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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from every level of society in fifteenth-century China.
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is...
3) Royal blood
Author
Series
A royal spyness mystery volume 4
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
A Countess of Harleigh mystery volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England, a wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures-and scandalous pitfalls-of a London social season...
Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, enjoys more freedom as a widow than she did as a wife. With her young daughter in tow, Frances rents a home in Belgravia and prepares to welcome her sister, Lily, arriving from New York-for her first London season.
But no sooner...
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Language
English
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Description
Superintendent Runcorn-who Anne Perry fans will remember as William Monk's ex-boss-is feeling rather lonely during his holiday on the remote, snowy island of Anglesey, off the north coast of Wales. However, he is suddenly called into action when the sister of the local vicar is discovered murdered and draped over a gravestone in her brother's churchyard. Investigating this tragic crime with the assistance of the beautiful Melisande gives him just...
Author
Series
A Countess of Harleigh mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her friend Mary Archer is found murdered and notes detailing the indiscretions of London society's elite are discovered in her home, Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, assists the police in investigating the very sensitive case.
Author
Series
A Max Tudor novel volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Max Tudor must contend with his new role as a father as well as a murder all too close to home in Nether Monkslip.
10) A noble radiance
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Series
Language
English
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A macabre grave is found at the foot of the Italian Dolomites. The body is found to be Roberto Lorenzoni's, only son and heir of one Venice's oldest, most aristocratic families. Commissario Guido Brunetti must move in the highest circles of power and corruption to unravel the mystery behind the young man's disappearance and murder.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Inheriting not only an earldom, but also an estate riddled with debt and the late earl's three sisters and Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow, Devon Ravenel engages in a sensual battle of wills with this woman whose sharp wit and determination are a match for his own.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
For the first time, James Malory and his Anderson in-laws agree on something: It's payback time for the culprit who kidnapped James and Georgina's beloved daughter Jack from her American debutante party and whisked her away to the Caribbean, no matter that she escaped unscathed.
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Language
English
Description
Angelique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave Castle under the loving tutelage of her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her aristocratic French mother. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally turn her out, denying her very existence. Angelique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty, and an envelope of money her father pressed upon her. To survive, she will need all her resources--and one bold stroke of fortune. Unable to...
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Language
English
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Description
"A riveting novel following the exploits of Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, the little known and rebellious daughter of America's royal family. London, 1938. Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy has already taken England by storm, when she is presented to the king and queen. The effervescent It Girl of London society since her father was named the ambassador, Kick moves in rarified circles--dancing and drinking champagne at the hottest nightclubs and attending the horse...
Author
Series
Royal Spyness mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred--famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels--is...
Author
Series
Royal Spyness mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lady Georgiana Rannoch won't deny that being thirty-fifth in line for the British throne has its advantages. Unfortunately, money isn't one of them. And sometimes making ends meet requires her to investigate a little royal wrongdoing.
17) Devil in spring
Author
Series
The Ravenels volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
Most debutantes dream of finding husbands. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at home and plot out her new board game business than take part in the London Season. But one night at a glittering society ball, she's ensnared in a scandal with a wickedly handsome stranger. After years of evading marital traps with ease, Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent, has finally been caught by a rebellious girl who...
19) Queen of hearts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in line for the British throne, knows how to play the part of an almost royal-but now she's off to Hollywood, where she must reprise her role as sleuth or risk starring in an all-too-convincing death scene ... My mother, the glamorous and much-married actress, is hearing wedding bells once again-which is why she must hop across the pond for a quickie divorce in Reno. To offer my moral support, and since all expenses...
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Series
Ill-Mannered Ladies volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
605 page (large print) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lady Augusta Colebrook, "Gus," and her twin sister, Julia, need to rescue their friend's goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline's country estate, but their carriage is accosted. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots and injures the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, who was charged with murder twenty years ago. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-...