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40381) The Creep Outside
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The Creep Outside by Keith WrightDon't smile. Don't attract his attention. Don't agree to meet. It will be a date with death.He seems so nice, but don't be fooled. He's a stalker, an obsessive, and depraved. He is a serial killer. Nobody knew until now. But it's much too late. It's too late for too many women.So begins an investigation for Detective Inspector Stark that will reveal murder and end with a tragedy that shocks the CID to its core.'The...
40382) Midnight Conquest
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An abused widow with a child to protect, Davina has closed her heart off to all but one-the handsome Gypsy who captured her heart as a young woman. But when the wandering fortune teller comes back to her village years later, his dangerously seductive pursuit and the dark forces surrounding him shatter her girlhood fantasies. Davina is thrust into the middle of a feud between two vampires bent on vengeance, and the safety of her daughter is paramount.Broderick...
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The long-awaited second anthology of Edith Layton's Regency romance Christmas stories includes four heart-warming tales. Originally published in separate anthologies, and out-of-print for many years, these holiday novellas by legendary Regency romance author Edith Layton are in one volume for the first time ever! This collection includes the following stories: The Earl's NightingaleThe Hounds of HeavenThe Rake's ChristmasThe Dark Man
40384) Bergman Manor
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It's 1925, and the purportedly, haunted summer retreat house Bergman Manor has seen the deaths of several guests in recent years. When Clem, a penniless playboy, learns that his P.I. uncle is the Manor's latest victim, he poses as a well-to-do guest in order to secretly, conduct his own investigation. He soon discovers the connection between all the recent deaths: the Manor's pretty but prickly young maid, Dorothy.
Taken in by Bergman Manor's proprietor...
40385) Our Mersey Shore
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A gripping novel of love and loss in a world in chaos, Our Mersey Shore, charts how the human spirit can triumph over adversity, in one of the darkest times of recent history. Maggie Brady lives in Bootle, Liverpool. She is just sixteen when World War Two breaks out in Europe. Maggie and her family must face the possibility of a terrifying Blitz that could destroy all they hold dear.Her father works at the heart of the Liverpool docks, the biggest...
40386) His American Detective
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The sole survivor of his family's gruesome murder years earlier, "Poor Little Ned Lawton" has struggled to put the dark events behind him. So when a brash New York detective darkens his doorway demanding an interview, the wealthy young gentleman immediately shuts him out. But a rash of murders in America are mirroring of the London killings, and Patrick Kelly knows Ned might be the key to stopping the bloodshed.
Lawton, now called Edmund Sloan, is...
40387) The Kingdom of Nefertiti
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Who Will Be Egypt's Next Great Queen? Can Nefertiti Defeat a Dangerous Rival? When Nefret, the mekhma of the Meshwesh, leads her people back to their homeland of Zerzura, everything changes. Forced to make a deal with the determined Queen Tiye, Nefret abandons her tribe and Alexio--the man she loves in order to obey the queen's command. As she takes her place at the Egyptian court at Thebes, she quickly realizes that fate is not through with her yet....
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Mrs. Bennet's marital schemes aren't the only horrors Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy face this season in Hertfordshire…
After learning Netherfield is set to lease at last, Elizabeth Bennet ventures onto the shadowed estate for a glimpse of Longbourn's newest neighbors. There she finds herself confused by the eccentric Bingley sisters and drawn to the enigmatic Mr. Darcy.
But the forbidding grounds whisper of mysteries as sinister as they are ancient....
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Ce récit retrace trois années de souffrance d'un jeune «Malgré-Nous» depuis son embrigadement dans une armée qui n'était pas la sienne jusqu'à sa libération par l'Armée Américaine.
Cette histoire qui s'appuie en partie sur les témoignages de François Sattler, jeune Alsacien de 22 ans, relate trois années durant lesquelles le jeune François a ctoyé presque quotidiennement la mort mais aussi trois années entrecoupées de moments de...
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IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Most readers will recognize the name, but their information might be limited to Thomas Alva Edison's most famous inventions, including the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera. This brief introductory biography introduces young readers to Edison's extraordinary life and brilliant mind. Beginning with his younger years, this book guides readers through his school and work experiences, highlighting his inspirations and other talents, such...
40391) The Girl from Snowy River
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In the tradition of The Man from Snowy River comes a gripping and courageous sequel to A Waltz for Matilda
The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But, World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a brother when the Snowy River men marched away to war.
Why has the man Flinty loves returned from...
40392) Strangers and Second Chances
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All three books in the Strangers and Second Chances series - a Pride and Prejudice variation. An Unlikely AcquaintancePoised to take control of the Meryton Barracks, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam anticipates exchanging a lonely Christmas for an even lonelier year, made worse by his cousin's sudden and surprising exodus from Hertfordshire. He could never dream that his new post would bring the possibility of new romance when he crosses paths with an...
40393) Mrs. Lincoln's Dilemma
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Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth president, is the First Lady of a nation embroiled in the Civil War. She's also a savvy political wife in wartime Washington. In this short story, the First Lady uses her powers of observation and the help of two White House employees to sort out crimes – including murder – and bring the perpetrators to justice.
40394) Big Jim and the Doctress
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Men, Lillian Richmond, knew from experience couldn't be trusted. She'd spent over half of her life fighting the prejudices against women for daring to take on a man's profession. Even her beloved father, a physician, hadn't encouraged her to add Doctress to her name. He had encouraged her to marry a man who destroyed her reputation. Traveling across the country to meet her mentor, she was waylaid by a small town begging for help. Big Jim Newton couldn't...
40395) The Sphinx's Heart
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Mistakes have consequences. This one could unleash hell on Earth.
As the most powerful undine healer since the woman who sank Atlantis, Calandra was supposed to be the saviour of her people. Instead, the malicious dragon spirit who haunted her dreams has been freed from the Abyss, the peaceful society of Sirenia has been plunged into revolutionary chaos, and her own brother, Zale, has inexplicably turned against her. Worse, though Calandra knows...
40396) Whiskey and Cinnamon
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Sloan had a hard enough time being a female bounty hunter in the West. With only her trusty steed Whiskey by her side, she went through town after town writing wrongs. Her methods worked well until she encountered the Franklin brothers terrorizing the women in a small town. Sloan always had a soft spot for women, and she will not let these ruffians have their way with them. Will enlisting the help of a local legend be enough to defeat her new foes?...
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Extrait: "UNE soirée que les hautes puissances Napoléoniennes étaient réunies à Saint-Cloud, madame Marie Lætitia, femme de Carlo Bonaparte et mère de Nicolas ou Napoléon Bonaparte, successivement lieutenant d'artillerie, général, premier consul et puis empereur des Français; de Joseph Bonaparte, successivement clerc de procureur à Marseille, membre du conseil des cinq-cents, ambassadeur à Rome, conseiller d'état, sénateur, roi de Naples..."...
40398) Reckoning
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The inaugural performance of Christopher Marlowe's controversial new play is marred by sudden, violent death in this lively 16th century mystery.
December, 1592. England is entering dangerous waters as thoughts turn to the question of the ageing Queen Elizabeth's successor. Christopher Marlowe meanwhile is leading a troupe of the Lord Chamberlain's Men on tour with a controversial new play.
Marlowe expects his latest play, Edward II, to ruffle feathers....
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Prenez un garçon timide et rêveur. Faites-le voyager grâce à une faille spatio-temporelle, propice à de folles et périlleuses aventures…
Telle est l'histoire d'Amédée Pan.
Plongé au cœur de la Fronde, en 1652, il devra rivaliser d'ingéniosité et de courage pour aider Elise, une révolutionnaire dont les parents ont été enlevés.
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He's failed before, but with her help, this time, he might just succeed.
Henry Crawford has failed to secure the heart of a good woman before ─ and quite spectacularly so! There are few in town who have not heard of his scandalous affair. While his debacle might have proven great fodder for the gossips, it has left him with a shattered heart and a deep desire to change his ways.
However, change is never easy.
Old habits can die hard, and some...
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