Only a long-lost talisman can save a besieged kingdom torn between two kings, as a malevolent god marshals his minions to attack, corrupt, and destroyTwo lieges King Lanius, who is of royal blood, and King Grus, the usurper now share the throne of Avornis.
Two rivals must unite to prevent a disgraced malevolent god from attaining a relic of extraordinary power in the first book of alternate history master Harry Turtledove's magnificent fantasy trilogyMore than four centuries ago, the Scepter of Mercy was lost to the king of Avornis, and each subsequent liege has promised and failed to return the powerful talisman to its rightful home.
A poignant and unforgettable rags-to-riches family saga following three generations of a remarkable clan from downtown ghetto to Park Avenue opulence Marrying Jack Auerbach was Essie Litsky's salvation, enabling her to break free of her strict Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and escape New York's poor, dirty, overcrowded Lower East Side.
The epic saga of Norway's greatest hero concludes as the legendary Viking conqueror-king Harald Hardrede pursues his dreams of empire to the shores of EnglandYoung Norseman Harald Hardrede eagerly followed the hand of destiny around the world, learning much of the methods of conquerors and kings.
The giant Norse warrior-king Harald Hardrede strives to forge a mighty empire by conquering the North in the second volume of the epic Last Viking TrilogyHe is a savior to the hordes of loyal Norsemen who would gladly give their lives battling at his side and a dreaded scourge to anyone who resists his dreams of empire.
Two sisters discover startling secrets in their mother's old journal in this "e;poignant"e; novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of Garden of Lies (Debbie Macomber).
A saga of Louisiana by an author who "e;belongs among those Southern novelists who are trying to interpret the South and its past in critical terms"e; (The New York Times).
Out of prison and on his own, Peter Fury struggles to find a place in the worldPeter Fury has been in prison for fifteen years and four days, and every minute has been an eternity.
On a lonely Caribbean island, a teenage girl begins the adventure of a lifetimeRaised on the tiny isle of Mystere, Marie Ravenne has spent her youth swimming in crystal-blue water, eating fresh fish, and listening to stories of the days when her home was a haven for pirates.
As the British armies march on Charleston, a young girl dreams of loveFor two years, General Washington and his rebels have outfoxed the British army, humiliating them so soundly that the redcoats have been forced to change strategy.
From the shores of the Potomac, a society girl begins an epic journey Karen Hampton comes to Washington, DC, from New York City to celebrate the end of the Civil War.
Onesie Delilah is Lilah McAfees story, from her birth in 1926 in an Alabama mill town through three-quarters of a century, against the backdrop of family and community expectations in a Southland undergoing dramatic social and economic changes.
He hitchhiked a ride along with an innocent child, and together they rode the wave of little Joshuas life: the trials and tribulations of a lifelong journey complicated by two souls entwined.
"e;Payback"e; is the eagerly anticipated completion of the trilogy of "e;Unlocked Secrets"e; and "e;Just Before Midnight"e; by popular writing sensation, Desley Polmear.
';With a birder's eye for detail, White takes us on [Adrian Mandrick's] painful, near death descent[her] life-affirming conclusion reminds us that endangered species aren't the only ones that need to change and adapt in order to survive.
A desperate young woman's bargain with a wealthy couple is not what it seems in this gothic tale of big city dreams gone wrong from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, ';one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot' (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A Massachusetts Book Award ';Must Read' Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, this ';addictively readable first novel' (Kirkus Reviews) features the man who inspired the world's oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction.
New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Wilde's dishy and delightful novel about a world-famous star is loosely based on the life of Tallulah BankheadThree-year-old Marabelle Lawrence makes her first headline when she climbs onto the roof of her apartment building and waits to be rescued.
The New York Times-bestselling third book in Jennifer Wilde's acclaimed trilogy takes Marietta Danver to the dazzling palaces of imperial Russia, on a dangerous quest for passion, redemption, and loveMarietta Danver is on her way to London to reunite with the man she loves when her coach crashes.
The spellbinding New York Times-bestselling sequel to Love's Tender Fury follows Marietta Danver as she is captured by pirates in the Caribbean and caught once again between the desires of three very different, passionate menAfter surviving harrowing twists of fate, Marietta Danver has finally overcome her hardscrabble past.
This classic New York Times-bestselling historical romance tells the enthralling, passionate story of a young English woman who is wrongly convicted of a crime and auctioned off to the highest bidder in the American coloniesBorn out of wedlock to a London barmaid, Marietta Danver yearns to live life to its fullest despite her humble origins.
Demonland and Witchland wage war in this massively influential fantasy classicWith the arrival of a Witchland envoy making demands of Demonland's chief lords, peace between the two lands is irrevocably shattered.
From the visionary author of The Genesis Quest, a "e;wildly imaginative"e; (Greg Bear) science fiction novel about a young man's struggle for survival on a comet made of ice.
From the visionary author of The Genesis Quest, a "e;wildly imaginative"e; (Greg Bear) science fiction novel about a young man's struggle for survival on a comet made of ice.
From the glittering mansions of the Astors and the Vanderbilts to the gas-lit streets of New York, this passionate novel by award-winning author Meagan McKinney brings together a desperate woman and a handsome stranger who could expose her scandalous secret New York heiress Alana Van Alen has everything beauty, wealth, and status.
A beautifully written and stunningly evocative debut novel, DOMINIC follows the title character's adventures through the collapse of the ancient Roman Empire, depicting a society rife with reckless abandon and chaos, a world of display and caprice.
