Renaissance Fiction

Join Celeste Gabriele in this second book of the Master’s Protégé Trilogy as she finds herself torn between desire for fame and fortune in the turbulent Renaissance art world and the call of home and family. Will she have the strength and courage to resist the lure of the siren song and brave churning waters to make her way home?

Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful - and most hunted - girl in England. “Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. Now, it is 1667, Lucy is fifteen, and on All Hallows’ Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can’t help but sing - and soon she is swept away into the darkness.

Petit, je n'avais qu'une seule ambition : intégrer le gang des Cobra. Leur sens de la loyauté me faisait rêver, leur sang-froid faisait palpiter mon cœur de gamin écorché... Puis, le fantasme d'ado rebel est devenu ma réalité. De petit merdeux des rues à guetteur insignifiant, je suis devenu le bras droit, l'homme de confiance, mais pas que... Je suis l'ami, le frère de cœur, le frère de gun, je suis celui qui tempère les autres malgré son impulsivité. Une peine bien trop lourde remettra tout en cause. De suiveur avéré, je deviendrai un meneur sans pitié.

The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young learner as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story, diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote: therefore, words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided.

1551: Elze wächst mit ihren Geschwistern als Eigenbehörige auf dem großen Hof Kalmule auf. Die harte Arbeit auf den Feldern ist ihr Alltag. Doch ihr Leben wandelt sich von Grund auf, als sie ihre Familie verlassen muss und ihren Pflichtdienst als Küchenmagd in der Stadt Münster antritt. Eines Tages wird sie jedoch mit einer Magd der Herren von Oer getauscht und muss künftig auf der Wasserburg Kakesbeck leben, auf der ein Fluch liegt. Dort trifft sie auch Jacob wieder. Aber um den Müllerssohn ranken sich geheimnisvolle Gerüchte. Soll sie diesen Glauben schenken?

Allegra Castagno harbors a secret so big that it can ruin her life and her father's reputation. Exceptionally talented, yet banned from the Florentine guilds, she devises a clever ruse in order to secretly ply her beloved craft. In time, the exquisite jewelry designs of "La Castagna" are being praised in noble courts from Venice to Rome.

Old loves, festering hatreds, and buried family secrets collide in this sweeping tale of Jazz Age New York. David McKay has returned from the dead, and he's on a mission to uncover the truth about his sister's brutal death in the glittering world of the Harlem Renaissance. As a civil rights attorney, he disappeared while investigating a lynching, but now he's back and determined to expose the lies, hypocrisy, and betrayal that lurk behind the facade of the Jazz Age. But with each day that passes, he gets closer to the dangerous secrets that could lead to his downfall. Will his enemies ...

Elizabeth I has acceded to the throne of England, a position she has waited and schemed for all her life. She is surrounded by advisers, all convinced that a young woman cannot form political judgements. Elizabeth feels that she can rely on just one man: her oldest friend, Robert Dudley. It is soon plain that he is more than merely a friend.

The roots of the Agent J universe were established in the first book, The Shadows of Agent J in what seemed to be a confusing, clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous vignettes (tiny storyettes). That anthology was in fact, a collection of puzzle pieces that will appear in future Agent J books . . . including this one. Ultimately, this will lead to an explanation of the stratospheric Holy Sequence and the Holy Darkness that is metastasizing, bringing chaos to mankind.

This is a performance of the very first English translation of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. This translation, published by Edward Dacres, first appeared in 1640. Machiavelli's original Italian edition was printed in 1532, five years after his death. Due to the evil associated with Machiavelli's book, it took 108 years for The Prince to be published in the English language.

lnés de Suàrez nasce all'inizio del Cinquecento in Spagna, figlia di un modesto artigiano di Plasencia. Dotata di un forte temperamento che male si addice alla condizione femminile sottomessa all'autorità del clero e del maschio, lnés sposa contro la volontà della famiglia Juan de Malaga, che presto la abbandona per cercare fortuna in America. La giovane non si dà per vinta e, con i soldi guadagnati ricamando e cucinando, si imbarca anche lei per il Nuovo Mondo.

After her husband of 15 years comes out of the closet, a blindsided, 40-year-old Amanda Lewis is forced to salvage what remains of her shattered heart and navigate a new life for herself and her teenage daughter. But will a sizzling secret romance with a famous young NFL quarterback lead her to winning the life she deserves or set her up for her biggest loss yet?

"Versailles, lundi 13 mars 1679 À la nuit tombée. Je m’appelle Marion Dutilleul. J’ai 18 ans. Hier soir, après trois jours passés dans l’univers abominable de la sorcellerie, c’est avec un plaisir infini que j’ai retrouvé ma chambre, juste au-dessus de celle de Sa Majesté la reine Marie-Thérèse..." Ainsi commence le journal intime découvert par Amélie et son père, Philippe-Henry Schunck, en 1819. À cette trouvaille s’ajoute celle d’une plaque de cuivre datant du siècle de Louis XIV, puis d’une urne en forme de cœur. Pour Amélie et son père, c’est le début d’une enquête palpitante.

Farbenprächtig, bildgewaltig, romantisch - dieser historische Roman von Petra Schier entführt seine Leser in das Rheinland des 17. Jahrhunderts. Er erzählt eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte vor der Kulisse eines verheerenden Krieges, ausgelöst durch die Expansionspolitik des Sonnenkönigs Ludwig des XIV. Zeiten der Gefahr: Rheinbach, 1673. Madlen Thynen weiß, dass Krieg herrscht. Als Tochter eines Tuchhändlers ist es unmöglich, die ausbleibenden Lieferungen zu ignorieren. Doch sie weiß nicht, was Krieg bedeutet. Bis er ihre Heimat erreicht.

Sam's bright idea to look for the inventor of the Book takes the guys to 15th-century Italy to meet up with Leonardo da Vinci. But it's going to take at least three more bright ideas, two magic tricks, and one great invention to get them out of trouble and safely back home. If not, it could be a lifetime of Italian army toilet-cleaning detail for Joe, Sam, and Fred.

Cinq ans après les événements de Mortal Instruments, Emma Carstairs est prête à venger la mort de ses parents... Après le meurtre de ses parents, Emma Carstairs rejoint l'Institut des Blackthorn pour devenir une redoutable Chasseuse d'Ombres. Et quand des crimes similaires sont découverts, elle est décidée à retrouver l'assassin et à se venger. Mais dans sa quête de vérité émergent de nombreuses questions : que veulent dire ces étranges inscriptions sur les corps ? Pourquoi l'Enclave leur a-t-elle interdit de chercher le coupable ?

"Il y a cinquante ans, quelques hommes innocents, condamnés à une vie de détention, ont refusé le destin d'esclaves que leur promettait Staline et se sont évadés. Ils préféraient les dangers de la traque à l'indignité du servage. Pour recouvrer la liberté, ils n'avaient d'autre choix que de faire route vers le sud. Sans vivres, sans carte, sans assistance, ils devaient franchir à pied les taïgas, les steppes mongoles, le désert de Gobi, le Tibet, l'Himalaya, les jungles du Bengale. 6000 kilomètres d'étendues hostiles. (...)

The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Collection showcases the multifaceted talent of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a prominent voice of the Harlem Renaissance. This compilation features standout works like Violets, Ten Minutes' Musing, A Carnival Jangle, The Woman, and Titee, each reflecting her keen insight into themes of identity, gender, race, and social justice. With lyrical elegance and emotional depth, Dunbar-Nelson captures the intricacies of human experience while addressing the cultural and societal dynamics of her time.

La Parigi del diciassettesimo secolo è l'essenza del vizio e della violenza. Maria de' Medici, da poco sposa di Enrico IV di Borbone, si trova ben presto a fare i conti con le mire rapaci di Henriette d'Entragues. Con un documento scritto, Enrico stesso ha promesso alla propria favorita di prenderla in moglie, e ora quel foglio è l'arma con la quale ricattarlo. Ma non è l'unica minaccia: un'altra arriva da un gruppo di nobili che cospirano per rovesciare il trono. Avvertendo che le sorti proprie e del re sono sempre più critiche, Maria decide allora di affidarsi a Mathieu Laforge.

W dziewiątym tomie cyklu wychodzi na jaw, dlaczego Aleks śmiertelnie obraził się na żonę i nie odpisuje na jej listy. Wkrótce jednak sprawy osobiste schodzą na dalszy plan, bo do Makowa zbliżają się walki. W sercach obu wrogich stron rozpala się coraz straszniejsza nienawiść, zawziętość i chęć zemsty. Hrabina Klonowiecka drży na samą myśl, że jej ukochany Maków w każdej chwili może zostać zajęty przez wojsko, szczególnie że niebezpieczeństwo pojawia się niemal za miedzą – chłopi z Sarnik zaprzedali duszę diabłu i zbratali się z Moskalami.