Bøger af Nicola Cornick

A secret hidden in the past. A family bound by a dark legacy... 'What a fascinating story. I enjoyed every moment of it. Intriguing and with a lovely time-slippery twist' Barbara Erskine, Sunday Times bestselling author Ever since her sister disappeared eleven years ago, Serena Warren has been running from a ghost, haunted by what she can't remember about that night. When Caitlin's body is discovered, Serena returns to her grandfather's house, nestled beside the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall in Oxfordshire, determined to uncover the truth. But in returning to the place of her childhood summers, Serena stands poised at the brink of a startling discovery - one that will tie her family to a centuries-old secret... Taking readers from the present day to the Wars of the Roses in the 1400s, and with an enthralling mystery at its heart, The Last Daughter is a spellbinding novel about family secrets, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. ____ Praise for Nicola Cornick's captivating historical mysteries: 'A most engaging novel, full of intrigue and atmosphere' Anne O'Brien'Weaves the past and present together skilfully' Sarah Morgan'A real page-turner; I couldn't put it down' Tracy Rees'Transporting and imaginative' Woman'A gorgeous novel, so fresh and original. And the tension! I was on the edge of my seat' Jenny Ashcroft

For fans of Kate Morton and Tracy Rees comes a captivating novel about two women, separated by centuries, whose fates are bound together by one haunting secret. ***

Skandaler forårsagesikke bare afmænd, det beviser de vovedekvinder i Nicola Cornicks nye brilliante serie Society-Kvinder … Den engang så populæreog celebre skønhed Lottie Cummings er nu mere eller mindre frossetudeafLondons selskabsliv ,,, på grund af en skilsmisse! De tidligeresåkaldtevenner har vendthende ryggen og helt afblanket er hun nu blivet lokkettil at arbejde som kurtisane i Covent Garden. Men en mystisk svirebror redder hendefrafornedrelsen med et alt andet end stuerentforslag. Ethan Ryder, den illegitime søntil en hertug, har arbejdet sig opogvar en af de mest betroede kavalleriofficerer i Napoleons hær, indtil han blev taget tilfangeogførttil England som krigsfange. Nu - atter på fri fod - har han planlagt sit vildeste kupnogensinde, og han behøver Lotties hjælptil på spektakulær vis at kunneafledeopmærksomhedenfrasinegerninger. Det bliver en forbindelse, som hurtigt kommer til at udvikle sig i en retning, som ikke bare chokerer andre – men i særdeleshedogsådisseto syndige sjæle …

Merryn Fenner, en smuk blåstrømpe, med stor forkærlighed for retfærdighed, har sat sig i sindet at vil ødelægge det for Garrick Northesk, Hertugen af ??Farne. I ti lange år, har hun ventet på at tage sin hævn over den sensuelle, mystiske Garrick. Han har vanæret hendes familienavn og ødelagt hendes liv. Og nu agter hun at tilbagebetale denne "service" - ved at finde den retmæssige arving til hertug titlen, hvilket dermed gør Garrick arveløs. Men da en katastrofe bringer Merryn og Garrick sammen vækkes en glødende passion til livs mellem de to fjender. Desperat bliver Merryn klar over, at hendes rygte er helt i laser. Bliver hun nu tvunget til at gøre det hun ikke kan bære - at acceptere det skandaløse frieri fra den mand, hun har svoret at ville ødelægge?

Lady Joanna Ware har virkelig intet ønske om at gifte sig igen, men det forhindrer ikke den ivrige hob af beundrere, som står i kø uden for hendes dør. For at forhindre flere uønskede frierier kysser Joanna i sin desperation helt skamløst med polarforskeren Alex Grant. Det er hende helt umuligt at modstå den magnetiske tiltrækning mellem dem, og Joanna ved, at hun nu rigtigt har sat gang i sladderen! Efter sit ægteskab med en utro mand og hans utallige affærer, er Joanna blevet vant til at håndtere skandaler. Men intet har forberedt hende på den chokerende nyhed, at hendes afdøde mand har efterladt sit uægte barn i hendes og vennen lord Grants varetægt. Så mens rygterne koger i selskabslivet, rejser Joanna og Alex til Nordpolen for at hente den lille forældreløse pige hjem. Det bliver en strabadserende tur, og i kampen mod stride snestorme, vilde dyr og en intrigefyldt sammensværgelse, må Alex gøre sit yderste for at beskytte Joanna, men først skal hun forføres ...

Lord Hawksmoor er Kongen over alle skandaler – elsket af rige og fattige! Skandaløs og forførerisk; Hawksmoor er en notorisk lykkejæger. Kvinderne vil i seng med ham – og mændene ser ham gerne død. Nu har han mødt sin drømmekvinde og er klar til at gøre alt, hvad der kræves for at hun kan blive hans. På trods af en arv på 80.000 pund har Cathrine gyldne håndjern på: Hun er lovet væk til en mand, hun hader. Alle overklassens historier om Lord Hawksmoor gør, at en hvilken som helst kvinde vil have svært ved at modstå ham. Men Catherine kan mærke, at der ligger noget dybere under hans glitrende og charmerende facade. Hun tror, at han kan blive hendes redning – men har hun fundet sin helt, eller har hun indgået en pagt med djævelen?

Rygtet siger, at en vis skandaleomsust prinsesse hverken har til dagen og vejen, og at hun derfor er på udkig efter en mand, der kan afhjælpe hendes økonomiske kvaler. Måske er Jarlen af Stockhaven den mand, hun søger ... THE GENTLEMEN’S ATHENIAN MERCURY, 1816 Prinsesse Isabella havde aldrig forestillet sig, at det ville komme så vidt. Det er slemt nok, at hun måske skal i fængsel for en gæld, der ikke er hendes egen. Værre er det, at hun for at redde sit eget skind er tvunget til at gifte sig med Marcus, Jarlen af Stockhaven – den mand, hun engang elskede. Men at han nu vil tage sin hævn ved at kræve, at hun skal være hans hustru på alle måder og ikke kun af navn ... ja, det er nærmest utåleligt! Mens de sladrende tunger i London ivrigt følger med i morskaben, kæmper Isabella for at bevare en høflig distance i sit ægteskab. Men jo mere Isabella udfordrer Marcus’ jernvilje, jo højere slikker lidenskabens flammer. Vil flammerne denne gang fortære dem begge ... eller give næring til en dybere kærlighed, end de selv har turdet håbe på?

From the bestselling author of House of Shadows and The Phantom Tree comes a spellbinding tale of jealousy, greed, plotting and revenge?part history, part mystery?for fans of Kate Morton, Susanna Kearsley and Barbara ErskineLondon, 1765Lady Isabella Gerard, a respectable member of Georgian society, orders her maid to take her new golden gown and destroy it, its shimmering beauty tainted by the actions of her brutal husband the night before.Three months later, Lord Gerard stands at the shoreline of the lake, looking down at a woman wearing the golden gown. As the body slowly rolls over to reveal her face, it's clear this was not his intended victim...250 Years Later...When a gown she stole from a historic home as a child is mysteriously returned to Fenella Brightwell, it begins to possess her in exactly the same way that it did as a girl. Soon the fragile new life Fen has created for herself away from her abusive ex-husband is threatened at its foundations by the gown's power over her until she can't tell what is real and what is imaginary.As Fen uncovers more about the gown and Isabella's story, she begins to see the parallels with her own life. When each piece of history is revealed, the gown?and its past?seems to possess her more and more, culminating in a dramatic revelation set to destroy her sanity.

"There is much to enjoy in this sumptuous novel."-Sunday Mirror"My name is Mary Seymour and I am the daughter of one queen and the niece of another."Browsing an antiques shop in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait?identified as the doomed Tudor queen, Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better. The subject is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr, who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 and presumed dead after going missing as a child. And Alison knows this because she, too, lived at Wolf Hall and knew Mary...more than four hundred years ago.The painting of Mary is more than just a beautiful object for Alison?it holds the key to her past life, the unlocking of the mystery surrounding Mary's disappearance and how Alison can get back to her own time. To when she and Mary were childhood enemies yet shared a pact that now, finally, must be fulfilled, no matter the cost.Bestselling author of House of Shadows Nicola Cornick offers a provocative alternate history of rivals, secrets and danger, set in a time when a woman's destiny was determined by the politics of men and luck of birth. A spellbinding tale for fans of Kate Morton, Philippa Gregory and Barbara Erskine.

The wooded hills of Oxfordshire conceal the remains of the aptly named Ashdown House?a wasted pile of cinders and regret. Once home to the daughter of a king, Ashdown and its secrets will unite three women across four centuries in a tangle of intrigue, deceit and destiny...In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center.One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears witness as her protector Lord Evershot?desperate to find it?burns the building to the ground.Now, a battered mirror and the diary of a Regency courtesan are the only clues Holly Ansell has to finding her brother, who has gone missing researching the mystery of Elizabeth Stuart and her alleged affair with Lord Craven. As she retraces his footsteps, Holly's quest will soon reveal the truth about Lavinia and compel her to confront the stunning revelation about the legacy of the Winter Queen.

'An enchanting timeslip novel that kept me spellbound' CHRISTINA COURTENAY 'Fascinating and captivating' SARAH MORGAN 'Glorious... I adored it' KATHLEEN MCGURL ***

"An engaging, fast-paced read for fans of Philippa Gregory and of dual-timeline historical fiction." -Library JournalIn the winter of 1483, Francis Lovell is Richard III's Lord Chamberlain and confidant, but the threat of Henry Tudor's rebels has the king entrusting to Francis and his wife, Anne, his most crucial mission: protecting the young Richard of York, his brother's surviving son and a threat to Henry's claims to the throne.Two years later, Richard III is dead, and Anne hides the young prince of York while Francis is hunted by agents of the new king, Henry VII. Running out of options to keep her husband and the boy safe, Anne uses the power of an ancient family relic to send them away, knowing that in doing so she will never see Francis again.In the present day, Serena Warren has been haunted by her past ever since her twin sister, Caitlin, disappeared. But when Caitlin's bones are discovered interred in a church vault that hasn't been opened since the eighteenth century, the police are baffled. Piecing together local folklore that speaks of a magical relic with her own hazy memories of the day Caitlin vanished, Serena begins to uncover an impossible secret that her grandfather has kept hidden, one that connects her to Anne, Francis and the young Duke of York.Inspired by the enduring mystery of the Princes in the Tower, Nicola Cornick cleverly interprets the events into a dazzling novel set between a present-day mystery and a country on the brink of Tudor rule.

'A most engaging novel, full of intrigue and atmosphere' Anne O'Brien'A real page-turner; I couldn't put it down' Tracy Rees'Weaves the past and present together skilfully' Sarah Morgan

'There is much to enjoy in a sumptuous novel that slips between present day and 1557.' Sunday Mirror"e;My name is Mary Seymour and I am the daughter of one queen and the niece of another."e;Browsing antiques shops in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait - supposedly of Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better... The woman is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 as an unwanted orphan and presumed dead after going missing as a child.The painting is more than just a beautiful object from Alison's past - it holds the key to her future, unlocking the mystery surrounding Mary's disappearance, and the enigma of Alison's son.But Alison's quest soon takes a dark and foreboding turn, as a meeting place called the Phantom Tree harbours secrets in its shadows...*************************************************************Readers love Nicola Cornick:'Alluring and hypnotising... I was hooked from page one.''A haunting and mesmerising story.''Atmospheric and filled with tension and danger.''Full of dark twists and spooky turns. Brilliantly written, unguessable and page-turning.''Spellbinding, with a narrative that left me bewitched. Not to be missed!''A fabulous read. I was completely enthralled, and kept guessing throughout.'

"e;I hired you as a novelty, an attraction, the most notorious woman in London..."e;London, July 1813Once the toast of the ton, Lottie Cummings is now notorious for being divorced - and without a penny. Shunned by society the destitute beauty is forced to become a Covent Garden courtesan. Refusing to oblige her customers, Lottie's about to be turned out onto the streets. Until a dangerous rake saves her with a scandalous offer.The illegitimate son of a Duke, Ethan Ryder rose to the ranks of Napoleon's most trusted cavalry officer - until his capture landed him in England as prisoner of war. Now on parole, Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet. But he needs to create a spectacular diversion. And having infamous Lottie as his mistress will lull everyone into thinking he's busily bedding her instead of plotting deadly treason...

London, May 1811

When an ancient tax law is invoked requiring all unmarried ladies to either wed or surrender half their wealth, it's not long before the quiet village of Fortune's Folly is overrun by a swarm of fortune-hunting bachelors.

The Rake She Couldn't Forget Jack Rutherford is everything fashionable society widow Lady Mairi MacLeod dislikes in a man: roguish, arrogant and irritatingly charming. If only she could erase the memory of the sin-filled night she spent in his arms...