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Royal
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Danielle Steel
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In this spellbinding tale from Danielle Steel, a princess is sent
away to safety during World War II, where she falls in love, and is
lost forever. As the war rages on in the summer of 1943, causing
massive destruction and widespread fear, the King and Queen choose
to quietly send their youngest daughter, Princess Charlotte, to
live with a trusted noble family in the Yorkshire countryside.
Despite her fiery, headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health
poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn London.
Third in line to the throne, seventeen year-old Charlotte
reluctantly uses an alias upon her arrival in Yorkshire, her two
guardians the only keepers of her true identity. A talented
horsewoman, Charlotte begins to enjoy life out of the spotlight,
concentrating on training with her beloved horse. But no one
predicts that in the coming months she will fall deeply in love
with her protectors' son. Far from her parents, a tragic turn of
events leaves an infant orphaned. Alone in the world, that child
will be raised in the most humble circumstances by a modest stable
manager and his wife. No one, not even she, knows of her lineage.
But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept
for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess
emerges. A fascinating story of family and royalty, and an
unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young woman and the man
who brings her home, Royal is an exhilarating work from the world's
favourite storyteller.
Justin Windsor's conventional, patrician life drastically
changes in September of 1960, when he enrolls at the Hill, a
liberal arts college steeped in tradition and tucked away in the
pastoral environs of America's northeast. It's here that Justin and
three college roommates embark on a lifelong journey. Th e lives of
Justin, Nick Gensini, Marc Goldstein, and Chuck Mitchell become
intertwined as they navigate coming of age in a world choked by
war, civil strife, drugs, and protest. But harrowing choices their
parents have made in the name of ideology and self-preservation are
about to complicate the course of their lives.
DESCENT FROM THE HILL portrays the wistful idealism of 1960s'
generation youth. Conspiracies and secret pacts that span
continents and lifetimes-from Nazi Germany to Fascist Italy,
Switzerland to South America, Vietnam to Berkeley and the
Reagan-era United States-ultimately lead to revelations of personal
betrayals and corruption at the highest levels of leadership.
Powerful, fascinating, and scholarly-a thought-provoking novel
The author has expertly weaved together several complex stories of
disparate but warm human relationships that develop during the
crescendo of an era plagued by world shaking chaos. Characters are
so believable, so clearly developed, and their dialogue so
realistic, that readers will imagine themselves in the room,
listening in on thought provoking conversation. All this wrapped up
in an exciting page turner that's just fun to read.
-Carolyn and Jack Fleming, authors of THINKING PLACES: WHERE GREAT
IDEAS WERE BORN
Weaving an intriguing web of conspiracy that springs from the
voracious tentacles of "despots and god-brokers in collusion,"
DESCENT FROM THE HILL takes a vivid look at the sinister wages of
war, governmental deceit, and hidden agendas. It's all here in this
poignant tale of tyranny and betrayal.
-Antoinette Pannard, author of MEPHISTO ON WING
Her daring bid for freedom could be her greatest undoing. Amid the
Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is
desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by
her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the
Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified
workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the
disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a
new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as
Miss Tilly Lockhart. RAF Captain Alex Baird is returning home to
Gretna on a secret mission to uncover the saboteur suspected in the
Chilwell explosion, as Gretna's factory is likely next. Fearing for
his family's safety, he's also haunted by guilt after failing to
protect his brother. Alex is surprised to discover a young woman,
Miss Lockhart, renting his boyhood room, but the two eventually
bond over their mutual affection for his family--until Alex
receives orders to surveil her. Rose squirms beneath Alex's
scrutiny while she struggles to gain her workers' respect. But when
her deception turns to danger, she and Alex must find a way to put
their painful pasts behind them and together try to safeguard the
future. "With her trademark attention to historical detail, Kate
Breslin sweeps readers to a Great War home front full of intrigue,
suspense, danger, and courage."--JOCELYN GREEN, Christy
Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City "Readers will be
captivated by this exquisite blend of historical intrigue and
heartfelt romance from one of the finest voices in inspirational
fiction."--AMANDA BARRATT, author of My Dearest Dietrich and The
White Rose Resists "Breslin uses an exhilarating plotline and
tender romance amid the tension of espionage to craft a gripping
tale rife with double agents, corrupt foreign arms dealers, and
secret missions. Ultimately, this is a story of forgiveness and
family, and readers will revel once again in Breslin's superb
chronicling of women's vital contributions to the war
effort."--Booklist "Breslin keeps the tension up. . . . The stakes
could not be higher--in both love and war--in this espionage tale
drenched in intrigue."--Publishers Weekly
Amid the violent last days of the glittering Russian monarchy, a
princess on the run finds her heart where she least expects it.
1917, Petrograd. Fleeing the murderous flames of the Russian
Revolution, Princess Svetlana Dalsky hopes to find safety in Paris
with her mother and sister. But the city is buckling under the
weight of the Great War, and the Bolsheviks will not rest until
they have erased every Russian aristocrat from memory. Svetlana and
her family are forced into hiding in Paris's underbelly, with
little to their name but the jewels they sewed into their corsets
before their terrifying escape. Born the second son of a Scottish
duke, the only title Wynn MacCallan cares for is that of surgeon.
Putting his talents with a scalpel to good use in the hospitals in
Paris, Wynn pushes the boundaries of medical science to give his
patients the best care possible. After treating Svetlana for a
minor injury, he is pulled into a world of decaying imperial
glitter. Intrigued by this mysterious, cold, and beautiful woman,
Wynn follows Svetlana to an underground Russian club where drink,
dance, and questionable dealings collide on bubbles of vodka. Out
of money and options, Svetlana agrees to a marriage of convenience
with the handsome and brilliant Wynn, who will protect her and pay
off her family's debts. It's the right thing for a good man to do,
but Wynn cannot help hoping the marriage will turn into one of true
affection. When Wynn's life takes an unexpected turn, so does
Svetlana's-and soon Paris becomes as dangerous as Petrograd. And as
the Bolsheviks chase them to Scotland, Wynn and Svetlana begin to
wonder if they will ever be able to outrun the love they are
beginning to feel for one another. "The Ice Swan is a ray of light
in the middle of a Europe that was sinking into darkness.
Ciesielski's talent for storytelling from the heart is a feast for
the readers' eyes." -Mario Escobar, international bestselling
author of Remember Me and Children of the Stars Adventurous World
War I historical romance For fans of Kate Quinn, Beatriz Williams,
and Aimie K. Runyan Full-length, stand-alone novel (approx. 120,000
words) Includes discussion questions for book clubs
AN OLD MAN'S LOVE (1884) by Anthony Trollope is the bittersweet
final completed novel by the great master of British Victorian
family sagas and sophisticated yarns of love, money, society, and
relationships.
A guardian falls in love with his much younger ward and intends
to marry her. His plans are undermined by the young girl's love for
another, a young man who has gone in search of his fortune and who
eventually returns to claim her.
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