The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa
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by Juliet
3d ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fairlight Books (18 April 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1914148509 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1914148507 Book Blurb Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Medici family. Orphan Giulia is chosen to put an end to the gossip. In return she will keep her life – and start a new one with a dowry and her own husband. Cloistered since childhood and an innocent in a world ruled by men, Giulia reluctantly agrees, only to be drawn under the control of the Medicis’ lecherous minister. Years later, marrie ..read more
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The Romanov Brides by Clare McHugh
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by Juliet
1w ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (28 Mar. 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063250934 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063250932 Book Blurb They were granddaughters of Queen Victoria and two of the most beautiful princesses in Europe. Princesses Alix and Ella were destined to wed well and wisely. But while their grandmother wants to join them to the English and German royal families, the sisters fall in love with Russia—and the Romanovs. Defying the Queen’s dire warnings, Ella weds the tsar’s brother, Grand Duke Serge. Cultivated, aloof, and proud, Serge places h ..read more
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The Women by Kristin Hannah no
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by Juliet
3M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; Main Market edition (15 Feb. 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1035005670 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1035005673 Book BlurbIt would be the journey of a lifetime . . . ‘Women can be heroes, too’. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances “Frankie” McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California’s idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different ..read more
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Code Name Butterfly by Embassie Susberry
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by Juliet
4M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (4 Jan. 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008591512 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008591519 Book Blurb Paris, 1941. With Nazi occupation imminent, journalist Elodie Mitchell plans to return home to Chicago. But an unexpected invitation to a Josephine Baker show changes everything. Mistaken for the star, Elodie is whisked backstage, where she uncovers an underground resistance movement hidden beneath the glitz and glamour. Drawn into a whisper network of spies, Elodie accepts a perilous mission: to go undercover as Josephine’s cousin and gather vita ..read more
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Warlock by Wilbur Smith (Egyptian Series Book 3)
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by Juliet
5M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zaffre (28 Jun. 2018) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785767038 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785767036 Book Blurb A RULER DRIVEN BY GREED THE FUTURE OF EGYPT AT STAKE ONLY ONE MAN HAS THE POWER TO RESTORE BALANCE In his long life, Taita has gone from slave to warlock, and now his wisdom and abilities are known throughout the kingdom. But even his immense skills cannot protect those close to him from the evil that lurks at the heart of Egypt in the form of Lord Naja, self-proclaimed Regent until the Prince comes of age. Taita must summon all of his formidab ..read more
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The Royal Windsor Secret by Christine Wells
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by Juliet
6M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks (26 Oct. 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063268248 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063268241 Book Blurb Cleo Davenport has heard the whispers: the murmured conversations that end abruptly the second she walks into a room. Told she was an orphan, she knows the rumor—that her father is none other than the Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. And at her childhood home at Cairo’s Shepheard’s Hotel, where royals, rulers, and the wealthy live, they even called her “The Princess.” But her life is turned upside down when she tu ..read more
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Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice by Mellany Ambrose
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by Juliet
6M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Matador (17 April 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 360 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1803136766 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1803136769 Book Blurb Summer, 1814. Thomas Hammond is an apothecary surgeon in a village near London whose dreams of a grand medical career were ruined by a shameful secret. He longs to see his apprentice, his son Edward, become a great surgeon. His other apprentice is eighteen-year-old local orphan, John Keats. Thomas sees John as a daydreamer who wastes time reading. John asks Thomas how he copes with his patients’ suffering, but Thomas has no real answer. After ..read more
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The Armour of Light (Kingsbridge Book 5) by Ken Follett
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by Juliet
7M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; Main Market edition (26 Sept. 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 752 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447278836 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447278832 Book Blurb 1792 Revolution is in the air A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert. Kingsbridge is on the edge Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous ..read more
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The Seventh Scroll (The Egyptian Series Book 2) by Wilbur Smith.
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by Juliet
8M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zaffre (28 Jun. 2018) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178576697X ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785766978 Book Blurb AN ANCIENT SCROLL A 4,000 YEAR OLD LEGACY A BATTLE FOR THE TRUTH It is 4,000 years since the battle for the Egyptian Kingdom, and Duraid and Royan al Simma have just uncovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen, Lostris, alongside the secret scrolls of the most trusted servant of the Pharaoh, Taita. When the couple are the victims of a vicious attack that leaves Duraid dead, Royan realises that she must continue their joint work: to use the ..read more
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The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles Book 3) by Kate Mosse.
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by Juliet
9M ago
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mantle; Main Market edition (6 July 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 496 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509806911 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509806911 Book Blurb The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months, its captain – Louise Reydon-Joubert – and her courageous crew has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids. But now the Ghost Ship is under attack – its hull splintered, its sails tattered and burnt, and the crew at risk of capture. But the bravest among them a ..read more
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