Julia Drosten

Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at twenty-three, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father's house. When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father's trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. As Benjamin's rising career whisks them both away to exotic Morocco, Sibylla is at last a citizen of the world, reveling in her newfound freedom by striking her first business deals, befriending locals...and falling in love for the first time with a charismatic and handsome Frenchman. But Benjamin's lust for money and influence draws him into dark dealings, pulling him ever further from Sibylla and their two young sons. When he's arrested on horrible charges, the fate of Sibylla's family rests on her shoulders, as she must decide whether she'll leave him to his fate or help him fight for his life.

The Lioness of Morocco

From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco and The Elephant Keeper's Daughter, the story of an ambitious young woman discovering friendship, love, and her own identity on the eve of World War I. Christmas 1889. A baby is born in the early hours at Vienna General Hospital, only to be abandoned by her unwed mother and entrusted to a foundling home and its loving caretaker. Fanny Schindler grows from a precocious girl into a strong-willed young woman. Undeterred by the rules of her station, she's determined to rise above her humble origins and pursue her dreams at all costs, becoming an apprentice to one of the most glamorous fashion houses in Austria-Hungary. All the while, as Fanny searches for a sense of belonging, her path crosses with those of three people who will change her future. To one, she is a cherished friend. To another, a confidant. And to a handsome career soldier, something more. When hostilities in Europe burst into flame as a brutal world war, the future of the dual monarchy is at stake, friendships are strained, loyalties are tested, and everything is at risk. And when long-buried secrets about Fanny's past come to light, she must decide what truly matters--and what is worth fighting for in a new world of infinite possibilities.

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The Girl with the Golden Scissors

From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco comes the beguiling novel of a young woman trapped between the expectations of her family and the desire to live free. Ceylon, 1803. In the royal city of Kandy, a daughter is born to the king's elephant keeper--an esteemed position in the court reserved only for males. To ensure the line of succession, Phera's parents raise her as a boy. As she bonds with her elephant companion, Siddhi, Phera grows into a confident, fiercely independent woman torn between the expectations of her family and her desire to live life on her own terms. Only when British colonists invade is she allowed to live her true identity, but when the conquerors commit unspeakable violence against her people, Phera must add survival to the list of freedoms for which she's willing to fight. Possessed by thoughts of revenge yet drawn into an unexpected romance with a kindly British physician, the elephant keeper's daughter faces a choice: Love or hatred? Forgiveness or retribution?

The Elephant Keeper's Daughter

Land Beyond the Horizon

Zwei gegensätzliche Frauen kämpfen in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkrieges Seite an Seite um ihre Kinder Im kleinen Badeort Heringsdorf freut sich die vierundneunzigjährige Hermine Voßberg mit Sohn Artur und Schwiegertochter Karin auf ihre Lieblingssendung Bares für Rares. Doch dann findet der Experte im Geheimfach eines antiken Sekretärs einen silbernen Becher mit einer rätselhaften Gravur aus dem Jahr 1944 und Hermine bricht zum Entsetzen von Artur und Karin in Tränen aus. Von ihrem Sohn gedrängt, offenbart sie ein viele Jahre tief in sich verborgenes Geheimnis und erzählt eine Geschichte, die sich in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs ereignete. Im Mittelpunkt steht Paulina, eine Widerstandskämpferin aus Warschau, die im Land ihrer Feinde verzweifelt nach ihrer verschwundenen Nichte sucht. Als sich Paulina und Hermine auf einem abgeschiedenen Anwesen in Pommern begegnen, beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Um ihre Kinder zu retten, schließen sie einen Pakt gegen Willkür und Unmenschlichkeit. Eine bewegende Geschichte über eine tiefe Freundschaft, die Hass und alle Grenzen überwindet. Dramatisch, atmosphärisch und hoch spannend.

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