Looking Glass Friends by E. L. Neve (Nothing but the Story via Amazon) (125 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Winner of 15 BOOK AWARDS: a Lyrical love Story, inspired by real letters "This novel features an original and fascinating premise... Readers will be compelled to keep reading until the very end." ~ Booklife by Publishers Weekly. When our souls fall in love before our bodies meet... LOOKING GLASS FRIENDS is a story about finding your soul's reflection, the ideal person put on this earth just for you. But what if you are already married? What if you have kids? This quest for happiness lies at the heart of all our lives. Many of us face the choice that turns the pages of this story. Many of us know that our life will be utterly different in twenty years depending on the choice we make today. It is an intersection that changes everything forever. This award-winning novel seeks to show that what seems insurmountable can be done... and should be done. Discover its poetry and wisdom for yourself. 2018 Hollywood Book Festival WINNER 2018 Great Northwest Book Festival WINNER 2018 Beach Book Festival WINNER 2017 New York Book Festival WINNER 2017 Los Angeles Book Festival WINNER 2017 London Book Festival Runner-up 2017 Pacific Book Awards Finalist 2017 BookVana Award Finalist 2017 Readers' Favorite Finalist 2018 Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention 2018 San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention 2017 New England Book Festival Honorable Mention 2017 Florida Book Festival Honorable Mention 2017 Southern California Book Festival Honorable Mention 2017 Great Midwest Book Festival Honorable Mention ELLIE & NEIL FELL IN LOVE over email, discussing Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged. Neither remembered the other's face clearly. Both were married already. And she had a five-year-old son. But in the span of a few letters each discovered his soul's mirror-image. So how could they live apart? Woven with poetry and philosophy this is a story about the nature of love, its enchantment or curse, and the heartbreaking question: Can a mother secure her child's happiness by ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Hidden Rose (The Order of the Rose Book 1) by Abby Gordon (55 Reviews)    Price verified 37 minutes ago

The English Queen's court is full of treachery and conspiracy from the highest English lord to foreign threats. Dedicated to her protection is Walsingham, the Spymaster, and the Queen's Welsh cousins. The oldest is Owain, known as much for his dalliances as his mastery of weapons. Then Anna arrives in London. For a decade she has focused only on vengeance. She is prepared for anything. Until she throws a knife at Owain's brother and he puts a blade to her throat. Her training never prepared her for Owain. Secrets and treason threaten all they're pledged to protect. And then the Spymaster hatches a plan to put them together. Walsingham should stick with foreign conspiracies. Not romance. Will it take a Queen's command to bring these lovers together? "For the Rose. Arm yourselves for the Rose," the men shouted in the streets. And the Roses came, strapping on swords as they emerged.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Apprehension and Desire by Ola Wegner (360 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Pride and Prejudice variation. What if Elizabeth Bennet had agreed to Darcy's marriage proposal offered to her at Hunsford parsonage, sincerely thinking it was the best thing she could have done in her situation? As his fiancée and later wife, can she fall in love with Fitzwiliam Darcy who is still very much arrogant, rude, and not reformed man? Will she be able to look over her own prejudice and apprehension, and see a worthy man who loves, and desires her? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I thank you, Mr. Darcy. I do accept." It came out so quietly that it was barely heard, even to herself. She averted her eyes from him, resting them stubbornly on the ornament of the mantelpiece. She thought the silence between them lasted an eternity. Perhaps she should not have agreed so quickly, she thought in panic. She should have asked him for a day or two to think about his proposal. Her body stiffened involuntarily when she sensed him stepping closer. Her heart stopped when she felt his hot breath against her temple. "There is no need to be shy with me, Elizabeth." He tilted her chin making her look at him. His eyes were kind and his voice gentle, but she barely registered that. All she wanted was to be left alone now. She desperately craved a moment alone to think everything through. Her eyes widened in shock when he began leaning further towards her, his gaze focused on her lips. He wanted to kiss her! At the last moment, she turned her face from him, offering him instead her cheek. "Forgive me," she heard, and he stepped back from her. "I will go to Longbourn first thing in the morning to ask your father's permission." His voice sounded more formal now. "Perhaps you would wish to write a letter to your father, explaining the situation." "I... yes." He walked to her again. "Could you meet me early tomorrow in the grove, before my departure? Will seven o'clock not be too early?" "No, I am used ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Quiet Dogs (Herbie Kruger Book 3) by John Gardner (234 Reviews)    Price verified 8 minutes ago

It's time to bring their man home. Just as the Soviets recruited Philby in the 1930s, so British Intelligence suborned a young Russian boy during the days of the British Mission to Russia at the end of World War One. Over the decades that boy has grown to be the main British asset within the clandestine world. The secret of his identity has been handed down from one Director General of British Intelligence to the next. 'Stentor', as he is coded, now occupies a place of prime importance within the First Chief Directorate of the KGB. But he is an old man, ready for retirement. It is time for the Herbie Kruger to fulfil an old promise and bring the Russian to England and a home he has never seen... In The Quiet Dogs John Gardner again provides a skilfully constructed thriller, as intriguing, exciting and detailed in character as its widely acclaimed predecessors. Praise for John Gardner: 'A master storyteller at the height of his power' - Len Deighton, acclaimed author of Funeral in Berlin 'Cool polished story-telling with all the sexy sidelines in the best James Bond tradition' - The Evening Standard John Gardner was educated in Berkshire and at St. John's College, Cambridge. He has had many fascinating occupations and was at one time a Royal Marine officer, a stage magician, theatre critic, reviewer and journalist.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Mona Lisa's Secret: A Historical Fiction Mystery & Suspense Novel (Joey Peruggia Book Series 1) by Phil Philips (3,786 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A Historical Art Theft Mystery & Suspense Novel A Joey Peruggia Adventure Series - Book 1 From #1 Bestselling Author Phil Philips Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones! Over 3 million page reads Joey is the great-grandson of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the original Mona Lisa in 1911. Along with his girlfriend, Marie, an art connoisseur, he stumbles across his father's secret room, and finds himself staring at what he thinks is a replica of da Vinci's most famous masterpiece. BUT IT IS NO FAKE The Louvre has kept this secret for over one hundred years, waiting for the original to come to light, and now they want it back at any cost. With Marie held hostage and the Louvre curator and his men hot on his trail, Joey is left to run for his life in an unfamiliar city, with the priceless Mona Lisa his only bargaining chip. While formulating a plan to get Marie back with the help from an unexpected quarter, Joey discovers hidden secrets within the painting, secrets which, if made public, could change the world forever. ??? Fans of Dan Brown's, The da Vinci Code will love Phil Philips Mona Lisa's Secret. In this elaborately plotted, fast-paced, historical thriller, Phil Philips takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the streets of Paris and to the Jura mountains of Switzerland, to uncover a secret hidden for thousands of years. ??? 5 STAR READING - Amazon Bestseller - Art Heist Mystery Series - Conspiracy Thriller Book 1 in the Series Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Girl on the Midway Stage: A Novel of Love, Ambition, and Scandal at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (The Dancer Chronicles Book 1) by DeAnna Cameron (Fine Skylark Media) (44 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

LOVE, AMBITION & SCANDAL COLLIDE AT THE 1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR Dora Chambers may be the newest Lady Manager at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, but it isn't quite the plum position she expected. Instead of afternoon teas and fancy dinner parties, she finds herself on the dusty Midway Plaisance, tasked with overseeing the Egyptian dancers whose shimmies and scant costumes are stirring up a scandal. Fueled by the Fair's progressive spirit and heady enthusiasm, Dora rises above her disappointment and embraces a determination to fulfill her duty and aid her husband's social ambition. But as her eyes open to the world beyond her own and unlikely friendships are forged, Dora finds the courage to face long-buried secrets that change everything. Can the life she's always longed for still be the one she desires? Or will this tantalizing new passion change her forever? THE GIRL ON THE MIDWAY STAGE is unforgettable historical fiction steeped in authentic Victorian detail and an exotic love story that will sweep you up in Dora's struggle to adapt to her changing world and forge her unique happily-ever-after. This is the debut novel from DeAnna Cameron and is a richly imagined, romantic historical novel that was formerly published as THE BELLY DANCER by Berkley/Penguin. Rating: PG THE DANCER CHRONICLES are stand-alone novels featuring heart-warming stories of love and discovery, where there's never a cliff-hanger ending and always an uplifting happily-ever-after. THE GIRL ON MIDWAY STAGE (Book 1) THE GIRL ON THE VAUDEVILLE STAGE (Book 2)

Genre: Historical Fiction

Second David Trials and Tribulations (The Empire of Israel Book 3) by Joseph Ganci (27 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Vast wealth and greed! Envy, trickery, lust, murder, and underhanded power grabs! Family death pacts, royal incest, and assassination attempts! Ensnared human sacrifice, and stark battles with Goliath's four vengeful Philistine brothers! Harrowing escape from a rebellious takeover of David's Jerusalem capital! This isn't your 21st-century tabloid headlines -- it's all in the same Bible that you THOUGHT you knew. David and Solomon! - Bathsheba and Absalom! - General Joab (David's chief henchman), and Nathan, the fabled prophet! Joseph Ganci's new must-read novel is a time machine, transporting the reader into ancient biblical times where the kingdom's of Judah and Israel vi for David's affection causing an insurrection. Revealed here in this volume are all the back-story intrigues, the previously unforeseen mysteries, and all the private AND public violence that defined David's later reign. You already know the "big" stories of King David. Here are the REST of his victories, his escapes, his back-room compromises, and the revelatory understandings that completed his forty-year reign. Enjoy!

Genre: Historical Fiction

A Lady's Touch of Sin: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Lucy Langton (484 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

When her mother finds out that she was involved in a frantic love triangle, Marta Schnitzler is instantly being cast from her Austrian home. What awaits her is her Aunt Margaret, a tittering woman with an earnest responsibility to find Marta a match, against her wishes. While the blue-eyed beauty desperately tries to escape from her future misery, a very dashing man shows up in her life, but, to her misfortune, he is not the one her Aunt has chosen for her. But when her Aunt insists so much on a particular engagement with a Duke, should she just give up to the tantalizing stranger she just met or should she fight to satisfy the burning passion she holds for him? Baldwin Terrence is a successful businessman and the future heir to his ducal estate. When his best friend's cousin comes unexpectedly to visit, he finds himself surprisingly stricken by her stunning eyes, and the connection between them is electrifying. Her beauty is irresistible and tests his willpower at every turn. She's everything Baldwin is not: a spitfire, compassionate, apt to dream and gossip and live loudly and grandly. Of course, she catches the eye of nearly every important member of society, including the dastardly Duke, Lewis Remington. The only thing he knows is that he is determined to possess her, at any cost. Will he convince her that the haven she's longed for all her life may be lying in his arms? Thus begins a tale of lust and heartache, full of passionate moments. But soon their burning promises are all they have left. Caught between her past and her future, Marta must decide whether she's willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she would find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make? Torn between her Aunt's will and what she desires, she has to choose between the man who sets her heart on fire and the one she despises. But can this undeniable desire between them really be buried? Will their love prove strong enough to shatter every ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Reaper of Washington County by Steven Banner (10 Reviews)    Price verified 18 minutes ago

Young Sean Callahan appears to be lost. His father who was a legendary Lawman, has just passed away. He did however train his son to be a leader and to follow in his footsteps. In the year 1894, he began working on the sea vessel the Intrepid. With the whaling trade slowing. He sets his sights on something else. The one thing Sean knows he can't run away from... His uncle is the courageous Captain James Callahan who runs the Boston Office for U.S. Marshals. He gives Sean a new start in life, by becoming a marshal himself. Later ordered to an obscure town seeming hidden in Rhode Island. His mission is to find out what happened to four missing women. Under the watchful eye of retired Major Jeremiah Lancaster. He tries to understand what everyone appears to be hiding, in a town filled with folklore and superstition. With seemingly no clues. He must track down who is responsible or return home a complete failure. His new boss, Colonel Robert Goldberg is running for a seat on the United States Senate. Each day he eagerly awaits the answers that could ignite his campaign. By day, the young marshal hunts for a killer, and at night he must protect them from one. What he discovers will amaze you and that is just the beginning. The secrets must come out. So, step up and get ready. It's going to be one hell of a ride. The adventure starts now. Get your copy today.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen (18,179 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Heedless. Stubborn. Disgraced. Small town Illinois, 1870: "My stepfather was not particularly fond of me to begin with, and now that he'd found out about the baby, he was foaming at the mouth" Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted. Until an unused padded cell is opened and two small bodies fall out. Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby she may have no safe place to run to.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Last Letter (The Letter Series Book 1) by Kathleen Shoop (2,658 Reviews)    Price verified 28 minutes ago

"Gripping historical fiction -- A tale of two women finding meaning behind all that went wrong in their lives. A timeless tale of redemption with the best plot-twist at the end I've seen in a long, long time. Can't wait for book two!" New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster Katherine wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't found the letter... In the summer of 1905 Katherine Arthur's mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city dwellers until shame sent them running for the prairie, into the unknown. Taking her family, including young Katherine, to live off the land was the last thing Jeanie Arthur had wanted, but she would do her best to make a go of it. For Jeanie's husband Frank it had been a world of opportunity. Dreaming, lazy Frank. But, it was a society of uncertainty--a domain of natural disasters, temptation, hatred, even death. ?? Ten-year-old Katherine had loved her mother fiercely, put her trust in her completely, but when there was no other choice, and Jeanie resorted to extreme measures on the prairie to save her family, she tore Katherine's world apart. Now, seventeen years later, and far from the homestead, Katherine has found the truth - she has discovered the last letter. After years of anger, can Katherine find it in her heart to understand why her mother made the decisions that changed them all? Can she forgive and finally begin to heal before it's too late? **Independent Publisher Awards** 2011 Gold Medal, Best Regional Fiction-Midwest **National Indie Excellence Book Awards** 2011 Finalist Award-Historical Fiction 2011 Finalist Award-Regional Fiction **USA Best Books 2011 Awards** Winner, Fiction--Western Finalist, Fiction--Historical Finalist, Best New Fiction **International Book Awards** 2011 Finalist Award-Historical Fiction 2011 Finalist Award-Best New Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay (9 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

What I wouldn't give for you. I would sacrifice everything. I would give my life. All you have to do is ask and I would stand upon the peak of a great mountain and fall to my certain death. In Victorian England, everything is done according to the rules of society, but when the Duke of Fetterfield dies, his daughter discovers a freedom that had been denied to her; the freedom to marry for love. And when Mr York comes back into her life, she believes her prayers have finally been answered. But her father's death also uncovers a shocking secret that could destroy them all. Pretty Little Flowers by Joyce Kay is about the choices we make, and how those choices force us to confront the truth of who we are.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev. (Ambrose series Book 1) by Bruce Corbett (89 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A young prince of Wessex is captured by Viking raiders. He and his friends manage to escape captivity in Denmark, and begin an epic journey to Norway and then Sweden. The rest of the story is loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles. There, they join a Viking expedition to conquer Novgorod, and, within a year, they travel down the mighty Dnieper river to settle in Kiev.

Genre: Historical Fiction