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Three Poems: Host and Guest / Aluda Ketelauri / The Snake-Eater by Vazha-Pshavela
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVazha Pshavela (1861-1915) is considered one of the great poets in the fifteen-centuried Georgian literature. The three poems represented in the book are the most distinguished works of the poet... -
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The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Holmes short stories in 2004 created a Holmes sensation... -
![Of Mortal Fury by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Of Mortal Fury by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Morgan de Wolfe, commander of Richmond Castle, is called by his liege Caius d'Avignon (Winter of Solace) into the full-fledged world of the Executioner Knights to go deep under cover, a de Wolfe becomes a Wolfe in sheep's clothing for the sake of William Marshal and his spy ring...Categorized as:
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![A Simple Wish: The upcoming heartwarming novel from Britain's best-loved saga author by Rosie Goodwin]()
A Simple Wish: The upcoming heartwarming novel from Britain's best-loved saga author by Rosie Goodwin
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![Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick]()
Forging the Shilling Girl by Emma Hardwick
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is December 1849. Young, widowed Clare Byrne, is escaping the famine in Ireland. On the coffin ship from Dublin, in the final hours of the journey to England, Clare goes into labour. Weakened and alone, the young, beleaguered mother gives birth near the quayside... -
![Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze]()
Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHellados von Nodar Dumbadze erzählt über die Geschichte von zwei Teenagern aus Abchasien – Djemal und Ianguli. Als Djemal von Tiflis nach Suchumi zur Verwandtschaft umzieht, wird er mit dem Häuptling des Stadtviertels, dem griechischen Jungen Ianguli, konfrontiert. Ihre Beziehung, die am Anfang voll von Brüskierungen war, entwickelt sich langsam zur starken Freundschaft... -
![Braving the Outbreak with the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Fanny Finch, Starfall Publications]()
Braving the Outbreak with the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Fanny Finch, Starfall Publications
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHealing people is her purpose in life, but she would never imagine she could mend a broken heart… When a horrible disease spreads like wildfire in Falmouth, Bridget Garvey cannot stand aside and watch people die. Her knowledge in medicine is vast, thanks to her doctor of an uncle, and her resolve to help the ill is even greater.But as the daughter of the Earl of Exeter, she cannot do so openly... -
![Kitty McKenzie's Land by AnneMarie Brear]()
Kitty McKenzie's Land by AnneMarie Brear
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1866 Kitty McKenzie path has taken her from the slums of York to the inhospitable bush of colonial Australia. Yet, when she believes her dreams will never be attained, she is shown that sometimes life can be even better than what you wish for. Kitty McKenzie is gifted land in the far north of New South Wales... -
![Sins of the Father by Heather Atkinson]()
Sins of the Father by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand new historical crime series from the author of the Dividing Line series. Edinburgh 1880. When Amy Osbourne’s parents die in an accident she’s forced to leave her London home and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at the opposite end of the country. Alardyce House is cold and dreary, her aunt haughty and cruel... -
![Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens]()
Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive Novels, Complete and Unabridged: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations...Categorized as:
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![Sutton's Seduction by Scarlett Scott]()
Sutton's Seduction by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ruthless East End rogue collides with a lady he has vowed to ruin in this wickedly steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott.Lady Emma Morgan is desperate. After her father’s gambling debts leave her family in penury, she settles upon the only solution to preserving her younger sister’s chance for future happiness... -
![Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston]()
Meant for the Marquess by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn army major compelled to leave the military. A lady forced to earn her living. Two souls finding a new way of life . . . and each other . . . along with love. A brutal attack leaves Major Devin Hunt missing two fingers. Unable to fire a gun, he sells his commission and takes refuge with a former fellow officer who has now become a duke... -
![Tamed by the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin]()
Tamed by the Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.It was their first kiss, possibly her first kiss ever. All the more reason to get it right...Categorized as:
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![Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking Sin by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA more intriguing option… Rebecca, Lady Cornish, is lonely. She comes to Maida Pleasure Gardens, masked and alone, just to feel part of a world that still dances and laughs. But she repels all company—until the mysterious Ludovic Dunne refuses to be dismissed. Intrigued and unwillingly attracted, Rebecca begins to wonder if he might become a friend. And she is badly in need of friends... -
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![Lyon in the Rough by Meara Platt]()
Lyon in the Rough by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProud Scottish brothers, Cheyne, Matthew, and Lucas are known as the Lyons of Mar. Cheyne and Matthew have fallen in love and married their brides, will Lucas be next? Lucas Lyon thought he could escape the matchmaking schemes of his distant relation, Bessie Dove-Lyon, by waiting for the morning of his departure from London to visit her... -
![თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze]()
თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsსტუდენტ ზაზა ნაკაშიძეს, ჩხუბში მონაწილეობისთვის დააპატიმრებენ, უდანაშაულობის დამტკიცების იმედი არა აქვს. ციხის საკანში სხვადასხვა ეროვნებისა და მრწამსის დამნაშავეები შეყრილან. დროს განვლილ ცხოვრებაზე და დანაშაულის ჩადენის მიზეზებზე კამათში კლავენ. ქურდის, მკვლელის, სახელმწიფო ქონების გამფლანგველის, ყველაზე საშიში ბოროტმოქმედის სულშიც კი შეიძლება სათუთი გრძნობები იმალებოდეს... -
![The Lyon's Lady Love: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Alexa Aston]()
The Lyon's Lady Love: The Lyon's Den Connected World by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves... -
![THE JARROW TRILOGY: all 3 enthralling sagas in 1 volume; The Jarrow Lass, A Child of Jarrow & Return to Jarrow by Janet MacLeod Trotter]()
THE JARROW TRILOGY: all 3 enthralling sagas in 1 volume; The Jarrow Lass, A Child of Jarrow & Return to Jarrow by Janet MacLeod Trotter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPassionate tales of love, heartache and survival against the odds, The Jarrow Trilogy follows the lives of 3 remarkable heroines and their families from the dire poverty of Victorian dockyards through the momentous times of the First and Second World Wars to the changed world of 1950s Britain... -
![Gunning For Glory by Sam Scott]()
Gunning For Glory by Sam Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsResolution, Territory of Arizona, 1882: Glory Fletcher was last seen with a notorious orphan trader, a man profiting from selling young, innocent women to men of questionable character.Harlan Quaid has vowed to find her.His search leads him to the territory of Arizona and the prosperous town of Resolution... -
![The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play by Wallace Stevens]()
The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play by Wallace Stevens
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection that all the major long poems and sequences, and every shorter poem of lasting value in Stevens' career. Edited by Holly Stevens, it includes some poems not printed in his earlier Collected Works...Categorized as:
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![The Cry and the Covenant by Morton Thompson]()
The Cry and the Covenant by Morton Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHistorical fiction. Based on the life of Ignaz Semmelweis (b. 1818 - d. 1865), an Austrian-Hungarian physician known for his research into puerperal fever and his advances in medical hygiene. In the novel he struggles to prove to his fellow doctors that if they would only wash their hands, they would save the lives of many mothers... -
![Impossible by Darcy Burke]()
Impossible by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSociety’s most exclusive invitation...Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London’s most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.Ada Treadway has been in love before, and it brought nothing but heartache... -
![Unmasking the Duke by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking the Duke by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove at first smile… Charmingly wicked, Johnny Winter has spent his adulthood drifting from scandal to scandal. However, inheriting the dukedom of Dearham has him considering his responsibilities, one of which is to right the wrong done to a distant cousin twenty years ago. His search takes him to Maida Pleasure Gardens, where he is distracted by an unusual and intriguing beauty... -
![The Orphan's Notebook by Eliza Lawley]()
The Orphan's Notebook by Eliza Lawley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn March 1876, the life of eight-year-old Josephine Mary Jones changed forever. Torn from the protection and love of her family and her beloved wolfhound, Clyde, Josie finds herself cold and alone at the Foundling Hospital, where her spirit and outspokenness is seen as nothing but trouble... -
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![Rose: A compelling story of love and family ties by Lilly Adam]()
Rose: A compelling story of love and family ties by Lilly Adam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNorthamptonshire, 1865. The callous Sebastian Harper returns home from a hunting trip on Bushel Farm with the devastating news that his younger half-brother, Johnnie, has lost his life in a tragic accident... -
![The Hangman's Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
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![No Good Dare Goes Unpunished by Alyssa Clarke]()
No Good Dare Goes Unpunished by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Louisa Templeton is considered the shy mouse of the secret ladies’ club held at 48 Berkeley Square but after her friends on a dare kidnapped Sebastian Colfax, the Marquess and Marsden’s cat, Queen, Louisa finds that the delectable and far too dangerous marquess is showing an unusual and scandalous interest in... -
![The Secret of Love by Cynthia Wright]()
The Secret of Love by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA STOLEN HEARTWhen Lady Isabella Trevarre first set eyes on Gabriel St. Briac, she announced to her best friend: “That is the man I will marry!” Now a woman grown, Izzie has traded her girlish dreams for the independent life of an artist, but she never quite forgot the dazzling Frenchman who captivated her young heart. When he appears again in Cornwall, sparks of desire kindle between them.. -
![The Regal by Kate Archer]()
The Regal by Kate Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Regal Lady and a Resourceful Gentleman The Duchess of Stanbury is the last of the matrons of The Society of Sponsoring Ladies to take on the mantle and launch her own girl. She knew that would be the case, as she is very particular. Finally, she has found her girl—Lady Isabel’s family has a long and winding history, going all the way back to the Plantagenets... -
![Brides of Beckham: Books 8-10 by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Brides of Beckham: Books 8-10 by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 8th-10th books in the bestselling Brides of Beckham Series. Included are: Mail Order Motherhood, Mail Order Matron, and Mail Order Meddler. Mail Order Motherhood: When Clara's husband dies and leaves her with two children and a farm she can't run on her own, the bank evicts her small family, and she needs to find a new home fast... -
![Daisy Grey by Lilly Adam]()
Daisy Grey by Lilly Adam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the nineteenth century, ten-year-old Daisy Grey is delighted to be moving to Oxfordshire with her parents to start a new life. Daisy’s father has at last found the perfect new home, in Lavender Farm, to rent, wanting nothing more than to farm the land and provide a decent life for his family, after living in a run-down cottage for years and struggling to earn a living as an odd job man... -
![Mail Order Victoria by Caroline Clemmons]()
Mail Order Victoria by Caroline Clemmons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has to protect her baby . . .He is desperate for help . . .Trouble preys on their livelihood . . .Widow Victoria Bailey is desperate to prevent her in-laws from gaining custody of her eighteen-month-old daughter. If becoming a mail-order bride is her only option, she’ll take the risk. At least on a Texas ranch she’ll have quiet and peace...Categorized as:
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![My Reckless Earl by Tamara Gill]()
My Reckless Earl by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo get her happily ever after, she’s ready to do something reckless…Miss Harlow York has been planning for her second season in London for months, and she’s finally ready to achieve her goal: winning the heart of the elusive Earl Kemsley. It won’t be easy, but she’s more than up for the challenge. And one thing is certain... -
![POPPY WOODS: Nothing could break her spirit by Lilly Adam]()
POPPY WOODS: Nothing could break her spirit by Lilly Adam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lady Margaret Hutchinson abandons her illegitimate daughter in 1863 she does not foresee the consequences of her actions. Set in Victorian Oxfordshire the story of Poppy Woods tells of a courageous girl, who from her very first breath suffers neglect and cruelty... -
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![Angelique's War: Book Two in the Series by Paula Millet]()
Angelique's War: Book Two in the Series by Paula Millet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelique Chauvin Slater, born beautiful and privileged, is no fragile Southern belle, having weathered life’s storms with a resilient determination and an unshakable faith. Now, as a blushing young bride, she optimistically arrives in Washington City filled with joyful anticipation, eager to begin her happy future... -
![Never a Lawman by Rachel Bird]()
Never a Lawman by Rachel Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove can ruin the perfect getaway...When Belle LeClair's US Marshal husband dies, she flees Boston and her wealthy, overbearing mother-in-law—who has already chosen Belle's next husband! Belle won't rule out marrying again, but any prospective partner better not have a job that will get him killed.Sheriff Brady Fontana's fiancée was murdered on her way to join him in Break Heart, Colorado... -
![Mail Order Man by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Mail Order Man by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharlotte Watkins has always been considered the odd one. Now that her husband has passed, and she’s been trying to run a ranch as well as care for her young son and her home, life is becoming overwhelming. Highly aware that none of the men in town will even consider marrying her, Charlotte decides to send off for a mail-order husband. She doesn’t care what the townspeople thought of her... -
![Wicked Husbands: Books 1-3 by Scarlett Scott]()
Wicked Husbands: Books 1-3 by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarriages of convenience become love matches in this scorching-hot collection from USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett Scott. Books 1-3 in the Wicked Husbands series are available in one volume for the first time in this sizzling set.. -
![Empowered by the Earl by Alexa Aston]()
Empowered by the Earl by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down... -
![The Lost Nightingale by Jessica Weir]()
The Lost Nightingale by Jessica Weir
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbandoned by a callous father, Anna Bailey is just another child, alone on the cruel streets of London. Anna’s young life is filled with despair. The only bright spot is her friend Lucy. The two girls are inseparable until Lucy suffers a brutal attack. Unable to live past it, Lucy plunges to her death, taking the only happiness that Anna ever knew... -
![Once Upon a Time in Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford]()
Once Upon a Time in Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Summer Hanford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the course of a life be altered by the stroke of a pen?Widowed at a young age, Fitzwilliam Darcy has no reason to think he'll ever find the love his first marriage lacked. Instead, he dedicates himself to his roles as father and co-guardian, determined to excel at both... -
![Unmasking Deception by Mary Lancaster]()
Unmasking Deception by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Exactly how desperate are you?” Escaping to Maida Pleasure Gardens for an evening of anonymous moonlight waltzing is bliss for Viola Dove, compared to the strained formality of her first London Season. But the excitement reaches fever pitch when an escaped convict is pursued through the gardens—wounded and in desperate need of help. So, of course, Viola hides him in her family’s cellar... -
![Disregarded & Adored: The Widower's Perfect Match by Bree Wolf]()
Disregarded & Adored: The Widower's Perfect Match by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author Bree Wolf, a reclusive earl and a disillusioned widow come to see that it is never too late for love.She married without love.Twice...Will the third time be a charm?England 1812: Twice in her life, ELAINE WINTERS, VISCOUNTESS SILCOX, found herself in front of the altar; however, twice for reasons not of the heart... -
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![The Complete Novels by Charles Dickens, Henry Morford]()
The Complete Novels by Charles Dickens, Henry Morford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis book contains the complete novels of Charles Dickens in the chronological order of their original publication...Categorized as:
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![Collected Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett]()
Collected Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Beckett reduces life, perception, and writing to barest minimums: a few dimly seen, struggling torsos; a hopeless intelligence compulsively seeking to come to terms, in rudimentary yet endlessly varied language, with the human condition they represent. Within these extraordinary limitations, Beckett's verbal ability nonetheless generates great intensity... -
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![Stella by Lilly Adam]()
Stella by Lilly Adam
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet at the end of the nineteenth century, a gripping story of Stella, a beautiful young woman in her twenties. Already the Lady of the grand Sunny Meadow House on the outskirts of Oxford, due to her marriage to the wealthy and much senior James Headly, when James suddenly becomes bankrupt Stella is faced with some devastating changes in her life... -
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![The Beast’s Bed (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont]()
The Beast’s Bed (The Bluestocking War) by Eva Devon, Maire Claremont
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USATODAY Bestselling author Eva Devon, writing as Maire Claremont, comes a brand new series that will sweep you away to the drama and angst of Regency England. Glittering ballrooms, wild moors, and brooding lords waiting to be tamed by bluestockings await. . .Miss Margaret MacGregor has a secret...
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