Blackie ONeill je osiřelý venkovský chlapec s nejistou budoucností. Opouští proto domov a vydává se ke strýci do Leedsu. Zde se mu otevírá svět plný možností i milostných vzplanutí, jelikož ženy z města ho naprosto okouzlily. Jednoho sychravého rána však na yorskhirských vřesovištích potká mladičkou služebnou Emmu, která je stejně jako on odhodlána něco velkého v životě dokázat.

James Falconer returns in the third House of Falconer historical novel from multi-million copy bestseller Barbara Taylor Bradford.The Somme, 1916. James Falconer, once a barrow boy on a London market, stands in the trenches, awaiting the command to go over the top. Away from his business empire in London, he is simply a soldier, war the great leveller.But, unlike his men, and unknown to them, deep down, Falconer doesn’t care if he lives or dies.When a face from the past offers James the chance to repair his fractured relationship with his estranged daughter, Leonie, he must decide if he can hold different things dear – and make space in his life for love.But the war has left terrible scars, both personal and professional, and swept huge changes through the glittering world he once inhabited. James must weather myriad storms as he attempts to right past wrongs and build a new life.''Bradford’s tale is enriched by dynamic characters, especially James, who heroically persists in his effort to rebuild his life. It’s a satisfying culmination to a richly drawn historical series'' Publishers Weekly

James, mladík z chudých poměrů, se stane pravou rukou obchodního magnáta Henryho Malverna. Pracovitý a pokorný James se tím ale zároveň dostane do společnosti živené intrikami a bojem o moc. Jamesovu kariéru ohrozí ničivý požár i komplikovaný vztah s Henryho dcerou Alexis, které se kdysi nesměle dvořil.

The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte With new Foreword from Fern Britton. A WOMAN'S AMBITION... In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. There, she honed her skills, discovered the meaning of treachery, learned to survive, to become a woman, and vowed to make her mark on the world. A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME... In the wake of tragedy she rose from poverty to magnificent wealth as the iron-willed force behind a thriving international enterprise. As one of the richest women in the world Emma Harte has almost everything she fought so hard to achieve-save for the dream of love, and for the passion of the one man she could never have. A DREAM FULFILLED-AND AVENGED. Through two marriages, two devastating wars, and generations of secrets, Emma's unparalleled success has come with a price. As greed, envy, and revenge consume those closest to her, the brilliant matriarch now finds herself poised to outwit her enemies, and to face the betrayals of the past with the same ingenious resolve that forged her empire.