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A full-blooded romance of the eighteenth century, when the legend of the Headless Horseman and a proposed marriage de convenance both have their impact on the mystery of a golden talisman ring. The ravishing beauty, Eustacie de Vauban had been snatched from the excitement and the danger of the French Revolution to be sheltered in the dull safety of a manor house in England of Lord Lavenham, her grandfather. But, the worst of all, she was being compelled...

Dispossessed of crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France and safety. But the King, with his love of adventure, his irrepressible humour and his unmistakeable looks, is no easy man to hide.

In Regency England, penniless Kate Malvern is swept to her aunt's Elizabethan manor and showered with comforts. But despite the luxury of her new life, the atmosphere in the household is less than homely, and gradually it dawns on Kate that there are sinister reasons for her aunt's benevolence.

Tells the story of the story of impoverished widow Octavia Darcy, who inherits a fortune, rebuffs the efforts of her half-brothers and sisters to remarry, and becomes a London socialite before an old nemesis of the Darcy family threatens to steal her inheritance.

When the Earl of Rule proposes marriage to her sister Lizzie, Horatia offers herself instead. Her sister is already in love with someone else, and Horatia is willing to sacrifice herself for her family's happiness. Everyone knows she's no beauty, but she'll do her best to keep out of the Earl's way and make him a good wife. And then the Earl's arch enemy, Sir Robert, sets out to ruin her reputation.

When American Kristina (Kris) Kelly goes touring in the fjord region of Norway in summer 1995 with her beloved cousin Elsa Jenssen, a popular Norwegian journalist, she is seeking rest and revitalization after the painful breakup of her 20-year marriage. Instead, her trip turns into a nightmare when Elsa is found dead at the bottom of Hidden Falls. Elsa's questionable health, the slippery conditions on the trails, and testimony by hiking companions...

"Come sit on the porch a spell. Let's talk about how things used to be in the South--and for some of us the way they still are. Some of your favorite, award-winning authors have come together to create a poignant, humorous collection of nostalgic tales. Here you'll find life?s lessons are handed down -- liberally sprinkled with hilarity -- from eccentric relatives, outrageous pets and unrepentant neighbors, and served up with a generous dollop of...

From the author of The Happy Hour Choir comes a Romeo and Juliet story transplanted to Tennessee -- witty, warm, and as complex and heart-wrenching as only love and family can be.

Long before anyone would christen it "The Dust Bowl," Nola Merrill senses the destruction. She's been drying up bit by bit since the day her mother died, leaving her to be raised by a father who withholds his affection the way God keeps a grip on the Oklahoma rain. A hasty marriage to Russ, a young preacher, didn't bring the escape she desired. Now, twelve years later with two children to raise, new seeds of dissatisfaction take root. When Jim, a...

When Julia, Lady Fieldhurst, returns from her sojourn to Scotland restless and out of sorts, her friend Emily, Lady Dunnington, decides what Julia needs is a lover. Lady Dunnington plans a dinner party with carefully selected male guests from whom Julia may choose a paramour. Emily also invites a potential lover for herself: Sir Reginald Montague, a man whose urbane manner and dangerous good looks hide a host of unsavory secrets. Also, Emily's dinner...