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"One of the best novelists since Jane Austen...The Hundred Days may be the best installment yet." —Philadelphia Inquirer
Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Russian and Austrian allies arrive, his genius will lead the French armies to triumph at Waterloo. In the Balkans, preparing a thrust northwards into Central
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2021.
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"This much is history: On Christmas Eve, 1800, an "infernal machine" exploded in one of the busiest streets in Paris, France, destroying buildings and killing innocent civilians. It wasn't the first attempt on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the newly minted Republic of France. This much is exclusive to our story: Upon the failure of the Christmas Eve plot, the conspiracy takes a new and more diabolical turn. Posterity knows what became...
8) Once a laird
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Rogues redeemed volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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After the death of his fiancée, Kai Ramsey left Scotland to roam distant lands. Having escaped certain death after being imprisoned as a spy during the Napoleonic War, Ramsay has lived on the edge of danger for years - but everything changes when a letter arrives for him from Scotland. Signy Matheson has dedicated her life to the people of Scotland's remote Thorsay Islands. With a fiery spirit and agile mind, she is a faithful ally to the aging laird....
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Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century volume 24
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English
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At the Pomiero Touring Club, there's been an attempted theft of a Napoleon Excelsior. Though the craft wasn't stolen, it was vandalized: the expensive gems that adorn the side were pried off, but not taken. Why not? Holmes investigates to find out that the late inventor, Philippe Napoleon, had manufactured the vehicles to further his quest to discover an unlimited power source, but was driven to an early grave by the pressures of his business and...
13) Once a spy
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Rogues redeemed volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Wearied by his years as a British intelligence officer, Simon Duval resigns his commission after Napoleon's abdication. Hoping to find new meaning in his life, he returns to England, where he discovers his cousin's widow, Suzanne Duval, the Comtesse de Chambron. Working as a seamstress, living in reduced circumstances, Suzanne has had a life as complicated as Simon's. While both believe they are beyond love, their sympathetic bond leads him to propose...
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Sterling
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[2011]
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269 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals.
18) Nick of time
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2008.
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Nick McIver is no ordinary boy, fighting pirates, beating Nazis at their own game, and traveling through time.
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