Rachael Beresford
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Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady Hester Stanhope was a Regency-era adventuress who lived on her own terms and refused to conform.
Fans of Shana Abé, Theresa Ann Fowler, and Fiona Davis will be captivated by the unforgettable spirit at the heart of USA Today bestselling author Andrea Penrose's dazzling new historical novel based on the real life of Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839),...
2) Scarlight
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"Do you promise you haven't come to steal me away?" I whispered.
He turned his head so his lips brushed my palm. "Do you want me to?"
As a child, princess Bryn was saved from a wolf attack by a prince from a rival kingdom that left them both scarred. Rangar's people believe that a life saved is a soul owned, and ten years later, Rangar returns to claim his prize: Bryn.
Yet Rangar arrives on the night that Bryn's people rise against their despotic...
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A French minstrel knight deceives a thorny English rose in a medieval garden of love.
France, 1367. Rafeu, Vicomte Bruniquel, is deeply, insanely in love-and he's about to meet the lady of his heart for the first time. Unfortunately for him, lovely English widow Eglantine avoids charismatic French knights like the plague. Bitter experience has taught her that love is an illusion. She will not be deceived again, so she bars her castle to all suitors...
4) Scarcrossed
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The wolves are closing in . . .
Wolves have haunted Bryn since she was a child. Now, as Bryn and Rangar return to the Baersladen, they're met with danger as a savage and cursed wolf pack terrorizes villages throughout the Eyrie.
As Rangar fights to vindicate himself from those who seek to hurt him, Bryn embarks on a mage apprenticeship, utilizing her newfound skills to investigate the malevolent wolves-and which of their enemies created them to...
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He wants to capture a medieval French castle; she just wants to capture him.
An icy knight . . . Sir Garit of the Ruin barricades his heart like a fortress after French raiders destroyed his family and home. His company of warriors is now his family and marrying a castle (the wife is incidental) is his goal. Garit feels nothing. He lives by iron rules. And he always, always sleeps alone.
A fiery minstrel . . . Zhila Kurian embraces life and all...
6) Scarbound
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Duty comes before love . . . or does it?
Bryn has been thrust into the center of attention-and danger-as the heir to the Mir throne. She struggles with placing duty above love, as the entire Baer kingdom must reckon with Rangar's wrath at her decision.
But winter brings a shocking tragedy that forces Bryn and Rangar apart. As he denies vicious accusations, Bryn must disguise herself as a commoner and flee the Baersladen, posing as newlyweds with...
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Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of human flourishing, demonstrating how imagination plays multiple roles in human cognition and shapes humanity in profound ways. Examining philosophical, evolutionary, and literary perspectives on imagination, the author shows how this facility, while potentially distorting, both frees us from immediate reality and enriches our sense of it,...