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The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a...

Step into the sultry heat of 1920s Egypt, where ancient secrets hide along the banks of the Nile River. Fresh from solving her first murder case in Egypt, archaeologist Dr. Clarissa Bell thought the most dangerous thing about her new assignment would be authenticating ancient pigments. She was wrong. When a respected Egyptologist is poisoned at an elegant house party, Clarissa finds herself trapped with a collection of suspicious guests—including the devastatingly competent Benedict Quinn, whose true profession remains tantalizingly unclear. With her insufferable ex-fiancé offering ...

A fragile peace gives way to conspiracy, betrayal, and rebellion in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Little Hatred from epic fantasy master Joe Abercrombie. Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . . Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement...

Abigail was the last keeper of the house, the last to know the Howland family's secrets. Now, in the name of all her brothers and sisters, she must take her bitter revenge on the small-minded Southern town that shamed them, persecuted them, but could never destroy them.

Diana Gabaldon’s fans will be delighted to find Jamie and Claire as spirited and endearing as ever in this fourth installment of this magnificent saga. Romance, history, and time travel blend once again as the couple builds a new life together in the wilderness of pre–Revolutionary America.

The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him...

After the defeat of the Ogre King, all is well in Varglade. More elves join our settlement by the day, and it’s quickly becoming a town worthy of its people. But when the strange elf woman I had seen in the crystal ball appears in my dreams, I realize that this peace can only go on for so long.

Having escaped an unhappy marriage, Morgan finds herself in Camelot–the city of dreams and peace. Her brother, King Arthur, treats her as a valued advisor and Morgan finally has recognition befitting her intelligence within Arthur’s trusted circle, despite a longstanding conflict with Queen Guinevere. But Morgan’s life is not without complications. Between a vengeful husband determined to snatch their son away, the strict ideals of court life, and a jealous rival for Arthur’s attentions in the sorcerer Merlin, gaining true recognition and freedom is a greater challenge than Morgan envisioned.

With the dust finally settling after her near-fatal shooting, Lady Amelia Smallhope is looking forward to a period of rest and recuperation. A chance for her and Pennyroyal to plan their next exciting job and drink margaritas in the sun.

It's 1920 and Christmas is coming. Major Lennox finds a body on his doorstep — why on his doorstep? Was it to do with the Countess? Was it about the ruby necklace? Lennox goes to Melrose Court, home to his uncle, Lord Melrose, to uncover the mystery. But then the murders begin and it snows and it all becomes very complicated....

Three days ago, Elizabeth Bennet was a respectable beta trapped at Netherfield by a winter storm. Now she's a desperate omega who knows exactly what Darcy's hands feel like against her fevered skin, what broken sounds he makes when she begs for more, how close his teeth came to her throat when he almost— Almost claimed her. She felt his control shatter that final night. His grip tightening possessively. The words torn from his lips—mine, mine, mine—before he wrenched himself away while she died inside. She shouldn't be surprised. At night, he cares for her, but when the sun reigns the...

When Abby Proctor is kidnapped from a train in the middle of the desert halfway to her new life in California, she makes a promise to herself—she will escape. Because there's a reason Abby is leaving Iowa and all its oppressions behind, and she refuses to be someone's prisoner again. Especially when that someone is the infamous female outlaw Joey "JT London" Taylor, Abby's brash, brooding, and inconveniently beautiful captor.

The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the...

Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. That journey takes a unexpected turn when Marguerite, accused of betrayal, is brutally punished and abandoned on a small island.

Esslingen im 15. Jahrhundert: Obwohl kerngesund, wurde die junge Katharina von ihrem Stiefvater und ihrer Schwester ins Haus der Aussätzigen verbannt. Doch mit Hilfe ihres Liebsten, des Weinhändlers Lukas, konnte sie fliehen. Rastlos zieht sie als "Meisterin der verbotenen Künste" mit dem fahrenden Volk durch die Lande. In Nürnberg findet sie Schutz und gewinnt durch ihre Fähigkeiten als Heilerin und Wahrsagerin sogar die Gunst der Ratsherren. Währenddessen setzt ihr Liebster alles daran, ihre Ehre zu retten. Doch die beiden haben mächtige Feinde, die nun auch Lukas nach dem Leben trachten.

In the shadowy world of 1940s New York City, a sultry spy falls for the one woman she shouldn't. When reporter Jenny Ryan’s father is murdered, her burning need for justice drives her to take on a ruthless tycoon. But her plan goes awry when she falls for the criminal’s alluring mistress, OSS agent Kathryn Hammond. Kathryn is more than just a popular nightclub singer with a glamorous façade. She’s an undercover spy, trapped stateside in a dead-end assignment while the war rages on in Europe.

In this stunning conclusion to the epic New York Timesbestselling Lightbringer series, kingdoms clash as Kip struggles to escape his family's shadow in order to protect the land and people he loves. Gavin Guile, once the most powerful man the world had ever seen, has been laid low. He's lost his...

In Dead Man's Walk, Gus and Call are not yet 20, young men coming of age in the days when Texas was still an independent republic. Enlisting as Texas Rangers under a land pirate who wants to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans, Gus and Call experience their first great adventure in the barren great plains landscape, in which arbitrary violence is the rule -- whether from nature, or from the Indians whose territory they must cross in order to reach New Mexico.<

From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold in this latest instalment in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series Some secrets are deadlier than others 1968...

The Ultimate Clean & Wholesome Mega Christmas Box Set from bestselling and Kindle All-Star authors Katie Wyatt, Kat Carson, Ellen Anderson, and Ada Oakley! Step into a world of faith, hope, and frontier courage in this extraordinary 32-book Christmas collection, featuring 8 complete Mail Order Bride series & Historical Christian Western Romance filled with sweet romance, heartfelt miracles, and the true meaning of love. Travel back to the 1800s American frontier—where life was hard, but hearts were strong, and faith was the light that guided every soul through the coldest winters. These ...