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Josie and her ma were desperate to save their farm. George wanted their farm and Josie wanted to know why. Something wasn’t right. Praying for the Lord to guide and protect her, she impulsively buys a newspaper, secretly responding to an ad for a mail-order bride. While feeling at peace about her decision, George becomes forceful about their marriage. When disaster leaves them destitute, they escape from George, fleeing to Wyoming, where Josie’s future husband, Micah, awaits.

Twelve Titanic Tales is a short story anthology. The author has used her Titanic research and her love of the short story genre in each unique short tale. Only one of the stories has been published before. Each tale is the work of fiction and has a Titanic theme. Love stories, ghost stories, sci-fi and character based accounts let you experience life on board the famous liner, the sinking and the aftermath of the disaster through the eyes of a collection of fictious characters.

In the depths of winter, Sir Ralph Percy holds the castles of Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh for the Lancastrians. Queen Margaret of Anjou has fled into Scotland, and no one knows if or when she will return with another army. Supplies are low and the snow is falling. Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, brings his forces to Dunstanburgh first, circling the fortress in a ring of steel. He attempts to cajole Ralph into a surrender with the promise of a second pardon from King Edward. Ralph is not certain...and he is not ready to surrender just yet... A short story 10,000 words long, based on true ...

Compilation of short fiction featuring Richard III and his family. Originally published as three separate volumes: Tales of the White Boar, Loyaulte, and Sons of York. 10 tales of historical fiction set in the era of the Wars of the Roses, mostly featuring a younger Richard, as a child and as the Duke of Gloucester. Now listed in chronological order to capture the sweep of the period...from Richard's traumatic birth to Duchess Cecily in 1452, to the sack of Ludlow and the death at Wakefield of the Duke of York and Edmund of Rutland, to the joys of a pilgrimage to Walsingham and subsequent ...

Dans cette toute première œuvre de Stefan Zweig, empreinte de délicatesse, l’auteur capture avec justesse la mélancolie des souvenirs et la douceur des rêves évanouis. Sous le soleil éclatant d’une villa en bord de mer, une femme et un homme se retrouvent après de longues années d’éloignement. Leur conversation, d’abord empreinte de légèreté, ravive bientôt les échos d’une jeunesse lointaine, d’un amour effacé par le temps mais jamais complètement éteint.

This is the story of The Cursed Galleon, a strange artifact kept at the oldest pub in England. A swashbuckling adventure story of mystery, love and tragedy.

Dreading how to explain the phenomenal event to high command, the USS Atticus is caught in a quandary: fully disclose the unbelievable truth? or to safely stick to little-known facts? Time for investigation is short as war flares just north of Guam at Iwo Jima. Called into a different kind of combat action, the destroyer joins a small squadron in a face-off against attacking planes and massive ships. Can Atticus stay afloat? If so, will the ship and crew be silenced in secrecy? Join Signalman Bill Johnson as he recounts the next exciting chapter!

These nineteen stories follow the paths of men and women, immigrants, minorities, and the poor, suffering from injustice and inequality. Written in the 1940s, Fast's clear-eyed and lively tales examine a world reeling from war and plagued by social unrest. With stories set in New York City, Europe, and India, this collection shares a remarkable global vision. Written during the rising Communist scare, Departure is a defiantly leftist portrait of a complex and ever-changing world.

A grieving mother. A village hungry for wonder. A medical case that swallowed a nation whole. In 1726, Mary Toft shocked the English countryside when she claimed to give birth to rabbits. What began as a strange rumor inside a small Surrey town soon exploded into one of the most notorious scandals in British history. Surgeons, noblemen, and even the King’s own physicians traveled to witness the impossible, each convinced they were standing at the edge of a medical marvel. But curiosity has a way of turning vicious. This chilling 5,000-word short read pulls you into the smoke-filled ...

"In the Shadow of the Ripper: A Love Story Tainted by Madness" transports readers to Victorian London, where Olivia, a determined female detective, finds herself entangled in the hunt for Jack the Ripper. As she delves deeper into the investigation, Olivia forms a bond with Jack, a charming man who hides a dark secret. Their burgeoning romance becomes complicated when Olivia discovers Jack may be the very Ripper she's been hunting. Caught between her duty and her love for Jack, Olivia must confront the devastating truth about the man she loves. "In the Shadow of the Ripper: A Love Story ...

After losing his wife in last year's Christmas blizzard, Matthew Carson struggles to connect with his silent eight-year-old daughter Lucy, who hasn't spoken since that tragic night. When the town's toy shipment is delayed, threatening Eagle Creek's Christmas festival, Matthew knows he needs help - both with the mounting orders and his wounded family. Enter Beatrice Woodworth, a Boston lady fleeing her own secrets, who arrives as his mail-order bride just as the first snow falls. But Beatrice carries more than just emotional baggage. Hidden in her suspiciously heavy trunk are the tools of a ...

G.A. Gibson's historical fiction collection, The Book of James, begins with James Earp and The Tale of Jack Harp, as James Earp, Civil War veteran, gambler, brothel and saloon owner, husband and father, looks back at his life while contemplating revenge for the shooting death of his youngest brother. Often overshadowed by his famous siblings, James Earp's adventures bring a new perspective to the wild days of the old west.

It’s 1865 and a band of renegade deserters left over from the American Civil War abduct newlywed Judith Johansen and head to the wilds of Rupert’s Land, soon to become Western Canada. They are about to find out that they have made a huge mistake. Judith is the granddaughter of Moses Munro, a wily old mountain man who survived as a trapper in the Rocky Mountains during the 1820s and ‘30s.

The Rose & Other Stories is all heart and soul as Linda Aksomitis chronicles the sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous travels and travails of being a saleslady in the 1980s. The collection has seven short stories told by someone the traveling saleslady, Ashley Adams, encounters. Two of the stories, The Storm and The Sewing Machine, were broadcast on CBC National radio in 1998. Each of the seven stories is followed by a memoir titled "The Story Behind the Story," which gives autobiographical insights into the real experiences that inspired the story. As you read, you'll meet people from ...

A Love Tested by Lies, Danger, and the Wild Frontier. If you love historical romance with strong, courageous heroines, brave-hearted heroes, and a touch of danger woven into a heartfelt love story, then this book is for you. When Texas rancher Warren Alexander arrives in New York City, desperate to secure help for his struggling town, he expects to meet a trusted business associate. What he doesn’t expect is deception at every turn—or the shocking discovery that the "D. Davis" he’s been corresponding with is not a man, but a sharp-witted and courageous woman. Dorothy Davis has long ...

In 1885 Idaho Territory, widow Victoria Hayes would rather face down claim jumpers with her derringer than lose her late husband's star garnet mine. But when a mysterious prospector with a fighter's grace arrives offering help, she must decide if protecting her claim is worth risking her heart. James "Hawk" Davidson has his own reasons for helping the determined widow—as an undercover agent investigating a string of suspicious mining accidents, he believes her husband's death was no accident. Yet the more time he spends with Victoria, the more he admires her courage and faith in the face ...

Thames Valley Tales is a light-hearted yet thought-provoking collection of nine stories by Tim Walker. These tales are based on the author's experience of living in Thames Valley towns, and combine contemporary themes with the rich history and legends associated with an area stretching from London to beyond Windsor and Oxford, and then into the heart of rural England.

In this classic by Ambrose Pierce, a soldier falls asleep during war times. When he awakens, he finds an enemy man on a horse - but struggles with himself on shooting him. Instead he shoots the horse, and a comrade sees the horse and the man falling through the sky.

Questo è il sentimento che riempie di sé tutta l'opera leopardiana: la desolata nostalgia d'una felicità sconosciuta ed assurda, la disperata aspirazione verso un mondo migliore. Nelle più riuscite fra le "Operette", come nei "Canti", la poesia non nasce dalla brutta realtà ma dal vano bisogno di superarla... Così nelle "Operette" come nei "Canti" questa realtà grigia si disegna sul fondo luminoso di un ideale: e l'impressione dominante è quella di una delusione non rassegnata.

A security cage in a rowdy, aged hotel—a desk clerk who’s seen better days—and a desperate woman out of choices. Hawk spends his nights in the security cage of a seedy hotel, while Ashley Adams spends her days on the road as a traveling saleslady, driving hundreds of miles between sewing machine dealerships. When she hits the city and finds no hotel vacancies, she has only one choice: take one of Hawk’s rooms. What can these two people from different walks of life possibly find they have in common? The Cage, like all of the short stories in the ‘80s Tales of a Traveling Saleslady ...