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It is 1959 when Haruko, a young woman of good family, marries the Crown Prince of Japan, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. She is the first nonaristocratic woman to enter the mysterious, almost hermetically sealed, and longest-running monarchy in the world. Met with cruelty and suspicion by...

It is 1959 when Haruko, a young woman of good family, marries the Crown Prince of Japan, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. She is the first non-aristocratic woman to enter the longest-running, almost hermetically sealed, and mysterious monarchy in the world. Met with cruelty and suspicion by...

This is Virginia Woolf’s first collection of essays, published in 1925. In them, she attempts to see literature from the point of view of the ‘common reader’ - someone whom she, with Dr Johnson, distinguished from the critic and the scholar. She read, and wrote, as an outsider: a woman set to school in her father’s library, denied the educational privileges of her male siblings - and with no fixed view of what constitutes ‘English literature’. What she produced is an eccentric and unofficial literary and social history from the 14th to the 20th centuries. 

Hester Flanders went to the ball for the food. She didn't expect a prince to follow her home. If there's one rule Hester learned during her country upbringing, it's never accept a gift: that's how the Folk get you. Although she's left her farm behind, she can't leave her superstitions. She's...

Elise Plassen was one of six children on the homestead. Life at the end of the eighteent century was hard and it was still a peasant society. The large group of children was necessary help on the laborious homesteads. Schooling was so-so. An intenerate teacher dropped by when he was in the area. It was not expected that children of the commoners would need schooling. What would they do with it? Elise showed an early interest in books and had taught herself to read. It was noticed by the intenerate teacher who lent her some schoolbooks. It was the beginning of a journey that brought her to ...

The biggest “tragedy of the commons” is the misconception that commons are failures - relics from another era rendered unnecessary by the market and state. Think Like a Commoner dispels such prejudices by explaining the rich history and promising future of the commons - an ageless paradigm of cooperation and fairness that is re-making our world.

Mark’s new life begins in the worst possible place—a burned-out village haunted by undead. Each morning these ravenous creatures disappear, only to return at night, driven by a relentless hunger. He'll need to stay low and think quick, because trapped and alone in the body of a child, he can’t level up in this new world. At least not yet. Soon Mark will learn that even among the living, safety isn’t guaranteed. When the small town that he ends up in turns out to be at the center of a conspiracy that threatens the world, he'll need to uncover the truth before it's too late.

Claire François has it all: beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility. As the daughter of a high-ranking noble, she takes her status and the according responsibilities with utmost seriousness--even as the king threatens to undermine his realm's stability with his visions of "meritocracy." Claire is nevertheless prepared to take this societal change in stride, until one of the new commoner students at her elite academy, Rae Taylor, turns her life upside down.

Winner of the International Labor History Award Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history. The...

Gabriel: I am the crown prince of Villroy, heir to a kingdom, bound by duty to marry and produce an heir. I expected a quiet arrangement through royal channels, instead I got a palace full of women vying for my hand. This undignified circus is beneath a man of my stature! Proof being that a saucy, ill-mannered woman wearing body-hugging clothes is in the lead. Anna: The plan sounded simple: Pose as my friend, pick up her inheritance, and return with the cash to keep her out of jail. Suddenly I'm in a battle royale with a bunch of crazy competitive women for riches beyond our dreams.

From the glittering ballrooms of a royal palace to the quiet countryside of a life in exile, a king finds himself at a crossroads. Edward has just inherited the most powerful throne in the world, but he finds himself suffocated by the expectations of duty and tradition. Then he meets Wallis, a witty and independent American socialite who sees him for who he is—a man, not a monarch. As their secret romance blossoms, Edward is faced with an impossible choice: his country or the woman he loves. Their affair becomes the scandal of the century, leading to a historic act of abdication that ...

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck's Once Upon a Prince is the story of an ordinary girl crossing paths with a royal prince that inspired the Hallmark Original movie of the same name. "With only a subtle nod to Cinderella, this modern and engaging tale follows the budding...

I may look the part, but I am not, technically, a valet. My name is Christopher Thornbury, Earl of Wycliffe, and I am hiding in a merchant's townhouse in Bloomsbury because the alternative involves pistols at dawn and a viscount with considerably better aim than I have. So my valet came up with a plan. My cover story is watertight. My references are impeccable. My knowledge of fashion is encyclopedic, and my boot-polishing is, admittedly, a work in progress. Everything is going according to plan. Or it would be, if not for one singular complication: my employer. Callum Hayes is broad-...

Ingrid Johnson was born a commoner and was on her way to a new job where she would be working as a maid and assisting the cook in the day-to-day operations. Ingrid had always hated her name and decided to go by Ivy, which was a much prettier name; and since no one would know her, she felt now would be the best time to make that change. In her hurry to pay her faire and board the stagecoach, she didn't realize that she had climbed aboard the stage that would be delivering her to Master William Clifford, who had sent his personal stagecoach to pick up his future mail order bride. As she rode ...

What happens when immortals decide they want you? Vallachia doesn’t know much...But she does know that she loves her simple life. This becomes even more apparent when that life is ripped from her. Who will care for her widowed father and younger brother? But she doesn’t have time to worry about that when she has to learn how to keep herself alive. Not to mention she has to constantly thwart unwanted male attention. She quickly finds herself on the wrong side of a brewing battle for vampire domination. Not knowing who to trust could have fatal consequences...For everyone.

In the wake of Lene's exile, aristocratic Claire François grapples with her feelings for her vexing commoner classmate, Rae Taylor. Her tangled emotions aren't helped by her childhood friend, the dashing Princess Manaria, suddenly reentering her life--or by a visit to Rae's hometown. Continue to revisit the events of I'm In Love With the Villainess from Claire's perspective in this second volume of the spin-off, including some brand-new glimpses into parts of the story never told before!

Things grow dire in Bauer Kingdom when Claire gets roped into service as a secret agent of the king. Fortunately, the infuriating commoner Rae Taylor is by her side as always, helping to root out corruption among Claire's fellow nobles. But when an uprising threatens the kingdom, will Claire wind up sacrificing herself on the altar of her ideals? Experience the thrilling finale of the I'm in Love with the Villainess spin-off series--featuring completely new, never-before-seen scenes from Claire's perspective!

They are England's most eligible bachelors, with the most scandalous reputations. But for the right woman, even an unrepentant rogue may mend his ways . . . Born to the street but raised within the aristocracy, Drake Darling can't escape his sordid beginnings. Not when Lady Ophelia Lyttleton...

Isabel Callahan lived a simple life on a farm in Ashborne with her parents. Her dream of marrying her childhood friend on her eighteenth birthday was shattered by a deadly plague that swept through their kingdom. Fleeing with her friend Jane to a new realm ruled by the magic of a deceased monarch, Isabel was captured by Lord Kyran Thorel. The noble lord forced her to compete against nobles in a lethal tournament to claim the crown of Verran and control an immortal army confined within the ancient magical Amulet of Aemodran, accessible only to the reigning queen. Each queen's demise ...

A young airman with Asperger's Syndrome, summarily discharged from military duty and plagued by serious mental health issues, becomes homeless and has frequent encounters with the law. Through his exploits, he inadvertently provides the inspiration for a popular TV show and becomes the hope of the poor and downtrodden in his hometown of Seattle.