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1290...
Turmoil erupts when
Scotland's child queen perishes en route to claim the crown. Two
bitter foes - John Balliol and Robert the Bruce - emerge as possible
successors, but England's Edward I has his own design on Scotland.
In London, Edward has expelled all Jews from his kingdom. Rachel de
Anjou is heartbroken to leave behind her best friend, Isabel de
Burke, and travel with her family to the Scottish border town of
Berwick. Danger is everywhere, but the tall, dark Highlander Kieran
MacDonald presents a risk of a different sort. Isabel, appointed as
lady-in-waiting to Edward's queen, Eleanor, attracts the notice of
two men - Henry de Boyer, an English knight, and Highland outlaw
Rory MacGannon. Isabel and Rachel are soon reunited, but as the
enmity between Scotland and England reaches its violent peak, each
woman must decide where her loyalty - and her destiny - lies.
The
sweeping story of a powerful Egyptian family, Nefertiti: A Novel
tells the tale of two sisters, the first of whom is destined to rule
as one of history’s most fascinating queens. Beautiful
Nefertiti and her sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised far from the
court of their aunt, the Queen of Egypt. But when the Pharaoh of
Egypt dies, their father’s power play makes Nefertiti wife to the
new and impetuous king. It is hoped she will temper King Amunhotep’s
desire to overturn Egypt’s religion, but the ambitious Nefertiti
encourages Amunhotep’s outrageous plans instead, winning the
adoration of the people while making powerful enemies at court.
Younger yet more prudent, Mutnodjmet is her sister’s sole confidant,
and only she knows to what lengths Nefertiti will go for a child to
replace the son of Amunhotep’s first wife. As King Amunhotep’s
commands become more extravagant, he and Nefertiti ostracize the
army, clergy, and Egypt’s most powerful allies. Then, when
Mutnodjmet begins a dangerous affair with a general, she sees how
tenuous her situation is at her own sister’s court. An epic story
that resurrects ancient Egypt in vivid detail, Nefertiti: A Novel.
The
Holy Grail of legend unites a Druid hermit and the daughter of his
enemy in 
Lindsay
Parker expected an exciting life when
she moved to teach art in Paris. The
excitement, however, proved to be more
than she had bargained for. A Picasso
is stolen from the school. Two
previously unknown Cézannes turn up in
a junk shop. One of her new friends is
kidnapped and another is murdered. Is
Lindsay next? Does she, like the
others, know too much? And all the
while, at her side, is the handsome,
brilliant, and mysterious Alain
Bordeaux. Who is he? How is he
connected to the art thefts? And what
role is he destined to play in
Lindsay's life? To learn the answers
to all these questions, Lindsay must
investigate alone - in the underworld
of Paris.
When Kat
Adair plunges into the waves to rescue
a drowning man, it is just the
beginning of an odyssey that will
sweep the fisherman's daughter on an
adventure of danger and desire.
Convinced she is in love with the man
she saved, Egyptologist David
Turnberry, she plots a bout of
"amnesia" that enables her to linger
among the highborn, hoping to win
David's heart away from his betrothed!
The only problem is Hunter MacDonald,
rugged archaeologist, bold adventurer,
a man who is wise to her little
charade—and determined to protect his
best friend. Undaunted, Kat
stows away on the ship carrying David
and Hunter's expedition party to the
land of the Pharaoh. Scandal ensues,
and Hunter vows the only way to
protect his friend and keep this
confounding woman out of trouble is to
make her his wife. Inevitably, in the
sultry heat of the desert, passions
ignite. But as the secrets of the
ancient tombs are revealed, terrible
danger unfolds. Is it a legendary
curse, or pure human evil? Plunged
into terror, Kat must trust the one
man willing to risk everything to save
her from doom 
When Cassandra Sheridan agreed to an arranged marriage to the Earl of
Hampstead, she never dreamed the cad wouldn’t even bother to appear for
their betrothal ball. It seems her intended cares more for gallivanting
than meeting his bride to be! So Cassie decides to enjoy an adventure of
her own and sets off across Scotland ... and meets a dashing stranger
who has elevated dueling and deception to an art form. A dedicated spy on a mission, the Earl of Hamptsead has more on his
mind than a silly party. Now fate has thrown him together with a
vivacious lady whom he must protect from harm, and whose sensuous beauty
is proving most distracting. Worse still, Devlyn is horrified to
discover she’s the very woman he’s engaged to marry!
Nineteenth-century attorney Sarah
Woolson opens her own San Francisco law firm, only to find that clients -
paying clients, that is - are few and far between. Just when her patience, and
her money, are about to run out, Sarah and her former colleague, Robert
Campbell, attend a séance at the famed Cliff House. After a dramatic display of
spirit apparitions, flying trumpets and phantom music, Russian psychic Madame
Olga Karpova and her guests make a grisly discovery: one of the twelve people
seated at the table has been brutally strangled! Later, when two more séance
participants are found slain, Sarah is pressed into defending the accused
murderer. She soon finds herself at the center of a diabolical murder plot
involving ghosts, gypsies and City Hall, all the while facing off with Robert in
a volatile legal battle and investigating her brother Frederick's shady
political dealings. Feisty and determined, Sarah is prepared to risk everything
- even her own life - to save her client and bring the real killer to
justice... before the killer can strike again. 
Margaret
Mary Flaherty sets off for Colorado,
carrying the signed proof her brother
needs to keep the bank from
foreclosing on his ranch. Joshua
Turner, US Marshal, is headed to
Colorado to investigate charges of
cattle rustling and land fraud. Their
paths cross out in the middle of
nowhere. One look at the handsome
marshal convinces Maggie she sees her
destiny calling to her from the depths
of his brilliant green eyes. One look
at the fiery-haired woman staring up
at him through cornflowers-blue eyes,
and Joshua wonders if he has finally
found the woman who will teach him to
love. 
When an elderly relative passes away,
the last thing Sir Michael Stewart
expects is a bequest -- especially a
lushly attractive young woman
determined to move into his home! The
old lady's former companion and
housekeeper, Catriona Grant, has
promised to take care of him now, but
Michael doesn't need her help: The
stubborn lass has far too many ideas
about letting the sunshine in and
chasing the doldrums out. Widowed and
content at his remote and admittedly
rather bleak estate on Scotland's
coast, Michael has only one solution
-- finding Miss Grant a husband of her
own. But letting her go isn't as easy
as he imagined -- especially when he
discovers that what passed for
contentment before has been shattered
by fantasies of the sweet tilt of
Catriona's lips and the soft curves of
her body .
THE BRIAR... One moment Raven is alone
in the world and working as a maid in
the gardens of a grand estate in
Ireland; the next she finds herself
handed the life of a lady by the dark
and handsome Marquess of Castlereagh.
Devan insists his intentions are
honorable and that he only wishes to
help reunite her with her family. But
Raven finds herself in a constant
struggle to deny the smoldering
attraction between them, and in her
secret heart, wishes he wanted more.
THE ROSE... Devan, Marquess of
Castlereagh, is tormented by his past
and determined to live out his days in
quiet solitude at his Ireland estate.
That is until Raven enters his life.
With the face of an angel, the body
of Aphrodite and the tongue of a
drunken Irishman, he's never met any
woman so infuriating... so
seductive... so... his match.
THE LEGEND... From historical Ireland
and its mystical legends, to the
elegant ballrooms of Regency London,
together Devan and Raven discover the
truth of the past and a passionate
love so strong it cannot be denied.
Red
Junction, Texas - Briana McBride is
unhappy after learning her father
hired a new man to run the family
ranch - a job she wanted. And to make
matters worse, her father sends her to
the train station to meet him. But
after meeting him, she discovers he is
nothing more than a drunk.
Nicholas McMurtry is a man with a
tortured past and a young son to care
for. So he accepts a job on the Silver
LIning Ranch, but when he meets his
new boss' daughter he starts having
second thoughts. Soon after their
return to the ranch, a string of
suspicious accidents bring the couple
closer together. And Briana learns
miracles come in many forms, even the
form of a drunken foreman.