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A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon
From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to chart her own destiny in life and love during the American Revolutionary War.In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound out as an indentured servant...Categorized as:
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![A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque]()
A Time Of End by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Executioner Knights are back! Alexander de Sherrington seeks to marry a daughter of the great Christopher de Lohr (Rise of the Defender). But not if King John has anything to say about it! Alexander de Sherrington, the man affectionately referred to as ‘Sherry’ by his friends, is off on the greatest adventure of his life… and his target is Lady Christin de Lohr... -
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![Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph]()
Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo DragonsDragons are said to guard treasure with their lives...Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the Kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach... -
![The Striker by Monica McCarty]()
The Striker by Monica McCarty
Six years ago, Eoin "Striker” MacLean endured the greatest betrayal of his life, a disaster that led Robert the Bruce to a crushing defeat and left Eoin without the spirited woman who ruled his heart. Eoin knew that falling in love with his sworn enemy’s daughter was risky, dividing him between a possessive desire for beautiful Margaret MacDowell and an undying loyalty to his king...Categorized as:
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![Water Borne by Octavia Randolph]()
Water Borne by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWater Book Ten of The Circle of Ceridwen SagaIt is water Dwynwen lifted in her cup of silver. Water, too, the Lady Luned uses in her scrying bowl. And it is over water one must travel to resolve an old conflict.Set high upon its seaside cliff, the hall of Kilton is racked by inner turmoil. Ceric, on the margin of sanity, finds strength and even bliss returning to him... -
![The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to Book One in the exciting and diverse new series, The Blackchurch Guild: The Shadow Knights.Medieval England’s most elite training guild.The Blackchurch Guild is an elite knight training school. Men, and even women, are accepted into the program if they prove themselves worthy. Different from most training arenas in England, candidates don’t have to be from wealthy families... -
![For Me Fate Wove This by Octavia Randolph]()
For Me Fate Wove This by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn an Angle-land riven by contesting Danes…Hrald of Four Stones has fallen in love with Dagmar, the daughter of dead King Guthrum, who once ruled all Anglia. Dagmar is beautiful and poised; very much a King's daughter. Yet she owns nothing but the jewels about her neck – and the secrets she carries with her... -
![WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeAx: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMagnus de Wolfe, who takes after his Viking forefathers, has his story told in a unique and powerful way. The story of a love nearly lost… but for an angel. Paternal grandson of England's greatest knight, son of the man known as Nighthawk, and grandson on his mother's side of a Norse king, Magnus de Wolfe has the blood of elite and royal warriors flowing through his veins... -
![The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin]()
The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMark Helprin, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War , returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love... -
![Dark Warrior by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Dark Warrior by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s the Dark Knight’s wild son, Cortland “Cort” de Russe in an adventure that could see him executed for treason. March Medieval Madness has arrived! 1518 A.D. – As a decorated knight for Henry VIII, Cort is sent to Ireland to assist the Earls of Kildare in ruling The Pale, the only strip of Ireland that the English ruled uncontested in the whole country... -
![The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy]()
The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLoch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper’s daughter Flora’s remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy’s Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird’s son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed... -
![Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane]()
Fire and Fury for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs war rages, everyone has to do their bit...Bristol 1941As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary ambulance drivers... -
![The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le Veque
It's Christopher de Lohr's bastard son, Peter, in a tale that could change the stars of the House of de Lohr forever...When religion and politics don't meet, it's an explosion that could tear the Executioner Knights—and England—apart forever...Peter de Lohr is the illegitimate son of the greatest knight in the realm, though he has been accepted by his father. Not only accepted—embraced... -
![Greek Island Escape by Patricia M Wilson]()
Greek Island Escape by Patricia M Wilson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe new escapist novel from the author of Island of Secrets . Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Lucinda Riley.'I am Sofia. I am searching for my daughter, born 1st November 1972 . Can you help me?'On the beautiful beaches of Crete, an old woman is handing out scraps of paper. Sofia, eighty-five years old, unable to speak, is desperate to find a daughter she has never known... -
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![Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Of Mortal Fury: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Morgan de Wolfe, commander of Richmond Castle, is called by his liege Caius d’Avignon (Winter of Solace) into the full-fledged world of the Executioner Knights to go deep under cover, a de Wolfe becomes a Wolfe in sheep’s clothing for the sake of William Marshal and his spy ring... -
![The Centurion by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Centurion by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to an old-school Le Veque novel! A mighty knight known as The Centurion is the man in control behind a powerful liege with dementia, but when his love for a young woman begins to compromise the stability of the Scottish marches, he must make a choice between love… or peace. Sir Torston de Royans is known on the border as a man of reason, wisdom, and great strength... -
![Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen]()
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash... -
![Starless by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Starless by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou met Achilles and Susanna in Book Two of the Executioner Knights series – and sparks flew! Now, read their endearing and touching love story in ‘Starless’! The third Executioner Knight is in for a world of trouble… Achilles de Dere is a stubborn knight prone to fighting - anywhere, anytime. If there is a punch to be thrown, it's usually from Achilles... -
![The Black Storm by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Black Storm by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA powerful knight who has served two kings becomes a tournament champion, but will a meddlesome woman and a wicked opponent bring him the greatest defeat of his life?Will the lady he loves with his entire being slip through his fingers?Ridge de Reyne (from The Red Fury) served both Henry III and Alexander, King of Scotland, but royal appointments were ultimately not the life he wanted... -
![The Promise by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Promise by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou met Cullen de Nerra in the January 2019 release 'By the Unholy Hand'. Now, Cullen is off on his own adventure of political intrigue and a forbidden love! 1208 A.D. - Sir Cullen de Nerra is a knight's knight... -
![BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque]()
BattleWolfe: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA super-star knight with a de Wolfe pedigree… and the Scottish rose who saves his life.In the turbulent lands of the English/Scottish border, their love wasn't meant to last.... but no one loves as strongly as a de Wolfe... -
![WolfeStrike by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeStrike by Kathryn Le Veque
It’s a new generation of de Wolfe Pack cubs, carrying on the tradition of their illustrious grandfather. Thomas “Tor” de Wolfe has his hands full with battling women and battling enemies as he tries to secure a border castle for Edward I. Chaos is the name of the game!Tor married, and lost, his wife at a young age... -
![The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Executioner Knights are back, now with one of their own falling in love with a Welsh princess who holds the key to a renewed rebellion. Will love win out over his sense of duty? Kress de Rhydian is a man on a mission... -
![The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman]()
The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFilled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman’s The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today.1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer – the land beyond the sea.A young realm, Outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099... -
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![Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman]()
Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe long-awaited sequel to Sharon Kay Penman's acclaimed novel When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chancerecounts the tempestuous marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II in a magnificent story of love, power, ambition-and betrayal. He was nineteen when they married, she eleven years his senior, newly divorced from the King of France... -
![Winter of Solace by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Winter of Solace by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaius d'Avignon, the knight known as The Britannia Viper, finds himself on the opposite side of William Marshal... and the Executioner Knights are caught in the middle... Welcome to another Executioner Knights' tale! When Caius d’Avignon is sent north at the request of a cousin of William Marshal to help in a dispute between neighbors, Caius couldn’t have imagined how his life would change... -
![The Dark Angel by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Angel by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not often the House of de Velt sees both tragedy and comedy, but when Medieval hippies come to call on the darkest lord of all, Julian de Velt gets caught up in the Medieval mayhem…But he pays a price.Lista de la Mere is a young woman of beauty, sense, and education. Unfortunately, her mother and her aunt don’t have the same sensibilities... -
![WolfeSword: de Wolfe Pack Generations by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeSword: de Wolfe Pack Generations by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a veritable god of beauty, position, and talent. She's a lady of sweetness, wealth, and compassion. When gorgeous Cassius de Wolfe falls for a plain but sweet lady, the woman who hoped to have his affection doesn't take kindly to it.Cassius has set himself up for retribution of the female kind. As the old saying goes, there's nothing like a woman scorned…Or a de Wolfe protecting his mate... -
![Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy]()
Sea of Memories by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets… In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe... -
![The Best Is Yet To Be by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Best Is Yet To Be by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story every Le Veque reader has been waiting for... Paris de Norville (The Wolfe) and Jemma Scott Hage (The Wolfe) find love in their sunset years... with each other?! It seems like an impossible suggestion. Paris and Jemma first met in The Wolfe , in a fiery explosion of temper and taunting - her temper mostly because he was taunting... -
![The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester]()
The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow did a young Parisienne mother, celebrated for her beauty and glamour, come to lead the largest spy network in France? A powerful, heartbreaking historical novel by the New York Times bestselling authorMorocco, 1928. Eighteen-year-old Frenchwoman Marie-Madeleine is not the kind of woman who goes through life sitting down, something her new husband can attest... -
![Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs]()
Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED. HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED. BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM? Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune... -
![The Girl from Vichy by Andie Newton]()
The Girl from Vichy by Andie Newton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 ratings1942, occupied France.As the war in Europe rages on, Adèle Ambeh dreams of a France that is free from the clutches of the new regime. The date of her marriage to a ruthless man is drawing closer, and she only has one choice – she must run.With the help of her mother, Adèle flees to Lyon, seeking refuge at the Sisters of Notre Dame de la Compassion... -
![The Blackguard of Windless Woods by Rebecca Ruger]()
The Blackguard of Windless Woods by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen her home in the borderlands is under siege by an army of English, and against her mother’s wishes, Eleanor Caldwell takes matters into her own hands. She steals away on horseback and heads straight to the detestable Baron Grandison, one of King Edward I’s most prominent knights, whose bid for her hand she recently refused—and not kindly... -
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![StormWolfe by Kathryn Le Veque]()
StormWolfe by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 'little' de Wolfe Brother, Thomas, is no longer little. The de Wolfe cub has become a big, powerful Wolfe all his own... 1290 A.D. - Thomas de Wolfe, commander of Wark Castle, an outpost for Castle Questing, his father's powerful fortress, has come out from the shadow of his mighty father and brothers. Now, they call him StormWolfe for his fearlessness and cunning... -
![The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Spawn by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe son of The Dark Lord joins forces with the Executioner Knights to bring you the Medieval Romance you’ve been waiting for. It’s a no-holds barred, dark and passionate romance where the rules don’t apply.Prepare to enter the Darkness...Coleby de Velt is the firstborn son of the notorious Dark Lord, Ajax de Velt... -
![Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston]()
Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque, Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Le Veque and #1 Amazon Bestselling author Alexa Aston, the Regency Duet you've been waiting for... meet the sensual, handsome, and naughty Sinning Flynns.London will never be the same...Mad King George III shocks Polite Society when he awards Cornish smuggler Sean Flynn, descended from an Irish pirate, an earldom and lands in Cornwall...Categorized as:
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![Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy father once told me, above all else... Live and die for Sparta. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. These were the things that mattered most. And then Axios came into my life, teaching me other lessons: humility, brotherhood... love. There were moments when the brutal training stripped me of my humanity, where it turned me into a mindless beast of flesh and muscle set to destroy everything in my way... -
![Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash]()
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsA sweeping, tenderhearted love the tale of two families living through the Second World War on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the young woman who calls them both her ownAs German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make the impossible choice to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, to America... -
![WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque]()
WolfeBlade by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAndreas de Wolfe is the second-eldest de Wolfe grandchild. Son of Troy, he has inherited his father’s comely looks, his aggression, and his talent with a sword. The man is born for battle. But he is picky when it comes to women, the reason he’s not yet married. Unfortunately, when he does fall for a woman, Andreas sets himself up for a hell of a situation... and it could cost him everything... -
![The Warrior by Maeve Greyson]()
The Warrior by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe seer predicted a union of necessity. A marriage foreseen to save a man’s life and heal a woman’s soul. Death by boredom is the only fate Duncan MacCoinnich fears. Years as a mercenary fed him the adventure he needed, but now the dull routines of his brother’s keep are starving him for excitement... -
![Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Nunnery Brides: A Medieval Romance Collection by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever judge a bride by her habit... Nothing speaks more strongly of romance than a woman resigned to facing a life a religious servitude suddenly finding herself with a suitor… and a soulmate. Medieval Historical Romance has never been more surprising, intense, or sexy. In this four-book collection, you’ll discover the good, the very bad, and the passionate of knights and their nunnery brides... -
![Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Made for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down... -
![The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque]()
The Dark Conqueror by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTitan Medieval Houses go head to head in this sweeping and poignant Medieval Romance!When the House of de Lohr (Rise of the Defender) and the House of de Velt (The Dark Lord) come together through their children, anything can happen—and anything does!Cassian de Velt came to foster with Christopher de Lohr at a young age... -
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![The Highlander's Lady Knight by Madeline Martin]()
The Highlander's Lady Knight by Madeline Martin
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Midsummer Knights Romance: A Tournament World of Chivalry, Intrigue, and Passion Book 2: A Midsummer Knights Romance series. Prequel to my Borderland Rebels seriesShe wants to save her honorLady Isolde Maxwell‘s brother is more inclined to marry her off rather than defend her honor, leaving her to take matters into her own gauntlets... -
![Before the King : by Heather Kaufman]()
Before the King : by Heather Kaufman
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Heather Kaufman is a truly fresh voice in biblical fiction."--TESSA AFSHAR, bestselling authorJoanna's wealthy family aspires to Herod's inner circle, but when her father's esteemed position in the Sepphoris Sanhedrin is threatened, her family harbors a dark secret... -
![Highland Seduction by Cecelia Mecca]()
Highland Seduction by Cecelia Mecca
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Bring the priest.” The king’s punishment is swift and sure. Clan MacRob’s second-in-command will wed the sister of his most bitter enemy. Not when another full moon passes, as was King Alexander’s original decree. Instead, Ainsley Shaw will immediately know the consequences of her clansmen’s actions... -
![A Lass of His Own by Cecelia Mecca]()
A Lass of His Own by Cecelia Mecca
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNone would dare challenge him.Even Boyd Kerr’s close companion, William Wallace, known for his prowess with a sword, refused to engage the Scotsman.Lady Galia had no such qualms.The countess single-handedly held off an English army clamoring at her gates for months... -
![The Waiting Hours by Ellie Dean]()
The Waiting Hours by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE NEW CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN'Ellie Dean’s loyal readers will be thrilled with this new novel.' Helen Carey*******Slapton Sands, 1943 War has not been kind to Carol Porter. It took her husband and baby, and with them her heart. At last she’s found some peace, working as a land girl at Coombe Farm... -
![The Scot's Deception by Keira Montclair]()
The Scot's Deception by Keira Montclair
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey must trust each other—or bear the consequences.Chrissa Grant isn’t the sort of lass who enjoys sitting at home. With a pivotal battle looming between Robert the Bruce and the English, she knows exactly where she wishes to be: fighting with her older cousins, the group known as the Highland Swords...
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