Kristins Books for Games
Books for Games
List created by Kristin G. (kgold) - on May 10, 2018
List Votes: 1 Books: 84 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
List created by Kristin G. (kgold) -
List Votes: 1 Books: 84 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
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Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England by Alison Weir
Isabella arrived in London in 1308, the spirited twelve-year-old daughter of King Philip IV of France. Her marriage to the heir to England’s throne was designed to heal old political wounds between the two countries, and in the years that followed, she would become an important figure, a... more
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The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, Bk 2) by Elizabeth Chadwick
As Queen of England, Eleanor has a new cast of enemies -- including the king.
Eleanor has more than fulfilled her duty as Queen of England - she has given her husband, Henry II, heirs to the throne and has proven herself as a mother and ruler. But Eleanor needs more than to be a bearer of... more
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Born to Rule : Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. G...
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The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain?s Greatest Dynasty...
England?s Tudor monarchs?Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I?are perhaps the most celebrated and fascinating of all royal families in history. Their love affairs, their political triumphs, and their overturning of the religious order are the subject of countless works of... more
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The Illusionist's Apprentice by Kristy Cambron
Wren Lockhart, apprentice to master illusionist Harry Houdini, uses life on a vaudeville stage to escape the pain of her past. She continues her career of illusion after her mentor’s death, intent on burying her true identity.
But when a rival performer’s act goes tragically... more
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Devoted by Dean Koontz
An epic thriller about a terrifying threat to humanity and the singular compassion it will take to defeat it. A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak... more
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The Light After the War: A Novel by Anita Abriel
Inspired by an incredible true story of two Jewish friends who survived the Holocaust, this sweeping novel of love and friendship spans World War II from Budapest to Austria and the postwar years from Naples to Caracas, perfect for fans of The German Girl and We Were the Lucky Ones.
It is 1946... more
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Send for Me by Lauren Fox
An achingly beautiful work of historical fiction that moves between Germany on the eve of World War II and present-day Wisconsin, unspooling a thread of love, longing, and the powerful bonds of family.
Annelise is a dreamer: imagining her future while working at her parents' popular... more
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Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I by Tracy Joanne Borman
Around the year 1049, William, Duke of Normandy and future conqueror of England, raced to the palace of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. The count?s eldest daughter, Matilda, had refused William?s offer of marriage and publicly denounced him as a bastard. Encountering the young woman, William... more
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The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
It's 1875, and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over fleeing her abusive husband. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start, restoring Liefdehuis, a dilapidated Hyde Park... more
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The German Heiress by Anika Scott
Clara Falkenberg, once Germany’s most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname “the Iron Fräulein” during World War II for her role operating her family’s ironworks empire. It’s been nearly two years since the war ended and she’s left with nothing... more
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Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
From the New York Times bestselling author of Roses comes a gripping new novel about five young spies embedded among the highest Nazi ranks in occupied Paris
At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if... more
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The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic by Hazel Gaynor
Praise for The Girl Who Came Home ?A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters - I loved this book. Hazel Gaynor is an exciting new voice in historical fiction.? Kate Kerrigan, author of Ellis Island 'Our story lives on in this poignant novel.'... more
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Watch the Lady (Tudor, Bk 3) by Elizabeth Fremantle
The Queen's GodDaughter. Her Most Trusted Maid. Adultress. Enemy of The State. Who is The Real Penelope Devereux?
Penelope Devereux is a legendary beauty in the court of Elizabeth I, with a smile that would light up the shadows of hell. But it's not just her looks which have won her... more
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A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, Bk 1) by Sherry Thomas
With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.
When the... more
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Owen - Book One of the Tudor Trilogy (Volume 1) by Tony Riches
England 1422: Owen Tudor, a Welsh servant, waits in Windsor Castle to meet his new mistress, the beautiful and lonely Queen Catherine of Valois, widow of the warrior king, Henry V. Her infant son is crowned King of England and France, and while the country simmers on the brink of civil war, Owen... more
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Anya by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
They were well-to-do Russian Jews living in Poland, in a world more like Tolstoy's than our own, a world of piano lessons, elaborate meals, and storytelling, a world swept away in the firestorm of the Holocaust.
Through memory, Anya brings this world back to life, room by room, street... more
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The Brothers of Auschwitz by Malka Adler & Noel Canin (Translator)
An extraordinary novel of hope and heartbreak, this is a story about a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other.
My brother’s tears left a delicate, clean line on his face. I stroked his cheek, whispered, it’s really you…
Dov and... more
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The Flight Portfolio: A novel by Julie Orringer
The long-awaited new work from the best-selling author of The Invisible Bridge takes us back to occupied Europe in this gripping historical novel based on the true story of Varian Fry's extraordinary attempt to save the work, and the lives, of Jewish artists fleeing the Holocaust
In 1940,... more
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The Bohemians: The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis by Norman Oh...
Summertime, 1935. On a lake near Berlin, a young man is out sailing when he glimpses a woman reclining in the prow of a passing boat. Their eyes meet -- and one of history’s greatest conspiracies is born.
Harro Schulze-Boysen already had shed blood in the fight against Nazism by the... more
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The Prisoner of Heaven (P.S.) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon & Lucia Graves (Translator)
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julian, and their close friend FermÍn Romero de Torres is about to be wed.
But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere... more
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In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
This extraordinarily sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman who leaves her life among the London elite to join a cloistered Benedictine community. In This House of Brede was the basis of a 1975 made-for-television... more
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Matrix by Lauren Groff
Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease.
At first taken... more
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The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall
'A real page-turner which puts you in France on the cusp of war from the very first page. Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you've read the final word' JANE CORRY, bestselling author of Blood Sisters and My... more
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Stoner (New York Review Books Classics) by John Williams
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar’s life, so different from the hardscrabble existence he has known.... more
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Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
A sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome... in the creeping shadow of fascism.
What war destroys, only love can heal.
Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends... more
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Bringing Down the Duke (League of Extraordinary Women, Bk 1) by Evie Dunmore
England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her... more
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The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly
The start of World War II looms over three friends who struggle to remain loyal as one of them is threatened with internment by the British government, from the author of the ?sweeping, stirring? (Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Room on Rue Amélie) The Light Over... more
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The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest... Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now-destitute plantation; Juneau Jane, her illegitimate free-born Creole half-sister; and Hannie, Lavinia's former... more
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The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
From the international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters, comes a story?inspired by true events?of two women pursuing freedom and independence in Paris during WWII.
As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young French woman closes the door to her... more
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Florida by Lauren Groff
The bold new book from the celebrated New York Times-bestselling author of Fates and Furies.
"Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts." --The New York Times Book Review
In her vigorous and moving new book, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling and intelligence to a world in which... more
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Once We Were Here by Christopher Cosmos
As World War II intrudes upon their home, three young friends risk everything for freedom, love, and a chance at a better life.
On October 28th, 1940, Mussolini provides Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas with an ultimatum: either allow Axis forces to occupy their country, or face war, and... more
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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
A locked-room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide... Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked... more
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The French Baker's War by Michael Whatling
Absence isn’t a hole. It’s a presence living inside you, eating its way out.
Occupied France, 1943. Returning home from the daily hunt for the rationed ingredients necessary to keep his family pâtisserie open, André Albert finds his four-year-old son in the street,... more
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Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Net...
The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II.
In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast... more
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Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada & Michael Hofmann (Translator)
This never-before-translated masterpiece -- by a heroic best-selling writer who saw his life crumble when he wouldn't join the Nazi Party -- is based on a true story.
It presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working-class... more
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The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
Berlin, 1930: When a wave of change sweeps a radical political party to power, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes’s academic husband benefits from the ambitions of its newly elected chancellor. Although Sofie and Jürgen do not share the social views growing popular in Hitler’s Germany,... more
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At Summer's End by Courtney Ellis
When an ambitious female artist accepts an unexpected commission at a powerful earl's country estate in 1920s England, she finds his war-torn family crumbling under the weight of long-kept secrets. From author Courtney Ellis comes a captivating novel about finding the courage to heal after... more
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Murder at the Serpentine Bridge (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery) by Andrea Penrose
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Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbinding historical novel that brilliantly imagines one of the greatest manhunts in history: the search for two Englishmen involved in the killing of King Charles I and the... more
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The Agincourt Bride by Joanna Hickson
The epic story of the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty, told through the eyes of her loyal nursemaid. Perfect for fans of Philipa Gregory. When her own first child is tragically still-born, the young Mette is pressed into service as a wet-nurse at the court of the mad king, Charles VI of... more
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The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell
Deep within the labyrinth of caves that lie below the lush, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region, an underground city of women and children hums with life. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above, the bravest among them venture out to pluck sweet... more
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Edinburgh Midnight (Ian Hamilton, Bk 3) by Carole Lawrence
Spiritualism has captured the public's imagination. Seances are all the rage, and Detective Ian Hamilton's otherwise sensible aunt Lillian is not immune to their allure. But for Ian, indulging her superstitions has its limits. When members of Lillian's circle of seance friends begin... more
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We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Duchess Day Radley is a 13 year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. At school, the other kids make fun of Duchess -- her clothes are torn, her hair a mess. But let them throw their sticks, because she’ll throw stones. Rules are for other people. She’s just trying to survive and keep her... more
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The Coming of the Wolf by Elizabeth Chadwick
The Welsh Borders, 1069
When Ashdyke Manor is attacked, Lady Christen is forced to witness her husband's murder and the pillaging of her lands at the hands of brutal Norman invaders.
It seems the pain is finally over when Miles Le Gallois, Lord of Milnham-on-Wye, calls off the attack.... more
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Bitter Greens: A Novel by Kate Forsyth
The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of love
French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a... more
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An American Beauty by Shana Abe
An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country
1867, Richmond, Virginia: Though she wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worsham’s gambling parlor,... more
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Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
In the wake of the Great War, London is a restless city bursting with money, glamour, and corruption, in this tale of seduction and betrayal... 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of... more
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All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle... more
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The Cargo From Neira (Gabriel Taverner, Bk 5) by Alys Clare
February, 1605. A series of killings shake the quiet life of Devon's Tavy valley. Country doctor Gabriel Taverner, summoned by the coroner to examine the bodies, believes that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious woman recently discovered in shocking circumstances.
Gabriel is... more
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The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
Domestic suspense amidst the tangled vines of family secrets... The Husband: A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though she can no longer speak for herself. The Daughters: Tully and Rachel Aston look... more
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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan...
The dramatic and blood-soaked story of a tumultuous chapter in British history—from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Plantagenets
In this riveting follow-up to The Plantagenets, Dan Jones describes how the longest-reigning British royal family tore itself apart in a brutal blood... more
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The American Adventuress by C. W. Gortner
The story of Jennie Jerome Churchill, mother of Winston, a New York born heiress who always lived life on her own terms.
Daughter of New York financier Leonard Jerome, Jennie was born into wealth—and scandal. Upon her parents’ separation, her mother took Jennie and her sisters to... more
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The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya M. Lane
How far will they go for family, friendship, and love?
Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees... more
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The Isolated Seance (Irregular Detective, Bk 1) by Jeri Westerson
Watch out, Sherlock! Introducing one-time Baker Street Irregular Timothy Badger and his partner-in-crime Benjamin Watson, two exciting and unconventional young consulting detectives, mentored by the great man himself, tackling intriguing and unusual cases in Victorian London with endearing verve... more
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My Father's House (Rome Escape Line, Bk 1) by Joseph O’Connor
September 1943: German forces have Rome under their control. Gestapo boss Paul Hauptmann rules over the Eternal City with vicious efficiency. Hunger is widespread. Rumors fester. The war’s outcome is far from certain. Diplomats, refugees, Jews, and escaped Allied prisoners flee for... more
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Murder at the Merton Library (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery) by Andrea Penrose
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Endless Summer: Stories by Elin Hilderbrand
Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand revisits her most treasured and iconic characters in this magical collection of stories. Collected in a single volume for the first time, Endless Summer ranges from fan favorites to original, never-before-seen works. In “The Surfing Lesson,” the... more
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The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books.
One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the... more
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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she’s descended. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her... more
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The Poison Bed by Elizabeth Fremantle
A marriage. A murder. One of them did it. Which of them will die for it?
In the autumn of 1615, scandal rocks the Jacobean court, when a celebrated couple, Robert and Frances Carr, are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. Frances is young, captivating, and from a notorious family. She has been... more
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The Island by Adrian McKinty
It was just supposed to be a family vacation. A terrible accident changed everything. You don't know what you're capable of until they come for your family.
After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and... more
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The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor
Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor.
1940, Kent : Alice King is not brave or daring -- she’s happiest finding... more
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The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy
In Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil.
Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the... more
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A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
International bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an extraordinary cast of characters whose lives come together through destiny, love, and ambition.
In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city,... more
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Vienna Waltz (Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch, Bk 1) by Teresa Grant
Nothing is fair in love and war ...
Europe's elite have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna -- princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar -- all negotiating the fate of the continent by day and pursuing pleasure by night. Until Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about... more
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Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Ho...
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.
The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American... more
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Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will.
Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story—a... more
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The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette LaRue are thrilled to be working in the French resistance, stealing so many Nazi secrets that they become known as the Golden Doves, renowned across France and hunted by the Gestapo. Their courage will cost them everything. When they are finally... more
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The Paper Caper (Bibliophile, Bk 16) by Kate Carlisle
San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright loves a good book festival except when murder is the main event...
Brooklyn is excited to be included in the Covington Library’s first annual Mark Twain Festival. She’ll rebind a rare first edition of The Prince and the... more
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A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram, Bk 3) by Darynda Jones
Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent... more
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The Diamond of London by Andrea Penrose
A novel based on the real life of Lady Hester Stanhope, a British aristocrat born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders. Lady Hester was a Regency-era adventuress who lived on her own terms and defied all conventional strictures of what a woman... more
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Our Kind of People by Carol Wallace
Among New York City’s Gilded Age elite, one family will defy convention.
Helen Wilcox has one desire: to successfully launch her daughters into society. From the upper crust herself, Helen’s unconventional -- if happy -- marriage has made the girls’ social position... more
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A Traitor in Whitehall (Parisian Orphan, Bk 1) by Julia Kelly
From Julia Kelly, internationally bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante, comes the first in the mysterious and immersive Parisian Orphan series, A Traitor in Whitehall.
1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as “The Parisian Orphan” as a child, is working... more
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Hell and Back (Walt Longmire, Bk 18) by Craig Johnson
What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty young Native boys perished in a tragic 1896 boarding-school fire? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a... more
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The Widow Queen (The Bold, 1) by Elzbieta Cherezinska
Elzbieta Cherezinska's The Widow Queen is the epic story of a Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now.
The bold one, they call her - too bold for most.
To her father, the great duke of Poland, Swietoslawa and her two sisters represent three chances for an... more
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Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Real Americans begins on the precipice of Y2K in New York City, when twenty-two-year-old Lily Chen, an unpaid intern at a slick media company, meets Matthew. Matthew is everything Lily is not: easygoing and effortlessly attractive, a native East Coaster, and, most notably, heir to a... more
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A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, Bk 9) by Deanna Raybourn
Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism,... more
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When the Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart
An evocative, morally complex novel set in rural 19th century North Carolina, as one woman fights to keep her family united, her farm running, and her convictions whole during the most devastating and divisive period in American history.
Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout... more
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The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements has seen enough of the world to know that it’s unfair. She’s spent her whole life in the mining town of Calumet, Michigan, where men risk their lives for meager salaries -- and have barely enough to put food on the table for their... more
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The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the... more
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Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, Bk 1) by Dan Jones
July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun.
Heading... more
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Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
Except for the way they loved each other, they were just ordinary, everyday folks. Just ordinary.
1916. The two-street town of Wallace is not exactly what Ellen Webster had in mind when she accepted a teaching position in Wyoming, but within a year’s time she’s fallen in love --... more