The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
By: Mary Renault
4.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
"It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply…
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1. Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
By: Josephine Bailey , Kristiana Gregory
3.90
Format: 4 pages, Audio CD
Established "Dear America" author Kristiana Gregory kicks off "The Royal Diaries" with the captivat… read more
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"Princess," he said, spreading his arms in a shrug, "how does such a little thing like you get such a big temper?" I held up my hand to shield my eyes from the sun. "Marc Antony," I said, "how does su…"-Josephine Bailey, Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
2. As Meat Loves Salt
By: Maria McCann
3.91
Format: 565 pages, Paperback
In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religiou… read more
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"Speak to me, Jacob, do not play the tyrant. Speak to me."-Maria McCann, As Meat Loves Salt
" Violent love eats up what it does love, and is mere appetite. "-Maria McCann, As Meat Loves Salt
"Will you still walk with me?’ ‘Would you walk with a bad angel?"-Maria McCann, As Meat Loves Salt
"I dig and plough at your command,' I replied, 'but you will not tell me how to shit."-Maria McCann, As Meat Loves Salt
3. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
By: Colleen McCullough
3.67
Format: 230 pages, Paperback
In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul a… read more
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5. The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
By: Mary Renault
4.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
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6. Elizabeth I
By: Margaret George
3.04
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she c… read more
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7. Time and Chance (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
In When Christ and His Saints Slept, acclaimed historical novelist Sharon Kay Penman portrayed all … read more
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8. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
By: James Romm
3.33
Format: None pages,
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9. Lord of the Two Lands (Alexander the Great, #0)
By: Judith Tarr
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 336 B.C., Egypt lay under the yoke of Persia, ruled by Governors appointed by the King of Kings … read more
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10. Khan: Empire of Silver (Conqueror, #4)
By: Conn Iggulden
3.66
Format: None pages,
The Great Khan is dead, but his legend and his legacy live on. His son Ogedai has built a white cit… read more
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11. Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1)
By: Patricia Bracewell
3.90
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queen In 1002, fifteen--y… read more
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12. The Cure for Dreaming
By: Cat Winters
3.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl--a suffragist--in an age that prefers its girls to be… read more
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13. The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great
By: Stephanie Marie Thornton
3.77
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
We are the women who loved Alexander the Great. We were lovers and murderers, innocents and soldier… read more
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14. 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
15. 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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"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
16. 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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"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
17. 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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"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
18. Gli angeli malvagi
By: Éric Jourdan
3.78
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
La campagna attorno alla Loira costituisce lo scenario della storia d'amore, che è anche itinerario… read more
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19. Becoming (Dancing with the Lion #1)
By: Jeanne Reames
4.07
Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition
Two boys, one heroic bond, and the molding of Greece’s greatest son. Before he became known as Ale… read more
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20. Rise (Dancing with the Lion, #2)
By: Jeanne Reames
4.23
Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of Alexander before he became “the Great.” Finished with schooling, Alexandros is appoin… read more
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21. The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
By: James Romm
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” ( Booklist ) deep dive into the last deca… read more
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