New Releases by Paullina Simons

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.

End of Forever 3 Il mondo intero era stato la loro Inexpressible Island. Julian ha perso quello che ha sempre amato ed è ormai quasi fuori dal tempo. La sua vita e la sua lotta contro il destino gli offrono un''ultima occasione di fare l''impossibile e salvare la donna a cui è indissolubilmente legato. Insieme, Julian e Josephine combattono contro un''implacabile forza oscura che minaccia di distruggerli. Sarà una lotta che porterà via loro tutto ciò che sono e tutto ciò che hanno, mentre cercano ancora una volta di restituirsi reciprocamente le loro vite. Il tempo sembra esaurirsi per i due amanti, ma Julian è disposto a qualunque cosa per Josephine...

Il porto di Boston è avvolto nella nebbia quando in una mattina del 1899 il piroscafo partito da Napoli comincia le operazioni di attracco. A bordo c''è Gina, un''adolescente con il fuoco nelle vene che ha lasciato il suo paesino alle falde dell''Etna in cerca di un futuro migliore. Quando la bruma si scioglie e Gina mette piede nel nuovo mondo, l''America l''accoglie con i suoi spazi infiniti e le sue ciminiere, il melting pot di visi e lingue, il labirinto di strade e palazzoni. Una qualsiasi altra ragazza si sentirebbe venir meno le forze a una simile vista, ma per Gina quel caleidoscopio di promesse e opportunità è una vera e propria folgorazione e non vede l''ora di gettarsi anima e corpo in quella nuova vita. Le sorprese però non sono finite perché la prima persona che incontra sul molo, quasi fosse un segno del destino, è Harry Barrington, un giovane timido e insicuro, schiacciato dal peso del proprio cognome. I due non potrebbero essere più diversi - lei, un''immigrata senza un soldo; lui, rampollo di uno degli uomini d''affari più in vista di Boston -, eppure l''amore tra loro è immediato, inesorabile, e, come prevedibile quando si incontrano mondi tanto lontani, ostacolato dalle rispettive famiglie. È con queste premesse che Gina e Harry saranno chiamati a fare una scelta di campo, sofferta e radicale: seguire la strada che altri hanno tracciato per loro o disegnarne una propria, contro tutto e tutti, trovando un difficile equilibrio tra vecchio e nuovo, obblighi e desideri, aspettative e realtà. Dalla penna di Paullina Simons, amatissima autrice della trilogia Il cavaliere d''inverno, di cui Figli della libertà è l''atteso prequel, un romanzo sulla forza dell''amore e della passione, popolato da personaggi indimenticabili in un''America che corre a capofitto verso il futuro.

End of Forever 2 La storia di Julian e Josephine e di un amore che dura una vita. Julian ha già deluso Josephine una volta, per questo ora è determinato a fare qualunque cosa pur di salvare la donna che ama. La loro è una storia d''amore come nessun''altra, in cui i due amanti sembrano condannati a intraprendere un''avventura incredibile attraverso il tempo e lo spazio. Vivono nella bellezza e nell''estasi dell''amore, pur affrontando innumerevoli pericoli e nemici mortali, ma ogni volta che ingannano la morte, Julian e Josephine si avvicinano sempre di più a un sacrificio impensabile e all''ostacolo più difficile: il destino.

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

How much would you sacrifice for true love? The second novel in Paullina Simons'' stunning End of Forever saga continues the heartbreaking story of Julian and Josephine, and a love that spans lifetimes.

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.

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.

International bestselling author Paullina Simons delivers a riveting novel about a young woman whose search for her missing friend turns into a life-shattering odyssey. The truth will change her forever. Living in bustling New York City, Lily Quinn has plenty of distractions and is struggling to finish college as well as pay her rent. But that all pales in comparison when Amy, her best friend and roommate, disappears without a trace. Spencer O’Malley, a cynical NYPD detective assigned to Amy’s case, immediately captures Lily’s attention. Though he is wary and wrestling with his own demons, he, too, is irresistibly drawn to Lily. But fate has more in store for Lily than she ever expected. As she looks deeper into the mystery surrounding Amy’s disappearance, Lily finds answers she never imagined she’d find—answers that challenge everything she knows about her own life. Lily’s search puts her on a collision course with tragedy and love, and gives her a glimpse into the abyss that swallowed her friend . . . until she faces a final confrontation with her own life-changing destiny. “Part mystery, part romance, part family drama . . . in other words, the perfect book.”—Daily Mail

Uma poderosa e surpreendente história contemporânea de amor de uma das melhores romancistas deste século. A vida de Lily é virada do avesso com o desaparecimento da sua companheira de casa, revelações incríveis sobre a família e uma descoberta pessoal, o que a afetará para sempre. E se tudo aquilo que soubesse sobre a sua vida fosse mentira? Conheça Lily Quinn... Está falida, luta para acabar a faculdade, pagar a renda e encontrar o amor. À deriva na agitada cidade de Nova Iorque, as coisas mais interessantes na vida de Lily acontecem às pessoas que a rodeiam. Mas ela adora a sua vida sem objetivos até Amy, a melhor amiga e companheira de casa, desaparecer. É assim que Spencer Patrick O''Malley, um cínico detetive da polícia de Nova Iorque, que já viu melhores dias e tem os seus próprios demónios, entra no mundo de Lily. E uma inesperada reviravolta financeira, que deveria trazer-lhe alegria, transforma-se afinal num mau presságio das forças malignas que se aproximam dela. Mas o destino de Lily não fica por aí. Vê-se ainda a lutar pela própria vida quando a busca de Spencer por Amy se intensifica, levando- a a questionar tudo o que sabia sobre a amiga e a família. E revelações surpreendentes sobre quem ama forçam-na a confrontar a verdade que a mudará para sempre.

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.

Una admirable historia de amor situada en el Leningrado de 1941, cuando Alemania invade la URSS. Leningrado, 1941. La guerra parece lejana en esta ciudad de antigua grandeza, donde dos hermanas, Tatiana y Dasha Metanov, comparten un minúsculo apartamento con su familia. La vida bajo el gobierno de Stalin es dura, pero las privaciones que les aguardan ni siquiera son imaginables: el ejército de Hitler está a punto de invadir su querida patria. Bajo el terror y la dificultad se esconden la belleza y la esperanza: Tatiana ha conocido a Alexander, un joven oficial del Ejército Rojo de misterioso y turbulento pasado. Mientras el ejército alemán y el duro invierno cercan la ciudad, los amantes se ven abocados a un amor imposible que puede desgarrar la familia de Tatiana y ser, para Alexander, tan destructivo como la guerra. Entretanto, la corriente de la historia arrasa a su paso el mundo tal y como ellos lo han conocido y amenaza con cambiarlos para siempre. La crítica ha dicho... «Extraordinaria... Tanto como Lo que el viento se llevó.» Teresa De Medeiros « El jinete de bronce es el relato de un amor imposible, donde la cuestión principal es: ¿Cuánto estás dispuesto a perder para ganar el mundo entero?» Bibliofemme

Tatiana agora tem dezoito anos. Viúva e grávida, ela foge da devastada Leningrado para começar uma vida nova na América. Mas os fantasmas de seu passado não descansam facilmente. Ela passa a ser consumida pela crença de que seu marido, o general do Exército Vermelho Alexander Belov, ainda está vivo e precisa desesperadamente de sua ajuda. Enquanto isso, a oceanos e continentes de distância, Alexander é forçado a liderar um batalhão de soldados considerado dispensável pelo alto comando soviético. No entanto, Alexander está determinado a conduzir seus homens pelas ruínas da Europa, numa tentativa desesperada de escapar da máquina de morte de Stálin e, de alguma maneira, encontrar o caminho que o conduza a Tatiana mais uma vez. Deixe-se envolver pela escrita encantadora de Paullina Simons neste romance atemporal aclamado em todo o mundo.

From the author of TULLY and THE BRONZE HORSEMAN comes an epic new romantic saga - heart-wrenching and passionate, this compelling story of love lost and found will stay with you forever ... Falling in love was the easy part ... Chloe is weeks away from college when she embarks on a grand European adventure with her boyfriend and two best friends. Their destination is Barcelona, with its promise of romance and mystery, but first they must detour through the historic cities of Eastern Europe to settle an old family debt. As they traverse the unfamiliar landscape of the post-Communist world, Chloe meets a boy on a train who is going off to war. Johnny carries a guitar, an easy smile - and a lifetime of secrets. As the trip becomes a treacherous journey into Europe''s and Johnny''s darkest past, it threatens to shatter the bonds holding together four lifelong friends. From Riga to Treblinka to Trieste, Chloe must face the collision of her deepest desires with the future she thought she wanted. Praise for Paullina Simons: ''Prepare to have your emotions wrung so completely you''ll be sobbing your heart out one minute and laughing through your tears the next'' - Company ''She''s done it again. Just like in THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, I turned the last page, fell down and cried - Helena, Goodreads ''This heart wrenching love story will have you sobbing as you follow a group of friends on a life affirming journey'' - Sophie Whitfield, CultureStreet.com

Da autora da trilogia Tatiana & Alexander, chega este novo relato épico; esta dilaceradora e apaixonante história sobre um amor perdido e reencontrado que ficará consigo para sempre... Apaixonar-se era a parte fácil... Chloe está a poucas semanas de ir para a universidade quando embarca numa viagem pela Europa com o namorado e os seus dois melhores amigos. O destino é Barcelona, com a sua promessa de romance e mistérios, mas primeiro deverão fazer um périplo pelas históricas cidades da Europa de Leste para saldar uma velha dívida familiar. Enquanto percorrem os desconhecidos enclaves do mundo pós-comunista numa viagem de comboio, Chloe conhece um rapaz que vai para a guerra. Johnny tem uma guitarra, um sorriso contagioso e uma vida inteira de segredos. O trajeto pelo velho continente converte-se numa perigosa viagem pelo lado obscuro do passado da Europa e de Johnny; uma jornada que ameaça destruir os vínculos que unem os quatro amigos de toda a vida. De Riga a Trieste, passando por Treblinka, Chloe vai enfrentar os seus mais profundos desejos quando estes põem em risco o futuro que ela pensou que queria. Para Chloe e Johnny só uma coisa é certa: seja qual for o destino, as suas vidas nunca mais voltarão a ser as mesmas.

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.

Amerika, das Land der Freiheit, zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die junge Gina Attaviano, Immigrantin aus Sizilien, ist fasziniert vom Geist der Zeit, dem turbulenten Boston und den ungeahnten Möglichkeiten. Und sie ist unsterblich verliebt - in Harry Barrington. Harry entstammt dem Bostoner Geldadel, sie einer mittellosen Arbeiterfamilie. Aber im Land der Freiheit, am Anfang der modernen Welt, scheint alles möglich, und die Welt liegt ihnen zu Füssen. Doch die Traditionen und Vorurteile der alten Welt holen sie ein - und sie müssen erbittert um ihre Liebe kämpfen ... Paullina Simons, geboren 1963 in Leningrad, emigrierte Anfang der siebziger Jahre mit ihrer Familie in die USA. Sie arbeitete in Rom und Dallas und war vier Jahre als Wirtschaftsjournalistin in London tätig, bevor sie sich als Fernsehjournalistin in New York niederliess. Mit den Romanen ''Die Liebenden von Leningrad'' und ''Tatiana und Alexander'' gelangen ihr internationale Bestseller. Paullina Simons lebt mit ihrer Familie in Brooklyn, New York.

Der krönende Abschluss der faszinierenden Saga Ihre Liebe geht zurück auf das Jahr 1941, als Tatiana in Leningrad dem Rote-Armee-Offizier Alexander begegnet. Nach der schmerzvollen Trennung vor dem Hintergrund der großen historischen Ereignisse des 20. Jahrhunderts sind sie endlich wieder vereint: in Amerika, dem Land ihrer Träume. Sohn Anthony verbindet sie, aber an ihren Herzen sind die Jahre des Alleinseins nicht vorbeigegangen. Können sie das Vertrauen ineinander wiederfinden?

The passionate love story that led to The Bronze Horseman.

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.

La travolgente storia d''amore tra una donna coraggiosa e un uomoin lotta per ritrovare la pace con il mondo e con se stesso. Dopo annidi dolorosa separazione, Tatiana e Alexander sperano di realizzare iloro sogni di libertà in America. Il figlio Anthony è la prova viventeche nessuna distanza può tenerli lontani. Eppure si sentono estranei, ancora turbati dai fantasmi delle tragedie vissute. Ex capitano dell''Armata Rossa, Alexander vive con sospetto e paura il clima della Guerra fredda e Tatiana non riesce a ritrovare con lui l''intimità di untempo. Quando Anthony si arruola volontario in Vietnam e scomparenella giungla, Tatiana e Alexander sentono che gli incubi del passato sono tornati. Potranno ancora passeggiare nel Giardino d''Estate?

Set during World War II, this novel tells of the impossible love between Tatiana, a Russian girl who tries to escape war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America, and Alexander, a young Red Army major whom she believes has made the ultimate sacrifice for her, as he continues to live in destitute Communist Russia.

Młoda kobieta w zaawansowanej ciąży opuszcza centrum handlowe w upalny dzień. Życie upływa jej na zakupach, dbaniu o rodzinę: ukochanego męża Richa oraz dwie córeczki, i oczekiwaniu narodzin trzeciego dziecka. Nagle zostaje ono brutalnie zakłócone przez zdesperowanego młodego człowieka, który porywa Didi. Jakie są jego motywy? Rozpoczyna się morderczy wyścig z czasem, z udziałem policji, FBI i zrozpaczonego Richa. W ciągu kolejnych jedenastu godzin Didi dociera do granic ludzkiej wytrzymałości, mierząc się z koszmarnym przeznaczeniem.