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21) The unseen
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"Occult happenings, romantic passion, and murder disrupt the peace of a Berkshire village in 1911 in this hauntingly good novel." - Marie Claire (UK) Katherine Webb's debut novel, The Legacy, was an international bestseller-and her remarkable second effort, The Unseen, is as gripping, thrilling, and unforgettable as her first. In this compelling story of love, deception, obsession, and illusion, the arrival of two dangerous strangers in a small village...
23) A perilous pal
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2022.
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While helping a lonely, divorced empty-nester fulfill her bucket list, Emma Westlake turns into an amateur sleuth when her client's ex is murdered.
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Harlequin presents volume 3842
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"Housemaid Rosalie is not in the habit of bumping into billionaires. So, Xandros Lakaris's arrival during her shift couldn't be more unexpected... Not least because he's here to tell Rosalie that her absent father has promised she will marry Xandros! Kindhearted Rosalie is a breath of fresh air. While their marriage will help Xandros to secure a crucial business merger, he finds himself compelled to help Rosalie, too. He wants to protect her from...
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"In a historical mystery, Agatha Christie's ever-capable housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, not only keeps the celebrated author's English country home in tip-top shape, she excels as an amateur sleuth; but when a murder-themed game goes awry, can she outfox the guilty party?"--Provided by publisher.
26) Masquerade
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In Masquerade by Nancy Moser-the Christy Award winning author of How Do I Love Thee?-Charlotte Gleason embarks from England in 1886 with mixed feelings. Although she's never met her fiancé, she's headed for New York to marry one of America's wealthiest heirs. Filled with doubts and hoping for a chance at "real life," she swaps identities with her maid Dora. For Dora, it's the chance of a lifetime. But for Charlotte, what begins as the whim of a spoiled...
27) Grim lovelies
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When their mistress is murdered, Anouk and her fellow beasties have only three days until their enchantment ends and they are transformed back into animals, but in seeking to remain human, they threaten the hierarchy imposed by the society of magic handlers in Paris called the Haute.
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Tucker Mills trilogy volume 2
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Through a hard turn of events, Reese Thackery has become an indentured servant. When the owner of her contract dies, the bank has rights to her fate. Conner Kingsley, the son of the bank's owner, comes to Tucker Mills to investigate and soon releases Reese from obligation and hires her to keep house for him.
Reese is grateful for freedom but unsure of her other feelings for Conner. Yet, as her emotional hurts heal, and her faith blossoms, Reese allows...
29) A devious death
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"In the sobering yet hopeful years following the First World War, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, find their summer plans marred by an instance of murder"--
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In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, twenty-two-year-old housemaid Anne Green recalls her life as she lies in her coffin, presumed dead after being hanged for murdering her child that was, in fact, stillborn.
34) Kushiel's dart
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The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good...and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special...
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When her sister Julia's new--and much older--husband is found dead the morning after their hasty marriage, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva, must discover the killer before the Renshaws' social standing is irreparably damaged by a murder charge.
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"The American debut of an award-winning Irish writer that brings to life Emily Dickinson and will enthrall fans of Longbourn and Mrs. Poe Nuala O'Connor's enchanting American debut novel, Miss Emily, reimagines the private life of Emily Dickinson, one of America's most beloved poets, through her own voice and through the eyes of her family's Irish maid. Eighteen-year-old Ada Concannon has just been hired by the respected but eccentric Dickinson family...
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A thrilling mystery featuring detective Ebenezer Gryce of the New York Metropolitan Police Force, written by a pioneer of American crime fiction Mrs. Daniels, housekeeper of the famous diplomat Mr. Blake, reports a missing person to the precinct where the detective Mr. Gryce works. A servant girl has disappeared, and Mrs. Daniels suspects she has been abducted. Strangely, Mr. Blake takes little interest in the young woman's whereabouts. Throughout...
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