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A Sicilian Romance
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Zeluco
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Echoes from the past
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The mysterious warning
The mysterious warning
"The good old Count Renaud is dead, and his will makes the degenerate Rhodophil his heir, disinheriting his other son Ferdinand, who has married against his father's wishes. Rhodophil promises to share his new riches with his younger brother and his wife Claudina, but Ferdinand hears a mysterious voice from beyond the grave, warning him to flee his brother and his wife to save himself from sin…
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Women, or, Pour et contre
Women, or, Pour et contre
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Secret by the Lake
Amy's always felt like something’s been missing in her life, but as a nanny for the Laurent family - Julia, Alain, Viviane - she feels complete.
So Amy wouldn’t think of leaving them when a sudden tragedy forces them to move from France to the small lakeside cottage in the isolated Somerset village where Julia grew up.
But there’s something strange about the cottage by the lake. This is…
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The Duchess Disappeared
"Where have you been, Miss Windham?" The Duke of Strathrannock spoke so harshly that Fiona was startled.
"I have...." she began feebly.
"Do not bother to lie!" he said furiously. "Have you had enough lovemaking tonight or are you looking for more?"
To her astonishment, he pulled her roughly into his arms, and kissed her with lips hard and possessive.
"I must struggle. I must free…
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The Death of Jane Lawrence
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Wide is the water
2nd book in the Purchas/Purchis saga.
At the end of Judas Flowering, Hart and Mercy were reunited and preparing to marry. Wide is the Water opens with Hart leaving Mercy to find his cousins in New England while he returns to fight.
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Danger at Dahlkari
Lauren Gray leaves England for exotic India after finishing school, but on the way her caravan is attacked by ritual murderers and her life barely saved, she begins her great adventure.
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Volevo i pantaloni
The ironic tale of a 12-year-old Sicilian girl who decides to show her independence by flouting convention, in this case by wearing trousers and flirting with boys. When she is caught kissing, the parents punish her by sending her to another village to live with an uncle, unaware he molested her when she was younger.
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The Fire of Love
The Malevolent Legacy
The mysterious Lady Lynche's dying wish was that her small son be returned to Lynche Castle where he could claim his inheritance. Lovely Carina Warner, alone and penniless, agreed to accompany him despite misgivings. What she would discover at Lynche Castle would more than justify her fears.
Along with their dreadful secret, the ancient walls held a darkly handsome…
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Castle of Wolfenbach
Matilda Weimar flees her lecherous and incestuous uncle and seeks refuge in the ancient Castle of Wolfenbach. Among the castle's abandoned chambers, Matilda will discover the horrifying mystery of the missing Countess of Wolfenbach. But when her uncle tracks her down, can she escape his despicable intentions? --www.valancourtbooks.com.
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You Have Chosen
Toni tried to boy love, but she didn't know the price would be so high...
Toni Kenyon was young and pretty and passionately fond of all that life had to offer, but at this particular moment it seemed to offer nothing but unhappiness. For her best friend Helena had become engaged to the most wonderful man Toni had ever met. Nicholas Brendon; but Toni knew she was marrying him not for love, but…
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Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens' final and unfinished novel, *The Mystery of Edwin Drood*, is a dark, atmospheric mystery set in the mythical cathedral town of Cloisterham.
The plot revolves around the disappearance of young Edwin Drood and the strange behaviour of his uncle, John Jasper, who is addicted to opium and acts as the choirmaster. Because Dickens died before completing the novel, the murder…
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Sweet Cassandra
Would he ever marry her?
Cassandra's happy homelife vanished with her mother's remarriage to a man Cass called the "General." He was an overbearing tyrant, used to his own way, who considered Cass a nuisance. Yet he did not hesitate to pass judgement on her boyfriends--and he absolutely forbid her to marry Kevin Martin. And her timid mother agreed with him. Leaving home would cut her off…
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Two Loves
Bill was handsome, tender and exciting, but Cherry knew she couldn't live on love alone. Phillip didn't attract her as Bill did, but his wealth could buy Cherry everything she'd always wanted. Cherry was determined to have them both. Cleverly concealing one's existence from the other, Cherry began leading a dangerous double life, unknowingly pushing all three of them toward disaster.
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Seven Gothic tales
Originally published in 1934, *Seven Gothic Tales,* the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" *(The Atlantic),* is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann,…
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