Best of
Roman

2021

Unbreak Your Heart


Katie Marsh - 2021
    ONE EXTRAORDINARY LOVE STORY'Gorgeously written, devastatingly affecting and utterly life-affirming' Miranda DickinsonSeven-year-old Jake's heart is failing and he doesn't want to leave his dad, Simon, alone. So he makes a decision: to find Simon someone to love before he goes.Beth is determined to forget the past. But even when she leaves New York to start afresh in a Lake District village, she can't shake the secrets that haunt her.Single dad Simon still holds a candle for the woman who left him years ago. Every day is a struggle to earn a living while caring for his beloved son. He has no time for finding someone new.But Jake is determined his plan will succeed - and what unfolds will change all three of them forever.'A touching love story' Kate Eberlen'A beautiful story that reminds us of the power and importance of love' Isabelle Broom

The Thrice Named Man X: Herulian


Hector Miller - 2021
    

The Island Home


Libby Page - 2021
    But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up.Alice's world is tiny but full.She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past...So with two decades, hundreds of miles and a lifetime's worth of secrets between Lorna and the island, can coming home mean starting again?

A Man at Arms


Steven Pressfield - 2021
    In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down the empire.The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that neither he nor the empire could have predicted.In his first novel of the ancient world in thirteen years, the best-selling author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War returns with a gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith.

The Museum of Rain


Dave Eggers - 2021
    Army vet in his seventies who is asked to lead a group of young grand-nieces and grand-nephews on a walk through the hills of California’s Central Coast as wildfires burn far to the north. They don’t know him and don’t want to follow him, and Oisín would love to be anywhere else. But still they walk together, through golden grasses and amid live oaks and manzanitas, coyotes and rabbits, on their way to a discovery beyond any of their expectations. A quietly brilliant story of beauty and possibility, The Museum of Rain is about suddenly finding the world—or at least a small piece of it—as good as you’d hoped.

Those Hamilton Sisters


Averil Kenny - 2021
    That was until she ran away, twenty years ago, under a cloud of shame. It's now 1955 and following their mother's death, the Hamilton sisters - Sonnet, Fable and little Novella Plum - have returned to Noah Vale to live near their aunt and uncle.Sonnet, twenty years old and legal guardian to her siblings, has never stepped foot in Noah Vale, yet has been the talk of the town for decades. Fable, at twelve-years-old, is a talented artist and lovelier than even her heartbreaking mother had been. And three year old Plum is just a little girl who's lost her mother and been taken away from the only home she's ever known.As the years pass, the three sisters settle into their new life, working in the town, going to school and swimming in the perfect waterfalls nearby. But suspicion and judgment continue to follow the Hamilton sisters wherever they go. In a small town where everyone thinks they know everything about each other, it's hard to escape the past. And when Fable falls in love with Noah Vale's golden boy, is history destined to repeat itself?Those Hamilton Sisters is a warm, captivating and irresistible story of love, family, secrets and finding your place in the world. For readers of Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton.

Augusta


Dora Ilieva - 2021
    Born in luxury, blessed with beauty and intelligence, Poppaea seemed destined for an easy life. However, behind the opulence and glitter of imperial Rome, a dark side was hidden. Jealousy, treachery, and insanity snuffed out the life of many innocent people. Despite her success, Poppaea was no exception.

Tempting the King (Witchling Academy, #2)


D.D. Chance - 2021
    I helped him defend his realm. And then in the fullness of his generosity, he set me free. Great story. Only, like most things when it comes to the Fae, ditching a contract with these guys isn’t so easy. Turns out the magic that binds me to the deeply sensual, fiercely proud, incredibly hot High King is far more twisted than I realized. I’ve been marked for death…or something way worse. Now I’m on the run, my home destroyed, being chased through a realm of myth and monsters by more enemies than I ever thought possible. To break free of this screwed-up Fae contract for good, I’ll have to unravel a scheme three hundred years in the making and convince the king—who’s been tricked into falling in love with me—that he’s been played for a fool.   This should go well.     Tempting the King is a slow-burn rejected mate Fae kidnap fantasy romance, and book 2 in the Witchling Academy series.

Beneath the Sand


Katherine L. Bichler - 2021
    Helping her father train wild beasts for the emperor’s extravagant shows and being feted with romantic gifts from her noble fiancé, hers is a life few girls could imagine. But despite her good fortune, Noemi is beginning to doubt her upcoming wedding, which could threaten what she desires most—to train as a gladiator.While Noemi loves the lions beneath the colosseum and the bloody shows above, her sister, Livia, is a contrast in extremes. If Livia can’t be an enviable Vestal Virgin in a garden temple, she’ll do the next best thing and use her charms to climb the social ladder, as high as the emperor’s palace on Palatine Hill. While Livia will stop at nothing to improve her social life, Noemi can’t stop her secret desires, nor her stealth training with swords. And then there’s Cato, a top-ranked gladiator who is keeping a risky secret of his own. Against Noemi’s better judgement, she finds herself drawn to this mysterious fighter, who has both a temper and an imperious reputation. Soon, Noemi, Livia and Cato find that keeping secrets is not just child’s play, but dangerous games with deadly consequences. Can they all fool the emperor long enough to avoid a date with the executioner?

All The Broken Pieces And You: Liebesroman


Marla Grey - 2021
    

Disney Encanto: The Deluxe Junior Novelization (Disney Encanto)


Angela Cervantes - 2021
    The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal--every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope. The animated feature film is all retold in this hardcover deluxe junior novelization that's perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9. The Deluxe Junior Novelization based on the film comes with a full-color insert full of bonus movie content, plus a pull-out movie poster!

Don't mess with your Boss (New York Boss-Reihe 3)


Sarah Saxx - 2021
    

The Girl With No Name


Reine Andrieu - 2021
    

The Silent Cries of a Magpie


Ashlan Thomas - 2021
    The plan was perfect. Maggie Davis was getting out of her nowhere beach town and leaving for a bright future hundreds of miles away. The college scholarship was set, the job was secure, the apartment was paid for, and there might be a futon involved. Then one freak storm ruined everything. Now stuck in a life that she was desperate to escape from, Maggie will have to figure another way out because staying…?It’s not an option. There’s nothing he can do but hide... Mason Scott knows that hiding from a memory is impossible, and no matter how much whiskey he drinks or how many women warm his bed, he’ll never be free of the one night that will haunt him forever. But fate rears its cruel head when Maggie is thrust into every aspect of his life, a reminder of the piece of his heart that was ripped away from him five years ago. Getting close to Maggie may destroy what’s left of him, and though he tries his damnedest to push her away, everything about her shadowed world draws him closer.All that's left is to be silent...Secrets are best left to the silence. That’s something Mason and Maggie know too well. But the more Mason learns about Maggie, the less he understands. And just when he’s ready to open his heart to her, it's Maggie who pushes Mason away, but when the temptation is six foot three, has a pair of delectable dimples, and can fill out a Henley like it's a sin, Maggie is going to have to decide if Mason's world is worth staying for, or if she should stick to the plan.And run.2021 Revised EditionDue to graphic scenes and language, The Silent Cries of a Magpie is intended for a mature audience, and contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. The Silent Cries of a Magpie is not a standalone title.

A Dreadful Destiny


Rosemary Rowe - 2021
    The tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now. Libertus's patron, Marcus Septimus, has received a letter from Druscilla Livia, a widowed cousin of his wife, seeking his protection. She has received an offer of marriage from a powerful Roman Senator, Hortius Valens, a man of cruel and unusual tastes, and she is in no position to refuse. She has run away . . . with Hortius in hot pursuit.This puts Marcus in a dangerous dilemma. If he accepts Druscilla as his ward and prevents the wedding, he offends not only her prospective groom, but also the Provincial Governor to whom Hortius is related. But if he returns Druscilla to the Senator, he offends another of her kinswomen - the Empress herself. Once again, Marcus turns to Libertus for help.But Libertus has worries of his own. His wife Gwellia has an injured foot, which is now infected and could cost her life. But when one of his own slaves is brutally killed he realizes how perilous the situation has become. Resolving to help Druscilla, he concocts an ingenious plan. But in defying the Senator, Libertus is making a powerful enemy. And even the best-laid plans can go disastrously awry . . .

A Winter War


Tim Leach - 2021
    The Danube lies frozen. On its banks gather the clans of Samartia, their riders winter starved by sickly herds and blighted crops. Petty feuds cast aside and their disparate numbers united in the face of a great enemy. For across the frozen waters stands the mighty Roman Empire, and its Legion marches ever closer.But the Samartians are proud, and they are cast from the ice itself. They were trained from young to ride and fight and kill on its slippery surface. They cannot lose.They charge...Alone on a bloodied battlefield awakens Kai. Surrounded by the bodies of his people, fallen to the Legion, to have survived is a disgrace. In the aftermath of such defeat, he must navigate a course between honor and shame, his people and the Empire. It is a journey that will take him far to the West, beyond everything he has ever known.A disgraced warrior must navigate a course between honor and shame, his people and the Roman Empire, in the first of a new trilogy set in the second century AD, from the author of Smile of the Wolf.

The Last Great War of Antiquity


James Howard-Johnston - 2021
    It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on anunprecedented scale, and its end brought the classical phase of history to a close. Despite all this, it has left a conspicuous gap in the history of warfare. This book aims to finally fill that gap.The war opened in summer 603 when Persian armies launched co-ordinated attacks across the Roman frontier. Twenty-five years later the fighting stopped after the final, forlorn counteroffensive thrusts of the Emperor Heraclius into the Persians' Mesopotamian heartland. James Howard-Johnston piecestogether the scattered and fragmentary evidence of this period to form a coherent story of the dramatic events, as well as an introduction to key players-Turks, Arabs, and Avars, as well as Persians and Romans- and a tour of the vast lands over which the fighting took place. The decisions andactions of individuals-particularly Heraclius, a general of rare talent-and the various immaterial factors affecting morale take centre stage, yet due attention is also given to the underlying structures in both belligerent empires and to the Middle East under Persian occupation in the 620s. Theresult is a solidly founded, critical history of a conflict of immense significance in the final episode of classical history.

The Charioteer: A Roman Adventure Story


Jemahl Evans - 2021
    

To ord for ødeleggelse


Sandra Kolstad - 2021