And of course she must be able to present herself well in high society. But when he is encouraged to consider Phoebe Marlow as a bride, Sylvester is taken aback by the coltish woman who seems to resent him...The first time Sylvester met Phoebe, he found her dull and insipid. Phoebe, was a hoydenish country miss with literary aspirations. And when she was snubbed by the Duke, and she thought he was insufferably arrogant. In fact, she deemed him the most arrogant rake she'd ever met. In secret, she'd fashioned the villain and a knave in her romance novel unmistakably after Sylvester!Phoebe meets none of Duke's criteria for a fiancee. But when Phoebe ran away, she got his attention and fancy. Intrigued Sylvester decides that if Petruchio could tame Katherine, he had no doubt he could tame Phoebe. And when a series of unforeseen events leads them to be stranded together in a lonely country inn, they are both forced to reassess their hastily formed opinions, and they begin to discover a new-found liking and respect for each other, and they find striking up an unusual friendship.Phoebe discovers that the duke isn't the villian she first thought. And Sylvester stumbles upon something he never dared hope for... But what Sylvester doesn't know is that Phoebe has just published a novel - a novel in which all London will recognize him. But how could she guess her book would be a scandalous success? Or that the man she had cast as a villain would become the heartbreaking hero of her dreams?

    Time was strangely rolled back 700 years so that he was hearing an account of those stirring, violent events in England and Europe that led to Magna Charta and thus contributed so much to the liberties of future generations: with a story, most of it straight from history, of a lost princess and the recovery of a lost charter.

    Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.

    Young Keene endures baffles both great and small, a stint on board a pirate ship, a stormy romance, and near-execution at the hands of Napoleon himself, all told with Marryat's trademark panache. A page-turning nautical yarn with brilliant historical re-creations of life and war at sea.

    In 1947, Leo and Mia Morelli, young Italian Jews who survived World War II on the streets, come to Israel where they meet many other young people, both Jews and Arabs.

    Had he not met his death early in May, 1863, his influence could well have changed the course of the war. Frank E. Vandiver's detailed research and zestful writing style provide a vivid description of Stonewall's boyhood, West Point training, early career, years of teaching at the Virginia Military Institute, and Civil War campaigns. Here, too, are insights into Jackson's personal life and his deep religious feelings, which were so influential on his military thought and actions.

    To find out whether or not he had real ability, he spent a summer in the wilderness with his dog and his cameras. His dog is an Airedale Terrier.

    

    On her family's long trek in the wagon train from the Missouri River country to California, she did a woman's work and took a woman's responsibilities.But she still was not allowed to wear her hair pinned up in puffs and coils like the other girls of her age. Especially when Jed, the handsome South Pass Scout, showed signs of interest in her. Ellen chafed against her parents' unwillingness to have her grow up.But grow up she did--in character as well as appearance--during the long, exhausting, exciting journey across the continent. She learned the value of patience, gentleness, and good temper as she cared for her five brothers and sisters when their father and mother were both ill. Courage and endurance became her dependable supports through days of fatigue and nights of anxiety. And best of all, she found at the end of the great adventure that true love is worth earning and worth waiting for.Here is a story of covered wagons-days so vividly told that every detail of event and character is a living experience to the reader. The Boones are a family who will remain long in the memory, every one of them a real individual, and all united in purpose and affection. How they turned a favorite family pastime into a solid means of livelihood when their hope failed of "striking it rich" in the California gold mines makes an original and delightful climax to a fine, robust book.

     Twenty-year-old Rose has a reputation for being accident-prone and absent-minded. Does she really have what it takes to make a good nurse? The biggest question on Rose's mind is whether the Senior Surgical Officer, Jake Waring, will even notice her existence. Are her day-dreams about a romance between them destined to remain a fantasy? Rose discovers that each department has its own heartaches and joys as she gains experience on the men's surgical, women's medical, and Casualty wards. Meanwhile, handsome student doctor Bill Martin shows a keen interest in Rose. But she has her suspicions about his motives. A moving and heart-warming story of a young nurse, and the challenges she faces on the hospital wards and in her personal life. The First Year is the fourth novel by the bestselling hospital fiction author Lucilla Andrews. For the first time, Lucilla's novels are now available as ebooks (with new print editions available from 2018). More at www.lucillaandrews.com

    illustrated by Harper JohnsonLibrary of Congress number 57-7564

    Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War. It is a harrowing march north. Miriam can only force herself to the next stopping place, the next small portion of food, the next icy stream to be crossed. At the end of the trail waits a life of hard work and, perhaps, even a life of slavery. Mingled with her thoughts of Phineas Whitney, her sweetheart on his way to Harvard, is the crying of her sister’s baby, Captive, born on the trail. Miriam and her companions finally reach Montreal, a city of shifting loyalties filled with the intrigue of war, and here, by a sudden twist of fortune, Miriam meets the prominent Du Quesne family, who introduce her to a life she has never imagined. Based on an actual narrative diary published in 1807, Calico Captive skillfully reenacts an absorbing facet of history.

    Anna and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson met by accident, were able to marry only through the intervention of a tragedy and were separated through the tragic, accidental shooting of Jackson by his own Confederate troops at Chancellorsville, Virginia.