A brash and wealthy American named Christopher Newman, a veteran of the Civil War, goes to Paris in search of an aristocratic wife. He falls in love with the widowed Claire de Cintré (née Bellegarde), whose ruthless, snobbish mother and older brother refuse to allow them to marry. Another family member tells Newman a family secret that he can use ...
Love and magic are in the air on St. Valentine's Day, so celebrate this most romantic of times with five extraordinarily talented Regency authors, who deliver heartwarming stories that are truly tokens of love. A charming anthology of all-new stories to be savored, shared, and treasured on Valentine's Day and all year through. Original Regency ...
A collection of five love stories--all set during the Christmas season. The contributors are Sandra Heth, Mary Balogh, Edith Clayton, Laura Matthews, and Jo Beverly.
A collection of five Regency romance stories about Valentine's Day. Authors included are Mary Balogh, Anne Barbour, Sandra Heath, Melinda McRae, and Anita Mills.
Selected from the best of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, this divine anthology represents the very best writing in mystery and detection, featuring an unlikely clergyman-as-sleuth in each story. Authors include Ellis Peters, G.K. Chesterton, Ralph McInerny, and seven others.
The bond of love between sisters is an irreplaceable bridge spanning years and distance. Written with eloquence, wit and passion by three of today's best African-American authors, the three powerful novellas in Sisters reflect this emotional and spiritual connection, with all the sharing and caring, celebration and sadness that sisterhood brings.
Here are 14 courtroom mysteries by the masters of detection: Lawrence Block, Erle Stanley Gardner, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Mortimer, and more. In each of these stories, most of the action takes place in the courtroom--but justice doesn't always prevail.
Here are five holiday romances cozier than the warmest winter fire. Set in both Regency England and America, these love stories are humorous, deeply romantic and full of holiday flavor. Features tales by Mary Balogh, Gayle Buck, Sandra Heath, Emily Hendrickson, and Laura Matthews.
Five holiday stories set in Victorian England or America that reflect the old-fashioned romantic charm of this popular era. This collection features tales by Patricia Gaffney, Bettina Krahn, Edith Layton, Mary Jo Putney, and Patricia Rice.
Some people will do anything for money--even kill. The 17 stories in this collection focus on the blood-chilling business of murder for hire. Featured are novellas by veterans Lawrence Black and Mickey Spillane and stories by talented newcomers such as Lynn F. Myers, Jr. and Daniel Helpinstine.
Enter into the dark side of love with these mystery stories of fatal attractions and deadly desires. Taken from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, here are terrifying tales by such New York Times bestselling authors as Ruth Rendell and Ralph McInerny.
This collection of sixteen haunting tales--selected by the editors of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine--calls forth the shivers and suspense that make Halloween a truly blood-red- letter day. Authors include Donald E. Westlake, Lawrence Treat, Dashiell Hammett, George Sumner Albee, and twelve others.
Christmas shopping isn't the only thing that's murder this year! It's homicide for the holidays as Signet delivers this delightful mystery anthology. So let slay bells ring and cyanide-spiked eggnog flow on this nasty Noel--and what is that strange ticking sound coming from that beautifully wrapped gift? Authors include Agatha Christie, Margery ...
Designed for younger readers and those learning English as a second language, this is an invaluable guide to mastering the complexities of English. Features more than 6,000 entires, including the most commonly used words. Full sentences deminstrate word usage.
Accurately reflecting all current political boundary changes, an up-to-date atlas offers ninety-six pages of full-color maps of the world, including all fifty United States, world statistics, time zones and air routes, and a comprehensive index. Reprint.
All the facts, stats, and trivia for any sports fan, this set includes The Illustrated Sports Record Book by Zander Hollander, The Ultimate Baseball Quiz Book, Revised Edition by Dom Forker, Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Firsts, 1996 Edition by David Nemec, and The All-New Ultimate Football Quiz Book by Warren Etheredge.
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