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One of E.M. Forster's most beloved and critically-acclaimed works, "A Room With a View" follows the journeys - both abroad and romantically - of young Lucy Honeychurch, a British girl during the Edwardian era with a distinctly independent nature.
On a trip to Italy, with her chaperone Miss Charlotte Bartlett in tow, Lucy encounters a Mr. Emerson and his son George. Both men are free-thinkers, unbound by the strictures of the day, and as they...
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Widowed in the Great War, Amanda McMahon's life revolved around her work and her son. She had little understanding of passion and, despite her material successes, was envious of Lizzy Vernon, a young typist working in her offices. Lizzy was free in ways Amanda was not, and experienced in sensual indulgences. After an unexpected, illicit encounter, Amanda followed Lizzy into erotic pleasures she'd never imagined, straight into the arms of Brandon Duncan....
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They seek change by any means. Declaring their Death List, they launch a decade of terror. A cloud of fear smothers the Island. By the end of the storm, five murders have been committed, young love has been decimated, and countless families destroyed. Two of the guilty face the death penalty. The last executions to ever be carried out on British Territory. A sentence that sent shock waves through the British Establishment.
4) Jazz Baby
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In the world of illegal speakeasies, Kate Kirkland has her life running smoother than a Model T. Maybe moving the family bar into the basement wasn t the best choice for her alcoholic brother, but Kate s making them a living until a local gangster tries to expand his territory. Right into her bar.Luckily Micah Trent, her handsome and too-suave bootlegger, is ready and willing to offer her a helping hand. If Kate can bring herself to accept it. Since...
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During the glamorous 1970's, a young woman with lofty dreams falls in love with a charismatic man with a mysterious past … Natasha is a fashion model with higher ambition. Philippe is an architect with a secret past as a child of the Holocaust. They meet by accident and their lives and careers grow as quickly as their whirlwind romance. From Cleveland, to New York and Paris … their life is filled with champagne for breakfast. Fate introduces them...
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"Shimmy hard enough and nothing can hurt you." - SukiSuki aka Susan Chesterfield, is finally being asked to dinner by Frank Omato, one of Al Capone's enforcers, after finishing her dance number at the Green Mill in Chicago, when gunmen enter the club with Thompson submachine guns, ready to take out Al and anyone else in their way. Frank saves Suki's life, pushing her out of the way and she escapes down the secret stairs behind the bar only to fall...
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This is a steamy historical romance short story (word count 5,894).Theresa thought she had left her life in London behind, to only find that there is a gentleman from her past, who has no intention of letting her forget about him. Even if it means a visit to the remote countryside to convince Theresa they would be perfect for each other!
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In his first collection of stories since Fabulous Small Jews, Joseph Epstein delivers all the pleasures his readers have come to expect: stories of ordinary men confronting the moments that define a life, told with the bittersweet humor and loving irony encompassed in the title of the book. These fourteen tales map a very particular world-Jews whose lives are anchored in Chicago-in rich, revealing detail even as they brim with universal longings:...
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This is a steamy historical romance short story (word count 4,777).Caroline is furious with David, the Duke of Sunderland, when she finds out that he has completely ruined her plans to elope with his younger brother.The worst is yet to come, as she realizes that the Duke means to have her for himself now that his brother is out of the way. He offers her a deal: if she becomes his mistress, he will make sure all of her needs are cared for and that...
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In 1900, Hephzibah Wildman loses her parents in a tragic accident. Alone, penniless and only eighteen, she must leave the security of the Oxford college where her stepfather was Dean, to earn her living as a governess. Her new employer, Sir Richard Egdon, a country squire, has designs upon Hephzibah but she is drawn to his son, the handsome Thomas Egdon. Within months of arriving at Ingleton Hall, a desperate Hephzibah is forced to make a fateful...
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This is a steamy historical romance short story (word count 6,185).Lydia finds herself in a desperate situation with her family. She needs to act quickly, or they will be homeless. There is only one person whom she knows she can turn to: the Marquess of Brubeck. But Lydia is fully aware that the Marquess' help will come at a price. He has made no pretence of his pursuit of her and his determination to possess her in every way possible!This leaves...
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Hitler charged his most trusted comrades with a mission: educate your progeny, elevate them to power-rule the world. This is the story of just one of these children. Murder, deceit, intrigue, love and enlightenment occur as the plot to take over the U.S. government is revealed.
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Lonely and desperate, Marcus Neill visits a brothel, searching for a taste of what he's denied himself for years. Once there, his shame and scruples prevent him from taking a prostitute, so he turns to drink instead. Too drunk to defend himself after being tossed from the club, he is beaten, robbed, and left for dead on the street.A flat overlooking a notorious brothel is not ideal lodgings for a war widow, yet there is nowhere do-gooder Helen Helmsley...
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This is a steamy historical romance short story (word count 4,991).Claire, despite having to persuade her father, an influential Earl, of her choice of husband, is happy to be marrying her fiancé, Marcus, the second son of the landed gentry. He has everything she could hope for in a groom: intelligence, wit, an adventurous and easy nature, not to mention the fact that he is dashingly handsome and excites her in more ways than one!Despite seeing all...
15) Wintergreen
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Whilst we may believe we have done with our past, our past may not have done with us.A century ago, the women of Wintergreen had only the sketchiest of ideas about contraception. It was a time for old wives' tales and superstition.So what was it like back then to conceive and give birth, sometimes to a live baby?Wintergreen is an historical saga, telling the stories of twelve ordinary women surviving in less enlightened and very difficult times.This...
16) Burning Embers
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A contemporary historical romance novel set in Kenya in 1970. It depicts the developing attraction and love between a young and naive woman, Coral, who has come home to Africa, the land of her birth, and Rafe, a handsome, virile, commanding plantation owner who carries a dark secret heavy in his heart.
It is an evocative and passionate story of coming of age, of letting go of the past, of having faith in a person and of overcoming obstacles to love,...
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Enjoy this kind and creative 1906 historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain.Alysoun wants more than duty.Born into the aristocratic circles of Albion's upper class, Alysoun has done everything expected of her. She has married well, produced two healthy children, and handled her social obligations with grace.It's not enough. Her husband is kind but distant, and she lives with ongoing mysterious pain. Worst of all, she...
18) On the Bias
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Enjoy this kind and gentle 1920s historical fantasy romance series set in the magical community of Great Britain.Cassie makes dresses that flatter and charmCassie has worked hard for years to become one of Albion's respected dressmakers. She thrives on figuring out how to clothe her clients superbly whatever the current fashion, and ignores all the gossip.Almost all of it.Benton was born to be of service.After the Great War, he found a place for life...
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She needed a husband; he wanted an inheritance. Would their marriage of convenience be a nightmare for both of them?It's Christmas time, 1971, and Sophie Banister is out of options. Unemployed and the mother of a three week old daughter, her controlling husband has walked out on her with only a cruel letter. When she meets handsome airline executive John Granger by chance, he makes an offer she can't refuse.Swept up in a whirlwind marriage of convenience,...
20) In the Cards
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Family brings out the best and worst in all of us.Having survived tuberculosis, a family scandal, and a dangerous magical drink, Laura is ready for a quiet visit to a beautiful home on a remote island off the coast of Cornwall. She finally has a chance to meet more people near enough her age, and begin to build her own connections in the world. It's more than past time.Galen knows his mother wants him to marry, and soon. Laura seems more promising...