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The wallflower who was never loved...Lady Carol was supposed to marry the Duke of Augustine. Then, shortly before the wedding, the duke committed suicide, citing her for the reason he couldn't go on living anymore. While there was no love lost between them, her situation is not any better when her guardian threatens to send her off to a convent unless she finds someone else to marry. Marriage to a gentleman she barely knows is a risky venture, but...
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Found floating in the Straits of Bosporus, Constantinople, is the body of Euphemia Bray, alleged Theosophist and wealthy friend of Madame Blavatsky, the controversial Victorian mystic. Thus begins a British mystery and an investigation by the church and queen to discover whether Blavatsky is a true mystic or an imposter, an adventure which moves from England to India.
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was a real person known as the most remarkable woman...
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Un récit historique époustouflant marqué par la résilience et les moments de grâce.
Lorsqu'en 1666, à tout juste vingt ans, Jacques Lussier quitte Paris pour vivre la grande aventure de la Nouvelle-France, il ne se doute pas des conséquences de son geste.
Le rêve de bâtir un nouveau monde s'impose par sa noblesse, mais nul ne connaît réellement les défis qui l'accompagnent… Après avoir complété ses trente-six mois de service, il...
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Fernando VII ha muerto; España, como de costumbre, se debate en la impotencia. Andrés es un historiador que, junto con su amigo Juan, muerto en extrañas circunstancias. Tras asaltar, ambos, el panteón de El Escorial, tiene la clave de la legitimidad de Isabel II. El ADN de ambos monarcas.
Decide investigar la muerte de su amigo mientras escribe la historia como debió ser. Un ensayo entre la ficción y la realidad que muestra que España no avanza,...
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Young and lovely Tracy Bodmin was as spirited and independent as the America she came from-but love for her father made her yield to his heart's desire. Though William Bodmin had made his fortune in the New World, he dreamed of a title for his daughter in his native England-and his wealth won a marriage proposal to Tracy from the proud Duke of Hastings. Thus it was that Tracy voyaged full-sail into the world of the aristocracy as wife to one of its...
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When the British army is sent into Spain to help expel Napoleon, nothing goes as expected.Louisa Wakefield's family, Loyalist refugees from America, seek peace among people of their faith, but instead find war has followed them even to remote Galicia.London newsman Sam Kerr, covering the troops for a story that will win him the editor's chair, finds something else entirely.If you enjoy sweeping stories set on an international stage, with complex and...
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Magical History Tour volume 13
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Join Annie and Nico as they learn about Marie Curie!
Who was Marie Curie? Learn about the renowned chemist and Nobel Prize winner with modern-day kids, Annie and Nico. Join them as they go back in time and roam around the globe, learning about the noble French-Polish woman that furthered the sciences and discovered radium. Strap on your goggles and remember lab safety! What will readers learn with Annie and Nico today?
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Honora St. Leger would much rather wield a sword than a needle. But when her girlhood infatuation, Ewan MacEgan, returns to compete for her younger sister's hand in marriage, she's startled by the unexpected yearning the Irish warrior awakens. As a widow, she found no pleasure in the marriage bed, but she cannot deny the forbidden spark between them. All his life, Ewan struggled to become a fighter like his brothers and now, he's competing for land...
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Laila Russell is an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl living in London with her father, who is morose over his wife's accidental death. In the spring of 1972, Laila spots a lost pocketbook on the Underground and returns it to Amanda Charles, a fashionable young woman employed by an aging rock star. With glam music on the rise, Chaz Bonapart is going out of style. His manager, Francis Guy, comes up with a plan to get him back in the game by feeding him...
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Set in ancient Gaul 200 years before the Roman conquest "Swords of Artaius" is a thrilling, fast moving adventure with mythological overtones and a strong element of romance. The fates of two desperate souls collide amidst an invasion of barbarous Germanic tribes led by the dreadful chieftain, Morga Raven Wings. Artaius and Lughin run for their lives, watching the invading horde sweep through Celtica, scourging the land, and ravaging the impregnable...
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Discover the vibrant tapestry of India, a nation where unity finds its deepest roots in the embrace of diversity. "Unity Lies in Diversity" is an illuminating exploration of India's remarkable journey towards harmony in the midst of its rich mosaic of cultures, languages, religions, and traditions.This captivating book takes you on a profound journey through the heart of India, where ancient civilizations, empires, and grassroots movements have all...
14) Bellosguardo
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Enter an opulent world that no longer exists. Stretching from Europe to North Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Bellosguardo: The Lives of Anna & Huguette Clark is based on a true story. It is a novel of a remarkable American family from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries. Enabled by one of the richest men of the Gilded Age, the mother-daughter duo lived according to the values and traditions of Old Money, pursuing luxurious privacy and...
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Dominion Of The Spirit is a story of lives forever altered by the vagaries of fate and the irrepressible growth of a nation. As old-world traditions give way to the reality of a tumultuous new century, the Brighton family is forced to confront the spectre of a lost dynasty and those tragic circumstances endemic to a world war. Caught in the unalterable tidal currents of history, Thomas Brighton, a first-generation Canadian, must overcome his personal...
17) Queen of May Day
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A fateful kiss. A stolen letter. Falling for the wrong man has never felt so right...
Daisy Weatherby cannot remember a time she wasn't in love with Flynn Hollister. When the dashing young soldier writes to her older sister, she steals his letter and writes him back herself, setting off a chain of unstoppable events that will ultimately change her fate forever.
During the five years he has been stationed overseas, Flynn Hollister has looked forward...
18) Jane's Journal
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Jane Davies-a new pregnant widow on the Oregon Trail-spends too much of her time thinking about what could have been. To help herself as well as others, she offers to help a family with three young children whose mother has passed by cooking their meals for them. Her only intention is to help the other family. Soon she finds herself falling in love with the three children in the family she helps.Matthew Henderson cannot believe his bad luck. His wife...
19) My War, My Child
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A law student at Dhaka University, Afsana's future is bright. Her greatest concern is whether or not her parents will approve of her marriage. When they do, the young bride knows she can face anything the future holds. Then war breaks out. Six years later, she encounters a ghost from her past-her first husband, presumed dead in the fighting. My War, My Child vividly and compassionately tells the story of Bengali birangona, the war heroines, whose...
20) Traveller's Joy
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Hal's university career ends quite satisfactorily for himself, but with heartbreak, drama, and painful ignominy for his best friend Jemis. Nevertheless, Hal stood with Jemis when academic argument turned violent, and he'll stand with him now as he finds his feet again ... Traveller's Joy is set after Clary Sage and before the beginning of Stargazy Pie.
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