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841) The king's daughter
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First Kensington edition.
Language
English
Description
"Upon the death of her father, Henry VIII, Queen Mary assumes the throne after a long and bitter wait. Her first order of business is to wed the devout Prince Philip of Spain, creating a powerful alliance that will transform Mary's fanatical dream of ridding England of Protestantism into terrifying reality. And so begins the reign of Bloody Mary...
842) The passage of love
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This absorbing novel begins as the story of Robert Crofts, whose father, after serving in World War II, returns to the family's London home psychologically damaged and abusive. At sixteen, Robert flees his childhood home for the Australian outback, where he works for years alongside Queensland's legendary black stockmen. When he comes to understand that the outback is not his true home, nor is working there his destiny, Crofts moves to cosmopolitan...
843) Ciudad en llamas
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición de HarperCollins Español.
Language
Español
Description
Providence, Rhode Island, 1986. Danny Ryan, de veintinueve años, es un estibador muy trabajador, un esposo amoroso, un amigo leal y, ocasionalmente, un "músculo" del sindicato del crimen irlandés que supervisa gran parte de la ciudad. Anhela algo más y sueña con empezar de cero, en algún lugar lejano. Pero cuando una Helena de Troya moderna desencadena una guerra entre facciones mafiosas rivales, Danny se ve envuelto en un conflicto del...
844) Two empresses
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
French Martinique, 1779. Two beautiful well-bred cousins have reached marriageable age. One goes on to marry Napoleon, and become Empress of France. The other, captured by pirates, is taken to the Sultan of Turkey's harem. From the war-torn streets of Paris to the bejeweled golden bars of a Turkish palace, this is a vivid account of two remarkable women and their extraordinary destinies.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Illegitimate Georgina Daglish is used to staying in the shadows and letting her half sister, Olivia, shine. So when they arrive at the stately home of Luther Rosemont, the Duke of Southbridge, in the hopes of a proposal for Olivia, Georgina keeps to the wings. But when Olivia falls ill, Georgina's forced to entertain the devilish duke, and their time spent together sparks an undeniable-and completely off-limits-desire!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When impoverished vicar's daughter Eliza Hasterling helps an older viscount after he falls at a ball, his son Lord Giles Stratham is suspicious she's out to wed his widowed father! This season might be Eliza's last chance to find a husband and have the family she longs for, but she's no fortune hunter! In fact, it's the brusque but handsome Giles who sets her heart racing, but is that any basis for a good match?"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Evan Bellwether, the Duke of Fallon, is stunned when Madeline Goddard takes a tumble attempting to flee a ball...and accidentally falls into him! But that's the least of the duke's worries when the compromising situation forces them somewhere Evan didn't want to be-the altar! At first, his new bride appears painfully shy. Could the key to discovering the real Maddie lie with unlocking the passion of their marriage?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As a waitress, working all hours to make ends meet, washing dishes and serving ice creams seems to be as exciting as the holiday season is about to get. Demi realises that she has finally found a place she can call home. But as the summer draws to a close, and Demi's own reputation as an up-and-coming cafe owner starts to spread, she is faced with a tough decision.
849) The water children
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Four lives. Four defining moments which will bring them together.
Owen Abingdon is haunted by nightmares of the Merfolk. He believes they have stolen his little sister who vanished while he was meant to be minding her on the beach, but he was only a child himself. Is it fair for his mother to blame him?
Catherine Hoyle's perfect Christmas with her cousin from America was blighted when they went skating on thin ice and Rosalyn nearly died. Somehow,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An alluring lass. Emmaline Grey spends her days with her beloved dog, dreaming of the sea-until a brawling Highlander shatters her quiet life to pieces. Though her blindness prevents her from seeing his face, his voice is a warm blend of velvet and silk, and his rakehell ways unmistakable. Risking the wrath of a rival clan as she nurses him back to health, Emma soon realizes the real danger is the magnetic pull she feels to this half-naked Scot recovering...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Barbara Wood's latest novel follows a disinherited English baron and a young New York heiress who marry and move West to build an agricultural empire in Palm Springs in the 1920s when it was just a budding town on the edge of the Mojave Desert. It's a saga about ambition on both large and small scales and the rapidly modernizing world as the harsh, sun-drenched landscape transforms from a Native American haven to...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As World War Two rages, MI5 agent Sarah Gillespie is faced with her toughest challenge yet: handling Adeline Vernier, a mysterious double agent from Paris. Adeline's coded letters could help the Allies defeat the Germans - but, in return, she demands that her boyfriend is rescued from Nazi-occupied France. Adeline is not above threatening to double-cross MI5 to get what she wants, leaving Sarah fearful for the millions of lives at stake. As they...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Having tarnished her reputation, Irene Fairfax flees to Devon to focus on her art. Her latest life drawing is going well until her naked subject reveals he's not the man she thinks he is. He is, in fact, the Duke of Redcliff, a notorious rogue who seems amused by her discomfiture! This duke may be even more of a threat to her reputation, yet she can't help craving more..."--
854) Cry of the wind
Author
Series
Storyteller trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In an ancient time of icy splendor at the top of the world, can two people whose spirits belong to each other overcome the senseless violence between their tribes? A wise storyteller and powerful hunter, Chakliux has one weakness: the beautiful Aqamdax, who has been promised to a cruel tribesman she does not love. But there can be no future for Chakliux and Aqamdax until a curse upon their peoples has been lifted. As they travel a dangerous path,...
856) A daughter's choice
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Heartache and hardship in London's East End... Kathy Cole is a determined young woman. She refuses to stay at home with her bitter, drunken father and is instead determined to do her bit for the men in the Great War by training to be a nurse. While in training, she meets up with a face from the past - Tom O'Rourke - now a doctor with many responsibilities. He doesn't initially take much notice of the young, innocent Kathy and she knows it's wrong...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Diplomat Marcus Wolfdon can't forget the alluring woman he met in Paris, the passionate night they shared or that she stole his money and disappeared! A year later, Wolf meets Juliana again in Brighton, seemingly a member of the ton. She begs him to keep their former liaison secret, and the emotion in her eyes compels him to agree. Desire still flares between them, but first Wolf must uncover the lady behind the masquerade..."--
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First North American edition.
Language
English
Description
"In a crumbling mansion in a small Irish village in County Wicklow, two elderly sisters, Ella and Roberta O'Callaghan, live alone with their secrets, memories, and mutual hatred. Long estranged by a dark family tragedy, they communicate only by terse notes. But when the sisters are threatened with bankruptcy, Ella defies Roberta's wishes and takes matters into her own hands, putting her baking skills to good use and converting the mansion's old ballroom...
859) Her secret war
Author
Series
Her secret war volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A moment that ruins her life. On 1st June 1941, Germany drops bombs on neutral Dublin and Sarah Gillespie loses her family and home that fateful night. Days later, the man she loves leaves Ireland to enlist in the RAF. A decision that changes her life. With nothing to keep her in Ireland and a burning desire to help the war effort, Sarah seeks refuge with relatives in Hampshire, England. But before long, Sarah's family history catches up with her....
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Language
English
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Description
"The USA TODAY bestseller for fans of Soraya M. Lane, Heather Morris, Fiona Valpy and Pam Jenoff. Inspired by the brave women of WWII, this is a moving and powerful novel of friendship, love and resilience. A story of love not a story of a war. A daring WWII pilot who grew up among the clouds, Juliet Caron's life was one of courage, adventure - and a love torn apart by war. Every nook of her Cornish cottage is alive with memories just waiting to be...
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