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  A Matter of Persuasion

  Theresa Howes

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  'Achingly romantic with lashings of Gilded Age glamour.' Jessica Bull 
  'A Matter of Persuasion completely captured my heart! The way it immerses you in the lavish details of the era made me feel like I was living in that time. I couldn’t help but stay up late, lost in the world the author created.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Loved this beautiful Gilded age novel! The outfits the settings and gorgeous historical content had me reading late into the night!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Lose yourself in this retelling of Persuasion, the ultimate tale of love, loss and sacrifice, re-imagined in the opulent but guarded Gilded Age society.  
  New York, 1882. Amy Eaton is a bestselling authoress, much to the embarrassment of her family. Proudly ‘old money’, they see her professionalism as an impropriety. Despite their undisguised disdain for her, Amy is bound by a promise she made to her dying mother to look after her two sisters and father. 
  Eight years have passed since Amy gave up the love of her life, after her mother’s best friend persuaded her not to marry him. But now Wareham is back: a rich, self-made man in search of a wife. 
  Doing her best to forget the life she might have had with Wareham, Amy must learn how to navigate her small social circle without letting her true feelings show. As new and unexpected situations arise, will Amy defy expectations and choose her own path?Praise for Theresa Howes: 
  ‘Truly gripping… I loved it.’ Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestselling author of Promise Me 
  ‘I absolutely loved this… Vivid and heartbreaking.’ Lana Kortchik, USA Today bestselling author of Sisters of War 
  ‘War, passion and tragedy unite in this atmospheric and moving tale.’S D Sykes, author of the Oswald de Lacy Medieval Murders series 
  ‘A wonderfully immersive, emotional read.’ Annabelle Thorpe, author of The Enemy of Love 
  ‘I stayed up late into the night to finish… A thrilling, exciting story… You might want to have some tissues handy.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘This book will stay with me for a long time. A credit to Theresa Howes for exquisite writing and an evocative storyline.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘It was absolutely compulsive – my heart was in my throat for the brilliant heroine all the way through.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  For fans of Alexandra Weston (The Lavender Bride), Katherine Sherbrooke (Leaving Coy's Hill), Ellie Midwood (The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz), Catherine Hokin (What Only We Know), and Rachel Wesson (Light Rises).

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  Terra Incognita

  Simon Turney

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  An empire on the edge. A scheme for glory. 
  A plan to control the greatest river in the world. 
   
  61 AD. Emperor Nero schemes avidly to increase his wealth and slaughter his many enemies, but also seeks glory. He looks south from Rome to Africa. 
   
  The great River Nile gives life to the Egyptians, the Kushites, and many other kingdoms. No Roman has ever tracked the Nile to its source. If it can be done, mastery of the greatest waterway in the known world may be possible. 
   
  But the mission will be fraught with risks. There are peoples hostile to Rome, vast swathes of desert, fierce beasts... and for the soldiers chosen, the deadly price of failure hanging over their heads. 
   
  A gripping historical adventure featuring historical figures from Ancient Rome, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.

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  The Time Writer and The Cloak -...

  Alex R Crawford

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  Beware of doorways through time… and dark alleys 
  Author Amelia Murray and her family travels to Edinburgh, Scotland, before their move to Washington DC. While picking up an overpriced cloak, she is chased into Lady Stair's Close where she steps through a door and is thrust back to the late 17th Century. 
  Amelia, believing she is somehow stuck in the middle of a renaissance fair, visits Edinburgh Castle, helps thwart a kidnapping, and finds herself in a pub mingling with pirates. 
  She must find her way home and to her own time, while avoid being thrown in prison as a witch. 
  How will she get back to her time when she doesn’t realize that she has been thrown back three hundred years into the past? 
  The Time Writer and The Cloak is a Historical Time Travel Adventure exploring 17th Century Edinburgh, through the wit and mindset of a 21st Century woman. 
  Prequel: The Time Writer and The Cloak ebook and audiobook (yes! this audiobook) available for FREE download to newsletter subscribers. Visit Alex R Crawford's website to sign-up and download 
  Season 1 - 1750s Virginia 
  Book 1: The Time Writer and The Notebook 
  Book 2: The Time Writer and The March 
  Book 3: The Time Writer and The Hunt 
  Season 2 - 1690s - The Golden Age of Piracy 
  Book 1: The Time Writer and The Escape 
  Book 2: The Time Writer and The Chase  
  Book 3: The Time Writer and The Surrender 

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  Hidden Family Secrets

  Evelyn Hood

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  A start of a multi-generational Scottish saga series featuring The Paisley Women from Sunday Times betselling author Evelyn Hood. 
  Can a long-kept secret ruin the future happiness of two families? 
  Paisley, Scotland 1745 
  Meg and Duncan Montgomery move to the flourishing Scottish town of Paisley to find work in the thriving weaving industry. Soon Meg is expecting their first child, Margaret. 
  To make ends meet, they live in Peter Todd’s household, Duncan’s employer and Meg’s days are filled with domestic duties. But soon Meg and Duncan find themselves caught up in the intricate lives of the Todd family and when a tragic accident causes further conflict, a decision is made to keep a terrible secret from Meg. 
  As Margaret grows older, she despairs of the town’s inequality and becomes an advocate for the poor. While her philanthropic ideals are tolerated, even accepted by her understanding parents, Margaret’s affection for her childhood friend William Todd is greeted with disapproval. 
  But Margaret wants more from life than marriage and is overjoyed when she is taken on as a teacher at the local hospital. 
  As a dark secret from the past looms over the lives of both families,threatening to tear apart their futures, the younger Todds and Montgomery’s must decide between following in their parents’ footsteps or forging their own paths 
  The start of The Paisley Women saga series from Evelyn Hood, the original bestselling Scottish saga writer. 
  Previously published in paperback as The Silken Thread 
  PRAISE FOR EVELYN HOOD 'Scotland's Catherine Cookson' - Scots Magazine ‘Hood is immaculate in her historical detail’ - Scottish Herald  'Quite simply, I couldn't put it down. A rich and rewarding read' - Emma Blair  'Evelyn Hood has been called Scotland's Catherine Cookson. Unfair. She has her own distinctive voice' - Scots Magazine  ‘Touching, romantic and unforgettable’ - Reader Review  ‘Love all her books’ - Reader Review  ‘Evelyn Hood produces the best of stories’ - Reader Review ‘I cannot put her books down’ - Reader Review ‘Love everything Evelyn Hood writes’ - Reader Review ‘Evelyn Hood is a fantastic writer, bringing the past to life and drawing you right into the story’ - Reader Review

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  On Leaving Charleston

  Alexandra Ripley

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  This installment of Alexandra Ripley's Old South saga— begun in the bestselling Charleston— traces the lives of the prominent South Carolina Tradd family from the turn of the century to 1935. From an ugly duckling love child, Garden Tradd became the glorious belle her mother, Margaret, had longed to be. With breathtaking abandon and dazzling innocence, Garden dances through Paris, London, and New York as the twenties roar— until betrayal turns the glitter to bitter ash— until vengeful secrets of the past send her home to Charleston, a city waiting to embrace its own or exact revenge.

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  Trust: Book Summary & Analysis

  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.
   
  
  
   
  A story told four times. A truth revealed only once.
   
  Set against the dazzling rise of Wall Street in the early 20th century, Trust unravels the myth of success, one voice at a time. A legendary financier and his elusive wife captivate the public, their story immortalized in a bestselling novel. But beneath the glittering fiction lies a deeper, more complex reality—one that challenges everything we think we know about wealth, power, and authorship.
   
  Through a shifting tapestry of perspectives—a sensational novel, a defensive memoir, a ghostwriter’s revelation, and a forgotten woman’s diary—this gripping literary puzzle asks: Who controls the story? And at what cost?
   
  Trust is a masterwork of layered storytelling that explores how narratives are constructed, manipulated, and silenced. Bold, cerebral, and deeply human, this audiobook invites listeners into a world where perception is everything and truth is a luxury few can afford.
   
  Perfect for fans of psychological intrigue, historical fiction, and stories that dare to question the foundations of legacy and identity.

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