Hester Prynne, doomed to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adultery, her child whose father is a minister, and Hester's husband are the characters in this classic tale of sin and salvation in 17th century Puritan New England.

Jude Fawley moves to Christminster where he works as a stonemason after his wife abandons him where he falls in love with his cousin. Poverty soon threatens when they are shunned by society for deciding to live together.

"Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother's death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one June...

A spirited beauty with a pet monkey and an obscene parrot, Sophie Winstead is determined to marry her way into Regency England's upper crust, with the help of her strait-laced guardian, Bramwell Seaton, a man of intense attractions.

Everything he had ever known was a lie... Sebastian, Duke of Hasford, has a title, wealth, privilege, and plenty of rakish charm. Until he discovers the only thing that truly belongs to him is his charm. An accident of birth has turned him into plain Mr. de Silva. Now, Sebastian is flummoxed as to what to do with his life-until he stumbles into a gambling den owned by Miss Ivy, a most fascinating young lady, who hires him on the spot. Working with...

The illegitimate daughter of an English lord, Siân Jones abandoned her heritage to live in a stalwart coal mining community in South Wales. Empowered by their cause, she's engaged to be married to the leader of a revolutionary movement that is bracing itself against the tyranny of English mine owners. But Siân's principles are unexpectedly shaken when she accepts a job as governess under Alexander Hyatt, the mysterious Marquess of Craille, the oppressive...

In 1903, a young Scotswoman named Mary Mackenzie sets sail for China to marry her betrothed, a military attaché.

The bastard son of Benjamin Franklin, William Franklin, is named the new Royal Governor of New Jersey, but all he has achieved is threatened when the colonies, led by influential figures including his own father, begin the fight for independence -- a cause he refuses to support.

Dorset, 1917. If it's not enough that a girl from a good background is forced to work as a maid, Livia Carr is then violated by the master of the house and becomes pregnant. Her only course is to marry the son of the house, Richard Sangster, a World War One hero who has returned home an invalid. He is not expected to live, and he offers Livia and the child legitimacy, as well as his name and estate. Livia grows to love Richard, but even though it's...

Una brillante carrera como juez, el respeto de quienes la rodean, una vida independiente... Carlota lo tenía todo para ser feliz. Sin embargo, siempre le faltó una Navidad. Cuando a los doce años su madre le reveló el gran secreto, Carlota supo que ya nada volvería a ser igual. La palabra «bastarda» se convirtió en un estigma para ella. La palabra «familia» no volvió a significar lo mismo. La llamada de su padre moribundo muchas décadas...