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Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition.

Set in a Japanese hospital during the last days of World War II, the story centers on the medical staff who offer to assist in a series of vivisections—experimental operations on live U.S. prisoners of war. The Sea and Poison won the Akutagawa Prize when it was published in Japan in 1958 and established Shusaku Endo in the forefront of modern Japanese literature. Today it remains as startling and, sadly, as relevant as ever.

After his wife is murdered, Conrad "Kid Morgan" Browning hunts down the men responsible--then visits his wife's grave in New Mexico. There, he is shocked to discover his ex-fiancée waiting for him--along with armed backup.

The year is 1829 and Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey has been promised command of his regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons. Before he can take up his post, however, there is a six-month assignment as an observer with the Russian army, an undertaking at the personal request of the commander-in-chief which Hervey feels obliged to fulfil.

June, 1945. Ingrid Bergman has been sent to entertain the troops and when she bumps into the photographer Robert Capa, he is enchanted. He slips a mischievious invitation to dinner under her door and the two find themselves hopelessly attracted. Ingrid, tired of her passionless marriage and her controlling film studio, longs for freedom and excitement. With everything at stake, both Capa and Ingrid are presented with terrible choices.

After inheriting a fixer-upper, newlywed Morrie Morgan returns to 1920s Butte, Montana, to fight a rival newspaper and help the miners working for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company.

General Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and Rebel Johnny Yuma are united by fate and friendship. The elusive one of the bunch, Johnny plays a vital role in Grant's victory for the Union, Lee's surrender at Appomattox and Custer's deadly campaigns in the West.

Boston-born Laura Cheney finds herself widowed and alone in the wilderness of 1864 Colorado with her newborn son. When her baby is kidnapped, Laura turns to Deke Sheridan, a feared renegade raised by the Cheyenne. Laura is willing to risk life and limb to save her child, and Deke soon follows suit to prove himself to this intoxicating beauty.

In a seaside town in Haiti, widower Nozias finally makes the gut-wrenching decision to give up his daughter Claire so she can have a better life. But when the girl goes missing, the resulting search unearths long-hidden secrets that cast a startling new light on those in town.

Wrongly accused of theft, innocent Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home and flees to Quinn Ashley, Lord Dreycott, for safety. But the heat in the daredevil adventurer's eyes tells Lina that the danger is just beginning. And into the rake's bedroom! Lina dresses like a nun, looks like an angel, but flirts like a professional--and the last thing Quinn expects to discover is that she's a virgin!