A collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser. BESEIGED: Protagonist is Lord John Grey, a secondary...
Great Britain
- Author:Gabaldon, DianaSummary:
- Author:Austen, JaneSummary:
Relegated to a small cottage by the death of their aristocratic father, passionate Marianne (sensibility) and practical Elinor (sense) are as vulnerable in love as they are in fortune. Toyed with by unscrupulous men, snubbed by wealthy...
- Author:Watts, Irene N.Summary:
Eleven-year-old Marianne is fortunate. She one of the first two hundred Jewish children on the heroic rescue operation known as the Kindertransport, which arrived in London, England in December, 1938. With the outbreak of World War II...
- Author:Cooper, CherylSummary:
This two-ebook bundle presents both books of Cheryl Cooper's Seasons of War saga. Set against a backdrop of the naval War of 1812, the Seasons of War series revolves around the central character of 18-year-old Emily, a granddaughter of...
- Author:Sir Richard BransonSummary:
- Author:Springer, NancySummary:
When she finds out who murdered her mother, Celandine, Rowan Hood returns to her former home to seek revenge.
- Author:Reeves, Amy CarolSummary:
“I felt hot breath on my neck, and, horrified, I knew that he stood behind me...” It’s 1888, and after her mother’s sudden death, Abbie is sent to live with her grandmother in a posh London neighborhood. When she begins volunteering at...
- Author:Ackroyd, PeterSummary:
This fourth volume of Revolution takes listeners from William of Orange's accession to the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, a time of the founding of the Bank of England and the stock exchange.
- Author:Reeves, Amy CarolSummary:
A rash of gruesome murders has the citizens of London spooked, and Abbie Sharp fears that Max Bartlett—the only surviving member of the Conclave—is behind the bloodshed. When a pack of revitalized corpses attacks her family, Abbie...
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At the end of Margaret Thatcher's remarkable life, over 150 Members of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and international leaders spoke about their experiences with her. Many of those who chose to speak had opposed her policies...
- Author:Ackroyd, PeterSummary:
From the accession of the thrillingly unappealing James VI & I to his hapless heir, Charles I, to the ruthless Oliver Cromwell, Peter Ackroyd tells the story of the turbulent seventeenth century, in which England suffered through...
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
This epic book brings to vivid life five powerful Norman queens, from Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, to the Empress Matilda, mother to King Henry II, founder of the Plantagenet dynasty. The lives of England's...
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
In this vibrant biography, acclaimed author Alison Weir reexamines the life of Isabella of England, one of history's most notorious and charismatic queens. Isabella arrived in London in 1308, the spirited twelve-year-old daughter...
- Author:PENMAN, Sharon KaySummary:
Bowing to an urgent summons from his former lover, Justin de Quincy hastens to Paris only to find that the Lady Claudine was in fact acting on behalf of his nemesis, Prince John. As the Queen's man, de Quincy has already...
- Author:Robinson, Billy, Shannon, JakeSummary:
Behind the scenes with a pro wrestling and MMA legend
In this fascinating autobiography, Billy Robinson recounts his upbringing in post–WWII England amid a family of champion fighters, his worldwide travels as a wrestler...
- Author:Blackwood, JessieSummary:
Prequel to Life Begins at Forty Addicted to the soaring skies, brash high-flier Arthur Edward “Jack” Ratigan returns to Britain to fly bombers when his birth country goes to war against Germany in World War II. It also means a return to...
- Author:Jones, NigelSummary:
1914 dawned with Britain at peace, albeit troubled by faultlines within and threats without: Ireland trembled on the brink of civil war; suffragette agitation was assuming an ever more violent hue; and suspicions of Germany's ambitions...
- Author:George, ElizabethSummary:
The producer of a troubled play invites the cast to spend the weekend in his remote Scottish Highlands estate to hash out the problems. When the housemaid finds the playwright murdered in bed, Thomas Lynley and his partner must unmask...
- Author:Parkinson, MichaelSummary:
The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's national icons.
- Author:Borys, Debra R.Summary:
Jo Sullivan just wanted some new material for her column in Winds of Change, a weekly rag willing to dust the dirt off the seamier side of Chicago. Then she meets 15-year-old Lexie Green, with her haunting eyes, eerie tale, and the...