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Control was the word Dr Toby Harper lived by. She strove to keep her life in order, her ER in order. But no one could have been prepared for the man she admits one quiet night to the Springer Hospital. Delirious and in critical condition, he barely responds to treatment. And then he disappears without trace. The subsequent search leads Toby to a second patient with the same infection. And it reveals an unsettling twist - the infection can only be spread through direct tissue exchange. Soon Toby's on a trail that winds from a pregnant sixteen-year-old prostitute to an unexpected tragedy in her own home. Only then does she discover the unthinkable: a terrifying and deadly epidemic is about to be unleashed ...

Román se odehrává v době napoleonských válek. Po otcově nenadálé smrti se Miranda má provdat za svého bratrance Jareda Dunhama. Sňatku se zpočátku vzpírá, ale nakonec se podvolí, aby zachránila štěstí své sestry-dvojčete. Miranda je pravým opakem své něžné a pasivní sestry Amandy: je výbušná, prchlivá, tvrdohlavá a má pocit, že o ni nikdo nestojí, protože není hezká. Ačkoli Jared s Mirandou uzavřeli manželství z nutnosti, oba se do sebe vášnivě zamilují. Jejich manželské štěstí však naruší politická situace. Píše se totiž rok 1812 a Napoleon plundruje pevniny i moře. Jared musí splnit tajné poslání, anglická vláda ho posílá do St. Petersburgu - a Miranda mezitím porodí chlapečka Thomase. V touze dozvědět se, co je s manželem, který o sobě nedává vědět, sama podnikne odvážnou cestu, aby ho vyhledala.

Ambitious TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving through New Mexico when she hears over the radio that Sabra Dendy, the 17 year-old daughter of Fort Worth multimillionaire Russell Dendy, has been kidnapped. Tiel calls her editor and learns that Sara was "kidnapped" by her boyfriend Ronnie and is pregnant. Tiel is at a gas station store when an armed couple robs the cashier and orders all the customers to the floor. The girl goes into labor and Tiel realizes that she has a huge story on her hands. A tense standoff begins as the FBI and Russell Dendy wait outside. Tiel learns that Sabra and Ronnie are more afraid of her father-who plans to put the baby up for adoption-than of the FBI and would rather die together than surrender and be kept apart. Now it is more than just a story to Tiel as she fights to prevent these two kids from becoming a tragedy

As a private investigator employed by marriage-minded women, Charlotte Arkendale has made a lucrative career out of delving into the lives of prospective grooms. But one of her clients has recently been murdered, and Charlotte herself has begun to receive threats. Now, she doesn't know what to make of the stranger who appears on her doorstep to apply for the position of her new man-of-affairs. Baxter St. Ives claims to be a respectable gentleman, but something about his arresting presence and the unrelenting determination burning in his eyes makes Charlotte wary. With the proper man by her side, she's certain she can catch her client's murderer. But is the enigmatic St. Ives Mr. Right or Mr. Wrong?To St. Ives, masquerading as a man-of-affairs to find out if Charlotte's a murderer is maddening enough, but discovering himself at the mercy of a highly illogical passion for her throws his life into chaos. So he decides to conduct an experiment into the risky alchemy of desire. But even as he sets out to seduce Charlotte, the real killer is on the loose in London, plotting to part the lovers...or see them joined together forever in death.

Louisu Widdowsovou porazilo auto, ale byla to skutečně nehoda? Proč má pocit, že za volantem seděl její manžel, který navíc krátce po nehodě zmizel? Andrew vytuší, že rozrušená žena utíká před násilím. Její manžel se může objevit stejně překvapivě, jako zmizel – Louisa si po mnoha letech bezdětného manželství začíná uvědomovat, že svého muže vlastně vůbec nezná

A New York Times Bestseller A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent. Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of the mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's lives.

A riotously funny romance of misunderstanding and mayhem from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews

Román se odehrává na počátku 12. století. Pětiletou holčičku Eleonoru de Montfort po otcově smrti pošlou na výchovu do kláštera. Téměř o deset let později však pro ni pošle její umírající bratr Richard, jemuž už bohužel není pomoci. Eleonora se musí na královo přání vzdát dráhy jeptišky a převzít úlohu paní na Ashlinu, strategicky důležitého pohraničního opěrného bodu. Je ovšem také třeba, aby se vdala a ženicha jí rovněž vybere král. Stane se jím rytíř Ranulf de Glandewille, který je dvakrát tak starý jako nevěsta, ale přesto díky své trpělivosti a něze dokáže v mladé dívce probudit lásku a dokonce vášeň. Jejich krásný vzájemný vztah však otravuje intrikánka Isleen, odstavená vdova po bratru Richardovi, která ho společně se svým milencem otrávila a nyní kuje pikle proti právoplatné dědičce. Eleonor unese brutální bandita Merin ap Owen, který jí dokonce usiluje o život.Eleanor však svým dobrým srdcem zcela změní jeho postoj k světu a přivede ho na cestu pokání...

Sandy se rozhodne změnit svůj život a usadit se ve městě. Získává místo u prestižní divadelní agentury a poznává jejího šéfa Michaela, do kterého se zamiluje. Jejím jediným cílem je ho získat. Michael ale miluje jinou ženu...

Alan Groombridge had a fantasy. Husband to a woman he didn't like, father of two children he had never wanted, and manager of the second smallest branch of the Anglian-Victoria bank in the country, Alan was doomed to a life of domestic boredom and tedious routine. All that saved him was one fantasy: stealing enough of the bank's money to allow him just one year of freedom - one year in which to live a different sort of life. But one day there was no more dreaming and no more games. The Anglian-Victoria bank was robbed and both manager and cashier disappeared. ln place of the dull and dreary repetition that had once existed, there came a brutal, chilling nightmare that might never, never end.