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Gifted physician Blue Calhoun runs a medical practice in San Francisco while raising his son alone. Then a female fugitive with a gunshot wound shows up. Soon he is drawn to her fragile beauty, her nerves of steel, and the mystery surrounding her circumstances. From danger-filled back alleys to the glittering ballrooms of high society, Isabel and Blue confront the violence and corruption that threatens their newfound passion.

1560: Amy Robsart hatches a desperate scheme to escape a loveless marriage, the consequences of which will echo through the centuries. Present day: Lizzie Kingdom is forced to withdraw from the public eye in a blaze of scandal when she meets a young man, Johnny Robsart, who is certain that Lizzie is linked to a terrible secret dating back to Tudor times. If Lizzie is brave enough to go in search of the truth, then what she discovers will change the course of their lives forever.

Helena Cabot Barnes discovered too late that her husband is a dangerous man. Fearing for her safety, she ends her marriage and flees to legendary Moon Lake Lodge. But Helena can't outrun her past. In desperation, she turns to Michael Rowan, a man she once loved, a man who broke her heart. For Helena, the road to trusting Michael again is long and hard. And danger lies ahead.

Washington, DC, 1870s. At a glittering White House gala, Abigail Cabot discovers the man of her dreams. Only, he's not interested, yet. Jamie Calhoun's handsome looks and easy charm have made him as popular in the Senate as with the capital's most attractive women. For a man convinced he's incapable of love and a woman who believes she can reach the stars, could this be a match made in heaven?

Antoinette and Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel set out with a determination to prove themselves. Their journey propels them out of poverty and into extravagance. But when World War I breaks out, their lives are irrevocably changed, and the sisters must gather the courage to fashion their own places in the world, even if apart from each other.

Virginia, 1854. Hunter Calhoun, a widower shadowed by the scandal of his wife's death, buries himself in his hobby of breeding racehorses, neglecting his young family. Eliza Fylte has inherited her father's famed gift for gentling horses. And when Hunter arrives with a wild steed, her healing spirit draws her to his shattered family and to the intense, bitter man who needs her, just as she needs him.

An awkward misfit and a temperamental sea captain sail from Boston to Rio de Janeiro aboard the Swan. It soon becomes clear to the ship's motley crew that the tides of attraction flow between the two.

In 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, she learns the truth about her father and meets Dr. Magdalena Schaefferová, whose family will become a significant part of her future.

Catherine Marks is a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters, but their older brother Leo is thoroughly exasperating. When one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response.

The second sister from a somewhat scandalous aristocratic family, the purveyors of one of London's most fashionable shops, finds passion and a love as sumptuous as the gorgeous gowns she creates.