When Stella leaves London for a small village in Sussex, she hopes that the country life will be conducive to her journey toward self-discovery. She'll have no more insipid lover, dead end job, or...
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Author: Cusk, RachelSummary:
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Author: Cusk, RachelSummary:
Winner of the British Whitbread First Novel Award, Saving Agnes is a delight to the ear of any listener who enjoys the English language at its best. Rachel Cusk's prose, rich with poetic imagery...
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Author: Maguire, GregorySummary:
We all have heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely...
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Author: Feather, JaneSummary:
Lady Olivia Granville is a lovely, headstrong scholar. Anthony Caxton is a pirate. However, he, too is keenly intelligent and independent. When they meet on the high seas, their sparks of passion...
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Author: Feather, JaneSummary:
Lady Guinevere Mallory has been married four times in twelve years, and each of her husbands has died mysteriously. Adept in the laws of property, she has secured the land of each of her late...
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Author: Ibbotson, Eva.Summary:
While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live...
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Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
Although their engagement is just a rumor, East has now intention of marrying Lady Sophie Colley. But when he actually meets her, he is entranced. Now, eager to win her love, he must help her...
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Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
Headmisress Ria Ashby hopes West, as a new Duke, can aid her in finding a missing student. When the two match wits and begin to unravel a long hidden mystery, an undeniable yearning pulls West and...
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Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
The dashing young South, Earl of Southerton, is up against surprising forces as he takes on a new task. South has been assigned to a murder case, and he suspects that the stunning actress India...
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Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
Strong-willed and free spirited, Marjory de Warenne long ago gave her body and soul to the charming and beguiling Guy de Beauchamp. But her family never approved of the pairing. Now on the eve of...
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Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
It is 1322, and the Marcher lords are rebelling against King Edward II. Lady Brianna de Beauchamp, daughter of a powerful Marcher, knows she should not involve herself in the battle. But when she...
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Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
When the betrothal of Elizabeth Velvet Cavendish and Robert Greysteel Montgomery is arranged by their parents, the union seems doomed from the start. Nor only is the impetuous Velvet averse to...
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Author: Rendell, RuthSummary:
Internationally celebrated novelist Ruth Rendell offers a collection of unforgettable stories evocative of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, and other masters of the chilling touch.
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Author: Spark, MurielSummary:
Follows the career of self-centered, middle-aged film director Tom Richards. As he turns colorful incidents from his life into glittery, cinematic fiction, his foreboding dreams become all too...
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Author: Needham, LindaSummary:
To save her family, Mairey Faelyn must give herself in marriage to her sworn enemy, the powerful and ruthless Lord Rushford. Already a wealthy man, Rushford seeks a treasure that only Mairey can...