As her beloved city of Richmond is transformed into a deadly Civil War battlefield, spirited Carrie Cromwell puts her medical skills to work in a Confederate hospital. While she fights to save unknown soldiers, the one she cares about the most is lost to her when Robert disappears in battle. She must also deal with a family secret that has finally come to light. Meanwhile, Rose and Moses have found freedom at last - only to be separated by war. Can Moses, now a Union spy, elude those who are searching for him as a runaway slave, and also help those he thought he would never see again? Views: 50
Rose is about fed up with Zee and her machinations. The woman plays Rose like a fiddle, but things have gone too far, and Rose is about to pull out her hair. They've arranged a scavenger hunt in Silver Falls to promote their town and chase out the sour taste of murder. They didn't expect it to turn into an argument.
They certainly didn't expect to discover yet another murder. But things get even worse when they realize that two people have died and all the signs are pointing to Silver Falls being far more dangerous than anyone would guess.
Will these friends be able to mend their relationship and find the killer before another victim falls? Views: 50
When hardened gamester Marcus Revington wins Horngate Manor in a card game, he's delighted to finally own property, and undeterred when he learns he must marry the heiress of the estate to claim it. The heiress, Penny Montgomery, is happy with her life raising horses at Horngate and has no desire to wed anyone. When she discovers what her guardian has done, she comes up with a scheme to convince Marcus she's unsuitable as a wife so he'll give up his plan to marry her. Who will win in this battle of wits and wills? Or will they both discover the name of the game is love? Views: 50
When
this scoundrel abducts an innocent it’s his heart in danger of being stolen.
London society sees Leif Riley,
Viscount Neville, as a reckless charmer of wealthy women. No one sees his
silent desperation to restore his impoverished ancestral holdings to their
once-formidable glory.
When he spies a fresh-faced Irish lass
at court, something beyond her slim, feminine form and hefty dowry quickens his
pulse. Which only makes the truth—that a love match will never be his—too much
to bear.
Pursued across the Irish Sea by a
secret that could shatter her dream of a loving husband and children to
cherish, Abbigael Granger has no time for handsome rakes. Yet she can’t deny
how Leif’s stolen kiss illuminates her innocent body.
Awakening from a despair-driven binge,
Leif is horrified to find that his impulsive abduction of Abbigael was no
drunken dream. Yet while Abbigael discovers there are certain pleasures to be
found in a rake’s marriage bed, Leif wonders if he can ever leave his
scandalous past far enough behind to be the man of her dreams. Or if he
deserves the heart she offers.
Warning: Contains a sexy Viscount
skilled in the twin arts of lovemaking and seduction, a fair Irish innocent
desperate to break free from the misery of her past and rumors of madness. A
hasty abduction involving silk stockings, a skull-splitting hangover, and a roadside
inn interlude could steal your breath.
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An opera company tries to save a production dogged by murder Jimmy Clash, aka Jimmy the One, has poured thousands into the Leander Theatre's opera company and never seen a cent of profit, but he doesn't mind a bit. Jimmy loves the extravagance of great opera, and the Leander's new production of The Marriage of Figaro will be its most spectacular feat yet. But when the star basso dies in a freak plane accident, the production is thrown into jeopardy. Luckily, Jimmy is able to secure Marc Chartier, the greatest Figaro in the world and the man who will singlehandedly save the Leander—or tear it apart. A living legend, Chartier is also a womanizer, a brute, and a coward. He steals the heart of every woman backstage, and when he's murdered in the middle of a performance, every member of the company becomes a suspect. Before the last curtain falls, the killer must be captured, or the Leander will be audience to a murderous encore. Views: 50
Alan Turing was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He created one of the first designs for a stored-program computer and is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence.During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre, where he was responsible for breaking German naval codes, including the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code, and helping the Atlantic convoys avoid German U-boat attacks. This work probably shortened World War II by up to four years, saving millions of lives.This is the story of the amazing life and work of a British hero and one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. Views: 50
Hairstylist Maxi North is living her dream in Manhattan, poised to become junior partner in one of the city's classiest salons. Her father's death puts her plans on hold while she travels home to face her past. There, she is forced to confront unrequited feelings for her former best friend, Jason Hanley, as well as her deeply buried guilt over her younger brother's death. Fireman-in-training, Jason Hanley knows how badly Rainbow Falls needs its own fire station. As a new Christian, he pledges to serve the people of his community and to open a fire station as soon as possible. When his friend, Maxi North, and her mother almost perish in a fire, Jason becomes involved in helping them re-build their farmhouse. Soon he finds himself wondering if he and Maxi can ever put aside their differences to find a future together. Views: 50
A poignant saga set against the wildness of Dartmoor - Dartmoor, 1877. When Rose Chadwicks husband Charles betrays her, her spirit is broken. She is desperate to help a wrongly convicted man who has touched her heart, but feels it is beyond her. Charles had promised to help clear the prisoners name, but he scorns her sympathy for the prisoners. As the situation builds to a tearing climax, can anyone predict what desperate acts jealousy will lead to?From BooklistCrosse follows Cherrybrook Rose (2008) with more on the life of compelling heroine Rose Maddiford Chadwick. It’s 1877 in desolate Dartmoor, near Princeton Prison, where her former-prison-warden father lies buried and Seth, wrongly convicted, endures sadistic torture. Rose’s snobbish, hard-hearted husband, Charles, tricks her into believing he will help the convict, whose medical treatment she had secretly arranged, but instead he locks her in her room. Headstrong—and heavily pregnant—Rose yearns to resist Charles. When Florrie, her widowed nanny from years gone by, appears to care for the baby, Crosse takes the opportunity to provide the backstory needed by Florrie—and readers new to this absorbing historical series and its strong themes of romance and feminist equality. The heroine sinks into a postpartum “consuming delirium” after Charles sells her horse and ignores their infant, Alice, who is not the son he wanted. As Rose slowly recuperates, her thoughts return to Seth. Hopefully more titles will follow in this engrossing, cinematically realized saga. --Whitney Scott Review"'Hopefully more titles will follow in this engrossing, cinematically realized saga' Booklist on A Bouquet of Thorns" Views: 49
By the time of his death in 1982, Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins was likely the most recorded blues artist in history. This brilliant new biography--the first book ever written about him--illuminates the many contradictions of the man and his myth. Born in 1912 to a poor sharecropping family in the cotton country between Dallas and Houston, Hopkins left home when he was only eight years old with a guitar his brother had given him. He made his living however he could, sticking to the open road, playing the blues, and taking odd jobs when money was short. This biography delves into Hopkins’s early years, exploring the myths surrounding his meetings with Blind Lemon Jefferson and Texas Alexander, his time on a chain gang, his relationships with women, and his lifelong appetite for gambling and drinking. Hopkins didn’t begin recording until 1946, when he was dubbed “Lightnin’” during his first session, and he soon joined Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the national R & B charts. But by the time he was “rediscovered” by Mack McCormick and Sam Charters in 1959, his popularity had begun to wane. A second career emerged--now Lightnin’ was pitched to white audiences, not black ones, and he became immensely successful, singing about his country roots and injustices that informed the civil rights era with a searing emotive power. More than a decade in the making, this biography is based on scores of interviews with Lightnin’s lover, friends, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans. Views: 49
British warships battle with American privateers in this high sea adventure. Cousins Patrick and Beth have landed on the Royal Louis in the middle of the Revolutionary War. Cannonballs fly and swords slash. They're captured! Now they face even more dangers. Will their new friend James Forten be sold by the British into the West Indies slave trade? Or will they all be sentenced to the overcrowded prison ship floating near shore where scores of prisoners die from filth and disease? Patrick and Beth help plan a daring escape as they witness firsthand the deeds of brave heroes who fought to make America the land of the free. Views: 49
Well-known French writer Théophile Gautier and Bernard Lopez combine their talents in this send-up of the cloak-and-sword dramas so popular with the Romantics. When the Spanish Queen's horse runs away with her, two unknown caballeros rescue Elizabeth from certain death—despite the fact that Spanish law prohibits anyone but the King and her closest attendants from touching her. But the Queen is not ungrateful, and Doña Beatrix, a Lady-in-Waiting, promises to marry the unknown savior, sight unseen, if the Queen can somehow save her rescuer from the capital punishment demanded by statute. A comedy of errors ensues, with two possible suitors pressing their claims upon Beatrix—and also on the Queen!A delightful and hilarious drama that should play well to modern audiences. Views: 49
