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In 1883, Claire Willoughby, an American, must wed an "acceptable" man to inherit the fortune left by her grandfather. Scotsman…
Harry Montgomery seems to be that ideal husband. So when he suggests that Claire and her family travel to Bramley Castle in Scotland to meet the Montgomery clan, they are delighted. There Claire meets Trevelyan, and her love for Harry is suddenly in doubt, and so is her inheritance. Includes sex. c1991.
The conclusion of a four-generation epic of the rise and fall of Arthur Pendragon. Clothar, known as The Lancer, returns…
to his homeland of Gaul as Arthur's ambassador. Clothar knows Arthur's darkest secret, and steps forward when his friend needs him most. What happens then has never been explained or resolved - until now. Sequel to "Clothar the Frank" (DC25442). Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, explicit descriptions of violence. 2005. (Golden eagle ; 2)
Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh is already struggling with his own mortality when a former favourite young lover,…
Cuban Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health to see him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2001.
The Netherlands in the early seventeenth century was struggling for its independence from Spain and seething with economic activities. When…
a fleet of its spice ships tried sailing to the east via the Strait of Magellan instead of through the Cape of Good Hope, only one reached Japan. Its British pilot, William Adams, managed to befriend the Shogun, and only the Dutch were allowed to trade with Japan for the next 250 years. 2001.
When David finds a machine that duplicates, it solves his immediate problem of being in two places at the same…
time. However, the duplicates are enemies from the start, and their enmity increases when David realizes that the duplicate has a mad, vicious side. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.
The author recaptures the paradox of his brilliant father's turbulent life. Although he found it "fun to be Duke Wolff’s…
son," it was also harrowing to see his father's lies, debts, drinking, and irresponsibility. Some strong language. 1979.
New Amsterdam, 1664. This city of Dutch settlers, Indians, and Jewish merchants is about to be attacked by the British.…
But Schout (sheriff) Pieter Tonneman has problems that must be taken care of before he can worry about the invaders. A close friend has apparently killed himself, a Jewish family's house has been burned, a corpse disappears and reappears, and a lovely Jewish widow has a special interest in him. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. c1992.
Detective Harry Bosch and his partner David Chu have DNA evidence implicating a sex offender in a 1989 rape and…
murder--but the suspect was eight at the time. They also investigate the mysterious death of a councilman's son. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Sequel to "Nine dragons", followed by "The black box". 2011.
Britain, 44 CE. Centurion Macro and newly appointed Centurion Cato are ordered by Vespasian to mould the men of Verica,…
ruler of the Atrebates, into an army that can protect him, enforce his rule, and take on the increasingly ambitious raids that the enemy is launching. But despite the Atrebates' official allegiance to Rome, many are wary of the legions and want to resist the Roman invaders, and Macro and Cato must first win the loyalty of the disgruntled levies before tackling the enemy without. Can they succeed while surviving a deadly plot to destroy both them and their comrades serving with the eagles? Sequel to "When the eagle hunts" (DC39137); followed by "The eagle's prey". Explicit descriptions of violence and explicit strong language. 2003. (Eagle series ; 4)
Emmett "Droopy" Druperman, big boss at the Galaxy Casino and president of a secret consortium of Las Vegas casinos, at…
first dismisses a strange package that includes a movie clip of someone being poisoned - until a real poisoning makes him sit up and take notice. When a second package contains video of an electrocution - and a demand for millions of dollars - Druperman, still determined not to give in to 'Thanatos', the mysterious extortionists, calls in Galaxy security chief Steve Forrester. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.
This biography of Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor, examines her relationship with Edward VIII, her previous unhappy marriages, and their…
life together after they were forced to leave England. Her early life is also examined and questions surrounding her birth and early life are addressed. 1996.
Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of Omnium and Prime Minister of England, attempts as a widower to launch his grown children into…
life. All three of the high-spirited children come near to breaking their father's heart. Sequel to "The Prime Minister". Sixth and last in the series of Palliser novels. 1991.
Twin brothers Seth and Eli Maddox are Keylanders brought up within the privileged and protected Eastern Key. They must keep…
within their walls to avoid the filth and disease spread by the Droughtlanders - those who struggle to survive on the parched land between the Keys. But when Eli sees their mother helping one of the wretched Droughtlanders, a chain of terrible events begins to unravel the life they've all known, and will pit brother against brother. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language, and descriptions of violence. Followed by "Retribution". 2006. (Triskelia ; 1)
Thomas Vanderlinden's mother shared her life with two men, both called Rowland Venderlinden. The first went abroad and never returned;…
the second Rowland, a man whom she accepted unquestioningly as her husband, was a mystery. Determined to uncover the secrets of both men, Thomas sets off in search of the first Rowland, eventually tracking him down on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 2002.
