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The second volume in a rich fantasy trilogy set in India in the 1500s, "Bijapur" follows Thomas, a young English apothecary's apprentice, as he is ... More

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John R. McClure was an eighteen-year-old farmboy from Indiana who went with his cousin to join the Army of the Potomac in 1861, when the Civil War ... More

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Aaltje Hendrickson, the Dutch housemaid, is seduced in 1797 by Richard Norris, the spoiled son of her wealthy employer. She marries Richard, and ... More

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A high-spirited doctor in 1890s Indiana returns to her small hometown to care for the sick and becomes reacquainted with the handsome mine owner who ... More

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Tarkington's masterpiece of social commentary, charting the rise and fall of three generations of the successful Amberson family in the face of a ... More

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Claire Cavanaugh finds her family fortune gone and the bank about to foreclose on her home. Then handsome Tyler McCane comes to the rescue. She ... More

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Amanda buys an Amish family quilt that turns out to be a disguise for a treasure map. As she searches for the hidden riches with the man who sold her ... More

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Amanda Hall returns to her small hometown in Indiana after college, eager to reunite with her sister Gabrielle. But the mayor's wife is determined to ... More

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The daughter of a lighthouse keeper, Fiona had seen many shipwrecks off Lake Michigan, and planned to leave before she saw another. But New Clare, ... More

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"Kate," she announced, "you look like a kind eagle." "A wounded one, then, Honora." "You've a story for me, I see. Sit down and tell it." So Kate ... More

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Consuelo, now an operatic diva at the court of Frederick II of Prussia, and suspected by many to be his mistress, leads a chaste, uninspired, and ... More

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In 1848 Nathaniel Hawthorne is married and living in Salem, Massachusetts, a stone's throw from where the alleged witches were hanged in 1692. He is ... More

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Published in 1867, "The Mysteries of Marseille" recounts the love of Philippe Cayol, a poor, untitled republican, and of young Blanche de Cazalis, ... More

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As the sole veterinarian of Little Falls, Missouri, Cat Wills was devoted to caring for animals and racing horses. She'd never thought much about men ... More

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Katie Bradshaw takes a job caring for Daniel McCabe, an ill widower. When Daniel's mother-in-law threatens to take his children, he claims that Katie ... More

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the setting for this classic love story of young lovers who part company . . . only to find that the healing power of time ... More

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The first woman to enter veterinary college, Abby Cooper planned to return to Little Falls, Missouri, and marry her sweetheart Kyle Lambert when she ... More

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Set against the beautiful backdrop of Ohio's Wine Islands, this captivating new "Our Town" tells the moving story of a young woman who is forced to ... More

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As the main attraction for the Wild West show, sharpshooter Drew Townsend has faced her share of audiences. Yet when Cole Benton steps into the ring ... More

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Ellen Cornelius's elderly aunt may have been fooled by Steve Corey's claims of the fountain of youth, but Ellen is not taken in. As Corey leads the ... More

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Miguel de Carrion (La Habana, 9 de abril de 1875-30 de julio de 1929) Cuba. Al inicio la Guerra de Independencia en 1895 Miguel de Carrion viajo a ... More

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall challenged the prevailing morals of the Victorian era. Especially shocking, at the time, was Helen's slamming of her ... More

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An Unabridged Edition Containing Both Volumes I and II

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