Solsticio de invierno

I sin livsaften ser Penelope Keeling tilbage på sit brogede liv og mindes forældre, kærlighed, børn og venner og dermed også familiens historie gennem tre generationer

Two troubling stories collide in this adventurous tale. The protagonist of the first, Markheim, goes into an antique store to buy a Christmas gift. What happens here in the forthcoming hours force him to face his fears as well as his hopes and will change his destiny in an extraordinary way. In the second story, an English officer fighting in Spain during the war retires to the countryside to recover. In a mansion situated between the mountains and beautiful landscapes, he tries to find the keys to a love—and terror—story. Here, it is not easy to distinguish between that which is worldly...

En esta nueva aventura L. Frank Baum cuenta la historia de Tip, un niño que vive en la casa de una vieja bruja llamada Mombi que lo trata bastante mal hasta que un día se escapa para probar suerte en otro sitio. Lo acompañan Jack Cabeza de Calabaza y el Cabellete, dos muñecos a los que Tip ha infundido vida con ayuda de unos polvos mágicos de la bruja Mombi.

Isabelle Catherine Hutting likes to spend time in the library before going to the dance hall in search of a husband. When she finds out that a space opened up in the house in town for single women, she decides to set aside her marriage plans. She will first have to speak to Marcus, the Duke of Hart, owner of the property, in order to move in. He turns out to be the most attractive man she has ever seen . He is immediately attracted to her, but he is not interested in relationships. An old curse weighs heavy on his mind that no duke in his family will live long enough to see an heir born....

Ante la amenaza de un posible secuestro, el padre de Vega la obliga a salir de Madrid y volar a Londres, donde Martin Grant, un antiguo miembro del cuerpo de seguridad de su padre, se ocupará de protegerla. El atractivo Martin hará pasar a Vega por su sobrina y la ocultará en un pueblo apartado de Escocia, pero esa convivencia forzosa tendrá consecuencias imprevistas. Vega se siente cada vez más atraída por su frío y misterioso protector. Martin, por su parte, sabe cómo protegerla del peligro, pero… ¿sabrá cómo proteger su corazón de piedra de esa jovencita inexperta? Finalista...