Yvonne Schaefer

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."Step into the opulent, suffocating world of 19th-century Imperial Russia, where polite society masks devastating betrayals and desires that possess the power to ruin lives....

A mistake at the orphanage changes everything for an aging brother and sister—and introduces the world to one of literature's most unforgettable heroines.When shy Matthew Cuthbert sets out in his buggy to collect an orphan boy to help on the farm at...

In the quaint, provincial town of Cranford, gentlemen are a scarce commodity—and the ladies prefer it that way. Ruled by a strict code of "elegant economy" and social propriety, the formidable spinsters and widows of this insular community navigate...

Young English solicitor Jonathan Harker thinks he is merely concluding a real estate transaction when he travels to the jagged peaks of Transylvania. But as he steps across the threshold of an ancient, crumbling fortress, he leaves the rational,...

A war-hardened general. A pacifist disguise. A lethal game of cat-and-mouse in the heart of England.Recalled from the blood-soaked trenches of the Somme, Brigadier General Richard Hannay expects to be sent to another brutal front line. Instead,...

When the sudden death of Mr. Dashwood leaves his wife and three daughters with a mere pittance, the Dashwood women are unceremoniously forced from the sprawling, wealthy grounds of Norland Park. Thrust into the modest confines of Barton Cottage in...

Born into privilege but condemned to the brutal realities of poverty, young Roderick faces a world that is as merciless as it is absurd. Disowned by his ruthless grandfather and orphaned by tragedy, he must survive by his wits alone in a society...

After a decade of Earthly exile, Captain John Carter is inexplicably pulled across the void of space back to the dying red planet he once called home. But the Barsoom he returns to is not the one he remembers.Instead of the welcoming arms of his...

Is there any room left in the world for true romance and daring heroics?Young journalist Edward Malone is desperate to prove his worth to the woman he loves. When he begs his editor for the most dangerous assignment available, he is sent to interview...

After the sudden death of her eccentric father, Anne Beddingfeld refuses to settle for a dull, ordinary life. Yearning for romance and peril, she gets far more than she bargained for when she witnesses a fatal accident in a London Tube station. But...

Five escaped prisoners. One raging hurricane. An uncharted wilderness where survival demands absolute genius.When a daring balloon escape from a besieged Civil War stronghold goes terribly wrong, an engineer, a reporter, a sailor, a young boy, and a...

A sudden tragedy. A mysterious disappearance. A new life at the edge of the tracks.Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis have always known a comfortable life in a beautiful London villa. But when two strangers arrive in the night and their father is...

Bored by the stifling routine of high-society London, a young Foreign Office official accepts a seemingly innocent invitation from an old acquaintance to go yachting in the Baltic Sea. But what begins as an uncomfortable escape from the city soon...

Two young adventurers. A missing treaty. A ruthless criminal mastermind holding the fate of the British Empire in his hands.It is 1915, and the torpedoed Lusitania is sinking fast into the icy Atlantic. In the chaos, a desperate man entrusts an...

Richard Hannay is bored with his ordinary life in London—until a terrified man bursts into his apartment, claiming to have uncovered an assassination plot that will plunge Europe into a catastrophic global war. When Hannay returns home to find the man...