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Um Mundo Sem Fim, Volume I by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsÀ semelhança de Os Pilares da Terra Ken Follett volta ao registo do romance histórico, numa obra dividida em duas partes graças às quase mil páginas que a compõem. A Presença publica agora o primeiro volume de Um Mundo Sem Fim, que se prevê repetir o sucesso de Os Pilares da Terra... -
![Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters by Wendy J. Dunn]()
Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters by Wendy J. Dunn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDońa Beatriz Galindo. Respected scholar. Tutor to royalty. Friend and advisor to Queen Isabel of Castile. Beatriz is an uneasy witness to the Holy War of Queen Isabel and her husband, Ferdinand, King of Aragon. A Holy War seeing the Moors pushed out of territories ruled by them for centuries. The road for women is a hard one...Categorized as:
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![The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan]()
The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Let me show ye what I mean when I say ye are mine.”Green-fingered Emma loves being a healer. Her only problem is the rakish Laird she works handsome, but dangerous. So when he asks her to be his fake betrothed for a day, she has no choice but to agree.Laird Thomas needs a wife; but he doesn’t want to get married. So he picks a certain hellion to help him delay the inevitable... -
![Angelique, the Road to Versailles by Anne Golon]()
Angelique, the Road to Versailles by Anne Golon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHistorical Romance Large Print Edition For Ang lique, 17th-century Paris is a city of wild love and vicious hatred. Penniless, alone and sworn to take revenge on those who were responsible for her husband s death, she plunges into the dangerous underworld of the city to the nightmare Court of Miracles, a world of deformity, degradation, violence and lust...Categorized as:
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![A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEngland, 1238Raised at the court of King Henry III as a chamber lady to the queen, young Joanna of Swanscombe's life changes forever when she comes into an inheritance far above all expectations, including her own... -
![Elizabeth Chadwick Bundle: The Greatest Knight, The Scarlet Lion, and For the King's Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
Elizabeth Chadwick Bundle: The Greatest Knight, The Scarlet Lion, and For the King's Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHailed by the Times of London as "an author who makes historical fiction come gloriously alive," Elizabeth Chadwick is a gifted storyteller who captures the passion, deceit, honor, and heartbreak of Medieval England like none other. Now, get three books from historical fiction powerhouse Elizabeth Chadwick at one low price... -
![Desire's Ransom by Glynnis Campbell]()
Desire's Ransom by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Robin Hood steals a knight's heart! Heiress to her Irish clan, spirited Temair O'Keeffe forsakes her destiny to join a band of woodland outlaws who rob from the rich and give to the poor-those impoverished by her greedy father... -
![Highlander's Runaway Bride by Maddie MacKenna]()
Highlander's Runaway Bride by Maddie MacKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I need to marry a laird by the end of the week.”After running away from her own wedding, Delilah, daughter of Laird McGunn, can’t outrun fate anymore. But finding a husband again is impossible. Until she gets an irresistible deal from the most dangerous her father’s enemy…Evan O’Reid is determined to achieve what no Laird before him peace with the McGunns... -
![Alinor by Roberta Gellis]()
Alinor by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe could barely meet his eyes . . . so how was she to marry him? Widowed and a mother of two, Lady Alinor no longer feels the same joy being the mistress of Roselynde. Her husband's passing has left emptiness, both at the keep and in her heart. Somehow, Alinor manages to remain spirited, even as King John's rule means she must fight to keep her land and her family safe... -
![Angel's Fall by Kimberly Cates]()
Angel's Fall by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Prince of Sin…Legendary swordsman Adam Slade is finished with noble crusades. Scarred by his time at Cullodion Moor, and his illegitimate birth, he hides behind a cynical façade and the name of Sabrehawk, selling his sword to the highest bidder... -
![Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 1 by Philippa Gregory]()
Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 1 by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the first three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE CONSTANT PRINCESS, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, THE BOLEYN INHERITANCETHE CONSTANT PRINCESS tells the story of Henry VIII’s first wife, Katherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess raised to be Queen of England and first brought to England to marry Henry’s older brother,... -
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Songbird by Karen Heenan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBess has the voice of an angel, or so Henry VIII declares when he buys her from her father. As a member of the Music, the royal company of minstrels, Bess grows up within the decadent Tudor court, navigating the ever-changing tide of royals and courtiers. Friends come and go as cracked voices, politics, heartbreak, and death loom over even the lowliest of musicians...Categorized as:
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![The Sun in Splendour by Juliet Dymoke]()
The Sun in Splendour by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wars of the Roses are at a decisive stage. On the battlefield, the tide appears to have turned against Edward IV and his Plantagenet dynasty is under threat. At court, his new wife and her ambitious family are undermining his power and advancing their own positions. For those wearing the white rose of York, the future looks bleak... -
![Highland Madness: Scottish Medieval Boxed Set by Elizabeth Rose]()
Highland Madness: Scottish Medieval Boxed Set by Elizabeth Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(The complete MadMan MacKeefe Trilogy. Books also sold separately.) (Special introductory price will be changing soon.) This boxed set contains: Onyx - Book 1 Onyx MacKeefe takes an Englishwoman, Lady Lovelle, captive when his mother's life is threatened. And with Lovelle at his side, he searches the Highlands for the stolen Book of Hours that could possibly set his mother free... -
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![Love in a Mist by Patricia Grasso]()
Love in a Mist by Patricia Grasso
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeely Glendower, a homeless pagan priestess, and England's wealthiest earl, Richard Deveraux, discover a passion and a secret that could destroy them both in sixteenth-century Wales and England...Categorized as:
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![Lady in Waiting by Melody Tyden]()
Lady in Waiting by Melody Tyden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs princess of a small, wealthy, medieval kingdom, Cordelia always knew her marriage would be a political matter. She doesn't expect love. All she wants is a husband who will let her continue to pursue her own interests rather than trapping her in an endless cycle of domesticity, but even these small hopes seem dashed when she meets the prince she's expected to marry...Categorized as:
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![The Stolen Crown: The brilliant historical novel of an Empress fighting for her destiny by Carol McGrath]()
The Stolen Crown: The brilliant historical novel of an Empress fighting for her destiny by Carol McGrath
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings' A superb book , illuminating a fascinating and turbulent era . It is the figure of Matilda who rightly commanded the stage in all her power and complexity ' Nicola CornickWhen Empress Matilda is eighteen years old, tragedy strikes the royal family, and she becomes the only child of the king of England - the de facto heir to the throne... -
![My Something Wonderful by Jill Barnett]()
My Something Wonderful by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSISTERS OF SCOTLAND SERIESby Jill BarnettAt a time when kings fought for the right to rule, some won, some lost, and the women who loved them paid the price….MY SOMETHING WONDERFULBook One When a stranger, a golden knight who is one of the king's barons, comes to Glenna Gordon's isolated island farm, she learns her whole life has been a lie... -
![The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1501: Henry VIII Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death... -
![Blaze Wyndham by Bertrice Small]()
Blaze Wyndham by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling "resigning queen of romance" (Literary Times), comes a love story on a grand scale, featuring an innocent country girl who catches the eye of the most powerful man in England-and filled with all the sensuality, drama, and thrilling intrigues of Henry Tudor's glittering sixteenth century court..Categorized as:
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![The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson]()
The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen from the author of critically acclaimed Agincourt Bride...Categorized as:
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![To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker]()
To Dance with Kings by Rosalind Laker
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn a May morning in 1664, in the small village of Versailles, as hundreds of young aristocrats are coming to pay court to King Louis XIV, a peasant fan-maker gives birth to her first and only child, Marguerite... -
![A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith]()
A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn A Rose for the Crown, we meet one of history's alleged villains through the eyes of a captivating new heroine -- the woman who was the mother of his illegitimate children, a woman who loved him for who he really was, no matter what the cost to herself... -
![Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir]()
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBorn into a noble English family, Anne is barely a teenager when she is sent from her family’s Hever Castle to serve at the royal court of the Netherlands. This strategic move on the part of her opportunistic father also becomes a chance for the girl to grow and discover herself... -
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![Legacy by Susan Kay]()
Legacy by Susan Kay
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe spellbinding classic that sets the gold standard for Queen Elizabeth novels, the much-praised Legacy (winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award) offers an exquisite psychological portrait of the Queen who defined an era... -
![Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy]()
Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne powerful king. Two tragic queens. In the court of Henry VIII, it was dangerous for a woman to catch the king’s eye. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins. Both were beautiful women, though very different in temperament. They each learned that Henry’s passion was all-consuming–and fickle... -
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Courtesan by Diane Haeger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmid the disapproving gossip of the Court, a royal romance defies all obstacles. The Court of François I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy bon tempsâ��a different world from the quiet country life Diane de Poitiers led with her elderly husband... -
![Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy]()
Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era... -
![Brief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes]()
Brief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a wonderful work of historical fiction in which the author weaves gossamer threads of fact and fiction around Anne Boleyn, one of the most intriguing and enigmatic women who ever lived. She was a woman who would change the face of England by holding out for a crown that she would wear for a scant three years... -
![The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the summer of 1140, Oliver Pascal returns home from a long pilgrimage to discover England ravaged by civil war and his family lands forfeit to the conflict between Henry I's daughter Mathilda, and her cousin Stephen of Blois, who has seized the crown at her expense... -
![Confessions of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey]()
Confessions of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConfessions of Marie Antoinette, the riveting and sweeping final novel in Juliet Grey’s trilogy on the life of the legendary French queen, blends rich historical detail with searing drama, bringing to life the early years of the French Revolution and the doomed royal family’s final days. Versailles, 1789... -
![The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII by Judith Arnopp]()
The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII by Judith Arnopp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings28th January 1547.It is almost midnight and the cream of the English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed princesses pray for their father’s soul and a boy, soon to be king, snivels into his velvet sleeve...Categorized as:
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![Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy]()
Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe ageing Catherine de' Medici has arranged the marriage of her beautiful Catholic daughter Margot to the uncouth Huguenot King Henry of Navarre. Margot, still desperately in love with Henry de Guise, refuses to utter her vows. But even Catherine is unable to anticipate the carnage that this unholy union is to bring about.. -
![The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr by Sandra Byrd]()
The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr by Sandra Byrd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe author of To Die For returns to the court of Henry VIII, as a young woman is caught between love and honor. Juliana St. John is the daughter of a prosperous knight in Marlborough. Though her family wants her to marry the son of her father's business partner, circumstances set her on a course toward the court of Henry VIII and his last wife, Kateryn, or Katherine Parr... -
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![Knight Triumphant by Heather Graham]()
Knight Triumphant by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"An incredible storyteller." -- Los Angeles Daily News Knight Takes Pawn After her husband Afton, Lord of Langley, falls prey to a deadly plague, Englishwoman Igrainia finds herself a captive in her own castle. . .held hostage by Scottish warrior Eric Graham. To Graham, Igrainia is merely a political pawn, a pretty prize to dangle in front of the English king... -
![MY FAIR LADY: A Story of Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's Lost Queen by J.P. Reedman]()
MY FAIR LADY: A Story of Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's Lost Queen by J.P. Reedman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEleanor of Provence, bright, beautiful, intelligent--married as a young girl to the much older Henry III, King of England. A marriage surprisingly happy, with the king pouring wealth upon his young wife's relatives...incurring the wrath of the Barons. Eleanor, devoted mother, who fought the will of the monks to stay in a monastery and nurse her sick son, the future Edward I... -
![The Enemies of Versailles by Sally Christie]()
The Enemies of Versailles by Sally Christie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the final installment of Sally Christie’s “tantalizing” (New York Daily News) Mistresses of Versailles trilogy, Jeanne Becu, a woman of astounding beauty but humble birth, works her way from the grimy back streets of Paris to the palace of Versailles, where the aging King Louis XV has become a jaded and bitter old philanderer...Categorized as:
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![The Sun in Splendour by Jean Plaidy]()
The Sun in Splendour by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward the fourth has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kingmaker. But even Warwick's trusted advice cannot convince the King to ignore his passion for the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Woodville - and when she refuses to become his mistress the two are married... -
![The Star of Lancaster by Jean Plaidy]()
The Star of Lancaster by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRichard the Second was losing his hold on the crown and ambitious eyes were turning toward it. Henry of Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, had married the heiress Mary de Bohun and by her had six children, the eldest of whom was Harry of Monmouth.Bolingbroke was exiled by the King but returned to England when Richard confiscated John of Gaunt's estates... -
![His Fair Lady by Kathleen Kirkwood]()
His Fair Lady by Kathleen Kirkwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA MAIDEN TO BE SAVED. . . During the murderous assault on the village of Vaux, little “Ana” lost all she knew. Suddenly, out of the burning wreckage, a young man appeared and rescued her from the horrors of the night. He proved to be a squire in a company of knights, on their way to join the Crusades... -
![A Pride of Kings – a captivating tale of love, chivalry and betrayal in Plantagenet England by Juliet Dymoke]()
A Pride of Kings – a captivating tale of love, chivalry and betrayal in Plantagenet England by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCondemned by King Stephen. Loved by King Henry. Honoured by King Richard. Betrayed by King John. For William Marshall, the greatest knight of the realm, serving royalty is an unpredictable business. * * * Having survived the threat of beheading from Stephen as a child, Marshall rises from nothing to a place in court serving King Henry II...Categorized as:
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![The Tudor Crown by Joanna Hickson]()
The Tudor Crown by Joanna Hickson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA compelling novel of the Tudors from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.The thrilling story of the first Tudor king, Henry VII and his fight for England’s crown.Henry Tudor’s rise to the throne of England is one of the most eventful and thrilling episodes from England’s royal history...Categorized as:
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![Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 2 by Philippa Gregory]()
Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 2 by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the last three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE QUEEN’S FOOL, THE VIRGIN’S LOVER and THE OTHER QUEENTHE QUEEN’S FOOL is a stunning novel set in the Tudor court, depicting the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth, played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion... -
![The Seasons Series by Denise Domning]()
The Seasons Series by Denise Domning
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world where folk are either common or noble, Temric FitzHenry, bastard of Graistan, is neither and both. If only he had met his equal, Philippa of Lindurst--also a bastard raised to noble expectations--before she had married. Then he discovers the abuse Philippa endures and his heart demands he steal her from her husband. As he does, he promises she'll never know pain with him... -
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![Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis]()
Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sparkling prize, the beautiful Mellusine of Ulle is awarded to the bastard-born Bruno of Jernaeve as a spoil of war. Bruno vows to tame the rebellious spirit of the captive beauty, but ultimately surrenders to her charms. Born of different worlds, joined in the flames of passion and intrigue, they find new strength in each other's arms...and a burning love that defies all eternity... -
![Sybelle by Roberta Gellis]()
Sybelle by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was a headstrong beauty caught in the flood tides of passion and war. Tempestuous, amber-eyed hairess to the magnificent Roselynde dynasty, Sybelle knew that her time had come to choose a husband. But she was ruler of her own lands and would bow to no man's will - until she met a rugged, handsome rebel leading a daring revolt against the king... -
![Loyal Heart by Anna Markland]()
Loyal Heart by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn impossible choice…love or family loyalty. Book I of a brand new series from Anna Markland, The Von Wolfenberg Dynasty. Sophia falls in love with a guest at her brother’s wedding, but he is an envoy sent by her father’s enemies. Brandt intends to return home as soon as his unwelcome obligation to attend the wedding is fulfilled... -
![A Knight To Desire by Gerri Russell]()
A Knight To Desire by Gerri Russell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe artifacts were legendary—the sword of Charlemagne and the Holy Grail. And now they were gone, stolen by those who hoped to use their mystical powers to destroy Scotland... -
![The Braeswood Tapestry by Robyn Carr]()
The Braeswood Tapestry by Robyn Carr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe enemy of your enemy is…your lover?A peasant farm girl has no place consorting with feuding lords, yet that’s exactly what Jocelyn Cutler sets out to do. Now Jocelyn finds herself trapped between the tyrannical Lord Kerr, and the dangerous rogue, Sir Trent Wescott... -
![The Dragon & the Rose by Roberta Gellis]()
The Dragon & the Rose by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Dragon Henry had been hunted, betrayed and attacked by his political enemies since the day he was born...
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