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Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything--or anyone--is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife--and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he's determined to have her. But the beautiful and quick-witted Cassandra is equally determined to marry for love--the one thing he can't give.... Severin is the most compelling and attractive man Cassandra...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from every level of society in fifteenth-century China.
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is...
Author
Series
Emily Ashton volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Minotaur Books Paperback ed.
Physical Desc
321 p.
Language
English
6) Royal blood
Author
Series
A royal spyness mystery volume 4
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Minotaur Books Paperback ed.
Physical Desc
327 p.
Language
English
Description
Celebrated by the Huffington Post as ''one to watch - and read,'' Tasha Alexander has won fans the world over for her lush descriptions and clever plotting. In Death in the Floating City, Emily is surprised to receive a plea for help from her childhood nemesis, Emma, whose father-in-law has been murdered and whose husband has vanished. Digging into the mystery, Emily unearths a centuries-old puzzle - and raises the ire of those who will do anything...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Superintendent Runcorn-who Anne Perry fans will remember as William Monk's ex-boss-is feeling rather lonely during his holiday on the remote, snowy island of Anglesey, off the north coast of Wales. However, he is suddenly called into action when the sister of the local vicar is discovered murdered and draped over a gravestone in her brother's churchyard. Investigating this tragic crime with the assistance of the beautiful Melisande gives him just...
Author
Series
A Countess of Harleigh mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her friend Mary Archer is found murdered and notes detailing the indiscretions of London society's elite are discovered in her home, Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, assists the police in investigating the very sensitive case.
11) Dark mirror
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
312 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
167 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"No-nonsense law student Adelaide Smith doesn't believe in fairytales. But when she learns she's the daughter of King Maximillian V, the ruler of a small European principality, she's swept into a world filled with family mysteries, royal jealousies, and the possibility of her own happily ever after"--
14) Heirs and graces
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid volume 8
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, investigate after a guest is found dead at a posh, but small gathering at the home of her sister, Julia, where the presence of outspoken French fashion designer Coco Chanel and her entourage adds both glamour and tension to the proceedings.
17) Iron heart
Author
Series
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
408 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The human revolution has risen against the Automae of Rabu, and at its heart is Ayla. Once a handmaiden, now a fugitive, Ayla narrowly escaped the palace of Lady Crier, the girl she would've killed if they hadn't fallen in love first. Unbeknownst to Ayla, Crier escaped as well, joining with rebels and determined to find her way back to her love. When their paths finally cross and Ayla is charged to destroy the Iron Heart, neither girl is prepared...
Author
Series
A Max Tudor novel volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Max Tudor must contend with his new role as a father as well as a murder all too close to home in Nether Monkslip.
20) A noble radiance
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A macabre grave is found at the foot of the Italian Dolomites. The body is found to be Roberto Lorenzoni's, only son and heir of one Venice's oldest, most aristocratic families. Commissario Guido Brunetti must move in the highest circles of power and corruption to unravel the mystery behind the young man's disappearance and murder.