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Peetri keisrinna
Voltaire on leedu aadlinaise Marta Skowrońska, tsaar Peeter I abikaasa ja esimese Vene keisrinna Katariina I elu nimetanud „kõige uskumatumaks esilekerkimiseks, 18. sajandi Tuhkatriinu looks”. Kuid see autentsetele ajastu allikatele tuginev romaan lõhub iga muinasjutu stereotüüpe.
Vaevalt viieaastaselt orvuks jäänud Marta Skowrońska koges noorpõlves nii teenija, pesunaise, sõjavangi kui ka seksiorja saatust. Olnud leedu soost favoriidi Aleksandr Menšikovi salaarmastatu, sai temast hiljem tolle parima sõbra Peeter I armuke ja naine. Kahe leedulase ja Vene tsaari vahel pulseerib pingest laetud armastuse ja sõpruse kolmnurk, mida valitseb pideva kahtluse õhustik: kes kellega manipuleerib, kes on ohver, kes võrgutaja, kes kupeldaja? Millise saatuse määrab võim? On see muinasjutt või tragöödia?
Kunstiajaloo doktori, kirjaniku Kristina Sabaliauskaitė uusim romaan „Peetri keisrinna” on romaanidiloogia esimene osa. Teos valiti 2019. aastal Leedu ühe suurima uudisportaali 15min.lt konkursil aasta raamatuks.
„Kristina Sabaliauskaitė kuulub ajaloolise romaani võimsaimate ja väljendusrikkaimate häälte hulka Euroopas.” – Olga Tokarczuk, Nobeli kirjanduspreemia ja Bookeri auhinna laureaat
The Canal Boat Café Christmas
'A lovely, warm gem of a series that stays with you…I loved it’ Alex BrownA Christmas special continuing the charming and heart-warming story of The Canal Boat Café.Summer and Mason take their upbeat and feelgood Canal Boat Café to London for Christmas. Summer thinks this will give them a chance to find out if they're ready to take the next step in their relationship, and they embark on a magical journey on the canal all the way to the scenic beauty of Little Venice.But their idyllic winter excursion is thrown into turmoil when the canal freezes over and an unexpected visitor appears on the scene. Are Summer and Mason facing the Big Freeze in more ways than one? Or will this be one Winter Warmer that they’ll never forget?
A Cowboy in Manhattan
Be swept away by passion… with intense drama and compelling plots, these emotionally powerful reads will keep you captivated from beginning to end.After an unexpected family reunion, Reed Terrell is an overnight millionaire. But the rancher’s biggest surprise is his attraction to Katrina Jacobs. For as much as Reed is quintessential cowboy, she is pure city slicker. Even with passions riding high, Reed knows an affair with Katrina can’t end well. But can Reed risk losing this woman?COLORADO CATTLE BARONS From the mountains to the boardroom, these men have everything under control – except their hearts.
The Wrangler
Time's running out for Samantha Davies.If it's the last thing she does before losing her sight completely, she has got to find out whether Montana's wild, Baer Mountain mustangs are real or simply the stuff of bedtime stories. And nothing–not even a bullheaded, devilishly handsome wrangler named Clint McAlister–is going to stop her.How could Clint stop a firecracker like Samantha? So what if her eyes are as green as spring grass? Or that she sits a horse like a cowboy's sweetest dream. Clint almost got his heart broken by one high-toned city girl. All he has to do is keep his hands and his heart to himself until this one goes back where she came from and leaves him–and the mustangs–alone.
The Bridegroom's Secret
A millionaire’s ring on her finger… With a glittering wedding to plan, Julie Montgomery is the happiest girl in town. The engagement party is the talk of Boston – but then Julie discovers everyone seems to know more about her groomtobe than she does… Matt McLachlan wants to protect his beautiful fiancée from the complications in his life – he only wants good things for her.But Matt has to learn that marriage is about sharing everything, for better and for worse. Before he says ‘I do’, he has to tell Julie a secret…The Wedding Planners Planning perfect weddings… finding happy endings!
The Taming Of Jackson Cade
"I'm stubborn, opinionated and unreasonable. No one knows better than I that Jackson Cade is the original immovable object." – Jackson Cade, horse breeder and firebrand From the moment Jackson Cade laid eyes on Haley Garrett, he'd known she was trouble. The lovely and sophisticated veterinarian was exactly the type of woman Jackson had vowed to steer clear of – no matter that she set every male impulse raging within him like wildfire.He fought, struggled, resisted and denied…because he knew that Haley was the one woman who could cut through the barbed wire around his heart.
The Cowboys of Cold Creek
A Sexy Sheriff for ChristmasShe claimed to be a waitress and a single mother, yet Sheriff Trace is certain Rebecca isn’t telling the whole truth. Still, one look in her vulnerable green eyes and his protective instincts go into overdrive. Becca will do anything to protect her little sister Gabi from their con-artist mother, even lie about their identities.When Trace shows up at their house with a Christmas tree and romantic intentions she can’t afford to indulge, Becca longs to surrender to him. But her past is catching up with her – fast. Can Trace perform a Christmas miracle and bring them all peace and happiness at the most wonderful time of the year?