Phillipa Carr Libros

Against the backdrop of a civil war-torn England during the era of Cromwell and the Stuart Restoration, the passionate story of Arabella Tolworthy unfolds, intertwining her fate with that of her nation. Following the execution of Charles I and the rise of Oliver Cromwell, many royalists fled their confiscated lands, including young Arabella, whose family sought refuge in France to serve the exiled Charles II. Separated from her parents and facing the hardships of exile, she finds solace in the company of the captivating actress, Harriet Main, unaware of the threat Harriet poses to her future happiness. Arabella's life takes a dramatic turn when she marries the dashing Edwin Eversleigh, a Cavalier, in a whirlwind romance. However, after Edwin's death, she returns to England with a new child, only to be confronted by Edwin's cousin Carleton, whose bitterness over his lost inheritance complicates her life. The return of the scheming Harriet further threatens Arabella's connection to her past. Amidst the devastation of the St. Giles Plague and the Great London Fire, Arabella discovers the courage for personal renewal, seeking to reconcile her past and find peace with her homeland.

A young woman tries to move beyond her shadowed legacy, but finds her heart divided and her loyalty challenged Clarissa Field never knew her mother, but hears whispers that she was a notorious "femme fatale." Unknowingly, the girl follows her mother's passionate path and loses her heart to Jacobite rebel Dickon Frenshaw. But 1715 England is a dangerous place to be a young woman in love. Dickon is caught and exiled to Virginia, and Clarissa is married off to rakish soldier Lance Clavering. Caught between two men, Clarissa must navigate a hotbed of scandal, treachery, and betrayal. As civil strife threatens to ignite revolution, Clarissa is accused of being a spy. She faces a terrible choice, and must transform her life to prepare her daughter, Zipporah, for her legacy.

Rebecca Mandeville The story of The Changeling is told by Angelet's daughter, Rebecca, who was born in Benedict Lansdon's house in an Australian gold-mining township. Before Rebecca was born, her father had died saving another man's life. She had always looked up to him as a great hero and when she heard that her mother was to marry Benedict Lansdon, she was deeply shocked. The prolific British author of historical romances (The Pool of St. Branok) continues her lavishly entwined narrative of the families connected to Benedict Lansdon, now a recently bereaved widower, absentee father and wealthy seeker of a Parliament seat. Narrated by Benedict's aggrieved stepdaughter, Rebecca, this complex tale of love and betrayal concerns a three-cornered sibling relationship involving Rebecca, her half-sister, Belinda and Lucie, a country waif informally adopted by Benedict. Aware that her father blames her for her mother's death in childbirth, Belinda takes refuge in michievous behavior. Placid Lucie, however, fits in well with the family, though her lineage is suspect and clouded with mysterious events at St. Branok's pool. Although Belinda seems the most obvious "changeling," Carr sustains an air of doubt and intrigue. The ambience of the Cornish countryside and of Victorian London permeate this piquantly Gothic family saga.

A visit to her ancestral home at Eversleigh Court transforms quiet, contented Zipporah Ransome into a woman braced to meet a menacing challenge and in love with a handsome stranger

Historischer Liebesroman vor dem Hintergrund des 1. Weltkriegs.

Die Zwillingsschwester Dorabella und Violetta erleben den 2. Weltkrieg in Cornwall zwischen Liebesleid, der Pflege verletzter Soldaten, einer Kindesentführung und Spionage.

England, Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. Die Ehe zwischen der lebenslustigen Zippora Ransome und ihrer Jugendliebe Jean-Louis ist leidenschaftslos geworden. Zehn Jahre sind die beiden schon verheiratet und noch immer bleibt Zipporas inniger Kinderwunsch unerfüllt. Nachdem Jean-Louis bei einem Brand schwer verletzt wird, muss Zippora alleine zu ihrem Onkel reisen, um das Erbe seines idyllischen Landguts anzutreten. Auf Schloss Enderby begegnet sie dem mysteriösen Franzosen Gérard und fühlt sich sofort unwiderstehlich von ihm angezogen. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre beginnt und stellt Zipporas Leben völlig auf den Kopf.

Eine Engländerin, die am Hof Ludwig XV. zunächst vom Glück begünstigt erscheint, muss nach Ausbruch der Revolution mehrfach um ihr Leben bangen, bevor sie aus allen Nöten befreit wird.