Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at twenty-three, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father’s house.
When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father’s trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. As Benjamin’s rising career whisks them both away to exotic Morocco, Sibylla is at last a citizen of the world, reveling in her newfound freedom by striking her first business deals, befriending locals…and falling in love for the first time with a charismatic and handsome Frenchman.
But Benjamin’s lust for money and influence draws him into dark dealings, pulling him ever further from Sibylla and their two young sons. When he’s arrested on horrible charges, the fate of Sibylla’s family rests on her shoulders, as she must decide whether she’ll leave him to his fate or help him fight for his life.

The Lioness of Morocco

Literature & Fiction

Drosten, Julia

Genre Fiction

Amazon Crossing

Die schwarze Taube von Siwa (German Edition)

Tinte & Feder

Lioness of Morocco, The

Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at twenty-three, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father’s house.When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father’s trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. As Benjamin’s rising career whisks them both away to exotic Morocco, Sibylla is at last a citizen of the world, reveling in her newfound freedom by striking her first business deals, befriending locals…and falling in love for the first time with a charismatic and handsome Frenchman.But Benjamin’s lust for money and influence draws him into dark dealings, pulling him ever further from Sibylla and their two young sons. When he’s arrested on horrible charges, the fate of Sibylla’s family rests on her shoulders, as she must decide whether she’ll leave him to his fate or help him fight for his life.

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From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco and The Elephant Keeper's Daughter, the story of an ambitious young woman discovering friendship, love, and her own identity on the eve of World War I. Christmas 1889. A baby is born in the early hours at Vienna General Hospital, only to be abandoned by her unwed mother and entrusted to a foundling home and its loving caretaker. Fanny Schindler grows from a precocious girl into a strong-willed young woman. Undeterred by the rules of her station, she's determined to rise above her humble origins and pursue her dreams at all costs, becoming an apprentice to one of the most glamorous fashion houses in Austria-Hungary. All the while, as Fanny searches for a sense of belonging, her path crosses with those of three people who will change her future. To one, she is a cherished friend. To another, a confidant. And to a handsome career soldier, something more. When hostilities in Europe burst into flame as a brutal world war, the future of the dual monarchy is at stake, friendships are strained, loyalties are tested, and everything is at risk. And when long-buried secrets about Fanny's past come to light, she must decide what truly matters--and what is worth fighting for in a new world of infinite possibilities.

The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel

From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco comes the beguiling novel of a young woman trapped between the expectations of her family and the desire to live free.
Ceylon, 1803. In the royal city of Kandy, a daughter is born to the king’s elephant keeper—an esteemed position in the court reserved only for males. To ensure the line of succession, Phera’s parents raise her as a boy.
As she bonds with her elephant companion, Siddhi, Phera grows into a confident, fiercely independent woman torn between the expectations of her family and her desire to live life on her own terms. Only when British colonists invade is she allowed to live her true identity, but when the conquerors commit unspeakable violence against her people, Phera must add survival to the list of freedoms for which she’s willing to fight.
Possessed by thoughts of revenge yet drawn into an unexpected romance with a kindly British physician, the elephant keeper’s daughter faces a choice: Love or hatred? Forgiveness or retribution?

The Elephant Keeper's Daughter

From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco and The Elephant Keeper's Daughter, the story of an ambitious young woman discovering friendship, love, and her own identity on the eve of World War I.Christmas 1889. A baby is born in the early hours at Vienna General Hospital, only to be abandoned by her unwed mother and entrusted to a foundling home and its loving caretaker.Fanny Schindler grows from a precocious girl into a strong-willed young woman. Undeterred by the rules of her station, she's determined to rise above her humble origins and pursue her dreams at all costs, becoming an apprentice to one of the most glamorous fashion houses in Austria-Hungary. All the while, as Fanny searches for a sense of belonging, her path crosses with those of three people who will change her future. To one, she is a cherished friend. To another, a confidant. And to a handsome career soldier, something more.When hostilities in Europe burst into flame as a brutal world war, the future of the dual monarchy is at stake, friendships are strained, loyalties are tested, and everything is at risk. And when long-buried secrets about Fanny's past come to light, she must decide what truly matters--and what is worth fighting for in a new world of infinite possibilities.

Sie sucht ihre Vergangenheit und findet ihre Zukunft Am Weihnachtsmorgen 1889 wird Fanny im Allgemeinen Wiener Krankenhaus geboren. Ihre Mutter besteht auf einer anonymen Geburt und verlässt das Krankenhaus kurz danach ohne ihr Kind. Fanny wächst im Findelhaus auf, wo sie von der Oberpflegerin Josepha mit liebevoller Strenge erzogen wird.Sie muss früh lernen, sich durchzusetzen und wird eine erfolgreiche Maßschneiderin, deren Entwürfe in der Modewelt Trends setzen. Das ungelöste Rätsel ihrer Herkunft lässt sie nie los, aber alle Spuren zu ihren Wurzeln führen ins Nichts.Beruflich äußerst erfolgreich, bleibt ihr in der Liebe das große Glück verwehrt.Als der Erste Weltkrieg endet, der ihre Karriere jäh unterbrach, tun sich neue Chancen auf: Nicht nur das gemeinsame Leben mit ihrer großen Liebe rückt plötzlich in greifbare Nähe, auch das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft scheint Fanny endlich lüften zu können.

Das Mädchen mit der goldenen Schere. Historischer Roman (Starke Frauen erobern die Freiheit) (German Edition)

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House of the Stolen Children

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The Lioness of Morocco

Die schwarze Taube von Siwa (German Edition)

The Lioness of Morocco

The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel

The Elephant Keeper's Daughter

The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel

The Girl with the Golden Scissors: A Novel

Das Mädchen mit der goldenen Schere. Historischer Roman (Starke Frauen erobern die Freiheit) (German Edition)

House of the Stolen Children