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John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a macabre and tragic play written between 1612 and 1613. Misuse of power, revenge, deception, cruelty, and corruption are among the many themes that run throughout this work. The work is set in the court of Malfi, in reality Amalfi in Italy, and concerns the story of the titular Duchess who is recently widowed and falls in love with Antonio, a lowly steward. However the Duchess' family, wishing her to not split...
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Martin Alcott, an out of work IT Engineer, can't shake his recurring nightmares of skyscrapers and cathedrals. This morning's dream was different, though: he's now certain he's being watched. Halfway up London's newest high-rise, Martin arrives promptly for his first job interview in weeks, only to find the office empty in more ways than one.
Meanwhile, The Duchess, a powerful and enigmatic woman, sits at her desk high in her tower mansion. A panicked...
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When Angus McKeith knocks on the door, the lives of Fiona Windham and her niece and ward Mary-Rose are, changed forever.
Following the recent death of Fiona's father, Lord Ian Rannock, and sister, Rosemary, the child has become heir-presumptive to her Scottish uncle, the Duke of Strathrannock, who has summoned Mary-Rose to his castle in Scotland.
Reluctantly complying, but insisting that she accompany Mary-Rose, Fiona finds the Duke handsome, yet...
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Miss Selina Stubbs signs the contract of her life with her father-her perfumes in every major shop in London, in exchange for marrying the reluctant son of the Duke of Hampford.
Lord Theophilus, the courtesy Marquess of Cheswick, has no desire to wed the daughter of a London merchant. He wishes to go to Africa and study the animals there. But his father, the Duke of Hampford, desperately needs her dowry.
After the wedding, Selina gets to know Theophilus...
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The man she once loved...
...is back-to claim her?
Rosalind is surprised to find Ash Hartfield-the man she eloped with seven years ago-on her doorstep! She'd felt betrayed by his abrupt departure to India following the revelations of their wedding night. Seeing him again still gives her butterflies-but a lot has changed...not least that he's a duke now! What will he do when he discovers her secret-that he has an heir?
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It's curious how one woman can haunt a man...
Ten years as a high-stakes jewel thief should have helped me forget Sophie Huntington Ramsey. But, no matter how far I traveled, she was never far from my thoughts. Her earthy sensuality. Her wild passion. For ten long years, my memory of our one forbidden night together burned as hot as the encounter itself. The thought of her betrayal with my oldest, dearest friend blazed even hotter.
Imagine my...
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Lydia finally grows up and learns to think about others! You'll be far happier with the adult Lydia, then the sixteen-year-old version. But that doesn't mean she's become a 'proper' young lady. Lydia is still Lydia. She loves to have a good time and she'll fight hard to save those she loves. She will never be one who sits on the sidelines quietly. Thanks to the Duke of Rochester's generosity and the death of Wickham, Lydia Bennet is now a wealthy,...
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By Royal Request. Charged with the safety of the Dowager Duchess of Lorrania, Commander Wade Stevens pledged on the honor of his country to keep her safe. The beautiful Duchess May was in greater peril than she knew. And it was Wade's solemn duty to keep the unpredictable royal out of trouble. But the fun-loving May wouldn't let him stay solemn. And when an assassin threatened May's life, it wasn't duty that drove Wade to sweep her from danger into...
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In Margaret Brown Kilik's coming-of-age novel, The Duchess of Angus, Jane Davis has just graduated from college and returns home to the flophouse hotel her mother runs in San Antonio. She quickly discovers that she must navigate the constricting realities of prefeminist America. Race and class segregation, limitations on gender and sexuality, and derogatory attitudes toward Mexicans and Mexican Americans mark the city's social world-and drive Jane's...
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A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience.
It was the love story of the century--the king and the commoner. In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry "the woman I love," Wallis Warfield Simpson, a twice-divorced American who quickly became one of the twentieth century's most famous personalities,...
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Well-behaved women seldom make history. Lola Montez was anything but well-behaved.
Many were enamored by her sparkling blue eyes and midnight black hair, but she was captivated by fame, power and money. In an age where women struggled for equality, she danced to the top where she eventually became the Duchess of Landsfeld.
Inspired by Barbara Tuchman's historical truth-telling style, the author DOV SILVERMAN has worked to tell us about the most fascinating,...
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All Miranda Warfield had ever wanted was to be awife to a man, not a title, but her marriage toAdrian, Duke of Windmere, had been merely a politeton alliance for years. Now, miraculously, the tender,loving Adrian of her youth had returned, making herfeel like a bride again. But dare she trust theirrekindled romance? For why was Adrian suddenlyarranging clandestine meetings with his solicitor?And asking her opinions on several marriageablegentlemen...
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Havilland Smythe doesn't know what's shocked her more: The instant attraction she feels for handsome Detective Roman Fairfax or his admission she's the top suspect in the theft of a historic artifact. She's immediately intrigued, possessing a legitimate interest in the stolen work of art. The Grand Duchess Anastasia Egg is part of a collection of four jewel-encrusted eggs gifted to the daughters of the last Tsar of Russia. Finding and reuniting them...
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A case of buyer's remorse, Victorian style: feisty young Rachel chooses a conventional but dull suitor over her rebellious cousin. As her marriage goes into decline, she starts seeing a lot more of the unsuitable man. This 1914 novel shows the influence of Walpole's mentor, Henry James.
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Grace Wentworth knows two things about her parents, James and Sarah-one, they are deeply in love, and two, they have a secret they will share with no one. Grace senses that she is a part of that secret, but she is not sure how and James and Sarah are less than forthcoming.
While visiting her grandmother in Idaho, Grace is propelled back through time to Independence, Missouri in 1850. Unsure what to do or where to go, she follows a wagon train bound...
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Boscastle family volume 12
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As headmistress of the Scarfield Academy for Young Ladies, Miss Charlotte Boscastle is tasked with keeping her charges free from notoriety. But when Charlotte's diary goes missing, she can't imagine having her most intimate secrets fall into the wrong hands.Although the confessions in the diary he found spark his interest, the Duke of Wynfield has every intention of returning the journal. But when Gideon's encounter with Charlotte takes on an unexpectedly...
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Morgan Calhoun Was A Wanted ManMorgan knew he would someday prove his innocence, but for now Sarah Challoner needed his protection, and he was determined to guard her with his life - even if it meant loosing both his freedom - and his heart! Sarah's lofty title had proven to be of little use in the rugged lawlessness of the American West, and when exrancher Morgan Calhoun offered her his help, she could only hope that her faith in the desperate man...