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  The Millionaire's Daughter

  Dorothy Eden

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  A New York Times–bestselling author brings Gilded Age New York and Victorian England alive in this “vastly entertaining” saga of a bold American heiress (Publishers Weekly).  The daughter of one of New York City’s brash new millionaires and an impoverished socialite, Christabel Spencer inherited both her father’s passionate nature and her mother’s beauty and breeding. An American debutante in Paris and London, Chrissie waltzed with European princes and English lords, all of whom found her combination of looks and wealth irresistible. Despite her father’s dream of having an English aristocrat for a son-in-law, Chrissie is determined not to marry for social status alone. She cannot live without love—and will find it at any cost.   Featuring a cast of unforgettable characters, The Millionaire’s Daughter is the heartwarming, surprising tale of a young woman caught in the crosscurrents of ambition and desire.

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  Waves and War - A Short Story

  Kevin Moore

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  September, 1813 
  The United States' second war with Great Britain has thus far been disheartening for the young country. The American invasion of Canada from New York has been thoroughly repelled. The U.S. Navy has suffered a string of embarrassing defeats along the Atlantic Seaboard. Entire swaths of the Northwest Territory are now under His Majesty’s control. But the Americans are not without hope. 
  Crewman Joshua Nelson is serving his country aboard the USS Niagara, the flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. The American fleet has the dangerous yet pivotal opportunity to wrest Lake Erie from British hands and with it the supply line for their troops in the Northwest Territory.

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  A Deed of Dreadful Note

  Patricia Meredith

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  Fifteen years before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, Anna Katharine Green began writing The Leavenworth Case, inspiring the creation of detectives like Sherlock, Poirot, and Wimsey, as well as almost every device and convention we now recognize as standard in detective mystery fiction. 
  When her father's client is found murdered, Anna takes up the call to prove innocent the young girl accused of the murder. The investigation inspires many of the events, characters, and descriptions that would later be published in her debut novel. 
  A love letter to mystery and writing itself, A Deed of Dreadful Note is an homage and reintroduction to an author who was the Agatha Christie of her time but a forgotten female today. 
  This book is a fictionalized account of how Anna Katharine Green’s first novel may have come to be… 
  A Deed of Dreadful Note is Book One in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries, the only historical fiction series featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction.

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  The Portrait of a Lady

  Henry James

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  A masterful exploration of freedom, ambition, and the complexities of the human heart, The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is one of the most celebrated novels of nineteenth-century literature. With psychological depth and elegant prose, James crafts a compelling study of a young woman's journey through love, choice, and consequence in a world shaped by wealth, culture, and social expectation.
  
  At the center of the novel stands Isabel Archer, an intelligent and spirited American who arrives in Europe determined to experience life on her own terms. Independent and idealistic, Isabel rejects conventional paths in pursuit of personal growth and self-discovery. When she unexpectedly inherits a fortune, her newfound wealth seems to offer limitless opportunity and autonomy. Yet as she navigates the refined drawing rooms and intricate social codes of European society, Isabel encounters individuals whose charm and sophistication conceal far more complex intentions.
  
  James brilliantly portrays Isabel's emotional and moral awakening as she confronts the tension between romantic aspiration and harsh reality. Her choices—made in the name of independence—lead her into a marriage that challenges her ideals and tests her resilience. Through Isabel's inner struggles, the novel examines themes of self-determination, manipulation, loyalty, and the subtle constraints imposed by culture and gender.
  
  Set against richly detailed backdrops in England, Italy, and beyond, The Portrait of a Lady offers more than a social narrative; it is a profound meditation on identity and responsibility. Henry James's nuanced storytelling invites readers into the private thoughts and motives of his characters, revealing the intricate layers of human psychology that define their actions.
  
  Both intimate and sweeping, the novel remains a timeless reflection on the cost of freedom and the courage required to remain true to oneself. The Portrait of a Lady stands as a landmark achievement in literary fiction—an enduring portrait not only of a remarkable woman, but of the universal struggle between desire and destiny.

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  Fearful Breakers

  Janice Sebring

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  Will José be drawn into the dangerous life of a smuggler? Or settle down to a quiet life in his father’s shop in Havana? 
  In 1760 Cuba, José Albañez, a free boy of color, resents his charming but unprincipled uncle Domingo’s pressure to join him to sea on one of his smuggling ventures. He would rather continue his studies at the Jesuit school and then follow his father into the joiner’s trade. 
  Instead, he finds himself struggling to master seamanship, lodging with a Jewish trading family on Jamaica in the aftermath of a slave revolt, and confronting kidnappers on Saint-Domingue. The arrival of a British fleet off of Cuba in 1762 forces him to decide where his future lies.

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  East Lies the Sun

  Alla Crone

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  An epic novel of a woman caught in the turmoil and suffering of the Russian Revolution. With indomitable courage, she would survive the savage ordeal of the Siberian Ice March to find love and make a new life in a world utterly changed.  East Lies the Sun was awarded the Gold Medal Award by the West Coast Review of Books.

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