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The Moon Sister is the fifth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy D'Apliese , trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland. There she takes a job doing what she loves; caring for animals on the vast and isolated Kinnaird estate, employed by the enigmatic and troubled Laird, Charlie Kinnaird. Her decision alters her future irrevocably when Chilly, an ancient gipsy who has lived for years on the estate, tells her that not only does she possess a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors, but it was foretold long ago that he would be the one to send her back home to Granada in Spain ... In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to `La Candela' the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation. From the Scottish Highlands and Spain, to South America and New York, Tiggy follows the trail back to her own exotic but complex past. And under the watchful eye of a gifted gypsy bruja she begins to embrace her own talent for healing. But when fate takes a hand, Tiggy must decide whether to stay with her new-found family or return to Kinnaird, and Charlie . . . The Moon Sister follows The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister and The Pearl Sister.

This title is also published as Helena's Secret. The Olive Tree is the number one international bestseller from Lucinda Riley, author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series. A magical house. A momentous summer. It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora', is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family. Yet, as soon as Helena arrives at Pandora, she knows that its idyllic beauty masks a web of secrets that she has kept from William, her husband, and Alex, her son. At the difficult age of thirteen, Alex is torn between protecting his beloved mother, and growing up. And equally, desperate to learn the truth about his real father ...When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to make her past and present collide. Both Helena and Alex know that life will never be the same, once Pandora's secrets have been revealed ..

The Pearl Sister is the fourth book in the number one international bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. CeCe D'Apliese has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt - so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster - she finds herself at breaking point. Dropping out of art college, CeCe watches as Star, her beloved sister, distances herself to follow her new love, leaving her completely alone. In desperation, she decides to flee England and discover her past; the only clues she has are a black-and-white photograph and the name of a woman pioneer who lived in Australia over one hundred years ago. En-route to Sydney, CeCe heads to the one place she has ever felt close to being herself: the stunning beaches of Krabi, Thailand. There amongst the backpackers, she meets the mysterious Ace, a man as lonely as she is and whom she subsequently realizes, has a secret to hide . . . A hundred years earlier, Kitty McBride, daughter of an Edinburgh clergyman, is given the opportunity to travel to Australia as the companion of the wealthy Mrs McCrombie. In Adelaide, her fate becomes entwined with Mrs McCrombie's family, including the identical, yet very different, twin brothers: impetuous Drummond, and ambitious Andrew, the heir to a pearling fortune. When CeCe finally reaches the searing heat and dusty plains of the Red Centre of Australia, she begins the search for her past. As something deep within her responds to the energy of the area and the ancient culture of the Aboriginal people, her creativity reawakens once more. With help from those she meets on her journey, CeCe begins to believe that this wild, vast continent could offer her something she never thought possible: a sense of belonging, and a home . .

Star D''Apliese is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father - the elusive billionaire, named Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world. He has left each of them a clue to their true heritage, but Star - the most enigmatic of the sisters - is hesitant to step out of the safety of the close relationship she shares with her sister CeCe. In desperation, she decides to follow the first clue she has been left, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world . . .A hundred years earlier, headstrong and independent Flora MacNichol vows she will never marry. She is happy and secure in her home in the Lake District, living close to her idol, Beatrix Potter, when machinations outside of her control lead her to London, and the home of one of Edwardian society''s most notorious players, Alice Keppel. Flora is pulled between passionate love and duty to her family, but finds herself a pawn in a game - the rules of which are only known to others, until a meeting with a mysterious gentleman unveils the answers that Flora has been searching for her whole life . . .As Star learns more of Flora''s incredible journey, she too goes on a voyage of discovery, finally stepping out of the shadow of her sister and opening herself up to the possibility of love.

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After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy DApliese, trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland. There she takes a job doing what she loves: caring for animals on the vast and isolated Kinnaird estate, employed by the enigmatic and troubled Laird, Charlie Kinnaird. Her decision alters her future irrevocably when Chilly, an ancient gypsy who has lived for years on the estate, tells her that not only does she possess a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors, but it was foretold long ago that he would be the one to send her back home to Granada in Spain. In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to La Candela, the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation. From the Scottish Highlands and Spain to South America and New York, Tiggy follows the trail back to her own exotic but complex past. And under the watchful eye of a gifted gypsy bruja, she begins to embrace her own talent for healing.

The Light Behind the Window is a spellbinding historical tale of romance war and forgiveness from the global number one bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

Spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from the Wharton Park estate in England to Thailand, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a concert pianist and the aristocratic Crawford family, whose shocking secrets are revealed, leading to devastating consequences. As a child, concert pianist Julia Forrester spent many idyllic hours in the hothouse of Wharton Park, the grand estate where her grandfather tended exotic orchids. Years later, while struggling with overwhelming grief over the death of her husband and young child, she returns to this tranquil place. There she reunites with Kit Crawford, heir to the estate and her possible salvation. When they discover an old diary, Julia seeks out her grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed the estate. Their search takes them back to the 1940s when Harry, a former heir to Wharton Park, married his young society bride, Olivia, on the eve of World War II. When the two lovers are cruelly separated, the impact will be felt for generations to come. This atmospheric story alternates between the magical world of Wharton Park and Thailand during World War II. Filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, The Orchid House is a beautiful, romantic, and poignant novel.

Dreiig Jahre sind vergangen, seit Greta Marchmont das Herrenhaus verlie, in dem sie einst eine Heimat gefunden hatte. Nun kehrt sie zuruck nach Marchmont Hall in den verschneiten Bergen von Wales doch sie hat keinerlei Erinnerung an ihre Vergangenheit, denn seit einem tragischen Unfall leidet sie an Amnesie. Bei einem Spaziergang durch die winterliche Landschaft macht sie aber eine verstorende Entdeckung: Sie stot auf ein Grab im Wald, und die verwitterte Inschrift auf dem Kreuz verrat ihr, dass hier ein kleiner Junge begraben ist ihr eigener Sohn! Greta ist zutiefst erschuttert und beginnt sich auf die Suche zu machen nach der Frau, die sie einmal war. Dabei kommt jedoch eine Wahrheit ans Licht, die so schockierend ist, dass Greta den groten Mut ihres Lebens braucht, um ihr ins Gesicht zu blicken...

Shortlisted for the Epic Novel award in the Romantic Novelists Association Books Awards 2014. Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day ...In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother. Eighty years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of Dartmoor in England. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty ...

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SETTE SORELLE, SETTE DESTINI, UN PADRE DAL PASSATO MISTERIOSOBellissima eppure timida e solitaria, Maia e lunica delle sue sorelle ad abitare ancora con il padre ad Atlantis, lo splendido castello sul lago di Ginevra. Ma proprio mentre si trova a Londra da unamica, giunge improvvisa la telefonata della governante: Pa'' Salt e morto. Quel padre generoso e carismatico, che le ha adottate da bambine raccogliendole da ogni angolo del mondo e dando a ciascuna il nome di una stella, era un uomo di cui nessuno, nemmeno il suo avvocato e amico di sempre, conosceva il passato. Rientrate precipitosamente nella villa, le sorelle scoprono il singolare testamento: una sfera armillare, i cui anelli recano incise alcune coordinate misteriose. Maia sara la prima a volerle decifrare e a trovare il coraggio di partire alla ricerca delle sue origini. Un viaggio che la portera nel cuore pulsante di Rio de Janeiro, dove un vecchio plico di lettere le fara rivivere lemozionante storia della sua antenata Izabela, di cui ha ereditato lincantevole bellezza. Con laiuto dellaffascinante scrittore Floriano, Maia riportera alla luce il segreto di un amore sbocciato nella Parigi bohemienne degli anni 20, inestricabilmente legato alla costruzione della statua del Cristo che torreggia maestosa su Rio. Una vicenda destinata a stravolgere la vita di Maia.Il primo, straordinario capitolo di una serie di sette libri: la conferma del talento di una grande scrittrice.

Ally nella tempesta, il secondo attesissimo capitolo della fortunata saga bestseller di Lucinda Riley. Un intenso romanzo d''amore pieno di passione, segreti e commoventi colpi di scena.Dopo l''affascinante Maia, la maggiore delle figlie adottive del magnate Pa'' Salt, protagonista del primo capitolo della saga Le Sette Sorelle, Ally nella tempesta e il nuovo attesissimo episodio. Struggente romanzo sentimentale che Lucinda Riley dedica alla seconda sorella, Alcyone detta Ally, e a cui tocchera svelare i segreti che il padre le ha lasciato in eredita.La giovane Ally, velista esperta, e distesa al sole di uno yacht in mezzo all''Egeo e sta vivendo uno dei momenti piu emozionanti della sua vita: l''intesa professionale con il famoso skipper Theo Falys-Kings si e da poco trasformata in un amore appassionato. Ma la loro felicita viene bruscamente interrotta dalla notizia della morte di Pa'' Salt, il magnate svizzero che ha adottato Ally e le sue cinque sorelle e che ha lasciato a ciascuna una serie di indizi per mettersi sulle tracce del loro passato.Ally e troppo sconvolta per esaudire la volonta di suo padre; vuole solo abbandonarsi nelle braccia di Theo e ritrovare un po'' di serenita: non sa pero quello che sta per succederle, ne sa che presto dovra gettarsi nella lettura del volume lasciatole da Pa'' Salt, la burrascosa stioria di Anna Landvik, una cantante d''opera norvegese che nella seconda meta dell''Ottocento divenne la musa del compositore Edvard Grieg. Ed e proprio nella gelida e romantica Norvegia che Ally dovra scoprire cosa la lega a questa donna misteriosa.Con Ally nella tempesta, Lucinda Riley ci regala un intenso romanzo d''amore pieno di passione e sentimenti che parla direttamente al cuore dei lettori.

The second book in the Seven Sisters series by number one internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley.Ally D''Apliese is about to compete in one of the world''s most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father''s sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage.Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down, Ally decides to leave the open seas and follow the trail that her father left her, which leads her to the icy beauty of Norway...There, Ally begins to discover her roots - and how her story is inextricably bound to that of a young unknown singer, Anna Landvik, who lived there over 100 years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg''s iconic music set to Ibsen''s play ''Peer Gynt''. As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. And why is the seventh sister missing?Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley''s spellbinding series based loosely on the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.

Ally D'Apliese is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage. Ally has also recently embarked on a deeply passionate love affair that will change her destiny forever. But with her life now turned upside down, Ally decides to leave the open seas and follow the trail that her father left her, which leads her to the icy beauty of Norway ...There, Ally begins to discover her roots - and how her story is inextricably bound to that of a young unknown singer, Anna Landvik, who lived there over a hundred years before, and sang in the first performance of Grieg's iconic music set to Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt'. As Ally learns more about Anna, she also begins to question who her father, Pa Salt, really was. And why is the seventh sister missing? Following the bestselling The Seven Sisters, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series based loosely on the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.

Grace and the Christmas Angel, created by bestselling author Lucinda Riley and her son Harry Whittaker, is a reassuring, timeless story and the first book in the Guardian Angels series. Because somewhere, an angel is listening . .. It's Christmas Eve. The tree is decorated, the presents are wrapped and it's a big day for Grace.She is singing a song in the nativity show, and her fisherman daddy has promised to be back in time to watch her. But when a storm blows up at sea, Grace walks out on stage to find Daddy is not there. She's very worried.But luckily, Grace has someone watching over her. Will Hope, the Christmas Angel, be able to help Daddy get home safely for Christmas morning?A beautiful gift-edition hardback, complete with an angel ribbon marker.

Il primo capitolo della saga bestseller Le Sette Sorelle. Contiene in appendice una nuova sezione di domande e risposte con lautrice e i primi tre capitoli di Ally nella tempesta, il secondo appassionante romanzo della serie.Bellissima eppure timida e solitaria, Maia e lunica delle sue sorelle ad abitare ancora con il padre ad Atlantis, lo splendido castello sul lago di Ginevra. Ma proprio mentre si trova a Londra da unamica, giunge improvvisa la telefonata della governante: Pa Salt e morto. Quel padre generoso e carismatico, che le ha adottate da bambine raccogliendole da ogni angolo del mondo e dando a ciascuna il nome di una stella, era un uomo di cui nessuno, nemmeno il suo avvocato e amico di sempre, conosceva il passato. Rientrate precipitosamente nella villa, le sorelle scoprono il singolare testamento: una sfera armillare, i cui anelli recano incise alcune coordinate misteriose. Maia sara la prima a volerle decifrare e a trovare il coraggio di partire alla ricerca delle sue origini. Un viaggio che la portera nel cuore pulsante di Rio de Janeiro, dove un vecchio plico di lettere le fara rivivere lemozionante storia della sua antenata Izabela, di cui ha ereditato lincantevole bellezza. Con laiuto dellaffascinante scrittore Floriano, Maia riportera alla luce il segreto di un amore sbocciato nella Parigi bohemienne degli Anni 20, inestricabilmente legato alla costruzione della statua del Cristo che torreggia maestosa su Rio. Una vicenda destinata a stravolgere la vita di Maia. Il primo, straordinario capitolo di una serie di sette libri: la conferma del talento di una grande scrittrice.