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Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty, 1485-1917 by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThen look no further. Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty is the book for you. Here, at last, for the first time, are the full scripts of one of British television's funniest comedies... -
![The Letter by Michelle Vernal]()
The Letter by Michelle Vernal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWORDS HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL, REUNITE AND TO HURT... Isabel opened her bag and pulled the letter out, glancing at the address one last time before she slid it through the slot, hearing it land with a plunk. It was gone. She’d done it, and now she’d have to wait to see what happened next... -
![The Robber Knight by Robert Thier]()
The Robber Knight by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea.Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall... -
![A Joyous de Wolfe Christmas: A de Wolfe Sons short story by Kathryn Le Veque]()
A Joyous de Wolfe Christmas: A de Wolfe Sons short story by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story de Wolfe Pack readers have been asking for! The reunion of Scott and Troy de Wolfe wrapped up in a holiday short story! It's Christmas 1274 A.D., and the House of de Wolfe and their allies are gathering for a wedding, the marriage of James de Wolfe to Lady Rose Hage. But someone is missing...Categorized as:
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![Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton]()
Aphrodite by D.G. Rampton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratings70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire... -
![Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts]()
Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second of Roberts's epic novels of the American Revolution, Rabble in Arms was hailed by one critic as the greatest historical novel written about America upon its publication in 1933. Love, treachery, ambition, and idealism motivate an unforgettable cast of characters in a magnificent novel renowned not only for the beauty and horror of its story but also for its historical accuracy... -
![The Granny by Brendan O'Carroll]()
The Granny by Brendan O'Carroll
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe New York Times Book Review praised Brendan O'Carroll's first novel, The Mammy, as "Cheerful...as unpretentious and satisfying as a home-cooked meal...with a delicious dessert of an ending... -
![The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry]()
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume.The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the reader's delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of America's favorite storyteller... -
![A Feather To Fly With by Joyce Harmon]()
A Feather To Fly With by Joyce Harmon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Regency England, young ladies make their fortune by marrying it. But Cleo Cooper has come to London with a different idea – she’s going to make her fortune by stealing it. Raised abroad by unconventional parents, Cleo has no use for the rules and strictures of the ton. She’ll pretend to fit in, but she has a secret scheme. Arthur Ramsey, Duke of Winton, is in the market for a wife... -
![Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman]()
Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvoking a fraternity of political assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history, Sondheim and Weidman daringly examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious... -
![Blood Valley by William W. Johnstone]()
Blood Valley by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLawmen don't last long in the town of Doubtful, Wyoming Territory. But they have never seen the likes of the man who's known only as Cotton before, who aims to take the badge for $125 a month, save himself a nice chunk of money, and be on his way. Problem is, things don't always work out as you would wish... -
![Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #8: Surfing for Secrets by Geronimo Stilton]()
Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #8: Surfing for Secrets by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor is back in another prehistoric adventure!A mysterious rodent has been shipwrecked on Mouse Island. He's a prehistoric pirate, and he's searching for a lost Stone Age treasure! Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family volunteer to help him on his dangerous hunt...Categorized as:
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![My Autosaurus Will Win! by Geronimo Stilton]()
My Autosaurus Will Win! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor cavemouse Geronimo Stiltonoot, life is one prehistoric problem after another!Geronimo Stiltonoot is competing in a race to Boulder Bay and back! It's dangerous, but it will supply the village cheese maker with rare hot lava peppers, and there's a big prize for the winner. Unfortunately, Geronimo has a lazy, slow, city autosaurus (the cavemice mode of transportation)...Categorized as:
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![Mail Order Magic by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Mail Order Magic by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen widow Ruth Arbuckle discovers her ranch foreman is stealing from her, she decides to do something completely unorthodox—she sends for a mail-order husband. She refuses to continue losing money, and she wants someone competent to run all aspects of her ranch, including the financial side. It’s purely business, but when the man arrives to marry her, she’s stunned to find him so compelling... -
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![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.. -
![The Nonpareil's Secret by Kate Morrell]()
The Nonpareil's Secret by Kate Morrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘My husband will see me as his equal and his friend, or I will not barter my freedom for the splendid slavery of marriage!’ declared Lucy. ‘The what?’ choked Charles. Having run away on the coldest night in living memory, Lucy Hargrove is wondering if she will survive, when a dramatic event changes everything... -
![The Young and the Ruined: Compromised by Janna MacGregor, Tammy Andresen]()
The Young and the Ruined: Compromised by Janna MacGregor, Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese members of the peerage are young, beautiful and full of trouble... the sort that might just get a lord or lady ruined. Don't miss out on this set of six stories of romance, passion and a fair bit of societal difficulties...Two Ruins Make a Right by Janna MacGregor - Lady Nellwyn 'Nell' Whitton and Mr. James Richardson hate each other... -
![Capturing the Heart of a Cameron by Meara Platt]()
Capturing the Heart of a Cameron by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis boxset contains three Farthingale series novellas. Sparks fly whenever Camerons and Farthingales meet in If You Kissed Me and If You Loved Me. In Never Dare A Duke, Frances Cameron makes a wish upon a falling star and gets far more than she bargained for. If You Loved Me appeared previously in Under The Kissing Bough boxset and Never Dare A Duke appeared previously in A Duke’s Desire boxset...Categorized as:
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![Kilted at the Altar by Anna Markland]()
Kilted at the Altar by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rip-roaring comedic romance set in the Highlands of Scotland, part of the bestselling "Clash of the Tartans" series! Who jilted whom? Darroch MacKeegan vows revenge when his intended bride, Isabel MacRain, fails to show up for a marriage arranged to settle the long feud between their clans. Isabel's father lays waste to MacKeegan lands in retaliation for Darroch jilting his daughter... -
![Disaster at the Christmas Dinner by Emily Organ]()
Disaster at the Christmas Dinner by Emily Organ
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA poisoned plum pudding. A mutilated snowman. Christmas has gone disastrously wrong in Compton Poppleford.Elderly sleuths Churchill and Pemberley are enjoying Christmas dinner with friends when a guest is fatally poisoned...Categorized as:
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![Mistaken by Jessie Lewis]()
Mistaken by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Darcy stared into the pitch-black interior of the carriage, wishing for the thousandth time that he had never sent Bingley back to Hertfordshire.”April 1812. Miss Elizabeth Bennet, headstrong and usually self-assured, returns home to Longbourn chastened and confused after a surprising marriage proposal from Mr Darcy—a man she thought she despised... -
![The Trench by عبد الرحمن منيف]()
The Trench by عبد الرحمن منيف
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMunif sets this second volume of his critically acclaimed Cities of Salt trilogy in a Middle Eastern kingdom during the 1950s... -
![Dumb Luck by Vũ Trọng Phụng, Peter Zinoman]()
Dumb Luck by Vũ Trọng Phụng, Peter Zinoman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBanned in Vietnam until 1986, Dumb Luck--by the controversial and influential Vietnamese writer Vu Trong Phung--is a bitter satire of the rage for modernization in Vietnam during the late colonial era. First published in Hanoi during 1936, it follows the absurd and unexpected rise within colonial society of a street-smart vagabond named Red-haired Xuan... -
![The Amen Trail by Sharon Sala]()
The Amen Trail by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn odd couple are on a trail to redemption in this delightful western romance—the second in a bestselling trilogy “full of adventure, laughter and fun” (Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times–bestselling author). After one of her clients dies under embarrassing circumstances, frontier saloon girl Leticia Murphy fled the town of Lizard Flats with handyman and erstwhile drunk Eulis Potter in tow... -
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![Fall from Grace by Jill Barnett]()
Fall from Grace by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA classic Jill Barnett love and laughter novella set in the Highlands of Scotland, where the Clan McNish has been raided and left starving by their bitter rivals, the McNabs. As granddaughter to the clan chieftain, Grace McNish decides it is her duty to capture and ransom a vile McNab... -
![There Goes the Groom by Esther Hatch]()
There Goes the Groom by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCatching a husband has never been so complicated.Matthew Harrison has only one task in life: to marry money. After failing miserably in London, his family takes matters into their own hands by arranging his marriage to the wealthy Lucy Bateman. But when he meets Lucy for the first time, his resolve to save his family from ruin crumbles... -
![Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch by Nancy Willard]()
Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch by Nancy Willard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere is an imaginative tale about the unconventional fifteenth-century Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch, as told by his wildly dissatisfied housekeeper. Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon and their son, Lee, depict a most unusual household filled with pickle-winged fish, flying furniture, and other bizarre delights...Categorized as:
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![Babbitt & Main Street: Two Classic American Books by Sinclair Lewis]()
Babbitt & Main Street: Two Classic American Books by Sinclair Lewis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings• Two of American author Sinclair Lewis' novels are in this Kindle eBook: Babbitt & Main Street Babbitt (1922) Babbitt is at its heart a satire of American society. It was an immediate hit and helped Babbitt win the Nobel Prize in literature. Main Street Another satire, this time involving small town life in America... -
![Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson]()
Honeymoon from Hell IV by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is how it all started, Robert Bradford set the tone for all the men in his family to come and he did it the only way that he knew how, but driving Elizabeth crazy and making sure that she would never forget how much he loved her... -
![The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly]()
The Merry Lives of Spinsters by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpinster is as spinster does... Georgiana Allen is a spinster and everybody knows it. She also happens to be one of the writers for the Spinster Chronicles, and everybody knows that as well. She’s accepted her lot in life, and, along with the other spinsters in her circle, takes great pride in the articles she writes and the influence she has... -
![Tempting Juliana by Lauren Royal]()
Tempting Juliana by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Top 10 Kindle Bestseller from a New York Times Bestselling Author!London, 1816: Lady Juliana Chase wants nothing more than to see everyone around her happy. That's why she takes such pleasure in playing matchmaker. Her latest efforts involve Dr. James Trevor, the Earl of Stafford, and her good friend Amanda, who are absolutely perfect for each other... -
![The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart]()
The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Man Who Came to Dinner...and stayed and stayed and stayed! Sheridan Whiteside, the man who came to dinner, throws out insults with a voluminous precision volley. Maggie Cutler, his secretary, is described by Whiteside as an aging debutante supporting her two-headed brother... -
![Pygmalion and Three Other Plays by George Bernard Shaw]()
Pygmalion and Three Other Plays by George Bernard Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPygmalion and Three Other Plays, by George Bernard Shaw, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras... -
![Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin]()
Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn old American who lives in Brazil is writing his memoirs. An English teacher at the naval academy, he is married to a woman young enough to be his daughter and has a little son whom he loves. He sits in a mountain garden in Niterói, overlooking the ocean... -
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![Last Stories by William Trevor]()
Last Stories by William Trevor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratings*A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller* 'What a writer he was; he could flip over a sentence so gently, and showthe underbelly in a heartbeat. His work is always quietly compassionate' Elizabeth StroutIn this final collection of ten exquisite, perceptive and profound stories, William Trevor probes into the depths of the human spirit... -
![The Petty Demon by Fyodor Sologub]()
The Petty Demon by Fyodor Sologub
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Russian classics, replete with naked boys, sinuous girls, and a strange mixture of beauty and perversity. The main hero, Peredonov, is as comical as he is disgusting, he is at once a victim, a monster, a silly hypocrite, and a sadistic dullard... -
![The Words in My Hand by Guinevere Glasfurd]()
The Words in My Hand by Guinevere Glasfurd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Words in My Hand is the re-imagined true story of Helena Jans, a Dutch maid in 17th-century Amsterdam, who works for Mr. Sergeant, the English bookseller. When a mysterious and reclusive lodger arrives - the Monsieur - Mr Sergeant insists everything must be just so. It transpires that the Monsieur is René Descartes...Categorized as:
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![The Four Books by Yan Lianke]()
The Four Books by Yan Lianke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the Franz Kafka Prize–winning author of Lenin’s Kiss, a “stupendous and unforgettable” novel of Mao’s China (The Times, London). In the ninety-ninth district of a re-education compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen their loyalty to Communist ideologies...Categorized as:
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![The Vivisector by Patrick White]()
The Vivisector by Patrick White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHurtle Duffield, a painter, coldly dissects the weaknesses of any and all who enter his circle. His sister's deformity, a grocer's moonlight indiscretion, the passionate illusions of the women who love him - all are used as fodder for his art... -
![The Wrong Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin]()
The Wrong Husband by Ruth Ann Nordin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOwen Russell is in deep trouble. In order to save his aunt from poverty due to a bad gambling problem his uncle had, he wins back the money from the group of gamblers and returns it to her. Realizing that they want to kill him, he flees from Louisiana to Nebraska where he runs into the sheriff who mistakes him for Irving Spencer who signed up to be his deputy... -
![Un shim sham avec Fred Astaire by Malika Ferdjoukh]()
Un shim sham avec Fred Astaire by Malika Ferdjoukh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings« Jocelyn Brouillard avait appris à aimer le brouillard. Pas facile quand, à la moindre nébulosité météorologique, les copains d’école vous appellent Jocelyn Purée-de-Pois. Mais ça, c’était en France. À New York, personne ne blaguait jamais son nom. Après tout, il n’était pas Jocelyn Fog. Il slaloma dans l’affluence de l’avenue, déjà accoutumé aux étrangetés de cette ville devenue son quotidien... -
![12 Hours by Rohit Sharma, Mahi Singla]()
12 Hours by Rohit Sharma, Mahi Singla
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Sensitive, Realistic and Well-written ... 12 HOURS is a perfect blend of Love, Pain and Laughter" - Sanjay Chauhan (Script Writer of Paan Singh Tomar) Every hour of our life scripts a new story... -
![The Rogue's Widow: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Nicole Clarkston, Janet Taylor]()
The Rogue's Widow: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Nicole Clarkston, Janet Taylor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Arrangement She Cannot Refuse. An Attachment He Cannot Deny.Elizabeth Bennet never expected that answering an advertisement for a lady’s companion would result in almost immediate marriage and widowhood... -
![A Matter of Time by Alex Capus]()
A Matter of Time by Alex Capus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Beautifully rendered in John Brownjohn's translation . . . [a] magnificent novel."—Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland"A war-torn farce worth waiting for."—The IndependentNovember 1913 and three German shipbuilders, led by master shipwright Anton Rüter, are ordered by Kaiser Wilhelm to dismantle a steam ship, send the parts to German East Africa, and reassemble it on Lake Tanganyika... -
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![The Miracle Game by Josef Škvorecký]()
The Miracle Game by Josef Škvorecký
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis energetic and hilarious novel is made even more important by the current final thawing of the long, Communist winter in Czechoslovakia. Moving between 1948, when our hero Danny Smiřický falls asleep in church while a miraculous event occurs, and 1968, when he observes the miracle of Prague Spring, The Miracle Game is a sharp look at the strange, sad, and silly things people do to survive... -
![Writerly Ambitions: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story by Timothy Underwood]()
Writerly Ambitions: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story by Timothy Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this story Mr. Bingley only takes Netherfield years after he did in the original novel. Mr. Darcy has spent these years determined to find the perfect wife, attending every ball at Season, and dancing every dance. But each girl he met lacked something. His friends don’t believe him anymore when he insists he wants to marry... -
![Forsaking All Others by Emilie Loring]()
Forsaking All Others by Emilie Loring
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dazzling young star exits stage West. A hasty ceremony, a quick kiss and Jennifer Haydon and Dr. Bradley Maxwell were united for life. Jenny didn’t expect to live happily ever after with her new husband. After all, they didn’t love each other... -
![Summer of Discontent by M.C. Beaton]()
Summer of Discontent by M.C. Beaton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow should a proper young lady spend her summer months in Regency England? By getting into plenty of mischief by masquerading as a servant girl, of course. Cassandra, or Cassie to her friends, sticks out like a redheaded weed amidst her family of tidy blooms...Categorized as:
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![Lord Worthing's Wallflower by Michelle Morrison]()
Lord Worthing's Wallflower by Michelle Morrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Juliette Aston is facing a deadline. This is her third London Season and her father has declared it will be her last. If she doesn’t find a husband this year, she can simply retire with him to the country where she can continue as his housekeeper. Juliette would like nothing better than to find a husband and start a family... -
![Darcy and Elizabeth: The Faces of Love by Arthel Cake]()
Darcy and Elizabeth: The Faces of Love by Arthel Cake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy and Elizabeth is a tribute in the form of a novel to Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice that extends the relationship of the book’s two principle characters beyond the pages of the original into matrimony and childbirth. The arc of their courtship, marriage, and the starting of a family serves as the foundation for a turbulent series of events...
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