Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbours treacherous. And there are clues to the past - a dusty trunk of dresses, an overgrown gravestone in the grounds - that her husband refuses to discuss. Just as Gwen finds her feet, disaster strikes. She faces a terrible choice, hiding the truth from almost everyone, but a secret this big can't stay buried forever . . .
Angela Ricci Poradie kníh (chronologicky)





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Štyri farby mágie, jej odvrátená tvár a hrdinovia, ktorí si svojou nedokonalosťou okamžite získajú vaše srdcia - to všetko vás čaká vo fantasy sérii od autorky bestsellerov Neviditeľný život Addie LaRueovej a Gallant! Kell patrí k posledným Antariom - mágom so vzácnou a vyhľadávanou schopnosťou cestovať medzi paralelnými Londýnmi: Červeným, Sivým, Bielym a kedysi dávno aj Čiernym. Oficiálne je Kell veľvyslancom ríše Arnes - Červeného Londýna -, kde vyrastal ako člen kráľovskej rodiny Mareshovcov, cestujúcim medzi Bielym Londýnom, v ktorom si panovníci vždy uzurpujú trón krvavou cestou, a dvorom kráľa Juraja III. v najnudnejšom, Sivom Londýne, kde už mágia neexistuje. Neoficiálne je pašerákom, keďže ľudia sú ochotní zaplatiť aj za kradmý pohľad na svet, kam sa nikdy nedostanú. Nebezpečný koníček má však ďalekosiahle následky a Kell ich pocíti na vlastnej koži. Po nevydarenej akcii unikne do Sivého Londýna, kde sa zoznámi s Delilah Bardovou, vreckárkou s vysokými ambíciami. Lila ho najprv okradne, potom zachráni pred úhlavným nepriateľom a napokon ho prinúti prepašovať ju do iného sveta, aby zažila skutočné dobrodružstvo. Nebezpečná mágia im je však v pätách a na každom kroku číha zrada. Ak chcú zachrániť všetky svety, budú musieť najprv ostať nažive.
All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. Now eighteen and helping to run her family's inn, Liesl can't help but feel that her dreams and fantasies are slipping away. But when her sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl must journey to the Underground to save her. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds--and the mysterious man who rules it--she soon faces an impossible decision. And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. -- from publisher.
For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn, this electrifying novel of psychological suspense features Tessa Cartwright, the lone survivor known as one of the "Black-Eyed Susans." At sixteen, she was found barely alive in a Texas field, surrounded by bones and haunted by fragmented memories. Her testimony led to a man being sentenced to death for the murders, but nearly two decades later, Tessa, now an artist and single mother, is confronted by a chilling discovery: a patch of black-eyed susans blooming outside her window in February. This unsettling sign raises fears that she may have sent the wrong man to prison and that the real killer is still at large. As the legal team working to exonerate the man appeals to Tessa for help, she grapples with the weight of her memories and the urgency of the situation. The investigation into the unidentified bones is progressing slowly, and time is running out. Tessa is urged to undergo hypnosis to unlock her lost memories and share her drawings from therapy after her rescue. However, she has built a fortress of secrets around her past. As the execution date looms, Tessa is torn between her sanity and the safety of her teenage daughter, fearing that a serial killer may still be out there, taunting her with clues. To uncover the truth, she must confront her old ghosts and the nightmares that continue to haunt her.
Be swept away by the second instalment in the stunning love story that's capturing readers' hearts on both sides of the Atlantic from New York Times bestselling sensation Jessica Sorensen