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  The Stars of Heaven

  Jessica Dall

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  When one of the largest earthquakes in history hits Lisbon on All Saints’ Day 1755, Cecília de Santa Rita e Durante’s life is turned upside down. With her family possibly dead, she must wade through the ruins that were once her home with the help of John Bates. The English Protestant represents everything she was taught to hate, but he is her only hope of making it through the newly destroyed Lisbon. 
  Faced with both unspeakable tragedy and an unexpected miracle at home, Cecília leans on John for support. When he leaves, she is forced to reconcile her feelings for him with her long-held beliefs. Left carrying a torch for a man she never should have met, she's cast into a web of deception, religious upheaval, and political intrigue that leaves her on even shakier ground. 
  The Stars of Heaven explores a clash of cultures between the European Age of Enlightenment and the Portuguese Inquisition as Cecília navigates the uncharted waters of her new life.

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  A Ring of Truth - A Henrietta...

  Michelle Cox

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  Mixing Mystery and Romance in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail! 
  A high-society summer. A missing ring. A romance put to the test. 
  Henrietta Von Harmon thought accepting Inspector Clive Howard's proposal was the hard part—until she discovers he's heir to a North Shore fortune and she's expected to spend the summer at his family's sprawling Winnetka estate. While Clive returns to an important case in Chicago, Henrietta must navigate the treacherous waters of high society under the withering gaze of his mother, who clearly thinks her son could do better. 
  Finding herself more at ease with the servants than the family, Henrietta becomes intrigued when an elderly housemaid claims her precious ring has been stolen. But what begins as a simple mystery to prove herself useful spirals into something far more sinister. 
  As Henrietta uncovers long-buried family secrets—including shocking revelations about her own mother's past—she and Clive must confront hard truths about the worlds that divide them. And when danger from their past resurfaces in the last place they expect, Henrietta must decide: Can she truly belong in Clive's world? And more urgently—will she survive long enough to find out? 
  ★ “Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths.” —Library Journal (starred review) 
  ★ “Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon.” ―Booklist, starred review 
  ★ “The crème de la crème of historical fiction.” ―Brit+Co 
  ★ “Brimming with dark plot on every page, this unpredictable literary thrill ride will transport you to the heart of 1930s Chicago."—POPSUGAR

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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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  Robinson Crusoe

  Daniel Defoe

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  "Robinson Crusoe" is one of the earliest novels in the English language, written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1719. It tells the story of a young man named Robinson Crusoe who desires to go to sea, against the wishes of his family. After several voyages and misadventures, he finds himself shipwrecked on a deserted island. With only a few salvaged items from the ship, Crusoe learns to create a life for himself, building shelter, hunting, and planting crops. He remains on the island for 28 years, experiencing encounters with cannibals, mutineers, and even befriending a man whom he names Friday. The novel delves deep into themes of survival, civilization versus nature, and the human drive for mastery and control.

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  Journal of Julius Rodman

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The Journal of Julius Rodman, Being an Account of the First Passage across the Rocky Mountains of North America Ever Achieved by Civilized Man is an unfinished serial novel by American author Edgar Allan Poe published in 1840.  Six installments of the novel were published in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine's January through June issues in 1840. At the time, Poe was a contributing editor of the journal. He was fired from the job in June 1840 by William Burton and refused to continue the novel. - Summary by wikipedia

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  Queen of the North: Gripping...

  Anne O'Brien

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  From Sunday Times bestseller Anne O’Brien . . . 
  To those around her she was a loyal subject.  
  In her heart she was a traitor. 
  1399: England’s crown is under threat. King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne. 
  For Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King – her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund. Only he can guarantee her fortunes, and protect her family’s rule over the precious Northern lands bordering Scotland. 
  But many, including Elizabeth’s husband, do not want another child-King. Elizabeth must hide her true ambitions in Court, and go against her husband’s wishes to help build a rebel army. 
  To question her loyalty to the King places Elizabeth in the shadow of the axe. 
  To concede would curdle her Plantagenet blood. 
  This is one woman’s quest to turn history on its head.‘O’Brien is now approaching Philippa Gregory status’ Reader’s Digest‘O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’ Daily Telegraph‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political’ The Times 
  Praise for Queen of the North: 
  ‘Once more Anne O’Brien takes her readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride…Elizabeth Mortimer’s story joins the growing list of female lives Anne has gloriously rescued from history’s recycling skip’ Joanna Hickson 
  ‘Enthralling … with masterful skill Anne O'Brien takes the reader on an action packed journey back to the tumultuous and uncertain days of the fifteenth century. A medieval masterpiece’ Nicola Tallis 
  ‘With Anne O’Brien’s trademark attention to period detail, it’s a fascinating read’ Woman’s Weekly 
  ‘Imaginative, rich in detail and immaculately researched’ Lancashire Post  
  In this historical fiction, Anne O'Brien, the Sunday Times bestselling author, weaves a tale of alternative history, where loyalty and ambition clash in the heart of a woman. The top bestselling book presents a riveting romance set against the backdrop of a kingdom in turmoil. 
  For fans of Carol Mcgrath (The Lost Queen), Anne R. Bailey (The Lady Ursula), Elizabeth Chadwick (The Royal Rebel), Anne Easter Smith (Royal Mistress), and Alison Weir (Elizabeth of York).

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