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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940... -
Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAn international bestseller, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film Ashes in the Snow!This special movie tie-in edition features 16 pages of color movie stills starring Bel Powley and Jonah Hauer-King in never-before-seen footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, plus a brand-new letter from the... -
Long Live the Beautiful Hearts by Emma Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNever again would I allow my heart to become the plaything of someone else. Never again would I let a man (or men) come between me and my goals. Never again would I love without feeling the fullness of that love in return. Not until I knew it was real. And if that took me a lifetime to find, so be it... -
Edenbrooke / Heir to Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis edition pairs the bestselling Edenbrooke with the never-before-published novelette Heir to Edenbrooke, which is the prequel to the story, told from the point-of-view of the dashing suitor of Edenbrooke.Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor... -
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Prague Counterpoint by Bodie Thoene
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Vienna Prelude, Elisa Lindheim risked her life helping others escape pre-World War II Austria. The climactic ending finds her safely in Czechoslovakia, but not for long. A million other lives are endangered, and she cannot still their silent cry for help... -
Munich Signature by Bodie Thoene
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDISCOVER THE TRUTH THROUGH FICTION Who will dare to take a stand? In May 1938 Hitler’s forces continue to swallow pieces of Europe, forcing Jews to flee from his ever-tightening net... -
Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA historical novel, set in postwar New York City.In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth... -
Miss Devon's Choice: A Sweet Regency Romance by Sally Britton
An arranged marriage, a choice to love, and the hope for a happily ever after. Rebecca Devon lives under the severe eye of her aunt, and the iron will of her father. She wears what she is told, befriends the people they choose for her, yet she spends every moment longing for freedom to do as she wishes... -
To Love a Sunburnt Country by Jackie French, Edwina Wren
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy is 16 and left school to spend a year droving, just like her grandfather Clancy of the Overflow was famed for. Now Nancy's family has sent her to Malaya to bring home her sister-in-law Moira and baby Gavin. Moira is British and married to Nancy's brother Ben, who is now a soldier... -
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
Raised in a bleak orphanage without even a name from her parents, this modern girls' fairy tale tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, a plucky young woman without ties and unsure of her future. After a visit from the trustees of the orphanage, Jerusha is told that one of the trustees sees in her the potential of a writer and wishes to be the patron of her college education... -
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?'When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the north of England...Categorized as:
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Georgana's Secret by Arlem Hawks
1811, HMS Deborah A Regency romance on the high seas. As a young girl, Georgana Woodall dreamed of beautiful dresses, fancy balls, and falling in love. However, when her mother dies, she cannot face a future under the guardianship of her abusive grandmother and instead chooses to join her father on his ship disguised as his cabin boy, “George...Categorized as:
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Angels of the Resistance: A WWII Novel by Noelle Salazar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose CodeFrom the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story inspired by true events, about courageous women who risked everything for country, for family, and for each other... -
Angels of the Resistance: A WWII Novel by Noelle Salazar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose CodeFrom the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story inspired by true events, about courageous women who risked everything for country, for family, and for each other... -
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Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty's navy. Yet from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves... -
An Officer, Not a Gentleman by Elizabeth Johns
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDespite Tobin O'Neill's humble origins, he finds himself a lieutenant in His Majesty's army, serving on Wellington's staff. When the roguish Irishman strikes up an unlikely friendship with a General's daughter, they somehow become enmeshed in navigating the perils of the greatest battle of their age.Bridget Murphy had grown up following the drum... -
A Little Love Song by Michelle Magorian
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA classic young love story set in the middle of World War II It is the summer of 1943, and war continues to rage. For Rose and her sister Diana, it’s a time of independence and self-discovery as they find first loves. But when Rose uncovers an extraordinary love story from another war, she is forced to question that love. Rose is about to discover a secret that will change everything... -
Dare to be Wild by Emma V. Leech
Their mothers dared all for love.Just imagine what their daughters will do...A serious dilemma...Miss Elspeth Cadogan is a cuckoo in a very lively nest. Her parents, Jerome and Bonnie Cadogan, are notorious for their wild parties and practical jokes. Elspeth is sensible, bookish, and just wants a quiet life...Categorized as:
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Love Unseen by Rachel Kelley Stones
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. Despite her beauty and kind disposition, Hannah has accepted the harsh reality of her situation: she will never marry. Continually affected by an illness from her youth, Hannah acknowledges her chances of entertaining potential suitors, at least respectable ones, is slim...Categorized as:
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Pride & Prejudice by Stacy King, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBeloved by millions the world over, Pride & Prejudice is delightfully transformed in this bold new manga adaptation. All of the joy, heartache, and romance of Jane Austen's original, perfectly illuminated by the sumptuous art of manga-ka Po Tse, and faithfully adapted by Stacy E. King... -
The Rake and Lady Julia by Claudia Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Julia Cavendish has always been a most sensible and practical young woman. So when her parents declare that she must marry, or spend the rest of her days acting as a companion to her dreadful Aunt Mildred, she agrees.Love, she believes, is not real, and an advantageous marriage is far preferable to the life of a servant.But then she meets Lord Montague.. -
Stay With Me by Mila Gray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDidi Monroe’s waited her whole life for the type of romance you see in the movies, so when Hollywood heartthrob Zac Ridgemont sweeps her off her feet, Didi believes she might finally have met the one. While Zac’s away filming for the summer, Didi begins her internship at a military hospital in California. There, she meets wounded Marine Noel Walker...Categorized as:
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The Bride of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
The Continuing Adventure of Jackson and Kit! Detective Jackson Forge can hardly wait to marry the street-sly swindler who’s turned his life upside down... -
All We Left Behind by Danielle R. Graham, D.R. Graham
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Secret Orphan meets The Tattooist of Auschwitz with a dash of Wild Swans A powerful and incredibly moving historical novel inspired by an untold story of the Second World War. Vancouver 1941 As the war rages around the world, Hitler’s fury is yet to be felt on the peaceful shores of Mayne Island. Sweethearts Hayden and Chidori are in love. But everything changes after Pearl Harbor... -
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The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratings‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret big enough to destroy the Führer’s reputation. . . January 1939: When Katja Heinz secures a job as a typist at Doctor Viktor’s clinic, she doesn’t expect to be copying top secret medical records from a notebook... -
Love Unseen by Rachel Kelley Stones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. Despite her beauty and kind disposition, Hannah has accepted the harsh reality of her situation: she will never marry. Continually affected by an illness from her youth, Hannah acknowledges her chances of entertaining potential suitors, at least respectable ones, is slim...Categorized as:
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Educating Elizabeth by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, Elizabeth Miller has dreamed of opening a school for underprivileged girls in London’s East End. But despite her best efforts, she soon discovers that the cost of running the fledgling school may spell disaster for the endeavor. In desperation she turns to the one man she’d rather Lord Charles Chatsworth, a rich and carefree flirt whose scandalous reputation she despises... -
A Lady's Wager by Arlem Hawks, Josi S. Kilpack
Can a lady wager on love?In this collection:The Diamond of Bristol by Arlem HawksWomen of a Certain Age by Josi S. KilpackA Most Unsuitable Suitor by Sarah M... -
Margot & Me by Juno Dawson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes love has to cross all kinds of barriers . . .Fliss is on the way to visit her grandmother in Wales - the grandmother who she doesn't get on with - with her mother who is recuperating from chemotherapy... -
Wait for Me by Caroline Leech
It’s 1945, and Lorna Anderson’s life on her father’s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Lorna is appalled...Categorized as:
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Miss Newbury's List by Megan Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratings”An immediate hit. A resounding success for Walker, whose talent for emotional intricacy and smart wit elevate the standard of excellence in the genre.”—Booklist, starred review”Miss Newbury’s List is a gentle, moving, romance novel that’s inspired by kindred companionship and crossroad reckonings.”—Foreword Reviews Before Rosalind weds, she wants to experience ten things... -
Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOrphaned as a child, Arabella Hampton was the unwanted and unloved charge of a cruel aunt and neglectful uncle. The only light in her young life was the kindness of the Jonquil family, and she clung to the childish dream of someday living with them at Lampton Park... -
My Heartless Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Sally Vixen
“Just one year, then I’ll be free of her…”When Selina’s overprotective brother leaves for a year, he tasks the only man Selina loathes with looking after her. His cold, dashing best friend, the Duke of Barrington…William is by all accounts a heartless rake. Selina is sweet and insecure. At first they agree to stay out of each other’s way. But soon, a twist of fate forces them closer than ever...Categorized as:
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Married to the Cursed Duke by Ava MacAdams
“Thirty days. Our marriage will last for thirty days and not a minute longer than that.”Bridget is sick and tired of acting as her pregnant cousin’s personal maid. So finding herself in a compromising situation with the Duke of Acheron seems to her like a golden ticket to freedom.Duke Devlin is fully aware that he is cursed... -
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Red Sky at Morning: A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe classic coming-of-age story set during World War II about the enduring spirit of youth and the values in life that count... -
Friends and Foes by Sarah M. Eden
After five years of tracking and capturing spies on English soil, Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lampton, is in pursuit of his last quarry. But at a traveler’s inn, he encounters an unexpected and far more maddening foe: Sorrel Kendrick, a young lady who is strikingly pretty, shockingly outspoken, and entirely unimpressed with him... -
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
A whip-smart debut that follows the adventures of an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season to find a wealthy husband. But the last thing she expects is to find love...Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin... -
A Wish Upon a Duke: Sweet Regency Romance by Katherine Ann Madison, Maggie Dallen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHow does a wallflower change her fate?One MaypoleOne DukeOne naughty puppyAnd a little wish...May Day is bearing down on Mayfair, and Miss Aubrey Featherington is facing another failed season. It’s difficult to be a successful debutante when one is as painfully shy as herself. And while she’d love to participate in the May Day festivities, she understands it’s not likely to happen... -
Becoming Lady Lockwood by Jennifer Moore
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmelia Beckett is delighted to be a widow. Married by proxy to a man she'd never met, Amelia recognizes that a fortuitous entry into widowhood frees her from meddlesome chaperones and matchmakers. Heiress to her mother's sugar plantation in Jamaica, she happily anticipates working in a man's world, with the additional credibility of her new title: Lady Lockwood...Categorized as:
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The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNow:Sixteen-year-old Alice is spending the summer in Paris, but she isn’t there for pastries and walks along the Seine. When her grandmother passed away two months ago, she left Alice an apartment in France that no one knew existed. An apartment that has been locked for more than seventy years... -
The Cruel Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Sally Vixen
Everyone calls him a monster…To salvage his reputation, Duke Edwin must do something he never thought he reenter society and claim a bride.Joanna would do anything to help her sister. Even marry the Cruel Duke in her stead…This marriage of convenience seems doomed from the start...Categorized as:
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An Improper Agreement by Audra Wells
She refused to meet his eye, but he heard her quiet words, ground out behind clenched teeth. “I accept, Lord Eaton. And I plan to win.”Clara has been missing from the London marriage mart for six years and is reluctant to return. That feeling only grows when she happens to meet Lord Eaton–a rather arrogant, proud Earl who vexes her from the moment they first meet... -
Love Show by Audrey Bell
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHadley Arrington is the career-driven editor-in-chief of her university’s prestigious newspaper. Jack Diamond is a laidback student whose good looks have made things even easier than they need to be. She’s the girl who came out of nowhere and kissed him in the rain. He’s the boy who made her do something crazy...Categorized as:
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Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn extraordinary story inspired by the real Women’s Air Raid Defense, where an unlikely recruit and her sisters-in-arms forge their place in WWII history.Daisy Wilder prefers the company of horses to people, bare feet and salt water to high heels and society parties... -
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Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRebellious Frannie Tasker knows little about the war between England and its thirteen colonies in 1776, until a shipwreck off her home in Grand Bahama Island presents an unthinkable opportunity. The body of a young woman found floating in the sea gives Frannie the chance to escape her brutal stepfather—and she takes it... -
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her "uncle" Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf's, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet. Uncle Dolf is none other than Adolf Hitler... -
New Storm Rising by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis was NOT how Lilly had expected her honeymoon to go. Ever since their ship left the shore, she has been feeling dizzy, irritable and nauseous...and what the heck are these strange cravings she keeps having? Her brand-new husband is no help either. Suddenly, stoic, icy billionaire Mr Rikkard Ambrose has turned into a moody, overprotective caveman... -
The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop's detective agency as long as she follows his rules and learns from his technique. But when Iris uncovers details about her mother's supposed suicide, suddenly Iris is thrown headfirst into her most intense and personal case yet... -
The Scoundrel and I: A Novella by Katharine Ashe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sexy, heartwarming novella from the author of RITA® Award Finalists My Lady, My Lord and How to Marry a Highlander… Printer’s assistant Gabrielle Flood just made the worst mistake of her life. Then handsome, dashing Captain Anthony Masinter came along… And made it even worse. And he’s the last man on earth who can help her fix it... -
Summerhaven by Tiffany Odekirk
Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate. The path to wedded bliss is clear—so long as Oliver’s highbrow older brother, Damon, has ceased his juvenile antics, Hannah’s future looks bright indeed...Categorized as:
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