Barbara Wood

"Vivienne embarks upon the summer of her dreams as one of the few students selected for a training program back east at Liberty Farms. But as focused as she is on her riding, Vivvie also has a secret agenda: to investigate the death of Joel Parker, her friend who she believes was tragically murdered. Vivvie has hardly set foot in the state-of-the-art barns before things start to go amiss. Her gift for communicating with horses reveals that some of the creatures are harboring dark secrets. When people turn up from Vivvie's past who she'd rather avoid, including one trainer she suspects of drugging ponies, Vivvie struggles to keep her focus. Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend drama threatens to interfere with her growing feelings for Austen, a handsome rider who wants nothing more than to keep Vivvie safe. The mystery surrounding Joel's death deepens and as Vivvie edges closer to the truth, unexpected revelations threaten her future. Will Vivvie play it safe or will she risk it all to protect those she loves while staying in the ring?"--P. of cover.

A magnificent saga of two proud and powerful families—one British, one African—and their battle over Kenya’s destiny in the twentieth century. In 1917, Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya, determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives. Her brother, Sir Valentine Treverton, has his own dream for the British protectorate: to establish an agricultural empire to rival any in England. The aspirations of the wealthy Trevertons collide with those of the Mathenge tribe, an African family that has lived on the land for years. Grace soon finds a deadly rival in Mama Wachera, an African medicine woman who fights to maintain native traditions against the encroaching whites. After Wachera curses the Trevertons, a series of tragedies threatens to destroy what the once-great family fought to create. But the fates of future generations of these two remarkable families are inextricably bound. A bold and brilliant achievement, Green City in the Sun brims with all the drama, violence, and fierce beauty of the Kenyan landscape.

Wood combines her superb storytelling gifts with medical and historic fact to create the epic adventure of an unusual and gifted young woman seeking her destiny in the ancient healing arts. Born into the tumultuous world of ancient Antioch, Selene is orphaned at birth. But before her father dies, he leaves a puzzling clue to her heritage: she has come from the gods and has a special destiny to fulfill. In the coming years, Selene studies the primitive healing arts with Mera, the healer-woman who adopts her. She learns how to lower fevers by brewing Hecate's Cure from the willow tree, how to apply green mold to an open wound to prevent infection, and most importantly, how to calm a patient by summoning the inner power of the "soul flame." But on her sixteenth birthday, Selene falls in love with Andreas, a passionate and troubled surgeon. When fate cruelly separates them, Selene's search for Andreas takes her to the great centers of civilization in the ancient world-Egypt, Babylon, and Rome. Desperate to find Andreas, Selene is torn between love and her dreams of healing when a revolutionary vision brings her to the fulfillment of her destiny-and the dawn of modern medicine.

Lydia Harris's search for her sister, Adele, and an explanation of a mysterious ivory jackal gamepiece her sister has sent her, leads from Rome to Cairo and finally to the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings. (via Worldcat.org)

Die junge Archa ologin Catherine Alexander entdeckt im Nahen Osten alte Schriftrollen. Als sie in die USA zuru ckkehrt, stellt sie fest, dass sich auch andere fu r diesen aussergewo hnlichen Fund interessieren und dabei selbst vor Mord nicht zuru ckschrecken.

Romance, intriga y acción se dan cita en esta apasionante novela de Barbara Wood. Charlotte Lee, nieta de la fundadora de Armonía Biotec, una empresa especializada en fármacos naturales procedentes de China, está horrorizada. Alguien está tratando de chantajearla envenenando sus productos. Es entonces cuando acude a su rescate Jonathan, un viejo amor de la infancia y experto en informática que la ayudará a revelar la identidad del extorsionador. Al tiempo que ambos tratan de dar caza al misterioso y despiadado criminal, resurgen, imparables, los recuerdos de un pasado de amor y ternura; un pasado marcado por las predecesoras de Charlotte, dos mujeres tan enérgicas como desdichadas en el amor. La crítica ha dicho...«Wood demuestra ser una maestra entremezclando acción y romance, y manteniendo el ímpetu y la chispa de ambos.»Kirkus Reviews «Wood crea personajes genuinos y cautivadores, cuyas historias son fascinantes.»Library Journal

Makima Gray has prayed for guidance in building her town's new medical clinic, and she's sure that Gabriel Bell's property is the perfect location. Gabe insists he's not at liberty to sell, but Makima won't give up...nor can she deny that she's flattered by Gabe's attentions. But past hurts and present complications lead to an error in judgment that may drive Gabe away forever.GABRIEL BELL was astonished to inherit his great-grandfather's land, along with clues to a mysterious treasure. But every second he spends with beautiful, determined Makima convinces him that winning her trust—and her heart—is the most important quest of all.

Fleeing a possible murder charge, a naive doctor's daughter boards a ship bound for Melbourne where she hopes to practice as a midwife. Once there, amid the turmoil of 1840s Australia, she meets and falls for two men, one an American photographer starting a new life in a new land, and the other a rough-and-tumble outlaw.