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Convenient Christmas Brides
The Captain's Christmas Journey\The Viscount's Yuletide Betrothal\One Night Under the Mistletoe
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
A convenient arrangement: Three festive Regency romances!
In The Captain’s Christmas Journey by Carla Kelly, Captain Everard is escorting Verity to her governess job—and for propriety’s sake that means a convenient engagement!
In Louise Allen’s The Viscount’s Yuletide Betrothal,...
by Anthony Trollope
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Chronicles of Barsetshire: The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington & The Last Chronicle of Barset” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Chronicles...
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886, the novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges,...
by Georgette Heyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
"A lightsome, brightsome comedy." -Kirkus Reviews
"Nimble, light-hearted chronicle of high London society in the time of the Regency." -The New Yorker
Georgette Heyer's sparkling romances have charmed and delighted millions of readers. Her characters brilliantly illuminate...
Kristin Lavransdatter
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2005
“[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” —Slate
The turbulent historical masterpiece of Norway’s literary master
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate...
by Iain Gale
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
The first in a stunning new historical adventure series, perfect for all fans of Sharpe Meet Lieutenant Jack Steel – gentleman, soldier, hero. Upper Bavaria, 1704. The British army, triumphant, fresh from victory, stands proudly to attention, ready to fight for honour and glory. Their enemy is Louis...
by Annette Oppenlander
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
*****Winner 2017 National Indie Excellence Award***Indie B.R.A.G. Award Honoree*******Winner Chill with a Book Readers' Award*******Finalist 2017 Kindle Book Awards***Winner Readers' Favorite Book Award*****An IWIC Hall of Fame Novel***
"This book needs to join the ranks of the classic...
Reluctant Queen
The Tudor historical novel about the life of Henry VIII's Defiant Little Sister, Mary Rose Tudor
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
'A very readable account of a fascinating woman who dared to stand up to Henry VIII and survived. It is thoroughly researched, admirably written and the author's love of the Tudor period shines through.' REVIEW FROM HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
One NOT about any of the six wives! Henry had plenty...
The French Executioner
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
"If you like Bernard Conwell's Grail Quest series, you'll love The French Executioner and The Curse of Anne Boleyn. To my mind Cornwell is good, but Humphreys is better."—Sally Zigmund, Historical Novels Review (UK)
The last thing Jean Rombaud expects upon being summoned to behead...
The Curse of Anne Boleyn
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
"If you like Bernard Conwell's Grail Quest series, you'll love The French Executioner and The Curse of Anne Boleyn. To my mind Cornwell is good, but Humphreys is better."—Sally Zigmund, Historical Novels Review (UK)
From the masterful C.C. Humphreys comes the captivating sequel...
The Angel of Darkness
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dr. Laszlo Kreizler—the brilliant hero of The Alienist, now a TNT original series—returns in a “whopping thriller” (The Washington Post) that showcases Caleb Carr “at his strongest” (USA Today).
June 1897. A year has passed since Dr. Laszlo Kreizler,...
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
“Masterfully written, The Secrets of Mary Bowser shines a new light onto our country’s darkest history.”
—Brunonia Barry, bestselling author of The Lace Reader
“Packed with drama, intrigue, love, loss, and most of all, the resilience of a remarkable heroine….What a treat!”
—Kelly...
The Hugh Corbett Omnibus
Three gripping medieval mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Delve into the world of medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett in the first three mysteries featuring the intrepid detective, from acclaimed historical author Paul Doherty. Includes Satan in St Mary's, Crown in Darkness and Spy in Chancery. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks and...
The Devil's Hunt (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 10)
A spellbinding medieval mystery of murder and intrigue
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
The mysterious 'Bell Man' stalks the streets of Oxford...
Hugh Corbett finds himself investigating amongst the dreaming spires of Oxford in the tenth novel in Paul Doherty's medieval mystery series, The Devil's Hunt. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters and Robin Hobb.
The golden summer...