Showing results for "Emma" in Historical Fiction

It's 1789, and France is on the brink of revolution. Belle has broken the enchantress' curse, restoring the Beast to his human form and bringing life back to their castle in the principality of Aveyon. But in Paris, the fires of change are burning, and it's only a matter of time before the rebellion arrives on their doorstep.

Mysteries and intrigue draw in the intrepid young girl detective, and family secrets are revealed as cases unfold. The saga begins in Chicago in 1881, when the city was just recovering from the great fire of '71. Emma works at her family bakery, but wishes for more adventure. There is an opportunity for her to have more adventures by working with the boys on the delivery wagons. Her observation begins to pull her into cases ranging from robbery to murder. One case pulls in her family. To protect them and herself, will her skills with knives and self-defense see her through?

Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages - until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.

La série relate les exploits d'un gentilhomme anglais, Sir Percy Blakeney, qui sauve de la guillotine un grand nombre d'aristocrates durant la Révolution française. D'un caractère apparemment nonchalant, distrait, Sir Percy n'est guère pris au sérieux par son entourage, et encore moins par ses ennemis potentiels. Ainsi cache-t-il d'autant mieux son jeu, puisque nul ne peut deviner que sous ce masque inoffensif se dissimule un héritier spirituel de Robin des Bois.

La jeune Juliette de Marny fait le serment de venger la mort de son frère sur le lit de mort de son père. Cinq ans plus tard, elle retrouve la trace de "l'assassin" de son frère. Mais c'est sans compté sur les mouvements révolutionnaires à Paris. Le drame se prolonge entre Juliette de Marny et l'homme qu'elle devrait haïr le plus au monde.

Kit Corrigan always dreamed of being a star. In order to get there, she needs to break up with Billy and leave her family in Rhode Island behind for the bright lights of New York City. After Kit meets with Billy's father, Nate, things get easier - until she realizes that Nate's help comes with "strings attached". Kit soon uncovers a mystery she must solve in order to protect the ones she loves in this stunning story.

In a time of knights and chivalry, a shapeshifter snatches a newborn girl from her mother’s arms and abandons her in a dark forest. Against all odds, a kindly nun hears her cries. Seventeen years later, haunted by a prophecy foretelling the girl's birth, the new King orders his most savage knights to find her. Rhiannon and her faithful dog, Fisher, are forced from their sanctuary. The decisions she makes now will impact both her life and the lives of the entire kingdom.