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The Golden Phoenix The Golden Phoenix Marius Barbeau Her they come! The clever prince who tricks the Sultan... the mysterious Sir Goldenhair...the enchanted princess...the sly thief and the foolish woodcutter. Meet them all in these [8] merry tales of … OL1137909W
Labor of Love Labor of Love Marie Ferrarella,Sharon Sala,Leanne Banks Sympathy Pains/The Baby in the Cabbage Patch/The Monarch and the Mom OL14978855W
Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie Prince Charlie Carolly Erickson Bonnie Prince Charlie is celebrated in Scotland as the Young Pretender, Charles Stuart, the hero whose claim to the British throne divided the kingdom and shook the opulent monarchies of continental … OL15134627W
The Three Edwards. -- The Three Edwards. -- Thomas Bertram Costain THE THREE EDWARDS, third in Thomas B. Costain's survey of Britain under the Plantagenets, covers the years between 1272 and 1377 when three Edwards ruled England. Edward I brought England out of the … OL15164406W
The French bride The French bride Evelyn Anthony KIRKUS REVIEW The intrigue of the Court of Louis XV is powerfully at work in this romance centered about the saturnine figure of Charles Macdonald, son of James, and Eatherine, exiled from their n… OL15436936W
The King's Speech The King's Speech Mark Logue,Peter Conradi The true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, The King's Speech is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue -- grandson of Lionel Logue, whose recently… OL15668285W
Diana Diana Ken Wharfe The royalty protection officer who was responsible for guarding Princess Diana for nearly seven years discusses the events of her troubled life during that period and offers his insights into her com… OL16027339W
Cordially uninvited Cordially uninvited Jennifer Rozines Roy When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid i… OL16307971W
The One (The Selection #3) The One (The Selection #3) Kiera Cass THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon’s heart… It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the final instalment of THE SELECTION trilogy! … OL16925622W
The Woman Who Would Be King The Woman Who Would Be King Kara Cooney Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty—was born into a privileged position in the royal household, and she was expected to bear… OL17072388W
The shimmering stone The shimmering stone Paula Harrison In the kingdom of Kamala, Princess Amina is excited her fellow Rescue Princesses are visiting for her cousin's wedding. When a wounded tiger is discovered, she knows the cubs can't survive without t… OL17666026W
The morning star The morning star Robin Bridges "Necromancer Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, wages her final battle against against Russia's greatest threat--Konstantin the Deathless"-- OL17859146W
The Cardinal and the Queen The Cardinal and the Queen Evelyn Anthony This is an intriguing work of historical fiction that centers on the supposed love affair of Cardinal Richelieu and Anne of Austria, who was Queen of France and the sister of the King of Spain. Ma… OL1873316W
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn Evelyn Anthony The story begins in a rose garden at Heber Castle one summer's day, and ends in blood and tragedy at a scaffold in the Tower. It brings to life that period in history when Henry VIII found a match in… OL1873338W
Sword and verse Sword and verse Kathy MacMillan When Raisa, a slave since being kidnapped as a child, is chosen to become a tutor and learn a secret language, she is torn between her feelings for Prince Mati and her desire to help free her people. OL20021516W
Game of queens Game of queens Sarah Gristwood "Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. Large swathes of the continent were under the firm hand of a dozen reigning women as queens, regents, mothers, wives, or counselors. From Is… OL20042927W
Letting go of the glitz Letting go of the glitz Julia Stephenson Help! I'm Married Alive!Julia Stephenson, struggling to cope with life as a Surrey housewife, grimly welded to her electric floor polisher and fed up with her golf-addicted, BMW-driving husband, bolt… OL22133805W
The Proper Princess The Proper Princess Melissa McClone She’s been a proper princess—but she wants to rebel. After the death of her fiancé, Princess Madeleine knows a loveless, arranged marriage awaits her. She’s resigned to her fate until she meets he… OL24624291W
Madame Du Barry Madame Du Barry Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert This is the story of Jeanne Becu, most famously known as Madame du Barry, mistress to Louis XV of France in the last years of his reign and the most beautiful woman in France at the time. Plaidy’s du… OL3453414W
Marguerite de Navarre Marguerite de Navarre Patricia Francis Cholakian Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures … OL4452534W
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