Katherine Kellgren
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The infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew. Inconceivable? Yes! The truth is she’s secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets—all to save her dear friends. Then, in intrepid Jacky Faber style, she dons...
43) Dune messiah
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780L
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Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known -- and feared -- as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne -- and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins...
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2013
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Unabridged.
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Miss Penelope Lumley assuages the disappointments of her sixteenth birthday by accepting an invitation to speak at her former school, the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, which will be closed if she cannot prove the academic progress of her incorrigible charges.
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Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem…his daughter Alice! Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Father called it running riot. Alice called it eating up the world. Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek into family life inside the White House.
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Dr. Gabriella Mondini, a strong-willed, young Venetian woman, has followed her father in the path of medicine. She possesses a singleminded passion for the art of physick, even though, in 1590, the male-dominated establishment is reluctant to accept a woman doctor. So when her father disappears on a mysterious journey, Gabriella's own status in the Venetian medical society is threatened. Her father has left clues — beautiful, thoughtful, sometimes...
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Cora Cash had traveled abroad at the turn of the century to seek a titled husband and before she realized it, found herself Duchess of Wareham, married to the most eligible bachelor in England. But, her husband, Ivo, was withdrawn and secretive. Soon Cora would discover that money could not buy everything and would have to make a crucial decision about her life and her marriage.
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"Enola Holmes is being hunted by her own brother, Sherlock Holmes. But while she is on the run, she discovers a hidden cache of charcoal drawings and feels as if she is a soul mate to the girl who drew them. But that girl, Lady Cecily, has disappeared. Braving the midnight streets, Enola must unravel the clues to find this left-handed lady"--Description from Howtoread.me.
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Bloody Jack adventures volume 7
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In 1806, star-crossed lovers Jacky Faber and Jaimy Fletcher are kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold off the Florida coast.
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Tales of the Frog Princess volume 3
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Princess Emma has wonderful new powers as the Green Witch. With these powers, and the help of some friends, Emma tries to find the fairy who put a curse on the female descendents of her family.
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Still yearning to be reunited with her beloved Jaimy, Jacky Faber continues to collect intelligence for the Crown as she leads guerrilla attacks against Napoleon's forces, poses for the artist Francisco Goya, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a gypsy caravan.
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"When Dr. Watson goes missing, it's a shock. Even Sherlock hasn't the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola can't help but investigate, especially when she learns that a bizarre bouquet with flowers all symbolizing death has been delivered to the Watson residence"--Description from Howtoread.me
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"In 1809, just when it looks like Jacky Faber and her beloved Jaimy will finally find their romance, Jacky is accused of treason and must flee Boston while her friends attempt to clear her name. Of course that means wild adventures for our fun-loving heroine, who manages to secure a job as a governess--and run away with the circus"--
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Austenland novels volume 1
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2007
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Jane Hayes is a seemingly normal young New Yorker, but she has a secret. Her obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is ruining her love life: no real man can compare. But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-crazed women, Jane$1 (Bs fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become realer than she ever could have imagined....
57) Dragon's breath
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Tales of the Frog Princess volume 2
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840L
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Having recovered their human shape, Esmeralda and Eadric try to help Aunt Grassina find the special objects needed to break the spell that turned Grassina's true love, Haywood, into an otter.
58) Jessica
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Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica, and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
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Nick and her cousin Helena grew up in a world of sun bleached boat docks, tennis whites, and midnight gin parties at Tiger House, the family home on Martha's Vineyard. In the wake of the Second World War, the two women are on the cusp of starting their "real lives": Helena is off to Hollywood and a new marriage to the charismatic Avery Lewis, while Nick is heading for a reunion with her own husband, Hughes Derringer, about to return from the war....
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Tales of the Frog Princess volume 1
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After reluctantly kissing a frog, an awkward, fourteen-year-old princess suddenly finds herself a frog, too, and sets off with the prince to seek the means--and the self-confidence--to become human again.