Roberta Maresca Knihy

Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girl’s visits to the slaves’ quarters—and their lively and loving community—bring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence? This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.

Také v nové knize Princ básník se půvabná Maureen Paschalová vydává do minulosti a v barvité Florencii se setkává s Lorenzem Medicejským, renesančním velikánem, jehož život provázely intriky, spiknutí i osobní oběti, ale také velká láska ke krásné Lucrezii. A podobně jako dávnou renesanční dvojici čeká i Maureen s Bérengerem zásadní dilema: na křižovatce osudu se musejí rozhodovat mezi láskou a povinností, citem a zodpovědností... Strhující, neodolatelný příběh o nebezpečných spiknutích, prastarých tajemstvích a neobyčejné lásce.

The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home. Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth's beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship. Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school. When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she's summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up. There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist. Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression. For Lisbeth, it's a time for reconciliation. For Jordan and Mattie, it's time for liberation. As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families--and themselves--from the past.

The thrilling next story in the The Talon Saga, the incredible new YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa.

A deadly political rivalry that ended in two brutal executions...An intricate love triangle that altered the course of history...A religious revolution that changed the world... THE TREASURE... For two thousand years, an undiscovered treasure rested in the rocky wilds of the French Pyrenees. A series of scrolls written in the first century by Mary Magdalene, these startling documents hold the power to redefine the events and characters of the New Testament. Protected by supernatural forces, the priceless cache can only be uncovered by a special seeker, one who has been chosen for the task by divine providence - The Expected One. THE CHOSEN ONE... When journalist Maureen Paschal begins the research for a new book, she has no idea that she is stepping into an ancient mystery so complex and dangerous that thousands of people have killed and died for it. As a long buried family scandal comes to light, she can no longer deny her own role in a deadly drama of epic international consequences.

Amber je na útěku. Spolu s Cobaltem opouští supertajnou dračí organizaci Talon a vydává se do neznáma. Stále přitom nepřestává myslet na Garretta – člověka, který jí zachránil život, i když si tím podepsal rozsudek vlastní smrti! Jenže vydat se pro něj přímo do základny Řádu svatého Jiří, vojenského seskupení, které si vytýčilo za cíl vyvraždění draků, je možná trochu velké sousto i pro odvážnou a trénovanou Ember...

An Amazon Charts bestseller. A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets. Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl's body was never found--and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive. Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers' retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Lily. But within days of his arrival, the peace of the retreat is shattered by a series of eerie events. When Lucas's investigation leads him and Julia into the woods, they discover a dark secret--a secret that someone will do anything to protect... What really happened that day by the river? Why was Lily never found? And who, or what, is haunting the retreat? From the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies comes his most terrifying novel yet.

Ukradený chlapec, rozmazlený princ a přehlížená dívka se náhle ocitají ve víru událostí, které mění všechna pravidla… takto začínají Kroniky Castellane, nová epická série od autorky bestsellerů ze světa lovců stínů. V rušném městském státě Castellane mají ti nejbohatší ze šlechticů a nejzhýralejší zločinci jedno společné: neustálou honbu za bohatstvím, mocí a rozkošemi. Kel byl ještě jako dítě odveden ze sirotčince, aby se stal dvojníkem následníka královského trůnu, prince Conora Aureliana. S Conorem jsou si blízcí jako bratři, Kel však - jako živý štít - ví, že mu je osudem předurčeno zemřít místo prince. Léčitelka Lin Casterová patří k Aškarům, uzavřené komunitě, která si dosud uchovává magické schopnosti. Poté co neúspěšný pokus o atentát svede Lin a Kela dohromady, jsou oba vtaženi do sítí intrik tajemného Krále Hadrníka, vládce místního podsvětí. Jakmile vejdou do jeho světa temných stínů, odhalí spiknutí korupce, které sahá od nejhlubších stok Castellane až po nejvyšší věže paláců. Když začnou odkrývat dlouho střežená tajemství, musí si Kel i Lin položit otázku: stojí poznání za cenu zrady? Může zapovězená láska rozvrátit království? Uvrhnou jejich zjištění národ do války - a svět do chaosu?