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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, The griffin classics
Discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document... -
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Long Road to Baghdad: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMesopotamia, 1914: in the Middle East tension is escalating between the British and the Arabs. Misfit Lieutenant Harry Downe is sent to negotiate a treaty with a renegade Bedouin Sheikh, Ibn Shalan, whose tribe is attacking enemy patrols in Iraq and cutting their oil pipelines. Greedy for arms, Shalan accepts British weapons but, in return, Harry must take his daughter Furja to be his bride... -
Such Sweet Sorrow by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHave you ever wondered what it would be like to work for yourself? Since the recent recession figures show that more and more people, both young and old, would rather set up their own business than continue searching for jobs that are scarce, and often end up being poorly-paid... -
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Hearts of Gold: Volume 1 by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTrainee midwife Bethan Powell lives in the shadow of the workhouse during the Depression. It's difficult to say which is harder for her and fellow nurse Laura Ronconi--their grueling work in the hospital, or the frictions and financial hardships at home... -
All That Glitters by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCornish smuggler Devlin 'Devil' Varcoe braves winter weather and revenue men to fetch the contraband on which Porthinnis depends for survival. Drawn to Jenefer Trevanion, whose father finances the smuggling operation, Devlin is seduced by beautiful wild-child Tamara Gillis. When fire destroys her home, Jenefer is forced to work in the pilchard cellars... -
Swansea Summer by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNewly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ... The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers... -
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsStephanie Plum, Trenton, New Jersey's favorite pistol-packing, condom-carrying bounty hunter, is back - and on the trail of a revenge-seeking waitress who's skipped bail. With the help of 73-year-old Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker Lula, a transvestite musician named Sally Sweet, and the all-too-hospitable, all-too-sexy Joe Morelli, Stephanie might just catch her woman...Categorized as:
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Broken Rainbows by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe third novel in the Long Road to Baghdad series, a vivid, moving, historically accurate account of a conflict between Eastern and Western Empires. 1916, Mesopotamia. The Turks order prisoners from the siege of Kut to march the hundreds of miles to Baghdad. The men are weak from starvation after the five-month siege, with many suffering from dysentery and diseases... -
Magda's Daughter by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn contrast to those who joined wagon trains to seek their fortune in the American West, John Hughes and his workers trek east. Shipping the machinery needed for his ironworks across the steppe by bullock train, Hughes heads for the land he's bought from Count Beletsky, who has no time for either foreigners or industry... -
A Silver Lining by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt sixteen, Rachel O'Brian finds herself alone in the world and accepts a home with an old friend of her father's, but she is unprepared for his wife's malice and cannot guess at the secret which feeds the woman's hatred. The younger Maxwells welcome Rachel to their Ayrshire farm, especially Ross, but he too has earned Gertrude Maxwell's spite... -
Tiger Ragtime by Catrin Collier
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA tale of love and hardship set in wild and beautiful 19th century Cornwall. Born into a once-respectable family, circumstances have reduced Roz Trevaskis to working at the local inn. In order to pay the fines incurred through her alcoholic mother's drunken behaviour, Roz has put herself in debt to some unpleasant people, and has reluctantly turned to smuggling... -
Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small
"SPELLBINDING." --Romantic Times From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love... -
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn extraordinary story, inspired by real events, of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific, perfect for fans of Great Circle and Her Last Flight.1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies... -
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To Wed a Wild Lord by Sabrina Jeffries
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDrowning in guilt over his best friend's death seven years ago, Lord Gabriel Sharpe, the Angel of Death, knows his only hope at redemption is a race against a shocking opponent. Shrouded in darkness for the past seven years, the infamous racer Lord Gabriel Sharpe is known to accept every challenge to race thrown at him... -
Stepping on Roses, Vol. 2 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 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 he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if... -
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.Dear stranger…A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that will forever change both their lives.My heart goes out to you, David... -
Speak Low by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJuly, 1923 After bootlegging enough whiskey to free her father from the DiFiore crime family, twenty-year old Tiny O'Mara is determined to leave home and take control of her own life. But it’s going to cost her. Her alliance with sultry Enzo DiFiore is based more on their intense physical attraction than any loyalty or trust... -
How the Earl Entices by Anna Harrington
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHEN OLD DECEPTIONS LEAD TO NEW DESIRESRoss Carlisle, Earl of Spalding, has dedicated his life to serving his country. When he discovers secrets that could endanger England, he’s forced into an impossible situation—commit treason and race to London to clear his name before the crown turns against him... -
Just Once by Lori Handeland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you could start over––right at the moment where it all went wrong?Twenty-four years ago, Frankie’s marriage ended. Now, her ex-husband—Charley Blackwell, a world-famous photojournalist—has walked through the door as if no time has passed. And for him, it hasn’t. Illness has stolen his long-term memory... -
Lady Violet Enjoys a Frolic by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to London. Her escort, Hugh St. Sevier, suggests a detour to the Lakes, where his former army connections have invited him to renew old acquaintances. Violet is happy to enjoy the breathtaking scenery, but all is not right with St. Sevier’s friends... -
The Importance of Being Eunice by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA duke, a spinster, a faux engagement; what could possibly go wrong? For four seasons Lady Eunice was quite content with the mantle of wallflower. Bespectacled, frumpy, and put-upon by her overbearing mother, all she really wished to do was vanish from London once she came of age to inherit her fortune...Categorized as:
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The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. She often walks the cliffside path along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets. It's where she met the handsome Wesley Overtree, the first man to tell her she's beautiful. Captain Stephen Overtree is accustomed to taking on his brother's neglected duties... -
Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPAPERBACK Angela Howard was the toast of London -- a breathtaking vision every woman envied and every man longed to possess. Few would have dreamed this violet-eyed beauty was the precocious child of a country schoolmaster... the feisty girl who had spurned Lord Clinton Meredith, the "fairy tale prince", to surrender her innocence to Hugh Bradford, his illegitimate brother.. -
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The Little Board Game Cafe by Jennifer Page
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn irresistible story of love, friendship and the power of Games Night, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Christie Barlow.When Emily loses her job, house and boyfriend all within a matter of days, she's determined to turn a negative into a positive and follow her dream of running a small cafe in the gorgeous Yorkshire village of Rosegarth...Categorized as:
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The Chance by Edith Layton
A brave nobleman who'd successfully fought Napoleon's toughest soldiers, Raphael Dalton was no stranger to treachery and warfare. Yet nothing this modest hero has experienced can prepare him for the famous beauty Annabelle, the toast of the London With his unruly red hair and solid, honest face, Rafe doesn't think he has a chance with the flirtatious beauty who seems not to notice him... -
Thorn in My Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTwo brothers fight to claim one father’s blessing. Two sisters long to claim one man’s heart. In the autumn of 1788, amid the moors and glens of the Scottish Lowlands, two brothers and two sisters each embark on a painful journey of discovery. Jamie and Evan McKie both want their father Alec’s flocks and lands, yet only one brother will inherit Glentrool... -
A Cast of Falcons by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies...When her childhood friend Percy announces she's engaged to handsome businessman Hawke McAnstruther, Dr Nell Ward rashly offers to host the wedding at Finchmere, her family's estate...Categorized as:
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A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsShe's found the love of her life. Unfortunately, he loves her sister. As World War I rages across the Atlantic in 1916, a smaller war is brewing in Boston. Faith O'Connor finds herself drawn to an Irish rogue who is anything but right for her. Collin McGuire is brash, cocky, and from the wrong side of the tracks, not to mention forbidden by her father...Categorized as:
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About the Night by Anat Talshir
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn a hot summer day in 1947, on a grandstand overlooking Jerusalem, Elias and Lila fall deeply, irrevocably in love. Tragically, they come from two different worlds. Elias is a Christian Arab living on the eastern side of the newly divided city, and Lila is a Jew living on the western side...Categorized as:
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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBrought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl Markham is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature’s delicate balance... -
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsIt is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at "The Paper Palace"—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life... -
The Duke and the Siren by Jessie Clever
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLady Vivianna Darby was considered a smashing success by society's standards. After all, she landed Ryder Maxen, the coveted Duke of Margate, in her first season out. Wildly in love, Viv believed herself lucky to have escaped the cold marriages common amongst the ton.Until she found her husband in bed with an opera singer... -
Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow do you teach a heart to love again?MAGGIEShattered by the loss of her husband, she struggled each day to put her grief behind her. To be there for her teenaged daughter. And to face life again. When she returned to her Wisconsin hometown, she never expected to feel a spark of longing-for her old high school sweetheart ..Categorized as:
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The Earl Claims a Bride by Amelia Grey
CAN A HASTILY ARRANGED MATCHHarrison Thornwick is the Heirs' Club's newest member. His carefree days as a reckless rogue carousing around London are suddenly behind him after the tragic death of his brother leaves him in charge of the family estate. What's more, the Prince himself has offered to secure his marital prospects... -
The Perfect Scandal by Delilah Marvelle
THE MARQUIS’S MYSTERY LADY If there is anything Tristan Adam Hargrove, fourth Marquis of Moreland, has learned to avoid, it’s scandal. For the dark and dashing lord is an honourable gentleman who would never seduce a woman for his own gain. When a raven-haired beauty arrives as his new neighbour, he knows better than to succumb to the desire he feels... -
Desire in Disguise by Rebecca Brandewyne
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey called her the crimson witch, Genevieva Saint-Georges, former belle of Paris until the French Revolution sent her fleeing into her new life of piracy. She was only matched by the man they called the black Mephisto, notorious spy, master of disguise and black-masked bandit of the seas... -
A Groom of One's Own by Maya Rodale
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMiss Harlow's Marriage In High Life London, 1823 A handsome duke. His beautiful soon-to-be duchess. A whirlwind courtship. It is this author's privilege to report on the event all of London is talking about: the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon to the only daughter of the Duke of Richmond... -
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India. Exquisite, head-strong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks... -
Her Secret Fantasy by Gaelen Foley
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRegency London's elegant ballrooms mask a daring world of erotic adventure. In this second novel in Gaelen Foley's Spicy Trilogy, a mysterious beauty with a devastating secret discovers, in the arms of a bold and fearless cavalry officer, passion that breaks all boundaries.Some say the aristocratic Balfour clan is cursed, a once-great family now in slow decline... -
Hell Hath No Fury by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a merchant's daughter meets London's Ton, sparks fly. Forever a Wallflower.... Miss Cecily Findlay practices proper etiquette, dances the waltz flawlessly, wears clothes of the latest fashion, and is a beauty in her own right. Even so, she'd never be received by the ton if not for her enormous dowry...which has attracted Flavion Nottingham, a spoiled and entitled earl... -
Summer of Two Wishes by Julia London
WHOSE WIFE WAS SHE? Macy Lockhart's life shattered in a moment with the news that her husband Finn --- serving in the military overseas --- has been killed in the line of duty. Their ardent and devoted marriage is over, leaving Macy alone, empty, directionless...Categorized as:
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The Splendor of Silence by Indu Sundaresan
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources -- he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the local political agent... -
Adam Bede by George Eliot
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe novel follows four characters' rural lives in the fictional community of Hayslope—a rural, pastoral, and close-knit community in 1799... -
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Adam Bede by George Eliot
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe story of a beautiful country girl's seduction by the local squire and its bitter, tragic sequel is an old and familiar one which George Eliot invests with peculiar and haunting power .A bestseller from the moment of publication, Adam Bede, although on one level a rich and loving re-creation of a small community shaken to its core, is more than a charming, faultlessly evoked pastoral... -
Angel's Devil by Suzanne Enoch
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe lovely Angelique Graham knows her strengths - and patience is not one of them. So, instead of waiting nine months to wed her beloved Simon, as per her overprotective parents' edict, Angelique decides to use Simon's cousin, the dashing Lord Faring - rake of all rakes - just back from war, to throw her parents into a panic...Categorized as:
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If the Duke Demands by Anna Harrington
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMiranda Hodgkins has only ever wanted one thing: to marry Robert Carlisle. And she simply can't wait a moment longer. During the Carlisle family masquerade ball, Miranda boldly sneaks into his bedchamber with seduction on her mind. Soon she's swept into rock-hard arms for the most breathtaking kiss of her life... -
Chelynne by Robyn Carr
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIN A WICKEDLY WORLDLY AGE, SHE LOVED A MOST UNLIKELY LORD-- HER HUSBAND Bride to a stranger, the lovely Chelynne is swept into the intrigues of the sumptuous royal court. Quickly she comes to adore her dashing husband, the future Earl of Bryant... yet he spurns her love, so haunting are the shadows of his turbulent past... -
And Then Comes Marriage by Celeste Bradley
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Celeste Bradley comes And Then Comes Marriage, a story of romantic intrigue with a sensual edge …After years of being a quiet, dutiful wife, the recently widowed Mrs. Miranda Talbot is finally free to do as she pleases. As an attractive woman of independent means at a time when few women are, Miranda is suddenly turning heads all around London... -
Vixen by Jane Feather
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaddled with Chloe Gresham, his beautiful and irresponsible young ward, Sir Hugo Lattimer, a man driven by dark memories and a tormenting despair, has no intention of caring for her--until he falls in love...
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