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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
Margaret is not a conventional woman of the early-nineteenth
century. She's not interested in pretty dresses and tea parties,
but instead longs for adventure in the great outdoors. Margaret
convinces her father, William, to seek opportunity in the fur trade
business.
They embark on a journey that follows the Louis and Clark route
along the Missouri River into Blackfoot country to trade for beaver
skins. As she gains freedom from the social structures that bind
her in the East, she doesn't anticipate the changes this new life
brings. The travelers face an array of challenges from the weather,
wild animals, and the native Indian tribes.
Margaret thrives in this wild country, where she catches sight
of Taima, the Thunder Horse, who refuses to be caught. Together
with Night Hawk, a warrior in the Black Horse Band of the Kainah
Blackfoot, they both seek to capture this beautiful, wild horse.
Night Hawk believes the elusive Taima will fulfill his dreams. He
doesn't expect his plans-or his life-to be complicated by a Long
Knife woman with similar dreams.
Margaret, Night Hawk, and Taima gain honor and strength from
each other-a strength that is shared with the Black Horse
Band-providing a link to the future that could have been.
It was in the year of our Lord, 800, when the Viking invasions had
begun and we feared for our lives.
On the Isle of Iona in a Christian monastery, Aeden and his
brethren work to transcribe the Gospel of John. Together, they
create parchment and intricate designs, illuminating them with fine
inks and gold leaf. Their meticulous hands and virtuous hearts
transcribe God's word.
Unfortunately, the monastery is not immune to the barbarians
invading from the north: the Vikings. Fearful for their precarious
position and important work, the Abbot Father Cellarch enlists the
help of a Viking king who values Christianity. King Blachmac
pledges protection, leaving his daughter Osla in their care as the
raids continue.
Osla and Aedan, drawn to one another, develop a friendship as
work continues on the Gospels. During this tumultuous time, the
Book of John is completed amid stress, love, and accusations of
murder. These events bring the star-crossed lovers closer.
Together, they save the abbey and their precious work.
Scriptorium is Aedan, Osla, and their brethren's story of
courage, where pure hearts triumph over barbaric evils. Little did
they know their work would become Ireland's finest national
treasure: The Book of Kells.
The seventh novel in Julia Quinn’s globally beloved and bestselling Bridgerton Family series, set in Regency times and now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. This is Hyacinth’s story: she’s all grown up and ready to cause havoc . . .
All the town agrees: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. Fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and – according to some, particularly Gareth St. Clair – probably best in small doses. But there’s something about her – something charming and vexing – that grabs one and won’t quite let go.
Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual – and annually discordant – Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth’s every word seems a dare, and she offers to help him out with a knotty inheritance problem he’s facing. However, as they delve into the mysterious St Clair history, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the past – but in each other; and that there is nothing as simple – or as complicated – as a single, perfect kiss.
Do you remember when you lost your innocence? I do... It was 1969,
GRACIE MAE WILLIAMS ran through the sprinklers in her backyard.
Today, one week before her sixth birthday, a terrible abuse was
born. An abuse which would be called the game, would last for eight
years. Creating a world to escape where the skies are pink and
yellow, and happy dancing flowers move gingerly in the soft wind,
Gracie would hide here in her thoughts. Hoping to hold on to what
little innocence she still had remaining, her abuser would continue
to follow her to even the safest corners of her dreams. Meanwhile,
on the other side of the world, a young girl sold peanuts in the
streets of Vietnam. An American soldier, JAXTON CARLTON WYATT would
offer her a hope of better things to come. Two little girls lived
seven thousand miles apart, but one day their lives would come
together. Joined by a shared fate, only one would be saved.
Unfolding over the course of eight years, with flashbacks that
offer insight into the characters' histories, Mending Broken Wings
is a work of women's fiction (based on true events) With three
generations of compelling drama set in China, Vietnam and the U.S.,
this novel will appeal to readers of both fiction and non-fiction.
#1 bestseller and soon to be motion picture, Newark Minutemen has
bridged generations. The epic based-on-true story of forbidden love
and unholy heroism is set against the backdrop of an America ripped
apart by the Great Depression and on the brink of war. Newark, NJ,
1938. Millions are out of work and robbed of dignity. A shadow
Hitler-Nazi party called the German-American Bund that is led by an
American Fuhrer threatens to swallow democracy. In this dangerous
time of star-spangled fascism, a romance forms between the Jewish
boxer, Yael and the daughter of the enemy, Krista. But 1930s
America pulls them apart as Krista's people want Yael's dead. Then
Yael is recruited by the mob to go undercover for the FBI against
her people and bring down the German-American Bund. Author Leslie
K. Barry captures an authentic and brave portrait of a lost America
searching for identity, preserving legacy and saving its soul. It
is a heartbreaking novel that crosses generations as it honors the
fragility of freedom.
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Amanda Poole-Graham
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ELLA CORRIGAN'S despair at being jilted pales in light of what
follows after she makes the hasty decision to marry a man she has
long avoided. Unaware that a friend's secret act of jealousy is
responsible for her bitter heartache, she enters an existence never
imagined during sweeter days as Mistress of her father's Savannah
River plantation - where a mystery is building around the family's
phenomenal natural spring, Corrigans' Pool. . . . The South is
embroiled in a bloody Civil War by the time Ella discovers that
Corrigans' Pool, on her family's property, is much more than the
exquisite pond she had thought it to be all her life, but by the
time she learns its dangerous secret, she is trapped by a secret of
her own, blackmailed, and powerless against one man's unspeakable
evil. Haunted by the threat of scandal, she struggles against the
horrors of her new existence, an existence she must keep private
even from the very people who could help her. Her life comes full
circle when the past she has long blamed for her wretchedness steps
unexpectedly out of the darkness to face her . . . FIVE STAR
FOREWORD CLARION REVIEW (EXCERPT): Ryan's storytelling ability and
masterful use of setting, dialogue, and characterization, adds up
to an exquisite piece of historical fiction. Corrigans' Pool
manages to blend romance, mystery, humor, and tragedy with flawless
precision. The romance is moving but subtle, the mystery is
suspenseful, and the story flows smoothly to a dramatic and
satisfying conclusion. Readers are sure to be enthralled with this
exceptional novel. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
At a scenic urban restaurant in Pennsylvania in December 2009,
Annette waits for her husband to celebrate their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. In the meanwhile, an elderly couple prompts
her to tell them her love tale. There is a flashback to August,
1984, in quaint Cape May, NJ. Annette is then a budding
pharmaceutical representative in her mid-twenties and deeply
involved with her longtime beau and neighbor, Jake, a former
football hero turned ambitious entrepreneur. While spending a
weekend with her family at their shore-front house, Annette
encounters Grant, an outgoing lawyer who is vacationing at his
favorite B & B. The two are compellingly drawn to each other
and romance, but their fling is halted by Annette's love for Jake.
Events quickly occur that alter the courses of the trio, and
connections between them are discovered with shocking impacts. Each
of them must face occupational and personal challenges while
Annette sorts her lifelong feelings for Jake and her whirlwind
passion for Grant. The story returns to 2009 with the arrival of
Annette's husband and their reflection on the foundation of their
union.
"The Sacred Path of Tears" is a journal written by a young
Cheyenne Indian woman, nicknamed Mokee, during the Indian Wars in
Kansas in the late 1860s. After Mokee and her companion observe the
Sand Creek Massacre, they warn the other Indian camps along the
Smoky Hill River. They take cover in a barn near Salina, Kansas,
where they are discovered by a widow and her two sons. Mokee's
companion leaves to join the fight against the white soldiers but
hating war, Mokee, with her lighter coloring, gains a safe haven
with the widow's family. She finds a mentor in the well-educated
widow and embraces the opportunity to read and write English. As
her life unfolds, Mokee is torn between two worlds at war and the
two men she loves, one a white settler and the other her companion,
who has become a Cheyenne Dog Soldier. Though war is her constant
shadow, Mokee tries to find the purpose for her life and a path of
peace in her war-torn world. "M.B. Tosi mixes history and fiction
with believable characters and the result is a fascinating,
enjoyable, and inspiring story."
- Jim Langford,
author of "The Spirit of Notre Dame"
Roger Bowler, aged twenty-one and from Oxford is a navigator on a
Lancaster Bomber in WW2. He is sent to America to train as a pilot.
Whilst there, he needs an operation. At the hospital, he meets
Belinda, an eighteen-year-old nurse-aid. He jilts his English
fiancee, Susan and marries Belinda. Due to health problems he fails
to become a pilot and is sent back to the U.K. Belinda's uncle, a
senator, pulls strings so she can join him. On the way to England
her ship is torpedoed. IS BELINDA ABOUT TO DIE? WILL THE ENGLISH
GIRL, AFTER ALL, GET ROGER WHOM SHE LOVES TO DISTRACTION?
Arriving in the United States in 1840, Hannah Hannigan dreams of
making a better life for her and her family. In Hannah, The Journey
Continues, she and her husband Seamus are faced with a series of
tragedies. Yet, it is through perseverance and dogged determination
Hannah rises above adversity, to fulfill her dreams. "Dearly
beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate," Bishop Doheny looked
out at the audience, then slowly continued, "with thanksgiving to
God for the gift of life." "Thanksgiving? How can that be? What
gift of life? . . . they are dead." She held her rosary. Mary F.
Twitty was born in Chicago and attended DePaul University. She is a
mother and grandmother. After retiring from the U.S. House of
Representatives as a Special Assistant to two different Members of
Congress, she now resides in South Florida. This is her fifth
novel. The others are: Hannah's Journey; Selective Discretion;
Ashley Visits Urchin Village; and, I, Jude. Hannah, The Journey
Continues, is an odyssey about Hannah Hannigan and her Irish family
immigrating to America in 1840. Hannah, a strong-willed, determined
woman, and her husband Seamus, the gentle rock of the family,
settles in Boston and become outstanding citizens and pillars of
the community. Cholera strikes and more than 500 immigrants die,
but through sheer tenacity Hannah obtains 160 acres for 80 families
who survived. In every instance of conflict, she overcomes, but two
she cannot, until a new life arrives. I will read it again for the
pleasure of being a part of this family. Margaret Mary Cuthrell
Poet and Memoirist In the great tradition of family sagas, Hannah,
The Journey Continues, tells of the struggle of generations of
immigrants to make a better life in the "new world." Hannah
Hannigan, the stern matriarch of her family, carries a secret from
her past she believes can destroy her and her family. Yet, Hannah
builds on tragedy and adversity, to make a new life, and never
leaves the rich traditions of her roots far behind. Mary F. Twitty
has given us the perfect poetic blend of the old and the new, the
values of a treasured past she skillfully weaves into the new life
of Hannah and Seamus in the United States. Florence Fois, Author,
The Third Eye Mystery Series
In the midst of fierce weather with a dusty Kalbaisakhi marauding
its way toward her, Mohar finds peace. While the country was being
ruled by the cruel British Empire, she and her family enjoyed a
wealthy social status unlike most other Indian families. Yet her
relentless attempts to lead a happy life lead her to a huge battle
of riots, politics, and love. Though she is successful in sewing up
her torn present, she realizes later how badly she was stuck in a
prodigious chasm of her own past.
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