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  The Lion of Anjou

  David Field

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  The thrilling Medieval Saga continues! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir, and Anthony Riches. 
   
   
   
  When one war ends, another begins . . . 
   
   
   
  England, 1154. With King Henry II taking the throne, the long civil war that has ravaged England has finally come to an end. 
   
   
   
  But conflict is now coming from overseas. Henry has inherited territories over the English Channel that are being contested by King Louis VII of France. 
   
   
   
  And the new king's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine is strained—and becomes even more so when he threatens the Church of England and Thomas Beckett. 
   
   
   
  The people of England once more find their loyalties divided as they struggle over whether to defend church or state. 
   
   
   
  Will the conflict in the royal household influence Henry's reign? Will Louis wage war on England? Will England ever find peace?

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  Kept in the Dark

  Anthony Trollope

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  Kept in the Dark is a novel by the 19th century English novelist Anthony Trollope. It was published in eight monthly installments in 1882, and also in book form in the same year. Cecilia Holt ends her engagement to Sir Francis Geraldine because of his indifference to her; she goes abroad and meets Mr George Western, who has been jilted by a beautiful girl. They marry but she does not tell him she has been previously engaged, although he has told her his story. When Western is informed of the previous engagement by Sir Francis, Western leaves his wife and goes abroad; she returns to Exeter to live with her mother. Her sister-in-law in the end effects a reconciliation. There is a comic sub-plot, involving one of Cecilia's friends who attempts to marry Sir Francis. (Summary by Michele Eaton)This project was proof listened by Michele Eaton and Stav Nisser.

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  Sherlock Holmes and The Bell...

  Paisley MacDonald

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  A bell rings at a quarter past two in the morning. Three nights running. From a room that has been locked for ten years. 
  When Mrs. Honoria Vexley arrives at 221B Baker Street in the bitter December of 1894, she brings a riddle that defies every rational explanation. Her daughter Clara died a decade ago; the drawing room was sealed in her memory; no key exists, no window stands open, and no wire appears disturbed. Yet the bell has sounded—with force and precision—at the same impossible hour. 
  Sherlock Holmes finds not a ghost but something far more dangerous: a web of deception spanning ten years, a suppressed marriage, a stolen inheritance, and a family solicitor whose composure hides a calculating mind capable of murder. When the dead woman’s secret husband is found strangled in a Holborn passage, Holmes must unravel a case where the true crime is not what was taken from the living—but what was stolen from the dead. 
  A locked room. A buried scandal. A bell that would not be silenced. In a city of secrets, sometimes the dead are more patient than the living—and ten years is not forever.

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  The House of the Vampire

  George Sylvester Viereck

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  "The House of the Vampire" by George Sylvester Viereck is a pioneering work of vampire fiction that blends psychological intrigue with supernatural horror. The story follows Reginald Clarke, a charismatic yet sinister intellectual who preys on the creative energy and vitality of those around him. As his newest protégé becomes entangled in his dark world, themes of exploitation, obsession, and moral ambiguity come to the fore. Viereck reimagines the vampire mythos as a metaphor for emotional and artistic manipulation, offering a chilling exploration of human vulnerability. With its atmospheric prose and philosophical undertones, this novella stands as an innovative precursor to modern vampire tales, blending gothic suspense with introspective depth.

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  The Girl Made of Stars - A Novel

  K.E. Le Veque

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  In 1934, Lola was on top of the world. Dubbed "The Siren" by MGM, she was a protégé of Louis B. Mayer, the original talkie sex symbol before the rise of stars like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. But like Harlow, Lola Grayson had a dominant stage mother and bad health that struggled to meet the demand of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Exploited, pushed, primped, and promoted as MGM's biggest star, Lola Grayson made one fatal mistake—falling in love with fellow MGM star Robert Taggart. Together, they were the golden couple that audiences demanded to see. But Lola wanted what every young woman at the time wanted - a husband and a family. For a major star, that was a death sentence. 
   
   
   
  In the present day, Joey Cabot is a novelist with a struggling career. In a stroke of fate, she purchases Lola Grayson and Robert Taggart's former home in Los Angeles. It was a secret love nest they kept hidden from the world, but what comes out of the old walls is a secret no one wanted to see the light of day. Something so explosive that it could lay Hollywood history wide-open. In discovering that secret, Joey sees the salvation of her career, but it soon becomes apparent that Joey isn't working for her salvation, but for Lola's.

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  Eagles Fly

  Sean Flannery

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  It begins in Buenos Aires where two men lay dead, each the victim of a gruesome attack. It continues in the United States, where Dr. Richard Kelsey is brought a patient who may hold the key to solving the crimes. Dr. Kelsey's life is turned upside down as he is sucked into a bizarre conspiracy, one that may threaten the political stability of the free world.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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