Ta kategoria dedykowana jest współczesnym czytelniczkom literatury kobiecej. Bardzo szeroki wybór romansów, kryminałów, powieści obyczajowe, poruszająca literatura kobieca, erotyki, harlequiny polskich i zagranicznych autorów. Każda lubiąca czytać kobieta znajdzie coś szczególnego dla siebie.
Polecamy literaturę Sergiusza Piaseckiego, Stanisława Srokowskiego, Diany Palmer czy w końcu Blanki Lipińskiej.
To nie jest kolejna bajka o szczęśliwym zakończeniu. To historia kobiety, która kochała za bardzo, przetrwała zbyt wiele i nauczyła się żyć od nowa. "W blasku cieni" to poruszająca opowieść o toksycznej miłości, manipulacji i wyzwoleniu. Dla wszystkich, którzy chcą odzyskać głos i odnaleźć siebie. Angelika Lasek – autorka poruszających powieści o sile kobiet, które przeszły przez piekło toksycznych relacji. Pisze szczerze, odważnie i bez upiększeń. Swoje historie opiera na własnych doświadczeniach i życiowych obserwacjach. Prywatnie miłośniczka muzyki, sportu i podróży. "W blasku cieni" to jej literacki debiut – pełen emocji, prawdy i nadziei.
A jeśli największa prawda o Tobie… to ta, że potrafisz kochać? Chloe od lat kończy związki szybciej, niż zdążą zacząć się na poważnie. Nie dlatego, że nie chce miłości, ale nie potrafi inaczej. Kiedy wszystkie znaki na niebie i ziemi mówią, że chłopak zamierza jej się oświadczyć, porzuca go i wyjeżdża do rodzinnej Irlandii. Tylko mieszkająca tam ukochana ciotka Sorcha może ją zrozumieć. Szybko okazuje się, że kobiety oprócz więzów krwi, łączy skłonność do fatalnych zauroczeń. Sorcha wyjawia Chloe swój największy sekret. Historię miłości do chłopaka, który wyjechał przed laty za ocean, a ona nigdy potem nie pokochała już nikogo innego. Chloe postanawia odnaleźć dawnego ukochanego Sorchy. Wylatuje do Teksasu, mając tylko szczątkowe informacje, karty tarota i intuicję. Skoro ona nie może zaznać szczęścia, może chociaż da komuś innemu szansę, której sama nigdy nie miała. Zwierciadła to kontynuacja Masek Melki Kowal (@s0ymel). To nieodkładalna historia rozdzierająca serce na kawałki po to, by potem delikatnie złożyć je na nowo. Opowieść o tym, że czasem trzeba zrobić coś kompletnie irracjonalnego, żeby odnaleźć sens, samą siebie, a może czasem miłość? „Melka Kowal stworzyła powieść na miarę światowego bestselleru. To romans idealny na wakacje. Książka porusza ważne tematy, ale jednocześnie zachowuje lekkość, ciepło i humor. Pokochałam historię Chloe całym sercem!” Kamila Kolińska Zocharett „Nareszcie doczekałam się historii ulubionej Chloe! Jest dojrzalej. Pełniej. I bezbrzeżnie wzruszająco. Melka z charakterystyczną dla siebie swadą i inteligentnym dowcipem zagrała na nosie sceptykom, którzy w powieści obyczajowej upatrują jedynie łzawego czytadła. Popełniła bowiem błyskotliwą, emanującą charyzmą romantyczno-komediową historię w iście międzynarodowym stylu! I wycisnęła ze mnie wszystkie łzy… W tym momencie stałam się największą fanką autorki.” Małgorzata Tinc, ladymargot.pl Odnajdziecie w Zwierciadłach wiele odcieni miłości: piękną relację rodzinną, rodzącą się bliskość dwóch, zranionych dusz, ale też uczucie, które było silniejsze od dzielących ich kilometrów i lat. Wzruszycie się, uśmiechniecie, a finalnie ta historia zostanie w Waszych sercach na długo. Natalia Miśkowiec @prostymislowami
At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Inspired by the activists, artists and lawmakers of the young ‘Rights of Nature’ movement, Macfarlane takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.
Is a River Alive? flows like water from the mountains to the sea, over three major journeys:
The first is to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened with destruction by gold-mining.
The second is to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.
The third is to north-eastern Quebec, where a spectacular wild river – the Mutehekau or Magpie – is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.
Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream who rises a mile from Macfarlane’s house, and flows through his own years and days.
Passionate, immersive and revelatory, Is a River Alive? is at once Macfarlane’s most personal and most political book to date. It is a book that will open hearts, spark debates and challenge perspectives. Lit throughout by other minds and voices, it invites us radically to reimagine not only rivers but also life itself. At the centre of this vital, beautiful book is the recognition that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has.
Some secrets are best left in the dark... A gothic mystery with an immersive setting and strong heroine at its heart
London, 1833
Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.
But it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees – a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia.
If Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of.
But on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades – including one that will leave Hester’s own life forever changed…
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’
1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward – a man of strict principles and high Christian values.
But when her father marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed.
Her new stepmother comes from a large, happy and sociable family and Fanny’s sisters become Mary’s first friends. Her aunt, Miss Cassandra Austen of Chawton, is especially kind. Her brothers are not only amusing, but handsome and charming.
And as Mary Dorothea starts to bloom into a beautiful young woman, she forms an especial bond with one Mr Knight in particular.
Soon, they are deeply in love and determined to marry. They expect no opposition. After all, each is from a good family and has known the other for some years.
It promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?
Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and George Orwell.But after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline: an offer from his longtime publisher. Two million dollars, for a memoir and a new novel.The money will solve all his problems – except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an imposter. He stole both of his novels. Now, how far will he go to produce a third?
At once dark, moving and deliciously vicious, OBJECTS OF DESIRE traverses the 20th century, featuring an astonishing cast of characters. It is both a colourful glimpse into the lives of the cultural elite, and a tense, gripping story of betrayal, deceit, and literary fraud.***
'I cannot stress enough how much I loved Think Again. Readers are going to be beyond delighted' - Holly Bourne
'Enchanting, moving, meaningful, fun - thank God for Jacqueline Wilson!' - Alice Winn
No job. No love life. Perhaps it's time to THINK AGAIN.
Ellie Allard isn’t quite where she thought she'd be by her late thirties. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter, her beloved cat and the best friends anyone could wish for, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat.
But on her fortieth birthday, it seems it’s time for all that to change – whether Ellie wants it to or not. As she navigates new, exciting and often choppy waters, she’s about to discover that life will never stop surprising you – if only you let it.
She’s living a perfect life – so why does Laurence feel so torn?
Weekends in the country, weekdays in Paris – Laurence’s life features all the trappings of 1960s French bourgeoisie. She has money, a handsome husband, two daughters and a lover. She also has a successful career as an advertising copywriter, though her mind writes copy while she’s at home, and dreams of domesticity in the office.
All her life she has strived to meet the expectations of others. But when her 10-year-old daughter, Catherine, starts to vocalise her despair about the unfairness of the world, Laurence must finally grapple with a life that prizes image over truth.
Slim but powerful, this is a classic story of womanhood and its oppressors, parents and their children, and the quest for personal truth – by the iconic feminist Simone de Beauvoir.
‘We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I’m very pleased we have…’
It is summer. Sebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him. His therapist, Martin, also faces challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia’s tenuous relationship with her biological mother. Olivia, meanwhile, is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life.
Over a year, their fates collide in outrageous and poignant ways, revealing their destinies in a new light. Parallel Lines is a novel about connection, family, love, and the cascading consequences of our choices.
From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a sizzling dark hockey romance set in a new glamorous secret world.
In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest venom.
They shattered my world; now, I’ll bring down theirs.
The problem? I have virtually no way to trace the puppet master.
My only lead: The Vipers.
An elite college hockey team that rules the ice—and the shadows beyond it.
To infiltrate their secret society, I set my sights on their weakest link.
Kane Davenport.
The charismatic captain and the lone green flag in a nest of serpents.
But too late, I realize I’ve enticed the most venomous snake.
Kane’s friendly façade hides a predator more dangerous than I imagined.
He quickly unveils the monster lurking beneath the surface.
A monster who lured me in only to trap me in a lethal game with no escape.
This book marks the start of a new chapter in the #Rinaverse. No other book should be listened to prior to this.
Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshamsbury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, is drowning in debt. The only solution, according to his mother, is for him to attend his sister’s wedding and seduce a woman with money.
Will it be the French hotel heiress with a royal bloodline? The venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or will Rufus betray his family and confess his love for his best friend and ‘girl next door’ Eden? But when a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans – and their reputation – go up in flames, making Rufus’ choice all the more impossible.
Twenty-year-old Wren Darlington is not your ordinary Mod. She’s one of the most powerful in existence.
But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes—those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago—want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers.
Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule. But one careless mistake places her in the crosshairs of the Continent’s military, and she is forced to join their most elite program: Silver Block. Unwittingly, her enemy has given her—and the Uprising—the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.
That is, if she can keep her powers hidden, survive training, and prove herself to Cross Redden, her cocky, maddeningly attractive commanding officer.
Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Wren cannot let Cross get in the way of her mission. But as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, emotions run high and secrets are revealed, forcing Wren to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself . . . and how much of the Continent is worth saving.
Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives perfecting.
In secret, Orsola Rosso learns to craft glass. As a woman, she must flout convention to save her family from ruin. We follow her through hundreds of years of war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.
Skipping like a stone across the centuries, The Glassmaker is a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as glass.
‘The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself…’
Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true hidden depths of her own heart.
Delightful, engaging and entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is arguably Austen’s most well-loved social comedy.
Considered the most light-hearted and satirical of Austen’s novels, Northanger Abbey tells the story of an unlikely young heroine Catherine Morland. While staying in Bath, Catherine meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor who invite her to their family estate, Northanger Abbey. A fan of Gothic Romance novels, naive Catherine is soon letting her imagination run wild in the atmospheric abbey, fuelled by her friendship with the vivacious Isabella Thorpe.
It is only when the realities of life set in around her that Catherine’s fantastical world is shattered. A coming-of-age novel, Austen expertly parodies the Gothic romance novels of her time and reveals much about her unsentimental view of love and marriage in the eighteenth century.
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‘She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.’
Written at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Persuasion is a tale of love, heartache and the determination of one woman as she strives to reignite a lost love.
Anne Elliot is persuaded by her friends and family to reject a marriage proposal from Captain Wentworth because he lacks in fortune and rank. More than seven years later, when he returns home from the Navy, Anne realises she still has strong feelings for him, but Wentworth only appears to have eyes for a friend of Anne’s.
Moving, tender, but intrinsically ‘Austen’ in style, with it’s satirical portrayal of the vanity of society in eighteenth-century England, Persuasion celebrates enduring love and hope.
‘I pay very little regard…to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.’
Humble and lowly, a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle at their grand house, Mansfield Park. Growing up with her privileged and spoilt cousins, the Bertrams, she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives, but manages to find an ally in her cousin, Edmund.
When Henry and Mary Crawford come to visit, the house is thrown into disarray as romance flourishes between the young people, leading Fanny to finally confront the extent of her true feelings for Edmund.
Cena decyzji bywa wyższa, niż jesteśmy gotowi zapłacić.Młody ksiądz, Krzysztof, przyjeżdża na urlop do malowniczej wioski, pragnąc uciec od duchowych wątpliwości. Wśród pól spotyka Zofię - ciekawą życia dziewczynę, której nie zdradza swojej prawdziwej tożsamości. Ich relacja szybko przeradza się w coś więcej, a pewnego gorącego dnia przekraczają granicę, której nie powinni.A szczególnie nie powinien przekraczać jej onGdy Zofia oznajmia mu, że jest w ciąży, wszystkie jego plany, wiara i przekonania zostają wystawione na próbę. Jak postąpi? Czy zostawi za sobą dotychczasowe życie i wybierze Zosię oraz ich nienarodzone dziecko? A może odwróci się i pójdzie drogą, którą wybrał przed laty?Wybór należy do niego.Ale czy którakolwiek z tych dróg pozwoli mu zaznać spokoju?
Tak wielu marzy o miłości. ale kiedy ona wreszcie przychodzi, nie zawsze jest łatwo.Kacper sądził, że o tym uczuciu wie wszystko. Żadna kobieta nigdy mu nie odmówiła spotkania. Do czasu, gdy naprawdę się zakochał. Co robić, gdy uczucie przychodzi w złym czasie? Dziadek Kacpra zakochał się miesiąc przed ślubem w innej kobiecie niż przyszła żona. Dopiero gdy tego doświadczył, zrozumiał, czym jest prawdziwa miłość. Nie odważył się stawić czoła rodzinie, odwołać przygotowanego już wesela. Całe życie tego żałował. Czy wnuk powtórzy rodzinną historię? Kacper jest w podobnej sytuacji. Nikt nie daje tej miłości szans. Krótko się znają, on ma narzeczoną. Może nie warto? A może tylko to warto?Piękna opowieść o miłości, która nie jest łatwa.
Zakończenia bywają początkiem tego, co naprawdę ważne Klęska powstania i brutalne represje torują drogę do przemian społecznych, obyczajowych i gospodarczych drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Ale ta droga nie jest łatwa - również dla rodziny Zalewskich i ich majątku w Zalesicach. Gdy posiadłość zaczyna chylić się ku upadkowi, Amelia - wbrew rodzicom, lecz za aprobatą babki - postanawia wziąć sprawy w swoje ręce i ocalić to, co kocha najbardziej. W nowej rzeczywistości próbują odnaleźć się także rodziny Jarosławskich i Siedleckich. Magdalena podejmuje trudną decyzję o samodzielnym życiu i wzięciu odpowiedzialności za siebie oraz córkę. Nie spodziewa się, że tym razem los zacznie jej sprzyjać - dając szansę nie tylko na spełnienie dawnych marzeń, ale także na odzyskanie spokoju i poczucia własnej wartości. Skrywane tajemnice wreszcie wychodzą na światło dzienne. Bohaterowie uczą się trudnej sztuki przebaczania i zbliżają się do uzyskania odpowiedzi na pytania, które dręczyły ich od lat
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