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The Mermaid's Child (FY8) by Jo Baker
epub |eng | 2015-03-16 | Author:Jo Baker [Baker, Jo]

Dark came slowly, creeping up on the ship like a child playing tin-can-lurky. I descended the stairs carrying a platter of cheese, sausage, greyish bread and a handful of soft ...
( Category: Historical March 23,2015 )
Girl Runner by Carrie Snyder
epub |eng | 2014-09-04 | Author:Carrie Snyder

SMART, CORA. Suddenly, in her ninety-eighth year, at the home of her birth, New Arran, Ontario. Respected daughter of Robert and Jessica Smart. Affectionate sister of Olive and Aganetha, and ...
( Category: Historical March 22,2015 )
A Dark and Promised Land by Nathaniel Poole
epub |eng | 2014-11-03 | Author:Nathaniel Poole

Iskoyaskweyau pushes aside the bearskin that serves as a door to the sweat lodge. He dribbles some water from a skin flask onto the fire, and steam rolls toward the ...
( Category: Crime March 22,2015 )
Rodin's Lover: A Novel by Webb Heather
azw3, epub |eng | 2015-01-26 | Author:Webb, Heather [Webb, Heather]

Chapter 19 “I am being followed.” Camille chose a fig from the picnic basket and sank her teeth into its gritty flesh. Giganti stretched out on the blanket, tucked his ...
( Category: Historical March 22,2015 )
Queen Of Four Kingdoms, The by of Kent HRH Princess Michael
epub |eng | | Author:of Kent, HRH Princess Michael

Chapter Two To her regret, Yolande cannot remain in Bourges as long as she would like; family duties need her attention at home in Angers. Her eldest son, now Duke ...
( Category: Biographical March 22,2015 )
A Triple Knot by Emma Campion
epub |eng | 2014-07-07 | Author:Emma Campion [Campion, Emma]

“SIR, SHE IS TRUE.” HUGH HELD THE CLOTH OUT TO THOMAS. “SHE kissed it and handed it back, saying you have every right to this, you are her husband, and ...
( Category: Biographical March 22,2015 )
Two Strangers by Beryl Matthews
epub |eng | 2014-09-02 | Author:Beryl Matthews

Seventeen ‘Oh,’ Harry gasped when he stood in front of the large house. ‘This would be perfect for the school.’ ‘You haven’t seen inside yet. It has been neglected and ...
( Category: Family Saga March 22,2015 )
Daughters of the Doge (Richard Stocker) by Edward Charles
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-02-21 | Author:Edward Charles [Charles, Edward]

CHAPTER 41 March the 28th 1556 – Bottega di Tintoretto ‘Come, Richard, look at this.’ A storm had blown in earlier that morning. Rain hammered on to the windows above ...
( Category: Historical March 22,2015 )
Soldier of the Horse by Robert W. Mackay
epub |eng | 2011-02-14 | Author:Robert W. Mackay

RAIDING PARTY ♦ ♦ ♦ In the fall of 1917 the regiment moved to their winter quarters. They had settled into a relatively pleasant existence, considering they were living in ...
( Category: Military March 22,2015 )
The War at the Edge of the World by Ian Ross
epub |eng | | Author:Ian Ross [Ross, Ian]

That evening he sat alone, staring into the bright heart of the embers and trying not to think. His body was still bruised and aching from the fight. He was ...
( Category: Historical March 22,2015 )
Fiercombe Manor by Kate Riordan
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Kate Riordan

There was no date, but suddenly there was a little girl of a year old. Elizabeth had been right about carrying a girl, after all. I turned to the next ...
( Category: Gothic March 21,2015 )
A Fugitive Englishman by Roy Lewis
epub |ara, eng, eng | 2014-10-24 | Author:Roy Lewis

PART 4 1 She was dead by the age of thirty-two, you know. Who? Not Marianne – she was a survivor! No, Adah Menken, of course. Shortly after my divorce ...
( Category: Historical March 21,2015 )
The Man from Berlin by Luke McCallin
epub |eng | 2014-10-28 | Author:Luke McCallin

21 There was a message slip on his desk. Thallberg had called and was waiting to see him at the State House. He put the piece of paper from Freilinger ...
( Category: Military March 21,2015 )
Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-04-01 | Author:Jacqueline Winspear [Winspear, Jacqueline]

Chapter Nine Maisie had only just stepped into the entrance hall at 15 Ebury Place when James came downstairs, calling to her. “Maisie, I thought something dreadful had happened to ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2015 )
The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-04-22 | Author:Jacqueline Winspear [Winspear, Jacqueline]

When they arrived in Pimlico, James parked the motor car and escorted her to the door. "So, this is where you live. Quite modern, isn't it?" "Yes, I was lucky. ...
( Category: Historical March 19,2015 )

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