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  The Condor Passes

  Shirley Ann Grau

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  From the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist: A family saga of a wealthy man’s rise and his children’s fight for his fortune in 1920s New Orleans. Like many people in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New Orleans, Thomas Henry Oliver came to the city to escape a dull life—in his case, a childhood in the backwoods of the Midwest. But few New Orleans immigrants find as much prosperity as Oliver does amongst the city’s lively streets, amassing an enormous fortune built from brothels and speakeasies. By the time he’s ninety-five, Oliver has created a dynasty in Storyville, the city’s notorious red-light district, but as his wealth grows, so does his family’s desire to control it. After a series of strokes, Oliver must choose an inheritor, even though his two entitled daughters and ambitious adopted son don’t always seem worthy of his legacy.   His first daughter, an introverted perfectionist, marries a greedy, alcoholic, and adulterous Cajun, and his second daughter fosters a secret desire for her brother-in-law. On his deathbed, Thomas learns that the gold that built the Oliver name now corrupts his legacy and threatens to tear his family apart.   In this simmering dynastic saga by the author of Keepers of the House, three generations collide in their battle to control an empire.  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.    

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  A Virtuous Lady

  Elizabeth Thornton

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  From the USA TODAY bestselling author."I consider Elizabeth Thornton a major find." —Mary Balogh, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of ONLY ENCHANTINGBriony Langland had no use for the superficial games of the ton. She did, however, have choice words for London's most notorious rake when she caught him dallying with his flavor of the moment in her uncle's library. She never thought that her bold set-down would only inspire his lordship to employ his considerable charms to awaken her own deepest passions.Hugh Montgomery, Marques of Ravensworth, has never met a woman he couldn't seduce and just as easily forget. But Briony, so self-possessed, so scrupulous, so determined to thwart him at every turn, has awakened something deep inside his cold, self-serving heart—a desire to experience love. His lordship has a few lessons to learn in the art of sweet persuasion...and Briony may be just the woman to teach him.

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  No Place For A Lady: A sweeping...

  Gill Paul

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  IN WARTIME, THE RULES OF LOVE CHANGE … 
  1854. Britain is fighting a gruesome war. 
  There has been no news of Lucy Gray since she eloped with handsome and impetuous Captain Charlie Harvington and embarked with him to the Crimea. 
  Dorothea Gray will risk anything to heal the rift with her little sister and bring her home safe. She determines to join Florence Nightingale and the other courageous women travelling to the battlefield hospitals as nurses. 
  She will not rest until she finds her sister. 
  Lucy, however, is on a very different journey, a journey through tragedy, trauma and true love. 
  But neither sister is prepared for the challenges they will face, the passion they will each taste and the simple fact that they might never see one another again … 
  A spellbinding and exquisite tale of courage, adventure and love. Prepare to be swept of your feet! 
  Gill Paul's NO PLACE FOR A LADY is a top-tier historical fiction novel that has earned its place among the best. The author's masterful storytelling takes readers on a journey of love, courage, and adventure that is both captivating and deeply moving. 
  For fans of Renée Rosen (The Social Graces), Anna Lee Huber (Sisters of Fortune), Marie Benedict (The Other Einstein), Christine Wells (One Woman's War), and Lucinda Riley (The Missing Sister).

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  The Young Carthaginian

  G. A. Henty

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  Typically, Henty's heroes are boys of pluck in troubled times, and this is no different. Detailed research is embellished with a vivid imagination, especially in this novel set in the Punic wars, about which knowledge is limited: "...certainly we had but a hazy idea as to the merits of the struggle and knew but little of its events, for the Latin and Greek authors, which serve as the ordinary textbooks in schools, do not treat of the Punic wars. That it was a struggle for empire at first, and latterly one for existence on the part of Carthage, that Hannibal was a great and skilful general, that he defeated the Romans at Trebia, Lake Trasimenus, and Cannae, and all but took Rome, and that the Romans behaved with bad faith and great cruelty at the capture of Carthage, represents, I think, pretty nearly the sum total of our knowledge. " (from the preface)

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  The Soft Whisper of Dreams

  Christina Courtenay

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  Some dreams shouldn’t come true… 
  Maddie Browne thought she’d grown out of the recurring nightmare that plagued her as a child – the swing in the garden, the kind red-haired giant and the arms which grab her from behind and try to take her away… 
  Trying to move on, Maddie travels to Devon, but a disturbing encounter with a gypsy fortune teller, removes all hope of relaxation. And then there’s the fact that Maddie’s dream seems to be coming true.

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  War and Peace Book 7

  Leo Tolstoy

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  In Book 7 of War and Peace, the shadow of war looms large as Napoleon advances toward Russia. Pierre Bezukhov, disillusioned with society, seeks purpose amidst growing chaos. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, driven by a desire for redemption, returns to the army, leaving behind his complicated relationship with Natasha Rostova, who is struggling with guilt and heartbreak. The Rostov family faces financial strain and prepares to evacuate Moscow, their lives entwined with the nation’s fate. Tolstoy juxtaposes personal dilemmas with the grandeur of impending conflict, exploring themes of duty, sacrifice, and the human condition. As tensions escalate, characters confront their vulnerabilities, setting the stage for the cataclysmic clash at Borodino.

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