Returning home from the Crusades, Hugh discovers that his wife has been abducted by relic-seeking knights, prompting him to pose as a court jester in order to infiltrate the castle where his wife is imprisoned.

A multilayered love story set in the 18th century upper-class families of England and France. Married to a man 27 years her senior, Barbara is propelled into a glittering, cynical society of casual adulteries and violent politics.

"The Margrave of Thornbeck has two weeks to find a noble bride. What will happen when he learns he has fallen for Avelina, a lovely servant girl in disguise? But something else is afoot in the castle. Something sinister that could have far worse--far deadlier--consequences. Will Avelina and Lord Thornbeck be able to stop the evil plot?"--

"In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life."--Provided by publisher.

The Duke of Riverton has chosen his future wife with the same logic he uses to make every decision. However, Frederica St. Claire, whom he see as his perfect bride, eludes his suit. Meanwhile the beautiful Isabella Breckenridge seems to be everywhere. When the time comes, will Griffith and Isabella be able to set aside their pride and initial notions to embrace their very own happily-ever-after?

"Virginia Woolf's Orlando, 'the longest and most charming love letter in literature,' playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning thee centuries of boisterous, fantastic adventure, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces experiences with first love as England, under James I, lies locked...

"What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor, an escape from the wilds of her Scottish home into the whirl of the London social scene seems to pale before the promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln Ross Burnett. Though they exchange but a few words before parting after a chance encounter on her grandfather's lands, Melissa instantly knows this bold stranger is her destiny, while Lincoln realizes his heart has been claimed forever and...

When an ad man dies after an apparent accident, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover as an advertising copywriter and discovers a suspicious set of clues that involve cocaine dealing, blackmail, and wanton women.

Hannah Reid has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was nineteen, the wife of an elderly duke to whom she has been rumored to be flagrantly unfaithful. Now he is dead and, more beautiful than ever at thirty, Hannah has her freedom. She intends to take a lover - Constantine Huxtable. Rumored to be living the life of a sensualist, he always chooses recent widows for his short-lived affairs. Hannah will fit the bill nicely. But once these two passionate...

Frederick, a peasant farmer's son who dreams of earning a living using his God-given talent as a woodcarver, falls in love with Adela, a duke's daughter who yearns to prove herself as an artist. Includes discussion questions. Adela, youngest daughter of Duke Wilhelm of Hagenheim, is never allowed outside of the castle walls. She sneaks away one day to the market disguised as a peasant, and meets a poor farmer with a kind heart. Frederick earns the...