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Take What You Can Carry: A Novel by Gian Sardar
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty, promise, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan.It’s 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist and make a difference with her work... -
Highland Justice by Heather McCollum
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWithout mercy, there is no love in this third installment of the Sons of Sinclair historical romance series by award-winning author Heather McCollum.Gideon Sinclair, the third Sinclair brother, judges everything in stark terms of good and evil. There is nothing in between, and he is efficient at passing judgment without mercy... -
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsListen to Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love reviewed on NPR In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to her 2007 novel, The Bastard of Istanbul , acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives—one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered his spiritual mentor, the whirling dervish known as Shams of Tabriz—that together... -
Braveheart by Randall Wallace
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom...he became the hammer and scourge of England. In one of history's darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor -- the likes of whom the world may never see again... -
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Ceridwen of Kilton by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNinth-century Saxon England crumbles under the onslaught of a relentless foe - the Danish Vikings. Ceridwen, a young woman with divided loyalties, watches as the peace and plenty she enjoys at the Saxon stronghold of Kilton gives way to wary watchfulness... -
Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBegitu banyak hal menakjubkan yang terjadi dalam masa kecil para anggota Laskar Pelangi. Sebelas orang anak Melayu Belitong yang luar biasa ini tak menyerah walau keadaan tak bersimpati pada mereka... -
Born of the Sun by Joan Wolf
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this beautifully executed continuation of The Road to Avalon , her earlier depiction of sixth-century Britain, Wolf tells the story of Niniane, a Celtic princess, and Ceawlin, bastard son of the King of the West Saxons. Eighty years after the death of Arthur, the Celts are disorganized, drifting away from the cities built by the Romans... -
Serpent by Kathryn Le Veque, Scott Moreland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1283 A.D. - Edward I is in the midst of his campaign to tame the Welsh, but rising from the chaos is a Welsh knight known as the Serpent. Bhrodi ap Gaerwen de Shera is a warrior of tremendous range and power. Descended from the kings of Anglesey on his mother's side and the earls of Coventry on his father's, Bhrodi is in the unique position of having Welsh royalty and English nobility... -
The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry... -
This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s time everyone knew the truth, and what better way to announce you’re getting married (and gay) than on your family WhatsApp group?Amar can’t wait to tell everyone his wonderful news: he’s found The One, and he’s getting married... -
Wee William's Woman, Book Three of The Clan MacDougall Series by Suzan Tisdale
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland, 1345 They call him Wee William. Though he stands nearly seven feet tall, with arms and legs the size of tree trunks and hands as big as buckets, there is nothing wee about him. His scowl alone is enough to make most men's bones rattle with fear. And women, rather than swooning, tend to run in the opposite direction... -
In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe unforgettable Margaret of Ashbury returns in the second book of the trilogy that began with A Vision of Light . Margaret, a resourceful midwife, is living with the insufferable relatives of her third husband, Gilbert de Vilers, known as Gregory. She is carving out a life for herself and her daughters despite the hostility and greed of her in-laws... -
To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected by King John. Her brothers become hostages and Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk... -
The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe King is dead. Long live the King. With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France. Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife... -
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A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper, and royal servant John FitzGilbert is one of them. But when the old king dies and his successor is appointed, John faces a terrible choice: he must join the rival faction-his enemies- or risk losing everything. His new wife helps him carry his burden, but his final choice will seal not only her fate, but those of his young children... -
Anna of Kleve, The Princess in the Portrait by Alison Weir
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII's fourth wife, as a grieving king chooses a bride sight unseen in the fourth novel in the epic and intrigue-filled Six Tudor Queens series. Newly widowed and the father of an infant son, Henry VIII realizes he must marry again to insure the royal succession... -
Joanna by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeautiful, iron-willed heiress to power, Joanna secretly burns with an explosive inner passion as wild and-- radiant as her flaming red hair. But her deepest emotions are tragically frozen by the cold fear of a man's tender love... -
The Revised Life of Ellie Sweet by Stephanie Morrill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllie Sweet is a lot of things—good girl, novelist, silent adorer of the new boy at school, Palmer. But when “outcast” gets added to the list, she decides it’s time to take reality into her own hands … and tweak it as needed. In the pages of her book, she’s Lady Gabrielle, favorite of the medieval Italian court... -
My Brother's Crown by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Christy award-winning authors Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould comes a brand-new sweeping family saga. Close-knit cousins are individually led on a redemptive journey as they follow the threads of their family's mysterious past and discover how it impacts the future... -
The Highlander's Temptation by Eliza Knight
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe long awaited prequel to the Stolen Bride Series!!!! Desire tempted them, but love conquered all... Laird Jamie Montgomery is a warrior with a mission. When he travels to the northern Highlands on the orders of William Wallace, temptation in the form of an alluring lass, could be his undoing. Lady Lorna Sutherland can't resist the charms of one irresistible Highlander... -
His Cocky Cellist by Cole McCade
One night. One contract. One kiss, and Victor Newcomb will never be the same. By age 24, Vic has accomplished more than most men achieve in a lifetime. Since childhood he's tried to be the perfect son, the perfect executive, the perfect heir—and as next in line for the throne of his father's multibillion dollar textile empire, he's made his life entirely about discipline and control... -
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEleanor of Aquitaine is a 12th century icon who has fascinated readers for 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive. This stunning novel introduces an Eleanor that all other writers have missed. Based on the most up-to-date research, it is the first novel to show Eleanor beginning her married life at 13... -
The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1501: Henry VIII Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illigitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between the two half-brothers which will lead to death... -
The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family’s ittar shop in Lahore. Over the years that follow, the perfumer’s apprentice and calligrapher’s apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and with each other, dreaming of the life they will one day share... -
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Lords Of The White Castle by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWestminster, 1184-- in the court of King Henry, playful competition is about to turn into something far more serious. Young courtier Fulke FitzWarin would not be an obvious companion for Prince John, but the boy from the Welsh Marches is there as a reward for his family's loyalty to the crown... -
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe extraordinary story of an all-American girl’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with a young Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim world. When G... -
Guapa by Saleem Haddad
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA debut novel that tells the story of Rasa, a young gay man coming of age in the Middle East Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political and social upheaval... -
The Complete Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Keach
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 19 ratings‘O pure of heart! thou need’st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!’ One of the major figures of English Romanticism, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) created works of remarkable diversity and imaginative genius... -
The Last Dress from Paris by Jade Beer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe secret is hidden within a collection of Dior dresses... London, 2017. There's no one Lucille adores more than her grandmother. So when her beloved Granny Sylvie asks for Lucille's assistance with a small matter, she's happy to help. The next thing she knows, Lucille is on a train to Paris, tasked with retrieving a priceless Dior dress... -
The Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry... -
Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCombining the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of medieval fiction, New York Times' bestselling author Ariana Franklin returns with the third title in the Mistress of the Art of Death series. England, 1176. Beautiful, tranquil Glastonbury Abbey—one of England's holiest sites, and believed by some to be King Arthur's sacred Isle of Avalon—has been burned almost to the ground... -
The Falcons Of Montabard by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSabin FitzSimon, disgraced son of an earl, has the opportunity to rebuild his career and salvage his reputation when the knight Edmund Strongfist leaves for the Holy Land to offer his sword and services to the King of Jerusalem. He asks Sabin to join him... -
Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo very different women are linked by destiny and the struggle for the English crown. Matilda, daughter of Henry I, is determined to win back her crown from Stephen, the usurper king. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to William D'Albini, a warrior of the opposition. Both women are strong and prepared to stand firm for what they know is right... -
Poppy Day by Amanda Prowse
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEver since hairdresser Poppy Day married her childhood sweetheart, Mart, she's been deliriously happy. Now Mart is fighting in Afghanistan, and Poppy is counting the days until he returns. It takes one knock at the door to rip Poppy's world apart. Mart has been taken hostage, and it's too dangerous for the army to rescue him. Poppy is determined to bring him home herself... -
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A Holiday of Love by Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen the weather outside is frightful, what better way to warm up than with four magnificent new tales of love and adventure from your favorite romance authors? Slip into a bubble bath or curl up in front of a roaring fire-- and let Jude Deveraux Judith McNaught Arnette Lamb & Jill Barnett whisk you away.. -
The Marriage Prize by Virginia Henley
Few writers can rival the sheer storytelling mastery of New York Times bestselling author Virginia Henley. Brimming with sensual tension, humor, and narrative power, Henley's award-winning novels have enchanted readers worldwide... -
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPope Joan: A Novel, by Cross, Donna... -
The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick
In the summer of 1140, Oliver Pascal returns home from a long pilgrimage to discover England ravaged by civil war and his family lands forfeit to the conflict between Henry I's daughter Mathilda, and her cousin Stephen of Blois, who has seized the crown at her expense... -
Castile for Isabella by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCastile for Isabella covers the early life of the most significant of all Spanish monarchs: Isabella of Castile. Isabella is seen as a young girl,within a few steps of the throne; first in the care of an ambitious but unbalanced mother; later in the licentious court of her half-brother HenryIV; and at length ascending the throne, Ferdinand beside her... -
The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDISCOVER A LOST CLASSIC IN PLAIDY'S FABULOUS GEORGIAN SERIES This glorious novel chronicles the life of William the Conqueror, the bastard son of the Duke of Normandy, from childhood until his death in 1087... -
The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick
Normandy 1067---William may have conquered England, but it is a conquest of a different kind that one English earl has in mind.Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind. For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts... -
Knight of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory
THE GREATEST PASSION Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, she agrees. But that's before the devilishly charming Sir Stephen Carleton captures her heart-and tempts her to betray her betrothed, her king, and her country... -
Great Maria by Cecelia Holland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCourage of a king, Strength of a knight, Heart of a woman "A literary phenomenon." -New York Times Her father is a robber baron... Her husband has grand ambitions and a quick temper... She will become...the Great Maria. A lush portrait of the eleventh century that leaves out none of its harshest nature, Great Maria is Cecelia Holland at her most evocative... -
Beloved Enemy: The Passions of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Ellen Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sequel to The Fatal Crown chronicles the passionate and turbulent lives of Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Henry II, and Chancellor Thomas a+a6 Becket in the golden age of chivalry. 30,000 first printing... -
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Behold the Dawn by K.M. Weiland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarcus Annan, a tourneyer famed for his prowess on the battlefield, thought he could keep the secrets of his past buried forever. But when a mysterious crippled monk demands Annan help him find justice for the transgressions of sixteen years ago, Annan is forced to leave the tourneys and join the Third Crusade... -
Painted Hands by Jennifer Zobair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMuslim bad girl Zainab Mir has just landed a job working for a post-feminist, Republican Senate candidate. Her best friend Amra Abbas is about to make partner at a top Boston law firm. Together they’ve thwarted proposal-slinging aunties, cultural expectations, and the occasional bigot to succeed in their careers. What they didn’t count on? Unlikely men and geopolitical firestorms... -
My Other Half by Neya B
It's crazy how fate can change the perspective of our future. Hayat didn’t plan to meet the man who will love her in this life and the afterlife. As a twenty-six-year-old web designer, Hayat was focused on her career, love was not on her agenda. Not even marriage. Anas, on the other hand, secretly hoped to find someone who could love Souhila as much as he did... -
Belle Catherine by Juliette Benzoni, Jocasta Goodwin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"...she will be beautiful enough to make a man die of love..." Violet-eyed Catherine -- born to the violence, terror and sensuality of the Hundred Years War -- knew well the madness of the masses. She had seen them sack the Dauphin's palace, destroy her own home and kill her father, a Parisian goldsmith... -
Catherine by Juliette Benzoni
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"...she will be beautiful enough to make a man die of love..." Violet eyed Catherine born to the violence, terror and sensuality of the Hundred Years War, knew well the madness of the masses. She had seen them sack the Dauphin's palace, destroy her own home and kill her father, a Parisian goldsmith... -
Catherine and Arnaud by Juliette Benzoni
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVoici Catherine en Espagne parmi les pèlerins de Compostelle. La grâce qu'elle veut obtenir de Dieu, c'est de rejoindre enfin son époux, Arnaud le lépreux, qui s'est enfui de la maladrerie de Calves pour chercher, au tombeau de saint Jacques, une improbable guérison. Étrange route, en vérité, semée de peines et d'embûches, de terribles dangers... et aussi d'étranges surprises...
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