Charles Dickens 
Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories 

In Heidelberg, Germany, over the course of a hot week in July, two gentle souls begin a prelude to love, testing the pull of romance against the weight of their family histories.After fifteen years …

When Kate Holohan”s husband dies suddenly, the extent of his disastrous financial speculation is revealed – together with a mistress and a secret love-nest in the small Italian fishing port of …

1703, Kinsale, County Cork. Anne Coleman is the illegitimate child of a local lawyer and his maid; disguised as ”Anthony” to protect reputations, the mask suits Anne just fine. But, fixated on …