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The Norland Inheritance
The Norland Inheritance picks up five years after the conclusion of Sense and Sensibility, as Margaret, the youngest sister, reaches the age of eighteen. Following the tragic death of their only son in a riding accident, John and Fanny, Margaret’s half-brother and sister-in-law, invite her to stay with them in London. John hopes to fulfil his father’s neglected wishes by launching Margaret into society at his own expense. Fanny, however, secretly resents this invitation, particularly as her relationship with John has deteriorated since the loss of their son. Despite this, she chooses to bide her time and comply with his wishes for the moment.
With John’s passing, the heir to Norland is now Charles Dashwood, a cousin, and a doctor by profession. Shortly after Margaret’s arrival, Fanny discovers John’s secret desire for Charles to marry Margaret, thus redressing the imbalance of the entail and ensuring that Margaret will be the future mistress of Norland. Fanny’s jealousy-fuelled dislike of all of John’s sisters, especially Margaret, is so incensed by this potential match that she resolves to stop it by any means within her power. She schemes to marry Margaret off to the first suitor who shows any interest. To this end, she introduces Margaret to a fortune hunter, the dashing Captain Dunning, who pays court to Margaret after Fanny hints that she is to inherit Norland.
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Unlocking the Iron Gate
During the 1950s, the people of Czechoslovakia and other Soviet Bloc countries were locked away from the rest of the world and not allowed the freedoms and rights of Western society. However, chinks were made in that Iron Curtain by courageous people who refused to let go of their faith, values, and love until, finally, that oppressive system fell down.In a small village in Czechoslovakia, Zuzana Tesarova must survive under this communist system that wants to restrict her family's religious freedom and speech. Her husband, Jozef"”an outspoken peasant"”is imprisoned for a short period of time and loses his job. Their youngest son, Pavol, is born into these circumstances and grows up behind the Iron Curtain.Despite the fact that he must go along with Marxism and Leninism in academia, Pavol becomes a university professor as well as an active dissident in the underground church where he meets people like Jan Korec, a secret Jesuit bishop. Can Pavol maintain his professional life along with his faith?Then, a chance meeting with an American girl named Katie changes Pavol's life forever.
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The Essence of Grace
Bob Temple is unlucky in love. After his latest relationship fails he turns to his love of music to start a new career running dancing events with his dancer friends Becky, Keith, Matt and Ruby. Becky thinks Bob needs a new woman but he isn't so sure. The dance troupe travel around the country to hold their popular, vibrant evenings of dancing and music. One night, however, a gig in Bury St Edmunds turns very strange. Why are the policemen wearing such strange outfits? And why is everyone so suspicious of modern technology? The group come to realise something very unusual is going on. During this extraordinary evening Bob makes an instant but deep connection with one of the punters, the lovely Grace, but back in his normal life she becomes completely unreachable. Bob soon discovers the lengths he will need to go to to be reunited with Grace.
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Paris
Love chooses when it will bloom regardless of the time.Under the dark cloud of the Nazi occupation in France, John Reed and his Sophie find something more priceless than all the treasure in the world, each other.This Texan pilot and a French artist and member of the Résistance find love against all the odds in this inspiring novel from L.B. Ellis.
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Am I Dead Again?
Blood pooling on a tiled floor. A definite feeling of having been there before. Visions of an assassin’s deadly blade striking her back in an Egyptian villa thousands of years ago. Unexplained coincidences mark a story that transports you from Sumeria to Egypt, to early Native America and India. The timelines are different but are some things the same? Why must she remember? Jessie, a modern-day musician is doing her best to unravel the threads that draw her backwards into the far past. Then her present starts to mirror that past in unexpected ways and the unsettling drama and confusion mount as the past rises up to meet her.She meets a stranger and is immediately enchanted. This stranger, though, is not unknown to her. Somehow, she remembers him. Later, another stranger will invite her to visit Rome. There, she will find more questions to ask. She will have choices to make that could influence not just her life but others’ as well. And perhaps save a few.Along the way, she will have help from disembodied spirits, a nasty little fly and hot-blooded lovers. Psychic and magical, she shows us the way by going through it with a sense of profound humour and courage.
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Velvet
Peter Berger was born in Munich and raised with strong moral principles. However, he always considered himself different, and soon learned that he had to hide his predatory nature. But even living a double life, he was determined to acquire the status of which he always dreamed.
He graduated with distinction from the University of Munich in medicine, became a close friend of Chancellor Adolf Hitler, and built a successful career. In his personal life, he marries the woman he considers suitable, from a wealthy family, with whom he has three children.
During the war, he became known as Captain Velvet, due to his velvety, mesmerizing voice, which was an excellent tool in carrying out his work. Peter thought his life was perfect, until the moment when, as he was sorting out the Jews, as they got off the train at Auschwitz, his gaze was fixed on Kathryn and her whole world suddenly seemed to make no sense.
Peter fell in love for the first time and with a Jewish woman. He knew they had no future and that if the SS found out he was holding her prisoner in his house, forcing her to have a relationship with him, he would be considered a traitor and there was only one price to pay for such a betrayal: death.
But the end of the war is imminent, and Peter has to put an end to his relationship with Kay and he only knows one way to do it…
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Under the Carob Tree
Step into the captivating world of Cyprus, a tranquil island during the serene mid-1930s, where the lives of two extraordinary sisters and a talented young man unfold against a backdrop of freedom, love, and ambition.
In this quietly passionate love story, the sisters embark on their personal battles for freedom and love, defying societal expectations and ancient traditions. Their journey intertwines with that of a young man from the remote mountains of Marathasa, who yearns for recognition and happiness in a world that often overlooks him.
As the story unfolds, a family steeped in self-importance and propriety grapples with the upheaval caused by their daughter’s rebellion against age-old customs. Amidst the complexities of human relationships, the island itself reveals its captivating beauty – its land, sea, mountains, and its people, forgotten by the outside world.
But this idyllic slumber is about to be shattered as Cyprus awakens to the turbulent waters of violent protest and international politics. As the island finds itself at the crossroads of historical events, the characters are swept up in a wave of change, testing their resilience and challenging their deepest desires.
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The Secret of Glaslough
The Secret of Glaslough highlights the story of how one young woman discovers the tragedy that was her mother’s life. It tells of the lengths her family were prepared to go to in order to prevent any prospects of a loving marriage or a happy future.
This novel is based on a heartbreaking true story of a daughter’s search for her natural mother, after she learns she has been adopted. Deborah’s quest lengthens over time and although she faces setbacks and tragedies in her own life, her desire to find her mother remains constant.
As her search continues and the truth about her mother begins to unravel, Deborah learns the reality of being part of a forbidden love in Ireland in the 1930s.
As the story unfolds, it tells of the appalling bias and prejudice which existed during those years. It illustrates graphically and sadly how intense passionate love between two young people should be so unacceptable within the society which existed then – a love which must be stamped out at all costs. And for those who were caught up in all the deceit, they found themselves in the middle of the most horrific of nightmares.
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The Price of Love
The Price of Love unfolds across a century, tracing the enduring bonds of love and friendship amid the changing tides of time. Rooted in a quaint Kent village, the narrative unfurls around Dolly and Polly, two inseparable souls nurtured amidst rustic simplicity. Their youthful days transition into service at the local Manor House, under the genteel watch of Sir Charles, Lady Frances, and the stern yet nurturing Housekeeper, Jenny Armstrong. Yet, as the winds of the Great War sweep across their lives, an era of innocence ends, replaced by an epoch of growth amid trials.
As the war’s tempest recedes, life’s inexorable stream carries them through a kaleidoscope of emotions, intertwining joy, and sorrow in a delicate dance. Through every hardship, the steadfast friendship of Dolly and Polly remains their beacon, each a pillar of strength for the other. Polly becomes a cornerstone of support for her daughter Elizabeth, helping her navigate the turbulent waters of a troubled marriage to Robert. Simultaneously, Dolly navigates through profound loss, her resilience leading her towards rebirth and healing.
The Price of Love is a tender homage to the unwavering spirit of friendship and the remarkable resilience of love amid life’s inexorable ebbs and flows. Through Dolly and Polly’s journey, readers will find a poignant exploration of love’s enduring power to heal, to uplift, and to bind hearts together through a century of unyielding change.
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The Peasant and the Cobbler
Dorothy, a baby, was rescued. Both her parents died in a blazing fire. The orphan peasant raised by a family. One day Dorothy marries Mr Wendell. Mrs Wendell life changes from rags to riches. Mrs Wendell befriends children. She works in a shoe shop. Life becomes a tragedy when Mrs Wendell has an affair!
All the children she befriended had abandoned and deserted her.
Years pass by, Mrs Wendell becomes an alcoholic. She has a miscarriage. In a drunken state, Mrs Wendell committed suicide; she jumped off a cliff. Her life tragic. But remarkable!
Mrs Wendell had a camaraderie with all the children!
The shoes Mr Wendell, the cobbler, made for his beloved wife were unique, special and exclusive.£9.99 -
The Great History of the Manor Bouchove Part 3: La Licorne and the Labyrinth
Having lived in a house the villagers of Bouchove sweetly call châtelet, I realised I have enjoyed a privileged life. This is also true for the place of my birth, Maastricht—the most beautiful town of the world, I shamelessly claim. I have grown up there in a good family with ten children. Eighteen years old, I started my study on Rural Development in Wageningen, which is the smallest university town of the Netherlands.
There, I had the luck to find my lifetime wife, who followed me to all the places in the world my ambitions reached for. She gave birth to our two daughters and a son—three children we raised together and who developed along different lines into worthy individuals.
Looking back on all this, I praise my luck and thank the Lord for it.
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Seek the Goddess
Defying the shifting sands of time, once again Lovers will be re-united as 'soulmates'. A love story where the author weaves her audience back and forth along her personal path into two separate lifetimes, uncovering the wonders and heartaches experienced as two different identities. Yet similar characteristics begin to unfold as on-lookers are enticed to follow the steps of the present-day character Diane along her 'spiritual journey' of 'self-discovery' where all would be revealed to 'Why?'. Why was she being sent unexplained messages from unexplained sources, indicating that there was more to understand than just to exist? What was her life in the 20th century trying to tell her? Questions eventually answered once she experienced the magical event of her 'awakening', unveiling the truth about her 'past life' amidst the splendorous, 18th-dynasty empire of ancient Egypt's capital of Thebes…
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