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In 1860, a Scottish lass protects her younger sister from a savage beast on the windswept highlands above Pentland Firth. An Iowa farm boy discovers a dark secret on the gory battlegrounds of Shiloh in 1862. Two years later, a Colonel of the Taiping Army retreats in shame after the bloody fall of Nanjing. Born of an English father and a Sioux mother, a U.S. Cavalry Scout fights for his life on the unforgiving plains of western Kansas in 1867. During...
34602) The Blushing Bride
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The last thing Jason Kruger needed was a city woman and her catalog of love! He ran a lumber camp, not a lonely hearts club. But Amanda Pierce, matchmaker extraordinaire, offered wedded bliss to his crew - and made him crave a life he never dreamed he'd desire! How on earth had Amanda found herself at loggerheads with a high timber man wearing a mountain-sized attitude? If Jason Kruger hadn't written requesting a mail-order bride, who had? And if...
34603) Cursed in the Blood
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The fifth in Sharan Newman's highly authentic and richly praised series, Cursed in the Blood finds Catherine LeVendeur venturing to the cold and tumultuous homeland of her husband-only to realize that vast differences between Edgar's family and her own.
After making the pilgrimage to Compostela and giving birth to a son, Catherine LeVendeur is looking forward to an idyllic life at home in Paris. Yet her contentment is shattered when she and Edgar...
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Who is following Diana McClane, the young friend of Miss Emily Jackson and her brown Burmese cat Mandalay, and why? Miss Emily asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate, and they uncover a menace rooted in her family's history. Can they keep Diana safe from the growing threats of the violent past?
34605) Gracelin O'Malley
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Ann Moore brings to life the haunting beauty of nineteenth-century Ireland and its tumultuous, heartbreaking history in the first novel of her critically acclaimed trilogy Gracelin's father, Patrick, named her for the light of the sea that shone in her eyes. But joy and laughter leave the O'Malley clan when Gracelin is six-and-a-half and tragedy befalls the family. Less than a decade later, Gracelin must put her romantic dreams aside and marry a local...
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Explore the peaks and perils of the great Mississippi River as three generations of steamboat theatre performers tour their shows across North America in this tale of enduring love.
Edna Ferber's charming novel follows the Cotton Blossom showboat from the 1880s through to the glamorous Jazz Age of the 1920s. A family of performers dedicate their lives to bringing the magic of theatre to the small towns on the Mississippi River banks. The timeless...
34607) The Witch Maker
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Chief Inspector Woodend mysteries volume 11
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To be Witch Makers in the moorland village of Hallerton is both a great honour and a heavy burden. But this Witch Maker never lives to witness his moment of triumph and is discovered tied to the Witching Post early one morning with a length of twine wrapped tightly around his neck. Will DCI Charlie Woodend solve this mystery...
34608) Destiny Awaiting
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She stole away to discover a new world, but interrupted a thief.
Now Aioffe can't escape from him, or her growing curiosity.
Across England and France, Henry V is relentlessly raising an army to secure his throne. Tarl's skills as thief, blacksmith and bowman might land him in the firing line, but all he wants is to clear his debts and restore his family's honour. To pay for his crime he must hand over the strange fae girl to the Church authorities,...
34609) La Comtesse Captive
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Septembre, 1821. Lorsque son père annonce qu'elle doit se marier à l'ancien, au vicaire au sinistre visage, Lucy décide d'un plan désespéré. Volant son étalon précieux, elle s'échappe à travers les landes, pour tomber dans les mains de voleurs de chevaux notoires et les bras infidèles de leur meneur rude mais charmant.
Elle est forcée de prendre part à leur crimes, mais lorsqu'elle essai de décevoir Philippe, fils du comte de Darwell,...
34610) The Sweeping Saga Collection
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A glorious collection of sweeping sagas - intrigue, romance, danger and delight. From the Kindle bestselling saga author Nancy Carson comes a real treat of a collection. Discover Poppy's Dilemma, meet The Dressmaker's Daughter and find out what happens to The Factory Girl in this special three-book edition. As romantic dreams are destroyed by war, the Great Depression strikes the Black Country and hopes and dreams are snatched away, these three heart-warming...
34611) The Blueberry Swirl Waltz
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After a family crisis, Katie Hathaway must return home to help out in the family's ice cream shop. She leaves behind her dream job of teaching ballroom dance to spend her summer scooping ice cream and mixing milkshakes. Chaz Hollander, Katie's high school crush, has also returned to town to work in his family's business. After Katie treats him to a blueberry swirl sundae, he invites her to the town's upcoming dance. The only problem is he has two...
34612) Thunder Heights
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In turn-of-the-century New York, a strange inheritance lures a vulnerable governess into a trap (The New York Times). Camilla King knows little of her family history, having never met her estranged relatives. Her late father wanted it that way. But when she receives a startling invitation from her immeasurably wealthy and ailing grandfather, Orrin Judd, to return to Thunder Heights, the crumbling mansion on the Hudson where her mother died under...
34613) Seek Out and Destroy
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Commander David Cochrane Smith is about to embark on his most perilous adventure yet… November 1917: The Imperial German Navy has sent Kapitan Erwin Voss to command the mighty new battle cruiser Salzburg in the Adriatic. The doughty Smith is ordered by the Admiralty to seek out and destroy her in harbour - a seemingly suicidal task which is made all the more hopeless when he runs into the opposition of his superiors in Venice. But it is a vital...
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Extrait : "J'assistais, il y a quelque temps, à une brillante soirée chez une dame jeune et belle qui cultive les arts avec succès. Tandis que l'on dansait dans un salon ; que, dans un autre, l'écarté à vingt francs avait attiré un grand nombre de jeunes gens qui eussent été beaucoup mieux dans la salle de bal o les attendait un essaim de jolies personnes, un groupe de causeurs s'était réuni autour de la maîtresse de la maison..."
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34615) One True Love
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Belles of Timber Creek volume 3
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Rita® Award winner and Christy Award finalist Lori Copeland delivers the third and final book in her popular Belles of Timber Creek series. One True Love is a heart-lifting story of love, faith, and courage from the author of Three Times Blessed and Twice Loved. Readers of Lori Wick, Beverly Lewis, and Tracey Bateman will be enchanted by One True Love-indeed,anyone who loves beautifully written, inspirational Christian romance will be thrilled to...
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The great thing about movies is that they get you interested in history. However, don't be fooled. Movies are oftentimes mixed with fantasy to make them more interesting. That is why history books exist. In this book, you will be reading about King Leonidas and his Spartan Army. What valuable lesson will you take away from this story? Start reading today.
34617) The Water Beetles
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The Leung family leads a life of secluded luxury in Hong Kong. But in December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades the colony. The family is quickly dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. To survive, they entomb themselves and their friends in the Leung mansion. But this is only a temporary reprieve, and the Leungs are forced to send their children away. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with some of his siblings, and together...
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In the tradition of Longbourn, Mr. Darcy's Diary, and Prom and Prejudice...
Lydia is the youngest of the five Bennet girls. She's stubborn, never listens, and can't seem to keep her mouth shut-not that she would want to anyway. She's bored with her country life and wishes her older sisters would pay her attention ... for once! Luckily, the handsome Wickham arrives at Longbourn to sweep her off her feet. Lydia's not going to let him know THAT, of course,...
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After the highs and lows of the 1950s, Natalia now finds herself at a crossroads. With the death of Tobias French in Vietnam, she believes that the past is behind her. When Trent Goodacres enters her life, she believes that she can start over and be happy. But someone from the past still follows her to try to ruin it all. Carrying a letter written by Toby, Mark Standish has returned to destroy Natalia's life. But Kendrick Wells has followed him back...
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Sixteen stories that depict America-and the world-emerging from the wreckage of World War II From a glimpse of Coca-Cola's first appearance in a remote part of the Arabian desert to the tale of a wealthy, paranoid man building a shelter after the first hydrogen bomb tests, the stories in The Last Supper depict a world coming to grips with the new post-war reality. As always, Howard Fast has an ear for the way history echoes through the generations,...
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