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Escape to a tropical island for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author
Electra Stapleton has no time for romance. She is totally dedicated to her career as a world-class orchid grower. But nothing ever prepared her for the utterly gorgeous Haldane Fox entering her life.
But little does she know, Fox is a man on a mission. He is determined to retrieve his father's priceless stolen orchid-an orchid...
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An utterly gripping page-turner full of suspense and romance
Faith Martin is the author of the beloved Hillary Greene series. Her books have sold over two million copies. Now discover her writing as Maxine Barry.
Please note this book was first published as Melting the Iceman.
What would you do to avoid a scandal?
American heiress Laurel Van Gilder has arrived in Oxford to present a prestigious award. Laurel rents a bicycle and crashes into a...
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An utterly gripping novel full of suspense, mystery, and romance
Please note: this book was first published as A Matter of Trust.
When headstrong Nesta Aldernay comes to Oxford, it's to set the record straight for her father. Not to get mixed up in a tragedy, and certainly not to seduce the attractive if somewhat complicated Detective Inspector Lisle Jarvis.
She's only there to clear her father's name. Sir Vivian Dalrymple of St Bede's College...
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Escape to a tropical island for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author
Imogen Dacres is flying to Bermuda to investigate the mysterious death of her brother when the unthinkable happens. The plane crashes.
She wakes up in hospital where she learns three things:
One: everyone thinks she is the wealthy Isadora Van Harte.Two: no one else survived the crash.Three: some scary-looking men are outside...
6) Island Daze
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Escape to a tropical island for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author
Beautiful gallery owner Tahnee Sawyer's beloved stepmother has been kidnapped and her father is about to have a life-threatening operation.
It's up to her to go to Barbados to deal with it all-in secret.
Following the kidnappers' demands, Tahnee smuggles $50 million worth of uncut diamonds onto the island. She hires bad boy-turned-sea...
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An utterly gripping page-turner full of suspense and hot romance
Faith Martin is the author of the beloved Hillary Greene series. Her books have sold over two million copies. Now discover her writing as Maxine Barry.
Please note this book was first published as The Jewelled Web
Would you kill to keep your most precious secret?
In America, Lady Halcyone Syramore-Forbes, known as Flame, is a student with a talent for designing jewelry. She is introduced...
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Escape to the outback for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author.
What do you do when you fall for your sworn enemy?
When Persis Canfield-Hope finds her grandmother's diaries dating from 1938, she decides to follow in her footsteps and cross the Australian continent by train.
On board, she meets the charming Dane Culver … but not by chance. He believes Persis has his family's prized possession-and...
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Escape to a tropical island for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author
He'll do anything to get what he wants. She'll do anything to stop him.
Charis Scott, a princess descended from Hawaiian royalty, isn't prepared for the arrival of Jago Marsh in her life. He flies halfway across the world under the pretense of buying her cosmetics company, but the real reason isn't business-or even pleasure-it's...
10) An Oxford Fraud
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An utterly gripping page-turner full of suspense, mystery, and romance
Faith Martin is the author of the beloved Hillary Greene series. Her books have sold over two million copies. Now discover her writing as Maxine Barry.
Please note this book was first published as Altered Images.
Real murder at a murder mystery weekend in Oxford.
Everything is not as it seems during those balmy summer days at one of Oxford's most prestigious colleges.
Lorcan...
11) Caribbean Flame
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Escape to the Caribbean sun for excitement, mystery, suspense, and romance in this fabulous novel by a bestselling author
A high seas romance has never had such high stakes.
When Ramona King's fiancé, Keith, dies from a gunshot wound to the head, she doesn't believe the ruling verdict of "suicide."
She suspects murder.
Keith has sunk all his money into a luxury cruise liner, along with an even larger chunk of cash that wasn't his. Could that...
12) An Oxford Enemy
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An utterly gripping page-turner full of intrigue and romance
People say she married for money... and the family will do anything to stop her inheriting a fortune.
Keira Westcombe, aka Lady Penda, marries Lucas Harwood, a man fifty years her senior. They're not in love but they are firm friends, and their marriage makes sense for them.
When Lucas's stepson Fane turns up, he and Keira are instantly attracted to each other. But Fane thinks Keira is...
13) An Oxford Trial
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Faith Martin is the author of the beloved Hillary Greene series. Her books have sold over two million copies. Now discover her writing as Maxine Barry.
Please note: this book was first published as River Deep.
Trials and tribulations on the River Thames.
Melisande Ray loves the Thames. Her beloved hotel, the Ray of Sunshine, overlooks its banks. But when the wealthy mogul Wendell James looks to set up a rival business nearby, he threatens to destroy...
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A gloriously fun romantic suspense novel by a bestselling author
Please note: this book was first published as The Windrush Affairs.
Does money really buy happiness? Or will it bring these two women more than they bargained for?
Orphan Harriet Jensen inherits a beautiful manor house and turns it into the successful Windrush Hotel. But her estranged relatives-including the handsome Giles-believe they should have inherited the property. Despite their...
16) The jungle book
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Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories of the boy Mowgli, rescued and raised by tigers in the heart of the jungle. The tales feature such unforgettable creatures such as Bagheera, the graceful black panther; Baloo, the kindly brown bear; and Kaa, the snake with the hypnotic stare.
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When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...
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The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike goldfields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Includes illustrations and extended captions providing background information on history, geography, social customs, animals, architecture, literature, and science pertinent to the story.