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321) The bloodbound
Author
Series
Bloodbound novels volume 1
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Ace mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A cunning and impetuous scout, Alix only wishes to serve quietly on the edges of the action. But when the king is betrayed by his own brother and left to die at the hands of attacking Oridian forces, she winds up single-handedly saving her sovereign. Suddenly, she is head of the king's personal guard, an honor made all the more dubious by the king's exile from his own court. Surrounded by enemies, Alix must help him reclaim his crown, all the while...
322) For the king
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's Christmas Eve in Paris in the year 1800, eight years after the execution of King Louis XVI and a year since First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte seized power. Amid a backdrop of political turmoil, all of the city's elite, including Bonaparte himself, are expected to attend the premiere of the year's most anticipated musical event at the Opera. But as his carriage approaches the theater, a massive bomb detonates on Rue Saint-Nicaise, narrowly missing...
323) You betrayed me
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Cahills of San Francisco are famous for two things: their vast wealth, and the scandals that surround them. Murder, greed, deadly ambition ... some people will do anything to get, and keep, the Cahills' kind of money. Not that James Cahill wants any of it. He's tried to make his own way, less interested in a future inheritance than in his construction company - and in enjoying the many women taken in by the easy charms of a handsome, soon-to-be-rich...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [edition]
Physical Desc
7 Blu-rays + 6 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays (768 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mission: impossible: Ethan Hunt is framed for the murder of his IMF team during a botched mission in Prague and accused of selling government secrets to an arms dealer known only as "Max". On the run, Ethan seeks to uncover the real traitor and clear his name.
Mission: impossible II: Ethan goes back in action and works with professional thief Nyah Nordoff-Hall. The duo go undercover to stop rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (who is also Nyah's former...
325) First knight
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lancelot is both a fighter and a lover. While traipsing aimlessly through England winning senseless battles, he finds himself saving the beautiful soon-to-be Queen of Camelot, Guinevere, from a kidnapping and is permanently smitten. When fate brings Lancelot to Camelot, he once again falls under Guinevere's spell and also finds a true ally in King Arthur. Once Lancelot is ultimately made a knight of the round table by Arthur, the plot thickens when...
326) Les carabiniers
Publisher
Fox Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
"Centers on two peasants who join the King's army. Seduced by the promise of riches, the two leave their wives and embark into the war sending postcards home that detail their conquests. Upon their return, they learn that a peace treaty has been signed and in turn, are betrayed by the king for their overzealousness."--Container.
327) A burnable book
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
London, 1385. Surrounded by ruthless courtiers--including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt's artful mistress, Katherine Swynford--England's young, still untested king, Richard II, is in mortal peril, and the danger is only beginning. Songs are heard across London--catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the end of England's kings--and among the book's predictions is Richard's assassination. Only a few powerful...
Author
Series
Dangerous beauty novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Life is not easy in Philistia, especially not for a woman and child alone. When beautiful, wounded Delilah finds herself begging for food to survive, she resolves that she will find a way to defeat all the men who have taken advantage of her. She will overcome the roadblocks life has set before her, and she will find riches and victory for herself. When she meets a legendary man called Samson, she senses that in him lies the means for her victory....
329) Reckless: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
18 CDs (21 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the band hits it big, Kiera and Kellan must ask themselves if their love for each other can withstand the constant pressures of superstardom. The friendships they've formed, the new family they've found and the history they've forged will all play a part in helping them navigate the turbulent waters of the band's exploding popularity. A greedy executive hell-bent on success, a declining pop star looking for an edge and a media circus that twists...
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber Corp
Pub. Date
[1969]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A U.S. Treasury agent and a Scotland Yard detective go undercover to infiltrate a ruthless counterfeit gang known as the Golden Goose, but the operation goes awry when the British agent decides to defect to the other side.
331) Fatal ally
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Your staunchest ally can be your deadliest enemy: a riveting spy thriller. After five years' silence, a British intelligence asset has made contact from Moscow. Claiming to be in possession of an explosive piece of information, he wishes to defect to the West. The carefully-planned operation however goes catastrophically wrong, the would-be defector ruthlessly betrayed by a rogue element at the highest level of US government. As a result, MI6's Margo...
332) Titans
Author
Language
English
Description
"Texas in the early 1900s, its inhabitants still traveling by horseback and barely familiar with the telephone, was on the cusp of an oil boom that, unbeknownst to its residents, would spark a period of dramatic changes and economic growth. In the midst of this transformative time in Southern history, two unforgettable characters emerge and find their fates irrevocably intertwined: Samantha Gordon, the privileged heiress to the sprawling Las Tres...
Author
Series
Golden apple novels volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The hidden tale of the Trojan War: a novel full of passion and revenge, bravery and sacrifice, now is the time for the women of Troy to tell their story.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the...
335) La cérémonie
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Catherine hires the illiterate Sophie to work as her maid at her remote home in the French countryside. But Sophie soon falls under the influence of the mysterious Jeanne and suddenly the stage is set for murder, violence and betrayal.
336) Anatomy of murder
Author
Series
Publisher
Pamela Dorman Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amateur detectives in Georgian England, Harriet Westerman and Gabriel Crowther investigate the drowning of a man in the Thames and discover that he may have been part of a plot to betray England's secrets to France.
337) A shadowed fate
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A shocking revelation from an old friend leads Claire Clairmont on a dangerous quest in this second in a fascinating historical trilogy based on the 'summer of 1816' Byron/Shelley group. 1873, Florence. Claire Clairmont, the last survivor of the 'haunted summer of 1816' Byron/Shelley circle, is reeling from the series of events triggered by the arrival of Michael Rossetti two weeks before, which culminated in a brutal murder and a shocking revelation...
Author
Series
Delphic women novels volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
431 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When she falls in love with Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and helps him steal the Golden Fleece, Medea, Princess of Colchis and priestess of Hecate, Thee Named, Lady of Phantoms, sails with him to claim his throne, but things turn tragically wrong and she must attempt to reclaim her humanity through abandonment, murder and grief.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 263 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Anne Frank's life has been studied by many scholars, but the story of Bep Voskuijl has remained untold, until now. As the youngest of the five Dutch people who hid the Frank family, Bep was Anne's closest confidante during the 761 excruciating days she spent hidden in the Secret Annex. Bep, who was just twenty-three when the Franks went into hiding, risked her life to protect them, plunging into Amsterdam's black market to source food and medicine...
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