Auf ​den Wegen der Sehnsucht

Kerri Maniscalco - Stalking ​Jack the Ripper
Seventeen-year-old ​Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

Cassandra Clare - Clockwork ​Angel (német)
London, ​1878. Ein mysteriöser Mörder treibt in den dunklen Straßen der Stadt sein Unwesen. Ungewollt gerät Tessa in den Kampf zwischen Vampiren, Hexenmeistern und anderen übernatürlichen Wesen. Als sie erfährt, dass auch sie eine Schattenweltlerin ist und zudem eine seltene Gabe besitzt, wird sie selbst zur Gejagten. Doch dann findet sie Verbündete, und zwar ausgerechnet im Institut der Schattenjäger. Dort trifft sie auf James, hinter dessen zerbrechlicher Schönheit sich ein tödliches Geheimnis verbirgt, und auf Will, der mit seinen Launen jeden auf Abstand hält - jeden, außer Tessa. Tessa ist völlig hin- und hergerissen, und weiß nicht, wem sie trauen soll. Schließlich sind die Schattenjäger ihre natürlichen Feinde...

Kerri Maniscalco - Jack, ​o Estripador
O ​assassino mais perigoso da história espera por você Combine a astúcia de Sherlock Holmes com a determinação de Lia, a heroína das Crônicas de Amor & Ódio. Pronto, você já tem uma pista de quem é Audrey Rose, a detetive protagonista de Rastro de Sangue: Jack, o Estripador. Prepare-se para acompanhá-la pelos becos sombrios de Londres neste romance policial com grande pesquisa histórica. Você nunca mais vai encarar a era vitoriana do mesmo jeito após devorar este lançamento da DarkSide Books. Audrey Rose não é a típica donzela inglesa do século xix. Quando ninguém está vendo, a jovem realiza autópsias no laboratório de seu tio, contrariando a vontade de seu pai e todas as expectativas da sociedade. Ela pode não saber fazer um penteado elaborado, mas faz uma incisão em Y num cadáver como ninguém. Seus estudos em medicina forense a levam na trilha do misterioso Jack, cujos assassinatos brutais derivados de uma terrível sede de sangue amedrontam a cidade. E Audrey Rose, empoderada desde o berço, quer fazer justiça às vítimas - mulheres sem voz e marginalizadas por uma sociedade extremamente sexista. Na companhia de Thomas Cresswell, o aprendiz convencido e irritante de seu tio, ela decide seguir seus instintos e os rastros de sangue do notório assassino. Afinal, nenhum homem foi capaz de descobrir sua identidade. Esse é um trabalho para uma mulher. Rastro de Sangue: Jack, o Estripador é o primeiro volume de uma série que já prevê inspiração em outros personagens clássicos da era vitoriana, como o príncipe Drácula e o escapista Harry Houdini. É também o romance de estreia de Kerri Maniscalco, autora descoberta por James Patterson, que vem conquistando o coração de leitoras e leitores em todo o mundo. Aqui no Brasil, os fãs podem esperar aquele padrão de qualidade quase psicopata da DarkSide Books. Uma edição feita sob medida para acompanhar os leitores nessa investigação cheia de reviravoltas. E, como se fosse preciso dizer, em capa dura, é claro. Rastro de Sangue: Jack, o Estripador faz parte da linha editorial DarkLove, só com livros escritos por mulheres com grandes histórias para contar. Os detalhes sobre medicina forense aproximam também os fãs de livros da coleção Crime Scene, como O Segredo dos Corpos ou os Arquivos Serial Killers, de Ilana Casoy. Recomendado também para os amantes de csi, mindhunter, o terror gótico de penny dreadful e o medo clássico de Edgar Allan Poe.

Kerri Maniscalco - Jack ​Spintecătorul
Audrey ​Rose Wadsworth, fiica unui controversat lord britanic, duce o viaţă dublă. Ziua, tânăra de doar 17 ani îşi împarte timpul între ceaiuri dansante, spectacole de circ şi probe la croitoreasă. Seara, studiază în secret medicina şi îşi ajută unchiul să facă autopsii. Când diabolicul Jack Spintecătorul începe să terorizeze întreaga Londră, ucigând femei nevinovate, Audrey Rose porneşte o investigaţie pe cont propriu. Ancheta însă o va duce în faţa unor adevăruri greu de digerat, iar adolescenta va trebui să ia decizii care îi vor frânge inima.

Lisa Kleypas - Devil ​in Spring
New ​York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas combines the worlds of the Wallflowers with Marrying Winterborne in this irresistible story of how Sebastian's son Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent, meets his match in the eccentric and headstrong Lady Pandora.

Julia Quinn - Romancing ​Mr. Bridgerton
Secretly ​drawn to her best friend's brother for years, Penelope Featherington believes that she knows everything about Colin Bridgerton, until she stumbles upon his deepest secrets.

Jennifer Donnelly - The ​Tea Rose
East ​London, 1888 - a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths. Here, by the whispering waters of the Thames, Fiona Finnegan, a worker in a tea factory, hopes to own a shop one day, together with her lifelong love, Joe Bristow, a costermonger's son. With nothing but their faith in each other to spur them on, Fiona and Joe struggle, save, and sacrifice to achieve their dreams. But Fiona's life is shattered when the actions of a dark and brutal man take from her nearly everything - and everyone - she holds dear. Fearing her own death, she is forced to flee London for New York. There, her indomitable spirit propels her rise from a modest West Side shop-front to the top of Manhattan's tea trade. But Fiona's old ghosts do not rest quietly, and to silence them, she must venture back to the London of her childhood, where a deadly confrontation with her past becomes the key to her future.

Sylvia Day - Idegen ​a férjem
"...elképesztően ​izgalmas..." Booklist Gray már akkor is lenyűgöző volt, amikor négy évvel ezelőtt érdekházasságot kötött Izabellel. Most viszont egyenesen leírhatatlan. Már nem szeleburdi ifjú, korántsem az; meggyötört férfi lett, akit titkok vesznek körül, és aki nem árulja el, mit tett azóta, hogy eltűnt. Isabel tudta, hogyan bánjon a hajdani, meggondolatlan ifjonccal, de a férje most... ezt a baljósan szenvedélyes férfit nem lehet megszelídíteni. Vajon Isabel fel meri fedezni önmagában mindazt, amire Gray vágyik, amit követel tőle? Bízik benne annyira, hogy egészen átadja magát neki, az ellenállhatatlan, ám idegen szeretőnek? Sylvia Day a New York Times és az USA Today bestseller írója, könyvei nemzetközi bestseller listákat is vezettek. Több mint 20 díjnyertes könyve jelent meg, több mint 40 országban. 28 országban vált bestseller íróvá, könyveit több tízmillió példányban adták ki.

Julia Quinn - It's ​in His Kiss
Meet ​Our Hero ... Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past .. and the key to his future. The problem is -- it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. Meet Our Heroine ... All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her -- something charming and vexing -- that grabs him and won't quite let go ... Meet Poor Mr. Mozart ... Or don't. But rest assured, he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual -- and annually discordant -- Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other ... and that there is nothing as simple -- or as complicated -- as a single, perfect kiss.

Julia Quinn - A ​Night Like This
Three ​years ago, Daniel Smythe-Smith shot a man in a duel and was forced to flee the country. He used to be a devil-may-care charmer, but after three years of being quite literally hunted, he is wary and on edge. Now he's back in London and, on the night of his arrival, attends the annual Smythe-Smith musicale, where he notices that the young woman at the piano is definitely not his cousin. Anne Shawcross made a terrible mistake at the age of sixteen. Ruined by the son of the most important family in the district, she changed her last name and left home, eventually becoming the governess to the Earl of Pleinsworth's three daughters. When Sarah Pleinsworth takes ill the night of the musicale, Anne is asked to step in. Could Sarah be the woman to save Daniel and his wounded heart? New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting second novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and tug at your heartstrings in equal measures.(

Judith McNaught - Almost ​Heaven
ELIZABETH ​CAMERON The Countess of Havenhurst possessed a rare gentleness and fierce courage to match her exquisite beauty. But her reputation is shattered when she is discovered in the arms of Ian Thornton, a notorious gambler and social outcast. IAN THORNTON A dangerously handsome man of secret wealth and mysterious lineage, his voyage to Elizabeth's heart is fraught with intrigue, scandal, and a venomous revenge. Destined for each other, yet wary of each other's motives, Elizabeth and Ian engage in a dance of suspicion and passion that tests the very soul of their star-crossed love. As a twisting path of secrets takes them from London's drawing rooms to the mysterious Scottish Highlands, Elizabeth must learn the truth: is Ian merely a ruthless fortune hunter at heart?

Diana Gabaldon - Das ​Meer der Lügen
Den ​Millionen Fans von Diana Gabaldons Highland-Saga ist Lord John Grey bestens bekannt: als treuer Freund und geistreicher Briefpartner des Helden Jamie Fraser. Doch auch zwischen seinen Auftritten in der Welt von Jamie und Claire führt der englische Offizier ein faszinierendes Eigenleben! London, Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts: Lord John Grey ist gerade aus seinem schottischen Exil zurückgekehrt und gerade dabei, sich wieder in er Londoner High Society einzuleben. Dazu gehören auch die regelmäßigen Besuche in seinem Herrenclub, in dem er einen heiklen Auftrag übertragen bekommt. In der britischen Armee sind vertrauliche Papiere abhanden gekommen, aus denen die französischen Widersacher die Truppenstärke herauslesen könnten. Es wird vermutet, ein britischer Soldat hat die Papiere gestohlen und will sie nun an de Feind verkaufen. Ebenso kommen ein Mord und zu allem Übel noch eine prekäre familiäre Angelegenheit zu Lord Johns Problemen hinzu, um die er sich als Familienoberhaupt kümmern muss, so lange sein Bruder nicht im Lande ist.

Gail Carriger - Blameless ​- Szégyentelen
A ​szezon botránya – Lady Maccon elhagyta a férjét, és visszaköltözött rémes családjához! Viktória királynő elbocsátja Alexiát az árnyékkormányból, és az egyetlen személy, aki bármiféle magyarázattal szolgálhatna – Lord Akeldama – váratlanul elhagyja a várost. Mindennek tetejébe Alexiára gyilkos gépkaticák támadnak, jelezve (ahogy azt csak a katicák képesek), hogy immár London minden vámpírja igencsak érdekelt Lady Maccon meglehetősen alapos halálában. Mindeközben Lord Maccon szeszben pácolja magát, Lyall professzor pedig kétségbeesetten igyekszik összefogni a Woolsey-falkát. Alexia végül elmenekül Angliából, és meg sem áll Itáliáig, hogy megkeresse a titokzatos templomosokat. Csak ők tudnak eleget a természeten túliakról ahhoz, hogy feltárják előtte növekvő mértékben terhes állapotának titkait. Csakhogy ők még a vámpíroknál is rosszabbak lehetnek – és pestót hordanak maguknál. Szédítően szellemes történet! "Carriger briliánsan nyit a viktoriánus románc, a kicsavart társadalmi komédia és az alternatív történelem keverékével..." _PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - KIEMELT ÉRTÉKELÉS_

Julia Quinn - Csókja ​megmondja
A ​HŐS Gareth St. Clair bajban van. Apja, aki megveti őt, elhatározta, hogy tönkreteszi a St. Clair-birtokot, hogy nyomorba döntse őt. Gareth egyetlen öröksége egy családi napló, amiben talán családi titkokról írnak… és ez lehet jövője nyitja. Csak az a probléma, hogy a szöveg olaszul íródott, mely nyelvet Gareth a legkisebb mértékig sem beszéli. A HŐSNŐ Az előkelő társaság egybehangzóan állítja, hogy Hyacinth Bridgerton kisasszonyhoz senki nem hasonlítható. Pokolian okos, rémesen szókimondó, és Gareth szerint valószínűleg csak kisebb dózisokban elviselhető. De van benne valami… valami bájos és bosszantó… ami megragadja a figyelmét, és nem ereszti. SZEGÉNY MOZART ÚR Valószínűleg éppen forog a sírjában, amikor Gareth és Hyacinth találkozik az évente megrendezett Smythe–Smith-zeneesten. Hyacinth jó hírű lány; az, hogy Gareth St. Clair társaságában látják, meglehetős merészség, de jól érzi magát a társaságában és felajánlja, hogy lefordítja a naplót, bár olasztudása nem egészen tökéletes. De ahogy beveszik magukat a titokzatos szövegbe, rájönnek, hogy a válaszok, amelyekre oly régóta várnak, nem a naplóban vannak… egymásban találják meg… és semmi sem olyan egyszerű – vagy olyan bonyolult –, mint egyetlen, tökéletes csók.

Julia Quinn - The ​Duke and I
Simon ​Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry-though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that is seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever! Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry-though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that is seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever!

Lisa Kleypas - Cold-Hearted ​Rake
A ​twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains: Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?

Kinley MacGregor - Highlander ​meines Herzens / Die schottische Braut
Die ​schottische Braut: Um ihren Clan zu retten, ist die junge Schottin Caledonia MacNeely bereit, alles zu tun. Auch wenn das bedeutet, einen Fremden zu heiraten, dessen Vergangenheit ebenso Geheimnis umwoben ist wie sein Ruf schlecht. »Sin« MacAllister ist ein Mann, den viele fürchten. Zu Recht, denn seitdem ihn seine Familie verstieß, ist der eiskalte Lord nichts und niemandem mehr verpflichtet – nur seinem König. Und wegen dieses Königs hat Sin MacAllister jetzt ganz gegen seinen Willen eine dickköpfige schottische Braut, die ihm anscheinend an Temperament in nichts nachsteht ... Highlander meines Herzens: Braden MacAllister, ein englischer Baron und stolzer Highland-Krieger, hat den Ruf, jedes Frauenherz im Sturm zu erobern. Doch nicht das von Maggie – so scheint es jedenfalls. Denn die Schöne mit der feuerroten Mähne hat eine List ersonnen, um den schon lange tobenden Kämpfen zwischen den verfeindeten Clans Einhalt zu gebieten: Die Frauen sollen sich ihren Männern verweigern – so lange, bis der letzte Krieger seine Waffen streckt. Doch wie lange wird Maggie ihre Leidenschaft für den unverschämt attraktiven Braden zügeln können?

Sarah MacLean - Ten ​Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord
“Lord ​Nicholas is a paragon of manhood. And his eyes, Dear Reader! So blue!” Pearls & Pelisses, June 1823 Since being named on of London’s “Lords to Land” by a popular ladies’ magazine, Nicholas St. John has been relentlessly pursued by every matrimony-minded female in the ton. So when an opportunity to escape fashionable society presents itself, he eagerly jumps - only to land in the path of the most determined, damnably delicious woman he’s ever met! The daughter of a titled wastrel, Lady Isabel Townsend has too many secrets and too little money. Though used to taking care of herself quite handily, her father’s recent passing has left Isabel at sea and in need of outside help to protect her young brother’s birthright. The sinfully handsome, eminently eligible Lord Nicholas could be the very salvation she seeks. But the lady must be wary and not do anything reckless… like falling madly, passionately in love.

Gail Carriger - Changeless
Alexia ​Tarabotti, the Lady Woolsey, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears - leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest fashions, and an arsenal of biting civility. Even when her investigations take her to Scotland, the backwater of ugly waistcoats, she is prepared: upending werewolf pack dynamics as only the soulless can. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she feels like it.

Amanda Quick - Im ​Bann der Leidenschaft
Ihre ​Neugier sowie ihr ausgeprägter Geschäftssinn bescheren der zauberhaften Lavinia Lake eine Partnerschaft mit dem umwerfend attraktiven, stets best informierten, aber reichlich undurchsichtigen Tobias March: Gemeinsam gründen sie eine Privatdetektei für die gehobene Londoner Gesellschaft. Und bals schon ermittelt Lavinia und Tobias in ihrem ersten Fall: Howard, ein alter Freund von Lavinias Vater, ist mit der charmanten, vor Abenteuerlust nur so sprühenden Celeste verheiratet. Besser gesagt: Howard war mit ihr verheiratet. Denn nun ist Celeste tot - erwürgt mit einer Herrenkrawatte. Alle Spuren weisen auf ein erst kürzlich verschwundenes, unermesslich kostbares Armband, von dessen magischen Kräften nur wenige Auserwählte wissen - darunter auch der überaus verdäctigte Witwer Howard. Auf der Jagd nach dem Mörder erwachen plötlzich Lavinias hellseherische Fähigkeiten zu neuem Leben. Und bald schon gelingt es ihr, den Täter aus seinem Hinterhalt zu locken; dumm nur, dass sie sich dabei selbst in höchste Lebensgefahr bringt. Und niemand scheint ihr helfen zu können - außer ihr völlig unmöglicher, faszinierender Partner Tobias March.... Die Autorin Amanda Quick ist das Pseudonym der erfolgreichen, vielfach preisgekrönten Autorin Jayne Ann Krentz. Seit Jahren eine der erfolgreichsten Autorinnen historischer Romane, die stets Spitzenplätze auf der Bestsellerliste in New York Times erreichen, hat Amanda Quick weltweit inzwischen weit über 30 Millionen Leserinenn gefunden. Die Autorin lebt mit ihrer Familie im Nordwesten der USA. Nach "Liebe wider Willen" ist "Im Bann der Leidenschaften" der zweite Roman um die bezaubernde Detektivin Lavina Lake und ihren faszinierenden Partner Tobias March. Übersetzt aus dem Englischen von Elke Iheukumere. Die Originalausgabe erschien 2002 unter dem Titel "Don't Look Back" bei Bantam Books N.Y.