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Unable to escape British rule, American orphan Maddie Beauchamp rebels. Coming of age in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars, she remains true to her patriot heritage, even as she forms a makeshift family with her new stepfather, Jack Ashford. But with Jack at sea, Maddie is left in the care of his extended family, and she soon chafes at the attempt to make her more British. Her revolt against tyranny will quickly spiral beyond her control....
122) The Arm of God
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A novel set in the days of Samson -Of all the tribes of Israel, only one fails to seize the land apportioned to them by God at Shiloh. When key families of the tribe of Dan abandon their promised land and migrate north, Eri ben Helek remains behind, pledging to lead his tribe and claim God's will for his people. Arrayed against them is the mighty Philistine Pentapolis with walled cities, iron weapons and chariots, and armored soldiers outnumbering...
123) Dragon's Dream
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To save his kingdom, Welsh king Maelgwn the Great is forced to wed the daughter of his most hated enemy. To his surprise, Brigante princess Rhiannon's enigmatic beauty inflames his passion, and her gentleness soothes his grieving heart. But before their love can truly blossom, a terrible secret tears them apart and sends Rhiannon fleeing. To escape the curse of his past, Maelgwn must follow Rhiannon deep into the perilous twilight realm between life...
124) Beyond the Sea Mist
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Irish princess Ailinn has already lost her home and family. Now her Viking captor intends to sell her as a bedslave in the markets of Dublin. Her only hope is another Viking, Magnus Gunnarson. Dare she trust this bold, young seaman to rescue her and help her fulfill her destiny...beyond the sea mist?
125) A Cats Tale II Cleo
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A Cats Tale is the adventures of a cat that was born in ancient times who gained favor with, but was also cursed by the Egyptian Goddess Bast for helping to restore her worship in the temples of prehistory, but failed to follow a simple rule that all cats know.."Do not speak to humans!" Our cursed hero, Amun, violated this rule and is now cursed to live 8 extra lives serving Bast in the accomplishment of righting wrongs or helping to advance some...
126) Staying On: A Novel
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In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of independence herself. Eloquent and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage. Staying On won the Booker...
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BARCELONA, 1285Josep Goodman has survived the war in Sicily and returned to the woman he loves, but soon toxic infighting plunges the Catalan-Aragonese Crown into civil war.Unless another battleground is found for the bellicose Almogavers, Sicily will be engulfed once again in a terrifying bloodbath that will bring an abrupt end to Josep's idyllic rural life.Enter Roger de Flor, financier and flamboyant soldier of fortune. Can he steer the destiny...
128) Thirteen Forty-nine
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Weaver's daughter, Alys, is struggling to make ends meet after her father's death, while trying to look after her widowed mother and her younger sister. Her only hope is the return of her fiancé, Stephen, from five years' adventuring. But will Stephen still wish to marry her now that she is reduced to penury?In 1349 the Black Death pandemic falls in all its fury upon their village, and Alys learns that compassion and courage are essential to resilience....
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Two books for one low price! Pride and Prejudice VariationsChristmas at Darcy HouseMr. Darcy hopes Christmastime will help him to forget the pair of fine eyes that he left behind in Hertfordshire. When Elizabeth Bennet appears unexpectedly in London, Darcy decides to keep his distance, resolved to withstand his attraction to her. But when he learns that Wickham is threatening to propose to Elizabeth, Darcy faces a crisis.For her part, Elizabeth does...
130) A Thousand Faces
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November 1918. Eastern Europe.Upon Germany's surrender, Private Dietrich Groening tries to get back home and leave the Great War behind him, but the Guardian has other plans. As the village's thousand-year-old protector, the Guardian needs a body-and this time, Dietrich is it. Dietrich finds himself hijacked by the Guardian. Dietrich's mind: now a vast labyrinth of corridors and hallways and doors, filled with memories the Guardian's collected from...
131) Year of the Rippers
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The supernatural thriller that reveals the identity of Jack the Ripper! - BOOK #2 IN THE DR. WILLIAM SCARLET MYSTERIES.
London, August - November 1888. Welcome to the newest neighborhood of Hell. In London's East End, prostitutes are being murdered by an unspeakable killer. The women are all found after midnight in backyards, quiet streets, and dark city squares, with their throats slit and some of their organs removed.
'Jack the Ripper' has written...
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Vikings: A Coloring Saga Summary"Vikings: A Coloring Saga" is a captivating coloring book designed for children aged 8-12 years, encompassing the historic fantasy genre. It consists of 40 beautifully illustrated pages, divided into five distinct sections:1. ----The Viking Village------: This section invites children to immerse themselves in the daily life of a Viking village. It features scenes like the bustling village center, the majestic longboat,...
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Sovereigns, Scandals and Secrets The Court of King Henry VIII is ruled by fear, greed and jealousy. As a young girl of humble birth, Claire is destined for a life of obscurity, until a chance encounter with the vivacious Lady Anne Boleyn plunges her into the treacherous world of the power hungry aristocracy.Claire may only be a low ranking servant, but if there is one thing she learns from the ruthlessly ambitious nobility, it's that her future lies...
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This story illustrates in the context of a western adventure certain Christian themes: courage in the face of unknown dangers, reliance on God in what would seem to be an impossible situation, reconciliation between brothers who fought on opposite sides of the Civil War, and repentance from racial prejudice. The story also illustrates the sadness and depravity of life without God.The plot centers on the efforts of two brothers, Matthias, and Andreas...
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Cuando el joven George Crowley debe huir de su pueblo escocés para escapar de un padre maltratador, jamás imaginó lo que la vida le depararía.
Recién llegado a Londres se topará con la dureza de los suburbios, pero también con la calidez del primer amor.
Una profunda amistad cambiará su vida para siempre, guiándole y ayudándole a encontrar su camino.
Y él deberá luchar para lograr su propia redención
Este es su viaje. La vida del...
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Set in northern Tasmania and the Bega area of New South Wales, Greta Harvey's latest novel takes us from convict days to recent times. The hardships of a convict ship are nothing compared to the struggles of a widowed cattle farmer during drought, and the clandestine domestic violence of a highly regarded professional against his long suffering wife, who finally makes a brave move to find happiness.
There are twins separated at birth and a complicated...
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Martha Gellhorn was one of the first-and most widely read-female war correspondents of the twentieth century. She is best known for her fearless reporting in Europe before and during WWII and for her brief marriage to Ernest Hemingway, but she was also an acclaimed novelist.In 1938, before the Munich pact, Gellhorn visited Prague and witnessed its transformation from a proud democracy preparing to battle Hitler to a country occupied by the German...
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A Regency ghost story inspired by the classic saying: "Marry in haste, repent at leisure."The widowed Lady Marian Talbot is keeping a low profile as her exquisitely lovely sister, Vanessa, makes her come-out. Yet somehow it is Marian who attracts the attention of the most eligible bachelor London society has seen in a decade, a marquess who has spent the last dozen years in India. After a whirlwind courtship, Marian-now the Marchioness of Rushton-arrives...
139) Clouds Over Markota
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An American fighter pilot; a Hungarian farmer's daughter; for the rest of the world the end of the war meant peace, but in Eastern Europe the trouble was just beginning. Clouds Over Markota is a semi-biographical historical fiction, part war story, part love story, a glimpse of life in rural Hungary during the oppressive communist years.Not only is this novel historical fiction but it also has its own history. As a survivor of the Hungarian Revolution...
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Miss Dominguez's Christmas KissWhen Lourdes Dominguez moved into Mrs. Gomez's boarding house, she was assured that sharing a room with Marisol Pascual would suit them both–-and it did.Mrs. Gomez's New Year's SurpriseRunning a boarding house had its challenges and Tom Hale, the disruptive, irritating, handsome new boarder was the biggest one Genoveva Gomez had ever encountered.Miss Weiss's Reyes PresentLeticia Weiss never thought she would she would...
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