Avis de Callixta Cette série est une petite merveille ! HBO a consacré un budget énorme pour reconstituer à Cinecitta (Italie) la ville grouillante qu’est Rome au premier siècle avant Jésus Christ. Le travail de précision historique est d’ailleurs magistral et criant de vérité. La période choisie est propice :…
Two little lies – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur Once, he spurned the woman he loved. The Earl of Wynwood was far too reckless to handle a sophisticated woman like Viviana Alessandri. And the beautiful opera singer was far too famous to make a suitable wife for Wynwood. Twice, she wagered with her heart. Crushed by…
One little sin – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur He was a scoundrel, a scamp, and a hopeless skirt-chaser. So it shouldn’t have been so surprising when Sir Alasdair awoke after a night of debauchery to see a young lass on his doorstep…with a baby in her arms. She was beautiful, brazen, and utterly bankrupt. So…
La boîte à musique de Jean-François Zygel
Si vous avez l’impression que la musique classique est ennuyeuse et nécessite une initiation longue, prenez la peine de regarder pendant ces mois d’été, l’émission de Jean François Zygel, la boîte à musique sur France 2. Tous les vendredis soirs aux alentours de 23H, ce jeune pianiste dispose d’environ 90…
A woman of virtue – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur In the months since her husband’s death, Cecilia, Lady Walrafen, has hidden her emptiness by devoting herself to a charity mission for the poor women of London’s slums. But when the man who once tried to ruin her reputation turns up at the Nazareth Society, Cecilia is…
Romancing Mister Bridgeton – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for…well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret…and fears she doesn’t know him at all. Colin Bridgerton…
The temporary wife – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur The Marquess of Staunton cold-bloodedly advertises for a governess for his non-existent children, chooses the plainest and dullest applicant, and offers her marriage. His only motive is to anger his estranged father, who has chosen a different bride for him. After he has presented her to his…
The dying game – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur The victims are former beauty queens, each found with a single rose. It’s a scene Detective Lindsay McAllister knows all too well from her rookie days in Chattanooga. She also knows the dead are not the only victims. She’s seen grief ravage those left behind, in particular,…
Lord sin – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur Six Nights Of Pleasure… Georgianna Exley’s passionate nature has always been her undoing, and for this reason the beautiful young widow allows her lovers only a single night in her bed. But Ivo Dauntry has come home to England, and for him she’ll break her most sacred…
The roman’s virgin mistress – Avis +
Résumé de l’éditeur Scandalous! Silvana Junia knows what the gossips say about her – and doesn’t care! Until a mysterious, dangerous stranger rescues her from the sea, and she’s instantly drawn to him. Notorious! Lucius Aurelius Fortis is rich and respected. But his playboy past could come back to haunt…