Historical Fiction
epub |eng | 2023-09-07 | Author:Amy Licence [Licence, Amy]

FIFTEEN Queen Catherine’s chamber was brightly lit with candles, although there were still a few hours of daylight left. A table bore jugs of red and white wine, and dishes ...
( Category: Renaissance December 30,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-05-28 | Author:Chris Nickson [Chris Nickson]

SIXTEEN ‘Do you know the Leylands?’ Harper asked Bingham as the driver pulled away from the kerb in the morning. The man chuckled. ‘Spent my first six months on the ...
( Category: 20th Century December 30,2023 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Mark Chadbourn [Chadbourn, Mark]

Akkan’s camp was not far away. Half an hour’s brisk marching brought them within striking distance. The main force was sent off to launch their attack from the west. Khin, ...
( Category: Ancient December 29,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-10-13 | Author:Theodore Bradshaw [Bradshaw, Theodore]

Chapter 21 The hour passed quickly, because Louis fell asleep. The subsequent rush of the travelers making their way to board the locomotive stirred him from his early morning nap, ...
( Category: British December 24,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Penny Haw

CHAPTER 18 1883 Mannheim, Germany A few weeks later, at the dinner table, Carl said that two fellow velocipede enthusiasts had visited that day to express their interest in investing ...
( Category: Biographical December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-10-04 | Author:Will Montgomery [Montgomery, Will]

Chapter Forty-Four HARRY Newlyn, Cornwall ‘Read that, Harry. Looks like we’re on our way.’ The Old Man passed a sheaf of papers across. ‘Pages three and four are the most ...
( Category: World War II December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-10-01 | Author:Nelson, Ed

Chapter 16 Several days later, I sat down with my advisors. It had become a variable group. The needs of each project dictated who would be on the team. The ...
( Category: Medieval December 23,2023 )
azw3 |eng | 2021-03-31 | Author:Emilie Loring [Loring , Emilie]

XVI The room was mellow, dignified, restful. Wood paneling blended with the leather of the bookbindings and the exposed ceiling beams. The heavy velvet hangings drawn across the long windows ...
( Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-07-11 | Author:William W. Johnstone

CHAPTER 13 As Cullen had anticipated, there was not much activity in the stable. Every one of Moran’s men were no doubt at the Cork and Bottle. He was sure ...
( Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2020-04-30 | Author:S. E. Turner [Turner, S. E.]

Chapter Twelve 'Now it is time for you to leave.' said Sansara. 'The horses know the route. They have been given their instructions and will take you there safely. Do ...
( Category: Ancient December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Ney Mitch [Mitch, Ney]

Chapter Ten THE WEIGHT OF LETTING GO When we returned home, I had to sit up with our family until it was time for bed. When doing so, Lydia wanted ...
( Category: Regency December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-10-03 | Author:Oscar Hijuelos [Hijuelos, Oscar]

THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. HE LOST HIS FEELING FOR MUSIC AND his soul withered. He wrote no songs, picked up neither guitar nor trumpet. And while the Mambo Kings continued ...
( Category: 20th Century December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-08-30 | Author:Richard Vaughan Davies

Rose points at it and we giggle again. Suddenly nothing seems to matter anymore. We walk briskly for fifteen minutes or so. Herr Klumpf grumbles, but our mood lightens with ...
( Category: European December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | 2023-10-02 | Author:Madalyn Morgan [Morgan, Madalyn]

TWENTY-SEVEN The smell of smoke and oil filled Ena’s nostrils as she once again entered Glasgow’s Central Railway Station. She wrinkled her nose. ‘Scotland’s mainland is a bit different to ...
( Category: World War II December 23,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Heather Morris

‘June, wake up, honey, Aunty Norah has something for you.’ ‘I don’t want anything.’ ‘Even a banana?’ Norah teases, revealing it from behind her back. June’s eyes light up with ...
( Category: World War II December 23,2023 )