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Going all the way to England for college--to Oxford, no less--for college would be exciting enough. But no sooner does Evie set foot on English soil than she falls for a boy who turns out to be a real prince--in fact, second in line to the throne of England. Edmund is wonderful, even though loving him can be a royal pain, from the demands of his family to the stuck-up aristocrat who thinks she should be the one to win Edmund's heart. All that is swept...
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An evil princess, a ruthless persecutor, a wretched match.
Tormented at home and bullied during her studies abroad, second-born Iona of Wessett hides in the quiet corners of her father's castle. Her art and music provide refuge, but her cruel sister Lisenn ever lurks like a monster stalking its prey.
Such has been her life for twenty years.
However, a promise of reprieve and retribution arrives when the neighboring kingdom of Capria proposes an...
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Little, Brown and Company
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2022.
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At age thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family, Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King of England, and one to find his own way, she taught them dual lessons about real life and royal tradition. "William and...
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At age thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family, Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King of England, and one to find his own way, she taught them dual lessons about real life and royal tradition. "William and...
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The authors take readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace during the abdication crisis of 2020, during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts. After Meghan and Harry announced in November 2018 that they would be leaving Kensington Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage, an hour outside London, senior royals expressed disapproval. Harry announced he was giving up his HRH title, abandoning his royal duties,...
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An unexpected betrothal leads the rebellious Shifter Heir to sneak out to a ball and meet a handsome Count.Josephine, the Shifter Heir, knows that she is expected to be perfect at everything, and that includes marrying the man her parents pick out for her. But when that day comes, she realises that she wants to go to at least one more ball first. The Count of Strizenzia has been sent to England to marry, the only problem is the enchanting tiger shifter...
8) Spare
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"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
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A comprehensive analysis of the transformations of ancient history in early Chinese texts.
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the accounts of change of rule in Chinese texts from 600 to 100 BC, including the core philosophical works of the Chinese tradition attributed to Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, Hanfeizi, and Zhuangzi. Drawing from the early structuralism of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Sarah Allan demonstrates that similar motifs repeat...
10) The rebel heir
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The Spare Heirs volume 2
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Caught in a web of lies, torn between duty and desire, what's a con artist to do but deceive all of London and steal the one lady who dared match wits with the devil himself?
11) The Wicked heir
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The Spare Heirs volume 3
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When the love of Lady Isabelle Fairlyn's life is betrothed to her twin sister, Isabelle vows to find a suitable replacement before the end of the season. He must be a talented dancer, have a keen fashion sense, and be perfectly dashing in every way. Fallon St. James is the farthest thing from perfectly anything. As head of the secretive Spare Heirs Society, he must stick to the shadows...even as Isabelle's friendship pulls him reluctantly into the...
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Going from black sheep to king, with the help of one very specialwoman…
Gabriel Montoro's worst nightmares are realized when his olderbrother abdicates the throne of Alma, leaving fun-loving playboy Gabenext in line. Now he needs to shape up-fast. That's where SerafiaEspina fits in.
The exquisite ex-supermodel can school him in thesocial niceties. But as they get into the royal routine, Gabe beginsto see this old family friend in a very different...
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She wants the truth.
He wants her!
PR agent Elyse Harper finally has a way into Atlanta's powerful Lockett family. Julian Lockett, the second son, is being pressured to settle down, with his mother playing matchmaker! Dating Julian is Elyse's chance to prove the Locketts swindled her father out of his share of their football dynasty. The easy part of her plan? Playing lovers with the playboy. There's no need to pretend because Julian's the sexiest...
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The Spare Heirs volume 1
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Lady Roselyn Grey's debut has finally arrived, and of course, she has every flounce and flutter planned. She'll wear the perfect gowns and marry the perfect gentleman...that is, if the formerly disinherited brother of the man she intends to marry doesn't ruin everything first. Ethan Moore is a prizefighting second son, and that is all he ever should have been. But in an instant, his brother's noble title is his, the eyes of the town are upon him,...
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From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the Royal family. The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men? From royal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book...
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Lord Andrew Mabry, the second son of the Duke of Greystone, has no desire to marry. As the spare, he has no obligation to provide an heir and he rather enjoys spending his days and nights in play with the demimonde. But more and more of late, he finds himself wanting to play naughty games with the American heiress Gina Hammersley.
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Drawing on her unique set of contacts Katie Nicholl recounts the royal brothers' extraordinary lives and reveals William and Harry's real characters as they become front line soldiers and modern princes. Over her eight years as a journalist, Katie has infiltrated the princes' inner circle, enabling her to break scoop after scoop in her column. But she has kept the true story for this revealing dual biography.
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"Spare to the throne, Alessandro Diomedi never expected to be dragged back to Maldinia and thrust beneath the crown. Upheaval has ravaged his country, but one thing has stayed the same: the woman he must now marry. Trained from birth to be the perfect queen, it's finally time for Liana Aterno to do her duty. But Sandro is not the man she remembers. Cynical and brooding King Sandro unexpectedly ignites a fire in her that sparks rebellion!"--
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Duty demands that Anthony Farr, the Duke of Radcliffe, remarry to provide a spare heir, and eligible ladies are vying for a proposal. All he wants is to be a good father to his young son, to see his pig win first prize at the harvest fête, and to stay single. Miss Jane Kent, a long-lost relation of the Penhallow family, arrives in the neighborhood and is promptly befriended by the Duke's son. Anthony comes to realize that Jane is smart, fun and...
20) Monte Cristo
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Flicker Alley
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1922.
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InMonte Cristo, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, a sailor unjustly imprisoned for twenty years, time he spends acquiring education and finesse. Later the accidental heir to a vast fortune, Dantes reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and wreaks revenge on those symbols of the decadent monarchy that wronged him. Fox Film spared no expense on this prestige film with lavish sets and a distinguished supporting cast. The sole surviving...
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