Historical fiction

  • All the children are home

    Creator

    Francis, Patry

    Abstract

    Louie and Dahlia Moscatelli chose to be foster parents, but to boys only. Then their lives are irrevocably changed when a six-year-old indigenous girl comes to live with them.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Better luck next time

    Creator

    Johnson, Julia Claiborne

    Abstract

    It's 1938 and women seeking a quick split from their husbands head to Reno, Nevada. There's one catch: they have to wait six-weeks to become "residents." Many of these soon-to-be divorcees flock to the Flying Leap, a dude ranch that caters to their every need. Twenty-four-year-old Ward is earning an honest living as a ranch hand at the Flying Leap, and he thinks he's got the ranch's clients all figured out. But two new guests are about to upend everything he thinks he knows.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Highland treasure : Highland brides, book 9

    Creator

    Sands, Lynsay

    Abstract

    After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de Valance is grateful for the rugged Scots who are escorting her to safety in the Highlands. Even with danger dogging their every step, she hadn't expected to welcome the strong comforting embrace of their leader, Rory Buchanan. They say he's a healer, but she finds the heat of his touch does so much more.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Hotel Portofino : Hotel Portofino, book 1

    Creator

    O'Connell, J. P.

    Abstract

    Problems are mounting for Hotel Portofino coproprietor Bella Ainsworth, and all eyes are on the arrival of a potential love match for her son Lucian. But events don't go to plan, with far reaching consequences.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • His lessons on love : A logical man's guide to dangerous women, book 3

    Creator

    Maxwell, Cathy

    Abstract

    The Earl of Marsden has lived his life by his own rules, until his newborn daughter is presented to him. Panicking, he turns to Clarissa Taylor, his biggest critic, for help in raising the child. Sparks will fly.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The good wife of Bath

    Creator

    Brooks, Karen

    Abstract

    In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer told a story that mocked a strong woman--the bold and libidinous Wife of Bath. It became a literary classic. But what if she had a chance to tell her own version?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The torqued man

    Creator

    Mann, Peter

    Abstract

    Two manuscripts are found in rubble, each one narrating conflicting versions of the life of an Irish spy during WWII. One is the journal of a German officer, and the other belongs to the secret agent himself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • My fine fellow

    Creator

    Cohen, Jennieke

    Abstract

    1830s, England. Culinarians are the crème de la crème of high society. A golden opportunity arises Elijah Little to turn him from a street vendor to a gentleman chef.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The storyteller

    Creator

    Williams, Kathryn

    Abstract

    Jess Morgan discovers her late aunt's diaries and sees she's not the only one struggling to hide who she really is. But was her aunt truly Anastasia, the Romanov princess? Or is this some elaborate hoax?

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Beautiful little fools

    Creator

    Cantor, Jillian

    Abstract

    Jillian Cantor revisits the glittering Jazz Age world of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, retelling this timeless American classic from the women's perspective.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié