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1) London
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English
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A fictionalized survey of the history of London, interweaving the events of two thousand years with the adventures of six families whose succeeding generations lived in the city from the time it was a Celtic encampment through its emergence as England's preeminent metropolis.
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English
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A Classic Regency Romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Suzanne Enoch ... The lovely Angelique Graham knows her strengths - and patience is not one of them. So, instead of waiting nine months to wed her beloved Simon, as per her overprotective parents' edict, Angelique decides to use Simon's cousin, the dashing Lord Faring - rake of all rakes - just back from war, to throw her parents into a panic. After all, what parent in...
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Publisher
NYLA
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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A prim and proper widow gives in to her impulses at London's notorious Aphrodite's Club… and fulfils her wildest dream.
As an honored widow and close companion to Queen Victoria, Lady Portia Ellerslie is captive to a life of public perfection. But privately, she still longs for the touch of a man. One lonely night, she gives in to her desires, and enlists Madame Aphrodite, the owner of London's most exclusive and erotic bordello, to arrange a wild...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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"Margo Maguire writes fast-paced, poignant adventures that'll keep you turning the pages.
-USA Today Bestselling Author Lorraine Heath
Once imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, a man disguised as a wealthy prince re-emerges in London society intent on revenge in Margo Maguire's stunning romantic blockbuster The Rogue Prince. After just a few pages readers will well understand why Romantic Times says, "Fast-paced adventure tinged with...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
English author H. G. Wells is called upon to investigate alleged incidents of time travel in Victorian London after a young man tries to prevent his prostitute lover from becoming Jack the Ripper's fifth victim, and along the way Wells has a chance to save lives and to prevent such literary classics as "Dracula" and his own "The Time Machine" from being erased from history.
9) Brave Emily
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Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Molly gets a lesson in what true friendship is when Emily, a young English girl, comes to stay with Molly's family during the bombing of London.
11) Hers to Command
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Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Sir Henry was a knight-errant, capable of impressive prowess on the battlefield...;and in bed. Finding two sisters-;one stunningly beautiful, the other steadfast and determined-;waiting patiently in his chamber, he entertained their proposition: a generous sum in exchange for commanding their men-at-arms in a battle to save their lands.
Seduced by the beauty of Gisele, yet irresistibly drawn to the intelligence of Mathilde, a proud woman as complex...
12) The postmistress
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English
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The lives of two women in a small Cape Cod town are impacted by the radio broadcasts of Frankie Bard, an American journalist in London who hopes that by revealing details of World War II she will encourage the United States to take up the cause.
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Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
When the parents of Zillah Lambert sue architect Killian Melville for breach of contract for refusing to marry their daughter and attorney Sir Oliver Rathbone cannot elicit information from his client Mr. Melville, investigator William Monk is sent into the streets of Victorian London to search for clues.
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English
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A historical novel that tells the story of poet John Clare, who was a patient in an asylum in Essex from 1837 to 1841; the poet Alfred Tennyson, who was a regular visitor to his brother Septimus, also a resident; and the charming and ambitious scoundrel who runs the institution, the Reverend Matthew Allen.
15) Traitor's gate
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Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt looks into the suspicious death of his childhood mentor, and at the same time investigates treachery in the Colonial office, where someone is passing vital information to Germany about England's African strategy.
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Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The Bishop of London's body is found dead in an ancient crypt, along with another unidentified corpse from the eighteenth century, and Sebastian St. Cyr's investigation to determine who killer leads him Miss Hero Jarvis, a woman St. Cyr had a brief romantic encounter with and who happens to be the last person to see the Bishop alive.
17) Blind justice
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
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London judge Sir John Fielding probes into every stratum of London society to find the truth about the death of a lord whose suicide looks more like murder.
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Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
p2006
Language
English
Description
Forrest Harper, son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, faces a moral dilemma when he befriends Maddy, the daughter of a Jacobite rebel, who has been imprisoned at the Tower, and learns she is slated for execution.
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Wit, passion, and adventure, Elizabeth Boyle has it all!" -- Julia Quinn New York Times bestselling RITA® Award winner Elizabeth Boyle is a wonder, and with Along Came a Duke -- the first book in her delectable Rhymes with Love series based on well-known nursery rhymes -- she proves once more that no one writes wittier, more endearing and original historical romance. Returning once more to England during the colorful Regency Era, Boyle transports...
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