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London, 1962: the world is teetering on the brink of nuclear war. A devastating secret draws Celia Duchesne into the murky world of espionage. France, 1942: nineteen-year-old Anya Moreau was dropped behind enemy lines to aid the resistance. When she was cruelly betrayed, evidence of her legacy and the truth of her actions were buried by wartime injustices. As Celia learns more about Anya, she becomes increasingly aware of furious efforts, both past...
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Forever
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English
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"London, 1943. German bombs rain down on London, but Elaine Parker knows her job transcribing letters from far-away prisoners of war is more important than her own safety. At home, Elaine's life isn't so simple--as the main breadwinner for her struggling family, she doesn't have much time to consider her own future hopes and dreams. And then Elaine meets dark-haired and passionate Bobby--a wartime photographer on the dangerous front line--and her...
3) The close
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HarperCollins Publishers
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English
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"At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street - well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours chatting over garden fences, children playing together. But there are dark secrets behind the neat front doors, hidden dangers that include a ruthless criminal who will stop at nothing. It's up to DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent to uncover the truth. Posing as a couple, they move into the Close, blurring the lines between...
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School for scoundrels volume 3
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Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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English
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"Simeon Jones has a secret--he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen--but it's not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London--fast. And so begins a wild adventure. First, the pair tells all the ton that they are engaged to be wed--how else to prevent scandal once they are...
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Ballantine Books
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English
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"A librarian inherits a bookshop from her estranged mother, leading her halfway across the world on a journey of self-discovery that transcends time and honors the unbreakable bonds of love and family. When librarian Valentina Baker was a teenager, her mother, Eloise, unexpectedly fled to her native London, leaving Val and her father on their own. Now in her thirties and fresh out of a failed marriage, Val feels a nagging disenchantment with her life--and...
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Ravenswood novels volume 3
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Berkley
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English
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Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of high society -- even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of walking -- and dancing. When Ben Ellis comes...
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