Chance Megan Bücher

Der angesehene New Yorker Arzt Dr. Victor Seth ist Lucy Careltons letzte Hoffnung: Seit Jahren leidet die junge Frau anAngstzuständen. Sie erfüllt nicht ihre Rolle in den ehrgeizigen Plänen ihres Mannes, und Carelton droht ihr mit Einweisungin eine Anstalt. Doch Victors Nähe und Aufmerksamkeit lassen Lucy aufblühen, und schon bald sind beide in eine schicksalhafteAffäre verstrickt.

Grace discovers that she must fulfill an ancient prophecy and choose between two groups of Irish warriors, the Fomori and the Fianna.

A spellbinding novel of dark family secrets and a young woman's rise and revenge set against the backdrop of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The eve of destruction. After her mother's death, penniless May Kimble lives a lonely life until an aunt she didn't know existed summons her to San Francisco. There she's welcomed into the wealthy Sullivan family and their social circle. Initially overwhelmed by the opulence of her new life, May soon senses that dark mysteries lurk in the shadows of the Sullivan mansion. Her glamorous cousin often disappears in the night. Her aunt wanders about in a laudanum fog. And a maid keeps hinting that May is in danger. Trapped by betrayal, madness, and murder, May stands to lose everything, including her freedom, at the hands of those she trusts most. Then, on an early April morning, San Francisco comes tumbling down. Out of the smoldering ruins, May embarks on a harrowing road to reclaim what is hers. This tragic twist of fate, along with the help of an intrepid and charismatic journalist, puts vengeance within May's reach. But will she take it?

A reformist teacher. A dangerous student clique. A powerful novel about secrets and redemption set in the shadows of McCarthy-era America. Rosemary Chivers is haunted by the choices she made as a teenager--and by those made for her by a controlling mother. Now, in the Cold War era of conformity and suspicion, Rosemary is a modern new teacher at a school for troubled girls, where she challenges the narrow curriculum meant to tame restless young minds. She also keeps a devastating secret. She knows one of the students is the child she gave up. But which one? Ignoring warnings, Rosemary forms an impenetrable bond with the three girls who are the right age: shrewd runaway Maisie, alcohol-indulging Sandra, and overly flirtatious Jean. But these are no ordinary girls, and what begins as an effort to bring closure to her own rebellious youth soon spirals dangerously out of control. Rosemary is prepared to do anything to find her daughter. What she isn't prepared for are the deadly consequences that come with discovery--or just how wicked wayward girls can be.

In the first book of a gripping new trilogy set in 19th-century New York City, Grace Knox finds herself caught between two men she loves dearly and discovers that she is the only one who can determine the fate of Ireland.

Hypnotizujúci historický román o zrade, šialenstve, ale aj láske a odvahe pobiť sa za vlastný život a získať späť všetko, čo bolo kedysi stratené. Píše sa rok 1906 a mladučká May Kimblová sa po smrti svojej milovanej matky ocitá v New Yorku úplne sama a bez prostriedkov. Z neutešenej situácie ju vytrhne až list s pozvaním do San Francisca od tety, o ktorej existencii doteraz ani netušila. May spočiatku očarí bohatstvo novo nájdenej rodiny, čoskoro si však začína uvedomovať, že v tieni sullivanovského sídla číhajú temné tajomstvá. Jej očarujúca sesternica v noci často mizne v nebezpečnej Čínskej štvrti. Teta sa pod vplyvom ópia potuluje po sídle. Strýko má milenku a jeho biznisu sa nedarí ani zďaleka tak dobre, ako by sa na prvý pohľad zdalo. No a slúžka jej naznačuje, že je vo veľkom nebezpečenstve. May ani netuší ako, a zrazu pre zradu, šialenstvo a vraždu, ktorú nespáchala, stráca všetko vrátane svojej slobody. Šanca na záchranu prichádza, až keď v jedno skoré aprílové ráno San Francisco zasiahne ničivé zemetrasenie. Táto neočakávaná tragická udalosť prináša May vykúpenie a umožní jej vydať sa na trýznivú cestu, aby získala späť všetko, čo jej kedysi kruto vzali. Náhly zvrat osudu jej privádza do cesty tajomného spojenca a dáva jej šancu na sladkú pomstu. ..