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  The Cameo Keeper - A Novel of...

  Deborah Swift

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  Rome 1644 
  Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always ― Dante Alighieri 
  In the heart of Rome, the conclave is choosing a new Pope, and whoever wins will determine the fate of the Eternal City. 
  Astrologer Mia and her fiancé Jacopo, a physician at the Santo Spirito Hospital, plan to marry, but the election result is a shock and changes everything.. 
  As Pope Innocent X takes the throne, he brings along his sister-in-law, the formidable Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, known as La Papessa – the female Pope. When Mia is offered a position as her personal astrologer, she and Jacopo find themselves on opposite sides of the most powerful family in Rome. 
  Mia is determined to protect her mother, Giulia Tofana, a renowned poisoner. But with La Papessa obsessed with bringing Giulia to justice, Mia and Jacopo's love is put to the ultimate test. 
  As the new dawn of Renaissance medicine emerges, Mia must navigate the dangerous political landscape of Rome while trying to protect her family and her heart. Will she be able to save her mother, or will she lose everything she holds dear? 
  For fans of "The Borgias" and "The Crown," this gripping tale of love, power, and poison will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. 
  'historical fiction that is brisk, fresh and bristling with intrigue' – Bookmarked Reviews ★★★★★ 
  'A vividly written story of power, politics and love ... thoroughly captivating' - The Wishing Shelf ★★★★★

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  Margohot - Queen of the Harpies

  Keith Melo

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  It's summer of 1899 and the state of Wyoming has been unresponsive for an increasingly alarming amount of time. No mail nor telegram communication has ever been sent out or responsive, which has prompted the United States Postal Inspection Service to investigate. The inspector general has selected US Postal Inspector Jed Pluck from Boston, Massachusetts to team up with another postal inspector named Louie Secoli to investigate these towns along the railroad. The peculiarity of this case, in contrast to others they had investigated previously, is that the only evidence they have is a strange, large black-red feather, sharp enough to slice through skin. 
  Leaving his family once again, Jed hitches the train with Louie, and they set off for Wyoming. Upon arriving in Cheyenne, they found Wyoming's capital deserted—and covered in the very same peculiar feathers. The next few towns along the railroad all share the same description: no bodies in sight and covered in the same feathers. 
  Only one town along the railway has been spared from the disappearances. Lemonstown, a town near the Red Desert, remains active but unaware of the fate of the other towns. Fearing that Lemonstown would be the next town to be raided, the two postal inspectors must solve the mystery of the strange creature and help the townspeople before Lemonstown becomes the next ghost town covered in feathers 
   

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  The Queen of Hearts

  Barbara Cartland

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  Man about town and something of a “ladies’ man” the new Earl of Rockbrook has given little thought to a liaison at Windsor Castle in which one of the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting, Lady Louise appears in his bedroom – so he is appalled when he learns that Louise’s mother expects him to marry her. He motivation is clear – although penniless at the time, he has since suddenly inherited the title and estates after his uncle’s death in a train crash.Fleeing Louise and London for the safety of the countryside he breaks his collarbone in a carriage accident and is knocked unconscious.When he awakens he finds he is being nursed by a lovely country girl called Purilla. She is beautiful, demure and intelligent – in fact everything he ever wanted in a wife – so he persuades her to save him from Louise by marrying him. Purilla has already fallen deeply in love with the handsome Earl – but how can she turn a marriage of convenience into one of true love?

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  The Erection

  Jack Barratt

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  The first in a series of three books which draws on the sexuality of woman driven by the Eros of man. The story starts with a basis of truth and eventually evolves into a future where sex and passion are devolved from the human contact we all crave and strive for. Sex and love are two separate emotions and each one of these creates its own problems. The end result shows that if people cannot get the satisfaction and stimulation they need by normal means they will then look to other ways to satisfy the sexual eroticism that drives them. People continually seek new ways to achieve sexual highs and with modern technology these sexual needs can be satisfied in the most extreme ways. This book illustrates how far men and women will go in their pursuit of pleasure. "her skin was like a black mirrored glass and the beads of sweat rolled down her body ..."

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  The Blood Curse

  Carla Winters

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  THE BLOOD CURSE is Book 2 in the DRAMATISED (with music and sound effects) Audiobook installment of the steamy, medium-burn paranormal reverse harem romance series–THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS–featuring dark secrets, wicked magic, and dangerous mates. For mature readers only.When the supernaturals of New Orleans want revenge, they will stop at nothing to get it. The Crescent Coven made their move against the House of Shadows, and people were still dying for it.Trapped and alone, I am terrified I will never see my men again. The broody vampire, the adoring fae, the romantic wolf, and even the detached dragon had weaved their way into my heart. I couldn't stand to lose them now. I wouldn't survive it.The truth has been revealed. I am not fully human, and that curse puts a target on my back. The coven wants me gone. The men need my special birthright to make them stronger. And I must learn how to tap into my magic before the coven finds a way to take them away from me forever.

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  The Forty-Niners - A Novel of...

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

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  JOHNSTONE’S AMERICA.  
  THE GOLD STANDARD. 
   
  From the acclaimed chroniclers of the Old West comes a blazing new saga of the great American Gold Rush—and the boldhearted dreamers who made it all happen … 
   
  THEY CALLED THEM THE FORTY-NINERS. 
   
  In January of 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California sparked a nationwide frenzy, fueling the dreams of Americans from coast to coast. By 1849, hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from across the globe headed west to stake their claim. Armed with pan or pickaxe, driven  
  by greed or glory, every last one of them was determined to strike it rich—or die trying … 
   
  For Cord Bennett, it is more than a dream. California is his destiny—even if he doesn’t know it yet. Forced to leave his family farm in the Ozarks, he reluctantly joins his two older brothers on the treacherous journey west. Together, they endure harsh weather, fierce tribal attacks, and roving outlaws.  
  But their biggest challenge comes when they reach the gold-rich canyon of Rio Oro. This small makeshift town is barely more than a campsite for prospectors—but the men who control it are as ruthless as any big-city crime boss. And twice as deadly … 
   
  This is the story of the men and women who risked their lives to make their fortunes in a boundless land of opportunity. But sometimes, all that glitters is not gold. And where there’s gold, there’s gunfire …

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