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Bertrice Small

    9 dicembre 1937 – 24 febbraio 2015

    Bertrice Small è stata una prolifica autrice di oltre 50 romanzi, che spesso si sono addentrati nei regni del romance storico e del fantasy. Il suo vasto corpus di opere, apparso in numerose classifiche di best-seller, le è valso riconoscimenti per i suoi duraturi contributi al genere. Small possedeva il dono di creare narrazioni avvincenti che risuonavano con un vasto pubblico, assicurandosi un posto tra le voci significative della letteratura rosa.

    Bertrice Small
    Lost Love Found
    Wild Jasmine
    Skye O'Malley
    Love Wild and Fair
    Un amore per sempre
    Dolce ostaggio
    • Love Wild and Fair

      • 480pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      A Love For All Time She is Catriona, Countess of Glenkirk, the dazzling green-eyed beauty whose silken sensuality fires the passion of men's very souls -- making her a pawn in a dangerous game of royal intrigue. wife to a count, unwilling mistress to the king, she has the undying live of the most courageous lord in all of scotland. . . He is Francis, Earl of Bothwell, who defies his king to possess the woman he loves. Theirs is a romance in the grand tradition of bestselling author Beatrice Small -- and epic tale of love and betrayal that sweeps from the snowy Scottish highlands through the glittering palaces of Europe and exotic pleasures domes of Constantinople to find its magnificent conclusion inthe exquisite fulfillment of love's most passionate desires.

      Love Wild and Fair
    • Skye O'Malley

      • 496pagine
      • 18 ore di lettura

      The story features a captivating heroine whose beauty and legend set her apart. As she navigates her extraordinary journey, readers are drawn into a world filled with rich characters and intricate plots, showcasing the signature storytelling style of Bertrice Small. The narrative promises to blend romance and adventure, inviting readers to explore themes of strength and resilience through the protagonist's experiences.

      Skye O'Malley
    • Wild Jasmine

      • 544pagine
      • 20 ore di lettura

      From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love . . . Princess Yasaman has been blessed with rapturous beauty, fierce intelligence, and an innocent sensuality that captivates two formidable men—her scheming half-brother, Salim, and her loving husband, Prince Jamal. But her days of bliss and nights of steamy passion are shattered when Jamal is murdered, and Yasaman flees to England and the court of James I. Calling herself Jasmine, she is reunited with her beautiful mother, Velvet, and her grandmother, the legendary Skye O'Malley de Marisco. Before long, Jasmine is caught up in the tangled intrigues of the court of the Stuart king, James I, where she is admired by the most powerful men in England: Rowan Lindley, Marquess of Westleigh, her good-natured second husband; the Earl of Glenkirk, who tempts her with forbidden passion; and hot-blooded Henry Stuart, prince of England. It is here that she truly becomes Wild Jasmine, a woman who lives and loves with fierce abandon and who surrenders to the deepest pleasures of love. . . .

      Wild Jasmine
    • “Bertrice Small creates cover-to-cover passion, a keen sense of history and suspense.”—Publishers Weekly Valentina had been admired, married, widowed, yet had never known love . . . Not even at the illustrious court of Queen Elizabeth, where her innocent, violet-eyed beauty fired the hearts of England's most gallant gentry, especially the roguish Earl of Kempe and the irrepressible Lord Padraic Burke. But her innocence shattered when a deathbed confession revealed that her true father might not have been Lord Bliss but the lustful Sultan Murad of Istanbul. Determined to find the truth, Valentina sets sail for the East, a voyage of unsurpassed danger . . . and sensual discovery. Lavish, sexy, magnificent—Bertrice Small's Lost Love Found is a fitting tribute to the unforgettable heroine who rivals her famous aunt, Skye O'Malley, in grace, grandeur, and sensual daring.

      Lost Love Found
    • A Love for All Time

      • 530pagine
      • 19 ore di lettura

      Set against the backdrop of 16th century Europe, this historical epic follows Conn, Skye O'Malley's brother, as he navigates a world filled with royal intrigue and deception. The story centers on the passionate yet tumultuous romance between two lovers torn apart by the machinations of the time. Bertrice Small weaves a tale of love, betrayal, and resilience, highlighting the challenges faced by those who dare to follow their hearts amidst the complexities of court politics and societal expectations.

      A Love for All Time
    • From a "New York Times"-bestselling author comes the third passionate romance in the Border Chronicles series--the tale of a young woman and the rugged laird who holds her heart captive.

      The Captive Heart
    • Mourn me but briefly.Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life.Now let me go.With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body—and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders.While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead. Thankfully, she has a powerful ally in Prince Kaliq of the Shadows, though never was there a more seductive friend or foe. Yet some in Terah still believe that a female must never wear the crown…and Lara and her daughters will face old enemies who escaped the wrath of Magnus but are not yet finished with their schemes for power and revenge.

      World of Hetar - 5: The Shadow Queen
    • A Past AwakenedMagic coursing through his blood, Dillon, son of Lara, Domina of Hetar, follows his mystical path to Hetar's brightest star. Belmair is a forgotten world. And, it turns out, his people's lost heritage. Summoned to marry the king's daughter and inherit the throne, Dillon discovers Belmair is beautiful, enigmatic and seductive�as is his strong-willed new queen, and the mystery lying at Belmair's heart. A Love Unimagined Cinnia, sorceress of Belmair, expected to claim her rightful place as ruler, not as the wife of a stranger chosen by Belmair's magical guardian. But the enchantment that seals a marriage of power and greatness soothes her wounded pride, allowing her to use her magical gift to uncover the darkest secret of a bright planet whose young women are inexplicably disappearing….

      World Of Hetar - 4: The Sorceress Of Belmair