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The bride's farewell
Par Meg Rosoff. 2009
On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and…
flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. For Senior High readers. 2009.
iPod et minijupe au 18e siècle (Roman 14/18)
Par Louise Royer. 2011
Un soir, Sophie revient de ses cours à l’Université, quand elle est soudainement éblouie par une lumière intense. Prise de…
vertige, et sans trop savoir pourquoi ni comment, elle se retrouve en plein cœur de Paris… en l’an 1767! Ne pouvant retourner chez elle, elle est recueillie par Nicolas et Élyse, qui l’aideront à s’intégrer à la vie du 18e siècle, dans un milieu dont elle ignore tout des convenances et des règles. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2011.
Washington avalanche, 1910 (Historical Romance Ser.)
Par Cameron Dokey. 2000
Fleeing her conniving guardian stepbrother, seventeen-year-old Ginny Nolan boards a Seattle-bound train and meets young Virginia, who is apprehensive over…
her imminent arranged marriage to a stranger. The girls temporarily trade identities, giving Virginia a chance to assess the fiancé. But unexpected love and an avalanche intervene. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.
Fear the drowning deep
Par Sarah Glenn Marsh. 2016
Bridey has loathed the sea ever since her granddad was lured off a cliff. She insists there is a creature…
out there, others just think her mad. Now a young woman's body washes up on shore and she is convinced that her granddad's killer has returned. Then she finds Fynn, an outsider, injured on the beach and she takes him home to heal. But when more girls vanish, he is the obvious suspect. Can Bridey discover who or what is plaguing her town before those she loves most are lost to the waves?
Song of the silent harp (Emerald Ballad Ser. #Vol. 1)
Par B. J. Hoff, B. J Hoff. 1991
The potato famine is devastating Ireland, and all Nora Kavanagh has left is her son Daniel and her faith in…
God. Her childhood friend Morgan Fitzgerald, whom she has always loved, arranges for Nora and Daniel to make their way to America. There they are helped by Michael Burke, now a New York City policeman, who loved Nora when they were children. Prequel to Heart of the Lonely Exile (DB 41304)
Christy's choice (Christy Ser. #No. 6)
Par C Archer. 1996
When Christy receives an offer to teach in her hometown of Asheville, she makes a decision that stands to affect…
her entire future. During a train wreck on her return to Cutter Gap, Christy experiences a life-changing insight that clarifies her destiny. Sequel to The Proposal (BR 10900). For grades 5-8
Persuasion: Novela... (Word Cloud Classics)
Par Jane Austen. 2012
No home library is complete without the classics Persuasion is a keepsake to be read and treasured Published in…
1818 Persuasion was Jane Austen s last completed novel In this compelling love story Anne Elliott is unhappy and unmarried at twenty-seven At the urging of her family she broke her engagement to the man she loved eight years before because he was poor and didn t have good family connections When they meet again he is wealthy a captain in the navy and looking for a wife but he has not forgiven Anne for her rejection and resolves not to fall in love with her again With a heat-burnished cover foil stamping and designed endpapers the Word Cloud Classics edition of Persuasion is the perfect addition to any bookshelf About the Word Cloud Classics series Classic works of literature with a clean modern aesthetic Perfect for both old and new literature fans the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales With a higher production value including heat burnished covers and foil stamping these eye-catching easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere
Persuasion: Novela... (Enriched Classics)
Par Jane Austen. 2009
The Enriched Classics series offers readers such features as:* A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information* A…
chronology of the author's life and work* A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context* An outline of key themes and plot points to help guide the reader's own interpretations* Detailed explanatory notes* Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work* Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction* A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience* Reader-friendly font size
Skye Lakota (Skye Trilogy #1)
Par Krista Janssen. 2015
Krista Janssen captivates us in the first of her Skye Trilogy. A half-breed Lakota Sioux warrior is forced to travel…
to Scotland by his Scottish father. In the Highlands, he adjusts to a challenging new culture, and finds unbridled passion with a daring young English woman. Strong-willed Beth Talbot leads a secret life in London writing for a political pamphlet - until she is dragged to Scotland by her uncle who insists she marry an aging Laird. The Laird's restless and newly educated half-breed son, Fletcher Mackinnon, is enchanted by Beth and maneuvers to save her from the unwanted marriage. Their attraction to each other becomes a glorious love, but a royal assassination plot in England puts their lives and their love in grave peril.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: A Pantomime (Word Cloud Classics)
Par Victor Hugo. 1998
This historically significant novel of love and betrayal led to a renewed interest in preserving the grand architecture of Paris.Victor…
Hugo&’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written in 1831, at a time when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was falling into disrepair. This epic novel helped spark a preservationist movement that led to the cathedral being restored to its full glory. Set in 1482, the story tells of how four men—the hunchbacked bell-ringer, Quasimodo; the archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo; the dashing soldier Phoebus de Chateaupers; and the poet Pierre Gringoire—vie for the love of Esmeralda, a young Romani woman. As the story unfolds, readers come to realize that the focus of the story is not only on the human characters but on the grand cathedral itself.
The Left Behind Bride: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #10)
Par Mahrie G. Reid. 2018
Maggie Conrad’s husband of ten days is sent overseas in WW1 and never comes home. A second suitor is lost…
at sea in Nova Scotia’s August Gale. Turning thirty, and on her own, she resolves to make a life for her herself and her younger brother, Ivan. Against her wishes, Ivan goes to work for the rum runners and operates a surf boat bringing shipments ashore. When war-veteran and Prohibition Preventative agent, John Murdock, arrives undercover in the area he is referred to Maggie for room and board. With a rum runner and a man she suspects is a policeman living under her roof, Maggie must juggle law and justice, family loyalties and her growing attraction to John as she decides whether marriage might be in the cards for her after all.
Envy the Wind: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #11)
Par Victoria Chatham, Anita Davison. 2018
Grace MacKinnon’s widowhood promises little but a life of drudgery under her father-in-law’s oppressive rule. When quiet rebellion turns to…
opportunity, she books passage on an Atlantic steamer only to face near disaster in Halifax harbour. Her future looks doomed from the start until with the help of a sympathetic stranger, she arrives on Prince Edward Island. Her new-found independence drives her to undertake a brave new adventure in a male dominated world, and a chance encounter with Lucy Maud Montgomery brings her a surprising ally. Despite the challenges, Grace keeps her head and prevails, until an encounter with bootleggers during Canadian Prohibition threatens to topple her hard won success. Can Grace trust those she goes to for help, or as a woman alone in turn of the century Charlottetown are the odds stacked against her?
Shadows of Valor
Par Elsie Park. 2017
Something dark stirs within the peaceful walls of the prosperous town of Graywall, something only the mysterious vigilante known as…
The Shadow can overcome. Torn between a sense of justice and a desire for revenge, The Shadow is the nobleman Sir Calan, who must use his skills to assist the Lord of Graywall.When Sir Calan is sent to hunt down smugglers who have run rampant after the levying of a harsh tax by King Edward, he learns of a plot against the just ruler of the town, Lord Shaufton. To thwart this plot, Calan enters a pseudo courtship with Shaufton's daughter under the guise of Sir Calan, even as he wrestles with emotions stirred by the lovely Elsbeth, Lord Shaufton's niece. Elsbeth may be the only person who can heal Calan's troubled soul, but she has secrets of her own.Rife with deceit, greed, and betrayal, Shadow of Valor is a timeless tale of honor, love, and redemption.
Where the River Narrows: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #12)
Par Kathy Fischer-Brown, Genevieve Montcombroux. 2018
For many Loyalists during the American War for Independence, the perilous journey to Canada is just the beginning of a…
long and arduous struggle to find a new home and a new life amid the upheavals of war and separation, death and privation. For Elisabeth Van Alen, it also means finding new strength and the will to survive in a new country.
The Left Behind Bride: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #10)
Par Mahrie G. Reid. 2018
Maggie Conrad’s husband of ten days is sent overseas in WW1 and never comes home. A second suitor is lost…
at sea in Nova Scotia’s August Gale. Turning thirty, and on her own, she resolves to make a life for her herself and her younger brother, Ivan. Against her wishes, Ivan goes to work for the rum runners and operates a surf boat bringing shipments ashore. When war-veteran and Prohibition Preventative agent, John Murdock, arrives undercover in the area he is referred to Maggie for room and board. With a rum runner and a man she suspects is a policeman living under her roof, Maggie must juggle law and justice, family loyalties and her growing attraction to John as she decides whether marriage might be in the cards for her after all.
A Tangled Web
Par Benjamin Lefebvre, L M Montgomery. 2009
No amount of drama between the Dark and Penhallow families can prepare them for what follows when Aunt Becky bequeaths…
her prized heirloom jug - the owner to be revealed in one year’s time. The intermarriages, and resulting fighting and feuding, that have occurred over the years grow more intense as Gay Penhallow’s fianceaves her for the devious Nan Penhallow; Peter Penhallow and Donna Dark find love after a lifelong hatred of each other; and Joscelyn and Hugh Dark, inexplicably separated on their wedding night, are reunited. Hopes and shortcomings are revealed as we follow the fates of the clan for an entire year. The legendary jug sits amid this love, heartbreak, and hilarity as each family member works to acquire the heirloom. But on the night that the eccentric matriarch’s wishes are to be revealed, both families find the biggest surprise of all.
Persuasion: Novela... (Modern Library Torchbearers)
Par Jane Austen. 2012
Jane Austen&’s last completed novel, a brilliantly insightful story of regret, second chances, and the courage to follow our hearts Anne Elliot…
is twenty-seven and unmarried—by all accounts a spinster in her time—seemingly doomed to spend the rest of her life waiting on her image-obsessed father and extravagant older sister; attempting to maintain their once lavish, now dwindling family estate; and occasionally babysitting the children of her married younger sister. It wasn&’t always this way, though. When Anne was nineteen, she was in love with and engaged to Frederick Wentworth, a man with no money and few prospects. Anne&’s well-meaning family and friends convinced her that a young heiress like herself could do better, so she broke off the engagement. But when chance brings Wentworth and Anne together again eight years later, he is now an accomplished naval captain with an impressive fortune, and Anne must face her feelings for him that remain and consider how different her life could have been if only she hadn&’t been so easily persuaded by others.
An Unexpected Pleasure
Par Candace Camp. 2005
Book 4 in the fan-favorite Mad Morelands series from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp!Had Theo Moreland, the Marquess…
of Raine, killed her brother? And had the treasure the two men sought in South America hastened his descent to an early grave? American journalist Megan Mulcahey has to discover the truth. But to find out, she needs to infiltrate the marquess’s household.The new American governess intrigues Theo. Wanderlust has always plagued him—until Miss Mulcahey comes to Broughton House to teach his young siblings. Now, the strange pull of their immediate desire both troubles and excites him. He’s seen her beauty once before, in a fever dream his memory cannot escape. So why is this delicious vision now snooping around his mansion like a common thief?Originally published in 2005.
Rumors (Luxe Novels #2)
Par Anna Godbersen. 2008
Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the second in the New York Times bestselling…
series from author Anna Godbersen.As old friends become rivals, Manhattan’s most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal...or more precious than a secret.True love. False friends. Scandalous gossip. This is Manhattan, 1899.After bidding good-bye to New York’s brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family’s only hope for redemption; New York’s most notorious cad, Henry Schoonmaker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind—including Henry; even Elizabeth’s scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. “Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn’t put The Luxe down!” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series
Where the River Narrows: Canadian Historical Brides (Canadian Historical Brides #12)
Par Kathy Fischer-Brown, Genevieve Montcombroux. 2018
For many Loyalists during the American War for Independence, the perilous journey to Canada is just the beginning of a…
long and arduous struggle to find a new home and a new life amid the upheavals of war and separation, death and privation. For Elisabeth Van Alen, it also means finding new strength and the will to survive in a new country.