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1) The lawless
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Louis Kent has died in ruin. Jephtha Kent's vow to reuinte his family has fallen to his son Gideon. But when Gideon draws Louis's widow, Julia, back into the fold, he fans the embers of illicit romance that will inflame the Kents for generations to come.
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The narrator is Rose Aubrey, a young woman in London coming of age in the last carefree yet foreboding years before WWI. Rose tells about her family, her sisters, her cousin, and a varied circle of friends from high and low life--an intimate experiencing of these lives in prewar England.
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"Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family ; but the joyful homecoming turns sour, for his father is dead, his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to his cousin. His sympathy for the destitute miners and farmers of the district leads him to r escue a half-starved urchin girl from a fairground brawl and take her home, an act which alters the whole course of his life." -- Cover
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In 1774 young fatherless Julian Day arrives in Virgina from London. The friendliness of St. John Sprague impels him to stay on in Williamsburg as a teacher. Soon the loyalist Julian is strangely interested in the activities of Colonial government and in the personalities of men like Washington and Jefferson. His championship of an abused 11-year-old twin, Tibby Mawes, wins him a place in the community, while he is temporarily ensnared by Sprague's...
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The seventh novel in the acclaimed Poldark series Cornwall, towards the end of the 18th century: Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament - his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza. His old feud with George Warleggan still flares - as does the illicit love between Morwenna and Drake, Demelza's brother. Before the new century dawns, George and Ross will be drawn together by a...
6) Homing
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Continues the lives of the Sprague-Day families Romantic interest focuses on Jeff day, now working as a foreign correspondent in London, who is the image of his eighteenth-century Grandfather Julian, and on his distant English cousin Mab, who seem the reincarnation of Julian's wife Tibby. Presents a convincing picture of wartime England and British morale during the years 1938-1941. -- Fiction Cat.
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The eleventh novel in the legendary Poldark saga Cornwall, 1815: Demelza sees a horseman riding down the valley and senses disruption to the domestic contentment she has fought so hard to achieve. For Ross has little option but to accept the summons - and travel to Paris with his family, as an "observer" of the French armed forces. Parisian life begins well with an exhilarating round of balls and parties. But the return of Napoleon brings separation,...
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"Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. Accused of wrecking two ships, he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes. Despite their stormy married life, Demelza has tried to rally support for her husband. But there are enemies in plenty who would be happy to see Ross convicted, not least George Warleggan, the powerful banker, whose personal rivalry with Ross grows ever more intense."--Publisher's description.
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"Demelza Carne, the miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But in the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities - and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan."--from NoveList.
10) Blue moon
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During a season of emotional and financial upheavels within the Keating clan, Cass and Bily Medieroses' marriage becomes strained .
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The Williamsburg novels volume 6
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"The romance of two pairs of cousins, two of the cousins from Virginia, who are dancers, take a show to London where they meet their English counterparts. The time is just before the Second World War, 1934-1938." -- Fiction Cat.
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"Ross plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's financial security, but also his turbulent marriage to Demelza. When Ross and Elizabeth's old attraction rekindles, Demelza retaliates by becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer. With bankruptcy an increasingly real possibility, the Poldarks seem to be facing disaster on all fronts." -- Cover.
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At Nampara, the Poldark family finds the new year brings involvement in more than one unexpected venture. For Ross and Demelza there is some surprising-and worrying-news. And Clowance, newly returned from her London triumphs, finds that her entanglement with Stephen Carrington brings not only happiness but heartache. As the armies battle in Spain, and the political situation at home becomes daily more obscure, the Poldark and Warleggan families find...
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Poldark family novels volume 8
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1982, c1981
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The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission in Portugal. Jeremy Poldark rescues a stranger. Stephen Carrington joins the Poldark household bringing both love and danger. The Poldarks are involved in war, smuggling, mining and the new industrial age.
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Easton Island volume 9
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[2023]
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Morgan Easton is eagerly awaiting the arrival of world-renowned Biblical archaeologist, Randi Colbane, who is visiting Easton Island to help authenticate the potentially priceless Shifting Sands Medallion.
17) Once and for all
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Easton Island volume 8
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[2023]
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Morgan Easton pours her heart and soul into Locke Pointe, creating a warm and wonderful bed-and-breakfast for islanders and guests to enjoy and create memories to last a lifetime. Her days are filled with preparing for the arrival of her first guests until an unexpected letter arrives, one that once again threatens to turn Morgan’s world upside down.
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Easton Island volume 6
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[2023]
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Morgan Easton finally receives the last gift from her mother just days before Christmas. While exploring Locke Pointe, she discovers her grandparents home holds not only secrets to her familys past, but may also be the key to finding the priceless zShifting Sands Medallion,y rumored to be hidden somewhere on the island. After she finds a mysterious slip of paper with numbers written on it tucked behind her mothers painting,...
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