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Bran Davidson's sister is going to be hanged unless he agrees to take Werrick Castle. Ever a pawn in a rich man's game, Bran has no choice but to force his way into Werrick on behalf of the Scottish Middle March Warden. He quickly discovers getting into the castle is the easy part. Dealing with its mistress, however, will take every ounce of cunning and determination he can muster, especially when she turns his blood to fire.

Lady Ella Barrington is a romantic who has always dreamed she would marry for love. When loyalties are questioned, she must sacrifice her dream to save her father. Her handsome betrothed seems to be the hero she's always hoped for and awakens a yearning she never imagined. But her belief in fairytale love crumbles as the truth comes to light and danger lurks.

When he was but a boy, Sir Geordie Strafford was abandoned at Werrick Castle, his life meant as payment for his father's deceit. Lady Catriona Barrington saved him by pleading with Lord Werrick for a stay of execution. From that moment on, Geordie and Cat were inseparable, until he left on a four-year campaign for the king. Now returned with his dream of being a knight fully realized, Geordie is determined to win the heart of the woman he's always loved. But Cat has a secret of her own, one that could destroy everything.

Scottish romance doesn't get much steamier - or more dangerous - than a spy hunting her quarry and losing her heart to him instead. To pay a seemingly impossible debt, Mariel Brandon has become a spy for Aaron, one of England's deadliest minds. Aaron's latest mission for the sharp-witted and daring Mariel is to find two people in a heavily fortified castle on the Isle of Skye, a castle headed by the clan MacDonald and the powerful Kieran.

Anice Barrington has always been known as the prettiest of the Earl of Werrick's five daughters. Years of trying to prove she's more than beauty has failed, not only with others, but also with herself. When their mortal enemy is laying siege to Werrick Castle, Anice does the only thing in her power to keep her family safe: she offers herself as a bride to her enemy. She swears she will not lose her heart to him, but soon discovers that may be impossible when he stokes her curiosities toward intimacy and lights a burning desire within her.

When both learn of the other’s lack of desire for love, they know the best chance to escape those seeking to wed them is to come to an agreement - one that will free them both from the pressures of matchmaking. But a marriage of convenience doesn’t imply a marriage without passion. As their feelings eventually warm toward one another, old enemies emerge and threaten everything they have worked for. Will they be able to draw strength from their blossoming love to defeat those who seek to destroy them, or will they deny their feelings and lose one another forever?

Alec MacLean returns home after a decade to find his recently deceased father has let his inheritance fall to ruin. As the new laird, it's Alec's responsibility to rebuild the castle and restore the lands. He must also regain the people's trust after having abandoned them so long ago, a feat not easily done when he fears he's plagued with the same darkness as his father.

Août 1939. La guerre gronde en Europe. Grace Bennett a toujours voulu s'installer à Londres, mais les portes closes et les lugubres bunkers qu'elle y découvre sont bien loin de ce dont elle rêvait. Et elle, qui n'a jamais été une grande lectrice, ne s'imaginait pas non plus trouver du travail dans la librairie de Primrose Hill. Quand le Blitz détruit une partie du centre-ville et que des milliers de livres se retrouvent brûlés et ensevelis sous les décombres, la librairie est miraculeusement épargnée.

London, 1939. Die junge Grace kommt in die vom Krieg gebeutelte Metropole, ihr größter Wunsch ist es, endlich ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen. In einem kleinen Buchladen in Primrose Hill findet sie eine Anstellung. Sie hat alle Hände voll damit zu tun, Ordnung in den Laden zu bringen und es den Menschen trotz der Kriegswirren zu ermöglichen, Bücher zu kaufen. Als ihr ein ganz besonderes Buch geschenkt wird, taucht sie plötzlich in eine Welt ein, die ihr zuvor immer verschlossen war, und findet den Mut, auch in den dunkelsten Zeiten nicht die Hoffnung aufzugeben.

Zofia siempre ha encontrado consuelo en los libros y en Janina, su mejor amiga. Mientras las bombas caen y las fuerzas de Hitler saquean y destruyen la ciudad, Zofia descubre que no solo Janina corre peligro por ser judía, sino que también los libros necesitan ser salvados. Con los libros recuperados, ambas amigas inician un club de lectura clandestino. Cuando Janina es finalmente confinada en el recién creado gueto, Zofia deberá luchar con la única arma que le queda, la literatura, para tratar de proteger lo que más quiere.