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  Price of a Rose - A Beauty &...

  Byrd Nash

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  The Beast is about to be tamed by three determined ladies. 
  When their father loses a card game to the local recluse, his three daughters step in to determine their own fate. The oldest, Lily, rolls up her sleeves to take the strange household in hand even if the house keeps moving the rooms. The youngest, Poppy, devours his books on magic while playing secretary.  
  But it’s Rose, the middle daughter, who works magic in his forgotten garden. She could be the key to unraveling his curse, if he can recognize what’s real behind fairy magic. 
  A Victorian England, 1890, Beauty and Beast fairytale retelling like you’ve never read before. 
  A novella featuring a delightful, clean and sweet romance. Perfect for fans of historical romances who also like a fairytale fantasy with humor. 
  An audio drama with multiple narrators, this novella is friendly for teens and adult readers.

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  The Lost Girl - The...

  Rosie Goodwin

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  1875With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to track down their estranged grandfather in Lincolnshire. Cold and unwelcoming, he is reluctant to take them in, but aware of his standing as the village vicar, he knows must protect his reputation, and allow the children to stay with him.Esme's relief at finding refuge soon turns to despair when Gabriel is sent to boarding school, leaving her alone in their grandfather's unhappy home. But the house isn't as empty as it first appeared and Esme, with her unusual gift of being able to see spirits, begins to encounter the ghosts of young women in the abandoned rooms and dark corridors of the rectory. The women are trapped between this world and the next, seeking help from Esme and leaving her with a mystery to solve if she is to stand a chance of establishing a peaceful, happy life. Can Esme lay the ghosts to rest to save herself and find the life she deserves?

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  Agricola: Warrior

  Simon Turney

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  In Nero's Rome, ambition is a dangerous thing... 
   
  Agricola has won renown for his military exploits in Britannia. Now returned to Rome with his new family, he seeks to rise further - but life in the greatest city on earth proves more difficult than he expected. Roman politics are on a knife-edge - often literally. The Emperor Nero is unpredictable, the manner of his rule unstable. 
   
  Agricola soon finds himself posted to the troublesome province of Asia Minor. The local governor is ambitious and dangerous. Falling foul of such a man could mean certain death... and yet a rebellious young warrior like Agricola cannot stay silent for long. 
   
  When Agricola experiences personal tragedy, he seeks revenge. Rome, meanwhile, burns in a great fire... but further tumult is to come in the wake of Nero's death. Agricola must tread a careful path to stay alive through the Year of the Four Emperors... a year of blood and ruin throughout the empire.

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  Mary Not Broken

  Deborah L. King

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  In 1930s Mississippi, Mary Johnson hates the oppressive heat, working on her family farm, and having to attend her minister father's church several times a week. But she loves Mason Carter, her musician boyfriend. Both fantasize about living the high life up north in the big city. 
   
   
   
  When William Bevers, a wealthy old preacher, comes to court her, he promises a life of luxury along with money and status for her family. Mary wants nothing to do with him, but her parents decide for her. Determined to avoid a forced marriage, Mary elopes with Mason to the bright lights of Chicago. 
   
   
   
  But life up north is not the dream they expected. Multiple tragedies push Mary to the brink, and she soon returns home to the very world she tried so desperately to escape. 
   
   
   
  Too numb to stave off the pressure from her father, Mary considers accepting William's proposal. But she soon realizes that life as the preacher's wife might not provide the safety and security she craves.

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  The Berlin Traitor

  A W Hammond

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  n this fast-paced thriller Auguste Duchene finds himself in post-war Berlin, involved in the hunt for a Nazi war criminal and relying on his wits to survive the beginnings of the Cold War. 
   
  July, 1945. The war in Europe is finallyover. But Auguste Duchene, who survived occupied Paris at great personal cost,cannot escape his past. He finds himself helping the Allies to pursue a Gestapowar criminal through the ravaged and dangerous streets of Berlin. Duchene soonlearns, however, that, although one global conflict may have ended, another isbeginning, and he is in a deadly race against the Russians as they hunt thesame man. And, once again, at the heart of all he does, are his extraordinarywife Sabine and his beloved daughter Marienne. 
   
    
   
   
  With its vivid evocation of the post-war hardship and desperation of Germany's capital, The Berlin Traitor pits a man of principle, who hates war and all it stands for, against relentless nationalism and self-interest. Tense, terrifying and compelling, full of twists and turns, this riveting page-turner is a worthy successor to The Paris Collaborator.

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  New Spark The: Benjamin Franklin...

  Charles Crawley

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  Ever wondered what Benjamin Franklin would be like born in the age of smartphones and flying drones? Get ready for "The New Spark: Benjamin Franklin, 2025"! This fun, fictional biography imagines young Ben, not with kites and lightning, but with pixels and programs. Follow his hilarious and insightful journey from screen-obsessed toddler to tech-tinkering kindergartener, culminating in his groundbreaking invention: the 'Ben-Blocker,' an intelligent ad-blocker that cleans up the internet for everyone! Written and narrated by Charles Crawley, is a delightful fictional biography that asks: what if? Forget the 18th century – this Ben Franklin is captivated by screens, dismantles robot vacuums for fun, and develops a burning dislike for online ads.

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