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En 1757, au coeur de Paris, Charles-Henri Sanson est effondré : exécuteur des hautes œuvres de son état, il ne se remet pas du cauchemar qu'il a vécu la veille, lors de l'interminable supplice du malheureux Damiens, auteur d'une éraflure sur la personne du Roi, et condamné pour régicide. Car c'est devant une foule compacte que le jeune Sanson fait montre de son inexpérience et de ses multiples maladresses : le feu de soufre ne prend pas,...
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1940, les Allemands envahissent une Belgique neutre, sans véritable défense. Hélas, les occupants ne quittent pas les lieux.
Durant l'Occupation, comme de nombreux autres jeunes de Chimay, Yvon veut échapper aux camps de travail : il décide de se cacher dans la forêt.
Les semaines passent, puis les mois et les années… Au total, ce sont quatre interminables années qu'il va passer dans les bois à lutter contre la peur, la faim et la folie…
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Secrets Trilogy, Book 3A murder... A lord's desire...and her quiet, respectable life is gone forever. Arabella Mason is too busy investigating her brother-in-law's "accidental" death to entertain thoughts of love. She'll go to any lengths to ease her sister's grief, even accept the help of the distressingly attractive Viscount Bredon, Peter Worsley. Instead of answers, the trail of clues only leads to more questions. Who was her brother-in-law, really...and...
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Book 2 of The Moralities of Marriage, continuation of the saga from By Consequence of Marriage. With Fitzwilliam Darcy hopelessly tangled in his family's lies and deceit in Kent, reinforcements are on the way in the form of his cousin, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, and his secret fiancee, Elizabeth Bennet. Two generations of the Fitzwilliam family clash at Rosings and the matrimonial futures of both Darcy and Richard hang in the balance. When Lady...
65) Joy to the World
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Unbeknownst to Eliza Berkeley, the second daughter of a baron, the man she thought she was going to marry was not Stephen Huntington, the Duke of Wyndale. Thankfully, the reprobate does not appear for the wedding. The true duke arrives instead. Will a match formed originally through deceit blossom into love this Christmas? Or will the imposter ensure neither experiences happiness ever again?Joy to the World originally appeared in the Bluestocking...
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A sweet Pride and Prejudice novella variation!When a riderless horse interrupts Elizabeth Bennet's daily walk, she is inspired to begin the search herself. Finding a gentleman in the ravine of a creek bed, she scares off snakes and raises the alarm to end up with the man situated at Longbourn for his recovery. Enamored with his dark curls and handsome face, her life appears to be following the fairy tale story line of a novel, that is until the proud,...
67) Awakening Amelia
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A forgotten man…When widowed Amelia Smith takes a fallen soldier into her household, she is shocked to discover he has no idea who he is. Determined to help him recover his memory, she embarks on a journey that will change and endanger them both. An unconventional lady...Working out whom and what he is brings back painful memories to 'Marco'. The only constant in his life is his burning desire to take revenge on those who tried to steal everything...
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Captain Nathaniel Storm fell in love with Miss Isabella Valentine during the time of war. She followed the drum, he knew his duty. If not for the fear of making her a widow, Nate would have claimed her as his long ago.Isabella knew Nate could never been hers, but that didn't stop her from dreaming of what could have been if her life was as she claimed. She thought never to see him again after he was reassigned to a different regiment, which was for...
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A Sweet and Clean Mail Order Bride Western Historical RomanceEmily Hardin has had a hard life that has left her longing for something more. Alone and wanting a new start she replied to an ad for a mail order bride. When it was finally time to meet her husband to be he doesn't show. She finds herself hundreds of miles from her home in the little town of Carbon Creek with no money, no new husband and left to depend on the kindness of a strangers in...
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This is the first novel in the Moralities of Marriage series. When his horse throws a shoe, Fitzwilliam Darcy misses rescuing his sister, Georgiana Darcy, from the clutches of George Wickham by only one day. Now on the hunt to find them both, the gossip beginning to swirl in London forces him to abdicate the search to his cousin, Colonel RIchard Fitzwilliam, while he plays the wayward gentleman in Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley. After...
71) Coming Home
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He was her first love…… And the reason she left.Now she's falling for him.In 1881 Oregon, Becca Wilson is a successful university student, determined to be a modern woman and not a resident of the frontier boomtown she grew up in. With her brother's death, she needs the help of his best friend to find justice. But can she avoid rekindling her feelings for him?Seth Blake wants answers about his best friend's suspicious death. But will it come at...
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They called him "Lucky," but he had hidden injuries nobody knew about. Plagued by headaches and living nightmares, Paul, Lord Sherstone returns from the field of Waterloo to London to find a wife he doesn't know and an estate he has to manage. He daren't let her close, even though he is falling in love with her all over again. Married and abandoned in a month, Hetty learned to manage a large estate and fend off would-be lovers, but a threat emerges...
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A Regency romantic suspensePrequel to the Lady Wynwood's Spies series Spinster Miranda Belmoore has become a poor relation in her cousin's house. She determines to escape a life of drudgery and disdain from her own family members, who are embarrassed by her straightforward speech and unconventional behavior that does not match with proper society. She is beginning to believe what they tell her-that she doesn't matter to anyone, not even to God. Former...
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Can two people from such different worlds learn to love each other, or will Lilly's heart be broken if she dares to kiss the captain? From Heartbreak to New BeginningsIn 1879, near the small northern California town of Ridgeway, Lilly Warren is a young woman who has recently lost her father. There is little time for mourning, though, as the responsibility of running the twenty-six-acre farm now belongs to her. To make matters even more complex, her...
75) Met By Chance
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There's more to this man than satin and lace.After a serious riding accident, Perdita Garland is back in society. Unfortunately the first man who catches her interest, Charles Dalton, Marquis of Petherbridge, turns out to be a popinjay with a spoiled daughter in tow. And his equally spoiled sister is flirting with the same fortune-hunting suitor who almost cost Perdita her life. What's a lady to do? Warn the marquis of the danger, of course.Charles...
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A Sweet and Clean Mail Order Bride Western Historical Romance.Isabelle Gillman spent most of her life getting a higher education but it came at a cost that she did not foresee. She's just about to turn another year older and she's still alone with no prospects of marriage. So Isabelle takes matters into her own hands and answers an ad for a mail order bride.Hank McAlister has spent the last fifteen years carving out a successful life in Carbon Creek,...
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The third novella in the Seasons of Serendipity sees the Bennet sisters divided by countries, not counties. Still struggling to find family stability after the death of Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth joined with her new husband, Fitzwilliam Darcy, converts her honeymoon in Scotland into a mission of hiding Lydia's scandal. Jane Bennet, under the wing of Lady Matlock, learns that taking on the mantle of family champion comes with tight corset strings attached....
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When shocking violence, loss, and grief threaten to unravel their hard-won courtship, will they find a way to overcome it all? The Darling of the Founding FamilyValerie Ridgeway is the granddaughter of Ridgeway's founder and the sole heir to the town's ownership. A tall, graceful beauty, she's had a slew of suitors- most every eligible man within fifty miles of town has come courting for her. Despite her loveliness, however, Valerie has developed...
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When Jane Bennet's illness at Netherfield ends up not being just a trifling cold, but an epidemic that sweeps through Hertfordshire, the lives at Longbourn are turned upside down. Elizabeth Bennet finds herself lost without a cherished loved one and the interferences of one Fitzwilliam Darcy most aggravating. Combating the bombastic behavior of Mr. Collins, Elizabeth runs to London for the protection of her aunt and uncle. But acquaintances and introductions...
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The fifth novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series of full-length historical romances: Featuring sexy storylines, complex characters, and international intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.A lady haunted by nightmares, a duke chased by death, and an answer hidden in the night sky...Insomnia and a passion for astronomy keep Lady Violet Holloway awake all night. She's content to remain alone with her telescopes and treatises,...
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