20th Century

The multi million copy bestseller that has enthralled generations of readers. A haunting tale of obsessive love. A mesmerizing psychological thriller. In Monte Carlo, our unnamed heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned...

Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes....

The long-awaited historical romance from the beloved author of A Season Beyond a Kiss Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s breathtaking artistry has earned her a devoted following that grows with each historical tale she creates. In this highly anticipated new novel—her first original hardcover—she...

Once, Abrielle was a privileged daughter coveted for her bearing, her breeding, her wit, and her beauty. But when her stepfather is denied his rightful title and the wealth that accompanies it, Abrielle finds herself suddenly disgraced. Only one man would still have her: the oafish and grotesque...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A mesmerizing tale of love, female friendship, and heroism." —Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love...

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival. The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita...

The Seven Sisters is the story that began it all. An epic tale of love and loss, it tells the stories of the D’Aplièse sisters, all adopted as babies by the enigmatic billionaire they affectionately call Pa Salt. Read by Tuppence Middleton (Thirty Days in Paris, The Doll Factory). This is...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick Apple Books’ Best Books of the Month Amazon Best Books of the Month Editor’s Pick, Romance An NPR “Books We Love” Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month LibraryReads Hall...

A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! A BookBub Most Anticipated Mystery & Thriller of Fall 2025! A She Reads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Fall 2025! From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ackerman comes a spellbinding dual-timeline novel set at Honolulu’s iconic Moana Hotel...

This program features multicast narration. Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory—a real-life Handmaid's Tale—during World War II. In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her...

Our fiction winner and pick for Audiobook of the Year, 2006....

From the Scottish Highlands and Spain, to South America and New York, The Moon Sister is the fifth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by the number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. A spellbinding story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation. Tiggy...

The spellbinding series continues. Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley's epic saga of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the Seven Sisters constellation. Read by Hattie Morahan (The Burning Chambers, Girl with a Pearl...

From the bestselling author of Daughter of the Reich, an historical drama set in London about a bookshop involved in an espionage network. ""An utterly atmospheric and completely compelling read!” —Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Lost English Girl Two courageous women...

In this sexy modern-day fairytale from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician share a soul mate connection told through the history, art, and the magic of Harlem. The daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, Ricki Wilde is...

Following on from the bestselling The Seven Sisters and The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister is the third book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the Seven Sisters constellation. Read by Fiona Button (This Is Not a Pity Memoir, Your Word Or Mine)...

The Secret Sewing Society is a sweeping, heartbreaking tale about a devastating family mystery, a doomed love affair, and generations of women coming together against the odds. Fans of Evie Woods, Fiona Valpy and The Keeper of Happy Endings will be utterly swept away.

In 1925 Bristol, Rachel Owen has nothing but her calloused hands, her stubborn pride, and a fire that refuses to be tamed. Escaping an arranged marriage, she trades the quiet fields of her village for the clamor of the city docks, where sweat and iron are the price of survival.

The final novel in The Seven Sisters series is here. Narrated by Richard Armitage and Tuppence Middleton. Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley's saga to its stunning...

James Sommers returned from the war with his nerves in tatters. All he wants is to retreat to the quiet village of his childhood and enjoy the boring, predictable life of a country doctor....

The fairest flower in Mawbry is Erienne Fleming, the enchanting, raven-haired daughter of the village mayor. Charming, spirited and exquisitely lovely, she is beset on all sides by suitors, any one of whom would pay a king's fortune for a place in her heart. But Erienne has eyes for only one...

'This impeccably researched wartime thriller had me gripped from the opening pages – I loved it.' Eliza Graham 'A nail-biting read from start to finish … a must for WW2 fiction fans' Tessa Harris Holland, 1944: Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan has been given her toughest case yet. A...

“Wholly immersive and impeccably researched, Bryn Turnbull’s tale brings the time vividly to life.” —Toronto Star on The Paris Deception For fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah, this sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they’re separated...

Sweeping and evocative, The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide. You can’t alter destiny . . . Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors...

Meet the brilliant writer, fiercely independent mother, and passionate woman who captured the heart of C.S. Lewis and inspired the books that still enchant and change us today, from the?New York Times?bestselling author of?The Story She Left Behind. When poet and writer Joy Davidman began...

From the frenetic atmosphere of Manhattan to the magnificent wide-open plains of Africa, The Sun Sister is the sixth epic tale in the Seven Sisters series by the number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation...

Es una épica historia de amor que se desarrolla durante un episodio casi desconocido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Aiyi Shao es una joven heredera, propietaria de un club nocturno en Shanghái, internacional y lleno de glamour. Ernest Reismann es un refugiado judío expulsado de Alemania. Ha perdido casi toda esperanza hasta que se cruza con Aiyi, quien lo contrata para tocar el piano en su club, en un escandaloso desafío a las costumbres. Ernest logra un éxito inmediato que hace revivir el club de Aiyi.

London, Present day: Mia clutches the last remaining box found at Hope’s House in her hands. For months she has been determined to reunite every box with its rightful owner. But now it’s time for her to discover Hope’s own heartbreaking story. France 1938: When Hope meets Gus in the lively streets of Paris, she finally feels that she has met her kindred spirit. But as they plan their dream future together, it is clear that Gus’s father will never allow their romance to develop. Defying his wishes, Gus promises Hope that they will be together after his army training.

Uma história fascinante sobre coragem e emancipação feminina, e sobre dois irmãos inseparáveis destinados a amar a mesma mulher. Anna Allavena, a carteira: a história extraordinária de uma mulher aparentemente comum que se muda do norte da Itália para o sul e se torna a primeira carteira em uma pequena cidade na região de Salento.

Former U.S. Marshal Isaac McGraw wants nothing more than to forget his past and live in isolation on the family ranch. But his meddling family has cooked up other plans—plans that include matching Isaac with a mail-order bride who has two young boys in tow. There's something about Clare Ferguson that bothers Isaac…more than the haunted look in her eyes and the way she's constantly glancing over her shoulder. Against his will—and better judgment—he finds himself drawn to Clare and her cheery disposition.

A recent widow, Lady Arabella Grey hires the young and unconventional Zandra Lancaster as governess to her children. Despite Zandra's impressive recommendations, Arabella is skeptical and unimpressed by Zandra's youth and artistic nature. But Zandra is brilliant with her daughters, and Arabella's inexplicably drawn to her.

What if you could go back—not to fix your life, but to fight for the love you walked away from? On Valentine’s Day, Maggie Shaw is fifty years old, successful, and alone. Twenty-seven years ago, she made the safe choice. She left a man who loved her. And spent a lifetime wondering what might have been. Then she wakes up in 1987. The music is loud. The coffee is terrible. Phones have cords, and when they ring, you answer without knowing who’s on the other end. Maggie is twenty-three again, living in a world of mixtapes, newspaper deadlines, shoulder pads, and waiting by the phone. And ...

A secret letter. A wartime promise. A courageous act of love... Singapore, 1942: The war is drawing ever closer, and Dorothy faces a heart-rending choice to flee the country she has come to call home. With warplanes advancing across the ocean, she is boarding a boat full of evacuees when...

Hampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of 15-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the owners' crippled son Joseph, with whom friendship soon blossoms. When circumstances force Joseph to leave the family home, Harriet is happy to accompany him and break free from the controlling influence of her stepmother.

‘A woman can get more information about German supply lines and replacements than a man with a knife to a soldier’s throat…’ Germany, 1944 Best friends Viv Allen and Junie Knight are drawn into the covert world of America’s Morale Operations Branch, a dark propaganda campaign designed...

Amelia Wakefield loves working at Pennington's, Bath's finest department store. So when Pennington's owner sets her a task to set sail on the Titanic and study the department stores of New York, Amelia couldn't be more excited – or determined! Meeting Amelia on board the Titanic, Samuel Murphy can't help wonder what painful history has made the beauty so reserved. Meanwhile, in Bath, Ruby Taylor has always kept her Pennington co-workers at a distance.

Montana, 1957. Two strangers. One deed. A legacy built on dust and determination. Millie Caldwell leaves a safe life in Ohio for a one-way bus ticket to the rugged American West. She carries a deed to a failing ranch, a sense of duty to her late uncle, and absolutely no experience in the hard world of cattle ranching. Waiting for her is Clem Spyker, a man who knows the land better than he knows people, and who is too proud to admit he is drowning in debt. Thrown together by an inheritance that demands a partnership, Clem and Millie must navigate a harsh winter, predatory bankers, and the ...

He was the shield she never asked for. She was the home he never thought he’d deserve. Clara Crawford stood alone on the Texas frontier, her father’s sudden death leaving her to guide five siblings through a world of dust and debt. With the Lazy C under threat from ruthless land grabbers, her weary faith was the only thing keeping the shadows at bay. Then Silas Vane returned, a battle-hardened Ranger with a heavy duster and a heart full of unspoken apologies. He was the boy she’d once loved and the man she’d tried to forget, yet his steady hands offered a protection she could no ...

Throughout her childhood, Mia has watched her sisters leave their Tuscan villa and start their own families. Now it's her turn and, having promised them that she will follow her heart, she hopes she will finally be brave enough to fall in love herself. In London, Mia meets Ben, a bookseller. Just as her affection grows, Ben tells her he can never leave London. Loving him would mean saying goodbye to her home in the Tuscan hills forever. Then Mia finds a locket, along with a long-forgotten love story that mirrors her own.

Grady’s been running his ranch and farm just fine on his own since his daddy died. But when young Jesse Cole blows up on his porch, Grady hesitates before sending him on. There’s something in the way Cole turns to leave that makes Grady want to pull him back in. There are murmurs in town about the kind of boy Cole is. The kinds of things he’s done. But as they work together and then start helping each other out because that’s just what buddies do on the land, Grady begins to feel something he’s never felt before. Something not ‘just buddies’ at all.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE EMOTIONAL CONCLUSION TO THE ROWNTREES GIRL SERIES! January 1945. The end of the war at last feels within reach, and the Rowntrees workers dream of returning to work on chocolate rather than munitions. Within the Freeman household, there are also dreams of a...

1938. Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. An abandoned manor whispers secrets best left alone… When Maggie dares to enter the dilapidated DuMond Manor on Cat Island, she awakens something she cannot escape. Each night, her dreams grow darker, pulling her deeper into a haunting that feels all too real. Desperate, she turns to Carson Jacobs—better known to his nationwide radio audience as "Mr. Mystery"— who agrees to help her uncover the truth. But the deeper they search, the more dangerous the hauntings become… and the harder it is to ignore the spark between them.

After breaking free from childhood oppression, Angelina hopes to find solace alongside the man of her dreams. But when shadows from the past twist her future, those dreams revert to mere illusions. Desperate and committed, she endures until one tragic night turns her world on its head. Amidst suffragette rallies and societal upheaval, Angelina's resilience is put to the ultimate test as she must choose, once again, the price she is willing to pay to follow her heart.

1933, Wisconsin—Large animal veterinarian Katy Wells takes her patients' welfare personally, so it's no surprise when she stands up to angry farmers planning a milk strike or takes in an injured draft horse to save its life. But after a visitor from the past discovers her location and reveals a threat, she must choose between her work and her freedom, and whether to trust a man to keep her safe.

Ein Kindheitsversprechen. Ein Familiengeheimnis. Und eine unmögliche Liebe in den goldenen Jahren Italiens. Zwei Kinder im Garten einer Mailänder Villa: Piero, der strahlende Sohn eines Automobilunternehmers. Und Valeria, die talentierte Tochter der Hausangestellten. Sie versprechen sich, Freunde fürs Leben zu werden. Verbunden durch ein altes Familiengeheimnis erleben sie eine Jugend in den goldenen Jahren Italiens, zwischen Dolce Vita und kultureller Revolution.

The war is over, but its shadows linger. When spirited Lily Brown meets Robert Linford, heir to a prosperous building dynasty, their connection is immediate and electric. But Robert's father, Joseph Linford, sees only danger in his new daughter-to-be. Convinced Lily is a gold-digger and Robert's love a fleeting fancy, Joseph will stop at nothing to protect the family name. What begins as prejudice soon turns into obsession, and Joseph's actions set in motion a lie that will haunt the Linfords for generations.

Rose MacDowall is hopeful that her husband Alex can overcome his post-war night terrors and return to full health so she can concentrate on her thriving dress-designing business. When the McCarts, an Irish family arrive in Paisley they are offered a warm welcome, employment and support, but dark secrets threaten to destroy the new lives they're trying to build. As Alex's father's health fails, Fiona steps in to help run the family furniture emporium but Rose is unsettled by Fiona's ambitions and wary of her motives.

By day young Mirren Jarvis works in the twisting department at Ferguslie Thread Mills and by night she works in a local fried-fish shop. She also cares for her sick mother and forgoes the freedom and luxuries her friends enjoy, dreaming of the day her fiancé, Donald, will send for her to come and live with him in America. In the aftermath of the Great War, many of the women in Mirren's life are struggling.

Mosel, 1919: Magdalena glaubt, endlich angekommen zu sein: frisch verheiratet, erfüllt von Liebe und Hoffnung. Doch schon bald spürt sie, dass der Alltag im Haus der Gronaus ganz andere Pläne für sie bereithält. Zwischen der strengen Schwiegermutter, endloser Arbeit und einem Mann, der ihre Sorgen nicht sehen will, droht ihre junge Ehe zu zerbrechen. Als sie erkennt, dass niemand außer ihr selbst ihr Glück verteidigen kann, fasst sie einen mutigen Entschluss, der ihr Leben – und ihre Ehe – auf die härteste Probe stellt.

Rachel, étudiante canadienne à l'université américaine de Tours en 1968, enquête sur son passé familial, jusqu'à effectuer un extraordinaire voyage dans le temps sous l'Occupation pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, à Tours également. C'est un roman d'aventures fantastique qui voit la protagoniste « parachutée » en 1942 pour lui permettre de dénouer, avec un art du suspense consommé, non seulement les énigmes familiales mais également notre compréhension du présent.