Historical
mobi, epub |eng | 2008-02-19 | Author:Laurens, Stephanie [Laurens, Stephanie]

She was wearing dark green silk, a conservative, severe gown with black buttons marching from the raised waist to her throat, her long slender arms tightly encased, with even tinier ...
( Category: Historical August 20,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-05-28 | Author:Sophia Nash

Surely more than two minutes had passed. “He’s been under for so long,” she said. “Don’t worry, yer ladyship, they float when’s they drown.” Brown took the sailor by the ...
( Category: Historical August 19,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-07-10 | Author:Rebecca Makkai

PART III 1929 IN THE FIELD: THE TRIBE Zilla was a moving statue in the torchlight. If Eddie could, he would love her: her hair a black puddle, her teeth ...
( Category: Short Stories & Anthologies August 19,2014 )
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2009-04-21 | Author:Satyal, Rakesh [Satyal, Rakesh]

Chai for Two (and Two for Chai) My parents spend their time at home as if they can’t stand each other’s presence but as if long ago, during their wedding, ...
( Category: Historical August 19,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-06-01 | Author:Sahar Delijani

( Category: Cultural Heritage August 19,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-06-03 | Author:Jeff Shaara [Shaara, Jeff]

“There. To the right of that pair of trees. Right at the crest.” Dana looked through field glasses of his own, said, “Yes, I see it. You certain, sir?” “Pretty ...
( Category: Military August 19,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-08-28 | Author:Richard Hughes

All this passed quite unheeded by Augustine: his mind was too full of Mitzi. For Augustine had fallen in love, of course. As a well-made kid glove will be so ...
( Category: Military August 18,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-08-04 | Author:Mary Gordon [Gordon, Mary]

Mrs. Ferguson made a point of my emphasizing the difference in tone and emphasis as the “hooees” are repeated. This was a way of using my vocal exercises, showing my ...
( Category: Historical August 18,2014 )
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2014-07-02 | Author:Jessie Burton [Burton, Jessie]

THREE December, 1686 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Song of Solomon 5:16 ...
( Category: Suspense August 18,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-05-05 | Author:Aharon Appelfeld [Appelfeld, Aharon]

30 ERNST HAS RECOVERED: HIS BLOOD TESTS, BLOOD PRESSURE, and EKG are all normal. Soon they will remove the cast from his leg. As for his constant sleeping, the doctors ...
( Category: Cultural Heritage August 18,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-06-25 | Author:Harry Sidebottom

About three miles down the coast west from Sebaste was the town of Corycus. The most notable thing about it was the island lying offshore. It shared a name with ...
( Category: War & Military August 18,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2012-11-27 | Author:Battle, Lois [Battle, Lois]

THE NEXT three months were the most miserable of her life. She was coddled by Etna and the servants, Ricky wrote to her almost daily, but Richard made a point ...
( Category: Historical August 18,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-07-28 | Author:Stephanie Laurens [Laurens, Stephanie]

Chapter 9 Four days later, Thomas leaned against the railings of a town house in Albemarle Street and studied the house across the street and two doors down. Idly twirling ...
( Category: Historical August 14,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2005-04-01 | Author:Thornton, Elizabeth [Thornton, Elizabeth]

Chapter Thirteen Annabelle did not break her engagement to the Earl. Though she had some misgivings about how she would manage such a strong-willed gentleman after their nuptials, she did ...
( Category: Historical August 1,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2004-02-03 | Author:Thornton, Elizabeth [Thornton, Elizabeth]

Jo was quite mistaken in her belief that she had made a bad first impression. In fact, the opposite was true. Only Cecy was disappointed. She had hoped that Mrs. ...
( Category: Historical July 31,2014 )