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  The Curse of the Clan

  Barbara Cartland

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  Waif-like and half-starved the beautiful eighteen-year-old Tara has no second name and no family. Orphaned when her mother died tragically in a carriage crash, she was raised in the appalling ‘Orphanage of the Nameless’ in London and has no knowledge at all of the world outside. The drunken Matron of the Orphanage, Mrs. Barrowfield, relies on Tara to control, feed and look after the many orphans while she spends most of the money intended for their food on drink.Then one day Mr. Falkirk comes to inform her that the Orphanage’s owner and patron, the Duke of Arkcraig, has ordered her to Scotland to work in Castle Arkcraig.Arriving, timid and overawed to meet her new Master, she is appalled to find that she has been seriously misled. She is there not to work as a servant but to become the imperiously handsome Duke’s bride – willing or not!All of a sudden she is embroiled in the terrible enmity between the McCraig Clan and the equally warlike Kildonnons and the curse that hangs over them like a black cloud. Worst of all, she finds that she has lost her heart to the husband for whom she had never asked and yet who now seems to be cold and aloof. Has she been rescued from poverty and the horrors of the Orphanage and brought to the Duke’s majestic Castle only to spend a lifetime starved of love

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  Burial Mound

  Phillip Strang

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  A Bronze-Age burial mound close to Stonehenge, an archaeological excavation. What they were looking for was an ancient body, historical artifacts. When they found a modern-day body, it was then that the police became interested. 
   
   
   
  It's another case for Detective Inspector Tremayne and Sergeant Yarwood. The more recent of the two bodies, the brother of the mayor of Salisbury. 
   
   
   
  The person responsible keeps leading back to the brother, the upright and serious-minded Clive Grantley. Tremayne's sure that it's him, but Clare Yarwood's not so sure. 
   
   
   
  But is her belief based on evidence or personal hope?

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  Wintry Peacock

  D H Lawrence

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  'Wintry Peacock' is, on the surface, a tale of misdirected love or even irresponsible love, the relationship between the wife and the peacock being the most strange but it is the conspiracy of the two men in the story to prevent the truth coming out about the husband's love child that is most disturbing. The innocent are punished and the guilty get away with their sins and the author goes laughing down the hill at the end of the story.

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  Dead Man's Race The: A Christmas...

  William Jerden

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  The host of a Christmas party recounts a spooky story involving a dead man and a race for survival. Written by William Jerden and first published in 1839. 
  Narrated by Robin Reads.

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  The Loch Linnhe Murders - An...

  Victor de Almeida

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  Step into the atmospheric world of "The Loch Linnhe Murders," a gripping mystery set against the haunting backdrop of a remote Scottish castle in 1953. Meet Ursula Dankworth, a complex and resilient investigator, whose pursuit of the truth thrusts her into a web of mysteries when a grisly murder shatters the castle's tranquility. As Ursula unravels the enigmatic circumstances surrounding the crime, she stumbles upon a network of interconnected secrets that challenge her convictions and plunge her into the crosshairs of danger. 
  The looming presence of the Anchor Ripper, a malevolent force tied to the mysterious deaths of several women, adds urgency to Ursula's quest for justice. Haunted by her own past and armed with an unyielding sense of justice, Ursula navigates the shadows of deceit, betrayal, and personal demons. Along the way, she forges unexpected alliances, confronts her deepest fears, and unearths a chilling connection to the Anchor Ripper that threatens to unravel her world. 
  As the investigation intensifies, Ursula grapples not only with external forces closing in but also with internal turmoil that threatens to consume her. "The Loch Linnhe Murders" weaves a rich tapestry of suspense, psychological depth, and emotional resilience, offering readers a vivid portrayal of a woman's relentless pursuit of redemption in the face of darkness.

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  Worth the Wait

  A.J. Pine

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  I'm all about pleasure . . .  
   
   
      
  A good pint of ale, heating up the sheets with a beautiful woman, and living by my own rules. The only thing I try to avoid? Commitment. And I've got a three-year success rate to prove it. 
   
   
     
  So why am I suddenly knocked flat on my ass whenever Grace is around? The beautiful, funny, totally off-limits massage therapist may knead the knots out of my back, but she sure as hell makes other parts stiff. She's on a mission to rid her life of toxins. No alcohol. No red meat. And, yeah, no man parts. 
   
   
     
  If I'm to have any chance of being the guy she breaks her man-cleanse with, I'm going to have to live the next three months by her no-kissing rules . . . which means getting all the mileage we can out of foreplay without actually touching . . . each other. No one ever said I wasn't creative. 
   
   
     
  I'll show her we're worth the wait—and then I'll show her just what it is she's been waiting for. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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