Historical fiction

  • A match for Marcus Cynster : Cynster, book 23

    Creator

    Laurens, Stephanie

    Abstract

    Fate brings Marcus Cynster together with Niniver Carrick, a woman he knows cannot be his bride, regardless of how he feels about her. But as Marcus soon discovers, his fated role is to stand by Niniver's side and, ultimately, to claim her hand.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • A God in ruins

    Creator

    Atkinson, Kate

    Abstract

    War survivor Teddy Todd is a would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather who must navigate a rapidly changing world, living in a future he never expected to have.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Mad, bad, and dangerous in plaid : Scandalous highlanders, book 3

    Creator

    Enoch, Suzanne

    Abstract

    Rowena MacLawry has come to the Highlands after a spectacularly successful debut season in London and has made it clear that she's outgrown her girlhood obsession with Lachlan MacTier. That's fine with him, as long as he can ignore the incredibly desirable young woman she has become.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • By winter's light : Cynster, book 21

    Creator

    Laurens, Stephanie

    Abstract

    It's December 1837, and the young adults of the Cynster clan are having the family Christmas celebration at snowbound Casphairn Manor. The upcoming generation has its own plans for the holiday season; yet where Cynsters gather, love is never far behind.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Audio

    Not specified
  • Cop town

    Creator

    Slaughter, Karin

    Abstract

    Atlanta, 1974. It's Kate Murphy's first day on the job, and the Atlanta Police Department is seething after the murder of an officer. It's clear the APD doesn't welcome women, and when a move is made to keep Kate out of the action--it backfires.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Audio

    Not specified
  • Lord of scoundrels

    Creator

    Chase, Loretta Lynda

    Abstract

    Jessica Trent is determined to save her brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain, even if it means facing the devil himself. The trouble is, the devil in question is so irresistible that the person who really needs saving is Jessica.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • The square of revenge

    Creator

    Aspe, Pieter

    Abstract

    When the wealthy Ludovic Degroof's jewelry store is broken into, nothing is stolen, but the jewels have been dissolved in jars of aqua regia, and a strange note is left in the safe. To solve the case, Van In and the beautiful Hannelore Martens find themselves unraveling a complex web of love, secrets, and betrayal.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Astray

    Creator

    Donoghue, Emma

    Abstract

    A collection of short stories featuring a cross-section of society including runaways, drifters, gold miners, counterfeiters, attorneys, and slaves from Puritan Massachusetts and revolutionary New Jersey to antebellum Louisiana.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The chaperone : a novel

    Creator

    Moriarty, Laura

    Abstract

    Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and icon, fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks heads to New York to make it big, accompanied by a chaperone who is neither mother nor friend. Ultimately, the time they spend together changes both their lives.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • The lifeboat

    Creator

    Rogan, Charlotte

    Abstract

    In the summer of 1914, Grace elopes with Henry Winter in London. When the elegant ocean liner carrying them home to America suffers a mysterious explosion, Henry sacrifices his own safety and secures Grace a seat in a lifeboat, which its occupants quickly realize is over capacity. Adrift on the Atlantic, the castaways scheme and battle, caught up in a vicious power struggle between a ruthless but experienced sailor and an enigmatic matron with surprising powers of persuasion. Choosing a side will seal her fate, but Grace has made her way in the world by seizing every possible advantage.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified