Bøker av Belle Ami

He doesn't believe in love at first sight...Phillip Villiers, a Cavalry officer who recently returned from the Napoleonic Wars, considers himself lucky he only lost an eye in battle, unlike many of his friends who lost so much more. Contemplating what to do with the rest of his life, Phillip is shocked to learn he's inherited the title and estate of the late Duke of Buckingham, who passed away a year ago. Expecting the late duke's widow to be an amiable and sedate elderly woman, Phillip is doubly shocked to discover the Duchess of Buckingham is young, beautiful, and the most vibrant woman he's ever met. She doesn't believe in happily ever after...Duchess Sarah Villiers, a widow of one year, considers herself a practical person, especially regarding life's ups and downs. Coping with her new status, she's determined to be supportive and welcoming of the new Duke of Buckingham, and that includes teaching him everything there is to know about managing a large and complex estate. Having no expectations about the new duke, Sarah is shocked to discover Phillip Villiers is charming, handsome, and the most compelling man she's ever met. An impossible situation or a tempting challenge...As Phillip and Sarah work closely together managing the estate, they fight against a mutual attraction and struggle with their growing feelings. Society would never condone the widow of a duke marrying the heir. It could cause a scandal that could ruin the reputation of the entire Villiers family. Completely impossible! But sometimes the impossible is the greatest challenge of all to the most notorious matchmaker in London. Mrs. Dove-Lyon, the Black Widow of Whitehall and doyenne of the London gambling world, always has a card or two up her sleeve when it comes to true love.

Can a beautiful Italian American chef from modern-day Chicago find love under the Tuscan sun with a handsome yet disgraced 19th-century English earl?Gabriella D'Angelo, a talented chef from the Windy City, is left reeling when she's pulled through a painting and transported back in time to the edge of a cliff overlooking the Etruscan coast of Italy circa 1902. One minute she's sitting in a gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, wondering where her friends Emily and Jenee wandered off to, and the next minute she's desperately clinging to a branch dangling above the Mediterranean Sea, trying not to plummet to her death. Luckily a tall, dashing, rugged stranger named John Henry Langsford, Jack for short, comes to her rescue.From the first moment, Gaby meets Jack, she can't stop thinking about him. The arrogant, hot-tempered, and handsome Englishman is too irresistible for his own good. His wit makes her bubble with laughter, and his brazen sensuality makes her blush down to her toes, but Gabriella can't afford to be distracted, especially not by gorgeous Jack. She must figure out where Marco Allegretto's painting is so he can finally be reunited with his time-traveling muse and soulmate, Iris Bellerose. Only then will Gaby be able to return to her life in modern-day Chicago. And that's what she wants, isn't it?The last thing Jack needs is a distraction, and the sensuous and sultry beauty named Gabriella, Gaby for short, is most definitely that! Jack is still reeling from his fall from grace. One moment he was the Earl of Witton and Marquess of Bainbridge, and the next, he was disowned and disgraced thanks to his duplicitous cousin. Forced to flee London, Jack has been staying with his favorite Aunt Kitty Darling at her home in Tuscany, Italy. His only hope is to marry the heiress Cynthia Maxwell and reclaim his life.He must exorcise his attraction to the curvaceously delectable Gaby, no matter the cost, or he will lose his patrimony and the earldom forever. And yet, from the moment he lays eyes on Gaby, he cannot stop thinking about her. The mysterious young woman from America who looks a like a siren and cooks like a goddess invades his very being and makes his senses come alive.Will Gaby and Jack find their way to love and solve the mystery of the missing Renaissance painting that holds their destiny? The stage is set, the players have been summoned. All that is missing is you.Lost in TimeLondon TimeParis TimeTuscan Time

An assassin you'll never forget...>An unforgettable mission...Unrest erupts on the streets of Tehran as Iranian citizens protest the deadly regime. Is another revolution on the horizon? Jazmin will only speak to Cyrus Hassani, a Mossad agent who was formerly deep undercover in Iran, the country of his birth. Mossad suspects the murdered Iranian diplomat may have turned on the regime and was working with his nephew, a nuclear physicist and activist, to expose Iran's secret nuclear processing plants and stockpiles. The nephew and his girlfriend who spearheaded the protests in Tehran are now on the run. Can Cyrus gain Jazmin's trust and keep her safe from the assassin who is now stalking her? Can Mossad extract the professor and his girlfriend out of Iran before the regime kills them too? The race is on as Cyrus and his team of elite agents deploy an ingenious but risky plan-one that could have deadly consequences.

A deadly ransom...>A daring mission...Zara Zayani is a journalist for Le Figaro based in Beirut. The French beauty is also an undercover French DGSE agent who often works with Aryeh. Their relationship is that of trusted friends and lovers. Given Zara's contacts within Hezbollah and her ability to work with both sides, Aryeh seeks her help negotiating a prisoner exchange in Beirut, including his nephew. When Zara meets Mustafa Mughniyeh, the son of one of Hezbollah's most deadly terrorists, the attraction between them is immediate and electric. But when she discovers Mustafa is behind the nuclear plot aimed at Israel, Zara vows she will do whatever it takes to stop him. A dedicated agent, Zara believes she can keep her attraction to the handsome and charismatic Mustafa from getting out of hand, but can she keep her wits about her when she finds out the dangerous terrorist has secrets that could prove her downfall? Can Cyrus, Aryeh, and the beautiful French agent stop the EMP attack and prevent the death and destruction of millions of people?

A deep cover agent...>A deadly assignment...Running from assassins and an inescapable attraction to each other, Cyrus and Layla know they have only one chance to get out of Iran. Despite being a hunted man with a target on his back, Cyrus will stop at nothing to save Layla, even if it means his own death.

Missing and presumed dead...>It's do or die...Deep down in his soul, Cyrus believes Layla is alive-that the terrorists kidnapped her to draw him out. He's ready to fight but the clock is ticking-Cyrus must stop the plot and find Layla before the next bomb goes off.

Sometimes courage is all you have... Embark on an unforgettable journey through one of history's darkest chapters in The Last Daughter by Belle Ami, a poignant novel inspired by a remarkable true story from World War II. In the chilling dawn of September 8, 1939, ten-year-old Dina Frydman peers through her bedroom window, gripped by nightmares as storm clouds gather on the horizon. The rumble of tanks heralds the Nazi invasion of Radom, Poland, forever altering the course of Dina's life. Alongside her family, she braces for the unimaginable, but even their darkest fears cannot prepare them for the harrowing trials ahead. From the suffocating confines of the Glinice and Walowa ghettos to the relentless toil of slave labor camps, from the haunting specter of Auschwitz's smokestacks to the desolation of Bergen-Belsen's infamous wall of death, Dina's six-year odyssey is etched with indelible anguish and unwavering resilience. Her journey becomes a testament to the enduring power of the human spirit, as her unwavering will to survive shines through even in the bleakest of circumstances.Drawing from the extraordinary life of Dina Frydman, one of the youngest Holocaust survivors, and penned by Belle Ami, her own daughter, The Last Daughter is a stirring tribute to courage, hope, and the enduring capacity for compassion amidst the darkest of storms. Prepare to be profoundly moved and inspired by Dina's remarkable tale of survival against all odds.