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WateryJade Li survived the maltreatment of the daughter of the owner of Green Forest Castle, the assassination of the group killers tattooed with blue fox head on their buttocks, and the attack of a group killers and a pack of wolves in Royal Court. She was nearly executed by the king, the brother of her future husband. As a condition, she promised the king to get power, security and wealth. The king was an actual puppet of Prime Minister Ling who...
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The camera never lies… But is this royal romance picture-perfect? Find out in Clare Connelly's captivating tale of a fake relationship!
Tempted by the prince…
for twelve thrilling nights!
The last thing that soon-to-be king and reformed playboy Adrastros can afford is a scandal. So, when photos of his forbidden tryst with Poppy Henderson, his sister's best friend, are sold to the press, he must save both their reputations. By convincing...
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Queen Elizabeth I's reign is amongst the most exciting and fascinating of any period of English history. She was a glamourous queen who ruled a vibrant nation full of legendary figures: Robert Dudley, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex were all international celebrities of their day. Great events unfolded, with triumphs such as the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and tragedies, including the long-term imprisonment and execution of Mary...
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Lorsqu'on lui propose de travailler pour le richissime et célèbre Rafaelo Dimitri, Louise refuse immédiatement. Ce milliardaire a une réputation de goujat impossible à gérer, et elle refuse tout net de renoncer à son indépendance !Mais aussitt l'offre déclinée, Rafaelo en personne la somme de rejoindre son entreprise. Louise comprend alors qu'elle n'a pas le choix.En effet, cet homme d'affaires si puissant – et hélas ! tellement séduisant...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in 1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen Elizabeth II has stood on the world stage as the figurehead for Britain. The Queen: History in an Hour tells the story of the Queen Elizabeth II's life and long reign, her royal duties, service during the Second World...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England's break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry. Henry VIII's Wives in an Hour will introduce you to these...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. King of England, claimant King of France, Lord — and later King — of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously, six times a husband, Henry VIII is England's most notorious monarch. Succeeding his father, Henry VII, he allied with the Holy Roman Emperor and began his many obsessive invasions of France. Meanwhile the handsome, worldly king embarked on his famous...
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The Unseelie Caverns are closing in on Morwë. The handsome prisoner may be her only way out.The Unseelie faefolk dwell in darkness, consume human life force, and care for no one… except for the half-human daughters of the Erlking. Morwë encases her feelings in walls of ice, only allowing herself to care for her younger sister-and even then, not openly. She navigates hostility from family and acquaintances alike and believes there is no other way...
9) Queen's Hat
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A wild romp around London as the Queen loses her hat!
From Steve Antony, the author and illustrator of PLEASE, MR. PANDA and BETTY GOES BANANAS!A sudden gust of wind sets off a marvelous adventure for the Queen, lots of Queen's men, and one very special hat. Just where will that hat land? Following a hysterical, epic hat chase, the Queen is reunited with her hat, and the royal baby!
Young children will love the search-and-find fun of the story, the...
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We grew up with the same parents in the same castle, but in many ways we each had a moat around us. Sometimes when visitors came they would say, "You are such lucky children; it's a fairytale life you live." And I knew they were right, it was a fairytale upbringing. But fairy tales are dark and I had no way of telling either a stranger or a friend what was going on; the abnormal became ordinary.
Liza Campbell was the last child to be born at the...
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Will she follow royal command…or her deepest desires? Dive into the fairy-tale of this The Little Mermaid–inspired romance by Lorraine Hall.
Her duty: a convenient marriage.
Her destiny: a dangerously tempting stranger.
Princess Elsebet is duty-bound to marry for her country. But when a mysterious-and gorgeous-man washes up on the castle shores, she's instantly drawn to him. Suddenly, she's considering trading her royal future for one she...
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Meet Princess Scallywag – a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this hilarious, subversive fairy tale for girls and boys alike. What's a queen to do when she wakes up to find a huge bothersome dragon ransacking her kingdom and terrorising the villagers? By a stroke of luck, the bravest knight in the land happens to be skipping by at just the...
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Saudi Arabia is one of the world's most secretive countries. Now, Susanne Koelbl, award-winning journalist for the German news magazine Der Spiegel, unveils many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. For years she traveled the Middle East, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country's founding. She has cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Wahhabi preachers,...