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Kvinnene by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsFrom the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation... -
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The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake... -
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![Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett]()
Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions. Pawn in Frankincense is the fourth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles . Somewhere within the bejeweled labyrinth of the Ottoman empire, a child is hidden... -
![The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLondon, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story... -
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![Queens' Play by Dorothy Dunnett]()
Queens' Play by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions. Second in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , Queen's Play follows Frances Crawford of Lymond who has been abruptly called into the service of Mary Queen of Scots... -
![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... -
![When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman]()
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
A.D. 1135. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman: Henry's beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou. But before Maude could claim her throne, her cousin Stephen seized it. In their long and bitter struggle, all of England bled and burned... -
![Lion of War: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Lion of War: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe heir to Lioncross Abbey Castle makes his presence known.Like all sons of de Lohr, Curtis de Lohr was born for war.As the firstborn son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, England’s greatest knight during the reign of Richard I, Curtis grew up knowing what was expected of him and he thrived through the pressure... -
![Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife by Alison Weir]()
Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTwo husbands dead; a life marred by sadness. And now Katharine is in love for the first time in her life. The eye of an ageing and dangerous king falls upon her. She cannot refuse him. She must stifle her feelings and never betray that she wanted another. And now she is the sixth wife. Her queenship is a holy mission yet, fearfully, she dreams of the tragic parade of women who went before her... -
![Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir]()
Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA novel of the devout young woman who became the unwilling object of King Henry VIII's ardor--and the mother of his only son. In this third book in the epic Six Tudor Queens series, the acclaimed historian and bestselling author brings new insight to this dramatic story, showing how pure fear for her life determined Jane Seymour's actions... -
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Braveheart by Randall Wallace
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom...he became the hammer and scourge of England. In one of history's darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor -- the likes of whom the world may never see again... -
![Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir]()
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBorn into a noble English family, Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family’s Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands. This strategic move on the part of her opportunistic father also becomes a chance for the girl to grow and discover herself... -
![Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir]()
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe lives of Henry VIII's queens make for dramatic stories and Alison Weir will write a series of novels that offer insights into the real lives of the six wives based on extensive research and new theories... -
![Iron and Gold by S.J.A. Turney]()
Iron and Gold by S.J.A. Turney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe wolves of Odin land in Italy, and the tantalising scent of gold is in the air…AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives – barely – but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans.But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves... -
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![Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir]()
Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen.A naive girl, thrust forward by her ambitious family. A pretty girl, who has captured the heart of the King. Katheryn sings, she dances, she delights in the pleasures of being queen... -
![The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry... -
![The Road to Runnymede by David Field]()
The Road to Runnymede by David Field
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse…England, 1199After the death of Richard the Lionheart, his brother, John takes the English throne with the support of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine.But John has a rival in the person of young Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who Richard had acknowledged as his rightful heir... -
![The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper]()
The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsShe Survived Her Own Innocence, and the Treachery of Europe s Royal Courts Greed, lust for power, sex, lies, secret marriages, religious posturing, adultery, beheadings, international intrigue, jealousy, treachery, love, loyalty, and betrayal... -
![Countess of Intrigue by Anne R. Bailey]()
Countess of Intrigue by Anne R. Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratings*Now with a new epilogue*A tale of surviving battles, plots and love in the Golden Age.Frances Walsingham is the only child of Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I’s infamous spymaster. Frances might be ignorant about court life, but she is resilient, and level-headed. These are all attributes she will rely on in the coming years as she faces new challenges and tragedies... -
![Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir]()
Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII's fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue-filled Six Tudor Queens series. Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession... -
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Rosamund by Bertrice Small
Rosamund Bolton is the heiress to the manor of Friarsgate in the wild Cumbrian border between England and Scotland. More than a splendid inheritance, Friarsgate will chart the fate of the orphaned beauty widowed at a precious young age... -
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Ironfire by David Ball
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of Empires of Sand comes a mesmerizing new adventure that Jean Auel cites as “crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today... -
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Violet by Lauren Royal
England, 1673 The Ashcroft family motto is "Question Convention," and eldest sister Violet agrees with the sentiment completely. For one thing, she's not planning to marry... -
![The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks]()
The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear. Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London’s master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept... -
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![A Dish of Spurs by Robert Low]()
A Dish of Spurs by Robert Low
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the space between nations, nothing is out of bounds.1542. For centuries the Scottish and English borders were known as the Debatable lands: wild, lawless, and the province of reivers, tight-knit robber families that roamed and pillaged the remote passes without fear...Fifteen-year-old Mintie Henderson has just seen her father murdered... -
![Justice For The Cardinal: Thomas Cromwell is out for revenge... by David Field]()
Justice For The Cardinal: Thomas Cromwell is out for revenge... by David Field
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dramatic saga of King Henry VIII’s court! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. What leads to the King’s favour one day, can be deadly on the next.. -
![Wolfsangel by Liza Perrat]()
Wolfsangel by Liza Perrat
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven decades after German troops march into her village, Céleste Roussel is still unable to assuage her guilt. 1943. German soldiers occupy provincial Lucie-sur-Vionne, and as the villagers pursue treacherous schemes to deceive and swindle the enemy, Céleste embarks on her own perilous mission as her passion for a Reich officer flourishes... -
![The Highlander’s Wild Flame by Heather McCollum]()
The Highlander’s Wild Flame by Heather McCollum
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing more dangerous than his sword is the flame-haired enemy who’s stolen his heart…in this gripping Highland romance from USA Today bestselling author Heather McCollum.Fearsome Highland warrior Rory MacLeod has sacrificed for his clan. But taken as prisoner—in place of his older brother, who’s meant to be laird—is more than any man should bear...Categorized as:
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![I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles]()
I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsPublicly declared a bastard at the age of three, daughter of a disgraced and executed mother, last in the line of succession to the throne of England, Elizabeth I inherited an England ravaged by bloody religious conflict, at war with Spain and France, and badly in debt... -
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The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsJuana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country’s throne, has been for centuries an enigmatic figure shrouded in lurid myth. Was she the bereft widow of legend who was driven mad by her loss, or has history misjudged a woman who was ahead of her time? In his stunning new novel, C. W... -
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The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe final novel in the Cousins’ War series, the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries, The White Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author and “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory tells the fascinating story of Margaret Pole, cousin to the “White Princess,” Elizabeth of York, and lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon... -
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Mistress Cromwell by Carol McGrath
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe powerful, evocative new novel by the critically acclaimed author of The Handfasted Wife, The Woman in the Shadows presents the rise of Thomas Cromwell, Tudor England's most powerful statesman, through the eyes of his wife Elizabeth... -
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Lily by Lauren Royal
England, 1677 Lily Ashcroft is far and away the most conventional member of her eccentric family. Though she fell for dashing Oxford professor Lord Randal Nesbitt at the tender age of sixteen, she buried her feelings in deference to society's expectation that her older sisters marry first... -
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The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1501: Henry VIII Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death... -
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![The King's Falcon by Stella Riley]()
The King's Falcon by Stella Riley
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Following his coronation in Scotland, Charles ll leads an army south to reclaim his throne but the dream ends in a crushing defeat at Worcester, leaving no other choice but flight... -
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Pour the Dark Wine by Dinah Lampitt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Pour The Dark Wine, Dinah Lampitt again shows her ability to interweave fact and fiction to create an historical novel of impact and passion. The story of the rise and fall of the Seymours was dramatic in its own right and her imaginative skills and impeccable research cast new light on one of the most exciting periods in English history... -
![Mayflowers for November: The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn by Malyn Bromfield]()
Mayflowers for November: The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn by Malyn Bromfield
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sensational novel depicting Anne Boleyn's dramatic downfall through the eyes of a servant in the court of Henry the Eighth. Avis Grinnel’s life is forever changed when a young musician arrives unexpectedly to escort her to the innermost sanctum of King Henry VIII’s royal court. However, it is not the king who has demanded her presence but his new queen, the much-disliked Anne Boleyn... -
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Rose by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEngland, 1677 The last of three sisters to marry, Lady Rose Ashcroft is determined to land a wealthy, titled husband--a marquess perhaps, or even a duke. Having had her heart broken in the past, she's decided the key to enticing a man lies in hiding her intelligence and academic interests while flaunting her more feminine qualities... -
![Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith]()
Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of A Rose for the Crown, Daughter of York, and The King’s Grace comes another masterful historical novel—the story of Cecily of York, mother of two kings and the heroine of one of history’s greatest love stories... -
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Of One Heart by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA BATTLE FOR POSSESSION... in which the beautiful young French widow Michelene Tevoulere becomes the pawn in a royal scheme involving England's King Henry VIII and the court of France's Francois I.A BATTLE FOR POWER..Categorized as:
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The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe bestselling author of A Rose for the Crown and Daughter of York takes a young woman that history noticed only once and sets her on a quest for the truth about the murder of two boys and a man who claims to be king. All that history knows of Grace Plantagenet is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Edward IV and one of two attendants aboard the funeral barge of his widowed queen... -
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Amber by Lauren Royal
England & Scotland, 1668 Kendra Chase's brothers are telling her it's high time she get married. But although they've presented her with many wealthy, titled suitors, no man has caught her fancy—until her coach is held up by a dashing, mysterious highwayman...Categorized as:
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![Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy]()
Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era... -
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Castile for Isabella by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCastile for Isabella covers the early life of the most significant of all Spanish monarchs: Isabella of Castile. Isabella is seen as a young girl,within a few steps of the throne; first in the care of an ambitious but unbalanced mother; later in the licentious court of her half-brother HenryIV; and at length ascending the throne, Ferdinand beside her... -
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![Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith]()
Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"Immensely readable and compelling…Highly recommended!" Alison Weir, bestselling author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII “A stunning first novel…this new treatment of Catherine de Valois’ story will be a delight to lovers of historical fiction... -
![A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O'Brien]()
A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O'Brien
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEngland, 1469. As the War of the Roses rages on, Margaret Paston knows that there is only one way to survive the loss of the Paston's family seat, Caister Castle: a fortunate marriage for one of her unruly daughters. A favourable match will change the future of her family overnight but a scandal will ruin the Paston name forever.. -
![Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy]()
Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOne powerful king. Two tragic queens. In the court of Henry VIII, it was dangerous for a woman to catch the king’s eye. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins. Both were beautiful women, though very different in temperament. They each learned that Henry’s passion was all-consuming–and fickle... -
![The Queen's Gamble by Barbara Kyle]()
The Queen's Gamble by Barbara Kyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoung Queen Elizabeth I's path to the throne has been a perilous one, and already she faces a dangerous crisis. French troops have landed in Scotland to quell a rebel Protestant army, and Elizabeth fears once they are entrenched on the border, they will invade England. Isabel Thornleigh has returned to London from the New World with her Spanish husband, Carlos Valverde, and their young son... -
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Blood Between Queens by Barbara Kyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing her perilous fall from a throne she'd scarcely owned to begin with, Mary, Queen of Scots, has fled to England, hoping her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, will grant her asylum. But now Mary has her sights on the English crown, and Elizabeth enlists her most trusted subjects to protect it... -
![The Sixth Wife by Jean Plaidy]()
The Sixth Wife by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDangerous court intrigue and affairs of the heart collide as renowned novelist Jean Plaidy tells the story of Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six queens. Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Katherine Howard, was both foolish and unfaithful, and she paid for it with her life. Henry vowed that his sixth wife would be different, and she was. Katherine Parr was twice widowed and thirty-one years old...
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