Runaways hidden in the barn, slave catchers housed in the hotel, and Emily squeezed between two very different loyalties. After a tantrum, Emily Preston is shipped from her plantation home to her inn-keeping uncle in Detroit. There she meets Malachi, son of freed slaves, who challenges many ideas she grew up believing. But when Emily stumbles upon two runaways hidden in her uncle's barn, she finds that old ways die hard. And Mr. Burrows, the charming Southern slave catcher, is only yards away, lodged in the hotel. A powerful story abounding in rich imagery, pathos, and beautifully turned phrases, The Candle Star also contains an abundance of accurate pre-American Civil War-era context, including: slavery the Underground Railroad Detroit history the economy of both North and South the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 each side's contributions to the start of war *and American geography The Candle Star is an ideal accompaniment to an American History social studies course or simply a stirring tale for young readers interested in stories of bygone days. The Divided Decade Collection includes three stand alone stories that view the American Civil War through three different lenses. All are set within Michigan. The Candle Star features the Underground Railroad. Blood of Pioneers illustrates the trials faced on the rural homefront after the menfolk leave for war. And Beneath the Slashings is set within a Northern lumber camp filled with returning soldiers. The books can be read out of order or read alone, depending on the theme that most interests the reader (or most closely relates to a classroom curriculum). All three have been highly acclaimed by teachers and home schoolers. Each has lesson plans and additional resources available.** Views: 40
Indulge in three wonderful regency-set historical Christmas romances.#1 The Wrong Heiress for Christmas#2 The Earl's Christmas Collection #3 How to Capture a DukeThe Wrong Heiress for ChristmasCelia might be the daughter of an earl, but she's of the illegitimate variety. She has resigned herself to life as a maid for the wicked countess and her two half-sisters. When Celia's half-sister begs her to pretend to be her at a Christmas house party, Celia is thrust into a fairy tale. Everyone knows though that fairy tales never come true...The Earl's Christmas ConsultantChristmas has never been Lord Wolfe McIntyre's favorite season. His parents never celebrated it, and he never imagined he would succumb to sentimentality as an adult. After all, he runs a gaming hell. But when his sister's engagement is broken, Wolfe vows to host a magnificent holiday ball so his sister can find a husband before the next season. The only problem? His lack of knowledge about the holiday. This earl requires a Christmas consultant.How to Capture a Duke A bluestocking in need of a fiancé to present to her grandmother at Christmas is mistaken for a highwaywoman and decides she may as well borrow the handsome passenger. Indulge in this regency holiday collection! Views: 40
A British woman journeys to the Ladakh region of India in this "beautifully written story of forbidden love" (Novelicious.com).India, 1960s. For Major George Carstairs, the Ladakh region, north of the Himalayas and to the west of Tibet, is the most tranquil and beautiful land in the world. Accompanying him on a return voyage, Patricia Carstairs hopes to finally win the love of her exacting father. But while she comes to share her father's love of Ladakh, she also finds love with a charming local man. As the fourth son in his family, Kalden is bound by tradition to become a Buddhist monk. But as he and Patricia grow closer, he knows his fate is to be with her. Facing his family's disapproval and her father's fury, they are determined to be together. But can their love survive the consequences of rebellion? Voted Book of the Year by Coffee Time Romance & More, The Road Back is "beautifully told, with passion that crosses... Views: 40
Before Lord Arthur Carmichael settles into a cabinet seat, he must complete two distasteful missions: find a wife, and find a thief who’s stolen four of five priceless French jewels before the fragile peace with England is destroyed.On the French Riviera, he encounters Lady Madeline Mulbourne, who never forgave him for vanishing during their long-ago courtship. And he suspects her nimble fingers are adept at more than just fluttering a fan, because she’s already stolen one thing. His heart. Views: 39
Margo Maguire is a masterful storyteller.—Lorraine HeathMargo Maguire has a true talent for writing scintillating, powerfully emotional historical romance novels. She works her enthralling magic once more with a wildly passionate series about siblings who have survived a brutal past and will stop at nothing to claim their birthright. Of course, breathtaking passion and undeniable love are almost certain to come their way. It happens in the first book, The Warrior Laird. Fans of Karen Hawkins, Julianne MacLean, Liz Carlyle, Julia London—and anyone else who loves to be transported by historical romance to the breathtaking Scottish Highlands—will adore this tantalizing tale of a warrior Scotsman on a treasure hunt and the runaway bride who sets out to steal his fortune...only to become his captive prize. Views: 39
CLAIMED Sometimes, the hero must be the villain... Fourteen months ago, Lady Rhoslyn lost her husband and infant son to a fever. Now, by order of King Edward I, she is yanked from the healing tranquility of a convent to marry the king's favored bastard knight. Rhoslyn has no intention of returning to the home where her husband and child died. Neither does she intend to hand over her fortune to the 'Dragon' - no matter his sweet promises and warm kisses. Talbot St. Claire tires of war. Seventeen years is enough. King Edward will never release him from service, but the king promises Talbot will find some peace in front of his own hearth. Talbot expects to find a horse-faced, hostile woman in the Scottish heiress Edward commands him to marry. Instead, he discovers a fiery Highland beauty worthy of a man's respect...and love. Talbot determines to do anything to win his new bride's acceptance. Anything except the one thing she demands: betray his king and embrace his Scottish heritage. TO TAME A HIGHLAND EARL A man torn between two worlds. Both need him... neither wants him. Groomed for a life amongst the English aristocracy, Lord Erroll Rushton is unexpectedly thrust back into his father's Scottish world when the Englishwoman he compromises refuses to marry him. No gentleman breaks into a lady's bedchamber...but then, no lady sleeps with a pistol under her pillow. Miss Eve Crenshaw will marry for love or won't marry at all. When London's most notorious rakehell breaks into Eve's bedroom in the dead of night and compromises her beyond repair, she plans a daring elopement that shocks even the earl. MY HIGHLAND LORD London Heiress kidnapped by the Marquess of Ashlund, read the headlines. Yet no one tried to save her. Phoebe Wallington was seven years old when a mass assassination attempt rocked Regency England. Her father was the only accused traitor to elude capture. Seventeen years later, the one man who could prove her father's innocence is dead. Now as a grown woman and a British spy, she's no closer to learning what really happened that day. Phoebe's quest for the truth takes a sudden turn when she's kidnapped by a suspected traitor. But Kiernan MacGregor, the Marquess of Ashlund, may not live long enough to stand trial. Someone wants him dead... and Phoebe stands in the killer's way. The only way to save her reputation and protect Kiernan is to marry him. Views: 39
