Beauty and wealth make Lady Anne Peckworth quite a catch. When she unexpectedly meets the dangerous Race de Vere, he captures her heart. Anne, the daughter of a duke, is looking for a suitable...
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Author: Beverley, Jo.Summary:Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Needham, LindaSummary:
When Kailey Hewett is called to her ancient foster father's deathbed, she is alarmed to find a huge, menacing figure looming over him. He is Simon de Marchand, the king's sheriff, and he has just...
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Author: Keay, JohnSummary:Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John...
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Author: Carey, JacquelineSummary:A nation born of angels, vast and intricate and surrounded by danger... a woman born to servitude, unknowingly given access to the secrets of the realm... Born with a scarlet mote in her left eye...
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Author: Carey, JacquelineSummary:The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good... and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men...
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Author: Boggs, Johnny D.Summary:The South Carolina backcountry is no place for a young girl to grow up in the 1760s, but sixteen-year-old Emily Stewart wouldn't have it any other way. She loves the settlement of Ninety Six where...
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Author: Rappaport, HelenSummary:Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about...
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Author: Hancock, Peter A.Summary:Since Tudor times Richard III has been painted as the "black legend," the murderous uncle-however, the truth is much more complicated and interesting. Richard III is accused of murdering his...
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Author: Sinclair, MicheleSummary:Not a McTiernay by blood, but a brother nonetheless, Hamish will choose honor over all, until his world is shaken by one impetuous kiss. Contains mature themes.
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Author: Plaidy, JeanSummary:The marriage of Katharine of Aragon and King Henry VIII was a right royal match. England loved the young lovers, but hardly were they wed when powerful people in Henry's court were spinning...
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Author: Plaidy, JeanSummary:The twelve-year marriage of Henry and Katharine has declined from an idyllic union into an uneasy stalemate. The king's love for his aging queen has grown cold, and he is angry with her...
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Author: Duncan, Elizabeth J.Summary:Artist and spa owner Penny Brannigan has been asked to organize a formal dinner to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended World War One. After dinner, the guests adjourn to the library for...
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Author: Favereau, MarieSummary:
In the first comprehensive history of the Horde, Marie Favereau shows that the accomplishments of the Mongols extended far beyond war. Favereau takes us inside one of the most powerful sources of...
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Author: Kearsley, Susanna, Huber, Anna Lee., Trent, Christine, Harris, C. S.Summary:
From Italy in 1733 to Edinburgh in 1831 to a series of chilling murders in London in 1870 and a lethal game of revenge decades later, a watch touches lives with misfortune-until it comes into the...
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Author: Lackey, MercedesSummary:
Gwenhwyfar moves in a world where gods walk among their pagan worshipers, where nebulous visions warn of future perils, and where there are two paths for a woman: the path of the Blessing or the...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Historical fiction