Historical
epub |eng | 2023-03-20 | Author:Michelle Salter [Salter, Michelle]

‘You’re late.’ ‘I saw Mr Laffaye on my way. He asked me to give you this.’ I handed Elijah the rolled-up paper. ‘He said he’s still working on the other ...
( Category: Historical October 24,2024 )
epub |eng | 2024-07-30 | Author:Darcy Burke [Burke, Darcy]

CHAPTER 14 Tilda’s gaze moved down Fitch’s neck. “I’d say the cause of death is obvious.” “Garrote,” Ravenhurst said grimly. “Death?” This was followed by a high-pitched shriek from behind ...
( Category: Historical October 14,2024 )
epub |eng | 2010-02-01 | Author:David Peace [David Peace]

( Category: Historical October 9,2024 )
epub |eng | 2021-03-07 | Author:Lorac, E.C.R.

II On that same Monday afternoon, when the D.D.I. had talked to Waring and Turner and sent them out again to follow their own lines, Dilys Maine decided to walk ...
( Category: Historical October 5,2024 )
epub |eng | 2016-05-23 | Author:McPherson, Catriona [Catriona McPherson]

15 Dorothy and Irene, I learned, had not just been drafted in to babysit after coming to the top of the pile in some kind of rota; it was their ...
( Category: Historical October 5,2024 )
epub |eng | 2017-11-30 | Author:Lexie Conyngham [Conyngham, Lexie]

The innkeeper, whose business was not particularly brisk at present, readily agreed to allow a parlour to be made available for anyone who could travel to the Episcopal service. A ...
( Category: Historical October 5,2024 )
epub |eng | 2024-08-20 | Author:Carla Simpson [Simpson, Carla]

Sometime later, he retrieved the satin brocade quilt that had somehow ended up on the floor and pulled it over us, then wrapped his arm around me and pulled me ...
( Category: Historical October 4,2024 )
epub |eng | 2021-03-07 | Author:E. C. R. Lorac [Lorac, E. C. R.]

II On that same Monday afternoon, when the D.D.I. had talked to Waring and Turner and sent them out again to follow their own lines, Dilys Maine decided to walk ...
( Category: Historical October 3,2024 )
epub |eng | 2024-06-24 | Author:Irina Shapiro [Shapiro, Irina]

TWENTY-ONE As soon as Constable Haze left, Mrs. Bede burst in, looking distinctly wild-eyed. “I want ’er out of ’ere, Inspector. All me lodgers will leave if they find out ...
( Category: Historical September 30,2024 )
epub |eng | 2024-03-04 | Author:Kathryn Lasky [Lasky, Kathryn]

EIGHTEEN Eleanor Burke was sitting in front of her dressing-room mirror in Palm Beach. They certainly had come a long way from Chance’s bootlegging days – which, as Eleanor rationalized, ...
( Category: Historical September 30,2024 )
epub |eng | | Author:Victoria Hamilton

Fourteen Though she chafed at the obligation, Anne knew her duty; church attendance was mandatory in Bath unless one was infirm. Service at St. Swithin’s was as good a chance ...
( Category: Historical September 27,2024 )
epub |eng | 2022-11-15 | Author:Isabella Bassett [Bassett, Isabella]

Chapter 18 As impressive as Uncle Albert’s connections with the diplomatic missions across Europe were, in the end, they fell short of producing the desired result. Several telegrams and phone ...
( Category: Historical September 25,2024 )
epub |eng | 2023-07-11 | Author:Isabella Bassett [Bassett, Isabella]

Chapter 17 I awoke the next morning to a magical mist hanging over camp. The mist made its way up from the Nile and through the gateway between the two ...
( Category: Historical September 25,2024 )
epub |eng | 2022-06-27 | Author:Isabella Bassett [Bassett, Isabella]

Chapter 17 On my way to my suite after dinner, M. Francois intercepted me in the atrium with a missive from my mother. And while a casual observer may have ...
( Category: Historical September 25,2024 )
epub |eng | 2022-08-30 | Author:Isabella Bassett [Bassett, Isabella]

Chapter 20 “This way, Lady Caroline,” the Count said anxiously. How unbecoming nervousness was on him. I scowled at him. I did not need to be shown the way to ...
( Category: Historical September 25,2024 )