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It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs-possibly more-and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together. Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an...
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"When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovering the joy of reading widely ... and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch. Her new...
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"In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger. Queen Anne's commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun paying out money sent...
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Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes...
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2019.
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Face your demons...or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war-and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy...
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Mills & Boon
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2018.
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Four years after inheriting - and liberating - a concubine, powerful ruler Sayid is shocked to see the transformation of Lina. No longer shy and naive, she is a feisty, irresistible woman. And Sayid has never wanted anyone more! But, duty-bound to his country, Sayid can only commit to a brief affair. Will Lina accept his outrageous proposal of a week in the royal bed?
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One night with consequences volume 43
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Mills & Boon
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2018.
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From innocent chambermaid - to the Sheikh's pregnant queen!The last thing sensible maid Hannah Wilson expects is to be whisked off to a glamorous party by Sheikh Kulal Al Diya. Their intense chemistry and searing kiss lead to the most amazing night of her life - with the most shocking consequences! Now Kulal will do anything to claim his heir. Even if it means making Hannah his desert queen!
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Mills & Boon
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[2014]
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Walking into the lion's den unprotected, Princess?' For Layla, princess of Tazkhan, her arranged marriage means one thing--a lifetime of cruelty and captivity. Such an unendurable prospect drives her to throw herself at the mercy of Sheikh Raz Al Zahki--her family's greatest enemy! Raz demands one thing in return for the safe haven Layla is seeking--this brooding desert king wants to make her his queen! Her freedom might be secured, but now her heart...
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Mills & Boon
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©2013.
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With the future of the Skavanga diamond mine in jeopardy, heiress Britt Skavanga needs an injection of cash -- fast. She finds it in a mysterious Arabian investor known only as Emir. Britt travels to the desert kingdom of Kareshi to confront her arrogant benefactor. If diamonds are in Britt's blood, then the scorching desert sand runs through Sheikh Sharif al Kareshi's. He's determined to show cool, arctic beauty Britt how things are really done in...
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Mills & Boon
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[2016]
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While exiled King Alix Saint Croix lies in wait to reclaim his throne a mistress would provide a welcome distraction. He enters a Parisian perfume house to buy fragrance for a current lover -- and leaves with a powerful craving for another woman altogether: stunningly exotic perfumer Leila Verughese. The very smell of Alix awakens Leila's every nerve. If she's going to give her innocence to anyone, who better than a king? But it's an alchemy with...
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Mills & Boon
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2017.
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Playboy sheikh Kedah of Zazinia has loved every minute he's spent earning his outrageous reputation! But about to claim the throne, and with a list of prospective brides being prepared, Kedah knows he must soon accept his royal duty. A scorching night with his poised assistant, Felicia Hamilton, seems the perfect distraction - and her cool beauty masks a desire Kedah is hungering to ignite! But even Kedah isn't prepared for the biggest scandal of...
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A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Koz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery,...
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Once upon a seduction volume 1
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Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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2017.
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When Belle Chamberlain offers to take her father's place as his prisoner, Prince Adam Katsaros strikes a deal. Deeply scarred by the accident that claimed his wife, Adam isolated himself in his forbidding castle. But Belle's innocent beauty could redeem his reputation as he reclaims his throne ... He'll release her father if Belle poses as his mistress! Belle can neither deny nor resist her brooding captor! Adam's burning gaze awakens a new-found...
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Bound to the desert king volume 2
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Mills & Boon
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2019.
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From making the royal bed... To carrying the royal heir! It's the day of the royal wedding, and everyone who's anyone is in attendance - except the bride! Refusing to let being jilted disrupt his kingdom, duty-bound, cold-hearted Sheikh Zufar commands timid maid Niesha be his stand-in Queen. Their marriage is coolly convenient, but behind closed doors their chemistry burns fiercely... And Niesha's shock pregnancy will test Zufar's iron control more...
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Mills & Boon
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2018.
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"She will become his bride! Newly crowned Sultan Zaid Al-Ameen is determined to rid his country of corruption. Unfortunately for Esme Scott that means arresting her conman father - leaving her with little choice but to strike a deal with his captor. Zaid sees a golden opportunity in social worker Esme: his country needs reform, and it's her area of expertise. But their working together sparks an insatiable longing - and after a heated encounter they...
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Mills & Boon
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2018.
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Wife - by royal declaration! Language teacher Molly Carlisle is furious when she's kidnapped by an impulsive young sheikh and taken to the kingdom of Djalia. Until she meets her abductor's brother and his commanding charisma sends a shockwave of need through her ... King Azrael fights hard to resist the temptation of Molly's bountiful curves - especially when a sandstorm strands them overnight in the desert. To protect her reputation from scandal...
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"In this suspenseful and heart-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley, an ambitious young journalist unravels a dangerous mystery that threatens to devastate the British monarchy. Keeping secrets is a dangerous game. When Sir James Harrison, one the greatest actors of his generation, passes away at the age of ninety-five, he leaves behind not just a heartbroken family but also a secret so shocking, it could rock the English...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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2023.
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"1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the king, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne must make a terrible choice: betray her only child or risk her family's security...and her very life. Present Day: When her dreams of becoming a musician are shattered, Lucy takes refuge in her family's ancestral home in Oxfordshire. Everyone knows it was originally home to the notorious...
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""If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?" England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness...
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