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61) The Promise
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On a desperate journey to America, Rebecca Neville promises the dying wife of the Earl of Stanmore to raise and care for her newborn son, James. Once in the New World, Rebecca begins her new life, as a mother...
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Ten years later, the Earl of Stanmore learns of the fate of his family. He sends to the colonies for his young heir so he can raise him as a peer of the realm. With no intention of forsaking her vow, Rebecca returns to England...
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1990, Blackpool. 33-year-old Helen Burnside is shocked when she learns that her beloved Great Aunt Alice has died of a sudden heart attack, and even more surprised when Alice's will reveals that she has bequeathed her Yorkshire cottage to Helen. Although Helen was close to her aunt, Alice was an enigmatic figure, estranged from most of her family. What led to the long-held animosity between Alice, her mother, Ada and her sister, Lizzie, and why did...
63) A Bridge in Time
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Change is coming to the people of the oldest village in Scotland in this dramatic and riveting saga of survival from the author of Wild Heritage.
For generations, Camptounfoot has remained little changed but now it is 1853 and the railway is coming . . .
Shy and beautiful Emma Jane Wylie is determined to fight for the realization of her father's dream-the construction of the railway bridge that will carry the new track southwards. Her...
64) Untold Secrets
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A deeply troubled woman, Debra DeVereaux, is admitted to a hospital psychiatric ward in 1985 under suicide watch. Intrigued by her dreams and insistence that she speaks directly to God, a psychotherapist teams up with the hospital's chaplain to unravel the mystery of Untold Secrets. Debra is like every woman, seeking to understand why; even like many women, walking a fine line between sanity and insanity. But she is a unique woman, confronting God...
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In this moving first novel, a Korean-American family faces not only intergenerational cultural conflicts between immigrant parents and their Americanized daughters, but also the results of a terrible prophecy, made by a fortune-teller 20 years earlier to Chinhominey, the long-estranged grandmother.
66) Cursed Bloodline
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A librarian, a paramedic, a firefighter and a soldier home from war are taken on an uncontrollable journey as dreams of a divine kind unite them. Together their dreams tell a creation story of one couple blessed and another cursed; one destined to be fruitful and multiply and the other to leave a blessed place never to return. In the dark of night, Gods of the ancient world prepare themselves for the ancient deluge, writing their own history of events....
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A heart-warming and nostalgic family saga set at the heart of wartime London at Christmas, from the bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Rosie Goodwin.
1919. Two months after the Armistice that ended the Great War, life in London's East End is slowly returning to normal. But for 25-year-old Birdie Connor, the battle is only just beginning . .
Frank, Birdie's older brother, has been sent to prison for...
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Ohamadike Onwuchekwa is a successful man and the managing director of an international engineering company. He lives happily with his wife and twin girls in cosmopolitan Lagos. His family is sheltered, sophisticated and upper crust. His wife has complete trust in him and believes that he has no skeletons in his cupboard. However, Ohamadike was not born rich and responsible. He was once a mischievous village boy with a knack for getting into trouble...
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After the death of his godfather, Mikel, a would-be revolutionary, inherits the Basque signet ring, a priceless family heirloom that has fascinated and eluded him since he was a child. How did his grandfather-an indentured Basque peasant-acquire such a valuable ring? Different answers lurk in this rich tapestry of family memoirs. The truth-or versions of it-will test Mikel's beliefs in his cause, his family, and himself.
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It's February 1942 and the American's have finally joined Britain and its allies. Meanwhile, twenty-three-year-old Francesca Fabrino, like thousands of other women, is doing her bit for the war effort in a factory in East London. But her thoughts are constantly occupied by her unrequited love for Charlie Brogan, who has recently married a woman of questionable reputation, before being shipped out to North Africa with the Eighth Army.
When Francesca...
71) Sophie Street
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The final instalment of Grace Thompson's celebrated Pendragon Island sagas Janet and Hywel Griffiths dream of seeing their son Frank happily married, but Mair, the daughter of the local police constable, does not seem to be the wisest choice. And anyway, she is far more interested in the secretive Carl Rees, who refuses to even be seen with her in public. Elsewhere in Pendragon Island, Jennie Francis has to rethink her life as she is forced to say...
72) Eye of the Devil
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This is the inspiring story of how a young man with limited education overcome a cruel upbringing and became a successful businessman , against all odds. During WW11 Williams mother abandomed him when he was just three years old.At age six his father remarried and Williams world was torn apart.Eye of the Devil shows how sheer determination can transfer a stolen childhood of great hardship into a triumph of the human spirit.
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Does a father who abandoned his family deserve a second chance? Can an unwanted daughter restore her faith in men? Or has Billie already sabotaged her chance at first love? After her parents' divorce, introverted Billie Dixon buries herself in her studies. Her plan? To stay out of sight, out of mind, and out of trouble. But that plan fails when she starts at Bradford College. While hopeful to renew her relationship with her estranged father, Billie...
74) Poppy's Dilemma
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From the newest name in saga writing comes a tale of one girl's brave escape from a world of poverty in her search for true love. IS TRUE LOVE WORTH RISKING EVERYTHING FOR? Sixteen-year-old Poppy Silk is one of the navvy community - a group of poor, rough-living men who work the railways and take their families wherever the tracks lead. When Poppy is left fatherless, her world becomes fraught with danger, men vying to claim her as their own. Her one...
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Some battles will be fought on the Homefront...
The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young Charlie Sweet, lost at sea, presumed dead and bombs falling on nearby Bristol.
Still there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the form of Mary Sweet's upcoming wedding to her Canadian beau. But even that has failed to rouse their father from his grief.
But, in London a baby has been found in a bombed out house, sheltered in the...
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Two friends discover that life doesn't always turn out as one would expect in this absorbing family saga. It's not always easy living in a close-knit community where everyone knows everyone else's business. Growing up in a quiet West Country village, butcher's daughter Rebecca Peterson and her best friend Cindy Mason are keen to expand their horizons and see more of the world. On leaving school, Rebecca heads off to university in Cardiff, while Cindy...
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This book is based on legends and folk stories of the German folk hero Thyl Owlmirror. The story reflects the events during the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish empire. This 16th century epic is compared to the stories of Don Quixote and Robin Hood by popularity.
The main character of the story Thyl Ulenspiegel is a happy-to-go prankster, born with uncanny wit and spirit of observation. From the very childhood he exposes the ugly sides of people with...
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In 1640, Catherine Beckett stole a ring from a Druid shrine in Trawden Forest. The Druid put a curse on the ring and it was to remain cursed until the ring was returned.
The squire, Nathan Roxbury, coveted the ring and would do anything to own it. So when Catherine wouldn't give it up, he ordered her to face trial on a trumped-up charge of witchcraft.
Because of her forthcoming demise, Catherine cursed the child that Nathan's wife was carrying....
79) Jake Mitchell
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Jake Mitchell has spent his whole life tied at the hip with his best friend and twin brother Jax. They've shared everything, except for women, which was easy since their tastes were so different.
From the moment she walked into the room Jake knew she was special, with her flowing brown locks, supple body, and a smile that could brighten any day. An accident leaves her vulnerable and in the arms of his brother. From that moment she's in awe of Jax.
Jake...
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Its the 1960s in Sierra Leone. A cultured city-girl, Massa Norman, is trying to figure what message God has sent her in a dream, when her beauty mesmerizes the richest man in Kandudiamond magnate Demba Bangura. A marriage is quickly arranged. But things go so bad Bangura is forced to consult his trusted soothsayer. The bad news is the beauty is promised to a powerful man. The good news is, if Bangura waits for ten long years, he will eventually reclaim...
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