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Johan Thoms (pronounced Yo-han Tomes) was born in Argona, a small town twenty-three miles south of Sarajevo, during the hellish depths of winter 1894.Little did he know that his inability to reverse a car would change the course of 20th Century Histo…
Johan Thoms (pronounced Yo-han Tomes) was born in Argona, a small town twenty-three miles south of Sarajevo, during the hellish depths of winter 1894.Little did he know that his inability to reverse a car would change the course of 20th Century Histo…
‘Yet another compulsively readable, astonishingly encyclopaedic book from Roy Porter…his best to date: an epic, one-volume narrative history of man’s struggle with the infirmities of his body, from Aesculapius to AIDS.’ SIMON SCHAMA‘Whether you are i…
‘Yet another compulsively readable, astonishingly encyclopaedic book from Roy Porter…his best to date: an epic, one-volume narrative history of man’s struggle with the infirmities of his body, from Aesculapius to AIDS.’ SIMON SCHAMA‘Whether you are i…
William Lampard, distinguished military captain, kept London abuzz with scandal.Against his better judgment, he made a wager to seduce Miss Cassandra Greenwood. But despite her provocative ways, and the impudent sway of her skirts, he quickly realize…
William Lampard, distinguished military captain, kept London abuzz with scandal.Against his better judgment, he made a wager to seduce Miss Cassandra Greenwood. But despite her provocative ways, and the impudent sway of her skirts, he quickly realize…
Enemy or lover?As a supporter of the late king, Richard III, Lady Philippa's father is a wanted man, a traitor to the crown. While visiting her dying grandfather in Wales, she fears for her life when she is recognized– by Sir Rhys Griffith, a knight …
Enemy or lover?As a supporter of the late king, Richard III, Lady Philippa's father is a wanted man, a traitor to the crown. While visiting her dying grandfather in Wales, she fears for her life when she is recognized– by Sir Rhys Griffith, a knight …
Having run from two previous engagements, Caterina Chester knows that marriage cannot be avoided for much longer. But to be parceled off as part of a wager to clear her family's debts? Sold to society's most disreputable rake? Caterina is outraged at…
Having run from two previous engagements, Caterina Chester knows that marriage cannot be avoided for much longer. But to be parceled off as part of a wager to clear her family's debts? Sold to society's most disreputable rake? Caterina is outraged at…
Lose yourself in a sweeping love story this summer – perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries and Santa MontefioreNorthern France, 1917Virginia Fortescue has thrown convention and her respected upbringing to the wind to drive ambulances for the American Re…
Lose yourself in a sweeping love story this summer – perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries and Santa MontefioreNorthern France, 1917Virginia Fortescue has thrown convention and her respected upbringing to the wind to drive ambulances for the American Re…
A GOOD MAN WAS HARD TO FIND…Especially for Mercy Fairweather, whose preacher father kept her well hidden. Mercy was innocence, smarts and beauty – tempting to the Devil himself. But even an angel deserved some fun. So when cowboy Sam Devlin asked her…
A GOOD MAN WAS HARD TO FIND…Especially for Mercy Fairweather, whose preacher father kept her well hidden. Mercy was innocence, smarts and beauty – tempting to the Devil himself. But even an angel deserved some fun. So when cowboy Sam Devlin asked her…
More Than A Guardian!Sir Leon Gascelin was completely unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home. The handsome surveyor knows he must take drastic steps to prevent her from distracting his…
More Than A Guardian!Sir Leon Gascelin was completely unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home. The handsome surveyor knows he must take drastic steps to prevent her from distracting his…
Miss Eleanor Southeran was reliably informed that independence of mind was not a desirable quality in a young lady.But, convinced that she could not love any of the fashionable fribbles of the Ton, Eleanor had so far evaded matrimony. Meeting Mr. Jon…
Miss Eleanor Southeran was reliably informed that independence of mind was not a desirable quality in a young lady.But, convinced that she could not love any of the fashionable fribbles of the Ton, Eleanor had so far evaded matrimony. Meeting Mr. Jon…
Francesca Shelwood is mortified when Marcus Carne reappears in her life-he stole the most magical, illicit kisses from the young, innocent Francesca!And she swore never to forgive him after being punished for her «wanton» behavior. . . . Now, on her …
Francesca Shelwood is mortified when Marcus Carne reappears in her life-he stole the most magical, illicit kisses from the young, innocent Francesca!And she swore never to forgive him after being punished for her «wanton» behavior. . . . Now, on her …
Men wanted one thing–and noblewomen had no choiceCertainly her forced betrothal did nothing to convince Lady Alyce Sherborne otherwise. Would that she could choose how to live her life–and with whom! But given that freedom, would she turn down the su…
Men wanted one thing–and noblewomen had no choiceCertainly her forced betrothal did nothing to convince Lady Alyce Sherborne otherwise. Would that she could choose how to live her life–and with whom! But given that freedom, would she turn down the su…
She'd put the shadows of her past behind her. . .Now Miss Sarah Hunter was delighted at the prospect of a Season in London–and at the opportunity to spend time with the man who'd once saved her life! But Mr. Elworthy was much changed.Rumors and secre…
She'd put the shadows of her past behind her. . .Now Miss Sarah Hunter was delighted at the prospect of a Season in London–and at the opportunity to spend time with the man who'd once saved her life! But Mr. Elworthy was much changed.Rumors and secre…
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
“We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it.” Punch.Murder in nineteenth-century Britain was ubiquitous – not necessa…
“We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done is not to be undone, let us make our money out of it.” Punch.Murder in nineteenth-century Britain was ubiquitous – not necessa…
Set sail for love in this sparkling new adventure in #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander’s Lady Travelers Society series.Harry Armstrong has spent years in Egypt, recovering relics and disregarding rules. Now he’s back in England …
Set sail for love in this sparkling new adventure in #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander’s Lady Travelers Society series.Harry Armstrong has spent years in Egypt, recovering relics and disregarding rules. Now he’s back in England …
War changes everything…Emily has always lived a life of privilege. That is until the drums of World War One came beating. Her family may be dramatically affected but it also offers her the freedom that she craves. Away from the tight control of her m…
War changes everything…Emily has always lived a life of privilege. That is until the drums of World War One came beating. Her family may be dramatically affected but it also offers her the freedom that she craves. Away from the tight control of her m…
The Law Had Made A Mistake Torn from her child's arms and imprisoned as a murderess, Marydyth Hollenbeck had thought her life was over. Now fate had set her free. But what was freedom, bound to ex-lawman Flynn O'Bannion, the man she had vowed to hate…
The Law Had Made A Mistake Torn from her child's arms and imprisoned as a murderess, Marydyth Hollenbeck had thought her life was over. Now fate had set her free. But what was freedom, bound to ex-lawman Flynn O'Bannion, the man she had vowed to hate…
Daniel, Earl of Cavendish, finds the frivolity of the ton dull after the adventures and hardship of the Peninsular War.But boredom rapidly disappears when he's drawn into the mystery surrounding the abduction of gently bred girls. His investigation e…
Daniel, Earl of Cavendish, finds the frivolity of the ton dull after the adventures and hardship of the Peninsular War.But boredom rapidly disappears when he's drawn into the mystery surrounding the abduction of gently bred girls. His investigation e…
THE VENGEFUL GROOMBetrothed to the son of her father's Spanish friend, Mistress Deborah Stirling is taken captive by a roguish privateer. Nicholas, Marquis de Vere, has vowed vengeance on her future husband, and plans to use Deborah to lure the murde…
THE VENGEFUL GROOMBetrothed to the son of her father's Spanish friend, Mistress Deborah Stirling is taken captive by a roguish privateer. Nicholas, Marquis de Vere, has vowed vengeance on her future husband, and plans to use Deborah to lure the murde…