Historical Fiction
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-09-23 | Author:William Osborne [Osborne, William]

They had just minutes to retrieve their packs. They clambered aboard the train as the platform guard blew his whistle and the train pulled out of the station. They managed ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction February 3,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-11-25 | Author:Shelena Shorts [Shorts, Shelena]

We knew we would travel through the forest, but weren’t sure where. I could hear my father telling William that his sister lived about ten miles to the west and ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary Periods February 2,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-08-19 | Author:Shelena Shorts [Shorts, Shelena]

Chapter 10 CHRISTMAS I knew exactly what I was going to buy him for Christmas. The first thing would be inexpensive, but the second thing would require a little bit ...
( Category: Colonial & Revolutionary Periods February 2,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-01-28 | Author:Susanne Dunlap

CHAPTER 17 When we emerged from the anteroom, the ballroom was much more crowded than it had been before. Now it was difficult to get from one place to another, ...
( Category: Europe January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2013-12-23 | Author:Lucy Leiderman [Leiderman, Lucy]

Chapter Twenty I blinked at him like a total idiot. “But …” was all I could manage. “I thought Seth had been lying. I know who he was, and I ...
( Category: Europe January 29,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-01-05 | Author:Richard Kurti

“We need to strike back!” urged Stoneball. “Show the monkeys of this city who’s in charge!” Mico emerged from the cold damp of the undercroft to find the patrols whipping ...
( Category: Military & Wars January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-02-05 | Author:Marian Cheatham [Cheatham, Marian]

16 “The wakes, chérie,” Mama called from the parlor on Tuesday evening. “It is time to go.” I dragged myself out of my bedroom and down the creaky hallway, struggling ...
( Category: 20th Century January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Sharon M. Draper

27 Bucket Brigade Oh my heavens! The Spencer house. It’s burning! Stella could smell it now as well. She broke into a run. At the same time, riding toward her, ...
( Category: Prejudice & Racism January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2011-01-28 | Author:Carolyn Meyer

Chapter 28 BERENIKE In spite of Berenike’s edict, rumors of the fate of Tryphaena and Titus grow even more gruesome. Announcements from the palace are now dated YEAR 2 IN ...
( Category: Ancient Civilizations January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Cora Harrison [Harrison, Cora]

‘Who’s the “I” in that?’ I asked as I glued it into my journal. ‘The baronet, perhaps,’ said Jane doubtfully. ‘Or perhaps it’s a man who really loves her. Or ...
( Category: Historical Fiction January 29,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Marissa Doyle

* * * She spent most of the remainder of the evening watching the dancing, sitting with Amélie and Parthenope’s mother and Lord Woodbridge while Parthenope danced—twice with Mr. Leland, ...
( Category: Fantasy January 29,2015 )
azw3, epub |eng | 2013-12-07 | Author:Strandberg, Greg [Strandberg, Greg]

FOUR The chime sounded and Wu rose from his desk. He dipped his brush into a small cup of water then ran it over a cloth for a few moments, ...
( Category: War January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2010-02-28 | Author:Grimes, Nikki

“Okay,” she says, then props herself up vertically in bed. She nods for me to read my work. I cough, then forge ahead. The last verse of my poem leaves ...
( Category: Private Investigators January 29,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-10-22 | Author:Lucy Leiderman

Chapter Eleven “Kill you?” he asked. “But I thought you couldn’t be killed without coming back again?” “So did I,” I said. “Once we’re in the ritual. We never figured ...
( Category: Europe January 29,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Marcus Sedgwick

Thursday, March 31 I curse myself that I am still so naive. I have been played with, on all sides it seems. My elation over my success with Dexter’s punishment ...
( Category: Historical Fiction January 29,2015 )