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My father called them messengers. He once told me they walked among us and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs. Well, I’ve spent my whole life investigating the inexplicable and all I've found are the unsettling vestiges of iniquity—the evidence of another world shrouded by the obscure. Purgatory to some, where depravity hides in shadows, and girls like me are little more than delicious bites of temptation. Others call it Nightshade.

Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.

Lady Arabella Tempest dreamed of a love-match, not a scandal. One late-night accident at a London ball binds her to a man whose dark gaze unsettles her in ways she never expected. Forced into marriage with the brooding Duke of Balfour, she is swept from the dashing ton to a remote Scottish castle, where his restraint and quiet honor begin to claim her heart. Ewan Kirkpatrick, Duke of Balfour, married only out of duty, his heart hardened by betrayal. Yet from the moment Arabella enters his life, her warmth and courage unsettle his carefully guarded control. Every shared moment tempts him to ...

A wounded soldier longing for the front lines. A woman determined to keep the light burning. Two hearts searching for purpose during a nation at war. When an injury prevents Sergeant Julian Daniels from returning to battle, he is assigned duties far from the action he believes defines him. Serving as an Ordnance Sergeant at Fort Oswald feels like a cruel reminder of what he’s lost, until he meets a woman whose quiet strength challenges his understanding of duty and courage. Anna Eberly, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, has spent her life tending the beacon that guides others safely ...

A reluctant bride, a rancher in need, and a boy who changes everything… Ruby Adams is running out of time and choices. On the brink of freedom, her inheritance is stolen by a street-smart boy bound for the same small Texas town. Posing as a mail-order bride for a rancher she’s never met is her only way to survive—and reclaim what’s hers. Marshall Montgomery is a man with too much on his plate. A nephew in need of a mother, a ranch to save, and a bride who seems too good to be true. But something about Ruby—her determination, her courage—begins to stir his guarded heart. As Ruby ...

In the rugged Oklahoma Panhandle at the turn of the century, farmer Lucas Adammson leads a double life. By day he cultivates the soil with innovations that push the prairie toward resilience; by night, he writes as The Anonymous Miner, a fearless critic of the railroad and mining titans who siphon wealth from the land and its people. His letters, shaped in response to the Lattimer massacre, spark nationwide resistance and threaten to topple a corrupt order—while drawing a lethal counterstrike from those who profit from oppression. Eli Harrow arrives in Beaver City with a mission to ...

A city on the brink. A woman living in secrecy. A love tested by war. As the Civil War threatens to tear St. Louis apart, Captain Robert Warren is determined to keep the city from falling into the hands of Southern sympathizers. Duty has always come first, until he crosses paths with Mollie Grove, a woman whose quiet courage challenges everything he believes. Mollie lives a dangerous double life, risking everything to help enslaved men and women reach freedom through the Underground Railroad. When her secret is discovered by her uncle’s closest friend, Robert sees not recklessness—but ...

He was intrigued...Nathaniel Hammond, Earl of Beverton, is working to restore his new estate and aid his tenants. But everything changes when he meets the beautiful and mysterious Moira Dennison, a bold young woman who offers to hire him, unaware of his title, to help her find her fiancé. Curious and unable to resist, Nathan accepts her offer, keeping his true identity a secret, never dreaming of what the future held for him.

The fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s Jane Austen sequel series, which finds amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney investigating a suspicious murder at Netherfield Park Jonathan Darcy has recovered from the wound he received in a duel three months prior...

"This is freedom. Real freedom. Not the illusion we have in England—trapped by expectations." For seven years, George Hamilton, heir to the Dukedom of Abercorn, ran from duty and found freedom in the American wilderness. Then he met Clara—the half-Native American, half-English healer with gentle hands and a fierce spirit who saved his life and taught him what it meant to truly live. For three years, they built something rare: a marriage of equals, far from society's judgment. A home carved from wild land. A love that needed no titles or expectations to thrive. But when his father dies, ...

1772, the eve of the American revolution. In Boston, men lie dead in the street and in the backwoods of America, isolated cabins burn in the darkness of the forest. The Colony is in ferment. Jamie Fraser, a passionate leader of men, receives an envoy from the Governor Josiah Martin, asking for help.

Derek Chambers, Marquess of Whitlock, has a problem: his wife. She is the single most horrifying aspect of his life, and the only thing he has ever enjoyed about her are their truly spectacular fights. As such, he prefers having as little to do with her as possible. So when she unexpectedly summons him to London, he surprises himself by going, and finds his life turned upside down in ways he never thought possible.

Emily Thompson never imagined fighting to save her family's inn alone—but with her father ailing and finances crumbling, she has no choice. When a baby mysteriously appears on her doorstep, she's determined to uncover the truth, even as threats close in. But she never expected help to arrive in the form of a rugged stranger who makes her pulse race… U.S. Marshal Ryan Burke rides into town with one mission: hunt down the gang who murdered his parents. Justice is all that drives him—until he meets a fierce innkeeper with trouble at her door and fire in her eyes. Can he chase the past ...

Netherfield Park was leased by the Darcys in the summer of 1799. Young Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy developed a steady friendship, but circumstances made them lose touch for several years. Will Darcy and Elizabeth find their way to meet again? How will the Bennet family change because of their friendship with the Darcys? Be warned, this Pride and Prejudice variation contains some mischievous children, cheating servants and an angry bull.

Silla Nordvig survived the Road of Bones. In the aftermath of her journey, her dreams of a simple life have been shattered. Beaten, betrayed, and reeling from the revelation of her true name, she flees Kopa with Reynir Galtung, the ruthless leader of the Bloodaxe Crew. Silla soon discovers Rey has been keeping secrets of his own, and they're forced into hiding together.

She’s looking for love (for everyone else). He’s looking for silence. They’re about to make a lot of noise. At fifty-two, Beatrice Halloway has escaped her suffocating children for the freedom of Bath. Her mission? To lead the "Matchmaking Society," a boisterous group of widows dedicated to marrying off the city’s youth. She has a plan for everyone—except herself. At fifty-six, Arthur Penrose has retired to read his books, drink his tea, and avoid people. Unfortunately, his garden wall borders Beatrice’s, and her Society’s giggling meetings are ruining his peace. He wants her ...

Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.

The arrival of Thomas Campbell and his elder brother has the small village of Beauford astir. Not only is Thomas tall, dark, and handsome, he is also rumored to be a most notorious rake. Miss Claire Gardner is young, innocent, and completely infuriating. Yet given an opportunity, Thomas can't help teaching the headstrong beauty a lesson in desire.

Eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his 20th-century time-travelling wife, Claire Randall, have emigrated to the beautiful countryside of the Royal Colony of North Carolina. The year is now 1771, and dissidents are stirring throughout the American colonies. Claire forewarns James of the impending war and the dangers it may bring to their clan. Will her knowledge of America’s tumultuous revolution be enough to guide them through a dangerously uncertain future?

Amelia Berger needs the Rogue, and she needs everything he can offer without revealing everything she knows. Her secrets are her own, and she has far too many to risk revealing even one. But when working with Rogue turns into something entirely unexpected, she finds that the secrets she began with are not the ones she most needs to protect.