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Return to the House of Sin
Anabelle Bryant
When Crispin Daventry fled London’s most notorious gaming hell, the Underworld, with a broken heart and empty pockets, he wasn’t sure he would ever return.But after a spell of debauchery in Italy with his new friend Count Este, he believes he...
The Forgotten Daughter
Lauri Robinson
Often The Quietest People… Josie Nightingale has always been the odd girl out. While her sisters swoon over guys, she’s busy trying to change the world! Which isn’t easy with Eric ‘Scooter’ Wilson watching her every move.… Have The Biggest...
The Dark Enquiry
Deanna Raybourn
Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried...
The Royal Succession
Морис Дрюон
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.'No woman shall succeed in Salique land'Louis X is dead, poisoned, murdered, by the hand of Mahaut d’Artois. Her plan is simple – to clear the path to the throne for her son-in-law...
The She-Wolf
Морис Дрюон
“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England’s Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to...
Wolf of the Plains
Conn Iggulden
DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW WITH THIS LIMITED-TIME DISCOUNT ON BOOK ONE OF THE SERIES.From the No.1 bestselling author of ‘Emperor’, ‘Wolf of the Plains’, is the much anticipated beginning of the Conqueror series on Genghis Khan and his descendants....
The Emerald Comb
Kathleen McGurl
'If you want a book that is exciting, fast-paced and impossible to put down, with plenty of twists and turns, then you need to buy this book! I can't wait to read more of Kathleen's novels.' – Emma's Book ReviewsSome secrets are best left...
A Winter Wedding: Strangers at the Altar / The Warrior's Winter Bride
Marguerite Kaye
Strangers at the Altar by Marguerite KayFor penniless widow Ainsley McBrayne, marriage is the only solution. Vulnerable yet fiercely independent, shackling herself to another man seems horrifying! Until handsome stranger Innes Drummond tempts...
Convenient Christmas Brides: The Captain’s Christmas Journey / The Viscount’s Yuletide Betrothal / One Night Under the Mistletoe
Louise Allen
A convenient arrangementThree festive Regency romances…In The Captain’s Christmas Journey, by Carla Kelly, Captain Everard is escorting Verity to her governess job—and for propriety’s sake that means a convenient engagement! In Louise Allen’s...
From London With Love: Disgrace and Desire / The Captain and the Wallflower
Lyn Stone
What happens in LondonDisgrace and DesireScandal and seduction are nothing new to Lady Eloise Allyngham. London falls at her feet, wagers over who will capture her hand are being placed. Major Jack Clifton promised to watch over Eloise and he...
The Highlander's Dangerous Temptation
Terri Brisbin
Cursed by past tragedies, notorious highlander Laird Athdar MacCallum has devoted himself to leading his people – and has vowed never to marry again.Until he is utterly disarmed by the innocent beauty in the eyes of Isobel Ruriksdottir… Isobel...
At the Highlander's Mercy
Terri Brisbin
CAPTIVE OF THE CLANTo regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She’s the woman he once loved – and rejected! Rob’s touch is etched permanently...
The Highlander's Stolen Touch
Terri Brisbin
HER FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER… Ciara Robertson has loved formidable Highlander Tavis MacLerie all her life. She watched, broken-hearted, while he married and lost another. Now, finally of marriageable age, Ciara throws her heart at his feet… Tavis...
Lady Isobel's Champion
Carol Townend
HIS LADY IN WAITING In her long years at the convent, waiting for her betrothed, Lady Isobel de Turenne has built the Comte d’Aveyron into a fantasy – a man who will rescue, protect and love her… But when the Comte finally returns to claim his...
Stolen by the Highlander
Terri Brisbin
Kidnap in the Highlands!The morn of her wedding, Arabella Cameron is filled with dread. But if marrying a man she doesn’t love will end the feud between the Cameron and the Mackintosh clans she will do her duty. That is until outlaw Brodie...
A Comfortable Wife
Stephanie Laurens
Immerse yourself in the glitter of Regency times and follow the lives and romantic escapades of Stephanie Laurens’ Lester family. Miss Antonia Mannering was not going to dwindle into becoming an old maid! She and Lord Philip Ruthven had been...
The Lady's Command
Stephanie Laurens
How does marriage work? If convention is set aside and is no longer there to guide…what then?Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Cynster novels, brings you THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, a riveting blend of...
Lord Of The Privateers
Stephanie Laurens
Can true love die? Or, neglected, does it lie dormant until the object of true desire is again within reach? Denied, does passion smolder, like embers waiting for the right conditions to flare into an all-consuming conflagration? #1 New York...
The Dance Before Christmas
Victoria Alexander
A fake fianc? and Christmas engagement are a recipe for trouble!Miss Anabel Snelling needs fianc?, and fast. If her father Sir Archibald has his way, she’ll be married in time for Christmas – to a man she doesn’t love. That’s why she and her...
A Warriner To Seduce Her
Virginia Heath
A sensible schoolmistress…Awakened by the notorious rake!In this The Wild Warriners story, schoolmistress Felicity Blunt feels old beyond her years—and desperately dull. Meeting confirmed rake Jacob Warriner brings her gloriously alive, and yet...
Whispers At Court
Blythe Gifford
They Make an Unlikely Alliance… Lady Cecily scorns the French hostages held at court. Treated as honoured guests, the men play at love games – and Cecily fears that her mistress, the Princess, might be disgraced.War-weary chevalier Marc de...
A Healer For The Highlander
Terri Brisbin
She can save his sonBut can she resist the Highland warrior?In this A Highland Feuding story, famed healer Anna Mackenzie is moved by Davidh of Clan Cameron’s request to help his ailing young son. She wants to help—and the commander has...
Scoundrel Of Dunborough
Margaret Moore
She's sworn to resist temptation!Journeying to Dunborough to learn the truth about her sister’s murder, novice Celeste D’Orleau dons a nun’s habit for safety. But seeing her childhood hero, Gerrard of Dunborough, makes her dream of pleasures...
Regency Surrender: Powerful Dukes: An Unsuitable Duchess / An Uncommon Duke
Laurie Benson
It’s the scandal of the season!An Unsuitable DuchessKatrina Vandenberg finds the rules of London society stifling. So she lays eyes on a very handsome stranger she’s thrilled!Julian Carlisle, Duke of Lyonsdale, is destined for a marriage of...
Lady Rowena's Ruin
Carol Townend
Stolen from the convent!Kidnapped by a masked horseman, Lady Rowena despairs. Her cloistered convent life is in tatters, her reputation surely ruined – until she discovers her abductor is her father’s favoured knight… Loyal, honourable Sir Eric...
Warrior of Ice
Michelle Willingham
Locked in a Deadly Game!Physically and emotionally scarred, Lady Taryn knows no man would want her for a wife. Nonetheless, she’s determined to free her father from his merciless overlord and enlists powerful warrior Killian MacDubh to help.He...
The Daredevil Snared
Stephanie Laurens
Responsibility knocks, and a reckless, hedonistic man responds and opens the door to love—thus is a daredevil snared.#1 New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the third instalment in THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, continuing...
From Waif To Gentleman's Wife
Julia Justiss
THE GOVERNESS’S GALLANT PROTECTOR When a destitute governess faints on Sir Edward Greaves’ threshold, chivalry demands that he offer her temporary shelter. However, the desire Ned feels when he catches her in his arms isn’t at all...
Society's Most Disreputable Gentleman
Julia Justiss
IS ONE NIGHT WITH AN INFAMOUS RAKE WORTH THE RISK? Wounded in action courageously fighting pirates, the notorious Greville Anders returns to society with neither the dress nor the conduct considered proper for a gentleman. Even more scandalous...
A Daughter’s Dream
Cathy Sharp
Heartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetAmy Robinson and her fiance Matthew are struggling to resist the temptations faced by a soon-to-be-wed couple. To avoid these, Matthew...
Damsel In Distress?
Kristina O'Grady
A chance meeting that could scandalise the ton!19th century England. Harriet is running for her life, chased by three men on horseback through Hyde Park. Knocked unconscious, everything goes black…Philip, Baron Eaglestone, has never seen such a...
The Summer Maiden
Dilly Court
The second book in a stunning new series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court1873. When Carrie Manning’s father dies her mother, Esther, is heartbroken. Essie leaves London to convalesce with her good friend Lady Alice, and it is down to...
Letters To Alice
Rosie James
Dear Alice, dreadful news was told to me today…Bristol, 1941: Alice Watts leaves the shell-shocked city for her new life as a Land Girl on Home Farm. It’s a completely different from her quiet old world, but she’s determined to do her part.And...
The Orphans of Halfpenny Street
Cathy Sharp
Call the Midwife meets Dr Barnardo’s in this gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Nadine Dorries and Kitty Neale.When there is nowhere else to turn, St Saviour’s will give them hope…It’s 1947 and London’s East End is still a bombed-out...
The Little Runaways
Cathy Sharp
A gritty drama that will appeal to fans of The Throwaway Children and authors Nadine Dorries and Kitty Neale.When little Terry and Nancy arrive at the door of St Saviour’s Children’s Home, they seem shellshocked after being orphaned in the fire...
The Boy with the Latch Key
Cathy Sharp
Heartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetIt’s the 1950’s and the orphans of Halfpenny Street have found a new home in the Essex countryside at Halfpenny House. Meanwhile, back...
The Long Road Ahead
Rosie James
The war might be over, but trying to get life back on track is anything but easy for Alice Watts.Follow Alice’s journey back to post-Blitz Bristol where she searches for family, friends, and one particular loved one, in a world where it’s...
Frankenstein Unbound
Brian Aldiss
When Joe Bodenland is suddenly transported back in time to the year 1816, his first reaction is of eager curiosity rather than distress…This is Aldiss’ response to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, available for the first time in eBook.When Joe...
The Malacia Tapestry
Brian Aldiss
In Malacia, a city where change is forbidden and radical ideas are crushed, a war like no other is about to commence.The Brian Aldiss collection includes over 50 books and spans the author’s entire career, from his debut in 1955 to his more...
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired ‘Moby Dick’
Nathaniel Philbrick
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and...
By His Majesty's Grace
Jennifer Blake
The Three Graces of Graydon are wellborn sisters bearing an ominous curse: any man betrothed to them without love is doomed to die.Much to her chagrin, Lady Isabel Milton has been given to Earl Rand Braesford–a reward from the Tudor king for his...
Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
Francis Pryor
An authoritative and radical rethinking of the whole of British history before the coming of the Romans, based on remarkable new archaeological finds.So many extraordinary archaeological discoveries (many of them involving the author) have been...
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Deborah Cadbury
From the best-selling author of THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS and THE LOST KING OF FRANCE comes the story of how our modern world was forged – in rivets, grease and steam; in blood, sweat and human imagination.The nineteenth century saw the creation of...
Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism
Donald Sassoon
In this fascinating look at the unique conjuncture of factors surrounding Il Duce’s seizure of power, eminent historian Donald Sassoon traces the political circumstances that sent Italy on a collision course with the most destructive war of the...
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
Caroline Alexander
The bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the Mutiny on the Bounty – the most famous sea story of all time.More than two centuries have passed since Fletcher Christian mutinied against Lt. Bligh on...
In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo
Michela Wrong
A story of grim comedy amid the apocalypse and a celebration of the sheer indestructibility of the human spirit in a nation run riot: Michela Wrong’s vision of Congo/Zaire during the Mobutu years is incisive, ironic and revelatory.Mr Kurtz, the...
I Didn’t Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation
Michela Wrong
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong...
The Gates of Africa: Death, Discovery and the Search for Timbuktu
Anthony Sattin
Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.The history of the African Association, the world’s first geographical society, dedicated to the exploration of the interior of a continent known only through legend and vague...
The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
John Keay
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.The...
Murder on the Verandah: Love and Betrayal in British Malaya
Eric Lawlor
A Malayan White Mischief.‘On Sunday, 23 April 1911, Ethel Proudlock attended Mass at St Mary’s Church in Kuala Lumpur. She was well-liked at St Mary’s. She helped with jumble sales and had recently joined the choir. After Mass, the vicar’s wife...
