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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
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-- Cádiz, 1811: The Spanish port city has been surrounded by Napoleon’s army for a year. Their backs to the sea, its residents endure routine bombardments and live in constant fear of a French invasion. And now the bodies of random women have begun to turn up throughout the city—victims of a shadowy killer. Police Comisario Rogelio Tizón has been assigned the case. Known for his razor-sharp investigation skills—as well as his brutal...
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2010
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-- Dark MatterAn Instance of the FingerpostDark Matter is historical mystery at its finest, an extraordinary, suspense-filled journey through the shadowy streets and back alleys of London with the brilliant Newton and his faithful protégé. The haunted Tower with its bloody history is the perfect backdrop for this richly satisfying tale, one that introduces an engrossing mystery into the volatile mix of politics, science, and religion that characterized...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2017
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-- Perhaps a fallen woman can redeem it.David is smitten not only with Letty's beauty, but also with her calm, her kindness, her quiet. David is determined to put respectability back in her grasp, even if that means uncovering the secrets Letty works so hard to keep hidden-secrets that could take her away from him forever...
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Description
-- Ruby Utterly transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby Ruby was a finalist for the PEN America Robert Bingham Debut Novel Award, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and an Indie Next Pick.
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Pub. Date
2016
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Uncover the true love story behind the famous hymn that stirs the hearts and ignites the faith of millions around the globe. that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found… Now remembered as the author of the world’s most famous hymn, in the mid-eighteenth century as England and France stand on the brink of war, John Newton is a young sailor wandering aimlessly through life. His only duty is to report to his ship and avoid disgracing...
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Amy Sandas
Pub. Date
2022
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Determined to right past wrongs, the Earl of Wright will defy the world to find his father's bastards and bring them together.He'll do whatever it takes to right his father's past wrongs.When love is the greatest risk and the greatest temptation.As Ainsworth begins to glimpse the sensitive and passionate nature concealed beneath the earl's stoic reserve, it becomes harder and harder to ignore her growing attraction. But if Colin proves to be the kind...
9) Take Me Home
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Description
-- her Sparks fly the moment mysterious stranger Peter Becker lays eyes on Olivia. He never hesitated to pull her out of harm's way-risking his own life to save hers. Yet as kind as he is handsome, Peter harbors a dark secret. The son of an American soldier, he was forced to join the Reich's army to protect his German mother. Now an escaped POW, he's determined to spend every moment he can with beautiful Olivia before he must turn himself in. But...
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Revenge is a rocky road in this nonstop adventure in Ralph Compton’s bestselling Gunfighter seriesJasper Duncan’s stagecoach is the fastest one in California; at least that’s what he tells folks looking for a ride between the Stanislaus mines and Sonora. But he needs a windfall of cash to stay in business, and he needs to stay in business to continue his hunt for the outlaw Alec Casey, who murdered Jasper’s father. He’s learned Casey has...
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Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
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Diana Gabaldon, #1 -- LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS -- THE SCOTTISH PRISONER “Engrossing . . . masterfully paced, with exciting plot twists, swift reversals, and robust characterizations.”—The Globe and Mail London, 1760. Paroled prisoner Jamie Fraser has sworn off politics, fighting, and war. Until Lord John Grey shows up with documents that expose a damning case of corruption against a British officer. But they also hint at a more...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2024
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In this newest addition to the School for Scoundrels series, Simeon Jones and Lady Myrtle Allen tell all the tonSimeon Jones has a secret—he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen—but it’s not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London—fast.And so begins a wild adventure....
13) Ring Shout
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2020
Description
In America, demons wear white hoods. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation casts a spell across America, swelling the Klan’s ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring hell to Earth. But even Ku Kluxes can die. Standing in their way are Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foulmouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter....
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Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2011
Description
For three years, Lady Veronica Smithson has been perfectly happy as a widow--and thoroughly independent. Still, the right gentleman could provide the benefits of marriage without the tedious restrictions. And in Sir Sebastian Hadley-Attwater, renowned explorer and rogue, Veronica is sure she has found him.Sebastian will come into his inheritance in a matter of weeks--if his family deems him responsible enough. There's no better way to prove his maturity...
15) True Pretenses
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Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2015
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Never steal a heart unless you can afford to lose your own. -- Through sheer force of will, Ash Cohen raised himself and his younger brother from the London slums to become the best of confidence men. He’s heartbroken to learn Rafe wants out of the life, but determined to grant his brother his wish.It seems simple: find a lonely, wealthy woman. If he can get her to fall in love with Rafe, his brother will be set. There’s just one problem—Ash...
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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
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-- “Joanne has hit a home run with her Cadence of Grace series… With memorable characters and struggles aplenty, this is the kind of story that will have readers telling their friends, ‘You’ve got to read these books.’” —Lauraine Snelling, best-selling author of the Red River of the North series and Wild West Wind series
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Description
They were supposed to spend the rest of their lives together… In the wake of her husband’s death, Alice Deaton will do anything to hold her family together. But with life handing her challenge after challenge, will her faith crack under the strain? Or will a kind stranger be able to offer refuge that Alice and her two small children so desperately need?
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
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A past filled with shame can be washed away with a love that conquers all Born to an unloving prostitute in a popular Chicago brothel, timid seventeen-year-old Dinah Hubley was raised amidst the secrets held in every dark, grimy room of her home. Anxious to escape, Dinah pursues her dream of becoming a Harvey Girl, waiting tables along the railroad in an upscale hotel. But when she finds out she isn’t old enough, her only option is to accept a job...
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Pub. Date
2024
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-- Los Angeles Times “Riotously entertaining... A triumph of solemnity-busting erudition and mischievous invention that will delight and titillate.” -- -- You Dreamed of Empires brings Tenochtitlan to life at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original Álvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counterattack, in a novel so electric and so unique...
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