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Enjoy this Victorian second chance romanceFrom convenient marriage...To inconvenient attraction!Industrialist Oliver, the new Marquess of Rashfield, has become society&’s most…
eligible bachelor. The problem is he's already married! Honorable Oliver conveniently wed his best friend&’s sister Lily years ago, and since then they&’ve built separate, fulfilling lives. Now Lily has returned for a long-overdue divorce, but Oliver needs his marchioness again until he secures his inheritance. They've never shared a house… Sparks are sure to fly! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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A Regency bride swap leads to unexpected love!The wrong brideWill meet him at the altar! When Martha Lington&’s sister begs…
for help in stopping her convenient marriage to Zachary Chilton, Viscount Elderwood, kindhearted Martha finds herself pretending to be his bride-to-be. But Martha is shocked to discover there&’s much more to like about the viscount than she&’d been led to believe! Martha&’s enjoying his attentions rather too much…but she must reveal all the secrets she&’s kept hidden before their wedding day! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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A dramatic Regency romanceThe scandal of the season Must be stopped! Widowed duchess Sophie will do anything to protect her son…
and his inheritance. Even ask roguish Lord Nicholas Pascoe to retrieve her late husband&’s diaries before the secrets they contain bring down the government and the monarchy! Sophie knows she must maintain her distance from Nicholas…only she can&’t help but respond to the desire in his eyes. Their mission is treacherous, but will it prove as dangerous as their unexpected attraction? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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A tense battle of duty and desire in this Medieval romanceWed to a strangerAwakened by his touchAs the new wife…
to stoic knight Benedictus Monceaux, innocent Adela finds herself in a whole new world… Their union is one of convenience and power, but her feelings for the warrior unsettle and excite her. Hiding an inner strength, Adela knows she can be a strong ally to her husband—but she must walk a fine line between duty and desire, both at court and in the bedchamber… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.The King's KnightsBook 1: The Knight's Maiden in DisguiseBook 2: The Knight's Tempting AllyBook 3: Secrets of Her Forbidden KnightBook 4: Bound to the Warrior Knight
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Watch this fake relationship become more in this Victorian romanceA game to fool the ton…And win a husband! American heiress…
Maddie DeVries is aware that most people think she&’s too tall and ungainly to find a match. And that&’s before any gentleman learns of her unladylike interest in manufacturing! So she enlists her friend&’s brother Cameron, the Earl of Balfour, in a game of pretend courtship to win suitors. It works like a charm…but why is a man who&’s sworn off love—Cameron—the only one she craves? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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A one-night stand with the enemy? A fake engagement that turns too real? It&’s all in this sizzling Texas Cattleman&’s…
Club duo from Karen Booth and USA TODAY bestselling author Joanne Rock!Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth Business becomes pleasure when ex-lovers team up for the wedding of the year… Spending a hot night with head chef Colin Reynolds during a blackout was a mistake florist Corynna Lawson can&’t afford to repeat. Especially now that they&’re collaborating on a celebrity wedding. As they pair flowers and food, Corynna must resist the die-hard bachelor and their off-the-charts chemistry…and then she finds out she&’s expecting his baby!Make Believe Match by Joanne Rock Will her fake fiancé prove love is real? Wedding fever has hit the town of Royal, Texas! And graduate student Jessica Lewis has made a deal with the devil. Her one-night stand—bad boy CEO Oliver Price—has agreed to be her pretend fiancé. Their explosive chemistry makes their fake romance an easy sell. But when make-believe starts feeling real, will desire be enough to bridge their different worlds?
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"A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power…this is Alka Joshi's best book yet!&” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling…
author of The Diamond EyeFrom the author of Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka Joshi&’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha&’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past.Paris, 1974. Radha is now living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she&’s finally found her passion—the treasure trove of scents.She has an exciting and challenging position working for a master perfumer, helping to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time. She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration, but she can&’t give up this thing that drives her.Tasked with her first major project, Radha travels to India, where she enlists the help of her sister, Lakshmi, and the courtesans of Agra—women who use the power of fragrance to seduce, tease and entice. She&’s on the cusp of a breakthrough when she finds out the son she never told her husband about is heading to Paris to find her—upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage.The Jaipur TrilogyBook 1: The Henna ArtistBook 2: The Secret Keeper of JaipurBook 3: The Perfumist of Paris
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Stratford, 1943. World War Two is still raging across Europe. But for the Lavender Girls, the workers at the Yardley…
cosmetics factory in East London, there are even more challenges on the home front.Esther, newly married, is learning to juggle life as a working woman with her duties as a wife and homemaker. And she must find a way to help her adopted family on the Shoot, who are battling their own hidden demons . . .Headstrong Patsy, a new recruit at the Yardley factory, has a double life that takes her from the East End lipstick belt by day to the stage in the West End at night. But will she be able to keep her secrets hidden from her controlling mother, Queenie?For bubbly Lou, a forbidden love forces her to choose between family loyalty and a chance at true happiness. Can she be brave enough to forge her own path in the chaos of a war?One thing is certain: the Lavender Girls need one another more than ever if they are going to survive . . .
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Named a LibraryReads Pick for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!…
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who&’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father&’s daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother&’s son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That&’s a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger. You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless, terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.
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From multi-award-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon Mary J. Blige comes a fun and inspirational story that teaches young readers…
they can be anything, and they are enough.Most of the time, people say “no” or “you can’t” because they dream too small.Young Mary has been told that there are many things she can’t do. Like stay up past bedtime, or be an astronaut or become president. But what she really wants is to sing, and she isn’t about to let anyone tell her she can’t do it!A powerful motivating tale about a confident and ambitious girl who doesn’t feed into negativity, this debut children’s book from legendary artist Mary J. Blige proves that anyone can make their dreams come true by believing in themselves. It's a great conversation starter for overcoming discouragement from others.Brought to life with imaginative illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning illustrator Ashleigh Corrin, Mary Can! is perfect for go-getters who aren’t afraid to be a YES in a world full of NOs.
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From fling to fake fiancé? Anything can happen when the match is make-believe! In the latest from USA TODAY bestselling…
author Joanne Rock!Billionaire playboys aren&’t marriage material. But &“fake&” marriage?What could possibly go wrong? Wedding fever has hit the town of Royal, Texas! And graduate student Jessica Lewis has made a deal with the devil. Her one-night stand—bad boy CEO Oliver Price—has agreed to be her pretend fiancé for the social season. Their off-the-charts chemistry makes their fake romance an easy sell. But the more events they attend, the more the make-believe feels very, very real. But for two commitmentphobes from different worlds, will chemistry be enough?From Harlequin Desire: Passionate and provocative stories featuring rich, powerful heroes and scandalous family sagas.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: The Wedding series: Book 1: A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese RyanBook 2: Designs on a Rancher by LaQuetteBook 3: Four Weeks to Forever by Karen BoothBook 4: Make Believe Match by Joanne RockBook 5: Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine GonzalezBook 6: The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon
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These business rivals had one night—and now there&’s a nine-month surprise on the way in the latest Texas Cattleman's Club: The…
Wedding novel by Karen Booth.Can they put that one unforgettable night behind them and keep things strictly business? Sharing the bed of high-profile chef Colin Reynolds during a blackout was a mistake florist Corryna Lawson can&’t afford to repeat. Especially now that they&’re working together on a celebrity wedding at the Texas Cattleman&’s Club. As the two collaborate on flowers and food, Corryna finds Colin nearly impossible to resist…and maybe she doesn&’t want to. But then she discovers she&’s carrying his baby…From Harlequin Desire: Passionate and provocative stories featuring rich, powerful heroes and scandalous family sagas.You&’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: The Wedding series: Book 1: A Cowboy Kind of Thing by Reese RyanBook 2: Designs on a Rancher by LaQuetteBook 3: Four Weeks to Forever by Karen BoothBook 4: Make Believe Match by Joanne RockBook 5: Oh So Wrong with Mr. Right by Nadine GonzalezBook 6: The Man She Loves to Hate by Jessica Lemmon
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National Bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone bring us the latest action-packed Western in the Circuit Rider series,…
the first Johnstone books to acknowledge a higher power and bring a subtle element of faith to justice in the Wild West. JOHNSTONE COUNTRY.GET YOURSELF TO A SUNDAY MEETING.From Confederate marauder to rebel gunfighter to repentant preacherman, circuit rider Taylor Callahan&’s road to perdition has been a hellish ride. Sinners beware. After riding with Missouri bushwhackers, Taylor Callahan vowed to never take another life. He&’s making good on it in Peaceful Valley. By day, swamping a saloon. By night, preaching the Good Book. But this little settlement is about to become anything but peaceable. When the marshal takes a bullet in a sheepman-cattleman skirmish he pins a badge on Taylor leaving the circuit rider open to whole new world of hell . . . A railroad engineer building a line from Laramie to Denver is cutting across Arapaho land starting a war on Peace Treaty Peak. If that&’s not enough to set the county on fire, Taylor&’s trigger-happy past comes calling. The revenge-seeking Harris boys are hot on his tail. With the marshal down, Peaceful Valley is ripe for the taking—and blasting Taylor to kingdom come is part of the deal. If keeping the peace means breaking Taylor&’s vow so be it. He&’s looking forward to strapping on his Colt .45 again. That&’s the gospel truth. Live Free. Read Hard.www.williamjohnstone.net
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&“Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!&” –Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling authorFans of Julia Quinn&’s Bridgerton won&’t…
want to miss this new story from the legendary New York Times bestselling author as she brings a fresh new hook to Regency romance with her series about three event planners who&’ve rejected working as governesses to become party planners to London&’s elite ton. A young military widow, Eliza Pierce is enjoying both freedom and financial success as part of Elegant Occasions. When her late husband&’s best friend, Nathaniel Stanton, the Earl of Foxstead, hires Elegant Occasions to help another young widow of an officer become part of high society, Eliza wonders why. Is the woman a relative? Or is she the earl&’s mistress and her adorable toddler his child? If so, why does he take Eliza in his arms every chance he gets . . . Foxstead&’s family situation makes it difficult for him to marry, so his visceral attraction to his best friend&’s widow is an unwelcome complication. Burdened by family secrets and those of his commanding officer, he&’s determined to do his duty even when it means being around Eliza every day. But how can he resist when the fetching Eliza keeps tempting him to break his own rules? For if he dares to expose the truth, will she ever forgive him? Or will she banish him from her life forever . . .&“This heartwarming historical romance teems with witty banter and wanton desire.&”— Library Journal
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Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal-filled novel in her Depression-era saga of a…
church-going lady and her oh-so-upstanding husband racing to cover up their many sins—and gambling on one scheme too many . . . With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins&’ steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessie and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout facade and respectable standing. Nothing can allay the guilt they feel—or stop the growing distrust between them . . . Hubert thought he and his secret lover, Leroy, could continue seeing each other on the down-low in peace. But when Leroy&’s ex-wife moves back in with him, a heartbroken Hubert is driven to distraction trying to keep Jessie in the dark—and quell his mounting jealousy. And his need for satisfaction is driving Hubert to reckless extremes—and desperate risks . . . Jessie believes the struggles between her and Hubert will all be worth it if she can connive him to finallyconsummate their marriage—no matter what she has to do. But his erratic behavior and her frustration soon has her trying yet another new lover, who is as charming as he is unreliable—and unexpectedly dangerous . . . Now with their secrets out of control—and the police perilously near—Jessie and Hubert discover who might be behind the deaths plaguing their town. But can they risk a pursuit that could expose their own web of lies? When their only choice pits them and their suspicions against each other, their next move will either bury their deceptions deep for good—or reveal the one truth they can&’t escape . . .Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of 25 novels and six novellas. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at Authorauthor5409@aol.com. Visit Mary&’s website at Marymonroe.org.
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&“McCauley's Westerns move at a pace that leaves readers sweating and out of breath. Blood on the Trail is one…
wild, entertaining ride.&” —Johnny D. Boggs Thanks to Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead, Ed Zimmerman has failed to take over the mining town of Silver Cloud, Montana. But now the ruthless, hard-hearted outlaw has his eyes on a bigger prize. No sooner has Montana become a state than Zimmerman launches a diabolical campaign to turn a remote swath of land into an outlaw kingdom. Some of the richest mines in the West are in Zimmerman&’s sights, and he&’s rallied allies on both sides of the law to stake his claim. The corpses are piled high in Halstead&’s war with the vicious outlaw, but now Zimmerman proves himself as cunning with a pen as he is deadly with a six-gun. When news of his plot reaches the state capital of Helena, U.S. Marshal Aaron Mackey and Deputy Billy Sunday step into the fray. Halstead is taking no prisoners to prevent Zimmerman from getting filthy rich off land bought with dollars . . . and soaked in blood . . . Praise for Terrence McCauley&’s Where the Bullets Fly &“Imagine a spaghetti Western with flawed characters and nonstop action. OrRooster Cogburn, without the eyepatch and a whole lot meaner.&”—Roundup Magazine&“Blood on the Trail is one action-packed, western . . . and Jeremiah Halstead is a lawdog to fog the outlaw trail with!&” —Peter Brandvold, author of The Cost of Dying
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This lyrical middle grade historical novel set during the Great Depression from award-winning author L. M. Elliott is a moving…
tale of the spirit of American persistence, found family, and the magical partnership between girl and horse.Bea wakes to Daddy’s note in a hayloft, where he abandoned her with her little sister after the stock market crash took everything: Daddy’s job at the bank, their home, Mama’s health and life.How is Bea supposed to convince the imposing Mrs. Scott to take in two stray children? Mrs. Scott’s money and Virginia farm are drying up in a drought and the Great Depression, too. She might have to sell her beautiful horses, starting with a dangerous chestnut that has caused tragedy in the past and injures her stableman shortly after Bea arrives.But wrestling with her own hurts and fears, Bea understands the chestnut’s skittish distrust. She sees hope in the powerful jumper—if he can compete at horse shows, they might save the farm, and maybe Bea can even win a place in Mrs. Scott’s heart.
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It&’s Opening Day! Yankee Stadium towers grand, gleaming, and ready! On April 18, 1923, the New York Yankees played against…
the Boston Red Sox in their very first game in the brand-new Yankee Stadium. All the key players were there—future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, Bob Shawkey, Miller Huggins—and so were the supporters—Eddie Bennett, the legendary Yankee batboy; Jack Lenz, Yankee Stadium&’s first public announcer; five-year-old Little Ray Kelly, Babe&’s lucky charm; and more than 70,000 fans! Every person in the stadium on opening day was part of this legendary event, and now you can be too. With beautiful, true-to-event illustrations reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, and with facts on every page about the stadium, the teams, and that very first fateful game that christened the original Yankee Stadium, The House That Ruth Built is the perfect book for kids and baseball fans everywhere. Take a step into the past and watch the baseball greats make history!
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'Extraordinary . . . Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace'Alive to…
the beauty and mystery of the natural world as well as the human heart'Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers'What a marvellous novel'Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning'An intimate love story and an epic historical tale that is sure to be read for years to come'Julie Otsuka, author of The Buddha in the Attic'Ah Boon's story will stay with me for a long time' Lara Prescott, author of The Secrets We KeptOn a quiet moonlit night, Ah Boon, young and terrified, takes his first trip out to sea in his father's fishing boat - a rite of passage for the boys of the kampong. As the air hums and the wind howls across the waves, a mysterious, impossible island materialises in the darkness; an island, bountiful with fish, that Ah Boon soon learns only he has the ability to find.But this is only the beginning of the story, and as Ah Boon grows up, alongside Siok Mei, the spirited girl he has fallen in love with, he finds himself caught in the tragic sweep of Singapore's history. When the Japanese army invades, the resistance rises, and their small nation hurtles towards rebirth, the kampong and the impossible islands that surround it are thrown into jeopardy, and the two friends must decide who they will become - and what they are willing to give up.
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"Set to be one of the best books of 2023" GQ Magazine"Soaring, spellbinding, utterly epic" MUSA OKWONGA"An impressive and highly…
original work, brimming over with energy" TLSWHERE IS ADA? In a small village in West Africa, in what will one day become Ghana, Ada gives birth again, and again the baby does not live. As she grieves the loss of her child, Portuguese traders become the first white men to arrive in the village, an event that will bear terrible repercussions for Ada and her kin. WHEN IS ADA?Centuries later, Ada will become the mathematical genius Ada Lovelace; Ada, a prisoner forced into prostitution in a Nazi concentration camp; and Ada, a young, pregnant Ghanaian woman with a new British passport who arrives in Berlin in 2019 for a fresh start. WHO IS ADA?Ada is not one woman, but many, and she is all women - she revolves in orbits, looping from one century and from one place to the next. And so, she experiences the hardship but also the joy of womanhood: she is a victim, she offers resistance, and she fights for her independence. This long-awaited debut from Sharon Dodua Otoo paints an astonishing picture of femininity, resilience and struggle with deep empathy and humour, with vivid language and infinite imagination."Sharon Dodua Otoo's writing defies expectations. Ada's Realm pushes boundaries in terms of language, form, character and time, challenging perceptions of what it means to be African, an African woman, in both historical and contemporary terms. More power to her pen!" MARGARET BUSBY"Thrillingly, astonishingly original." R. O. KWON"A work of fierce imagination" NII AYIKWEI PARKES"A rule-shattering novel" Kirkus Reviews Translated from the German by Jon Cho-Polizzi