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Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

Set in 1660s Oxford, Iain Pears’s mystery follows Sarah Blundy as she faces a murder accusation, with the case unfolding through four distinct perspectives that reveal the truth in a surprising twist.

Sir Bracken of Hawkings Crest is ordered by King Henry to marry into a loyal family, but the arrogant Marigold of Stone Lake refuses. Her jealousy drives her mad, threatening her sister Megan, whom Bracken must protect while the duke struggles between loyalty and love.

Richard Sharpe faces a daring siege during the Peninsular War, navigating political intrigue and battlefield danger while thwarting a French offensive that threatens Wellington’s plans.

In 1985 California, 22‑year‑old Galen Vann lives with his emotionally dependent mother, relying on a family trust fund while his aunt and young cousin scheme to claim their share. A trip to a South Lake Tahoe cabin forces him to confront family secrets and his own New Age cravings.

A Regency‑era soldier falls for a Spanish noblewoman amid the Peninsular Wars, weaving military life, romance, and the harsh realities of war into a compelling historical romance.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A romantic historical novel about the court and love affairs of Charles II of England, featuring a bold queen, a beautiful actress, and a scandalous spy.

During the Victorian era, Inspector Witherspoon suspects a murder victim’s young housekeeper, but Mrs. Jeffries, the Metropolitan Police’s housekeeper, unravels the true perpetrator amid intrigue and a cold‑blooded crime.