A Desperate Fortune
By: Susanna Kearsley
4.20
Format: None pages,
For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread -- its s…
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1. Divide and Conquer (Infinity Ring, #2)
By: Carrie Ryan
3.92
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Scholastic's next multi-platform mega-event begins here! Dak, Sera, and Riq might be in over the… read more
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- historical fiction
2. Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
By: Carolyn Meyer
3.81
Format: 227 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the thron… read more
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3. Pirates!
By: Celia Rees
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Nancy Kington, daughter of a rich merchant, suddenly orphaned when her father dies, is sent to live… read more
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4. A Highlander for Christmas
By: Sandy Blair
4.25
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
WELCOME TO MY WORLD`Tis the season to be jolly - but Boston antiques dealer Claire MacGregor isn't … read more
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- romance
- historical
- historical romance
5. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
By: C.W. Gortner
4.03
Format: 453 pages, Hardcover
The truth is, none of us are innocent. We all have sins to confess. So reveals Catherine de Medici … read more
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- france
- fiction
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6. Dark Passage (Dark Mirror, #2)
By: M.J. Putney
3.60
Format: 404 pages,
The Irregulars return home to 1803 England safely, but their worldview has changed. Not only have t… read more
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7. A Desperate Fortune
By: Susanna Kearsley
4.20
Format: None pages,
For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread -- its s… read more
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8. The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette
By: Bianca Turetsky , Sandra Suy
3.64
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
What if a beautiful dress could take you back in time? Louise Lambert's best friend's thirteenth bi… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
9. Time-Kept Promises
By: Constance O'Day-Flannery , Constance O'Day Flannery
4.10
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Kristine Gavin was depressed about turning thirty until she received a most unusual gift from her b… read more
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11. Splendor (Luxe, #4)
By: Anna Godbersen
3.45
Format: 105 pages,
New Beginnings. Shocking Revelations. Unexpected Endings. As spring turns into summer, Elizabeth re… read more
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12. A Love Beyond Time
By: Judie Aitken
3.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
When anthropologist Ryan Burke joins a dig at the site of Little Big Horn, she realizes that not ev… read more
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13. The Map of the Sky (Trilogía Victoriana, #2)
By: Félix J. Palma
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling author of The Map of Timereturns with a mesmerizing novel casting H.G… read more
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14. The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici
By: Jeanne Kalogridis
3.62
Format: None pages,
From Jeanne Kalogridis, the bestselling author of I, Mona Lisaand The Borgia Bride, comes a new nov… read more
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15. Every Secret Thing (Kate Murray, #1)
By: Susanna Kearsley , Emma Cole
4.00
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
When an old man strikes up a conversation with her on the steps of St. Paul's and makes a mystifyin… read more
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16. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
By: Yvonne Korshak
4.29
Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition
STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more
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"Temples are for the gods,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"But Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
17. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
By: Barry Kirwan
4.23
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more
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- fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
18. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
19. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
By: K. Ritz
4.33
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more
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- historical
- fiction
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"At what point does faith become insanity?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
20. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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- historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
21. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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- historical romance
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"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
