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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940... -
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsOscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades...Categorized as:
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Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA historical novel, set in postwar New York City.In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth... -
Anne of The Island by L.M. Montgomery
New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With her old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and her frivolous new friend Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises . . -
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The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA heart-breaking, heart-warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families. For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah's Key.Austria, 1938.Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver... -
The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 02 by Rei Tōma
Princess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, but things take a surprising turn when Caesar finds himself falling for his strange wife! Caesar tries to get Nakaba to return his feelings, but she maintains that he is her enemy and that she hates him...Categorized as:
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Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor
A gripping novel about family secrets…and coming home for the first time. Still grieving the loss of her wandering, free-spirited mother, Lucy Kincaid leaves Nashville for the faded town of Cape Hudson, Virginia. She goes to see the house she’s inherited—one she never knew existed, bequeathed to her by a woman she’s never even met... -
The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratings‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret big enough to destroy the Führer’s reputation. . . January 1939: When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist at Doctor Viktor’s clinic, she doesn’t expect to be copying top secret medical records from a notebook... -
Pilfered Promises by M. Louisa Locke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is the winter of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant. And they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together... -
Educating Elizabeth by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, Elizabeth Miller has dreamed of opening a school for underprivileged girls in London’s East End. But despite her best efforts, she soon discovers that the cost of running the fledgling school may spell disaster for the endeavor. In desperation she turns to the one man she’d rather Lord Charles Chatsworth, a rich and carefree flirt whose scandalous reputation she despises...Categorized as:
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Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSPANNING THREE GENERATIONS AND HALF THE WORLD, WILDFLOWER HILL IS A SWEEPING, ROMANTIC, AND COMPELLING STORY OF TWO WOMEN WHO SHARE A LEGACY OF SECRETS, HEARTBREAK, COURAGE, AND LOVE. Emma, a prima ballerina in London, is at a crossroads after an injured knee ruins her career. Forced to rest and take stock of her life, she finds that she’s mistaken fame and achievement for love and fulfillment... -
It's In His Kiss and On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton Collector's Edition: Two beloved Bridgerton novels in one beautiful collector's edition ... by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beautiful collectible edition containing the seventh and eighth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn.It’s in His KissGareth St. Clair is in a bind, and at risk of losing his inheritance. His only hope lies in an old family diary written in Italian… and the fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken Hyacinth Bridgerton, who offers to help translate...Categorized as:
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The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLydia has vanished. Lydia, who’s never broken any rules, except falling in love with the wrong boy. Lydia, who’s been Piper’s best friend since they were children. Lydia, who never even said good-bye. Convinced the police are looking in all the wrong places, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail begins her own investigation in an attempt to solve the mystery of Lydia’s disappearance... -
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Secrets of a Spinster by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBehind every little secret... Mary Hamilton has had enough of being passed over by all of the eligible men in London, though she's had years and years of practice, and she's ready to give it up. But before she hangs up her dancing shoes for good, she wants one season of everything she's never had - invitations, flirtation, and suitors...Categorized as:
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Daddy-Long-Legs: Including "Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy: Romance Novels by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a sweeping bestseller of love and loss, deftly weaving two journeys from World War I France to present day London.Paris, World War I. Sophie Lefèvre must keep her family safe while her adored husband, Édouard, fights at the front. When their town falls to the Germans, Sophie is forced to serve them every evening at her hotel... -
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCleopatra's Moon.The Critically Acclaimed Young Adult Novel Based On The Real Life Of Cleopatra's Daughter, Selene.The only daughter of the last queen of Egypt watches her beloved father--Mark Antony--fall on his sword in front of her. Then she hears the haunting wails of the priestesses of Isis on the island of Pharos and knows her mother died...Categorized as:
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Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRebellious Frannie Tasker knows little about the war between England and its thirteen colonies in 1776, until a shipwreck off her home in Grand Bahama Island presents an unthinkable opportunity. The body of a young woman found floating in the sea gives Frannie the chance to escape her brutal stepfather—and she takes it...Categorized as:
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My Policeman by Bethan Roberts
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsDiscover the love story of the summer.This love is all-consumingIt is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier and Marion is smitten - determined her love will be enough for them both.A few years later in Brighton Museum Patrick meets Tom...Categorized as:
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The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop's detective agency as long as she follows his rules and learns from his technique. But when Iris uncovers details about her mother's supposed suicide, suddenly Iris is thrown headfirst into her most intense and personal case yet... -
Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse by C.J. Archer
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsShe was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London’s leading actresses.When a hotel guest’s mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn’t kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered...Categorized as:
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The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn exciting novel based on the fearless reporter Nellie Bly, who would stop at nothing to expose injustices against women in early 19th century New York, even at the risk of her own life and freedom.In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional, respectable and delicate to do the job... -
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Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMovies, mansions, and murder in the Golden Age of Hollywood! Teri Bailey Black's Chasing Starlight is a historical mystery from the author of Girl at the Grave, winner of the Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel.1938. The Golden Age of Hollywood. Palm trees and movie stars. Film studios pumping out musicals and gangster films at a furious pace... -
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA young woman's quest to heal a family rift entangles her in one of Australia's greatest historical puzzles when an intricately illustrated map offers a clue to the fate of a long-lost girl. A mesmerising historical mystery set in the Hunter Valley from bestselling author Tea Cooper for readers of Natasha Lester and Kate Morton... -
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA map into the past. A long-lost young woman. And a thirty-year family mystery.The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’s obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt... -
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsFirst published in 1905, The House of Mirth shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities.Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches...Categorized as:
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Sir Percy Leads the Band (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #2) by Emmuska Orczy
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe League of the Scarlet Pimpernel has disguised themselves as a group of shabby second-rate musicians, in order to save an innocent family from death. But Citizen Chauvelin is hot on their heels, and still looking for revenge against his bitter enemy. The Pimpernel's plans are, however, complicated by betrayal of a trusted League member... -
Sir Percy Leads the Band (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #2) by Emmuska Orczy
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe League of the Scarlet Pimpernel has disguised themselves as a group of shabby second-rate musicians, in order to save an innocent family from death. But Citizen Chauvelin is hot on their heels, and still looking for revenge against his bitter enemy. The Pimpernel's plans are, however, complicated by betrayal of a trusted League member... -
Love Me Always by Marie Higgins
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsProduct Description No Way Out – Catherine Martin is trapped. Either she wed an elderly man and commit to a marriage without love, or continue living with the father who believes her guilty of murder and one foot outside the asylum. Catherine picks marriage to the Duke of Ashton, Grant Fielding... -
The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNan and Jinny St George have both wealth and beauty in generous supply. In the New York society of the 1870s, however, only those with old money can achieve the status of the elite, and it is here that the sisters seem doomed to failure.Nan's new governess, Laura Testvalley, herself an outsider, takes pity on their plight and launches them instead on the unsuspecting British aristocracy... -
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsWith precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinary paintings of domestic life, with their subtle play of light and texture, have come to define the Dutch golden age...Categorized as:
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Stepping on Roses, Vol. 1 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon!Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition: he'll provide her with the money she so... -
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The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years It is 1960. When Jennifer Stirling wakes up in the hospital, she can remember nothing-not the tragic car accident that put her there, not her husband, not even who she is...Categorized as:
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The Secret Countess: Escape to the Past with this Classic Romance by Eva Ibbotson
Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion...Categorized as:
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Glamorous Illusions by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Cora Kensington learns she is the illegitimate daughter of a copper king, her life changes forever. Even as she explores Europe with her new family, she discovers that the most valuable journey is within. The first book in the Grand Tour series takes you from the farms of Montana through England and France on an adventure of forgiveness, spiritual awakening, and self-discovery...Categorized as:
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Ruby by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the heart of the bayou, Ruby Landry lives a simple, happy life. But innocence can't last forever... The only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmère Catherine, a Cajun spiritual healer, and her drunken, outcast Grandpèrb Jack...Categorized as:
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The Lucky Ones by Anna Godbersen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn 1929, the Bright Young Things escape Manhattan's heat for the lush lawns and sparkling bays of White Cove, looking for leisure, love, and luck. New York City's latest It Girl, Cordelia Grey, is flying high with celebrity pilot Max Darby. But Max is a private person with a reputation to uphold—and a secret to hide... -
The Art of Love and Lies by Rebecca Anderson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Enchanting. An art thief can't prevent love from blooming.” —Foreword Reviews, starred review“Exciting historical romance. A tender love story.” —Library Journal“The romantic escapades of this unlikely duo will keep readers eagerly turning pages.” —Publishers WeeklyA free-spirited artist teams up with a no-nonsense detective to capture a thief who has stolen a priceless Michaelangelo painting... -
Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the Germans begin bombing London in World War II, Betty is determined to do her part. Instead of running air raid drills like most girls her age, she lies about her age and trains to become a spy. Now known by her secret agent persona, Adele Blanchard, she finds herself parachuting over German-occupied France under the cover of darkness to join the secret Resistance movement...Categorized as:
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Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne
LOVE AND PERIL ON THE CLIFFS OF CORNWALL — Beautiful Melissa Rivenwood was leaving Mrs. Brody's Seminary for the Daughters of Gentlemen for a new life. But when she accepted the position as companion to the formidable Lady Dorothy, spirited Melissa could not have known that she would soon be caught up in a web of passion and intrigue at beautiful and remote Vinton Manor...Categorized as:
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I Will Repay (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #3) by Emmuska Orczy
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I Will Repay" by Emmuska Orczy is a riveting historical novel that unfolds against the backdrop of the French Revolution. In this tale of intrigue, romance, and suspense, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney, once again takes center stage as he endeavors to outwit the forces of the Reign of Terror... -
Envy by Anna Godbersen
Jealous whispers. Old rivalries. New betrayals. Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin her sister Diana's side, however, those watching New York's favorite family begin to suspect that all is not as it seems behind the stately doors of No. 17 Gramercy Park South...Categorized as:
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsNorthanger Abbey /ˈnɔːrθˌæŋɡər/ was the first of Jane Austen’s novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen’s Memorandum, Susan (as it was first called) was written circa 1798–99...Categorized as:
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Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMillie Bobby Brown's Nineteen Steps is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II.Love blooms in the darkest days…It’s 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on... -
Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of Moxie comes a gripping gender-flipped reimagining of The Outsiders that explores the deep bonds of female friendship and what it takes to be a "bad girl."1964. Houston, Texas.Evie Barnes is a bad girl. So are all her friends. They’re the sort who wear bold makeup, laugh too loud, and run around with boys. Most of all, they protect their own against the world... -
Two On A Tower by Thomas Hardy
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'Then they proceeded to scan the sky, roving from planet to star, from single stars to double stars, from double to coloured stars...'Hardy's atmospheric, moving story of star-crossed lovers shows human beings at the mercy of forces far beyond their control, setting a tragic drama of human passion and conflict against a background of vast stellar space and scientific discovery... -
Sylvia's Lovers: Tale of Love and Betrayal in the Napoleonic Wars by Elizabeth Gaskell
Sylvia's Lovers is a Victorian romance novel described by the author as "the saddest story I ever wrote". The story begins in the 1790s in the fictional coastal town of Monkshaven against the background of the practice of impressments during the early phases of the Napoleonic Wars...Categorized as:
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Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery! Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time away in the fields around her home. But now Vicky must marry—or find herself and her family destitute...Categorized as:
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