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  A Deepening Twilight

  Martin Hicks

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  "A Deepening Twilight", the sequel to "A Season for Killing," continues the story of Daniel Ryan, an Irish immigrant serving in Robert E. Lee's confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. The novel relates Ryan's experiences in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and in the trenches around Richmond, during the closing months of the war. As the army and the south sink towards defeat, he, and the remnant of his Georgia company continue the struggle against the odds, experiencing at first-hand how war can reveal the best, as well as the worst, of those on either side. In the midst of the conflict and suffering, Daniel Ryan finds that his relationship with the war widow Rebecca Channing is not as dead as he thought.

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  General Custer - Folly At Little...

  Elizabeth Bacon Custer

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  Since the Battle of Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) possessed one of the most unique places in American history. Although he was a capable cavalry officer who served honorably during the Civil War, he remains one of the most instantly identifiable and famous military men in American history due to the fact he was killed during one of the country’s most well known and ignominious defeats, the Battle of Little Bighorn. And yet, this one relatively insignificant battle during America’s Indian Wars has become one of the country’s most mythologized events and continues to fascinate Americans nearly 140 years later. Though he’s now best remembered for “Custer’s Last Stand”, Custer mastered the art of public relations, dressing impeccably and having newspaper correspondents accompany him on the campaign, all in an effort to help cultivate and enhance his legacy. For nearly 58 years, Elizabeth Bacon Custer was probably the most famous widow in the world. In this lively, fascinating, loving portrait of life on the plains with her already-famous husband, Libbie tells a civilized audience of the excitement, fun, and perils endured at a remote frontier post. Intelligent and beautiful, Libbie was a partner, confidant, and booster to the general, as well as an important figure in the social life of the posts he commanded. This book has been used as source material on the general's life as well as the frontier army for well over a century. Celebrated among the prominent people of her day, Libbie never remarried after Custer's death at the Little Bighorn in 1876. She spent the rest of her life writing and lecturing about him, burnishing his reputation and keeping his memory alive. Long a jewel of western Americana, this book continues to find and entertain new audiences in the 21st century.

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  Irish Secrets and Lies - A...

  Debbie Wastling

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  Irish Secrets and Lies 
  Newcastle upon Tyne, 1870s 
   
  She came from nothing but shame and silence. He could sell anything — except the truth about his own heart. 
   
  Martha Lowery flees her Irish family’s smallholding in Hexham with little more than her baking skills and a fierce will to survive. Haunted by the dark secrets of her childhood and a father whose cruelty drove her from home, working as a cook and cleaner. She hopes only for safety. Respectability seems far beyond reach. 
   
  Then she meets John “JB” Sutherland. 
   
  Charming, ambitious, and born into a brewing family on the banks of the River Tyne, JB has dreams far bigger than the smoky barrooms of Newcastle. With his brother Daniel, he plans to expand the family trade and build a brewery that will carry their beer across Tyneside. Martha is unlike any woman he has known—sharp, determined, and carrying secrets of her own. 
   
  Their passion leads to a child born out of wedlock—little John Thomas Sutherland—a scandal that could destroy them both. 
   
  At the heart of their future stands The Barley Mow, the bustling Tyneside pub run by JB’s ageing father and his formidable wife, Alice Curry. They are not ready to hand the business to a son who hesitates to marry the mother of his child—nor to a young woman whose past feels shadowed and suspicious. As family tensions simmer, whispers grow louder. Someone close to the Sutherlands knows the truth about Martha’s father… and the shame she has fought so hard to escape. 
   
  But Martha is not alone. 
   
  She forms an unlikely friendship with Elizabeth, a mysterious healer with a past as dangerous as Martha’s own—a woman who fled Barbados after killing the husband who abused her. Elizabeth teaches Martha to read, to think beyond survival, and to understand the quiet power women can wield in a world built to silence them.

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  A Class Reunited - A sweeping...

  Susie Murphy

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  They’ll do anything to protect their children… 
  Having taken matters into her own hands, a triumphant Emily is travelling towards a brighter future. The only thorn in her side is her mulish companion, Rory, who insists upon aggravating her at every opportunity. She believes she has become mistress of her own destiny but a monumental betrayal dashes her hopes and leaves her in a highly precarious position. 
  Back in Boston, the family she left behind are reeling from the impact of her rash actions. Faced with a difficult decision, they find themselves pulled in different directions. In the midst of fear and uncertainty, further peril befalls them, putting their sons at terrible risk too. 
  How far will Cormac and Bridget go to save their children? And will their once-happy family ever be whole again? 
  A Class Reunited is the fifth book in Susie Murphy's historical fiction series A Matter of Class. The story continues in the sixth book, A Class Inherited. 
  Find out more at www.susiemurphywrites.com.

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  Bullets Biscuits and Bloodshed

  J. A. Johnstone, William W....

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  Legendary bounty hunter Luke Jensen enlists the help of chuckwagon cook Dewey "Mac" McKenzie in a deadly manhunt—but ends up neck-deep in an even deadlier range war . . .Dewey "Mac" McKenzie doesn't have much of an appetite for bounty hunting. Before he was a cook, Mac had a price on his head—and bounty hunters on his tail. Nowadays, he'd much rather be stewing beef over an open fire than opening fire on another man. Then he met Luke Jensen, bounty hunter extraordinaire. As a favor to his new friend, Mac agrees to join Luke on the trail of a wanted fugitive. A trail that leads them deep into Oregon timber country—and smack dab in the middle of a brewing war . . .The trouble starts in a saloon, a knuckle-busting brawl between the loggers from Pine Knob and some cowboys from a nearby ranch. When the ruckus turns bloody, Luke and Mac join the fray. Funny thing is, Luke takes the side of the ranchers while Mac teams up with the loggers. Which works out in their favor. By splitting up, they can now search for the fugitive in both groups at the same time. Mac steps in as the loggers' new cook, while Luke joins the cowboys at the Triangle 7 Ranch, where this feud first ignited—and is getting hotter by the day. For Luke and Mac, that means stepping out of the frying pan—and into the gunfire.

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  Coningsby Volume 2 - The New...

  Benjamin Disraeli

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  A vivid portrait of youthful ambition set in the tumultuous world of 19th-century British politics. Young Harry Coningsby seeks to redefine the political landscape, grappling with class divisions and new ideologies. Amidst power struggles and reform debates, Coningsby's journey intertwines with intrigue and romance. Disraeli masterfully captures the spirit of change, exploring themes of power, innovation, and the quest for identity.

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