Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=7107&N=7431+4294965687 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=1694142 In July of 1914, innocent, lovely Clarissa Granville lives with her parents and three brothers in the idyllic isolation of Deyning Park, a grand English country house, where she whiles away her days enjoying house parties, country walks and tennis matches. Clarissa is drawn to Tom Cuthbert, the housekeepers handsome son. Though her parents disapprove of their upstairs-downstairs friendship, the two are determined to see each other, and they meet in secret to share what becomes a deep and tender romance. But soon the winds of war come to Deyning, as they come to all of Europe. As Tom prepares to join the front lines, neither he nor Clarissa can envision what lies ahead of them in the dark days and years to come. Nor can they imagine how their love will be tested, or how they will treasure the memory of this last, perfect summer -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735891 Daphne Dales budding romance with the pseudonymous suitor with whom she is exchanging love letters faces difficulties when he turns out to be Lord Henry Seldon, whose family and hers are sworn enemies. 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=1698388 For Viscount Stillwell, finding a prospective bride seemed easy, but Win soon found out endless gossip had broken all his engagements. He decided to hire a company to repair his familys fire-damaged country house. Nothing disreputable in that--until the firms representative turns out to be a very desirable widow. Lady Miranda Garret expected a man of Wins reputation to be flirtatious, even charming. But the awkward truth is that she finds him thoroughly irresistible. For the first time, the wicked Win has fallen in love. And what began as a scandalous proposition may yet become a very different proposal... 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=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=1715657 Participating in the 1805 Battle of Cape Town after the death of Admiral Nelson, Captain Lewrie voyages to South America to assist Britains campaigns on the Spanish colonies only to confront a formidable adversary. 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=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=1733133 1593. The dreaded alchemist, black magician and spy Dr. John Dee is missing... and terror sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth, for in Dees possession is an obsidian mirror, a mysterious object of great power which legend says could set the world afire. The call goes out to celebrated swordsman, adventurer and rake Will Swyfte: find Dee and his feared looking-glass and return them to London before disaster strikes. But when Will discovers the mirror may help him solve the mystery that has haunted him for years-- the fate of his lost love, Jenny-- the stakes become acutely personal. 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=1738826 2008. A counter-terrorist operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted on the British crown colony of Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, a private defense contractor who is also his bosom friend, and a shady American CIA operative of the evangelical far-right. So delicate is the operation that even the Ministers personal private secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it. Cornwall, UK, 2011. A disgraced Special Forces Soldier delivers a message from the dead. Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to be--or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher (Kit) Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely observed by Kits beautiful daughter, Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and duty to his Service. If the only thing necessary to the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, how can he keep silent? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695538 Reminiscent of Downton Abbey, this first novel in a new series follows two sisters and their maid as they are suddenly separated by the rigid class divisions within a sprawling aristocratic estate and thrust into an uncertain world on the brink of WWI...Rowena and Victoria, daughters to the second son of the Earl of Summerset, have always treated their governesss daughter, Prudence, like a sister. But when their father dies and they move in with their uncles family in a much more traditional household, Prudence is relegated to the maids quarters, much to the girls shock and dismay. The impending war offers each girl hope for a more modern future, but the ever-present specter of class expectations makes it difficult for Prudence to maintain a foot in both worlds.Vividly evoking both time and place and filled with authentic dialogue and richly detailed atmosphere, Summerset Abbey is a charming and timeless historical debut-- 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=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=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=1742786 Summer, 1942. Kitty, an army driver stationed in Sussex, meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer with Combined Ops. She falls instantly in love with Ed, who falls in love with her. So does Larry. Both men go off to war, and Ed wins the highest military honor for his bravery. But sometimes heroes dont make the best husbands. [This novel] follows Kitty, Ed, and Larry from wartime England and the brutally tragic Dieppe raid to Nazi-occupied France, India after the war, and Jamaica before independence. Against this ever-changing backdrop--as they witness history being made and participate in the smaller dramas of romance, friendship, and parenthood--these three friends make choices that will determine the challenges and triumphs of their lives--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715660 When she agrees to pose as the future bride of Royden Napier, Scotland Yards most relentless police commissioner, Lisette Colburne finds herself in danger of losing her heart to the one man who has the power to destroy her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694800 Set during a period of revolution and turmoil, Mistress of My Fate is the first book in a trilogy about Henrietta Lightfoot, a young woman who was abandoned as a baby and raised alongside her cousins, noble children of a lord and lady. At just sixteen years old, circumstance and a passionate love affair tear Henrietta away from everything she knows, leading to a new life fending for herself on the streets of 18th century London as a courtesan, gambler, and spirited intellect of the city. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735914 In the aftermath of an audacious terrorist attack that has been linked to him, renegade MI6 officer Daniel Marchant forges a dubious agreement with Salim Dhar, the worlds most wanted terrorist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743446 Waking up in a modern London hospital 200 years after meeting his death on a Napoleonic battlefield, Nick Falcott is indoctrinated into a time-traveling society and returned to the side of a woman he loves to reclaim a vital talisman, a mission that places the fate of the future in his hands. 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=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=1735903 Emily Portsman has a secret, and three years ago she decided the best way to keep it would be to work at the Tantalus Club, a notorious gaming establishment for gentlemen. Its not the sort of work a beautiful, well-bred governess would ever consider--unless shes hiding from her past and a man who wants to destroy her present...Nate Stokes, Earl of Westfall, is a supremely accomplished former spy more at home on Londons seedy streets than in any glittery ballroom. His peers know him only as a bookish fellow who can find anything--or anyone. When the Marquis of Ebberling hires him to find a murderess, Nates search leads him to the Tantalus Club and Emily Portsman. In a game where no one is who they seem and when every conversation is a deadly dance of trust and desire, the only thing Nate knows for sure is that once he gets Emily in his arms, he will never let go...--P. [4] of cover. 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=1702007 In the social whirl of Regency England, Elizabeth Chudderley is at the top of every guest list, the life of every party, and the belle of every ball. But her friends and admirers would be stunned to know the truth: that the merriest widow in London is also the loneliest. Behind the gaiety and smiles lies a secret longing--for something, or someone, to whisk her away.... Raised in scandal, Lord Michael de Grey is convinced that love is a losing gamble--and seduction the only game worth playing. But when duty threatens to trump everything he desires, the only way out is marriage to a woman of his brothers choosing. Elizabeth Chudderley is delightful, delicious--and distressingly attractive. With such a captivating opponent, Michael isnt quite sure who is winning the game. How can such passionate players negotiate a marriage of necessity--when their hearts have needs of their own? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678599 Could a single scandalous painting rock two British monarchies, centuries apart and threaten the lives of everyone who knows of its existence? It could--if the painting contains proof of a liaison between a prostitute and a prince. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732114 London solicitor Daniel Hunter finds his life changed when he meets an eleven-year-old boy accused of murdering an eight-year-old boy--a case that forces him to confront his own childhood and unearths memories hed long buried. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685801 A sudden snowstorm in late December 1199 means that two parties of travellers are forced to abandon their journeys and take refuge in the bustling market town of Carmarthen. Unfortunately, the two groups, one representing the Archbishop of Canterbury and one comprising canons from St Davids Cathedral, are bitter opponents in a dispute that has been raging for several months. When an enigmatic stranger appears, and requests permission to stage The Play of Adam, which he claims will alleviate tensions and engender an atmosphere of seasonal harmony, the castles constable, Sir Symon Cole, refuses on the grounds that encouraging large gatherings of angry people is likely to end in trouble, but his wife Gwenllian urges him to reconsider. At first, it appears she is right, and differences of opinions and resentments do seem to have been forgotten in the sudden anticipation of what promises to be some unique entertainment. Unfortunately, one of the Archbishops envoys, the one chosen to play the role of Cain, dies inexplicably on the eve of the performance, and there is another accident at the castle, which claims the life of a mason. Throughout the ages, the play is performed in many guises, but each time bad luck seems to follow after all those involved in its production. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576906 A novel about four generations of a British family--their secrets, their loves and losses, dreams and heartbreaks--captured in a series of individual moments that span the years from World War I, to World War II, to the 1960s, and up to the present--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1628379 A satire of modern society and celebrity culture finds the seemingly simple pursuits of young Desmond Pepperdine hampered by his uncle Lionels near-criminal habits, which become more prominent when Lionel wins the lottery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554180 After German Luftwaffe bomb London, Maggie Hope--trained in math and code breaking, but only able to find a job as Winston Churchills secretary--uses the access her position demands to try to unravel an assassinate plot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518925 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687938 England, 1814. Lady Arianna Hadley and her husband, the Earl of Saybrook, want nothing more than to savor a quiet life embellished by the occasional cup of the finest chocolate. However, when they receive orders to travel to Scotland and capture an elusive traitor, they feel their duty to the Crown must come first--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1594832 Forced by her guardian to tempt secrets from his enemies and seduce allegiance from his friends, Lady Justina Wincott, who will do anything to protect her son, refuses to sully the reputation of Sir Synclair, who wants to make her his wife. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1618324 When young Robert Dudley, an earls son, meets squires daughter Amy Robsart, it is love at first sight. They marry despite parental misgivings, but their passion quickly fades, and the ambitious Dudley returns to court. Swept up in the turmoil of Tudor politics, Dudley is imprisoned in the Tower. Also a prisoner is Dudleys childhood playmate, the princess Elizabeth. In the shadow of the axe, their passion ignites. When Elizabeth becomes queen, rumours rage that Dudley means to free himself of Amy in order to wed her. And when Amy is found dead in unlikely circumstances, suspicion falls on Dudley --and the Queen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656589 Its 1327 and England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne and his son installed in his place. The old mans rule had proved a disaster for the realm and many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to Englands cities. Keeper of the Kings Peace, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II, but they have failed in their task and now ride fast to Exeter to inform the sheriff of the old kings escape. In Exeter, the sheriff has problems of his own. Overnight the body of a young maid has been discovered, lying bloodied and abandoned in a dirty alleyway. The citys gates had been shut against the lawlessness outside, so the perpetrator must still lie within the sanctuary of the town. When Baldwin de Furnshill arrives, along with Sir Richard de Welles, a companion of old, he is tasked with uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder. But in a city where every man hides a secret, his task will be far from easy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693544 When a pretty girl is found murdered in a dumpster with a distinctive patterned knife in her back, Detective Constable Sukey Reynolds considers numerous suspects including professional rivals and legal adversaries against whom the victim was to testify. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629882 The Earl of Devonwood usually resents his gift of touch, which presses a glimpse into the future on him, whether he seeks it or not. But when he finds a lovely American miss sketching the nude statue in his garden and is given a Sending that shows her in his arms for a searing kiss, he thinks better of his gift. He wants to believe that hes seducing Miss Emmaline Farnsworth out of protectiveness for his young brother. After all, if his brother is convinced that the tantalizing professors daughter is unworthy of his trust, perhaps Teddy will lose all interest in such an inappropriate choice for his station. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684868 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576562 When a deep grave containing five skeletons is found in the corner of a field, DCI Hennessey and his team of officers from the Vale of York police station are called in to investigate. The burial site had lain undiscovered for over twenty years, and the resulting police inquiry soon uncovers a multiple murder that seems to have its roots in a legal dispute between two families going back to the aftermath of the English Civil War. But have the victims been discovered too late to catch the killer? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616019 In a small Bihari village, Captain William T. Meadows finds just the man to further his phrenological research back home: Amir Ali, confessed member of the infamous Thugee cult. With tales of a murderous youth redeemed, Ali gains passage to England, his villainously shaped skull there to be studied. Only Ali knows just how embroidered his story is, so when a killer begins depriving Londons underclass of their heads, suspicion naturally falls on the thug. With help from fellow immigrants led by a shrewd Punjabi woman, Ali journeys deep into a hostile city in an attempt to save himself and end the gruesome murders. Ranging from skull-lined mansions to underground tunnels concealing a ghostly people, The Thing about Thugs is a feat of imagination to rival Wilkie Collins or Michael Chabon. Short-listed for the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize, this Victorian role reversal is a sly take on the post-colonial novel and marks the arrival of a compelling Indian novelist to North America. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1586948 Hiding his marriage to a Russian intelligence colonel with an awareness that discovery would result in her execution, MI5 field agent Charlie leads a frantic mission to outwit both governments and save his family when their secret is exposed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660665 When a Russian intelligence officer insists on speaking to no one but her about cyber sabotage that has brought down a U.S. communications satellite, MI5 agent Liz Carlyle learns of a plot to hack into the Wests military and reignite the Cold War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624531 Set 20 years after Treasure Island, Natty, the daughter of Long John Silver, teams up with Hawkins son, Jim, on a dangerous voyage to the legendary island in search of their fathers hidden treasure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674851 Amidst a climate of suspicion against Catholicism in 1563 England, closet believer William Harley agrees to hide a manuscript for a friend, and finds himself trying to unravel its mysteries and evade members of the Queens court who want to possess it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685943 1794. In the wake of the Glorious First of June, an equivocal success for the British naval fleet against the French Revolutionary forces, Lieutenant John Pearce has pressing matters to attend to. He must undertake an urgent commission from Lord Hood, track down Midshipman Toby Burns, and placate Emily Barclay who, estranged from her husband, is now under Pearces protection. Meanwhile, smugglers whose ship Pearce inadvertently stole are on his tail, determined to get their money or kill him in revenge -- possibly both. And it is not only John Pearce who has his fair share of trouble. The triumphant Channel Fleet returns, with Ralph Barclay limping from a musket ball in the thigh, Cornelius Gherson fuming at the jokes about his cowardice, and bully-boy Devenow sporting a wounded shoulder and a cauliflower ear. But the battle is already the subject of controversy -- both the French and British claim victory, and Barclay is accused of holding back from the action. Pearce turns the tables on his enemies with the aid of his crew, conjures up a trick to free his friends and sets off for the Mediterranean with Emily Barclay. He must fight a ferocious sea battle on the way to aid an old friend, and can only hope that his troubles will end along with his mission. But are they only just beginning?--Jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675408 From Covent Garden to courtesan to countess, beautiful, fearless, shamelessly ambitious Evie Duggan has riveted London in every role she plays. But the ton never could forgive her scandalous-if shockingly short-marriage, and when her star plummets amid gleefully vicious gossip, the countess escapes to the only legacy left to her: a manor house in Pennyroyal Green. He has the face of a fallen angel and a smolder the devil would envy, but Vicar Adam Sylvaine walks a precarious line: resisting temptation . . . and the wild Eversea blood in his veins. Adams strength is tested when scandal, aka the countess, moves to Sussex. But when a woman who fiercely guards her heart and a man entrusted with the souls of an entire town surrender to a forbidden desire, will the sweetest sin lead them to heaven . . . or make outcasts of them forever?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615569 The United States and Russia are on the brink of war and only intelligence agent Will Cochrane can find and unmask the diabolical double-agent who has started it all in this enthralling follow up to Spycatcher, written by a real life former agent-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1630061 The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert produced nine children--five of them princesses, all trained for the role of marriage to future monarchs. However, the fourth princess, Louise--later the duchess of Argyll--became known by the court as the wild one. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674883 After achieving knighthood at the young age of seventeen, Wulfstan Wynstede must weather four years of temptations if he is ever going to get Beulahs fathers blessing to marry her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712921 En julio de 1917, tras cuatro aos de guerra, el agotamiento se est adueando del capelln Joseph Reavley y de su hermana Judith, miembro del Cuerpo de Ambulancias. En el frente occidental ha comenzado la batalla de Passchendaele, y la paz an parece muy lejana. La arrogancia y la incompetencia del oficial Northrop, comandante a cargo del regimiento de Joseph, auguran la muerte innecesaria de muchos soldados. Pero pronto es el propio Northrop el que cae, aunque a manos de sus subordinados. Judith, angustiada ante la perspectiva de que un tribunal militar ordene la ejecucin de los doce hombres arrestados por el crimen, arriesga su propia vida para ayudarlos a escapar. Entretanto, Matthew Reavley, agente de los servicios de inteligencia britnicos, contina la desesperada bsqueda del Pacificador, un obsesivo genio que utiliza mtodos muy poco ortodoxos para tratar de acabar con la guerra, y a quien considera responsable de la muerte de sus padres. Las distintas bsquedas de los tres hermanos les llevarn a oponer la valenta y el honor a la ciega maquinaria de la justicia militar. -- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572213 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519978 Living the perfect genteel Victorian life complete with a loving husband, Evelyn Hadley-Attwater, once a spy for Englands most enigmatic intelligence agency, is summoned for one final assignment and finds the lure of her former life too hard to resist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519429 Follows Ashton Wilde, Marquis of Beaufort, who, seeking true love by imitating historys legendary lovers, plays the role of Prince Charming to an unlikely Cinderella. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679153 When eighteen-year-old Grace Campbell arrives in London in 1914, shes unable to fulfill her familys ambitions and find a position as an office secretary. Lying to her parents and her brother, Michael, she takes a job as a housemaid at Number 35, Park Lane, where she is quickly caught up in lives of its inhabitants-- in particular, those of its privileged son, Edward, and daughter, Beatrice, who is recovering from a failed relationship that would have taken her away from an increasingly stifling life. Desperate to find a new purpose, Bea joins a group of radical suffragettes and strikes up an intriguing romance with an impassioned young lawyer. Unbeknownst to each of the young women, the choices they make amid the rapidly changing world of WWI will connect their chances at future happiness in dramatic and inevitable ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1559262 As the shadows lengthen over the June grass, all England is heading for Epsom Downs - high life and low life, society beauties and Whitechapel street girls, bookmakers and gypsies, hawkers and acrobats, punters and thieves. Whole families stream along the Surrey back-roads, towards the greatest race of the year. Hopes are high, nerves are taut, hats are tossed in the air - this is Derby Day. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519948 Lady Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her social position after her husbands scandalous death, but her efforts are threatened by her growing love for Lord Dracy, a battlescarred, impoverished ex-naval officer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705480 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647318 The Constantine Affliction, a strange malady that kills some of its victims and physically transforms others into the opposite sex, has spread scandal and upheaval throughout society. Scientific marvels and disasters, such as clockwork courtesans, the alchemical fires of Whitechapel, electric carriages, and acidic monsters lurking in the Thames, have forever altered the face of the city. Pembroke Pimm Hanover is an aristocrat with an interest in criminology, who uses his keen powers of observation to assist the police or private individuals, at least when hes sober enough to do so. Ellie Skyler, who hides her gender behind the byline E. Skye, is an intrepid journalist driven by both passion and necessity to uncover the truth, no matter where it hides. When Pimm and Skye stumble onto a dark plot that links the citys most notorious criminal overlord with the Queens new consort, famed scientist Sir Bertram Oswald, they soon find the forces of both high and low society arrayed against them. Can they save the city from the arcane machinations of one of historys biggest monsters and uncover the shocking origin of the Constantine Affliction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1564163 In the wake of the murders of three victims with shadowy links to an ancient City of London livery company, Lord Francis Powerscourt investigates strange markings on the bodies and discovers that each victim had been recently visited by the companys leader. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664566 Thomas Kydds ship, part of a makeship fleet from South Africa under Commodore Home Popham, invades Buenos Aires in hopes of a treasure of silver, only to find the local population, instead of rising against the Spanish, uniting against them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675432 Anthony Carrington, Earl of Ravensbrook, expects a biddable bride. A man of fiery passion tempted by the rigors of war into steely self-control, he demands obedience from his troops and his future wife. Regardless of how fetching she looks in breeches. Promised to the Earl of Plump Pockets by her impoverished father, Caroline Montague is no simpering miss. She rides a war stallion named Hercules, fights with a blade, and can best most men with both bow and rifle. She finds Anthony autocratic, domineering, and...ridiculously handsome. Its a duel of wit and wills in this charming retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. But the question is...whos taming whom?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622771 When Amelie Levene, who in six weeks is due to take over as the first female Chief of MI6, disappears without a trace while in the south of France, it is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Britains top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced former MI6 officer Thomas Kell. The trail leads Kell to France and Tunisia, where he uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576546 Felix Breit and his new wife Angela, both concentration camp survivors, have joined with eight other families in a bold post-war experiment in communal living in the Dower House, an imposing Georgian mansion in the Herfordshire countryside. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629365 Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she cant move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her, sleeping, taken during the night. And underneath, the words: Im watching over you. Her nightmare isnt over. In fact, its just beginning. Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has a killer to hunt. A killer who stalks young women, insinuates himself into their lives, and ultimately tortures and murders them in the most shocking way possible. But the more Phil investigates, the more he delves into the twisted psychology of his quarry, Phil realizes that it isnt just a serial killer hes hunting but something or someone infinitely more calculating and horrific. And much closer to home than he realized. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590764 A child born in the plague year of 1348, abandoned and raised within the oppressive walls of a convent, Alice Perrers refused to take the veil, convinced that a greater destiny awaited her. Ambitious and quick-witted, she rose above her obscure beginnings to become the infamous mistress of Edward III. But always, essentially, she was alone.... Early in Alices life, a chance meeting with royalty changes everything: Kindly Queen Philippa, deeply in love with her husband but gravely ill, chooses Alice as a lady-in-waiting. Under the queens watchful eye, Alice dares to speak her mind. She demands to be taken seriously. She even flirts with the dynamic, much older king. But she is torn when her vibrant spirit captures his interest...and leads her to a betrayal she never intended. In Edwards private chambers, Alice discovers the pleasures and paradoxes of her position. She is the queens confidante and the kings lover, yet she can rely only on herself. It is a divided role she was destined to play, and she vows to play it until the bitter end. Even as she is swept up in Edwards lavish and magnificent court, amassing wealth and influence for herself, becoming an enemy of his power-hungry son John of Gaunt and a sparring partner to resourceful diplomat William de Windsor, she anticipates the day when the political winds will turn against her. For when her detractors voice their hatred and accusations of treason swirl around her, threatening to destroy everything she has achieved, who will stand by Alice then?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685445 Relocating to her aunt and uncles farm after the death of a beloved grandmother in 1955, Tessa offers guidance to a bad-tempered disabled girl and pursues a promising romance with the girls father that is challenged by unexpected heartache. By the author of When the Bough Breaks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613898 A bastard by birth, James Devlin lives on his own terms-until a twist of fate reveals that he is the true Duke of Blackwood. Though the brooding bachelor swears to hold on to his freedom, he does intend to take back his childhood home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1477796 Investigators Burton and Swinburne return to Africa to seek the source of the Nile, a magic gem, and a way to fix history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1645649 Taken in at the kitchens at Buckland Manor after the cruel death of his mother, young John quickly rises from kitchen boy to cook before catching the attention of the daughter of the lord of the manor, who resolves to starve herself until her father calls off her unwanted engagement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658884 A tale inspired by the life of Lady Jane Grays younger sister, Katherine, interweaves the tragic story of her imprisonment in the Tower of London with the fates of three other innocent political prisoners including Kate Plantagenet and boy princes Edward and Richard. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656455 Depicts the downfall of Anne Boleyn at the hands of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell as Anne and her powerful family fight back while she is on trial for adultery and treason. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585452 King Charles II sends Captain Matthew Quinton on a voyage to Africa in pursuit of a mountain of gold. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696684 London 1872. A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation. As the orphan who stole the Queens ring - only to find the ring was a reservoir that held a truce between the world of Faerie and the British Court - Tikis greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld, Queen Victorias youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked. In order to protect her family and the ones she loves, she needs to know the meaning of the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will Tiki be brave enough to face the truth? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595177 Lady Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her social position after her husbands scandalous death, but her efforts are threatened by her growing love for Lord Dracy, a battlescarred, impoverished ex-naval officer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582177 Touring the small clubs and talent contests of Wales, naive young singer Saba Tarcan jumps at an opportunity to travel with a touring group entertaining troops serving in the Middle East, where she is tapped by the Secret Service to spy on a Turkish impresario and where she reconnects with a flight-obsessed fighter pilot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656588 From New York Times bestselling author of The Last Wife of Henry VIII, a novel about Catherine Howard, wife of Henrys later years Amid the turbulent, faction-ridden late reign of the fearsome Henry, eager high-spirited Catherine Howard caught the kings eye, but not before she had been the sensual plaything of at least three other men. Ignorant of her past, seeing only her youthful exuberance and believing that she could make him happy, he married her only to discover, too late, that her heart belonged to his gentleman usher Tom Culpeper. As the net of court intrigue tightens around her, and with the Tudor succession yet again in peril because of Prince Edwards severe illness, Queen Catherine struggles to give the angry, bloated and impotent king a son. But when her relations turn against her, she finds herself doomed, just as her cousin Anne Boleyn was, to face the executioner. The Unfaithful Queen lays bare the dark underbelly of the Tudor court, with its sugared rivalries and bitter struggles for power, where a girl of noble family could find herself sent to labor among the turnspits in the kitchens or should fortune favor her be exalted to the throne. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627775 Ellies always disliked the local big estate agent--aka Great White Shark--so is distressed when her daughter Diana announces that shes carrying his child and about to become his fourth wife. But Ellies soon drawn into the family circle when one of the Hooper children dies in their private gym and another succumbs to a peanut allergy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656465 It is the winter of 1952 when Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her new husband, Philip, a medical doctor. While Philip spends long hours working away from home, Isabel finds herself lonely and vulnerable as she adjusts to the realities of being a housewife in the country. One evening, while Philip is on call, Isabel is woken by intense cold. When she hunts for extra blankets, she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. Sleeping under the coat for warmth, she starts to dream and is soon startled by a knock at her window. Outside is a young RAF pilot wearing a familiar coat. His name is Alec and his powerful presence disturbs and excites her as they begin an intense affair. Nothing though has prepared her for the truth about Alecs life, nor the impact it will have on her own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742789 Transformed through marriage into Helena, the Marchioness of Northampton, seventeen-year-old Elin von Snakenborg becomes the highest-ranking woman in Elizabeth Tudors circle. But in a court that is surrounded by Catholic enemies who plot the queens downfall, Helena is forced to choose between her unyielding monarch and the husband shes not sure she can trust--a choice that will provoke catastrophic consequences. Set in 1565. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599436 London, 1501. In a time of political unrest, Varina Westcott, a young widow and candle maker for court and church, agrees to perform a clandestine service for Queen Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII: carve wax figures of four dead children, two of her offspring lost in infancy and her two brothers, the Princes of the Tower, whose mysterious disappearance years ago has never been solved. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1526995 Annabelle Stirling is a cloth merchant in Leeds in Regency Britain who, in her enthusiasm for the industrial revolution, runs afoul of a group of Luddites, one of whom is her fiance and another her brother, Wesley who destroy her new milling machine. When the authorities refuse to help, Belle naively thinks a royal audience will get justice done, and she journeys to London from Yorkshire to present her case at Parliament. The prince regent isnt much help, but he takes a shine to her, and soon Belle finds a new business mentor in his architect, John Nash, and a romance with a shy young cabinet maker, Putnam Boyce. Belles life is complicated considerably, though, by her brother Wesleys involvement in the treasonous Cato Street Conspiracy (an attempt to murder British cabinet ministers and Lord Liverpool in 1820). http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595163 When a dragoon captain begins hunting the masked avenger the Ghost of St. Giles, schoolmaster Winter Makepeace--the Ghost himself--must decide whether or not he can trust Lady Isabel Beckinhall with his secret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576566 Jennas life is perfect--perfect chaos! One lousy Monday, Jenna loses her gorgeous job, her even more gorgeous boyfriend, and her home. In an attempt to put aside her personal woes, Jenna goes to catalogue books for an elderly cousin, Kitty Everest, at her country mansion. Horrified to discover that Kitty may be forced to sell Holtby House, Jenna throws herself into a scheme to save it. But when an attempt is made on her life, Jenna finds herself in a race to save Holtby, Kitty--and herself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1650587 When a blackmailer threatens to take away everything that he has, Charles de Lacey, who has led a life of decadent pleasure, will stop at nothing to save his fortune and title even if it means seducing Tessa Neville who could be the woman of his dreams or an enemy in disguise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1594896 For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to management within the Laundry, the supersecret British government agency tasked with defending the realm from occult threats. Assigned to External Assets, Bob discovers the company--unofficially--employs freelance agents to deal with sensitive situations that may embarrass Queen and Country. So when Ray Schiller--an American televangelist with the uncanny ability to miraculously heal the ill--becomes uncomfortably close to the Prime Minister, External Assets dispatches the brilliant, beautiful, and entirely unpredictable Persephone Hazard to infiltrate the Golden Promise Ministry and discover why the preacher is so interested in British politics. And its Bobs job to make sure Persephone doesnt cause an international incident. But its a supernatural incident that Bob needs to worry about--a global threat even the Laundry may be unable to clean up..-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684692 In this sequel to The Alchemist of Souls, a group of renegades cause a rift among the Skraylings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554199 In an absorbing thriller that combines the nuances of Cold War espionage with the ejector-seat excitement of Top Gun, renegade MI6 officer Daniel Marchant discovers that treachery is the greatest game of all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556861 Determined to destroy Lily Boudine, the woman whose childhood testimony helped send his father to the gallows for stealing the valuable Ashwood jewels, Tobin Scott returns to Hadley Green where he offers Lily a choice, but their dangerous game leads to passion and a shocking truth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647340 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519606 Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and Spanish Florida to search for French and Spanish privateers who have been preying on British merchantmen and discover if the privateers have been getting aid from the Americans. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684368 London, 1501; Young widow and candle maker Varina Westcott agrees to perform a clandestine service for Queen Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII: carve wax figures of her two lost infants and her two brothers, the Princes of the Tower, who vanished years ago. Varina, who lost a child herself, feels sympathy for the queen. And as she works under the watchful eye of handsome Nicholas Sutton, she develops feelings of quite a different nature... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577751 When Henry VIIIs obsession with Anne Boleyn leads to violent religious upheaval, Lady Cecily Burkhart, while trying to hold together her fractured household, grapples with her forbidden feelings for Father Alec Cahill, while her sister, Mirabella, consumed by her religious vocation and jealousy, tries to destroy them all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1598023 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1621211 Cassie Fox, a spy determined to help destroy Napoleons empire, is distracted from her mission to rescue Grey Sommers, Lord Wyndham, from a French dungeon by her unexpected attraction to him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1551759 The sequel to Hilary Mantels 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantels Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Annes head?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685369 1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can drown England in a tide of blood. The ravens of war are gathering. But as the kings closest advisors scheme and squabble amongst themselves, hopes of resisting the naked ambition of the Norman duke come to rest with just one man: Hereward. To some a ruthless warrior and master tactician, to others a devil in human form, Hereward is as adept in the art of warfare as the foes that gather to claim Englands throne. But in his countrys hour of greatest need, his enemies at court have made him an outlaw. To stay alive-and a free man-he must carve a bloody swathe from the frozen lands outside the court, in this evocative tale of a man whose deeds will become the stuff of legend.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545196 The intended buyer of a dirty bomb stolen by a KGB operative sixteen years prior begins to suffer Stockholm syndrome after traveling with an undercover agent with the MI6.