pluck and courage to this classic Mary Stewart tale of suspense and intrigue....

When Prince Baudouin's infant son, Alexander, grows to manhood, he sets out for Camelot to avenge his father's death. Years before, his father was murdered in cold blood by Alexander's jealous uncle, the King of Cornwall. Young Alexander journeys to Camelot seeking justice, but his path is diverted, first to a dark tower where he is bewitched by the sorceress Morgan Le Fay. He then meets a beautiful young woman named Alice, who has also encountered many dangers on her pilgrimages to the Holy Land. As they travel together, their connection grows beyond their separate purposes.

King Arthur's reign will finally come to a spellbinding end. This final chapter of the Camelot saga traces Mordred's birth, childhood, and recounts how he came to set in motion the fates and call forth the "wicked day of destiny."

Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports listeners to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress Annabel Winslow. Their deception will spark a powder keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love.

Molodaya anglichanka Linda Martin priezzhaet vo Franciyu, chtoby stat' guvernantkoj devyatiletnego Filippa, grafa de Val'mi. Ee podopechnyj - vladelec rodovogo zamka i imeniya, kotorymi upravlyaet ego dyadya Leon. Linda chuvstvuet v otnosheniyah obitatelej zamka neponyatnuyu napryazhennost' i pytaetsya zashchitit' mal'chika ot davyashchej vlastnosti dyadi i holodnogo ravnodushiya tetki. Vnezapno vspyhnuvshaya lyubov' k synu Leona, Raulyu, eshche bolee oslozhnyaet ee zhizn'. Vo vremya progulki v Filippa strelyayut.

The rambling house called Thornyhold is like something out of a fairy tale. Left to Gilly Ramsey by the cousin whose occasional visits brightened her childhood, the cottage, set deep in a wild wood, has come just in time to save her from a bleak future. With its reputation for magic and its resident black cat, Thornyhold offers Gilly more than just a new home. It offers her a chance to start over.

The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads listeners on a thrilling journey through a dangerous and deadly Provence in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. It sounds idyllic: a leisurely drive through the sun-drenched landscape of Provence. But Charity's dream...

Summer, 1947. Kate Herrick, a war widow, returns to her childhood home for a final visit before the house is sold. But Rose Cottage is not the idyllic paradise she remembers from her youth and someone has been there before her. As Kate uncovers an old secret that haunts the home she thought she knew, she is forced to confront a dark truth from her own past.... Beyond the weedy garden with its riot of rose bushes, nothing had changed. And someone was crossing the bridge to approach the garden gate. Someone I knew well....

When Rose Fenemore takes a desperately needed holiday to an isolated cottage on the Scottish island of Moila she doesn't expect much in the way of adventure - just a few quiet weeks of writing, walking and bird-watching. And then, late one night during a wild storm, two young men appear in her doorway, seeking shelter from the wind and rain. Neither man is quite who he claims, and the question of whom to trust will put Rose in grave peril....

The pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads her readers on a thrilling journey to a Mediterranean island paradise in this tale of mystery, murder and intrigue, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Lucy Waring, a young, out-of-work actress from London, leaps at the chance...

En ung englænder ved navn Jack bliver under mystiske omstændigheder fundet hårdt såret i en faldefærdig hytte på Kreta. Øen, der ellers er kendt som et ferieparadis, sætter nu i stedet rammen for et uhyggeligt mysterium, når den unge pige, Nicola Ferris finder Jack og beslutter sig for at hjælpe ham. Snart spirer et romantisk forhold frem imellem de to, men hvor langt er de villige til at gå for at få hinanden - og slippe væk med livet i behold?

Kusinerna Christy och Charles är på semester i Beirut när de kommer till att tänka på att deras faster Harriet också är där. Hon är släktens original, har konverterat till islam och bor i en gammal rövarborg uppe i bergen i Libanon. Hon lever ensam och tillbakadragen med en livläkare och tre tjänare. Kusinerna bestämmer sig för att besöka henne men känner sig inte det minsta välkomna hos fastern. Hon döljer något, men vad? Mary Stewart (1916-2014) var en brittisk romanförfattare som bland annat skrivit om trollkarlen Merlin, samt deckare och romantiska romaner.