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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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When eighteen-year-old magical dressmaker Niamh is commissioned for a royal wedding, she finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom.
''In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry...
Author
Publisher
Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Kidnapping. . .Murder. . .Revenge. If Only the Fortress Walls Could Talk! From bestselling author Tracie Peterson come 3 unique historical novels, rereleased for old and new fans alike. Liberty and love--even life itself--are fragile commodities those living in medieval England. Will God's love and power triumph in the lives of these three courageous women? Find out in soul-searing historical novels of romance and suspense! A Kingdom Divided Raised...
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Meet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency... The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford—and still a virgin. Now she and her two best friends investigate London’s most scandalous crimes, and while Tess longs to experience physical pleasure for herself, she can’t risk losing her treasured independence... Cynical...
Author
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
''Governess Miss Viola Winslow is quite familiar with the rules of society, and her place in it. Still, it hasn’t stopped her from being horribly in love with the Duke of Huntington for years. But while the duke knows little of her foolish passions, the same cannot be said of Viola’s charge—a precocious fourteen-year-old obsessed with her governess’s secret romance. As a confirmed bachelor with no interest in marriage, the Duke of Huntington...
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Series
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When his charge, heiress Clarissa, the daughter of a notorious rake, and her beautiful, yet penniless, half-sister Isobel launch themselves into society against his wishes, the new Earl of Salcott must protect Clarissa from fortune hunters while dealing with the sharp-witted, rebellious and utterly intoxicating Izzy.
Author
Series
Books of Umber volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.
Summary:A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.
Master...
Author
Series
Publisher
Libros del Asteroide
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
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Description
"Un emotivo retrato de ficción de la joven duquesa Lucrezia de Médici, que tuvo que aprender a sobrevivir en una corte turbulenta. Florencia, mediados del siglo XVI. Lucrezia, tercera hija del gran duque Cosimo de’ Medici, es una niña callada y perspicaz, con un singular talento para el dibujo, que disfruta de su discreto y tranquilo lugar en el palazzo. Pero cuando muere su hermana Maria, justo antes de casarse con Alfonso d’Este, primogénito...
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Series
Language
English
Description
International spy, Lady Lisbeth Medford, is determined to infiltrate a notorious smuggling ring in the West Indies until her identity is compromised and she must flee.
''Historical romance takes to the high seas. Famed spy Lady Lisbeth Medford is on a ship bound for the West Indies, and the only thing more dangerous than her mission is the elusive Duke she's trying to capture. Lady Lisbeth Medford, Countess of Waterstone and famed international...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original documents, archaeology, and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin, established authority on the Wars of the Roses, tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the first commoner to marry a king of England for love. And Michael Jones, fellow of the...
10) Watch the lady
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The author of Queen's Gambit and Sisters of Treason presents the story of Penelope Devereux, so beautiful she was the subject of Sir Philip Sidney's greatest love sonnets, so canny that she plotted to influence who would take the throne after Elizabeth I--while helping her brother Essex stay closest to the aging queen's heart"--
"From "a brilliant new player in the court of royal fiction" (People) comes the mesmerizing story of Lady Penelope Devereux...
11) Always remember
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of high society-even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of walking - and dancing. When Ben Ellis comes...
12) Castle of refuge
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.
''In this Ugly Duckling retelling, New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson brilliantly crafts a high-stakes, encouraging tale about a brave young woman, the true meaning...
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Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans canspin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit...
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