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Comprometeria o seu verdadeiro amor por uma promessa?
Deserdada, mas profundamente apaixonada, Emily Spenser fugiu da Península com o seu capitão jovem e bonito. Seis anos depois, a viuvez encorajou-a a regressar a Inglaterra... e a atirar-se para os braços de Evan Mansfield, o irresistível conde de Cheverley. Evan entregou-lhe o seu coração... contudo, nunca poderia dar-lhe o seu apelido.
Profunda e eterna era assim a paixão que Emily Spenser...
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Enjoy historical fiction? Like short stories?Then dive into this collection of historical shorts by an award-winning author. You'll find stories of heroism, love, and adventure such as a panicked bachelor faced with an arranged marriage, a young boy torn between love for his ailing grandmother and duty to an Empress, and a runaway Roman Senator's daughter seeking a new life as a gladiatrix. Whether set in imperial Rome, colonial America, or a Viking...
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When May becomes a lady's maid at sea, she's hoping for an innocent adventure but instead must navigate rough waters, deadly combat, and unexpected love.
1811, Mediterranean Sea
May Byam grew up following her father to his work at the ropemaking factory and listening to her uncle's tales of life aboard a Royal Navy ship. After tragedy and scandal shatter her family, May is desperate to escape the shame that follows her. Despite her mother's pleadings...
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Magic is real, and hungry. It's trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, and only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a survivor. She joins a Vatican-backed black-ops anti-magic squad-Team Three of the Societas Librorum Occultorum, and together they stand between humanity and the magical apocalypse. Some call them the Bookburners. They don't like the label.
Supernatural meets “The Da Vinci Code” in a fast-paced,...
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A daring bet. A stolen heart.A love forbidden by society. Lady Emily Percy, tired of the monotony of her life, accepts a dare from her naughty friends to elope with the dashing but notorious rake, Lord Edward Grey. However, a twist of fate leads to the wrong woman being whisked away. As Edward realizes his mistake, he falls for the spirited and unconventional lady's maid. A Standalone Regency Romance
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This novel is the sequel to We Brothers, which was the story about two boys in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and their journey to becoming men.Daniel and Peter gradually come to similar conclusions that they were fighting a war that would benefit only the nationalist leadership. Daniel disappears from his terrorist group and Peter emigrates.Daniel and Peter meet up after formal Zimbabwe independence and agree that together, blacks and whites in the country...
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Murder at the College by Victor Whitechurch is a classic detective novel set within the prestigious walls of an Oxford-like college. The story centers on a murder committed during a college event, shaking the academic community to its core. With a skilled investigator at the helm, the mystery unfolds as intellectuals, professors, and students alike come under scrutiny. Whitechurch's expertise in building suspense and weaving complex clues keeps the...
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There are two groups, the Wolves and the Ravens, that have fought a secretive war for the soul of humanity. They were influential in the American Revolution, the Cold War, and even in the modern-day and untold pages of history. This book contains various stories from both sides to show the view of both sides as the Wolves fight for order while the Ravens fight for freedom.
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Jenny Withers has never asked for much. Following a tragic childhood in England, she arrived in America only to be sent west on the orphan train and passed from one caregiver to another. Now grown and widowed, she might build a fulfilling future, but only if she finds the courage to stand up for her true desires. Robert MacKenna hopes what Jenny desires is him. A man with a broken past and a restless spirit, he has trouble settling at anything. He's...
10) Hidden Treasures
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Allan Everard, an earl's illegitimate son, is dismissed from his employment at his father's death but inherits a former coaching inn. Needing to make a new life in London, he begins by leasing the inn to a charity. Unexpectedly orphaned, Rosabel Stanbury and her younger sister are made wards of a distant, unknown cousin. Fearing his secretive ways and his intentions for them, Rosabel and Oriana flee to London where they are taken in by a women's charity....
11) The Honey Tree
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*** Received the "Highly Recommended" award of excellence by the Historical Fiction Company *** An unforgettable tale of courage, compasstion, and the pursuit of freedom. Maggie has always accepted life's constraints: that is, until she witnesses a breathtaking moment of liberation as a butterfly breaks free from a spider's web. And this small, defiant act sparks a fire within her soul. That's a dangerous thing for a field slave in 1850 Missouri....
12) Maid of Gold
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In 1852, Jane Inglis loses her job as a maid in Quebec City. In desperation, she rashly follows a young man she barely knows on a five-month voyage to the other side of the world. She soon learns that the stories James Houghton has told her are not all true. In Australia, Jane decides to make her own fortune. But nothing turns out to be as easy as she hopes it will be: not panning for gold, nor cooking for god fossickers, not even marrying the man...
13) Longing for You
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She has secrets, and falling for a murder suspect isn't one of them. He doesn't trust her, but he must play along with her charade to get the answers he needs. Together they must work together to overcome obstacles, and now allow their hearts to be affected. In the shadow of her blossoming love for the man of her dreams, Francine Laurent grapples with an undercover mission bestowed upon her by the Metropolitan Police. Assigned to delve into a series...
14) Time Rift
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What if you could change history by traveling back in time?On the evening of April 14th, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean. Among the passengers who went down with the ship was Thomas Cole, a man who had been part of a conspiracy set up by J.P. Morgan to sink the boat deliberately.Seventy years later his grandson, David Cole, who leads an ordinary life, is about to change the course of history when he is...
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The Thorpe Hazell Mysteries is a classic collection of detective stories by Victor Whitechurch, featuring one of the earliest examples of a railway detective, Thorpe Hazell. Hazell, an unconventional and astute amateur sleuth, solves crimes with a sharp intellect, keen attention to detail, and deep knowledge of railway systems. These stories are particularly unique due to Hazell's unusual methods, including his focus on diet and physical fitness,...
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Murder at the Pageant by Victor Whitechurch is a gripping mystery novel set against the backdrop of an English country estate. The story revolves around a historical pageant that takes a dark turn when a murder disrupts the grand event. Amidst the festivities, the discovery of a body shocks the local gentry, and it's up to the keen investigative skills of the central characters to uncover the murderer.
Filled with intriguing clues, clever plot twists,...
17) Lament for Etty
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Etty Scott, having earned the wrath of the Scottish Kirk, fleas to Ireland with her widowed father, who manages to gain a position as an overseer on the construction of a new asylum harbour.
She uses her twin gifts of second sight and her knowledge as a herbalist to aid the local people and becomes determined to raise them out of the grinding poverty which threatens to envelop them, even if it means endangering her own life.
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In a tumultuous time of violence, betrayal, and ruthless evil, can one charismatic young woman survive the bloodshed?Ravenna, A.D. 408. Placidia is watching her family fall apart. When her emperor brother accuses their powerful foster father of treason, the naive imperial princess tries to reason with her sibling to no avail. And after her foster father is lured out of sanctuary and brutally executed, she flees the toxic court to avoid a forced marriage…...
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The first book of this intensely researched two-part biographical novel series is set in Georgia and Indian Territory. Sarah Ridge, the educated daughter of a Cherokee leader, witnesses events leading to the removal of her nation to west of the Mississippi River in 1837. Braving a treacherous river journey with her white husband, a lawyer, they arrive in Arkansas and join her family. Dealing with an often-contentious marriage, she bears five children...
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A new installment in the most addictive saga of recent times! After splitting Toni in two with the Sphere's ray in revenge for his slight, Mamen and her baby Mnemosine head off to the palace of Knossos in search of the Minotaur. Toni, meanwhile, remains in Athens and takes part in the expedition against Troy, where he meets the haughty Achilles. Jesús and Lucius continue in Egypt, earnestly pursuing the Bright Lights to return them to their Origin....
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