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  Book of Lost Names The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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  A hidden ledger, a flickering candle, and brave children on the run—this gripping tale of courage and compassion follows a young librarian who forges identity papers to shepherd hundreds of refugees to safety under Nazi-occupied skies. With every forged signature and whispered prayer, she and her allies prove that organized creativity and unwavering solidarity can defy tyranny. Poignant and pulse-quickening, this story will ignite listeners to turn their own adversity into action and chart bold new paths forward.

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  The Belles of Waterloo

  Alice Church

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  A romance inspired by real events... Maria, Georgy and Harriet navigate their first throes of passion, scandal, and love in the heady pre-war atmosphere of Brussels in 1815. Little do they know they will soon be waltzing their way to the battle of the century at a small village called Waterloo. As the fight for Europe rages outside the city walls, Maria seeks to find herself – will she also find a husband along the way?

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  The Girl From Jonestown

  Sharon Maas

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  When journalist Zoe Quint loses her husband and child in a tragic accident, she returns home to Guyana to grieve, but her curiosity leads her to the Americans who have set up camp in a rundown village nearby. Their leader, Jim Jones, dark-eyed and charismatic, claims to be a peaceful man who has promised his followers a paradise. But everything changes when Zoe meets one of his followers, Lucy. Lucy grabs Zoe’s arm, raw terror in her eyes, and passes her a note with a phone number, begging her to call her mother in America. Zoe is determined to help Lucy, but locals warn her to stay away from the camp. She knows they are right, but she can’t shake the frightened woman’s face from her mind. Then she discovers there are young children in the camp, so she acts fast. Zoe’s only route to the lost people is to get close to their leader, Jim Jones. If she is accepted, will she be able to persuade the frightened followers to risk their lives and escape under the cover of darkness? And when Jim Jones hears of her plans, could she pay the highest price of all?

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  The Pioneers

  Vivian Stuart

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  The twelfth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.
   
  The struggle continues – a struggle to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But powers outside the Australians' control are threatening to put all they have accomplished in jeopardy.
  A new generation of Australians comes into its own, more newcomers arrive, and together, they all must battle to forge the glorious destiny that is rightfully theirs.

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  The Medici Killer - A Thrilling...

  Ariel Sanders

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  In the shadows of Renaissance Florence, a killer stalks the powerful with vengeance forty years in the making... 
  When a nobleman is found dead with a crimson feather and strange markings on his body, Isabella de' Medici is drawn into a deadly mystery that threatens to unravel her family's carefully constructed legacy. 
  As more bodies appear—each with a haunting mask left at the scene—Isabella discovers shocking truths about her bloodline that have been buried for generations. 
  With each murder forming a ritual pentagon across Florence, Isabella must confront: 
  Family secrets that could destroy the Medici name 
  A masked avenger with intimate knowledge of forgotten crimes 
  The horrifying truth behind five masks crafted from human skin 
  Racing against time before the final mask claims its victim, Isabella navigates a labyrinth of political intrigue, forbidden knowledge, and Renaissance occultism. But in a city built on secrets and power, the most dangerous revelation may be the truth about herself... 
  "The Medici Killer" weaves historical drama with psychological horror in a gripping tale of family, revenge, and the darkness that lurks behind the splendor of the Renaissance.

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  Emma - Volume Two

  Jane Austen

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  The second volume of this classic novel by Jane Austen wonderfully narrated by Penny Wyatt-Gold. Penny has the perfect voice to bring all the author's characters to life in a way that will enthrall and entertain.

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