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  The Daughter of an Empress - The...

  Luise Mühlbach

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  Russia, 1740: the Empress Anna is dead, a regent rules for an infant tsar, and Peter the Great's daughter Elizabeth waits in disfavour while the German ministers at court — Münnich, Ostermann, the favourite Biron — fall one after another. Mühlbach was Klara Mundt, who wrote nearly three hundred volumes and poured the courts of Europe into them; the palace revolution of 1741 that put Elizabeth on the throne is history, and so is the knout at the end. Thirty-nine plates, among them winter scenes by Edvard Munch and coastal landscapes by Semyon Shchedrin, carry the northern cold and the Russian court through the book.

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  The Gentlewoman Physician

  Emily Opal

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  Disguised as a boy to guard herself from male attention during her voyage from England to America, Elizabeth Crane finds herself wishing that one man would see past breeches and shirtsleeves and recognize her as the woman she is. 
   
   
   
  Elizabeth was drawn to Malcolm Burns from the first moment she saw him loading cargo onto the ship that would take her to Boston. When she is made to share a room with him for the duration of their voyage, the breeches that protect her female identity do nothing to shield her heart against the growing attraction she feels for her handsome and mysterious cabin mate. 
   
   
   
  Malcolm Burns is running from a shady past. Determined to remain aloof from society, he keeps his secrets close but develops an unlikely friendship with Elijah Crane. Despite their camaraderie, Malcolm never discloses his dark history. 
   
   
   
  Once in Boston, Malcolm battles the delusion that his former partner is seeking revenge. Elizabeth, a trained healer, struggles against the superstition of a community that sorely needs her medical expertise. When Malcolm discovers Elijah is a woman, the deceit and secrecy between them threaten to destroy their relationship.

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  The Weight of Snow and Regret

  Elizabeth Gauffreau

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  For over 100 years, no one wanted to be sent to the Sheldon Poor Farm. By 1968, no one wanted to leave.  
  Amid the social turmoil of 1968, the last poor farm in Vermont is slated for closure. By the end of the year, the twelve destitute residents remaining will be dispatched to whatever institutions will take them, their personal stories lost forever. 
  Hazel Morgan and her husband Paul have been matron and manager at the Sheldon Poor Farm for the past 20 years. Unlike her husband, Hazel refuses to believe the impending closure will happen. She believes that if she just cares deeply enough and works hard enough, the Sheldon Poor Farm will continue to be a safe haven for those in need, herself and Paul included. 
  On a frigid January afternoon, the overseer of the poor and the town constable from a nearby town deliver a stranger to the poor farm for an emergency stay. She refuses to tell them her name, where she came from, or what her story is. It soon becomes apparent to Hazel that whatever the woman's story is, she is deeply ashamed of it.  
  Hazel fights to keep the stranger with them until she is strong enough to face, then resume, her life—while Hazel must face the tragedies of her own past that still haunt her. 
  Told with compassion and humor, The Weight of Snow & Regret  tells the poignant story of what it means to care for others in a rapidly changing world.

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  Piercing the Elastic Limit - An...

  Howard Loring

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  PIERCING the ELASTIC LIMIT, an EPIC FABLE from master storyteller HOWARD LORING, traces the determined actions of the mysterious but compelling ‘Old Man beyond the Portal,’ as he and his redheaded assistant pursue their secretive Mandate to rescue the imperiled planet’s future. A page turning quest spanning the ages, once more this elusive author employs the simple FABLE to reveal a vast and gripping EPIC adventure through time and space, portraying with penetrating insight authentic lives of genuine historic figures including Aristocrat Julius Caesar, Writer Christopher Marlowe and Master Musician Robert Schumann, to name but a few. Filled with high intrigue and escalating excitement, this engaging EPIC FABLE surpasses the reader’s imagination yet again, transporting them into a formerly hidden and baffling realm of reality, all by PIERCING the ELASTIC LIMIT.

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  In the Shadow of Eternity: The...

  Seungyong Chang

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This novel is a humble tribute to the sublime and heartbreaking love between the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani and his last muse, Jeanne Hébuterne. It traces the tender arc of their brief yet incandescent love story, beginning in 1917 when they first met, and ending in 1920 with their tragic and untimely deaths. 
  Modigliani, already frail from illness and weighed by poverty and artistic struggle, found in Jeanne not only a muse but a soul mirror—an echo of his pain, passion, and longing. Jeanne, young and gentle, was drawn to the fire and depth of the man whose eyes rarely painted pupils but always saw souls. 
  Their love—fraught with hardships, shadowed by illness, and sealed by death—was not of this world. And yet, it was in death that they were finally reunited: ten years after Jeanne’s suicide, her family allowed her to be buried beside Amedeo, completing the love story they began in life. 
  This story is not only about tragedy. It is about transcendence. It is about love so radiant, so all-consuming, it becomes eternal. 
  To all who have ever loved deeply, and lost deeply—this story is for you.

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  Warrior Prince - The...

  JC Duncan

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  The start of a BRAND NEW series detailing the epic adventures of Harald Hardrada - Prince. Mercenary. Exile. 
  The lost throne of Norway must be won in foreign lands. 
  1030 AD 
  Some men are gifted a crown. Others have to fight to claim it. 
  Exiled from Norway, Harald Sigurdsson, brother to murdered King Olaf, must battle mercilessly for survival in the lands of the Kievan Rus. 
  His brother’s legacy gifts him a warband of hardened warriors and entry to the court of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. By his wits, sword and skill in battle, Harald must learn not just to survive but to triumph. 
  He fights for glory, for fame, and to regain his family’s battle-stolen throne. But his greatest challenge may not come from battlefield foes but from those who stand by his side. 
  The first instalment in a remarkable story of an exiled boy’s incredible journey to become Harald Hardrada; The Hard Ruler and The Last Viking. 
  Perfect for fans of Matthew Harffy, Peter Gibbons, Bernard Cornwell and Christian Cameron 
  Praise for WARRIOR PRINCE - JC Duncan 
  'A fresh, vibrant take on perhaps that most Viking of all Vikings, Harald Hardrada. Bloody, epic and full of detail, Duncan paints a vivid picture of Harald’s early life, as he battles his way into legend.' - Matthew Harffy 
  'Harald Hardrada as you've never seen him before! A fantastic story written by a fantastic author' - Donovan Cook 
  'So GOOD. I have read a lot of Viking type adventure books and this series is up with the best. Great action which is based on written records. So to some extent it actually happened!' - Reader Review 
  'Excellent book one of the best I have had the pleasure to read in a long time. I have read this book in double quick time, once I started it I could not put it down. Full of intrigue and fast moving.' - Reader Review 
  'Warrior Prince. A fantastic read, thank you, Mr J.C. Duncan! I was there! Thoroughly enjoyed it and only wished it were a lot longer! 10/10 thank you!' - Reader Review 
  'Immersive and impeccably researched, JC Duncan brings Harald Hardrada's epic journey to life with gripping authenticity.' - Richard Cullen 
  'No Characters more vivid or tale better told than this story within a story. There are perhaps not enough words to do justice to the epic tale set to paper by this author. And so I will not attempt to do so beyond recommending this book to anyone with eyes to read it.' -Reader Review 
  'The gripping tale of the last great viking, Harold Hardrada, told in compelling style.' - Tim Hodkinson 
  'An engrossing, epic tale of Harald Hardrada's early years, brimming with historical detail and brave daring do. This is the story of a man who will become a legend, told lovingly through the eyes of one of his loyal followers and sure to delight readers.' - MJ Porter

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