Reid

Reid

Sasha Cottman

Romance / Historical Fiction

Regency London's hottest lead singer places his career in the hands of a sexy widow in order to defeat a dangerous new rival. Rockstar Romance meets Historical Romance Lord Reid Follett enjoys all the lustful benefits that come from being a war hero on the battlefield at Waterloo. Every woman in London wants to bed him. And Reid is never a man to disappoint a lady. But the gloss of winning the war is starting to fade. Reid and his friends find themselves being challenged by a new group of talented Italian musicians who are taking their place in the hearts and bedrooms of the wicked women of the ton. England's bad boys must rise to the occasion and take on these interlopers at their own game. With Reid as their conductor and baritone the Noble Lords Quartet is born. Reid's ego however, does not match his singing ability and he soon discovers that to win he is going to have to put aside his pride and...
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Bamboo & Lace

Bamboo & Lace

Lori Wick

Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

A CBA BestsellerLily Walsh has never imagined anything like America. Raised in a remote Asian village by her disciplinarian father, 24-year-old Lily is thrilled to visit her brother Jeff in Hawaii -- until Jeff is called away on urgent business. Left in the care of Jeff's best friend, Lily discovers the paradise of Oahu's north side. But can she embrace her new experiences without breaking her promise not to shame her missionary father?
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The Firebird

The Firebird

Susanna Kearsley

Historical / Historical Fiction / Romance

Nicola Marter was born with a gift. When she touches an object, she sometimes glimpses those who have owned it before. When a woman arrives with a small wooden carving at the gallery Nicola works at, she can see the object’s history and knows that it was named after the Firebird—the mythical creature from an old Russian fable. Compelled to know more, Nicola follows a young girl named Anna into the past who leads her on a quest through the glittering backdrops of the Jacobites and Russian courts, unearthing a tale of love, courage, and redemption.
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Comanche Moon

Comanche Moon

Catherine Anderson

Romance / Historical Fiction / Contemporary

Orphaned after her parents were killed by Comanches, Loretta Simpson still lives in terror that the warriors will return, her fear so powerful, she is no longer able to speak a word. Hunter of the Wolf believes that Loretta is a woman of ancient prophecy whom he must honor. But Loretta can only see him as the enemy who has kidnapped her, and she refuses to succumb to his control—or his touch. Despite the hatred between their peoples, Loretta and Hunter gradually find their enmity changing to respect and care. In the midst of such conflict, it will take all the force of their love to find a safe haven.
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Leaving Cheyenne

Leaving Cheyenne

Larry McMurtry

Literature & Fiction / Historical Fiction

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry comes the second novel about love and loss on the great plains of Texas. From 1920’s ranching to range cowboys and WWII grief, McMurtry is the undisputed father of the Western literary epic. Leaving Cheyenne traces the loves of three West Texas characters as they follow that sundown trail: Gideon Fry, the serious rancher; Johnny McCloud, the free-spirited cowhand; and Molly Taylor, the sensitive woman they both love and who bears them each a son. Told in alternating perspectives over sixty years, Leaving Cheyenne follows their dreams, secrets, and grief against a changing American landscape. Tragic circumstances mark the trail, but fans of McMurtry’s distinctive style will cherish his unforgettable characters and pathos of the American West.
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The Night Boat

The Night Boat

Robert R. McCammon

Literature & Fiction / Horror / Historical Fiction

From the living hell of her watery grave she rises again... THE NIGHT BOAT Deep under the calm water of a Caribbean lagoon, salvage diver David Moore discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat entombed in the sand. A mysterious relic from the last war. Slowly, the U-boat rises from the depths laden with a long-dead crew, cancerous with rot, mummified for eternity. Or so Moore thought. UNTIL HE HEARD THE DEEP HOLLOW BOOM OF SOMETHING HAMMERING WITH FEVERISH INTENSITY...SOMETHING DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET OUT! Beneath the waves she will seduce the living and devour the dead... THE NIGHT BOAT
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Like Sisters on the Homefront

Like Sisters on the Homefront

Rita Williams-Garcia

Historical / Historical Fiction / Childrens / Middle Grade

Rita Williams-Garcia's masterful and bold Coretta Scott King Honor Book is just as fresh, funny, and powerfully relevant today as when it was first published. It is now being reissued with a beautiful, contemporary new cover! When fourteen-year-old Gayle gets in trouble with a boy—again—her mother doesn't give her a choice: Gayle is getting sent away from New York to her family down South, along with her baby, José. In a small town in Georgia, there is nowhere to go but church, nothing to do but chores, and no friends except her goody-goody, big-boned, kneesock-wearing cousin, Cookie. Gayle is stuck cleaning up after Great, the old family matriarch who stays upstairs in her bed.But the more she spends time with Cookie and Great, Gayle learns about her family's history and secrets, stretching all the way back through the preachers and ancestors of the past. And slowly, the stories of her roots begin to change how Gayle...
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Lifting the Curse, Part I: A New Dawn

Lifting the Curse, Part I: A New Dawn

Konstantine

Historical / Historical Fiction

Mid December, 2015, three years after the much touted 12/21/12 date, but the Aquarian 'Golden Age' has not yet come. Instead the world is now recovering from the recent nuclear war, known as the Final War. In the backdrop of all this, unassuming college graduate, John 'J.C' Casey, discovers he may be the Slayer of the Serpent, the one who is prophesied to destroy the Dark Illuminati Brotherhood...Mid December, 2015, three years after the much touted 12/21/12 date...but the fabled Aquarian 'Golden Age' is still nowhere to be seen. Instead, the world is now recovering from the ravages of the recent nuclear war, known as the Final War, and, in the name of 'security', is fast being transformed into a global Fascist state, the most basic of humans rights stripped from people on a daily basis...In the backdrop of all this is unassuming NYU Astrobiology graduate, John 'J.C' Casey, who has a great interest in the Occult, Conspiracy Theories and Aliens. After receiving an email from a mysterious man, claiming that he wants to give him vital, Above Top Secret information, J.C embarks on an amazing, synchronicity-filled adventure. The sensitive information apparently holds the key to defeating the secret society John has developed an unhealthy obsession with in recent years: the Illuminati, an ancient brotherhood of Black Magicians that he knows to be behind both the recent war and the looming Dark Luciferian New World Order...John soon comes face to face with a world he never knew existed. A world full of White Magicians, Dark Sorcerers, Angels and Lower Astral Beings. He also discovers he may be the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy, which tells of the Slayer of the Serpent, a powerful Magician destined to destroy the Illuminati Dark Cabal. Framed for murder, on the run from the law and hounded by Illuminati minions at every turn, John must now race against time to stop the Dark Brotherhood from actualizing its millennia old, Byzantine plot...J.C and his new friends have but a few hours left to meet the stringent requirements laid out in the Intergalactic Quarantine Removal Code and, if successful, will set the much delayed New Aeon of Aquarius into motion. If they fail, however, the Earth will become a Prison Planet for all time!
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My Lady Marzipan (Rare Confectionery Book 3)

My Lady Marzipan (Rare Confectionery Book 3)

Sydney Jane Baily

Romance / Historical Fiction

Step into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street, where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated… Charlotte hasn't had anything go wrong in her blissful existence as a confectioner. Always smiling, she loves working with her sisters, and she adores her customers. Moreover, she holds a secret in her heart. The Viscount Jeffcoat watches the joy disappear from the eyes of the most appealing woman he knows, as sweet as her marzipan creations. Desperately trying to right whatever wrong she is facing, he hopes to woo and win her, only to discover the unthinkable. When it seems all she has ever cherished will be lost—and by her own carelessness—Charlotte turns to the one man who has promised her nothing while giving her everything. Can she and Lord Jeffcoat overcome betrayal and ruin to build a life of love and laughter? Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and heartfelt romance — you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author of historical romance, Sydney Jane Baily. 
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A Dust Bowl Tale of Bonnie and Clyde: A Short Story

A Dust Bowl Tale of Bonnie and Clyde: A Short Story

James Lee Burke

Mystery & Thrillers / Historical Fiction / Crime

From James Lee Burke, called “America's best novelist” by The Denver Post, comes a brand new e-short about a young man's encounter with the infamous Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow—a story that becomes the first chapter in Burke’s upcoming novel Wayfaring Stranger. Sixteen-year-old Weldon Holland has had to grow up fast as he tries to support his family in the aftermath of the agricultural disaster of the Dust Bowl. One night, a carload of strangers appears on the Hollands' property, carrying the air of incipient danger underneath a veneer of pleasantries. Weldon finds himself inexplicably drawn to the group of trespassing vagabonds—who, despite being camped out on a hidden riverbank in the middle of nowhere, drive the most expensive automobile that Weldon has ever seen. In the unbearable, rainless heat of a Dust Bowl summer, Weldon will find himself mixed up in an encounter with the infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde—an encounter that changes the course of Weldon's life…and history itself. Rich with criminal and social history of the American West and a young boy’s struggle to become a man, “A Dust Bowl Tale of Bonnie and Clyde” is just the beginning of Weldon Holland’s story.
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Murder at Aldwych Station

Murder at Aldwych Station

Jim Eldridge

Historical / Historical Fiction / War

December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding the city nightly, Londoners seek refuge in underground stations. Aldwych has been taken out of service to provide shelter for the British Museum's priceless Elgin Marbles, as well as civilians escaping the bombing. When the body of a young man is discovered on the tracks, wearing evening dress but barefoot, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are on the case.Before long, more bodies are discovered, and Coburg's wife Rosa becomes a target for thebrutal killer. Caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, abandoned tube stations and looters, Coburg and Lampson must track down the ruthless murderer before it's too late ...
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