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New York Times bestseller: A sweeping romantic saga about the colonization of Australia, from the author of An Important Family.  When Gilbert Massingham chooses Eugenia Lichfield for his bride, he knows the aristocratic beauty is the ideal mistress for his plantation in the Australian wilderness. But the virile, larger-than-life, vineyard-obsessed Gilbert isnt the husband Eugenia imagined when she left England for this untamed land. Then exiled Irish portrait artist Colm OConnor and prison refugee Molly Jarvis come into their lives, altering the familys destiny. As Yarrabee grows into one of Australias premier vineyards, a subtle struggle for power begins that will have far-reaching consequences for Eugenia, Gilbert, and their children. Featuring a cast of unforgettable characters, The Vines of Yarrabee presents the vitality and violence of pioneer life and an unusual and moving love story.      

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In her best novel, the New York Timesbestselling author follows the love life of a British department store heiress from the 1880s through World War I (Publishers Weekly). The plump, plain daughter of a successful shopkeeper, Beatrice Bonnington has no illusions about her looksor her marital prospects. So when she receives a proposal from the dashing William Overtona man shes secretly desired for yearsBeatrice cant believe her good fortune.  Knowing her husband will never wholly belong to her, she turns her energies to the other great passion of her life: her familys department store. As she endures tragedy, betrayal, and the horrors of war, she builds Bonningtons Emporium into a titan of commerce that rivals Londons Selfridges. But with all of her worldly success, she never stops loving William. One more challenge awaits Beatricethe battle for her husbands heart. 

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The Miracle at St. Bruno's, The Lion Triumphant, and The Witch from the Sea

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The first three books in the romantic multigenerational saga by a New York Timesbestselling author whose novels have sold over 100 million copies. The Miracle at St. BrunosDuring the tumultuous reign of King Henry VIII, Damask Farland, named after a rose, is captivated by the mysterious orphan Bruno. Discovered upon the abbey altar on Christmas morning, then raised by monks, Bruno becomes the great man whom Damask grows to loveonly to be shattered by his cruel betrayal.    The Lion TriumphantWhile the rivalry between Inquisition-torn Spain and Elizabethan England seethes, Captain Jake Pennlyon thrives as a fearsome and virile plunderer who takes what he wantsand his sights are set on Catherine Farland. Blackmailed into wedlock, Cat vows to escape. Fate intervenes when shes taken prisoner aboard a Spanish galleon . . . unaware that shes a pawn in one mans long-awaited revenge.  The Witch from the SeaLinnet Pennlyon, proud daughter of a sea captain, finds herself in a vicious trap: Pregnancy has forced her to marry the cunning Squire Colum Casvellyn. Once their baby is born, she devotes herself to their son. Yet, little by little, against her will, Linnet finds herself drawn to her passionate, mercurial husband. Dark secrets lurk in their castle, and when a beautiful stranger washes up on the shore, Linnet suddenly finds shes no longer in control of her familyor her life. A legendary literary talent who also wrote as Victoria Holt and Jean Plaidy, among other names, Philippa Carr was a master of romance, mystery, and historical sweepand the Daughters of England series is among her greatest accomplishments.  

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The Eighty Days Series Volumes One Through Three

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Eighty Days Yellow, Eighty Days Blue, and Eighty Days Red

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The first three exhilarating, seductive, and tantalizingly bold books in Vina Jacksons international bestselling Eighty Days romance seriesIn Eighty Days Yellow, passionate, flame-haired violinist Summer Zahova finds release in her music. She spends her afternoons playing for money in the London Underground, lost in the works of Vivaldi or Mendelssohn. When her violin is damaged beyond repair, Summer receives a surprising proposition from Dominik, a university professor with powerful desires, who has been captivated by Summer ever since he heard her perform. Unable to deny the chemistry between them, Dominik and Summer embark on an intense affair full of daring twists and turns, as unpredictable as it is thrilling.Summers story continues in Eighty Days Blue and Eighty Days Red, as she moves to New York, where newfound success brings fresh temptations, and then back to London where a series of steamy affairs leads wealthy and charismatic Dominik back into her life. Summer knows that if she plays with fire, shell end up getting burned, but then there are some pleasures that are just too hard to deny. . . .

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Winterlong, Aestival Tide, and Icarus Descending

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The complete dystopian trilogy set in the surreal, postapocalyptic City of Trees from a recipient of the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards.  Winterlong centers on Wendy Wanders, a girl who can tap into the dreams and emotions of the people around her, and her long-lost twin brother, Raphael, a seductive, sacred courtesan to the Citys decadent elite. During their voyage, they encounter man-made and godlike monstrositiesboth hideous and gorgeousin their effort to stop an ancient power from consuming all.  In Aestival Tide, Araboththe city that was once home to an advanced societyis now a shadow of its former self. As the once-in-a-decade Aestival Tide approaches, the formerly great dome teeters on the brink of its own destruction. And in Icarus Descending, open war rules both the earth and sky, and Wendy finds herself joining the rebel forces as they wait for the mythical and mysterious Icarus to turn the tide of the rebellion.

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The Vineyard of Liberty, The Workshop of Democracy, and The Crosswinds of Freedom

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The Pulitzer Prizewinning authors stunning trilogy of American history, spanning the birth of the Constitution to the final days of the Cold War. In these three volumes, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Awardwinner James MacGregor Burns chronicles with depth and narrative panache the most significant cultural, economic, and political events of American history. In The Vineyard of Liberty, he combines the color and texture of early American life with meticulous scholarship. Focusing on the tensions leading up to the Civil War, Burns brilliantly shows how Americans became divided over the meaning of Liberty.  In The Workshop of Democracy, Burns explores more than a half-century of dramatic growth and transformation of the American landscape, through the addition of dozens of new states, the shattering tragedy of the First World War, the explosion of industry, and, in the end, the emergence of the United States as a new global power.   And in The Crosswinds of Freedom, Burns offers an articulate and incisive examination of the US during its rise to become the worlds sole superpowerthrough the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the rapid pace of technological change that gave rise to the American Century.

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The Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series Books 13

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The Ladies of Mandrigyn, Witches of Wenshar, and The Dark Hand of Magic

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Three fantasy novels of war and wizardry by a fabulously talented New York Timesbestselling author (Charlaine Harris).  In The Ladies of Mandrigyn, a brilliant mercenary must lead his army against the forces of the most powerful wizard alive. Gifted with courage, strength, and the intelligence to know when to fight, Sun Wolf is the greatest mercenary in a land overrun by war. With his first lieutenant, Starhawk, at his side, he has laid waste to countless cities, taking the best of their treasures for himself, and distributing the rest among his bloodthirsty crew. Then a woman comes to him, an emissary from the town of Mandrigyn, a lush port city recently sacked by a powerful, mad wizard of unmatched abilities. She offers Sun Wolf untold riches for the use of his army, but the captain is not fool enough to wage war against a magician. He refuses her offer, but that is not the end of it. The women of Mandrigyn can be very persuasive. In The Witches of Wenshar, to harness his newfound magical powers, Sun Wolf must cross the desert in search of a witch who can teach him the ways of sorcery. Accompanied by his lieutenant, Starhawk, he travels across the forbidding desert to the land of Wenshar, where witchcraft is said to flourish. There he seeks out a witch with powers far beyond her years, who is rumored to have mastered the ancient art of white magic. But when he and Starhawk finally reach her, there is evil in the airan evil against which all their might is useless. Sun Wolf must learn to harness his newfound powersor be taken by this sinister trap. In The Dark Hand of Magic, Sun Wolf must use his immature magical powers to rescue his old army from an evil wizards curse. A string of rotten luck has befallen his old crews latest campaign, and they have begun to suspect a curse. Their arrows break; their food rots; their tunnels cave in. They have heard rumors of Sun Wolfs magical abilities, and beg for his help. But when he goes after whatever is targeting his men, he finds himself up against the deadliest force he has ever encountered. 

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Yellowstone Kelly, Kelly Blue, Imperial Kelly, and Kelly and the Three-Toed Horse

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Four fast-paced novels based on the real-life frontier adventures of Yellowstone Kelly, one of the Old Wests most legendary soldiers. Luther Yellowstone Kelly had one of the longest, strangest, and most breathtaking careers in the American West. The intrepid scouts talent for being in the right place at an exciting time would take him all over the world, from the Great Plains to Africa to the Philippines to Cuba.   Throughout his adventures, Kelly maintained a stoic outlook, a fierce wit, and a talent for survival that got him out of more than a few dangerous scrapes.   From hunting wolves with the Nez Perce to encounters with Jim Bridger and Brigham Young to a stint with the Rough Riders, in these four novels Yellowstone carves an exciting, hilarious, and unforgettable path through the Old Westmaintaining his trademark humor and fortitude, always finding his way through even the stickiest mess.  

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The Pig Did It, The Pig Comes to Dinner, and The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven

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Joseph Caldwells rollicking Pig Trilogy, a charmingly romantic three-part tale of an American in contemporary IrelandAaron McCloud has come to Ireland from New York City to walk the beach and pity himself for the cold indifference of the young lady in his writing class he had chosen to be his love. The pig will have none of that.What the pig eventually does is root up in Aunt Kittys vegetable garden evidence of a possible transgression that each of the novels three Irish characters is convinced the other probably benefited from. The resolution of this hilarious mystery in The Pig Did Itthe first entry in Mr. Caldwells Pig Trilogyinspires both comic eloquence and a theatrically colorful canvas depicting the brooding Irish land and seascape. And in The Pig Comes to Dinner and The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven, all of the charming characters of the first book return for more tragicomedy and hijinks, told in Caldwells uniquely theatrical style.

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The Good Earth, Sons, and A House Divided

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The Pulitzer Prizewinning classic novel of China, together with its two sequelsby the Nobel Prize winner.  The Good Earth is Bucks classic, Pulitzer Prizewinning story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couples fortunes improve over the years: They have sons and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy property in the House of Wangthe very house in which O-lan used to work. But success brings with it a new set of problems. Wang soon finds himself the target of jealousy, and as good harvests come and go, so does the social order. Will Wangs family cherish the estate after hes gone? The familys story continues in Sons and A House Divided, when the Revolution sweeping through China further unsettles Wang Lungs family in this rich and unforgettable portrait of a family and a country in the throes of widespread national change.

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So Well Remembered, Random Harvest, and We Are Not Alone

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Three classic novels by James Hilton, about a worldand menforever changed in the time between two world warsIn So Well Remembered, George Boswell, a respected lawyer and civic leader, possesses the skill and charisma to shine on the national stage. But ambition is not without a cost. When he must choose between the promise of a bright future and staying behind for the people who have come to depend on him, his decision comes at a shocking price in this story of a people pulled reluctantly toward modernity amid the farms and factories of Lancashire.In Random Harvest, a veterans comfortable life is upended when long-buried memories of his time in the trenches of World War I come rushing back. This moving account of the trauma of war explores the courage required to find redemption in the face of the most overwhelming circumstances.And in We Are Not Alone, brilliant but naive country doctor David Newcome courts tragedy when he invites a stranger into his homeand his family is torn asunder as their country and the world outside are drawn into war.

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Three engrossing historical novelsin one volumebring the Plantagenets and the splendor and scheming of twelfth-century Europe to vivid life. In The Fatal Crown, set against the seething political intrigues of twelfth-century Europe, two royal heirs surrender to passion as they vie for the most glittering, treacherous prize of all: the English throne. At twenty-five, the widowed Maud must marry once again, this time to fourteen-year-old Geoffrey Plantagenet. But it is with Stephen of Blois, Mauds fiercest rival for the British throne, that the headstrong princess discovers the true meaning of desire. In Beloved Enemy, Aquitaine is under the French kings safekeeping, and Eleanor, the Duke of Aquitaines eldest daughter, knows she must wed Prince Louis in order to insure the future of her beloved duchy. Fiercely independent, filled with untapped desire, the woman who would be queen must provide Louis VII, her monkish husband, with heirs. But it is young Henry of Anjou who catches Eleanors eyeand sets fire to her heart. And in Gilded Cages, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenetwhose marriage was born of power, politics, and an all-consuming, fiery loverule a vast kingdom. At first they work to unify and repair their war-torn landsbefore being torn apart by intrigue, adultery, and deadly revenge.

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North and South, Love and War, and Heaven and Hell

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Two families are unitedand torn apartby the Civil War in these three dramatic novels by the #1 New York Timesbestselling master of the historical epic.  In North and South, the first volume of John Jakess acclaimed and sweeping saga, a friendship is threatened by the divisions of the Civil War. In the years leading up to the Civil War, one enduring friendship embodies the tensions of a nation. Orry Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania forge a lasting bond while training at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Together they fight in the Mexican-American War, but their closeness is tested as their regional politics diverge. As the first rounds are fired at Fort Sumter, Orry and George find themselves on different sides of the coming struggle. In John Jakess unmatched style, North and South launches a trilogy that captures the fierce passions of a country at the precipice of disaster. In Love and War, the Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil Wars battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation. With the Confederate and Union armies furiously fighting, the once-steadfast bond between the Main and Hazard families continues to be tested. From opposite sides of the conflict, they face heartache and triumph on the frontlines as they fight for the future of the nation and their loved ones. With his impeccable research and unfailing devotion to the historical record, John Jakes offers his most enthralling and enduring tale yet. In Heaven and Hell, the battle between the Mains and Hazardsand Confederate and Union armiescomes to a brilliant end. The last days of the Civil War bring no peace for the Main and Hazard families. As the Mains South smolders in the ruins of defeat, the Hazards North pushes blindly for relentless industrial progress. Both the nation and the families long-standing bond hover on the brink of destruction. In the series epic conclusion, Jakes expertly blends personal conflict with historical events, crafting a haunting page-turner about Americas constant change and unyielding hope.  This entertaining [and] authentic dramatization (The New York Times) is a thrilling tale of shifting loyalties, set during one of the darkest moments in American history.  

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For an unsuspecting group of friends, a hike through the forest turns into a desperate fight for survival Mr. Rogers is the ideal guide for a few neighbors looking to survey a large, wooded piece of property: He remembers every tree, stream, and bush; when theres a fork in the road, he knows which way to go. But the surveying trip goes horribly wrong when Rogers suffers a debilitating heart attack and the group is left wandering lost through the woods, with Rogers a murmuring shadow of his former self.Almost immediately, tensions that have existed among the friends since childhood begin to flare up. The forest grows darker and more threatening. Leadership claims are staked and rescinded. Fears start to overwhelm rational decision-making. Then Rogers starts spouting instructions in what sounds like a mystic cipher.The Eighth Square is a rollicking psychological thriller that deftly demonstrates how thin the barrier between man and animal truly is.

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

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Three hilarious books in one from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author on marriage, motherhood, and the absurdities of suburban life.  If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? is Erma Bombecks timelessly witty look at the hidden side of married life.Motherhood captures one of the toughest jobs on earth with humor and heart.The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is Bombecks take on the unforgiving frontier of American suburbia.

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A serial killer is terrorizing New York City . . . and he just picked up a copycatFor Police Lieutenant Frank Mooney, life is a series of problems and complications; he has his hands full with a savage rapist and murderer dubbed the Dancer. Despite Mooney and the NYPDs efforts, the Dancer has already accrued an alarming body countand Mooneys job is on the line if he doesnt put a stop to the savage murder spree. However, this is no average serial killer case: The Dancer has a copycat, dubbed the Shadow Dancer, reenacting his brutal work.Shadow Dancers chronicles the harrowing manhunt that engulfs Manhattan as Mooney attempts to bring these two psychopaths to justice. As the lieutenant gets closer to his suspects, he finds two murderers as chilling and unexpected as any in crime literature.Herbert Lieberman has created an unforgettable trio with Frank Mooney, the Dancer, and the Shadow Dancerone that will have readers whipping through the pages to reach the storys shocking conclusion.

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Lie Down in Darkness, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's Choice

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Four novelsincluding a Pulitzer Prize winner and a National Book Award winnerby the #1 New York Timesbestselling master.  Lie Down in Darkness is William Styrons stunning debut: a classic portrait of one Southern familys tragic spiral into destruction. Set This House on Fire is a story of evil and redemption involving three American men whose paths converge on a film shoot in Italy at the close of the 1940s, hailed as one of the finest novels of our time by the San Francisco Chronicle.Gripping and unforgettable, The Confessions of Nat Turner is the Pulitzer-winning portrait of the leader of Americas bloodiest slave revolt. And Sophies Choice is the National Book Awardwinning novel of love, survival, and regret, set in Brooklyn in the wake of the Second World War.  Taken together, these four novelsexploring themes of good and evil, sin and atonement, and the ineradicable bonds of place and familyrepresent Styron at the pinnacle of his literary brilliance.

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A New York Timesbestselling novel of the ancient king of Macedon and his lover by the author Hilary Mantel calls a shining light.The Persian Boy centers on the most tempestuous years of Alexander the Greats life, as seen through the eyes of his lover and most faithful attendant, Bagoas. When Bagoas is very young, his father is murdered and he is sold as a slave to King Darius of Persia. Then, when Alexander conquers the land, he is given Bagoas as a gift, and the boy is besotted. This passion comes at a time when much is at stakeAlexander has two wives, conflicts are ablaze, and plots on the Macedon kings life abound. The result is a riveting account of a great conquerors years of triumph and, ultimately, heartbreak.The Persian Boy is the second volume of the Novels of Alexander the Great trilogy, which also includes Fire from Heaven and Funeral Games.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us. Hilary Mantel

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In 1970s New York, a forensic pathologist must use his professional skills to save his own daughter in this harrowing award-winning crime novel (The New York Times).   In the gritty seventies, Manhattan is a dark, dangerous, and threatening place. One of the bright spots in this decaying metropolis is Paul Konig. As the citys chief medical examiner, he has developed an impressive reputation for his skills in forensic pathologyskills that will be put to the ultimate test when a dangerous psychopath kidnaps Konigs daughter.   Awakened by phone calls featuring his daughters desperate screams each night, Konig finds his life unraveling, not only personally but professionally. Between the case of a serial killer who leaves a trail of severed body parts in his wake, an investigation into the forensic work on an alleged prison suicide, and a nakedly ambitious deputy medical examiner, he is at the end of his rope, and it will take every ounce of his strength to save his own lifeas well as his familys.   Perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell or Kathy Reichs, City of the Dead is a chilling thriller by the author of Crawlspace and a winner of the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, featuring a massive amount of authoritative detail about the life of a coroner (Kirkus Reviews).  

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Hubert Selby Jr., acclaimed author of the classic novel Last Exit to Brooklyn, tells the powerful story of an extraordinary bond between an African-American teen seeking vengeance in the wake of tragedy and an old man who guides him toward redemptionGrowing up in New York Citys soul-killing South Bronx ghetto, Bobby, a young black teenager, has only known violence, poverty, and despair. But there is one true light in his life: his girlfriend, Maria. On their way to school one morning, they are set upon by a vicious street gang. Bobby, beaten bloody and senseless, survives, rescued by an old German man who is himself a survivor of the Nazi death camps. The man calls himself Moishe, though he claims not to be Jewish, and he takes the damaged boy under his wing, determined to help heal his physical and psychological wounds. An unlikely friendship is born, strengthened by a shared sense of loss and lifes tragic injustices. But Moishes message of learning to forgive the unforgivable falls on deaf ears, because there is a hole in Bobbys heart that only revenge can fill. Hubert Selby Jr.s extraordinary novel is a devastating work of raw power and stylistic brilliance that captures the pain and hardship of twentieth-century urban life. Unflinching and unrelenting, in the vein of his acclaimed masterwork, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Selbys The Willow Tree is a dark tale tempered by hope: a story of love, death, rage, violence, and salvation. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the authors estate.