Best Selling Books by Paullina Simons

The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler''s armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander''s impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.

In the city that never sleeps, Lily Quinn feels that other people are living it up while she is quietly watching from the sidelines. She works as a waitress and goes to school while juggling the demands of her dysfunctional family. And then her best friend and roommate, Amy, disappears. Suddenly, life takes a one-eighty turn as Lily becomes embroiled in a missing person investigation headed by the rugged NYPD detective Spencer O''Malley, who''s struggling with a few demons of his own. Lily finds herself at the center of an incredible series of events that will bring her love and put her in a life and death struggle against fate itself.

The passionate love story that led to The Bronze Horseman.

The Magnificent Conclusion to the Timeless Epic Saga Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive the most terrible upheavals. Though they are still young, the ordeals they endured have changed them—and after living apart in a world laid waste, they must now find a way to live together in postwar America. With the Cold War rising, dark forces at work in their adopted country threaten their lives, their family, and their hard-won peace. To regain the happiness they once knew, to wash away the lingering pain of the past, two lovers grown distant must somehow forge a new life . . .or watch the ghosts of their yesterdays destroy their firstborn son. The Summer Garden . . . their odyssey is just beginning.

Five young Midwestern women and men struggle to find their paths in the wake of a shared and life-altering tragedy.

Love, passion, and friendship collide on the road trip of a lifetime in this breathtaking novel from Paullina Simons, internationally bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman and Tully. There’s no telling where a journey will lead you… Shelby Sloane has big plans for the summer of 1981. She’ll drive cross country in her graduation present—a classic yellow Mustang. In California, she hopes to find the mother who left her behind long ago, and then return East in time to start college. Her childhood friend Gina is desperate to reunite with her boyfriend in Bakersfield and has convinced Shelby to bring her along. With Gina on board, Shelby’s carefully mapped-out itinerary is quickly abandoned. Soon, so is their “no hitchhikers” rule when Shelby picks up a mysterious girl named Candy Cane, who sets them all on a new and dangerous course. Streetwise beyond her years and decked out with tattoos, piercings, and spiky hair, Candy is on the run from a past darker than anything the two suburban girls have ever known. Candy draws Shelby and Gina into her terrifying world, where life as they know it is turned upside down and there is no place left to hide.

Children of Liberty, the much-anticipated prequel to Paullina Simons’s The Bronze Horseman, is a story of love and possibility in turn-of-the-century America. Gina Attaviano travels from Sicily to Boston to start a new life with only the clothes on her back. Harry Barrington is the son of one of New England’s most successful businessmen. Despite their differences and the strong opposition of their families, their attraction is strong. Set against a time of transformation for a growing nation, Gina and Harry must find the courage to do what is right, no matter what the price. Deeply emotional and satisfying, Children of Liberty features a cast of characters you’ll root for as they fight against their feelings, but discover that true love can never be denied.

A PREGNANT WOMAN. A DERANGED PSYCHOPATH. A DESPERATE RACE AGAINST TIME. Didi Wood, eight-and-a-half months pregnant with her third child, heads to a mall to get out of the oppressive Dallas hear and get some shopping done. She is supposed to meet her husband for lunch at one o'' clock. By 1:45, she still isn''t there--she''s riding down the highway at breakneck speed, with a madman at the wheel. His name is Lyle, and he has abducted her from a department store parking lot. But why he''s done this, and what he wants, are anyone''s guess. Now the police and the FBI have to somehow track him down. And a very pregnant Didi must keep herself and her unborn child alive at any price--even as they ride closer and closer in the darkest chamber of a psychopath''s mind.

Dartmouth students Kristina, Conni, Albert, and Jim seemingly inseparable friends. But they are bonded by dark, seductive secrets. Intense passions and simmering tensions have been building for years until a brutal act on a bitter cold night reveals shocking truths about each. This compelling narrative--with a surprise twist at the end--grips the reader from first page to last.

“This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented, and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair!”—Daily Mail (London) Paullina Simons’s internationally bestselling blockbuster The Bronze Horseman told the heart-soaring tale of a young Russian woman’s transcendent love affair with a Red Army soldier during the siege of Leningrad in the dark days of World War Two. The epic story continues in Tatiana and Alexander—a novel of the enduring power of love and commitment against the devastating forces of war and the equally dangerous forces of keeping the peace. A sweeping, intensely compelling romantic historical saga, Tatiana and Alexander is a Russian Thorn Birds and a truly unforgettable reading experience.

In a world between wars, hardship and heartache bind a Ukrainian woman and an American man in this epic love story from the bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman. It is 1929, and on both sides of the Atlantic, the world is about to change. Isabelle Lazar, a young Ukrainian farmer, fights to save her family as the dark shadow of the Soviet Union falls over her ancestral land. Forced to flee and barely escaping the Terror-Famine which swallows millions of her countrymen, she washes up alone on America''s distant shores, carrying the weight of her lost past and uncertain future. In Boston, Isabelle crosses paths with Finn Evans, a successful banker, whose affluent, contented life is about to be shattered by the stock market crash. Fate throws Finn and Isabelle together just as America plunges into the Great Depression. Amid the trials and struggles of their new life, an undeniable connection—that they both must hide—grows between the unlikely pair. As their intertwined destinies hang in the balance, they discover that even amidst great tragedy there is always something left to fight for. In Light at Lavelle, bestselling author Paullina Simons weaves an unforgettable tapestry of love, hope, and fate, showing us that sometimes the greatest battles are fought within our own hearts.

From USA Today bestselling author Paullina Simons comes a fascinating novel of love, betrayal, and the price of passion. Nothing is ever as it seems… Larissa Stark is many things. Wife, mother, devoted friend, and unhappy. Her seemingly charmed life in a New Jersey suburb should leave her fulfilled and content. Instead, she feels increasingly isolated and empty. But when she has a chance encounter with an intriguing stranger, her idyllic existence is exposed for the sham it is and leads her to question everything she once firmly believed. As Larissa is faced with one impossible choice after another, she begins to contemplate the unthinkable and struggles with the question that will inevitably change the course of her life: how does one woman follow a divided heart? Spanning the affluent suburbs of New Jersey, the slums of Manila, and the desolate beauty of the Australian outback, A Song in the Daylight is an unforgettable, powerful story of the bonds that unite us—and the desires that can ultimately drive us apart.

The never-before-told story of the journey behind THE BRONZE HORSEMAN From the author of the celebrated, internationally bestselling Bronze Horseman saga comes a glimpse into the private life of its much loved creator, and the real story behind the epic novels. Paullina Simons gives us a work of non-fiction as captivating and heart-wrenching as the lives of tatiana and Alexander. Only a few chapters into writing her first story set in Russia, her mother country, Paullina Simons travelled to Leningrad (now St Petersburg) with her beloved Papa. What began as a research trip turned into six days that forever changed her life, the course of her family, and the novel that became tHE BRONZE HORSEMAN. After a quarter-century away from her native land, Paullina and her father found a world trapped in yesteryear, with crumbling stucco buildings, entire families living in seven-square-meter communal apartments, and barren fields bombed so badly that nothing would grow there even fifty years later. And yet there were the spectacular white nights, the warm hospitality of family friends and, of course, the pelmeni and caviar. At times poignant, at times inspiring and funny, this is both a fascinating glimpse into the inspiration behind the epic saga, and a touching story of a family''s history, a father and a daughter, and the fate of a nation.

The second novel in Paullina Simons''s stunning End of Forever saga continues the heartbreaking story of Julian and Josephine, and a love that spans lifetimes. Is there a fate beyond the fates? Julian has failed Josephine once. Despite grave danger and impossible odds, he is determined to do the unimaginable and try again to save the woman he loves. What follows is a love story like no other as the doomed lovers embark on an incredible adventure across time and space. Racing through history and against the merciless clock, they face countless dangers and deadly enemies. Living amid beauty and ecstasy, bloodshed and betrayal, each time they court and cheat death brings Julian and Josephine closer to an unthinkable sacrifice and a confrontation with the harshest master of all…destiny.

They were ready for anything ... except the end. The must-read conclusion to Paullina Simons'' epic End of Forever saga. Julian has lost everything he ever loved and is almost out of time. His life and death struggle against fate offers him one last chance to do the impossible and save the woman to whom he is permanently bound. Together, Julian and Josephine must wage war against the relentless dark force that threatens to destroy them. This fight will take everything they have and everything they are as they try once more to give each other their unfinished lives back. As time runs out for the star-crossed lovers, Julian learns that fate has one last cruel trick in store for them - and even a man who has lost everything still has something left to lose. Following on from the heartbreaking The Tiger Catcher and A Beggar''s Kingdom, Inexpressible Island is the unmissable conclusion to the epic End of Forever saga.

See how it all began . . . The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler''s armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander''s impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever. Complete with excerpts from Tatiana and Alexander (available now) and The Summer Garden (on sale June 21), the next two books in the trilogy, follow the epic love story of Tatiana and Alexander from the beginning.

Lone Star is the unforgettable love story between a college-bound girl from Maine and a travelling troubadour on his way to war. Chloe is weeks away from starting a new life far away from home when she embarks on a great European adventure with her boyfriend and two best friends. Their destination is Barcelona, but first they must detour through the historic cities of Eastern Europe to keep an old family promise. Buried in the treasures of the fledgling post-Communist world, Chloe finds a charming American vagabond named Johnny, who carries a guitar, an easy smile - and a lifetime of secrets. As the unlikely band traverse the old world, a train trip becomes a treacherous journey into Europe''s and Johnny''s darkest past - a journey that shatters Chloe''s future plans and puts in jeopardy everything she thought she wanted. From Treblinka to Trieste, from Karnikava to Krakow, from Vilnius to Venice, the lovers and friends fight and love and break each other''s hearts. They crack the facade that sustains their lifelong bonds to expose their truest, deepest desires. As they travel the marshes and mountains of the European continent, Chloe and her friends discover only one thing that''s certain: whether or not they reach Barcelona, their lives will never be the same.

They were ready for anything ... except the end. The must-read conclusion to Paullina Simons'' epic End of Forever saga.

Cuddle up at bedtime with this funny and comforting debut picture book from internationally bestselling author Paullina Simons.

The dishes that fueled the epic romance between Tatiana and Alexander in the international bestselling Bronze Horseman trilogy. In The Bronze Horseman, Tatiana and Alexander, and The Summer Garden, beloved heroine Tatiana Metanova shares her family’s secrets of pastry, pies, pelmeni, and poetry. Now collected in one place, Tatiana’s Table takes you on a culinary journey that follows the story of the decades-long love between the young Russian woman and Red Army soldier Alexander Belov. From World War II to the Cold War, set out on the table are the dishes that comforted and sustained the pair in Leningrad, New York, Miami, and Arizona. More than seventy recipes are introduced with the tales and traditions that inspired them. Poignant recollections take you back to when Tatiana first made her grandmother’s famous “Lazy Cabbage” for Alexander and to Aunt Esther’s Thanksgiving feast in Massachusetts. Recipes include Russian and American staples and more, such as . . . Papa’s Borscht Pirozhki Babushka Maya’s Russian Napoleon Cabbage Pie Paskha Macaroni and Cheese Roast Turkey Isabella’s Pasta Sauce Shepherd’s Pie Cajun Chicken with Lime Russian Tea Cookies Beergaritas

Internationally bestselling author Paullina Simons returns with a sweeping new saga guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and fall in love. All the colors of your world are about to disappear… Young and handsome, Julian lives a charmed life in Los Angeles. His world is turned upside down by a love affair with Josephine, a mysterious young woman who takes him by storm. But she is not what she seems, carrying secrets that tear them apart—perhaps forever. So begins Julian and Josephine’s extraordinary adventure of love, loss, and the mystical forces that bind people together across time and space. It is a journey that propels Julian toward either love fulfilled…or oblivion. The Tiger Catcher takes readers from the dizzying heights of joy to the depths of despair and back again in an unforgettable new novel from a master storyteller.

What if everything you believed about your life was a lie? find love. Adrift in bustling New York City, the most interesting things in Lily''s life happen to the people around her. But Lily loves her aimless life ... until her best friend and roommate Amy disappears. That''s when Spencer Patrick O?Malley, a cynical, past his prime, NYPD detective with demons of his own, enters Lily''s world. And a sudden financial windfall which should bring Lily joy instead becomes an ominous portent of the dark forces gathering around her. Amy intensifies, leading Lily to question everything she knew about her friend and family. Startling revelations about the people she loves force her to confront truths that will leave her changed forever. unputdownable novel.

A powerful story of grief and hope, a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of the internationally bestselling novels TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE.

La conmovedora segunda parte de la trilogía «El jinete de bronce». Embarazada, enferma y absolutamente desolada, Tatiana ha logrado llegar a Estados Unidos. Entregada a la fuerza de las circunstancias y alejada de su convulsionada tierra, la joven comenzará una nueva existencia con la secreta ilusión de que, en alguna parte, el hombre al que ama sea capaz de vencer a las oscuras garras del destino. Mientras, Alexander sufre el hostigamiento de las fuerzas represoras en las gélidas tierras de la Unión Soviética, y tan solo el recuerdo de su esposa, junto con la velada esperanza de que siga con vida, alimenta su espíritu ante la adversidad. Al tiempo que la contienda llega a su final, ambos lucharán contra sus destinos y la desesperación en busca del amor perdido y la inquebrantable esperanza del reencuentro. La crítica ha dicho... «Una historia de amor que te dejará sin aliento.» Daily Mail «Bellamente escrita. Difícil de dejar. Altamente recomendable.» Library Journal