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The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsIn 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny…and it’s a lie that will remain buried until the next century.Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz...Categorized as:
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
"The image of Pandora's Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and somewhat disappointing realisation when one understands they are their own worst enemy. "The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower
"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do."The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority... -
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of events?" The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London Neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plan for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's.Emma M... -
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades... -
Jane Eyre - The Graphic Novel by Amy Corzine, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsPresents in graphic novel format an adaptation of Brontë's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester... -
Jane Eyre - the Graphic Novel - Quick Text version by Amy Corzine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"Easy reading" graphic novel version of the classic novel Jane Eyre (with simpler language substituted for Charlotte Bronte's original constructions)... -
The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA heart-breaking, heart-warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families. For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah's Key.Austria, 1938.Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver... -
Daddy Long-Legs Illustrated by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsDaddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy Long-Legs. In college she falls in love with a young man who wants to marry her, but she refuses because she is an orphan...Categorized as:
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The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsThe story of one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in herRaised by the eccentric surgeon Dr. Horace Croft after losing her parents to a deadly pandemic, the orphan Nora Beady knows little about conventional life... -
The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood
An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets... -
Emma, Vol. 04 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSecrets are revealed when Emma makes a return visit to London. Behind William's upstanding exterior, he is still despondent over losing Emma. His sister's friend Eleanor is doing everything she can to insinuate herself into his life-- perhaps on a permanent basis! As for Emma, she is on her way back to London to accompany the mysterious Mrs... -
The Secret of Bow Lane by Jennifer Ashley
A stranger who appears on Kat's doorstep turns out to be one Charlotte Bristow, legal wife of Joe Bristow, the man Kat once believed herself married to—who she thought died at sea twelve years ago. Kat is jolted by Charlotte’s claims that not only was Joe murdered, but he had amassed a small fortune before he died... -
An Orphan Called Christmas by Faye Godwin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a cold, lonely Christmas Eve, 15-year-old Dovie Ellis gives birth to a baby girl she names Christmas. Lost and afraid in the world, Dovie flees, abandoning her child that very same night.Raised by kindly great-grandparents, Chrissie spends her childhood frolicking in the countryside, blind to their relative poverty and falling in love with sweet, handsome Jonah Costigan... -
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Jane Eyre by Stacy King
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs an orphaned child, Jane Eyre is first cruelly abused by her aunt, then cast out and sent to a charity school. Though she meets with further abuse, she receives an education, and eventually takes a job as a governess at the estate of Edward Rochester. Jane and Rochester begin to bond, but his dark moods trouble her... -
Emma, Vol. 05 by Kaoru Mori, 森 薫
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEmma goes back to work at Haworth, where all of the servants notice a change in her behavior. Could it have something to do with the written correspondence she and William have begun? Back in London, William also seems to have become emboldened by his renewed connection to Emma, and no one's happy about it. The forces of society are lining up against them once again and a reckoning may be coming... -
By Hook or By Rook by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe most dangerous journeys...Jeremy Pratt is a spy for the Crown, and one of the best. He had been in more dangerous situations than he can admit, and has always come out unscathed. But escorting his colleague's cousin home to her family, even in disguise, just might be beyond his skills, and the temptation beyond his ability to withstand.May be ones of the heart.. -
The Duke and the Wedding Crasher by Olivia T. Bennet
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA prideful duke, a betrayed lady, and a wedding that must be stopped…Happily engaged, Lady Laura finds out through the papers that her betrothed is marrying her old friend. Devastated by their betrayal she is on her way to make a scene... -
Disinheritance by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences.Walter Atherton, Viscount Birtwell, has drifted through his charmed life without a care in the world. As the eldest son and heir to an earl, he has never had to make his way in the world. His days are filled with pleasure, and to set the seal on it, he will shortly be married to a vastly wealthy heiress... -
A Single Thread of Moonlight by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIris Grey's childhood was idyllic... until her father remarried. Iris's new stepmother and two stepsisters were cold-hearted schemers , and when her father dies in mysterious circumstances, Iris knows that something is wrong. Far too spirited to be forced into a life of servitude, she runs away to London... -
Lions of the Desert by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLions of the Desert opens up in 1915, over a year after the conclusion of Arabian Winds. Nurse Allison Wescott arrives in busy Cairo to serve the British military confronting Kaiser's Germany and their ally, Turkey. In Cairo, Allison meets Major Bret Holden again after his return from London, and their previous romantic but rocky relationship is resumed... -
Valiant Hearts by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValiant Hearts concludes the sweeping World War I saga begun in Arabian Winds and continued in Lions of the Desert... -
The Improper Duke by Scarlett Osborne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You are making it very hard for me to be good…”For proper Duke Joseph, meeting a lady in the dark garden of a ball is scandalous... -
The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratings‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret big enough to destroy the Führer’s reputation. . . January 1939: When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist at Doctor Viktor’s clinic, she doesn’t expect to be copying top secret medical records from a notebook... -
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Rose In Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
In this sequel to Eight Cousins , Rose Campbell returns to the "Aunt Hill" after two years of traveling around the world. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers, all expecting her to marry them. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. Besides, she suspects that some of her friends like her more for her money than for herself... -
Emma, Vol. 10 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis critically acclaimed and beloved series comes to a bittersweet end with another collection of short stories focusing on characters from Emma's world. Get to know Adele and Maria, servants to the Merediths, in the years before the German family moved to England. Join Arthur during his life at school and see how he befriends a younger student in need of guidance... -
Emma, Vol. 03 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter the tragic event that forced Emma to leave her current residence, can she start a new life? On the train back to her hometown, Emma meets Tasha, a maid working at a wealthy family's mansion in the country. This fateful encounter leads to Emma getting employment with the family as well. But despite her years of experience as a maid for Mrs... -
Emma, Vol. 07 by Kaoru Mori, 森 薫
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn Victorian England, a young maid and the son of an upper class family share a secret love their world will never allow them to express. The saga of Emma and William comes to its dramatic conclusion in this expanded volume. Emma's been shipped off to America by the Viscount, the father of Eleanor, Williams jilted fiance. William and Hakim set sail across the Atlantic in pursuit... -
Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSPANNING THREE GENERATIONS AND HALF THE WORLD, WILDFLOWER HILL IS A SWEEPING, ROMANTIC, AND COMPELLING STORY OF TWO WOMEN WHO SHARE A LEGACY OF SECRETS, HEARTBREAK, COURAGE, AND LOVE. Emma, a prima ballerina in London, is at a crossroads after an injured knee ruins her career. Forced to rest and take stock of her life, she finds that she’s mistaken fame and achievement for love and fulfillment... -
Emma, Vol. 06 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAfter publicly declaring his intentions to marry Eleanor, the daughter of a viscount, William finally decides to break off the engagement and he is surprised by the calm reaction of Eleanor's parents, but their demeanor disguises their true response and a nefarious plan involving William's maid, whom he shares a secret love with. Original... -
Emma, Vol. 09 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCatch a glimpse into the lives of the Merediths-- the German family that Emma worked for-- and their other maids. Join youngest son Erich on a traumatic journey to find his lost pet squirrel. Learn how Mr. and Mrs. Meredith met and discover that despite their outward appearance, they are a very happy and passionate couple... -
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (Dear America) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love... -
A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn P. G. Wodehouse's novel 'A Damsel in Distress,' the reader is transported into a whimsical world of romantic misadventures and comedic escapades. Set in early 20th-century England, the novel follows the story of a young American composer who becomes entangled in the lives of an eccentric aristocratic family... -
Daddy-Long-Legs: Including "Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
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Pilfered Promises by M. Louisa Locke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together... -
An Officer, Not a Gentleman by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite Tobin O'Neill's humble origins, he finds himself a lieutenant in His Majesty's army, serving on Wellington's staff. When the roguish Irishman strikes up an unlikely friendship with a General's daughter, they somehow become enmeshed in navigating the perils of the greatest battle of their age.Bridget Murphy had grown up following the drum... -
Words Composed of Sea and Sky by Erica George
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMichaela Dunn dreams of getting into an art school, but when her stepfather refuses to fund a trip there for a poetry workshop, Michaela enters a local contest searching for a poet to write the dedication plaque for a statue honoring Captain Benjamin Churchill, a whaler who died at sea over one hundred years ago... -
The Complete Novels of Elizabeth Gaskell: 10 Victorian Classics by Elizabeth Gaskell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis collection includes 10 classics by this notable Victorian author, whose novels shown brutal and detailed portraits of lives of the poor, the orphans and the working class people in mid Victorian England. "Mary Barton" is set in the English city of Manchester and deals with the difficulties faced by the Victorian working class... -
A Wager with the Gentleman by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA timid bluestocking… Stuck in her little cottage with her three sisters and an aging father her entire life, Miss Beatrice Fowley has never had the chance to experience the real world. After being jilted by a charming viscount, she now has to marry a seventy-year-old lord intent on begetting an heir and a spare... -
Her Scandal of a Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Emma Linfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“What else can I do?”“Marry me.”Phoebe never wanted it to end like this. After two years on the marriage mart, to be ruined by scandal! And even worse, forced to marry a man she can never love…While trying to unmask his brother’s killer, Duke Phillip just wanted to make sure Phoebe returned home safely. But no good deed goes unpunished and soon, he has no choice but to marry her... -
A Match for the Unbending Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Hazel Linwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Never met a woman so testing in all my days…”After a fire breaks out, the dowager duchess and her companion, Selina, are forced to stay at her grandson’s estate. But even as the Duke proves to be a fearsome man, Selina is not one to stand by anyone’s insults…Duke Morgan’s intimidating appearance has made every one of his sister’s governesses run for the hills... -
Beneath the Duke's Mask by Hanna Hamilton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"In her disobedience, I found the freedom I never knew I craved"After his parent’s passing, Duke Philip devoted himself to looking after his younger brother and always following the rules. But despite his strict nature and the need for a proper wife, he can't get the ton's most unruly woman out of his mind.. -
Seducing his Wicked Duchess by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“What if I do not want you to control yourself, Your Grace?”A year ago, Miss Anne was held at knifepoint by a man she thought she loved. And even though she is back in London for the Season as if nothing happened, she can't get the chivalrous Duke that risked his life to save her out of her head.Benjamin's only goal is to avenge his father's murder... -
Three Nights with the Ruthless Duke: A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel by Maybel Bardot
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I will forgive you on one condition…You must spend three nights with me.When Lady Beatrice volunteers to reject her friend’s suitor in her place, she never expects him to be the Ruthless Duke. Trying her best to make him reject her, she soon realizes she doesn’t want him to…Dark, broody, and enigmatic, everyone within the ton fears Duke Charles... -
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Claimed by the Duke of Ice: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Violet Hamers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I cannot stand anyone’s touch yet… I crave yours.”Duke Nathaniel has a secret he can never his aversion to touch. He despises any form of physical contact until he accidentally meets a lady who has the complete opposite effect on him…Grace’s dream of having a family of her own seems impossible, thanks to her family’s reputation... -
A Season for Scandal by Laura Wood
“ The Agency for Scandal is glorious! Clever, funny, charming, and achingly romantic, it is a delight from start to finish... -
Web of Lies by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe was washing dishes when her world began to blur.Chelsea Adams hitched in a breath, her skin pebbling. She knew the dreaded sign all too well. God was pushing a vision into her consciousness.Black dots crowded her sight. She dropped a plate, heard it crack against the porcelain sink. Her fingers fumbled for the faucet. The hiss of water ceased.God, I don’t want this... -
Secrets of a Spinster by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBehind every little secret... Mary Hamilton has had enough of being passed over by all of the eligible men in London, though she's had years and years of practice, and she's ready to give it up. But before she hangs up her dancing shoes for good, she wants one season of everything she's never had - invitations, flirtation, and suitors...Categorized as:
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To Sir Phillip, With Love and When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton Collector's Edition: Two beloved Bridgerton novels in one beautiful collector's edition ... by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA beautiful collectible edition containing the fifth and sixth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn.To Sir Phillip, With LoveSir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he’d proposed, figuring that she’d be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn’t...Categorized as:
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A Deadly Business by Lis Wiehl
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA prosecutor of violent criminals. A detective on a dangerous beat. When these two pros take on an off-the-books case, the line between professional and personal becomes perilously blurred. When a twenty-two-year-old convict walks into the courtroom, his eyes confirm what Mia Quinn already guesses: he blames her for his conviction...Categorized as:
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