Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=6639&N=7431+4294966908 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732040 Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. Shes adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she plans to keep it that way. Warrick Fitzhugh will do anything to protect his compatriots in the Foreign Office, including seduce Fallon, who he thinks can lead him to the deadliest crime lord in London. He knows hes putting his life on the line. To Warricks shock, Fallon is not who he thinks she is, and the secrets shes keeping are exactly what make her his hearts desire -- from authors web page. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687520 Faced with her disintegrating family life, Dr. Ruby Cardillo enlists her daughter to accompany her on a trip up the East Coast to discover her familys ties to a long-rumored Edison cylinder recording of jazz musician Buddy Bolden. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713749 In sixteenth century England, Joanna Stafford matches wits against powerful men when she is caught up in a shadowy plot targeting Henry VIII. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714078 Lady Marianne Winchilsea, who is fleeing from those who believe she was involved in a plot to kill the king, is unwilling to trust anyone, especially Garret Lockwood, the Earl of Falkham, the man who usurped her family home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705435 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713810 When the woman to whom he has been betrothed since childhood decides to call off the wedding, the Duke of Huntsley, a.k.a. the Lord of Vice, is surprised by his refusal to let Lady Grace Kearly go, viewing her as a beautiful challenge he cannot resist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697962 Bessie, the selfless sister of the powerful but stubborn Brunson clan, has sacrificed herself for her familys honor and is at the mercy of the court of King James. Ill-suited to court life, she must confront their mortal enemy, Lord Thomas Carwell, dressed in nothing but borrowed finery and pride. Underneath the relentless gaze of her captor, shes enticed not only by him but also by the opulence of a world far removed from her own. When the furious king demands her brothers head, Carwell is the only one to whom she can turn. But she must pay the ultimate price for his protection-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715976 A tale inspired by the historic Tri-State tornado of 1925 follows the experiences of businessman Paul Graves and his family, who throughout a year after the storm watch their community struggle to rebuild and who miscalculate growing resentment about the twist of fate that left their home and business untouched. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714506 Lord Ian Blake has returned from India a broken man. Years ago, he pledged to Lady Eva Carin-- his childhood companion and first love-- that he would bring her husband back alive. His failure haunts him. But even his jaded soul cant anticipate the shocking sight of beautiful, independent Eva confined in a madhouse. Locked in an asylum, forgotten by society, Eva is adrift in both body and mind. For Ian to break her free, they must cross a powerful enemy-- and prove her sanity to Englands unforgiving aristocracy. But the biggest danger of all may come when the secrets of Evas tragic past are finally unlocked -- p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744364 Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693988 Newly widowed, pregnant and alone in the Wyoming wilderness, Hannah Wentworth agrees to marry Flint Creed, a bitter man who is in desperate need of a wife, and as the danger of the wild frontier surrounds them, the greatest threat of all are the secrets between them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713811 In order to escape an arranged marriage and pursue her artistic passions in Paris, Lady Pippa Harrington needs the help of Gregory Sherwood, Lord Westdale, who blames her for the infidelity of the only woman he ever loved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714188 Rumor has it that the Earl of Deben, the most notorious rake in Londoon and in need of an heir, has set aside his penchant for married mistresses and turned his skilled hand to seducing innocents! But if Lord Deben expects Henrietta Gibson to respond to the click of his fingers he can think again. For she knows perfectly well why she should avoid gentlemen of his bad repute -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713731 Disgraced by her past employer, young governess Kate Walcott owes her loyalty to the only woman willing to hire her: the sought-after courtesan Mrs. Georgette Lawson. Georgette entrusts Kate with the care of her unruly children, and the writing of her shocking memoirs, which detail her affairs with famous gentlemen, including the rakehell who promised to marry her, then ruined her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704665 Marrying the much-older king of England in the year 1002, sixteen-year-old Emma of Normandy is surrounded by a treacherous court and regarded as a threat by her husband before drawing on her wits to gain a few friends and protect her station. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735883 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703806 Genevieve Forster, widowed Duchess of Woollerton, knows only too well the need for bravado. After a miserable marriage shes wary, but deep down yearns to pursue temptation. With his air of danger and elusiveness its little wonder that Lord Benedict Lucas is known to his close friends and enemies alike simply as Lucifer. Shocking the straitlaced Ton holds no fear for him. And the pleasure will be all his as he skillfully uncovers Genevieves outrageous side!-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684671 Presents two Regency love stories, including Lady of Shame, in which Lady Claire strives to suppress her rebellious nature in order to find a fitting match but is drawn to the highly unsuitable chef Monsieur Andre. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743735 Amateur astronomer Hannah Gardner Price has lived all twenty-four years of her life according to the principles of the Nantucket Quaker community in which she was raised. Then she meets Isaac Martin, a young, dark-skinned whaler from the Azores who, like herself, has ambitions beyond his expected station in life. Drawn to his intellectual curiosity and honest manner, Hannah agrees to take Isaac on as a student. But when their shared interest in the stars develops into something deeper, Hannahs standing in the community begins to unravel. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714080 In 1811, Daria Babcock comes to Scotland in search of adventure and romance, and she gets her wish when she discovers a wounded Highlander in her grandmothers house who insists that he cannot remember what happened to him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735989 In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731494 Traveling alone to London, Frances Hadley, disguising herself as a man, has to share a room at the inn with Jack Valentine, third son of the famous Duchess of Love, who is on the run from his mothers matchmaking melodrama. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1702012 Maximillian Burke prides himself on being the man every mother wants her daughter to marry, but after his scoundrel brother steals his bride, Max decides theres more satisfaction in being a rogue than a gentleman. He flees London for lonely Cadgwyck Manor, and though the tumbledown estate comes complete with a ghost, its Maxs no-nonsense housekeeper who haunts his dreams. Prim and proper Anne Spencer could do without a new master, especially one as gorgeous and temperamental as the Earl of Dravenwood. Even as she schemes to be rid of him, she is irresistibly drawn into his muscular embrace. But when Max vows to solve the mystery of the White Lady of Cadgwyck, he risks both their hearts and tempts them to surrender to a pleasure as delicious as it is dangerous--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733146 Known as Magnificent Max, diplomat Max Ransleigh was famed for his lethal charm until a political betrayal left him exiled from government and his reputation in tatters. He seems a very unlikely savior for a well-bred young lady. Except that Miss Caroline Denby doesnt want to be saved--she wants to be ruined! To Caroline, getting married is tantamount to a death sentence, and meeting the rakish Max at a house party seems the answer to her prayers..Surely this rogue wont hesitate to put his bad reputation to good use? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703818 Forced by her family into an engagement with a man she can never abide, Antigone Preston knows only a scandal will save her from a loveless marriage. But knocking a man down to the ballroom floor with her fists brings dangerous consequences. She may have ruined her reputation, but now shes endangered her heart. The son of an earl and a career navy man, Captain William Jellicoe has no interest in the frivolities of London-and even less in the institution of marriage. But theres something steering him toward Antigone. He has never met anyone as brazen and unconventional as...himself. But will he risk it all for a woman who still has the breath of scandal hot on her lips?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728695 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727087 When Kit Becker travels to Nevadaville to find her new guardian, she doesnt count on train robbers stealing her grandfathers will. Determined to track down the thief, Kits prepared to use any pretense necessary Clay Hoffman knows a thing or two about money-grabbing females, so when he finds one posing as his new ward hes determined to get beneath every delicious layer of her disguises. Discovering shes telling the truth, Clay is torn--he should be protecting her, not thinking about making her his bride! All he knows for sure is that hes inherited a whole heap of trouble! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714189 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714499 When Miss Anabelle Honeycote, a dressmaker in Londons busiest shop - and a reluctant blackmailer in need of money to care for her gravely ill mother, falls in love with the Duke of Huntford, she enjoys pleasures she never imagined until her secret is revealed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729597 In 20th century Princeton, New Jersey, a powerful curse, which besets the wealthiest of families, causes the disappearance of a young bride, and when her brother sets out to find her, he crosses paths with the towns most formidable people, including Grover Cleveland and Upton Sinclair. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704293 A novel about a mysterious mail-order bride in the wake of World War II, whose sudden decision ripples through time to deeply impact the daughter she never knew. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714157 When Lady Verity Fitzroy wakes up to find her brothers archenemy Rory Lennox, the Duke of Abshire, in her bed, she is less concerned about the danger to her reputation than about being unmasked as the author of the infamous Duke Diaries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713739 After bombs rain down on Pearl Harber, 14-year-old Lucy Takeda and her mother, Miyako, are rounded up--along with thousands of other innocent Japanese-Americans - - and taken to the Manzanar prison camp where they endure abuse and harsh living conditions until Miyako makes the ultimate sacrifice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735884 Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his past--a past of death, suffering, and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England with his beloved wife, Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him. As Georgy remembers days gone by, we are transported to St. Petersburg, to the Winter Palace of the czar, in the early twentieth century--a time of change, threat, and bloody revolution. As Georgy overturns the most painful stone of all, we uncover the story of the house of special purpose. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729583 A reimagining of the story of Jesus Christ in which the death of a sermon-giving, sick-healing Jewish man in Roman-occupied Judea prompts four people to tell their tales. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711636 Why should Dorothy Parkers friends be the only ones making enviable names in science, art, and parlor games? Dorothy can play with the best of them--as she sets out to prove at a New Years Eve party at the Algonquin Hotel. Since the swanky soiree is happening in the penthouse suite of swashbuckling star Douglas Fairbanks, some derring-do is called for. How about a little game of Murder? Each partygoer draws a card to be detective, murderer, or victim. But young Broadway starlet Bibi Bibelot trumps them all when her dead body is found in the bathtub. No one knows who the killer is, but one thing is for sure--they wont be making gin in that bathtub. When more partiers are put in peril, it becomes clear the game is indeed on, and its up to Dorothy, surprise guest Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the members of the Round Table to stay alive--and relatively sober--long enough to find the killer...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715683 Lennox Taskill is a dissolute rogue, a powerful witch who some say even trades his enchantments for profit when it pleases him. His only loyalty is to his coven, his disdain for humanity sealed by the searing memory of his mother burning at the stake. So when the wife of a wealthy landlord comes seeking his help, the beguiling Chloris Keavey unwittingly presents Lennox with his greatest opportunity for distraction{u2026}and retribution. By failing to produce an heir, Chloris faces a terrible threat: being turned out by her heartless husband. Now, she vows to get with child, even if it means surrendering her body{u2014}and soul{u2014}to Lennoxs seductive magic. But with a witch hunt brewing, Lennox and Chloris are soon risking everything for their forbidden nights of ecstasy{u2026}and to protect the secret that could cost them their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698346 Widowed and alone on the frontier, Elspeth Stewart will do whatever it takes to protect herself and her unborn child from the dangers of the wilderness and of men. Though her youthful beauty doesnt show it, she is broken and scarred from the way men have treated her. So when a stranger wanders onto Bethies land, wounded and needing her aid, she takes no risks, tying him to the bed and hiding his weapons before ministering to his injuries. But Bethies defenses cannot keep Nicholas Kenleigh from breaking down her emotional walls. The scars on his body speak of a violent past, but his gentleness, warmth, and piercing eyes arouse longings in her that she never imagined she had. As Nicholas and Bethie reveal to each other both their hidden desires and their tortured secrets, they discover that riding the flames of their passion might be the key to burning away the nightmares of their pasts--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684672 Lady Imogene Norwood lives a sheltered life of quiet respectability and routine...until she debuts at her first Season. There among Londons elite she meets the wild and broken Lord Atwood. And the very shy English rose suddenly realizes that a little chaos might just be what her heart desires. Lord Nathaniel James Atwood doesnt believe true love exists. Since scandal tore him away from his family at an early age, he has spent his life fighting for what he wants. That attitude has made him a rising star in bare-knuckle boxing, and now leads him back to London to reclaim the life that was stolen from him. But upon meeting the innocent Imogene, his beliefs are trounced...as guarding his heart against her proves to be the fight of his life.--from cover, p. [4] http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677520 Pressured by her mother to marry a proper gentleman, Caroline Maxwell reluctantly considers Lord Bremerton while harboring a secret longing for adventure and passion with her brothers world-traveling friend, Jack, whose new money and lack of title render him an unsuitable candidate in her mothers eyes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698248 Honor Bright, a modest English Quaker who moves to Ohio in 1850, is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad; when she befriends two women who embody the remarkable power of defiance, she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal cost. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739446 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743763 Its summer, 1936. The writer, Josephine Tey, joins her friends in the holiday village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, are there to sign a deal to film Josephines novel, A Shilling for Candles, and Hitchcock has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698244 Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady Beatrices predatory servants and--with Lady Beatrices eager cooperation--the four young ladies become her nieces, neatly eliminating the threat of disaster for all concerned! Its the perfect situation, until Lady Beatrices dashing and arrogant nephew, Max, Lord Davenham, returns from the Orient--and discovers an impostor running his household. A romantic entanglement was never the plan for these stubborn, passionate opponents--but falling in love may be as inevitable as the falling of autumn leaves.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703809 Bounty hunter Zane Coldridge-infamous, dangerous and revered-does not get distracted. Hes renowned for his no-nonsense attitude, and criminals fear the day he comes knocking on their door. But when Zane encounters Missy Lenore Devlin, his resolve is swiftly tested. This ditzy yet innocently beautiful damsel in distress is on the lookout for adventure, and Zane has that in abundance. Torn between chivalry and keeping his head in the game, Zane pulls Missy onto his horse and promises her a journey-one that neither could have imagined when the sun rose over the prairie that morning--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704306 When Calliope Worthington seeks shelter in a seemingly abandoned mansion, the houses reclusive owner, Ren Porter, taking her for a thief, forces her to marry him and demands a night of passion for each of the pearls he claims she stole. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729577 On the eve of the twentieth century, Mary Mallon emigrated from Ireland at age fifteen to make her way in New York City. Brave, headstrong, and dreaming of being a cook, she fought to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic-service ladder. Canny and enterprising, she worked her way to the kitchen, and discovered in herself the true talent of a chef. Sought after by New York aristocracy, and with an independence rare for a woman of the time, she seemed to have achieved the life shed aimed for when she arrived in Castle Garden. Then one determined medical engineer noticed that she left a trail of disease wherever she cooked, and identified her as an asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid Fever. With this seemingly preposterous theory, he made Mallon a hunted woman.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705447 Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case in 1922 England. Exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister when her investigation takes her to Harrogate, and murder is only one step behind. A night at the theatre should have been just what the doctor ordered, until Kate stumbles across a body in the doorway. The knife sticking out of its chest definitely suggests a killer in the theatres midst. Kate likes nothing better than a mystery, and nothing better than solving them. So when a ransom note demands 1,000 for the safe return of the plays leading lady, the refined streets of Harrogate play host to Kates skills in piecing together clues -- and luring criminals out of their lairs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677512 After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christs own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715467 Inspired by an iconic picture taken during the Great Depression, this multi-generational narrative depicts the lives of the photos subject, the ambitious and struggling photographer, and a present-day professor who finds a connection to a family legacy in the image. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735913 To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. Shes the woman he once loved--and rejected. Robs touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognizes this fearsome leader. She should be afraid--theres no telling what he will do. But something about him excites and unnerves her in equal measure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685891 Forced to leave England and struggling with illness in the wake of a family tragedy, Quaker Honor Bright is forced to rely on strangers in the harsh landscape of 1850 Ohio and is compelled to join the Underground Railroad network to help runaway slaves escape to freedom. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695536 As the Season of 1899 comes to an end, the world is poised on the brink of profound, irrevocable change. The Earl of Dilberne is facing serious financial concerns. The ripple effects spread to everyone in the household: Lord Robert, who has gambled unwisely on the stock market and seeks a place in the Cabinet; his unmarried children, Arthur, who keeps a courtesan, and Rosina, who keeps a parrot in her bedroom; Lord Roberts wife Isobel, who orders the affairs of the household in Belgrave Square; and Grace, the ladys maid who orders the life of her mistress. Lord Robert can see no financial relief to an already mortgaged estate, and, though the Season is over, his thoughts turn to securing a suitable wife (and dowry) for his son. The arrival on the London scene of Minnie, a beautiful Chicago heiress with a reputation to mend, seems the answer to all their prayers.--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728758 Worshiping his absent warrior father and urged by the Buddhist monk uncle who raised him to embrace a peaceful life in turbulent late sixteenth-century Japan, Bennosuke confronts painful family truths before pursuing the life of a samurai. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735840 When their strait-laced, domineering father, Sir Clement Carnell, dies, Valentine throws open their Devonshire estate of Pennacombe to their fashionable cousins from London and Louisa feels free at last to reject the man Sir Clement wanted her to marry. Soon, the temptations of Regency London beckon, including the beautiful, scandalous, and very married Lady Harriet Eversholt, with whom Valentine becomes dangerously involved. Meanwhile, Louisa finds that freedom of choice is as daunting as it is exciting. Will the opportunity to indulge in a little folly lead to fulfillment--or disaster? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695472 Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732117 South Africa, 1880. Frances Irvine, destitute in the wake of her fathers sudden death, is forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Cape. In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different men, leading her into the dark heart of the diamond mines. Torn between passion and integrity, she makes a choice that has devastating consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704418 When a series of blond, pregnant teens go missing from the Magdalene Laundry in 1929 Melbourne and a pushy woman reporter disappears while investigating, Phryne and Dot uncover a dark plot involving piracy, convents, and creepy cellars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735974 Seduced by a Pirate: Should Colin throw propriety to the wind, imitate his pirate father, and simply take what he most desires? After years at sea, Sir Griffin Barry comes home to claim his wife. But is Phoebe his wife if their marriage was never consummated? As an infamous pirate, Griffin claimed and kept gold and jewels-- but this is one treasure that will not be so easy to capture. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733147 As leader of his clan, Black Rob Brunson has earned every dark syllable of his name. But, having taken hostage his enemys daughter in a fierce act of rebellion, he is tormented by feelings of guilt and torn apart with the growing need to protect her--and seduce her! Stella Storwick feels Robs disdain from the first. Then slowly she starts to see behind his eyes to a man in turmoil. Something he has no words for, something that can only be captured in a heart-wrenching kiss? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697970 Blending historical facts with imaginative fiction, interweaves the story of George Mallorys ill-fated 1924 attempt to be the first man to conquer Mount Everest and a single day in the life of his wife as she waits at home in England for news of his return. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728697 Even at seventeen years old, Carson Ryan knows enough about cow herding to realize the crew hes with is about the worst ever. Theyre taking the long way around to the Montana prairies, and theyre seriously undermanned. While rounding up strays, Ryan hears gunshots ring across the range. Suspecting an Indian attack, he gallops straight into a U.S. Army raid instead. The outfit hes with is nothing but a bunch of murdering cattle rustlers, and the law thinks hes one of them. Tied up, thrown in jail, and tried by a court thats more interested in hanging a man than learning the truth, Carson has only two options: escape or die trying--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704662 In the aftermath of the surrenders of Germany and Japan in October 1945, Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS are given the life-threatening task of maintaining security during a covert U.S. deal with Germany for intelligence about the identities of Soviet spies in the American atomic bomb program. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714175 After her husband Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy Lane can no longer keep her powerful gift a secret from him as they are drawn into the darkest depths of London where Winston, a former police detective, must defeat the evil forces that threaten to tear them apart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743322 A British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of [his] age, has come to believe that beings more highly evolved than us are alive on Mars (he has evidence) and that there will be a perfect moment in which we can signal to them that we are here, too. He gets the support and funding for a massive project to build the Equilateral, a triangle with sides hundreds of miles long, in the desert of Egypt in time for that perfect window. But as work progresses, the Egyptian workers, less evolved than the British, are also less than cooperative, and a bout of malaria that seems to activate at the worst moments makes it all much more confusing and complex than Thayer ever imagined--Amazon.com. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1702026 A historical debut novel about a young woman in turn-of-the-century England who finds love and independence at a seashore resort. As Betsy and Mr. Jones grow closer, she begins to dream that she might finally have found her place in the world--but when her past returns to haunt her, she must fight for everything shes worked for. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704392 Before getting married, Lady Philippa Marbury has fourteen days to learn more about the darker side of life and hires Cross, the owner of an exclusive gaming hell, to give her a taste of Londons wicked underworld. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735909 Ever since her husbands sudden and tragic death, Lady Penelope Bridgeman has committed herself to studying the maladies of the mind, particularly the trauma of soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars. It is this expertise that brings the Marquess of Bromwichs family to her door. Gabriel Devereauxs unexpected and unpredictable episodes are unlike any Penelope has studied. The once proud soldier has been left shaken and withdrawn, but Penelope manages to build a fragile trust between them. Strangely, Gabriel seems completely lucid when not in the grips of his mania, and during the calm bouts between, she is surprised by how much she is drawn to him. Despite his own growing feelings, Gabriel knows that he is fit for no one and is determined to keep Penelope away from his descent into madness. But even though she knows firsthand the folly of loving a broken man, Penelope cannot stop herself from trying to save him, no matter the cost. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713730 Venetia Fox is Londons most sought-after actress, darling of the demimonde and every noblemans desire. But shes about to face her toughest role yet-seducing a confession from the devilishly handsome and very dangerous Lord Linwood to bring her fathers murderer to justice. She might have the whole of London fooled, but Linwood can see through Venetias ardent attempts to persuade him to open up. His past is murky, but hes no criminal. Her interest in him has Linwood intrigued-he might just have to play Miss Fox at her own seductive game -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685786 Ordered by King Edward to secure the estate of Fallstowe and prove that Lady Sybilla Foxe is guilty of treason, Julian Griffin discovers a formidable foe in the beautiful Sybilla as she fights for her home and vows to prove her innocence by confronting the secrets of her familys past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716086 Appointed to the unwanted position of Great Royal Scribe, peasant boy Ptah-hotep finds himself surrounded by envious rivals while the zealous monotheist Akhnaten plots to suppress the worship of all other gods in the Black Land. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705430 Evie Windham and Lucas Denning strike a deal, each agreeing to be the others decoy in avoiding marriage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743734 Presents a multigenerational saga detailing the history of Paris, from its founding under the Romans to the hotbed of cultural activity during the 1920s and 1930s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729617 In 20th century Princeton, New Jersey, a powerful curse, which besets the wealthiest of families, causes the disappearance of a young bride, and when her brother sets out to find her, he crosses paths with the towns most formidable people, including Grover Cleveland and Upton Sinclair. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686146 1884. When her first love, Elliot McBride, saves her from an uncertain future by marrying her, Juliana St. John works to restore Elliots half-ruined manor and help him heal from his ordeal of imprisonment and torture in India. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714074 Remaining on the virtually abandoned island of Britannia after centuries of Roman rule, two cousins pursue very different efforts to unite disparate tribes and factions, including throne-seeking Dinas and reluctant leader Cadogan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727086 Princess Serena of Badenstein intends to flee--from her violent father and from the man to whom shes been pledged in a political marriage of convenience. Karl von Lohenberg is without a country, a title--and a bride if he lets Serena get away. A ruthless man, he takes her to a secluded island, hell-bent on seduction. Only, he discovers a broken woman behind the prim princess facade. The time they spend together mends her spirit and touches his soul, but how will she react when she finds out how hes deceived her? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731633 They met on the battlefields of Vicksburg. General Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and the Rebel Johnny Yuma. Three men united by fate - in a nation divided by war - they were dedicated to freedom, driven to extremes, and destined for greatness. Of the three, Johnny Yuma was the most elusive. A Confederate soldier during the war, he was about to play a key role in Grants victory for the Union, Lees surrender at Appomattox, and Custers deadly campaigns in the West. With a ready finger on the trigger, and a steady aim on both sides of history, his life is the stuff of legend. But the truth has never been told - until now. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732120 The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man is a Cynster lady who believes love is not her destiny. Famously known in London society as the Matchbreaker, Henrietta Cynster has an uncanny skill in preventing ill-fated nuptials, not in falling victim to Cupids spell. But then she disrupts one match too many, she feels honor bound to help dashing James Glossup find a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience--a task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall.-- p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711741 The Hudson River Valley, 1769. A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker storyunfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost mans wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her familys survival--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704308 Paris, 1919. The worlds leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbors dark secrets and dangerous liaisons, for which many could pay dearly. Brought to the peace conference by her father, a German diplomat, Margot Rosenthal initially resents being trapped in the congested French capital, where she is still looked upon as the enemy. But as she contemplates returning to Berlin and a life with Stefan, the wounded fianc she hardly knows anymore, she decides that being in Paris is not so bad after all. Bored and torn between duty and the desire to be free, Margot strikes up unlikely alliances: with Krysia, an accomplished musician with radical acquaintances and a secret to protect; and with Georg, the handsome, damaged naval officer who gives Margot a job--and also a reason to question everything she thought she knew about where her true loyalties should lie. Against the backdrop of one of the most significant events of the century, a delicate web of lies obscures the line between the casualties of war and of the heart, making trust a luxury that no one can afford.--from cover, p. [4] http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739480 Sharing a family life in the 1930s near the legendary Palisades Amusement Park, a family of dreamers explores ambitions and cultural boundaries that are challenged by the realities of the Great Depression, multiple wars, and the parks eventual closing in 1971. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687060 Investigating the murders of three German nationals, Lieutenant Albert Ryan, Directorate of Intelligence in 1963 Ireland, finds his loyalties tested after being ordered by the Minister of Justice to hide the truth about the victims Nazi pasts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705411 A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715684 He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. Johns only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head-and realizes she is his wife . . . Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles-the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasnt seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognize the man behind the mask. Fierce, commanding, and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St. Giles is everything she feared he would be-and so much more . . . When passion flares, these two intimate strangers cant keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. But when Margaret learns the truth-that the Ghost is her husband-the game is up and the players must surrender . . . to the temptation that could destroy them both.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1702008 At the Kings request, Chieftian Alasdair MacDonald has sworn to preserve the peace in the Glen of Many Legends. Thought hes handsome and fearless, his warriors heart belongs only to his beloved land--until the fair sister of his oldest enemy shatters his defenses, branding his skin with a single touch, and sealing his fate with one stolen kiss...Lady Marjory Mackintosh will do anything to unite the warring clans, even seduce Alasdair MacDonald. She has loved the rugged Highlander since she first saw him and now, as temptation leads to surrender, Marjory dares to possess him, boy and soul. But a dangerous new menace enters the Glen, and he will stop at nothing to strip Alasdair of his honor--and the only woman who can claim his heart. [from back cover]. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739229 In this long-awaited sequel to the legendary graphic novel Kings in Disguise, a young circus hand gets involved in dangerous underground activity. This highly anticipated sequel tells the story of a young mans coming of age in a world where the capacity to dream may be a fatal flaw. Set in 1937, On the Ropes continues the story of Fred Bloch, now apprenticed to escape artist Gordon Corey, a star attraction in a traveling WPA circus. Though damaged by the Depression and haunted by past mistakes, each man holds the key to the others salvation-- but each also harbors a secret that could lead to their mutual destruction. Enacted against a backdrop of violent labor unrest and a nations faltering recovery, On the Ropes is a breathtaking visual achievement that delivers a powerful, timeless story -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715446 Widowhood has freed Charlotte Wylde from a demoralizing and miserable marriage. But when her husbands intriguing nephew and heir arrives to take over the estate, Charlotte discovers shes unsafe in her own home....Alec Wylde was shocked by his uncles untimely death, and even more shocked to encounter his uncles beautiful young widow. Now clouds of suspicion are gathering, and charges of murder hover over Charlottes head. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715597 When she arrives at Beresford Abbey, orphan Mary Wilders hopes of finding a place to belong are dashed when she meets Bane Beresford, the enigmatic earl. He is as remote as the ghosts that supposedly haunt the Abbey--and, like its crumbling walls, her dreams fall apart. Occasionally she sees a different, more caring man behind the facade, so is she foolish to long for a happy home and a family? His proposal is for a marriage of convenience, but his touch has awakened within her a fervent and forbidden longing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694093 In belle poque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Maries ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694781 After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christs own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704391 Catriona Cameron was once famed for her seductive beauty and charm. Now she saw no one, hiding from the world--and no one dared break through her self-imposed exile. No one, that is, until Mark Thorburn burst into her home, and Catrionas darkened world began to have color again. Thorburn, secretly the heir to an Earldom, claimed he was a footman. But Catriona didnt care about the scandal their passion could cause--for his very touch sparked her back to a life of sensuality, one she thought shed never have again. Little does she know that Mark is part of a masquerade. One that will end when they become the target of a madman set on revenge. Mark realizes he will have to do more than win her love--he will have to save her life as well.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1718285 In 1842, when she wakes up next to a naked Scotsman with a ring on her finger and no recollection of what happened, Lady Georgette Thorold makes a run for it with Highland warrior James MacKenzie fast on her trail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739376 As Nazi planes dominated the British sky, 18-year-old Lily Verner made a terrible mistake that shes spent decades trying to forget. But now an unexpected event pulls her back to the 1940s British countryside and her familys textile mill. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698245 Impatient with the strictures of polite British society, Miss Abigail Harewood has decided to live life on her own terms--and the first thing she requires is a lover. When the commanding Duke of Wallingford arrives on the doorstep of her leased holiday castle, she thinks shes found the perfect candidate: handsome, dashing, and experienced in the art of love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740411 Bridget longs to meet a gentleman who doesnt mention her beautiful sister upon shaking her hand. But since being branded a shrew after a disastrous social season, Bridget knows shes lucky to even have a man come near her. Its enough to make a lady flee the country. So Bridget heads to Venice for music lessons with the renowned Italian composer Vincenzo Carpenini, with whom shes been corresponding. But not only is Carpenini not expecting her, he doesnt even remember her! His friend, theater owner Oliver Merrick, does, though. And one look into her tantalizing green eyes has him cursing his impulsive letter-writing, which brought her across the continent. Yet before Merrick can apologize, Carpenini has ordered her away. Little does either man know that they will soon be embroiled in a wager that will require the beautiful Miss Forresters help or that therell be far more at stake in this gamble than money. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739469 Berlin, March, 1943. A month has passed since the stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Though Hitler insists Germany is winning the war, commanders on the ground know better. Morale is low, discipline at risk. Now word has reached Berlin of a Red massacre of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest near Smolensk. If true, the message it would send to the troops is clear: Fight on or risk certain death. For once, both the Wehrmacht and Propaganda Minister Goebbels want the same thing: irrefutable evidence of this Russian atrocity. To the Wehrmacht, such proof will soften the reality of its own war crimes in the eyes of the victors. For Goebbels, such proof could turn the tide of war by destroying the Alliance, cutting Russia off from its western supply lines. Both parties agree that the ensuing investigation must be overseen by a professional trained in sifting evidence and interrogating witnesses. Anything that smells of incompetence or tampering will defeat their purposes. And so Bernie Gunther is dispatched to Smolensk, where truth is as much a victim of war as those poor dead Polish officers. Smolensk, March, 1943. Army Group Center is an enclave of Prussian aristocrats who have owned the Wehrmacht almost as long as they have owned their baronial estates, an officer class whose families have been intermarrying for generations. The wisecracking, rough-edged Gunther is not a good fit. He is, after all, a Berlin bull. But he has a far bigger concern than sharp elbows and supercilious stares, for somewhere in this mix is a cunning and savage killer who has left a trail of bloody victims. This is no psycho case. This is a man with motive enough to kill and skills enough to leave no trace of himself. Bad luck that in this war zone, such skills are two-a-penny. Somehow Bernie must put a face to this killer before he puts an end to Bernie. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711732 Upon turning nine, Merlin is apprenticed to a skilled healer who hones his extraordinary gift of prophecy and healing, while the High King of the Celts searches for a human sacrifice to make his towers stand firm and sets his sights on the gifted boy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715445 Catherine Ashcroft leads a quiet life caring for her precocious seven-year-old daughter, until a late-night visitor delivers a startling ultimatum. She will match wits with the enigmatic Earl of Somerton, and its not just her heart thats in danger. Spymaster Sebastian Danvers, Earl of Somerton, is famous for his cunning. Few can outwit him and ever fewer dare challenge him-- until now. After returning to his country estate, his no-nonsense neighbor turns her seductive wiles on him-- but why would a respectable widow like Catherine risk scandal for a few passionate nights in his bed?--back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696007 Despite her own major achievements--she becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States--Anne Morrow Lindbergh is viewed merely as Charles Lindberghs wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, lifes infinite possibilities for change and happiness.