Historical fiction

  • Chasing Cassandra : The Ravenels, book 6

    Creator

    Kleypas, Lisa

    Abstract

    Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful, and has eyes for Lady Cassandra Ravenel. When Cassandra's reputation is nearly destroyed, Severin seizes the opportunity he's been waiting for. As always, he gets what he wants, or does he? The chase for Cassandra's hand may be over. But the chase for her heart has only just begun.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The lost orphan

    Creator

    Halls, Stacey

    Abstract

    London, 1754. Six years after leaving her newborn, Clara, at London's Foundling Hospital, young Bess Bright returns to reclaim the illegitimate daughter she has never really known. Dreading the worst, that Clara has died in care, the last thing she expects to hear is that her daughter has already been reclaimed. Her life is turned upside down as she tries to find out who has taken her little girl, and why.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The Grace Kelly dress

    Creator

    Janowitz, Brenda

    Abstract

    In Paris, 1958, Grace Kelly's royal wedding dress is still all the rage in fashion circles. Rose, a seamstress at a famous atelier, has just been entrusted with sewing another gown in its image. But when Rose finds herself in love with the bride's handsome brother, she must decide what matters most: love or security. Janowitz focuses on the importance of tradition, new and old, and the power of a dress to fulfill even the most impossible of dreams.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The range detectives : The range detectives, book 1

    Creator

    Johnstone, J. A.

    Johnstone, William W.

    Abstract

    A killer is on the loose in the Arizona Territory. Stovepipe Stewart and Wilbur Coleman have been hired to catch the culprit. Soon the duo find themselves in the middle of an all-out range war.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The queen's secret : a novel of England's World War II queen

    Creator

    Harper, Karen

    Abstract

    1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--shows a warm, smiling face to the world. But it's no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the "Most Dangerous Woman in Europe." For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The body outside the Kremlin

    Creator

    May, James L.

    Abstract

    A political prisoner incarcerated on the island of Solovetsky, the most notorious Russian prison camp of the 1920s, is mysteriously conscripted to solve the murder of a fellow inmate.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Seduce me at sunrise : The Hathaways, book 2

    Creator

    Kleypas, Lisa

    Abstract

    When Winnifred Hathaway returns to England, she finds that the boy her family rescued from the brink of death, Kev Merripen, has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It's now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny, or risk losing the only woman he has lived for.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Tempt me at twilight : The Hathaways, book 3

    Creator

    Kleypas, Lisa

    Abstract

    Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal, only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • Vixen in velvet : The dressmakers, book 3

    Creator

    Chase, Loretta Lynda

    Abstract

    Lethally charming Simon Blair, Marquess of Lisburne, has reluctantly returned to London for one reason only: a family obligation. Still, he might make time for the seduction of a certain redheaded dressmaker.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • In the shadow of the sun : In the shadow of the sun, book 1

    Creator

    Castellan, E. M.

    Abstract

    When an accident forces Henriette to reveal her powerful gift for enchantments to Louis, he asks for her help. For she alone can defeat the dark magician threatening his authority.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié