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The convent was situated on a hilltop, and through the green garden the white dresses of the schoolgirls fluttered like the snowy plumage of a hundred doves....

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A young man is taking a sea captaincy which brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first...

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Jennie is called upon to impersonate the Princess von Steinheimer at the Duchess of Chiselhurst’s Ball. Third in the Jennie Baxter series. Includes an...

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After teasing the crocodile, Ivan Matveich is swallowed alive. He finds the inside of the crocodile to be quite comfortable, and the animal's owner refuses...

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Angelic Special Forces Colonel Mikhail Mannuki'ili has suffered from dissociative amnesia ever since his species was slaughtered as a child. The Cherubim...

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A collection of stories typical of Hawthorne, many are allegories and focus on the dark side of human nature. The book was named in honor of The Old Manse...

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Paul Kitka likes fast cars, women and his job as a lieutenant in the Alaska State Patrol. Candace Marshall doesn't know what she likes — being married to...

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Finally the evil conspiracy reveals itself in all its true power, bringing the Empire to its knees. Even the Imperial Special Investigation Service is...

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The Sacred Fount is a novel by Henry James. This strange, often baffling book concerns an unnamed narrator who attempts to discover the truth about the love...

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How far would you go to protect the things you care about the most? Lady Dorianna Dale is packing her trousseau for her illustrious Society wedding to a...

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Notorious throughout the Beau Monde as something of a Casanova, the dashing and raffish Virgo, Marquis of Fane, cares little for the swooning Society...

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Winning the New Hampshire state lottery was just the beginning. Some more surprises await the Brooks and the people they love. With their bodyguard, Nelson,...

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The Marquis of Havingham visits his mother in Harrogate to tell her he intends to marry Lady Beryl Fern, the most acclaimed beauty in the Prince Regent’s...

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Family. Courage. Love. Kathryn Gordon’s cozy rural life falls apart when her adult daughter, Heather, is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. While Kathryn...

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Hannay is called by an old oath to protect the son of a man he once knew, who is also heir to the secret of a great treasure. He obtains help from Sandy...

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Something slipped from outer space into the Atlantic Ocean in the late 1930s.  The aliens triggered the rise of the metahumans—Allies and Nazis.  Then they...

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Marc Shikari, an inspector for the Interstellar Investigation Institute, knows the diMedici family, a clan of interstellar swindlers, is out to steal a...

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James Payn was an English novelist during the 19th century who wrote several critically acclaimed books, including The Talk of the Town (1885).

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Publisher's Note: This story contains vignettes of abuse against a minor. Reader discretion is advised. For the vast majority—their dreams will prove...