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El chico que dibujaba constelaciones by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEsta es una historia de amor, de sueños y de vida.La de Valentina. La chica que no sabía que tenía el mundo a sus pies, la que creció y empezó a pensar en imposibles. La que cazaba estrellas, la que anhelaba más, la que tropezó con él. Con Gabriel... -
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Trust Me by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwo young sisters sent far, far from home ...When tragedy deprives little Dulcie Taylor and her sister May of their parents, they are sent first to an orphanage and then shipped off to begin a new life in Australia. But the 'better life' the sisters are promised in this new and exciting country turns out to be a lie... -
![Осъдени души by Dimitar Dimov, Димитър Димов]()
Осъдени души by Dimitar Dimov, Димитър Димов
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsМоже ли любовта да издържи на предизвикателствата на войната?Може ли човек да открие щастие, надежда, спасение в един свят, раздиран от жестокост, фанатизъм, глад, страх и болести, в който човешкият живот сякаш е загубил стойност, а непримиримите идеологии увличат милиони във всепомитаща буря?Испания е в гражданска война... -
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Ruby by Sadie Conall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIts 1846 and after escaping by wagon train from St Louis and heading west, Ruby leaves Fort Hall for California, hoping to start a new life and leave her past behind... -
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![Znachor by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz]()
Znachor by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Znachor" is a one of the best novels written by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It has been published in 1937... -
![Never Look Back by Lesley Pearse]()
Never Look Back by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNever Look Back is the latest from bestselling author Lesley Pearse. One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a minister's daughter. Welcomed into Tabitha's family, Matilda is offered the chance of a lifetime. She leaves behind London's slums and enters the darkest corners of New York... -
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Camellia by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow far would you go to discover your true identity? Camellia Norton is orphaned at fifteen when her mother's body is fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of letters amongst her mother's effects she realises that the past she has always been so sure of has been built on a tissue of lies... -
![Remember Me by Lesley Pearse]()
Remember Me by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow far must you go to find love?The Queen of Storytellers is back - with a triumphant tale of one woman's struggle over adversity.In 1786 a fisherman's daughter from Cornwall called Mary Broad was sentenced to be hung for theft. But her sentence was commuted, and she was transported to Australia, one of the first convicts to arrive there...Categorized as:
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![Settling the Account by Shayne Parkinson]()
Settling the Account by Shayne Parkinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmy watches in growing fear the worsening confrontation between her husband and her son, until she realises that only one of them can survive it. How long can she keep them apart? The final volume in "Promises to Keep". It follows directly on from Book Two, Mud and Gold... -
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Tara by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan you ever be free from the past?In the East End, twelve-year-old Tara witnesses her villain of a father almost kill her mother. She forges a determination then and there to change her life.This is the story of three beautiful and talented women... -
![Rosie by Lesley Pearse]()
Rosie by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan good come from evil?Will Rosie ever escape from her brutal brothers?As a child Rosie Parker spent the war years battling her brutish half-brothers Seth and Norman on the farm under the less-than-watchful eye of her father Cole. But when housekeeper Heather Farley arrives, Rosie finds a mother - and a friend - to look after her.Several years later, Thomas Farley comes to find his sister... -
![Hope: Is Her Name Her Destiny by Lesley Pearse]()
Hope: Is Her Name Her Destiny by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIs her name her destiny? Somerset, 1836, and baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as living proof of her mother's adultery ... Smuggled away from the Harveys and Briargate House to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, unaware of her true identity... -
![Into Temptation by Penny Vincenzi]()
Into Temptation by Penny Vincenzi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsInto Temptation, the third book of the Lytton family trilogy, shifts the focus to New York City and Barty Miller. Rescued from the slums as a baby by Celia Lytton and now living in New York, Barty heads more than half of the Lytton publishing house. Falling on bad times, the family is worried that Barty will make a business decision that would be devastating to them... -
![The Moonstone Pirate: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt]()
The Moonstone Pirate: A Regency Historical Romance by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Moonstone Landing, where moonstones shimmer beneath the sea and a pirate’s heart is about to be captured with true love’s kiss. Lady Imogen Stockwell is convinced her handsome new neighbor, Draco Waring, Earl of Woodley is a pirate...Categorized as:
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![Secrets by Lesley Pearse]()
Secrets by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan truth stay hidden for ever? Set in the 1930's, the classic novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Twelve-year-old Adele Talbot's unhappy mother Rose succumbs to madness after a family tragedy and Adele is placed in a bleak children's home... -
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'Til Morning Light by Ann Moore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe crossed an ocean to escape the suffering of famine-torn Ireland. Haunted by loss, but determined to build a life in the New World, Gracelin O'Malley then crosses the country with her young children to accept a San Francisco sea captain's practical proposal of marriage. But when she arrives, he is not there, and the City of Gold is no place for widows and children... -
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Gabrielle by Marie Laberge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuébec, 1930. Gabrielle est mariée avec Edward depuis bientôt dix ans. Entre la maison de l’île d’Orléans et celle de la Grande-Allée, elle mène une vie bien remplie, entourée de ses cinq enfants. De toute évidence, il s’agit d’un mariage heureux. Mais cette chose qui devrait être si simple fait pourtant froncer bien des sourcils dans l’entourage de Gabrielle... -
![Gypsy by Lesley Pearse]()
Gypsy by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLiverpool, 1893, and tragedy sends Beth Bolton on a journey far from home ... Fifteen-year-old Beth's dreams are shattered when she, her brother Sam and baby sister Molly are orphaned. Sam believes that only in America can they make their fortunes so, reluctantly leaving Molly with adoptive parents, brother and sister embark on the greatest adventure of their lives...Categorized as:
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![An Italian Girl in Brooklyn by Santa Montefiore]()
An Italian Girl in Brooklyn by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiore’s spellbinding new novel set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York. New York, 1979. It is Thanksgiving and Evelina has her close family and beloved friends gathered around, her heart weighted with gratitude for what she has and regret for what she has given up... -
![Mud and Gold by Shayne Parkinson]()
Mud and Gold by Shayne Parkinson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmy tries desperately hard to be a good wife and mother. She puts her whole heart into doing the best she can. But will her best ever be good enough for this man? Mud and Gold is the second book in the three-volume "Promises to Keep". It follows directly on from Book One, Sentence of Marriage... -
![A Durable Fire by Stephanie Keating]()
A Durable Fire by Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood. Hannah is struggling to preserve her heritage at Langani Farm, where a series of unexplained and violent attacks threaten her security and recent marriage... -
![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 Sister's Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter]()
A Sister's Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLose yourself in Holmes County, where romance, suspense, mystery, and faith-filled Amish ways rule the day! Martha Hostettler is concerned about the continuous attacks being made on her Amish family. With a definite motive and a myriad of methods, Luke Friesen looks like the culprit. Determined to clear his name, Martha decides to play detective... -
![A City Not Forsaken by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris]()
A City Not Forsaken by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe cholera epidemic of 1866 threatens New York City where Cheney serves as a physician. Cheney Duvall, M.D... -
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![Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating]()
Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart... -
![Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree by Santa Montefiore]()
Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPaperback. Language: English Publisher:. Simon & Schuster Ltd Sofia Solanas grew up on a magnificent ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampa. amid the grand traditions of the Argentine nobility and the mysticism of the native gauchos Spoilt. wilful. resourceful and proud . she is loved by all around her. All. that is. except her Irish mother. Anna... -
![Lo que dicen tus ojos by Florencia Bonelli, Martin Untrojb]()
Lo que dicen tus ojos by Florencia Bonelli, Martin Untrojb
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLa poderosa y fascinante historia de la familia Al Saud. Apenas iniciada una brillante carrera en el diario que dirige su padrino y mentor, la joven periodista Francesca de Gecco sufre un terrible desengaño amoroso. Sólo el tiempo y la distancia podrán curar una herida tan profunda, y por eso la muchacha acepta un puesto en la embajada de su país en Ginebra... -
![Whither Thou Goest Lib/E by Anna Belfrage, Greg Patmore]()
Whither Thou Goest Lib/E by Anna Belfrage, Greg Patmore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn their rural home in the Colony of Maryland, Matthew and Alex Graham are still recovering from the awful events of the previous years when Luke Graham, Matthew's estranged brother, asks them for a favor.Alex has no problems whatsoever ignoring Luke's sad plea for help. In her opinion Matthew's brother is an evil excuse of a man who deserves whatever nasty stuff fate throws at him... -
![My Warrior (Knights of de Ware) by Glynnis Campbell]()
My Warrior (Knights of de Ware) by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWealthy and powerful, the de Wares are one of the most respected noble families in England. The heirs to the de Ware legacy—Duncan, Holden, and Garth—are true warriors...and reckless lovers.. -
![My Hero by Glynnis Campbell]()
My Hero by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWealthy and powerful, the de Wares are one of the most respected noble families in England. The heirs to the de Ware legacy—Duncan, Holden, and Garth—are true warriors...and reckless lovers... Unlike his brothers, Garth de Ware had always preferred peace to war. As the youngest son, there were few opportunities for him to earn his fortune, so he chose a career in the Church... -
![In His Touch: Blemished Brides Book 2 by Peggy L Henderson]()
In His Touch: Blemished Brides Book 2 by Peggy L Henderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year has passed since a tragic event stole everything from Laura – her husband, her dreams for the future, and her sense of self-worth. Determined to run her farm alone, she resolves to never give in to the man who wants her land, or allow vicious rumors to break her spirit... -
![The Gift of the Marquess by Darcy Burke]()
The Gift of the Marquess by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Marchioness of Darlington wants nothing more than to be a mother, but after nearly three childless years of marriage, Poppy believes she is barren. Her sadness is eclipsed by anger and hurt, however, when she learns that her husband does not share her despair, and she suspects he is having an affair... -
![Seasons of Waiting: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Christina Morland]()
Seasons of Waiting: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Christina Morland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn, 1812: Certain his second proposal will be rejected, Darcy does not return to Hertfordshire–or to Elizabeth Bennet.Spring, 1837: When his nephew falls in love with her niece, Darcy and Elizabeth are bound to meet again.How many steps does it take to find a way back to the person you have always loved?Dear Readers: this book contains a few non-graphic references to rape and incest... -
![Love and Honor by Leslie Arlen]()
Love and Honor by Leslie Arlen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaga of the Borodins, one of the families who for centuries steered the golden destiny of Russia, amid the fabled Court of the Tsars. The dynasty that rode high to the crest of power-only to reach the brink of a rebel-torn New Age. Prince Peter: the unbending heir to the tempest of change. Ilona: the heartstrong Princess, slave to a renegade passion... -
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![Secrets Between Lovers by Charlie Lane]()
Secrets Between Lovers by Charlie Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUncovering secrets can be dangerous. She has no other choice. Lady Maggie’s dowry is gone, her family’s estate is in disrepair, and each new work of art her parents purchase lead them closer to bankruptcy. They’re all headed for ruination unless she can use the yearly house party her parents host to discover secrets and spin them into gold...Categorized as:
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![The Colonists by Jack Cavanaugh]()
The Colonists by Jack Cavanaugh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the years before America became a nation, new generations were born to the Puritans, men and women historians have called the Colonists. The untimely death of Benjamin Morgan, great-grandson of Drew Morgan, has splintered his Boston family into feuding factions... -
![1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner]()
1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe saga of The 1929 Series continues as Aryl’s battle with opiates forces Jonathan and Caleb to take drastic measures in an effort to save him. Claire clings desperately to the hope that the man she fell in love with, and lost, will reemerge from the depths of his addiction.Ava confronts a dark secret from her past that sends her spiraling deeper into postpartum depression... -
![In Borrowed Light by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating]()
In Borrowed Light by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA breathtaking story of friendship and love set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Kenya Fourteen years after independence, the enduring childhood friendship of three women has carried them through times of violence and loss in Kenya, their chosen homeland... -
![Matilda's Last Waltz by Tamara McKinley]()
Matilda's Last Waltz by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter the tragic death of her husband, Jenny travels to Churinga, a remote sheep-station in the Australian Outback that he intended to give to her for reasons she doesn't understand.Churinga is harsh and unforgiving, but also has its beauty...and its secrets... -
![Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund]()
Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe was a nun of noble birth. He, a heretic, a reformer…an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire. In the 16th century, nun Katharina von Bora’s fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther. His sweeping Catholic church reformation—condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage—awakened her desire for everything she’d been forbidden... -
![Father Unknown by Lesley Pearse]()
Father Unknown by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWould you sacrifice your future for the sake of your past? One young woman in search of a past - and a future ... Sweet-natured but dappy Daisy Buchan drifts from job to job and takes her policeman boyfriend Joel for granted. She's happy, but she doesn't know what she wants from life... -
![Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen by Alison Weir]()
Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII's wives. In this captivating opening volume, Weir brings to life the tumultuous tale of Katherine of Aragón. Henry's first, devoted, and "true" queen... -
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Consuming Fire by Kathleen Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the Scottish Highlands in 1694, this epic novel tells the gripping story of one woman's struggle to find true freedom and love. Deceived by her father and betrayed by the man she loved, Maggie Robertson must turn to God for refuge...Categorized as:
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![El prisionero enmascarado by Juliette Benzoni, Francisco Rodriguez de Lecea]()
El prisionero enmascarado by Juliette Benzoni, Francisco Rodriguez de Lecea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWearing a dress that is splattered with blood and clasping a doll to her chest, Sylvie de Valaines, a four-year-old girl, wanders the streets of the small village of Anet. The year is 1626 and her entire family has just been murdered, likely on the orders of Cardinal Richelieu. When a young boy of 10--Francois de Borbon-Vendome, the prince of Martigues--finds her, he brings her to his castle... -
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![From Across the Ancient Waters: Wales by Michael Phillips]()
From Across the Ancient Waters: Wales by Michael Phillips
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRETURN TO WALES WITH BEST-SELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL PHILLIPS!After being sent to his uncle’s estate, young Percy Drummond has no intention of letting the country atmosphere soften his rebellious ways. Then he meets a village girl, Gwyneth Barrie, and her friendship changes his life.When Percy later returns, his intriguing friend has grown into a young woman... -
![Rosa's Castle by Deanna Edens]()
Rosa's Castle by Deanna Edens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamuel Taylor Suit was a dashing figure in West Virginian society—a man who made his fortune distilling whiskey. An investor in the growing railroad industry, he played host to US presidents. And when he fell in love, he fell hard. Rosa Pelham was almost two decades younger than Suit, who courted her unsuccessfully for five long years... -
![Angelique and the Ghosts by Sergeanne Golon]()
Angelique and the Ghosts by Sergeanne Golon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's one of the most ravished and ravishing heroines in the history of fiction. Her stormy adventures have taken her from the gutters of Paris to the harems of Africa to the silken prison of a king. Angelique has loved, intrigued, hated and fought her way into the hearts of millions of readers all over the world...Categorized as:
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![The Moon by Night by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris]()
The Moon by Night by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 of Cheney and Shiloh: The Inheritance. Cheney and Shiloh Irons-Winslow return to New York from their honeymoon and enthusiastically begin work???Shiloh at Winslow Brothers Shipping and Cheney in her medical career... -
![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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Rosamund by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRosamund Bolton is the heiress to the manor of Friarsgate in the wild Cumbrian border between England and Scotland. More than a splendid inheritance, Friarsgate will chart the fate of the orphaned beauty widowed at a precious young age...
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