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When thousands are being executed, would you risk your life to save a stranger? That’s the choice faced by Dr. Ledru in Alexandre Dumas’ "Solange". It’s the time of The Terror, an ...

Two brothers, blessed with a telepathic connection, living under the shadow of a family vendetta. Can their strange power protect them? In "The Corsican Brothers", Alexander Dumas ...

Love can blossom even in the most desperate of situations. In "The Mesmerist’s Victim: Andrea de Taverney", the second entry in the "Marie Antoinette Romances", the setting is Revo ...

Stories of her arrogance and extravagance fanned the flames of revolution. But did Marie Antoinette really deserve her reputation?Alexandre Dumas seeks to find an answer in "The Co ...

To rescue one man, they must start a revolution. It’s 1789, and Paris is on the brink of revolt. The king’s own physician, Dr. Gilbert, had been thrown in jail for being a subversi ...

Chained up in the hold of a French warship, Lusignan’s only hope of escape rests with his captor - Captain Paul. A man with a mysterious past, Captain Paul is transporting Lusignan ...

Every King needs a wily advisor. For Henry III of France, it’s Chicot the Jester. Quick witted and a pro at manipulation, Chicot must use all his skills to keep the King (and himse ...

While France is at war with itself, a lady of the court plots an assassination. Set against the backdrop of the War of the Three Henrys, this is the enthralling third part of Dumas ...

The Revolution may be over, but for a band of courageous aristocrats, the fight is only just beginning. This group call themselves "The Companions of Jehu". They lead secret lives ...

Bloodthirsty tyrant or brilliant statesman? Alexandre Dumas explores the complicated legacy of Ali Pacha in this fictionalised biography. A leader under the Ottoman Empire, Pasha ...

How much power can one family wield before they're corrupted?In this first volume of his "Celebrated Crimes" series, Alexandre Dumas tackles the notorious Borgais. Originally from ...

Martin Guerre’s disappearance has changed him. In fact, he’s no longer Martin Guerre at all. In this true crime tale, Alexandre Dumas explores an outlandish case of impersonation. ...

Facing the firing squad, Joachim Murat told them to aim for his heart. Courageous until the end, his life is one of the great rise and fall stories. And Alexandre Dumas is the perf ...

In 19th century Russia, a pair of lovers risk their lives by defying the tzar. Based loosely on true events, "Vaninka" takes place during the reign of Paul I. The lady of the title ...

Buried treasure. An abandoned cemetery. An inexperienced gravedigger. What could go wrong? When Jefferson Doman learns of a generous treasure left by an old friend, he locates the ...

A single woman in her mid-thirties, Miss Mackenzie receives a sizeable fortune when her brother dies. She must be on her guard as a range of suitors begin to make their interest kn ...

Erik växer upp i ett frikyrkligt hem med en tyrannisk far som slår honom och förbjuder honom att gå ut och dansa eller gå på bio eftersom det är syndigt. Eriks mamma älskar sin man ...

När Sally St. Vincents faster går bort bestämmer hon sig för att lämna det lugna livet på den engelska landsbygden och återvända till sin mor, Lynn Lystell, i London. Det finns bar ...

Efter flera år av lögner om vad hon egentligen pysslat med, måste Mona återvända till sin hemby när hon blir pank. Hennes förbjudna och hemliga flört med Lionel är över och hon mås ...

Life showed me at the age of forty-four that trust is the biggest gamble. It is absolutely true that trusting someone is the biggest gamble in life. Moreover, my gambling was playe ...

Kotkaniemen kartanon salaisuus Tammimäki-sarjan odotettu jatko-osa Rakkautta Tammimäessä vie jälleen kartanoelämän tapahtumarikkaisiin vaiheisiin 1900-luvun Suomeen. Kotkatjärven r ...

Häikäilemätön verovouti Simon Affleck eli Simo Hurtta kiskoo veroja ihmisiltä armotta ja väkivaltaisesti. Pahamaineisiin apureihinsa tukeutuva verovouti elää samalla yltäkylläistä ...

Salli Pajunen on leskeksi jäänyt tehtaan siivooja, jonka elämä muuttuu, kun hän ystävystyy kiinteistönvälittäjän Raakelin kanssa. Hän huomaa pian joutuneensa pahemman kerran pulaan ...

Kun amerikkalainen Jack Unterweger tapaa suomalaisen Katan, se on menoa. Hän sanoo hyvästit Yhdysvalloille ja muuttaa rakkauden perässä Suomeen. Uusi asuinpaikka on paikka nimeltää ...

Seuraako sielu perässä, jos kaikki huomio keskittyy täydellisen kehon saavuttamiseen? Ovatko yksilöllisyyttä tavoittelevat ihmiset lopulta vain laumasieluja? Kuinka löytää armollis ...