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A powerful 50-page novella set in the world of Rae Carson's acclaimed and epic fantasy The Girl of Fire and Thorns. A teenage girl must fight to survive when her village is destroyed by enemy sorcerers.
While Princess Elisa was being forced across the desert by a band of rebel kidnappers, her future handmaiden-and best friend-Mara, was fighting for survival as enemy sorcerers destroyed the countryside. This is Mara's story.
Mara is finally going...
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Historical novel. Biography. William of Normandy and his acces to power. The humiliation by his condition of bastard. Revenge on those who offended and humiliated him. History of the Vikings. How and why they settled in Normandy before the impotence of the king of France. The Vikings in England. The assault of William to England and his coronation in Westminster.
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Contents Include: Fersen at Versailles and in America Fersen as Colonel of "Le Royal Suedois" The Flight to Varennes, Relations with Barnave The Queen's Intervention with the Emperor and the Emigrant Princes The Body-Guard, The 17th July on the Champ-De-Mars The New Constitution The Acceptance of the Constitution, The Amnesty Decree After the Acceptation Negotiations with the King's Brothers Secret Interviews with the Queen Renewal of Relations and...
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The Hebrew prophets predicted that the coming Messiah would be a Star coming to rescue Israel from her enemies (Numbers 24:17). When Jesus was born his birthplace was marked by a Star that led the Magi to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:2-10). In the book of Revelation Jesus describes himself as "the root and descendant of David, the bright morning Star" (Revelation 22:16). Who exactly was this spiritual Superstar whose brief life sparked a movement that turned...
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He'll do anything to protect his kingdom Even blackmail her into marriage! Sheikh Karim is as ruthless as the harsh desert that forged him. Entertaining bubbly Princess Galila at a royal wedding seems frivolous…until she reveals his family's darkest secret. To protect their honor, Karim must seduce Galila into silence! The raw heat of their encounter stuns him…and inspires a more permanent solution. To prevent a scandal, Karim will make impetuous...
86) The King's Guard
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Hector of Ventierra is the youngest commander of the Royal Guard in his kingdom's history. But before he was lord commander, he was a lowly squire. In this short fantasy novella, set in the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, Rae Carson introduces readers to Hector before he became the man Queen Elisa fell in love with. The King's Guard also includes a teaser chapter for The Bitter Kingdom, the conclusion to the Fire and Thorns trilogy.
At fifteen...
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David II (1329—1371), son of the hero King of Scots, Robert Bruce (1306—1329), has suffered a harsh historical press, condemned as a disastrous general, a womaniser and a sympathiser with Scotland's 'auld enemy', England. Bringing together evidence from Scotland, England and France, Michael Penman offers a different view: that of a child king who survived usurpation, English invasion, exile and eleven years of English captivity after defeat in...
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The Cost of this Product: Chapter 8 alone is priceless. Revelations of God and Christ revealed that 3rd and 2nd Heaven spirits, Christians that have fallen asleep and O.T. saints suffered, were killed and put in damnation fire, all from God having become jealous of ME. ( Romans 15:4 "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." The Parable of David,...
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Swept from her ordinary world… into the royal bedchamber! Among the many beautiful, accomplished candidates hoping to be chosen as Sheikh Omar's wife, shop assistant Beth can't believe this powerful desert king would even notice her. Yet Omar does select her-and his heated gaze sets her alight, making her innocent body crave caresses she's only dreamed about! She's instantly thrown into his world of unimagined luxury, but can this shy Cinderella...
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A princess in disguise
Bound to a life of restrictions and rules, Princess Leila of Qurhah feels like a puppet dancing to the sultan's strings. She's desperate for her freedom, and only one man holds the key...;.
When notorious advertising mogul Gabe Steel arrives in the desert kingdom of Qurhah, the last thing he expects is an alluring stranger in his hotel room, demanding a job.
Enthralled by the innocent beauty and her intoxicating touch,...
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Kidnapped by rebels, Belle Winters discoversher rescuer is Rafiq al Akhtar, SovereignPrince of the desert kingdom of Q'roum.Whisked away to his exotic palace, Rafiqexpects her to show her gratitude-bymarrying him!
Rafiq demands Belle perform all her royalduties-both in public and in private. Soonshe succumbs to the sultry heat of the desertand to Rafiq's seduction. Belle is no longer anunwilling wife, now she is the sheikh's verywilling lover-.
92) Touch of Agony
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When Kenna Breen and Asher Drydan stole the Queen of the Gods' ring, it started a countdown to a war that promises their destruction.
Empath Kenna didn't understand how difficult life could be until she left her homeland, traveled to the outerworld, and met her other half, the sexy warrior king who oozes strength and lethal grace.
And it only gets harder from there.
Their marriage gets a rocky start when Aeliana and her minions crash the ceremony...
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In his stunning memoir, Outrageous Fortune, Anthony Russell takes us inside his childhood growing up at Leeds Castle, with luxury and opulence few can imagine, and how he found his way in a changing society.
"I was lucky with lineage. Money, and lots of it, appeared to grow on trees, especially those which adorned the Leeds Castle parkland. Ancestors with glowing titles and extraordinary accomplishments filled the history books, but there would be...
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"Aileen Aroon, A Memoir. With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites" by Gordon Stables. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for...
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Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage. Formidable and manipulative, her attentions to the king brought her wealth, power, and status. Her daughter Violet Trefusis...
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Get the Summary of Robert Hardman's The Making of a King in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Making of a King" by Robert Hardman chronicles the life and ascension of Charles III to the British throne. Charles, at seventy-three, becomes the oldest monarch to ascend, bringing a lifetime of preparation to his role. He aims to demonstrate the monarchy's relevance while maintaining its historical stability. Charles...
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He's used to having everything he could ever want,And this time, he needs a bride.But this white wedding won't be as pure as he hopes…Don't get me wrong, being a prince has its benefits,It also means your love life isn't yours to decide.My traditionalist father gave me an ultimatum:Marry by thirty, or face the consequences.I want the throne, no matter the costs,And I don't want some vapid European princess to try and tame me.So when I proposed to...
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Mourning the death of their youngest son was difficult enough without the constant pressures of court upon the king and queen. While needing to heal with their surviving children, the royal couple are torn away when unexpected visitors from abroad come to their shores on ill tides. The king and queen have weathered many storms, they've saved a nation from crumbling, but, can the pair who married for love, who never wished to sit on the thrones, save...
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In this sensitive and beautifully illustrated biography, royal expert Nicholas Davies explores the complex character behind this monarch of the future. Davies follows Prince William from his birth at St. Mary's, Paddington, through his happy-go-lucky childhood and awkward pre-teenage years, to his burgeoning maturity. Packed with rare, color photographs, this is the definitive biography of Prince William, the man who will be Britain's king.
100) Monarch of the Sands
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Francesca is shocked when family friend Zahid Al Hakam turns up on her doorstep.
After all, he's now the Sheikh of Khayarzah-;England's suburbia is hardly his regular stomping ground! But he is as achingly gorgeous as ever...;and Francesca's certainly tempted by Zahid's invitation to come to the desert and work for him.
Zahid finds the geeky, gauche teenager he once knew is now an understated beauty. Embarking on a secret affair is bittersweet-;but,...
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