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The holy city of Jerusalem has fallen. By the mercy of God, Hadassah, a young Christian girl survives famine, the deaths of her entire family, and unspeakable atrocities. And in Germania, a heroic young chieftain named Atretes battles the Romans with unmatched fury. It is prophesied tha Atretes will drive the Romans from his lands, and someday meet a dark complexioned woman from an exotic land whom he will come to love.

In Rutland Place, a lost locket becomes the key to deadly secrets that lurk behind the opulent facade of one of London's most exclusive neighborhoods.

Even though he has been king of Britain for four years, Arthur's position is far from secure. Rulers of the island's many small fiefdoms are still reluctant to admit his sovereignty. And the sorceress Morgause, believing her own sons have as much blood right to rule as Arthur, plots openly against his life.

When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.

Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick, the husky new kid in his fifth-grade class, Nick decides that even his baseball collection will not protect him so he signs up for karate class, despite his little brother's reassurances that Brick is not a bully.

Noni Tilden and John "Kaye" King meet as young children on Christmas Eve of 1963. Noni is a white, privileged girl, while Kaye comes from a poor, black family. But when Kaye introduces himself by climbing through Noni's windo and asking her to join him outside for a rare southern snowfall, their attachment is immediate. Over four decades, they continue to meet during the Christmas holiday, and their friendship endures all obstacles in its path.

An adventurous tomboy since childhood, big city reporter Colleen Collins admits she knows next to nothing about cooking and the intricacies of food preparation. So she's not happy when she's given an assignment writing articles about rural Texas cooking. Arriving in the charming town of San Saline in the Texas hill country, Colleen has just a few days to cook up a tasty story.

King Solon the Red attempts to capture his runaway daughter Ettarde and force her into marriage with a rival king who has been threatening his reign.

Della Ward, a widow, lives alone on her dilapidated farm near a small Texa town. She is filled with guilt about a hateful letter she sent her husband just before he died fighting in the war. When lawman James Cameron arrives at her home, Della learns that he was with her husband when he died. After Cameron answers some of her questions, Della's not sure she wants to know the truth about her husband after all.

Both beautiful and headstrong, Amelia Cynster has decided to marry the man of her dreams. Lucien Ashford is handsome and sexy--but Amelia is tired of waiting for him to make the first move. So slowly, carefully, she begins to lay her trap.