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Over the Tracks by Anna Green
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe first volume of The Heart Rate of a Mouse trilogy.In the summer of 1974, musician Ryan Ross embarks on an exhausting tour in support of his band's breakthrough album. He finds himself struggling to live up to the pressure and expectations of sudden fame in the chaos of endless shows and interviews...Categorized as:
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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, is an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras—the Great Depression."If I close my eyes, I can still taste the dust..."Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods...Categorized as:
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Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThis eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela... -
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn... -
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WolfeShield by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes, men are impulsive in life and love. When Ronan de Wolfe, son of James de Wolfe (A Wolfe Among Dragons), marries young and impulsively, the consequences will prove to be disastrous when he meets the love of his life...Categorized as:
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The Rebel by Tess Thompson
She watches helplessly as the man she loves leaves to fight with the Allies overseas. He promises her he will return to her alive and well. Will he be able to keep his promise, or will he be yet another lost soldier in a war against tyranny?After four years at a university, Delphia Barnes returns home to Emerson Pass as America prepares to join the war... -
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes a tale of love and a betrayal that echoes through generations…Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear... -
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... -
The Last Secret of Lily Adams by Sara Blaydes
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame.One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence. Why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her... -
Cocky Origins by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA period-piece novel to charm the pants right off of you... New to the series? A prequel is a great place to start. Fan of the series? Oh boy, are you going to love this. Miss May Eloise Kearns meets for the very first time the young and oh-so-handsome Jerald Daniel Cocker, a submarine planesman for the Navy on special leave in Georgia, U.S.A., at the end of World War II... -
Hearts of Gold: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTrainee midwife Bethan Powell lives in the shadow of the workhouse during the Depression. It's difficult to say which is harder for her and fellow nurse Laura Ronconi--their grueling work in the hospital, or the frictions and financial hardships at home... -
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Long Road to Baghdad: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMesopotamia, 1914: in the Middle East tension is escalating between the British and the Arabs. Misfit Lieutenant Harry Downe is sent to negotiate a treaty with a renegade Bedouin Sheikh, Ibn Shalan, whose tribe is attacking enemy patrols in Iraq and cutting their oil pipelines. Greedy for arms, Shalan accepts British weapons but, in return, Harry must take his daughter Furja to be his bride... -
Magda's Daughter by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn contrast to those who joined wagon trains to seek their fortune in the American West, John Hughes and his workers trek east. Shipping the machinery needed for his ironworks across the steppe by bullock train, Hughes heads for the land he's bought from Count Beletsky, who has no time for either foreigners or industry... -
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All That Glitters by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars... -
A Silver Lining by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"A powerful tale of survival and hardship, very well crafted and with strong characters" - Publishing News In strictly chapel Pontypridd in 1938, tongues are quick to wag when Alma Moore, abandoned by her lover, is rushed to hospital with stomach pains. The doctor may call it appendicitis, but the scandal-mongers think they know better... -
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 110 ratingsStephanie Plum, Trenton, New Jersey's favorite pistol-packing, condom-carrying bounty hunter, is back - and on the trail of a revenge-seeking waitress who's skipped bail. With the help of 73-year-old Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker Lula, a transvestite musician named Sally Sweet, and the all-too-hospitable, all-too-sexy Joe Morelli, Stephanie might just catch her woman...Categorized as:
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Broken Rainbows by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe third novel in the Long Road to Baghdad series, a vivid, moving, historically accurate account of a conflict between Eastern and Western Empires. 1916, Mesopotamia. The Turks order prisoners from the siege of Kut to march the hundreds of miles to Baghdad. The men are weak from starvation after the five-month siege, with many suffering from dysentery and diseases... -
Such Sweet Sorrow by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHave you ever wondered what it would be like to work for yourself? Since the recent recession figures show that more and more people, both young and old, would rather set up their own business than continue searching for jobs that are scarce, and often end up being poorly-paid... -
Spoils of War by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe shadow of the workhouse looms large over everyone in Pontypridd in the 1930's... -
Past Remembering by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJack-Knifed' is the first novel featuring DCI Martin Phelps and his team, based in the world-famous and vibrant Cardiff Bay. Mark Wilson, a decent, well-liked gay man, lives alone in a beautiful house in Cardiff. One Saturday evening, his closest friends go to his house for an evening of drinks and catching-up. Finding no answer, the concerned friends break in - to a horrific murder scene... -
Tiger Ragtime by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA tale of love and hardship set in wild and beautiful 19th century Cornwall. Born into a once-respectable family, circumstances have reduced Roz Trevaskis to working at the local inn. In order to pay the fines incurred through her alcoholic mother's drunken behaviour, Roz has put herself in debt to some unpleasant people, and has reluctantly turned to smuggling... -
Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNewly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ... The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers... -
Jackie by Dawn Tripp
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention.The world has divided my life into three:Life with JackLife with OnassisLife as a woman who goes to work because she wants to.My life is all of these things, and it is none of these things...Categorized as:
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A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens
All of Regency London knows that no Cynster male would ever walk away from a lady in distress...but their protection can come at a tantalizingly high price. And now, Stephanie Laurens has created her boldest Cynster yet--Gabriel--a man who has known the pleasure of many women, but who has given his heart to no one. She was desperate for his help..Categorized as:
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Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima, Michael Gallagher
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them... -
Lady Violet Holds a Baby by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIf it’s not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings… Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew’s christening. Other guests have brought their children along to celebrate the occasion, and Sebastian MacHeath is on hand to serve as godfather...Categorized as:
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The Christmas Wedding by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in the dramatic new saga from the Sunday Times bestselling authorHolding the letter in trembling hands, Daisy’s future crumbled before her – the words engraved on her heart forever. The village of Little Creek, the long winter of 1867 The first flakes of snow are falling when Daisy Marshall, secretly engaged to her master's son, finds herself jilted at the altar... -
Lake + Manning by Jessica Hawkins
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe final book in the Something in the Way series, a love saga. Manning and I have what happily-ever-after is made of . . . A home he built us on the unshakeable foundation we fought for. A life of laughter carved out of heartache and betrayal. A love story to stand the test of time...Categorized as:
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Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a tale of love, sacrifice and betrayal, available for pre-order now.JACKIEWhen her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters…ARISuccessful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world...Categorized as:
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Ghosts of the Canyon by Michelle Mankin
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to the year 1969, a tumultuous year when the world and rock ’n’ roll were changing. Woodstock, war protests, free love, it’s all there, plus a rollercoaster romance that will have you frantically flipping pages to discover who this heroine chooses.What Katelyn Love longs for most of all is a child. Someone to shower with the affection she never received from her parents...Categorized as:
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Archangel by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGabriel “Gart” Forbes is the most powerful knight in the arsenal of David de Lohr, Baron Thornden, brother to the mighty Earl of Hereford. When Julian de Moyon, Baron Buckland, summons Thornden for critical support, Gart travels to Dunster Castle to meet with Buckland. Upon arrival, he is set upon by three young boys who try to rob him, all sons of Baron Buckland...Categorized as:
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Trials To Bear: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice by Linda Wells
The second volume of the Memory series, Trials to Bear, follows the newlywed couple Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy as they move beyond the heady days of courtship (Volume 1, Lasting Impressions)... -
How Far We Have Come: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice by Linda Wells
The third volume of the Memory series, How Far We Have Come, finds the Darcys with a family of their own, fully matured and comfortable with their positions as the master and mistress of Pemberley. The fears and demons of Darcy’s past have been addressed, and the formidable Fitzwilliam family has accepted and embraced the unique and exceptional example of marriage that the Darcys display... -
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A Daring Desire by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dangerous desire… Lady Catherine Barrington—Cat to her friends—the irrepressible and impetuous daughter of the Marquess of Montagu, was always used to getting whatever she wanted. However, when she set her sights on Ciarán St. Just, Marquess of Kilbane, the ton’s most notorious rake, it seemed she’d made a dreadful mistake...Categorized as:
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Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 5 by Taeko Watanabe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history.. -
Above the Fold by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan she nab the headline without losing her heart?Elissa Tillman may be confined behind a secretarial desk, but her heart is out in the open world landing the big story that’ll place her father’s struggling newspaper back on top. When a millionaire inventor is murdered, she finally convinces her hesitant father to give her the break she’s been dreaming of. But there’s a catch... -
The Making of a Matchmaker: A Prequel by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the fall of 1910, a violent patriarch with many enemies is murdered, freeing his long-suffering wife and four misfit children. Can a secret matchmaking plan find love for the eccentric members of the Tutheridge family?The four Tutheridge siblings grew up under the savage dictatorship of their wealthy and powerful father...Categorized as:
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The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn extraordinary story, inspired by real events, of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific, perfect for fans of Great Circle and Her Last Flight.1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies... -
The Sinful Ways of Jamie Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen in trouble, seek a Highlander...Even if you pushed him into a river ten years ago...When Evie McKnight slams into Jamie Mackenzie on a quay on Southampton, she flashes back to the day she accidentally knocked him into the river Cam. When she fished him out again, he shocked her with a searing, bold kiss before walking away in dripping wet shirt and kilt...Categorized as:
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Love That Moves the Sun by S.E. Granger
What does it take for a broken family to find reconciliation? After overcoming scandal and rejection, Elizabeth Darcy returns to Hertfordshire with her new husband and sister. Elizabeth hopes for some reconciliation with her family before making her London debut. Darcy just wants to protect her from any unjust judgment—by the Bennets or by the Ton... -
When a Marquess Loves a Woman by Vivienne Lorret
As a young, penniless gentleman, Maxwell Harwick knew he had little to offer Juliet White—the most beautiful debutante of the season—except his love, and one thoroughly scandalous kiss. But when they were discovered in a compromising position, a nearly ruined Juliet fled into the arms of a rich, older lord... taking Max’s heart with her... -
Bride of the Lion by Elizabeth Stuart
In an age of chivalry tainted by bloodshed and betrayal, two unlikely lovers are swept up by a passion strong as steel, sensual as velvet, and eternal as the stars... Jocelyn Montagne Reckless, exotic daughter of a Celtic noblewoman and a Norman knight, left to guard her father's fortress, she fought brutish takeovers with a dagger...Categorized as:
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How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWHEN OLD DECEPTIONS LEAD TO NEW DESIRESRoss Carlisle, Earl of Spalding, has dedicated his life to serving his country. When he discovers secrets that could endanger England, he’s forced into an impossible situation—commit treason and race to London to clear his name before the crown turns against him... -
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Just Once by Lori Handeland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if you could start over––right at the moment where it all went wrong?Twenty-four years ago, Frankie’s marriage ended. Now, her ex-husband—Charley Blackwell, a world-famous photojournalist—has walked through the door as if no time has passed. And for him, it hasn’t. Illness has stolen his long-term memory...Categorized as:
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A Regency Scandal by Alice Chetwynd Ley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBehind the discreet facade of proud wealth and privilege, a London scandal is brewing...The most provocative charmer outside the demimonde gives way to forbidden passion at the Moonlight Masquerade...An embittered Earl tries to locate a missing heir and wreck the titled future of his son...An impetuous young innocent endangers her life to protect the handsome lover of a famous courtesan..Categorized as:
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The Blind Duchess and Her Rakish Duke by Sally Vixen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I simply do not have any sense when it comes to you..”Lady Bridget has given up on finding love. Ever since the tragic fire that cost her her eyesight, her prospects have changed drastically, and she is certain she will remain alone. Now, she pours everything she has into supporting her younger sister in her first season.Joseph always keeps his promises...Categorized as:
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The Duchess of Drury Lane by Janna MacGregor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe plays a part in society. He's convinced she's been miscast.Raised to be a future duchess, Celeste Worsley must marry the duke her grandfather chooses for her. That means staying away from Malcolm Hollandale, one of the infamous self-made Millionaires of Mayfair... -
A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden
Eloise Drake's prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she's finally put behind her—or so she thinks. A mathematical genius, she's now a successful accountant for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But to her dismay, her new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible for her deepest heartbreak. Alex Duval is the mayor of a town about to be wiped off the map...Categorized as:
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Henry and June: From "A Journal of Love" by Anaïs Nin
Taken from the original, uncensored journals of Anaïs Nin, Henry and June spans a single year in Nin's life when she discovers love and torment in one insatiable couple. From late 1931 to the end of 1932, Nin falls in love with Henry Miller's writing and his wife June's striking beauty...
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