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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
Isabel Holland, illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII, walks a
privileged but precarious road through the intrigues of the Tudor
court. When her cousin Sir Hugh Lovell is accused of stealing the
prized crown known as the Sun and Stars, Isabel pits her family
loyalty against the political plotting of formidable opponents
Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell and the ruthless Lord Adam
Colford. A young woman without official status, she discovers a
conspiracy more vast than a simple theft and realizes she is the
only one who can save her cousin from execution and expose a plot
to betray the King and the future of England.
On the eve of her wedding to Clay Carpenter, MaryAnn Poole's world
collapses when she is told, "That boy you're fixin' t'marry could
be your half-brother." Fearing she might be pregnant, she leaves
her parents' mansion to seek anonymity in Sacramento's harsh
Riverfront District. She obtains work in a dismal mercantile on
Front Street. The year is 1901, when women living alone are looked
upon with suspicion.
When she wakes up on the morning of her twenty-seventh birthday,
Charlotte Edwards has no idea how drastically her life is about to
change. Soon everything she thought to be true will be challenged,
her very life threatened, and she will be forced to make the most
important decision of her life: should she continue to conform to
what is expected of her, or should she reach out and chase the
dreams she has denied her entire life?
'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain
writes' - Candis. Big Lies in a Small Town, by the internationally
bestselling author Diane Chamberlain, is a sweeping novel about two
women connected by a painting that holds many dark secrets. North
Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking
the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving
a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional
Centre. Her dream of a career in the arts is put on hold - until a
mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released
immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a
sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration
but, desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under
the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness,
violence and a conspiracy of small-town secrets. North Carolina,
1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest
to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina.
Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. But what
she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where
prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed
doors and where the price for being different might just end in
murder. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the
decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what
exists beneath the layers of lies?
A novel of beauty and power, of impossible dreams realized, COACH
FROM WARSAW is a moving, evocative portrait of a romance that
transcends class barriers. This first book in a trilogy tells the
unforgettable journey of Dorrit, who escapes czarist Russia to
settle in Berlin with her father, a man imprisoned by dangerous
secrets. It is a story that is both gripping and intelligent. A
page-turner, a romantic adventure in its truest sense.
This book is so captivating, it takes you inside the lives and
minds of the Marchand family and all their troubles and love
affairs with the other townspeople and their own.
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London
and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over
200 million copies sold, it ranks among the most famous works in
the history of fictional literature.
Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about
the brave American women who trained the British Royal Air Force,
by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath. 1941. A
talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation.
When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to
clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to
become an instructor. But the task isn't without its perils of
near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her
responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows
firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the
battles he never truly left behind. Rhonda Monroe might not be
skilled in the air but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight
simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a
forbidden relationship with a charismatic airman... Innocent and
fun-loving Kitty Lovelace, Jessie's younger sister, adores dancing
with these charming newcomers, realizing too late the risks they
pose to her heart. As the war intensifies and America becomes
involved, the Girls of Flight City do their part to bring a
victorious end to the conflict, pouring all their energy into
preparing the young cadets to take to the skies and defeat the
dangers that await. And lives from both sides of the Atlantic will
be forever changed by love and loss...
In 1917, sixteen-year-old Calla LaRocca is bound and determined to
go to a new secretarial college for women. Her immigrant father is
appalled at her interest in pursuing a career, but Calla is eager
to learn what she needs to fill a position vacated by a man doing
his duty to fight in the war.
While visiting her grandmother in Tennessee, Calla is
emotionally blindsided by David Sloan, a man whose ethnic
background is unacceptable to her family. David surreptitiously
teaches Calla many things, including how to maneuver a 1914 Mogul
tractor. He goes off to serve in the war and is wounded in battle.
When correspondence with her secret love comes to an abrupt end,
Calla realizes she must start her life anew.
When David is discharged from the United States Navy, he returns
stateside and learns that Calla has disappeared. Her family and
friends have no idea where she is. He searches feverishly for her
in her hometown and where she went to college. David returns to
Tennessee, where his wise old grandfather helps shine a light on
the young man's future.
Calla becomes the career girl she studied so hard to be, but
memories of David cling to her.
1915. Margaret and Philip Tallis are happily married, have a
thriving business and three children, Daisy, John and Lily. At 20,
Daisy is an impassioned, headstrong girl, determined to follow her
parents' footsteps in Birmingham's jewellery trade. While studying
at the college for silversmiths she meets an old rival of her
father's. James Carson is married, but Daisy finds herself
dangerously drawn to him . . . As war tightens its grip on the
country, the Jewellery Quarter is thrown into anguish as the men
are forced to decide who will enlist. In the turmoil, will Margaret
be able to hold her business and her family together? The
Silversmith's Daughter is the emotional sequel to the Sunday Times
bestseller Sisters of Gold by Annie Murray.
James Dawson, the son of a post-Civil War era merchant, embarks on
a voyage of adventure and ambition to fulfill his life-long dream.
Before setting out and temporarily leaving his beloved wife Mary
behind, he gives her a beautiful gold LOCKET. After a treacherous
journey across the unsettled American west, James begins to see his
dream become a reality. Unexpected twists and turns in the lives of
those James loves most bring not only tragedy and heartache, but
also love and happiness. By the providence of God, the gold LOCKET
eventually reveals events that had remained hidden for fifteen
years. These startling revelations traumatize the lives of many,
but ultimately result in untold blessings.
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