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The Texan Tries Again (Men of the West #44)
Par Stella Bagwell. 2020
From a New York Times–bestselling author, a widower starts over in small Arizona town and gets a second chance at…
love with a local waitress.This cowboy is trying to put the past behind him . . . A new start in Arizona . . . Could give this Texan a second chanceAfter losing everything, Taggart O’Brien is more than happy to take an offer to be the foreman at Three Rivers Ranch. But once he meets Emily-Ann Broadmoor, he’s not ready for any of the feelings she arouses. He’d promised he’d never put his heart on the line again—until Emily-Ann makes him think about a different kind of promise . . .Followed by the Lark: A Novel
Par Helen Humphreys. 2024
Inspired by his journals and writing, this moving novel inhabits the life and mind of renowned nineteenth-century naturalist, poet and…
abolitionist Henry David Thoreau, revealing the deep connections between his time and our own. Composed in short, compelling scenes, Followed by the Lark is a novel of significant moments in a life, capturing loss, change and the danger and healing that come from communion with the natural world, set against a backdrop of great change and tumult in America.Renowned nineteenth-century naturalist, poet and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau’s connection to nature was tied to his feelings of loss; before he was twenty-seven years old and went to live at Walden Pond, two of those closest to him had died—his older brother, John, and his friend Charles Wheeler. Nature provided solace for these losses, but the world was changing around him. The forests were being destroyed by the logging industry. Wildlife was increasingly being slaughtered for profit and sport. The railroad clanged through his quiet hometown. And the catastrophes of the American Civil War were beginning to stir. Haunting in its quiet spaces, Followed by the Lark portrays this tension of nature and progress and its effect on a singular man. It is a novel uncommon in its combination of scope and brevity, in its communion with its human subject, and its reflections on an astonishing yet changing world.Thoreau’s life in the early nineteenth century seems firmly in the past, but his time bears some striking similarities to ours. As she explores these intersections in Followed by the Lark, Helen Humphreys elegantly, insistently illustrates how Thoreau’s concerns are still, vitally, our own.A Street Shaken by Light: The Story of William Neilson, Volume I
Par James Buchan. 2022
'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' Marianka Swain, TelegraphOne of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and…
picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William Neilson. In 1720, the young William Neilson leaves Edinburgh to make his fortune in Europe, first sailing to Rotterdam and then on foot to Paris, where he meets and is immediately employed by the banker John Law. A day later he is in the Bastille, but not before he has encountered a young woman of surpassing beauty to whom Neilson will be devoted for the rest of his life.Imprisoned in the Bastille, he has no possibility of seeing or communicating with his beloved. When at last he recovers his freedom, he is despatched at once to sea, bound for the Indies. He will be shipwrecked, become an equerry on the Île-de-France, anon command a disorderly legion in Persia, become a linguist able to hold his own in diplomatic and mercantile circles, all the while anticipating a summons from the Stuart king in exile in Rome, until he is sent back to France, and thence to Scotland in the service of the Young Pretender.This is brilliant, irresistibly entertaining fiction. A whole world of adventure and romance comes alive in the hands of one of our most ingenious storytellers, one of our finest writers.Harlequin Historical March 2024 - Box Set 1 of 2
Par Annie Burrows, Sophia Williams, Lauri Robinson. 2024
Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three…
new full-length titles in one collection!This boxset includes:THE COUNTESS&’S FORGOTTEN MARRIAGEby Annie Burrows(Regency)Mary, Countess of Epping, has arrived home after months away, following a dangerous encounter that wiped her memory. She&’ll need to use her newfound survival skills if she&’s to win back her husband&’s trust… THE SECRET SHE KEPT FROM THE EARLby Sophia Williams(Regency)One magical night with a handsome stranger left Eloise with child. When the Earl of Malbrook finds out, years later, will Eloise be able to avoid a scandal without giving up her independence? A DANCE WITH HER FORBIDDEN OFFICERby Lauri Robinson(WWII)When Pearl Harbor is attacked, Wendy Smith nurses injured naval officer K.T. McAllister back to health. But as K.T. grows stronger, so do her feelings, and her longing for the forbidden officer…Storm of Olympus (Daughter of Sparta #3)
Par Claire Andrews. 2023
The heart-pounding conclusion to the Daughter of Sparta series forces Daphne to face her past, her deepest fears, and an…
enemy who can defeat even the all-powerful gods of Olympus in this epic reimagining of classic Greek mythology, for fans of Circe. After fighting in the Trojan War against her own people, Daphne is plagued by memories of her family, of her shortcomings, of her lover, Apollo, and of the secrets he and the gods keep. As she reels from the horrendous sacrifice she had to make and her own failure in the battle for Troy, she knows the Titans are out there—just beyond the island of Aeaea where she has taken refuge—raging a war against the world. As Daphne struggles to regain her will to fight as well as rein in the new abilities that have been thrust upon her, the gods call for her help once more. But it has been prophesized that she will bring about the ruin of Olympus and the downfall of Sparta, just as she caused the destruction of Troy. Now, as she begins to witness her terrible destiny coming true, she must become a hero to rival those of myth and save the gods, her people, and the world. Or she will watch it all burn around her. Claire M. Andrews has crafted a jaw-dropping conclusion to an epic series that gives women a powerful place among Greek mythology, flipping the world of gods and goddesses on its head. This breakneck race to the finish will have readers devouring its pages late into the night with one mind blowing twist after another, in a finale fit for a heroine who rivals any Ancient Greek hero.Together for the first time, all 5 standalone novels from the Hugo and Nebula award–winning writer who reinvented science fiction,…
including one restored to printSpans from the 1971 classic The Lathe of Heaven to her career-crowning 2008 masterpiece LaviniaThis 7th volume in the definitive Library of America edition of Ursula K. Le Guin&’s works presents 5 remarkable standalone novels that showcase her boundless creativity and literary range.In the Locus Award–winning The Lathe of Heaven (1971), one of Le Guin&’s most admired works of science fiction, George Orr begins have effective dreams: dreams that change reality itself. But when he turns to the sleep researcher William Haber for help, the doctor sees an opportunity to use Orr&’s strange gift for his own ends.A former Terran prison colony on the planet Victoria seems destined for revolution in The Eye of the Heron (1978), when the authoritarian leaders in the City try to assert control over the peaceful farmers who have been sent to live around them.The Beginning Place (1980) is a parable-like story in which Hugh and Irena have both found their way to the Beginning Place, a gateway to another world. The two initially become enemies, but must learn to work together when the utopia they&’ve found turns out to have a shadow.The long out-of-print Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand (1991) is a Winesburg, Ohio-like series of linked stories set in a small vacation town on the Oregon coast, where some of the characters have come for a weekend and some for longer, but all are pilgrims in the grip of inexpressible longings.And Le Guin&’s final, powerfully feminist novel, Lavinia (2008), reimagines Virgil's Aeneid from the perspective of a woman who, in poet's telling, never speaks a word. Special features include an appendix presenting three essays by Le Guin related to the novels, previously unseen hand-drawn maps by author herself, helpful annotation, and a chronology of Le Guin's life and career.Brought together here for the first time, these 5 remarkable standalone novels showcase a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning master at her very best.A Housemaid to Redeem Him
Par Laura Martin. 2024
Upstairs, downstairs worlds collide in this Regency romanceAn exiled gentleman&’s world…collides with Cinderella&’s! After receiving news of his father&’s ailing…
health, Richard Digby must leave his self-imposed exile and return to the town that holds haunting memories. He forms an unlikely connection with his father&’s intriguing and defiant housemaid, Rose, who also finds herself on the fringes of society after her troubled past. Richard is intent on leaving again, but keeping his distance from Rose while they&’re in such close quarters is proving harder than he ever imagined! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.A Proposal to Protect His Lady
Par Elizabeth Beacon. 2024
In this Regency romance, two best friends are conveniently wed!A reunionAt the altar! Max has done everything he can to…
forget about his first, unrequited love: Georgia. Now, five years after she wed another man, Georgia is standing outside Max&’s home, Holdfast Castle. He&’s horrified to learn of the abuse that her late husband subjected her to. And that, if Georgia is to see her young daughters again, she must remarry. To protect her, Max offers Georgia a convenient marriage. But he&’s also determined to protect his now ironclad heart from their newfound mutual attraction! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Catfish Charlie
Par William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2023
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. BACK IN THE SADDLE. AGAIN.In this rip-roaring Western adventure, a once-famous Texas Ranger who&’s given up his badge…
and gone fishin&’ gets back in the saddle to set things straight—with guns blazin&’ . . . As a former Texas Ranger, Charlie &“Catfish Charlie&” Tuttle spent the good part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he&’s content just catching fish—namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie&’s shack and keeps slipping off Charlie&’s hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat Hooligan Hank and tossing back bottles of mustang berry wine. Sure, his glory days are behind him. There&’s no reason for Charlie to even think about coming out of retirement . . . It starts with a jailbreak. Frank Thorson and his gang ride into Wolfwater to bust Frank&’s brother out of the slammer. First, they slaughter the deputy. Then, the town marshal. Finally, they run off with the marshal&’s daughter and no one&’s sure if she&’s dead or alive. The townsfolk are desperate enough to ask that drunken old coot Catfish Charlie to put down his fishing pole and wine bottles, pick up his Colt Army .44, and go after the bloodthirsty gang. Sure, Catfish Charlie may be a bit rusty after all these years. But when it comes to serving up justice, no one is quicker, faster—or deadlier . . . Once a lawman, always a lawman. Especially a lawman like Catfish Charlie Tuttle.The Viking and the Runaway Empress
Par Sarah Rodi. 2024
Journey to Constantinople with this Viking romance!Bound by dutyTempted by desire Guard to the Byzantine emperor, Viking warrior Destin is…
tasked with delivering his sovereign's runaway bride-to-be to Constantinople. Abandoned at birth, Destin has spent years making something of himself, and with this final task comes the promise of land and riches. Only, the fiercely beautiful Livia refuses to be wed! Destin must return her unharmed—and untouched—but the closer they grow on their journey, the harder it becomes for him to hand her over…From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.The Forgotten Sister (The shaw Family In Liverpool Ser.)
Par Judy Summers. 2021
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book ... The characters are well drawn and believable' Lyn Andrews 'Fascinating insights into Victorian Liverpool…
and a heart-warming story make for an inspiring read' Mollie Walton Abandoned and alone, can she find new hope? Liverpool, 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings, not quite old enough to bring in a wage to help her struggling family, but not young enough to be a babe to be cared for.When the family realise they can't feed all the children, Meg makes a choice. She volunteers to go to the workhouse for one season, and she'll take her little sister, Rosie, with her. As long as they are together, they can make it through.But the moment they enter the workhouse, Meg and Rosie are separated. Abandoned and alone, Meg is determined to make it through, and soon finds herself surrounded by a new family of vulnerable girls in need of protection and love.Meg does all she can for her new sisters, but when a season passes and no one comes for her or Rosie, can she find a way to keep them all safe?Convirtiéndose en la Bruja Pannell: La Precuela
Par Melissa Manners. 2023
Yorkshire, 1556. Desde el momento en que Mary conoce a Elizabeth, se enamora de ella perdidamente. Por fin su vida…
tiene sentido, y en cuanto se sumerge en el mundo de la medicina herbolaria, se fascina al ver que incluso puede salvar vidas. Pero cuando Mary es acusada de brujería, su mundo se desmorona. ¿Podrá sobrevivir su relación con Elizabeth?Il rumore della guerra: Romanzo storico su Roma antica
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Roma, 105 a.C. Quinto Sertorio combattè durante una delle più gravi sconfitte dell'esercito romano, che costò la vita a 90.000…
dei suoi compagni. Combattendo contro gli incubi notturni e il senso di colpa tipico dei sopravvissuti, giura di preservare la sua amata Roma e si imbarca in una missione segreta in territorio nemico. Sertorio si fa crescere la barba e si traveste con gli abiti di un Gallo, mentre interiormente è angosciato per la paura di essere scoperto. Ma per ottenere informazioni vitali sugli invasori, deve sprofondare nei loro ranghi. Quando avrà scoperto i più reconditi segreti dei rozzi costumi dei barbari, solo lui potrà intervenire in modo decisivo a favore di Roma. Ma riuscirà Sertorio a vendicare i suoi compagni e a ricongiungersi con i suoi cari, o il prossimo massacro segnerà la fine della Repubblica? Il rumore della guerra è il secondo libro della serie best-seller di narrativa storica Sertorius Scrolls. Se vi piacciono gli scenari vividi, il coraggio della convinzione e la lotta per la sopravvivenza, allora amerete l'avvincente saga di Vincent B. Davis II.Cadáveres en el Tíber: Un thriller político de la antigua Roma (Los rollos de Sertorio #3)
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Después de años de luchar en el campo de batalla, Sertorio regresa a la ciudad y a la familia por…
la que luchó, para encontrarlos muy diferentes a como los recordaba. Roma, 100 a.C. La amenaza del norte ha sido aniquilada. Roma no tiene más enemigos que conquistar, sus fronteras están seguras. Pero la República nunca ha estado más cerca de colapsar. Sertorio ha regresado a Roma después de más de cinco años de lucha en el norte, y Mario tiene planes para él. En realidad, Mario tiene planes para toda Roma. En el apogeo de su poder y con el aprecio del pueblo, le faltan pocas conexiones políticas de gobernar la República. ¿Podrá el augusto cuerpo del Senado detenerlo? La corrupción, la traición y la violencia se extienden por Roma como un incendio en la Subura mientras Sertorio hace todo lo que está a su alcance para mantener la paz dentro de la República y dentro de su hogar. Cadáveres en el Tíber es el tercer libro de la exitosa serie de ficción histórica Los rollos de Sertorio. Si te gustan los libros bien investigados e históricamente precisos, entonces te encantará la cautivadora saga de Vincent B. Davis II. Compra Cuerpos en el Tíber para adentrarte en las profundidades de la despiadada república romana.Le Retour du Highlander: McGregor 3 (McGregor #3)
Par Joice Mascena. 2023
"Est-il possible d'abandonner complètement un passé tumultueux qui tourmente, même si dans le présent, on a trouvé le bonheur le…
plus sublime ?" Après son mariage, Edwin aspirait uniquement à fonder une famille. Cependant, tout s'effondre lorsque des fantômes qu'il pensait depuis longtemps oubliés reviennent le hanter. Il doit maintenant retourner là d'où il vient pour tenter de les enterrer une fois pour toutes. Diana a lutté ardemment pour être avec l'homme qu'elle aime, et quand il doit retourner dans son ancien clan, elle ne reste pas en arrière. En découvrant le sombre passé de son mari, ses pires craintes refont surface. Alors qu'ils tentent de résoudre leur situation, un ennemi puissant émerge, menaçant tout ce qu'ils ont construit.O Limite da Eternidade
Par Suzan Tisdale. 2016
Ela era mais do que uma cortesã. E ele era o amor de sua vida. Uma pequena faísca levou embora…
todas as coisas que Isabella Di'Lorini considerava queridas e preciosas, deixando-a órfã e sem teto aos 18 anos. O destino e as circunstâncias a levaram a Turim, na Itália, onde a bondade de um estranho a salvou de viver em becos escuros e sombrios. Depois de se tornar a costureira de um grupo de cortesãs, ela vê o mundo sob uma nova perspectiva e toma uma decisão que mudará sua vida para sempre. Charles Emmanuel, Príncipe do Piemonte e herdeiro aparente ao trono, era desprezado por seu pai. Ele nunca fora destinado a ser príncipe ou rei, mas a vida e o destino de Charles foram alterados após a morte de seu irmão mais velho que era o filho preferido do seu pai. Chame isso de destino ou fatalidade; Charles e Isabella se uniram. Assim como uma pequena faísca destruiu sua vida, uma faísca de desejo e paixão a muda novamente. Ela era mais do que sua cortesã; ela era o verdadeiro amor de sua vida. Uma história de amor que se estendeu por décadas e desafiou todas as probabilidades. Mas o ódio de uma mulher -- a esposa e rainha de Charles -- ameaça destruir o que eles têm. Ele fará tudo o que puder para manter Isabella a salvo, inclusive afastando-a dele.L'homme aux deux noms: Roman de la Rome Antique
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Pour préserver son village, un homme pacifique doit survivre dans la sanglante ville de Rome. «Les forces narratives de Davis…
résident dans la description des horribles réalités de la guerre et dans sa manière de donner vie au contexte historique… » -Publishers Weekly Rome, 107 av. Quintus Sertorius vient de perdre son père et risque de perdre son foyer. Lorsque son village rural est dépouillé de son statut politique, il doit quitter sa famille pour assurer leur subsistance et leur protection à l'intérieur du gouvernement sanguinaire de Rome. Alors qu'il passe du statut de paysan à celui de politicien, il se retrouve au cœur d'une guerre politique acharnée... Tandis que Quintus s'efforce d'obtenir l'aide dont son village a désespérément besoin, il se rapproche de Gaius Marius, l'oncle de Jules César lui-même. Mais chaque jour qui passe dans le paysage impitoyable de la Ville éternelle met sa famille et sa propre vie en danger. Dans un impitoyable combat de conscience, Quintus risque de tout perdre: ses proches et sa raison. L'homme aux deux noms est le premier livre de la série de fiction historique Sertorius Scrolls. Si vous aimez les ambitions héroïques, les cadres historiques bien documentés et la corruption romaine, vous aimerez le récit puissant de Vincent B. Davis II. Achetez L'homme aux deux noms pour vous plonger dans le monde ténébreux de Rome dès aujourd'hui !Legacy (Blood Tie)
Par E. M. Cubas. 2023
What if the myths about vampires had a real origin? Legacy (blood Bond, #1) Ivan could not have known that…
one day the strange family inheritance would knock at his door and that, what he believed to be his grandfather's ravings, contained a bond beyond blood, beyond family, beyond time. What to do with a legacy in the form of an ancestor more than 3,000 years old? Velkan woke up in a new century, in a new society, with a new family, but with the same bloodlust, an instinct that kept him alive since he was born and that even Van Helsing could not defeat. Tired of seeing how all his life they had killed and desecrated the bodies of his family because of his nature, tired of the struggles for his protection, unable to see himself loved and fed up of being called a monster, strigoi, vampire or dracul, he decided to put an end to his existence, without getting it. When Velkan and Ivan meet, something more than the inherited family bond is created between them and they begin to trust each other. Velkan will tell you about his time in history by telling you about the age of metals in which he was born, about Vlad III, the Impaler, and will show you what really happened in London in the years of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Will Velkan finally be able to find his place? Can he stop them from thinking he's a vampire? An original and different revision of the legends of vampires, the folklore that exists about them and archaeology, a twist on the myth that will surprise you.Quest for a Highlander (The McGregor Clan #3)
Par Joice Mascena. 2023
Duncan McGregor is the last bachelor in his family and is desperate to find someone to call his onw, so…
he sees no other choice than an arranged marriage. To look for a suitor, their clan hosts the Scottish Games and women all around Scotland and England are invited to attend. Lyra Wright didn't want to go to Scotland but she is forced to go since the family she works for, the Chapmans, are invited to the event and that is their last hope to marry their daughter, Missy, and to take their name out of the mud. What no one expected was that, between all the women, Lyra, the English maid, would catch his eye. Little by little, between games and balls, they fell in love. But the women won't let him go that easy.Secret Love
Par Cathryn De Bourgh. 2020
Angelyn de Poitiers is the heir to an ancient lineage, and after her father dies, she knows all that's left…
in this life is to fulfill his last will. For that reason she travels to the castle of Saint Auxerre in northern France, with the purpose of marrying the younger brother of the distinguished marquis de Ferbes. The innocent young woman arrives after a troubled trip, only to discover her betrothed is absent and her hosts are cold and mysterious people, save for a certain gentleman's gaze, that keeps folowing her everywhere and wanting her in silence... Secret Love, a French love story filled with intrigue, mystery, and passion.