In 1938, two men held history in their hands. One was Adolf Hitler. The other was British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who, determined to avoid war at any cost, came to be known as the great appeaser. But Harry Turtledove, the unrivaled master of alternate history, has launched a gripping sag

Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal. His parents see only one way to preserve their reputation amongst the othe

Taylor Hudson's daughter Grace is excited about the end of her first-grade year. But when a man kidnaps her from the school bus, Taylor discovers a threat from her past has returned. Instead of coming for her as he promised, he's taken her daughter instead. Kai Costa idolizes his dad, Dante, and wan

SUMMARY: Tolstoy's epic story of a nation plagued by the ravages of war is a dazzling achievement, both a social and historical portrayal of the early 1800s and of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and a deeply personal novel. Centering around the joys and misfortunes of the Rostov family, Tolstoy co

SUMMARY: When a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend "who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith." Turgenev's masterpiece of generational conflict shocked Russian society when it w

Presents the classic epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families.

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**From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke.** **After barely fending off the insectoid Scourge** , Admiral Absen frantically prepares for another attack while dealing with politics and treachery from within, even as Spectre pursues his own hidden agenda. **Can EarthFleet save

After a hasty arranged wedding, Nathan leaves his aristocratic home for the strange and sensual country of Marisol and a new life full of danger and depravity. He'll need all his wits and clockwork skills to protect his life and his freedom.

**A "powerfully done" (Times Literary Supplement) and tantalizingly semi-autobiographical novel from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger.** Unable to work on his novel about Liverpool's slave trade, Benson is teaching creative writing and wandering the city. The pupils who bring hi

Roland Tankowicz is fed up. He’s really trying to be a better person. Killing fewer people, talking out his issues more, and not immediately resorting to violence whenever a problem arises. But let’s face it, when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It’s not like he has any shortage of

Five years ago they were attacked. The alpha was the first to die, but his murder was followed by carefully planned attacks focused on one thing: find and kill the female shifters. Xandra Blackstone is out for blood. Shes spent the last five years forced to hide and wait while the person respon

**Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.** In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her father committed when he was a teenager. Force

_Haven Harbor is an authentic coastal Maine town --which makes it the perfect location for a new film production. But now it's become the scene of a crime . . ._ __ Needlepointers Angie and Sarah are helping with set design for the movie being shot in their little New England hometown--but as th

**Together, beyond death...** A new Unnatural horror is about to rattle Hannah Miles' quiet existence, and it's not the short-tempered viscount prowling the hallways of her home. Someone is creating monsters by stitching together pieces of different people. When a limb attempts to escape, Viscoun

**Master horror writer and Goosebumps series author, R.L. Stine, delivers another spooky tale!** Max made a deal with Nicky and Tara, the two ghosts who live in his bedroom: If he helps them figure out how they turned into ghosts, they'll help Max prove to his dad that he isn't a worthless wimp.

SUMMARY: Kidnapped was first published in 1886, and Catriona, its sequel, in 1893. They are both novels of adventure and romance whose appeal to children and adults alike has not diminished in the century since they were written. This is the only edition to contain both novels in one volume. Auth