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  The Birth of Jack Absolute

  C. Humphreys

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  JACK'S BACK! 
  For all you followers of Jack Absolute (The 007 of the 1770's) it's been a long wait. For those who've never read what the Good Book Guide UK called, 'the finest series of historical novels since Patrick O' Brian', this is a good place to begin... at the very beginning! 
  'Concerning the circumstances of his birth, including his mother’s resistance to lechery, his father’s solo cavalry charge on the battlefield of Dettingen, and sundry other matters.'  
  1743 - in London, the beautiful singer and actress Jane Fitzsimmons is heavily pregnant. Despite her condition, she is having to fight off the lecherous attentions of James Quin, the foremost actor of the day. She is praying that the man she loves, the father of her unborn, child returns to prevent her surrender - and make sure her child is not born a bastard by marrying her in time. But James Absolute is fighting the French in Germany... and the Allied army has just been trapped near a village called Dettingen. 
  Will her letter even reach him? If it does, will Young Absolute be able to fight his way through ten thousand Frenchmen and get back to her in the nick? Find out by listening to author and actor Chris (CC) Humphreys reading his own novella... and begin the Jack Absolute story, published for the very first time. 
  "An absolute delight! ...one of the most appealing military gentlemen ever to wear a sword." ― Diana Gabaldon, Author of Outlander

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  The black arrow A tale of two roses

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  "The Black Arrow" is a swashbuckling adventure that follows the protagonist, Richard Shelton, as he becomes embroiled in the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses. The novel is filled with action, intrigue, and romance, as Richard navigates through political and personal challenges.

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  The Master of the Prado

  Javier Serra

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  Presented as a fictionalized autobiography, The Master of the Prado begins in Madrid in 1990, when Sierra encounters a mysterious stranger named Luis Fovel within the halls of the Prado. Fovel takes him on a whirlwind tour and promises to uncover startling secrets hidden in the museum's masterpieces-secrets that open up a whole new world to Sierra.The enigmatic Fovel reveals how a variety of visions, prophesies, conspiracies, and even heresies inspired masters such as Raphael, Titian, Hieronymus Bosch, Botticelli, Brueghel, and El Greco. The secrets they concealed in their paintings are stunning enough to change the way we think about art, uncovering mysteries about historical facts, secret sects, and prophetical theories. It is these secrets that lead Sierra to question his entire understanding of art history and unearth groundbreaking discoveries about European art.At once a captivating novel and a reference guide to Madrid's famed museum, The Master of the Prado is full of insights and intriguing mysteries. Sierra brings historical characters alive in this astounding narrative filled with dazzling surprises that will entrance you.

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  A Christmas Kiss

  Elizabeth Mansfield

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  When James Everard announced that he had invited a young lady home for the holidays, his father, the Earl of Gyllford, was astounded and skeptical. Could it be that Jamie was finally showing an interest in something other than horseplay with his friends? But when lovely Miss Evalyn Pennington arrived at Gyllford Manor, it was the earl who found himself inexplicably drawn to her winsome beauty. Having been dismissed from her post as a governess, Evalyn would long remember the kindness of being welcomed at Gyllford Manor when she had nowhere else to turn. But neither Evalyn nor the earl expected the light of love that filled their Christmas with some very special gifts...

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  Legacy of Amber

  Alla Crone

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  They were natural enemies but for one stolen moment, Svetlana Ozerova found refuge and love in the arms of her captor, the son of a legendary Chinese warlord. They dared to defy tradition and break every rule. Her rescue made them forbidden allies, which brought him a sentence of exile and disgrace. But time forces Svetlana to choose between love and honor, discover the mystery of the Legacy of Amber, and find unexpected happiness.

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  One More River to Cross

  Jane Kirkpatrick

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  In 1844, two years before the Donner Party, the Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land and enjoyed a safe journey--until October, when a heavy snowstorm forced difficult decisions. The first of many for young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, the widow Ellen Murphy, and her pregnant sister-in-law Maolisa.When the party separates in three directions, each risks losing those they loved and faces the prospect of learning that adversity can destroy or redefine. Two women and four men go overland around Lake Tahoe, three men stay to guard the heaviest wagons--and the rest of the party, including eight women and seventeen children, huddle in a makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River waiting for rescue . . . or their deaths.Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick plunges you deep into a landscape of challenge where fear and courage go hand in hand for a story of friendship, family, and hope that will remind you of what truly matters in times of trial.

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