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Rising Seas by Edie James
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleeing his old life gave him hope.Will his deadly secrets kill their only chance at love?Detective Will Natchez isn't who he seems. On the run from a ruthless gang of dirty cops, he's hiding in plain sight. Getting hired by the tiny MacKenzie Cove PD was his first stroke of luck since escaping witness protection. The second? Meeting gorgeous psychologist Viv MacKenzie... -
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Seagrass Secrets by Christy Barritt
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s her best friend. She’s the woman of his dreams.Firefighter Colby Morris needs answers. After discovering a dead body, he then learns his best friend’s address was in the man’s pocket. He’ll do anything to keep Emmy safe—yet he wants to keep his heart safe also. That’s why he’s never told Emmy he’s in love with her... -
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Miriam by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Hebrews call me prophetess, the Egyptians a seer.But I am neither. I am simply a watcher of Israel and the messenger of El Shaddai.When He speaks to me in dreams, I interpret. When He whispers a melody, I sing.At eighty-six, Miriam had devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger...Categorized as:
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The Amish Christmas Angel by Hannah Schrock
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatie is on the cusp of getting engaged when she finds an Englischer hiding in the familye’s barn at Christmas time. It will soon be Christmas and Katie Raber is eager to get engaged but Jacob King doesn’t seem as keen. After courting for more than a year, Katie doesn’t understand his hesitation... -
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![My Facebook Boyfriend... For Real!!? by Anne Bernadette Castueras]()
My Facebook Boyfriend... For Real!!? by Anne Bernadette Castueras
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIkaw na lang ang NBSB sa barkada? Bakit di mo subukang gumawa ng iyong Facebook Boyfriend? Makakapagpalit ka pa ng status mo from single into relationship, oh di ba? Pero pa'no kung ang ginamit mong picture ng FBBF mo ay mabuking ka?Sa Facebook 'di lang friends ang makikita dahil pati ang lalaking mamahalin mo - dito mo lang mase-search! Ito ang istoryang pupunan ang BORING na araw ninyo sa... -
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The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Fear is the most fertile ground for faith.” “You will be called Anippe, daughter of the Nile. Do you like it?” Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me into her squishy, round tummy for a hug. I’m trying not to cry. Pharaoh’s daughters don’t cry.When we make our way down the tiled hall, I try to stop at ummi Kiya’s chamber. I know her spirit has flown yet I long for one more moment...Categorized as:
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![Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTuya came as a teenaged slave to Potiphar's household, a personal gift from the Pharaoh. Tall and slender, the young girl had eyes that shone like a stream of gold. She knew nothing about her past, except that she had always been a slave... -
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Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all.Choosing to flee with the Hebrews, Kiya finds herself reliant on a strange God and drawn to a man who despises her people...Categorized as:
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![Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive decades before the birth of Christ, Chava, daughter of the royal tutor, grows up with Urbi, a princess in Alexandria's royal palace. When Urbi becomes Queen Cleopatra, Chava vows to be a faithful friend no matter what--but after she and Cleopatra have an argument, she finds herself imprisoned and sold into slavery...Categorized as:
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![Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe homeless outcast known as Cursed ANNA has spent her days avoiding the reproachful glances of her fellow Jerusalemites and her nights defending against the bitter cold and her growing hunger and fear. Her deepest desire is to find acceptance among her people. For that to happen she must live one more day, and one more day after that... -
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Drömmarnas hus by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe grew up on the reed-lined banks of the Upper Nile but she was not like the other villagers of Aswat. Intelligent and ambitious, Thu is convinced that her destiny is greater than to marry a peasant, tend crops and breed sons. She wants more... -
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The Queen's Handmaid (The Incense Road) by Tracy Higley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA jealous Egyptian queen.A lascivious Galilean governor.How can one servant girl possibly make a difference?An orphan since birth, Lydia lives in the palace at the demand of Cleopatra and her royal child, the son of Julius Caesar.But Lydia’s beauty is becoming a liability to the aging queen, and the visiting Herod’s undisguised interest in Lydia only makes matters worse... -
![Miriam's Song by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Miriam's Song by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiriam and her people have prayed for deliverance from the cruel tyranny of Egypt for generations. She believes her brother is the long-awaited answer to their pleas...Categorized as:
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![The Oasis by Pauline Gedge]()
The Oasis by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter his father's death, Kamose assumes command of the rebellion of the native princes against their overlords. He makes a perilous sweep up the river Nile toward the delta strongholds of the Hyksos. The costs are heavy in terms of men slain and villages destroyed. The long domination of alien men and their gods has been effectively challenged, but Kamose cannot lead the Egyptians to glory... -
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![Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge]()
Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart of a popular line of historical thrillers set in Egypt, this second volume in Gedge's bestselling series reconstructs the court of Akhenaten, one of ancient Egypt's most controversial and colorful rulers, whose reign lead to the near-collapse of his empire some 2,500 years ago. A lustrous tale of Pharaonic decadence... -
![The Way of Fire by Christian Jacq]()
The Way of Fire by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe young scribe Iker has finally realised that, in pursuing Pharaoh Senusret with his hatred, he chose the wrong target. The real enemy, the one who is attacking the Tree of Life at Abydos, is in fact the Herald, that baleful individual who is rallying troops on the border in order to invade Egypt and annihilate her... -
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Guardian of the Flame by T.L. Higley, Tracy L. Higley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGuardian of the Flame is book three in the Seven Wonders series of novels transporting readers back to the Ancient World. Characters struggle to find meaning in a pagan society and are confronted by the one true God and His message of redemption.The year is 48 BC... -
![The King's Man by Pauline Gedge]()
The King's Man by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwelve-year-old Amunhotep III has ascended the throne, becoming king of the richest empire on earth. The boy's mother acts as regent, but she has brought to court the renowned seer, Huy, son of a humble farmer, to be scribe and counsel to her royal son. It's a position of power and responsibility—one fraught with intrigue and the lure of corruption... -
![Secret of the 7th Scarab by Nathaniel Burns]()
Secret of the 7th Scarab by Nathaniel Burns
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAncient Egypt, 1231 BC While the pharaoh tries to conceal the disappearance of Queen Nefertari’s sacred heart scarab, along with Shabaka’s abduction, fears of a curse befall those travelling eastwards through the desert... -
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The Place of Truth by Christian Jacq
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChristian Jacq, author of the international triumph Ramses, brings the people and the passions of ancient Egypt to life in an enthralling epic novel in four volumes Volume IV: The Place of Truth The beloved Master of the Place of Truth has been savagely assassinated, and the artisans of the magnificent, hidden village are deep in mourning...Categorized as:
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![السلطان الحائر by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم]()
السلطان الحائر by Tawfiq Al-Hakim, توفيق الحكيم
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsاحدى أشهر مسرحيات توفيق الحكيم التى اثارت جدلاً ضمن مؤلفات توفيق الحكيم التى تم اعادة نشره ضمن مشروع دار الشروق لإعادة نشر الأعمال الكامله لأبى المسرح... -
![King and Goddess by Judith Tarr]()
King and Goddess by Judith Tarr
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHatshepsut was the only daughter of Thutmose and his Great Royal Wife, and carried the King Right in her person. She was trained to govern, and loved her land and people above all other things. But custom and the Gods decreed that she must wed her half brother and be the Great Royal Wife while he reigned as Pharaoh... -
![War of the Crowns: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Christian Jacq]()
War of the Crowns: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristian Jacq, author of the international sensations Ramses and The Stone of Light, continues his epic Queen of Freedom trilogy as the fiercely determined Queen Ahhotep struggles to save her people -- and reclaim her own legacy. The barbaric Hyksos have taken possession of the whole of Egypt, imposing their harsh rule with unimaginable cruelty. Only Queen Ahhotep has yet to succumb... -
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![Egypt: the Book of Chaos by Nick Drake]()
Egypt: the Book of Chaos by Nick Drake
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe future of Egypt lies in the hands of the Medjay's chief-detective Rahotep in the final, gripping installment of Nick Drake's acclaimed Ancient Egyptian trilogy...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock]()
The Tale of Nefret by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwin daughters of an ancient Bedouin king struggle under the weight of an ominous prophecy that threatens to divide them forever. Royal sibling rivalry explodes as the young women realize that they must fight for their future and for the love of Alexio, the man they both love. The Tale of Nefret chronicles their lives as they travel in two different directions...Categorized as:
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The Great Secret by Christian Jacq
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter 40 years spent studying the doctrines of Ancient Egypt, Christian Jacq closes the series by revealing the Great Secret of resurrection. This mystery was at the very centre of Egyptian thought and pharonic civilisation, and is the key to a modern understanding of Ancient Egyptian life... -
![The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits by Mike Ashley, Elizabeth Peters]()
The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits by Mike Ashley, Elizabeth Peters
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Cleopatra and Herodotus to Howard Carter and the Curse of the Pharaohs, the investigators in The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits uncover the murder mysteries of Ancient Egypt in over two dozen stories...Categorized as:
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![الشيطان يعظ by Naguib Mahfouz, نجيب محفوظ]()
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![لأني أحبك by فاروق جويدة]()
لأني أحبك by فاروق جويدة
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsو يمضي العامُ .. بعد العامَ بعد العامْوتسقط بينَنا الأيامْرمادُ أنتِ في عينيبقايا من حريقِ ثار في دمِنَا .. ونامْو يمضي العامْ .. بعد العامِ بعد العامْفلا أنتِ التي كنتِو لا أنا . -
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Ayat-Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTentang seorang pemuda Indonesia yang mencari ilmu jauh di tanah Arab. Berbekal iman yang kuat dan ketabahan, Fahri mengalami banyak hal yang menggetarkan hidupnya, yang sesaat membuat Fahri mempertanyakan jalan hidupnya.Kesabaran dan keimanan adalah kunci kehidupan. Fahri, Aisyah dan Maria membuktikannya dalam cerita yang halus dan mengalir... -
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Svetla tačka by بهاء طاهر
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRoman Svetla tačka nastao je posle piščevog povratka u domovinu 1995. godine. Priča se odvija u Sadatovom Egiptu, sredinom sedamdesetih godina proteklog veka, u doba velike ekonomske krize. U takvim okolnostima, rađa se ljubav Selima i Lubne, glavnih junaka romana, koja budući opterećena ličnim i društvenim problemima ubrzo poprima tragičan tok... -
![The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. by Unknown]()
The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C. by Unknown
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDrawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson's new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). The book features The Tale of Sinuhe, acclaimed as the masterpiece of Egyptian poetry, which tells of a courtier's adventures after he flees Egypt...Categorized as:
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Asenath by Anna Patricio
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo Destinies...One Journey of Love In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has everything she could want. Until her perfect world is shattered. When a warring jungle tribe ransacks the village and kidnaps her, separating her from her parents, she is forced to live as a slave... -
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![Ketika Cinta Bertasbih by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy]()
Ketika Cinta Bertasbih by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEntah kenapa tiba-tiba ia merasa berdosa. Ia merasa berdosa dan jijik pada dirinya sendiri yang begitu rapuh, mudah terperdaya oleh tampilan luar yang menipu. Ia jijik pada dirinya sendiri yang ia rasa terlalu cair pada lawan jenis yang belum halal baginya. Ia hairan sendiri kenapa jati dirinya seolah pudar saat berhadapan atau berdekatan dengan Eliana... -
![الخروج من التابوت by مصطفى محمود]()
الخروج من التابوت by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsكيف يسرق السارق جثة لا تنفعه بشيء، ويترك ذهباً بهذه القيمة؟ كان هناك تفسير واحد: أن المومياء كانت مدفونة في مقبرة أخرى، اقتحمها اللصوص وأتلفوا الجثة (على عادة اللصوص أيام الفراعنة) وسرقوا ما أمكنهم سرقته من متاع المقبرة، ثم فطن الكهنة المشرفون إلى أمر السرقة وما حاق بالجثة من تلف، فنقلوا التابوت الفارغ إلى مقره الجديد وغطوه، وأخفوا أمر السرقة عن فرعون، وكوموا ما تبقى من متاع حول التابوت، وتركوا... -
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The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA complex tale of alienation and despair. Unable to achieve psychological renewal in the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs that intensify his feelings of estrangement. A passionate outcry against irrelevance... -
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Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfouz
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNaguib Mahfouz's kaleidoscopic novel is set in Cairo during the 1920s. The narrator tells tales of the street - of separated lovers, childhood games, workers, neighbours, loneliness. In his alley, his small slice of Egypt, he finds the excitement and harshness of Cairo at the one end, and the withdrawn but beautiful world of the sanctuary at the other... -
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![الذين ضحكوا حتى البكاء by مصطفى محمود]()
الذين ضحكوا حتى البكاء by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"وما يشقيني ويفجعني ويملأني رعباً.. أن الله سوف يرد عليا بالحُجة البالغة. ولله الحجة البالغة دائماً. سوف يكشف الستر عن لُغز هذه النفس التي تعللنا بها جميعاً، وسوف يهتك عنها الحجاب ويمزق النقاب.. وسوف يشهدنا كيف فطرها بيضاء لم يودعها كراهية ولم يضمنها حقداً ولم يبطنها حسداً وإنما جعلها مفتوحة النوافذ على جميع الأهواء والرغائب. وأن كلامنا كان تاريخاً.. من الخيارات.. ولا نهاية من الإمكانيات. -
![The God's Wife by Suzan Still]()
The God's Wife by Suzan Still
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe women of ancient Egypt were the freest of any civilization on earth, until the modern era. In several dynasties of ancient Egypt the God's Wives of Amun stood tall, priestesses of wealth and power, who represented the pinnacle of female power in the Egyptian state. Many called The God's Wife of Amun second only to the Pharaoh in dominance... -
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![The Heron by Ibrahim Aslan]()
The Heron by Ibrahim Aslan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne long winter night and the Cairo neighborhood of Kit Kat stands at a crossroads. Poised like herons fishing on the banks of the Nile, the characters of this novel wait and watch as opportunities swim by past their reach. Some gaze on as their local caf� is stolen before their eyes... -
![بيت سيئ السمعة by Naguib Mahfouz, نجيب محفوظ]()
بيت سيئ السمعة by Naguib Mahfouz, نجيب محفوظ
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsيت سيء السمعة" مجموعة قصصية تحكي بعضاً من حكايات الناس مجموعة قصصية أقل ما يُقال عنها أنها ساحرة و ساخرة مبددة بذلك تناقضات عشرات الوجوه التي تحمل في شقاء الملامح آلاف الاسئلة لا نقرأ هنا سرد و قصا جاهزا بل محبوكا رزينا يتطلب من القارئ الذكي إعادة ربط ثريا النص "العنوان" بكل... -
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![المستحيل by مصطفى محمود]()
المستحيل by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsتدور الرواية حول اناس عاشوا حياة لم يختاروها حياة فرضت عليهم من قبل المحيطين بهم يحكي قصة مهندس شاب يكتشف فجأة زيف حياته وواقعه فكل شيء قد فرض عليه دون أن تكون له يد في اختياره بدءا من زوجته ربة المنزل التي لا هم لها سوى البيت والأولاد إلى لوحة الموناليزا التي تغطي جدار منزله والتي أقنعه والده بمدى جمالها وكيف أن اليدين تبتسمان وكان ظنه أن هذا رأي والده ولكنه يفاجأ بأن هذا الرأي منشور في إحدى... -
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سارة by عباس محمود العقاد
Rated: 3.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsيصرح الكاتب بأن قصة سارة هي في حقيقتها تجربة نفسية كان لابد أن تكتب في يوم من الأيام، فهل هي واقعية أم هي من الواقع والخيال؟ أقل ما يمكن أن يقال: إنها قصة لابد أن تحدث، أو إنها تقبل الحدوث، سارة موصوفة في صفحات القصة بأنها تحسن اللغات غير العربية، وأنها تشرح علاقة استمرت سنوات وانقطعت لسنوات . -
![بالأمس حلمت بك by بهاء طاهر]()
بالأمس حلمت بك by بهاء طاهر
Rated: 3.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings«كتابات بهاء طاهر من هذه الكتابات الهامسة التي تنساب إليك في هدوء آسر بليغ، وتربت على مشاعرك في نعومة ورقة مهما بلغت حدتها الدرامية وعمقها الدلالي. إنه قصاص شاعر متصوف تفيض شاعريته وصوفيته برؤية إنسانية حارة تُغريك برومانسيتها الظاهرة عما وراءها من حكمة وعقلانية وإحساس عميق بالمسئولية والالتزام»... -
![الأفيون by مصطفى محمود]()
الأفيون by مصطفى محمود
Rated: 3.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsرواية الأفيون احدى روايات الكاتب والمفكر الكبير د.مصطفى محمود رحمه اللهتدور اجواء الرواية حول عائلة الشيخ عبد المقصود الهادى المهدى من خلال بطل الرواية محمدافندى عبد المقصود كان طالباً نجيباً ودخل كلية الحقوق وكانت له أحلام عريضة في مستقبل باهر في المحاماة.بعد أن سقط أبوه مشلولاً كان عليه أن يبحث عن عمل أو وظيفة بعد أن تدهور حال الأسره ,واستقر به المطاف في مكتب بأرشيف وزارة الأوقاف...
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