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  The Dartington Bride

  Rosemary Griggs

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  1571, and the beautiful, headstrong daughter of a French Count marries the son of the Vice Admiral of the Fleet of the West in Queen Elizabeth's chapel at Greenwich. It sounds like a marriage made in heaven…
  Roberda's father, the Count of Montgomery, is a prominent Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. When her formidable mother follows him into battle, she takes all her children with her.
  After a traumatic childhood in war-torn France, Roberda arrives in England full of hope for her wedding. But her ambitious bridegroom, Gawen, has little interest in taking a wife.
  Received with suspicion by the servants at her new home, Dartington Hall in Devon, Roberda works hard to prove herself as mistress of the household and to be a good wife. But there are some who will never accept her as a true daughter of Devon.
  After the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Gawen's father welcomes Roberda's family to Dartington as refugees. Compassionate Roberda is determined to help other French women left destitute by the wars. But her husband does not approve. Their differences will set them on an extraordinary path…

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  How to Ditch a Duke - A REGENCY...

  May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey

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  A PENNINGTON FAMILY NOVELLA
   
  Lady Taylor Fleming is an heiress with a suitor on her tail. Her step-by-step plan to ditch him is simple. But there is nothing simple about the Duke of Bamberg.
  Taylor tries to escape to sanctuary in the Highlands, but her plans become complicated when the duke arrives at her door and her loyal allies desert her.
  And even with the best laid plans, things can go awry…

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  A Woman's War

  Marjorie Daley

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  In 1914, the world descended into war. Nineteen-year-old Elodie Fabien finds herself a refugee in France when Reims is overrun. She yearns to help her country, and her determination leads her to the women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. The FANYS are on their way to Calais, where the Belgian Army has an understaffed hospital. Elodie discovers courage and resiliency as her work takes her from the hospital to the trenches and eventually as a courier for Madame Curie. Elodie, with her firsthand experience of the terror of trench warfare, meets a young British lieutenant and learns the pain of loving someone on the front lines. Throughout the long years, Elodie experiences all the facets of a woman's war.Meticulously researched and based on real women who served in WWI's trenches, clearing stations, and hospitals, A Woman's War is a testament to the forgotten women on the front lines of the most brutal war in human history. This historical accuracy brings to life the untold stories of these brave women, making the narrative all the more compelling.

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  Mothers Daughters Liars

  Patricia Roman

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  There is a Spanish saying: 'Las penas y las olas nunca llegan solas' - Sorrows and waves never arrive alone. Mothers Daughters Liars is a story of transgenerational trauma. Will Tia suffer the same misfortunes as the women that came before her, or will she break the family spell? 
  An epidemic of cholera changes Tia’s life forever. Her father descends into alcoholism and her mother is on the brink of madness. Desperate to escape their domestic strife, Tia leaves her parental home in the west and travels east to a town near Gibraltar. But she is naïve and unprepared for the wickedness that surrounds her. When a savage fire devastates the community, she finds herself at the centre of spiteful lies and malicious gossip. An ex-priest, a pistol-loving industrialist and a weak, but wealthy charlatan all seek Tia’s downfall, and the only way to prevent her from ruin is if Mariangeles regains her senses and comes to save her. 
  Trigger warning: Mothers Daughters Liars contains some sexual violence.

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  The Pioneers

  Vivian Stuart

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  The twelfth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.
   
  The struggle continues – a struggle to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But powers outside the Australians' control are threatening to put all they have accomplished in jeopardy.
  A new generation of Australians comes into its own, more newcomers arrive, and together, they all must battle to forge the glorious destiny that is rightfully theirs.

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  Empire's Shadow The: Book...

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  
   
  The Empire's Shadow is a gripping tale of power, ambition, and the secrets that linger long after empires fall. In the aftermath of a mighty kingdom's collapse, whispers of betrayal and unrest stir beneath the marble halls and shattered banners. A former advisor, once loyal to the crown, is drawn back into a dangerous web of politics, rebellion, and buried truths when a mysterious threat rises from the ashes of history. As alliances fracture and loyalties are tested, he must confront not only the ghosts of a fallen empire—but the role he played in its undoing. Atmospheric, richly layered, and full of intrigue, The Empire's Shadow is a masterful exploration of legacy, guilt, and the cost of silence. Perfect for listeners who love political suspense, morally complex characters, and slow-burning drama with epic stakes.

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