Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529348641
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for Isabella Saunders, a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, she accepts an offer from Mr Lee, a Singapore merchant, to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in the country, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram, and she bravely sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together they face unexpected dangers. Will they ever be able to achieve their dreams - and find happiness together along the way? ******************* What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S WIFE 'This is women's fiction at its very best' - 5 stars 'I loved this book' - 5 stars 'Fantastic, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'I love Anna Jacobs books and never want them to end' - 5 stars 'Like all her books, excellent' - 5 stars
The Trader's Wife
Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529348641
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for Isabella Saunders, a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, she accepts an offer from Mr Lee, a Singapore merchant, to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in the country, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram, and she bravely sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together they face unexpected dangers. Will they ever be able to achieve their dreams - and find happiness together along the way? ******************* What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S WIFE 'This is women's fiction at its very best' - 5 stars 'I loved this book' - 5 stars 'Fantastic, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'I love Anna Jacobs books and never want them to end' - 5 stars 'Like all her books, excellent' - 5 stars
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529348641
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for Isabella Saunders, a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, she accepts an offer from Mr Lee, a Singapore merchant, to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in the country, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram, and she bravely sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together they face unexpected dangers. Will they ever be able to achieve their dreams - and find happiness together along the way? ******************* What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S WIFE 'This is women's fiction at its very best' - 5 stars 'I loved this book' - 5 stars 'Fantastic, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'I love Anna Jacobs books and never want them to end' - 5 stars 'Like all her books, excellent' - 5 stars
The Traitor's Wife
Author: Allison Pataki
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476738602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
"Socialite Peggy Shippen is half Benedict Arnold's age when she seduces the war hero during his stint as military commander of Philadelphia. Blinded by his young bride's beauty and wit, Arnold does not realize that she harbors a secret: loyalty to the British. Nor does he know that she hides a past romance with the handsome British spy John André. Peggy watches as her husband, crippled from battle wounds and in debt from years of service to the colonies, grows ever more disillusioned with his hero, Washington, and the American cause. Together with her former love and her disaffected husband, Peggy hatches the plot to deliver West Point to the British and, in exchange, win fame and fortune for herself and Arnold."--from cover, page [4].
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476738602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
"Socialite Peggy Shippen is half Benedict Arnold's age when she seduces the war hero during his stint as military commander of Philadelphia. Blinded by his young bride's beauty and wit, Arnold does not realize that she harbors a secret: loyalty to the British. Nor does he know that she hides a past romance with the handsome British spy John André. Peggy watches as her husband, crippled from battle wounds and in debt from years of service to the colonies, grows ever more disillusioned with his hero, Washington, and the American cause. Together with her former love and her disaffected husband, Peggy hatches the plot to deliver West Point to the British and, in exchange, win fame and fortune for herself and Arnold."--from cover, page [4].
Yellow Wife
Author: Sadeqa Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982149124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Eve—a 2023 Reese’s Book Club Pick! *A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Christian Science Monitor* Called “wholly engrossing” by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this “fully immersive” (Lisa Wingate, #1 bestselling author of Before We Were Yours) story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia. Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the estate’s medicine woman and cherished by the Master’s sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. She’d been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known. She unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil’s Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Virginia, where the enslaved are broken, tortured, and sold every day. There, Pheby is exposed not just to her Jailer’s cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive, Pheby will have to outwit him, and she soon faces the ultimate sacrifice.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982149124
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Eve—a 2023 Reese’s Book Club Pick! *A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Christian Science Monitor* Called “wholly engrossing” by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this “fully immersive” (Lisa Wingate, #1 bestselling author of Before We Were Yours) story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia. Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the estate’s medicine woman and cherished by the Master’s sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. She’d been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known. She unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil’s Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Virginia, where the enslaved are broken, tortured, and sold every day. There, Pheby is exposed not just to her Jailer’s cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive, Pheby will have to outwit him, and she soon faces the ultimate sacrifice.
Sinners and the Sea
Author: Rebecca Kanner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451695233
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
While the fate of the world rested on Noah's shoulders, the survival of the human race rested on hers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451695233
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
While the fate of the world rested on Noah's shoulders, the survival of the human race rested on hers.
The Trader's Wife
Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1848711271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for Isabella Saunders, a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, she accepts an offer from Mr Lee, a Singapore merchant, to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in the country, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram, and she bravely sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together they face unexpected dangers. Will they ever be able to achieve their dreams - and find happiness together along the way? ******************* What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S WIFE 'This is women's fiction at its very best' - 5 stars 'I loved this book' - 5 stars 'Fantastic, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'I love Anna Jacobs books and never want them to end' - 5 stars 'Like all her books, excellent' - 5 stars
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1848711271
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for Isabella Saunders, a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, she accepts an offer from Mr Lee, a Singapore merchant, to teach him English and live with his family. Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in the country, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections and persuades Isabella to marry Bram, and she bravely sets sail for a new land and life. But the past casts a long shadow and together they face unexpected dangers. Will they ever be able to achieve their dreams - and find happiness together along the way? ******************* What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S WIFE 'This is women's fiction at its very best' - 5 stars 'I loved this book' - 5 stars 'Fantastic, couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'I love Anna Jacobs books and never want them to end' - 5 stars 'Like all her books, excellent' - 5 stars
The Trader's Gift
Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444761277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Happy and content with a beautiful wife and thriving family, successful trader Bram is determined to help his two friends Mitchell and Dougal find wives. In England, Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who was a true friend to her. Dougal McBride told her to come to him when she was ready. When her ailing husband dies, she wonders if she dare return to Western Australia. Will Dougal still want her after nearly a year? Mitchell Nash, Bram Deagan's friend in Australia, has asked his cousin in England whether he knows of any lady who might be suitable for him to marry. Though what sort of woman would make such an arduous voyage to marry someone she's never met? For one widow, however, desperate to keep her young son from a cruel relative's clutches, Mitchell's invitation is a lifeline she will grasp with both hands. Clutching their courage in both hands, Eleanor and Jacinta take a huge risk on the chance of happiness and set off for Australia. But the troubles of their old lives can't be easily left behind . . . ********************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S GIFT 'A wonderfully written, enjoyable story' - 5 stars 'No surprise that this is yet another fantastic read from Anna Jacobs' - 5 stars 'Anna Jacobs is an amazing story teller, she never disappoints and you are hooked from the first page' - 5 stars 'Loved this book and all the other books in the Traders Series. I couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'Extremely good reading - Anna Jacobs is a top-of-the-range author' - 5 stars
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444761277
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Happy and content with a beautiful wife and thriving family, successful trader Bram is determined to help his two friends Mitchell and Dougal find wives. In England, Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who was a true friend to her. Dougal McBride told her to come to him when she was ready. When her ailing husband dies, she wonders if she dare return to Western Australia. Will Dougal still want her after nearly a year? Mitchell Nash, Bram Deagan's friend in Australia, has asked his cousin in England whether he knows of any lady who might be suitable for him to marry. Though what sort of woman would make such an arduous voyage to marry someone she's never met? For one widow, however, desperate to keep her young son from a cruel relative's clutches, Mitchell's invitation is a lifeline she will grasp with both hands. Clutching their courage in both hands, Eleanor and Jacinta take a huge risk on the chance of happiness and set off for Australia. But the troubles of their old lives can't be easily left behind . . . ********************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S GIFT 'A wonderfully written, enjoyable story' - 5 stars 'No surprise that this is yet another fantastic read from Anna Jacobs' - 5 stars 'Anna Jacobs is an amazing story teller, she never disappoints and you are hooked from the first page' - 5 stars 'Loved this book and all the other books in the Traders Series. I couldn't put it down' - 5 stars 'Extremely good reading - Anna Jacobs is a top-of-the-range author' - 5 stars
The Trader's Sister
Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 152934865X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Ismay Deagan has one wish in the world - to leave Ireland and join her brother, Bram, in Australia. But her father has other ideas and orders her to marry their vicious neighbour Rory Flynn - a man she loathes. One day, Rory brutally attacks her and Ismay realises she has no choice but to run away. Disguising herself as an impoverished young widow, she sets sail for Australia, hoping to be reunited with her brother. When she meets Adam Treagar on the ship, she finally starts to believe her dreams of future happiness may come true. But before they even reach their destination they are flung into adventures in Suez, Ceylon and Singapore . . . Can Ismay tell Adam the truth about who she really is? What secrets is Adam himself hiding? And will Ismay's past catch up with her and threaten her new life in Australia, before it has even begun? ************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S SISTER 'I was hooked on this story right from the first page to the very end' - 5 stars 'The Trader series are some of the best books I have read in many a year' - 5 stars 'Another enthralling book . . . Fantastic!' - 5 stars 'Can't put these books down' - 5 stars 'Excellent as always from Anna Jacobs' - 5 stars
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 152934865X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Ismay Deagan has one wish in the world - to leave Ireland and join her brother, Bram, in Australia. But her father has other ideas and orders her to marry their vicious neighbour Rory Flynn - a man she loathes. One day, Rory brutally attacks her and Ismay realises she has no choice but to run away. Disguising herself as an impoverished young widow, she sets sail for Australia, hoping to be reunited with her brother. When she meets Adam Treagar on the ship, she finally starts to believe her dreams of future happiness may come true. But before they even reach their destination they are flung into adventures in Suez, Ceylon and Singapore . . . Can Ismay tell Adam the truth about who she really is? What secrets is Adam himself hiding? And will Ismay's past catch up with her and threaten her new life in Australia, before it has even begun? ************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S SISTER 'I was hooked on this story right from the first page to the very end' - 5 stars 'The Trader series are some of the best books I have read in many a year' - 5 stars 'Another enthralling book . . . Fantastic!' - 5 stars 'Can't put these books down' - 5 stars 'Excellent as always from Anna Jacobs' - 5 stars
The Trader's Reward
Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444761315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
BRILLIANT STORYTELLING FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED SAGA WRITERS, WITH OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! 1871. When Fergus Deagan's wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family from Ireland to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, and also to marry again to make sure their children don't miss out on a mother's love. Disowned by her father for becoming pregnant, Cara Payton bears a stillborn baby. She struggles on in deep despair, until a plea to wet-nurse a motherless baby gives her life new purpose. When Fergus proposes marriage, she accepts. She respects him and is happy to stay with the baby she now loves. During the voyage to Australia, she and Fergus draw closer, until her past rears its ugly head and they face a terrible crisis . . . When they finally get to Fremantle, Fergus and Bram, always rivals, struggle to get along. To make matters worse, Bram has financial problems and there is no railway where Fergus can find engineering work. Can the two brothers solve their problems? And will the newcomers find a way to build a new life? ************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S REWARD 'An excellent book, and series, that I couldn't put down. Definitely worth reading' - 5 stars 'A great end to a wonderful series' - 5 stars 'Fantastic reading' - 5 stars 'Brilliant as always' - 5 stars 'I loved this one as much as the rest of the Trader Saga' - 5 stars *** DISCOVER A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE AND REDEMPTION IN DIAMOND PROMISES, OUT NOW! ***
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444761315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
BRILLIANT STORYTELLING FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED SAGA WRITERS, WITH OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! 1871. When Fergus Deagan's wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family from Ireland to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, and also to marry again to make sure their children don't miss out on a mother's love. Disowned by her father for becoming pregnant, Cara Payton bears a stillborn baby. She struggles on in deep despair, until a plea to wet-nurse a motherless baby gives her life new purpose. When Fergus proposes marriage, she accepts. She respects him and is happy to stay with the baby she now loves. During the voyage to Australia, she and Fergus draw closer, until her past rears its ugly head and they face a terrible crisis . . . When they finally get to Fremantle, Fergus and Bram, always rivals, struggle to get along. To make matters worse, Bram has financial problems and there is no railway where Fergus can find engineering work. Can the two brothers solve their problems? And will the newcomers find a way to build a new life? ************** What readers are saying about THE TRADER'S REWARD 'An excellent book, and series, that I couldn't put down. Definitely worth reading' - 5 stars 'A great end to a wonderful series' - 5 stars 'Fantastic reading' - 5 stars 'Brilliant as always' - 5 stars 'I loved this one as much as the rest of the Trader Saga' - 5 stars *** DISCOVER A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE AND REDEMPTION IN DIAMOND PROMISES, OUT NOW! ***
Ship of Magic
Author: Robin Hobb
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0553900250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
The first book in a seafaring fantasy trilogy that George R. R. Martin has described as “even better than the Farseer Trilogy—I didn’t think that was possible.” Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships—rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. Now the fortunes of one of Bingtown’s oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy. For Althea’s young nephew, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard the Vivacia, the ship is a life sentence. But the fate of the ship—and the Vestrits—may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider: the ruthless buccaneer captain Kennit, who plans to seize power over the Pirate Isles by capturing a liveship and bending it to his will. Don’t miss the magic of the Liveship Traders Trilogy: SHIP OF MAGIC • MAD SHIP • SHIP OF DESTINY
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0553900250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 834
Book Description
The first book in a seafaring fantasy trilogy that George R. R. Martin has described as “even better than the Farseer Trilogy—I didn’t think that was possible.” Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships—rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. Now the fortunes of one of Bingtown’s oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy. For Althea’s young nephew, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard the Vivacia, the ship is a life sentence. But the fate of the ship—and the Vestrits—may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider: the ruthless buccaneer captain Kennit, who plans to seize power over the Pirate Isles by capturing a liveship and bending it to his will. Don’t miss the magic of the Liveship Traders Trilogy: SHIP OF MAGIC • MAD SHIP • SHIP OF DESTINY
The Traitor's Wife
Author: Kathleen Kent
Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books
ISBN: 031612205X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship that suits their independent natures, with Thomas slowly revealing the story of his part in the English Civil War. But in the rugged new world they inhabit, danger is ever present, whether it be from the assassins sent from London to kill the executioner of Charles I or the wolves -- in many forms -- who hunt for blood. A love story and a tale of courage, The Wolves of Andover confirms Kathleen Kent's ability to craft powerful stories of family from colonial history.
Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books
ISBN: 031612205X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship that suits their independent natures, with Thomas slowly revealing the story of his part in the English Civil War. But in the rugged new world they inhabit, danger is ever present, whether it be from the assassins sent from London to kill the executioner of Charles I or the wolves -- in many forms -- who hunt for blood. A love story and a tale of courage, The Wolves of Andover confirms Kathleen Kent's ability to craft powerful stories of family from colonial history.