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"It's 1947 and American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a fervent belief that her beloved French cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive somewhere. So when Charlie's family banishes her to Europe to have her 'little problem' taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to...
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"1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything -- beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses -- but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of...
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In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted... Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her...
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A.D. 69. The Roman Empire is up for the taking. The Year of Four Emperors will change everything, especially the lives of two sisters. Cornelia embodies the essence of the perfect Roman wife. She lives to one day see her loyal husband as Emperor. Her sister Marcella is more aloof, content to witness history. But when a bloody coup turns their world upside-down, both women must maneuver carefully just to stay alive.
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Britannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Briton . . . and these are their stories.
A calculating queen foresees the fires of rebellion in a king's death.
A neglected slave girl seizes her own courage as Boudica calls for war.
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"The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors."--Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls
A breathtaking, epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and wives, fanatics and philosophers-seven unforgettable women whose paths cross during one of the most tumultuous and transformative events...
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De la autora superventas de La red de Alice y El código Rosa.
La Cazadora es una novela épica y arrolladora acerca de la Segunda Guerra Mundial que arroja luz sobre un oscuro rincón de la historia, de la mano de la autora de los best Sellers de The New York Times La red de Alice y El código Rosa.
En los gélidos confines de la Rusia soviética, la audaz y temeraria Nina Markova se une a las célebres Brujas de la Noche, un regimiento de bombardeo...
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La autora superventas de La red de Alice regresa con otra sobrecogedora historia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial sobre tres descifradoras de códigos de Bletchley Park.
1940. Mientras Inglaterra se prepara para luchar contra los nazis, tres mujeres muy diferentes coincidirán en la misteriosa mansión de Bletchley Park, donde las mejores mentes de Gran Bretaña se entrenan para descifrar los códigos militares alemanes. La jovencísima aristócrata Osla...
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Enjoy this fun, spicy, urban fantasy cozy mystery! Sometimes you have to play dirty. I'm Paige Harper and I clean up supernatural messes. But my personal life is something I can't seem to straighten out. I accidentally married a fae, and even though we've been divorced for years, Jax still manages to land me in hot water. Like, putting my house on the table at a high stakes poker game type of hot. Now, he's been arrested for murder and the cops want...
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From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined anthology of stories following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius erupts.
Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire. When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed. Some of its citizens died in the chaos,...
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Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the east, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy's gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens, heroes and cowards, seers and kings... and these are their stories.
A young princess and an embittered prince join forces to prevent a fatal elopement.
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14) Pillage & Plague
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Turns out-I'm a stone-cold killer. And I'm not sure I like it. Last school term I figured out I was a dragon shifter. And then I killed a bunch of monsters. It was to save my friends...but also I kinda liked it. Or my dragon did. Now, it's summer term at Mount Olympus Academy. Besides classes I also need to: find my mom, rescue my best friend, and help figure out a cure for the shifter plague that's sweeping across campus. Talk about a heavy course...
15) Fire & Flood
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At Mount Olympus Academy, a little learning is a dangerous thing... Revenge. That's why I decided to join the assassination class at Mount Olympus Academy. A monster killed my father and grandmother - and I'm going to make them pay. But first I have to learn how. I'm Edie. Once I was just a normal girl with asthma and a bad back. Now, though, I'm at a school taught by Greek gods. My classmates are vampires, witches, and shifters. We're all training...
16) Wither & Wound
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I've turned traitor and spy. By the end of this, someone big is gonna die. I hope it's not me. My sister, Mavis, is going to be put on trial. Mr. Zee is certain to find her guilty of helping the monsters in their war against the gods. And then he'll kill her.I can't let that happen. So when I find out about a sword capable of wounding him, I set out to the collect the pieces. With the sword in hand, I'll convince him to step down and free Mavis. Or...
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Bah Humbug! I'm Nico Tralano and I'm gonna bite the next person to wish me Merry Christmas. It's the end of the world and life is good for this one-eyed werewolf. I've been making bank as a paid assassin. But now I've been offered a job to kidnap one of my old Mount Olympus Academy classmates. On Christmas Day too. She was always nice to me, but the money is too good to turn down. Except before I can do the job, I start seeing ghosts. They show me...
18) Catch & Conquer
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Sometimes you need the bad guys to defeat the baddest guys. I'm Mavis, Underworld Reformatory pencil-pusher, cat-shifter and big-sister to the only dragon shifter in the world. I've never been much of a rule follower, but when my sister, Edie, disappears while on a secret mission, I'm willing to break them all to get her back. Even if that means letting loose the same supernatural prisoners I'm supposed to help keep behind bars. I pick the most wily,...
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Join Edie through the course of this three book boxset, as she first discovers her inner dragon and eventually grows strong enough to fight off a threat of mythical proportions. Revenge. That's why I decided to join the assassination class at Mount Olympus Academy. A monster killed my father and grandmother - and I'm going to make them pay. But first I have to learn how. I'm Edie. Once I was just a normal girl with asthma and a bad back. Now, though,...
20) Battle & Brawl
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There are worse things than a bad hair day...like having a crown taken right off your perfectly styled head. I'm Brandee Jean, and I managed to win the biggest crown of all. I was an Amazon Princess and Queen of the Gods. For like, two seconds. Now, though, Zeus is back from the dead and everything I went through to win was for nothing. Well...almost nothing. I got a hot British boyfriend who is half fae out of it, even if he does correct my grammar,...