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"The first book in a major new series from the #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley. Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, "Atlantis"--a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva--having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as babies, has died. Each of them is handed a tantalizing clue to her true heritage--a clue which takes Maia across the world to...
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Seven sisters volume 7
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English
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The six D'Aplièse sisters have each been on their own incredible journey to discover their heritage, but they still have one question left unanswered: who and where is the seventh sister? They only have one clue - an image of a star-shaped emerald ring. The search to find the missing sister will take them across the globe; from New Zealand to Canada, England, France and Ireland, uniting them all in their mission to at last complete their family....
3. Bellewether
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English
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5 stars
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It's 1759 and the world is at war, pulling the North American colonies of Britain and France into the conflict. When captured French officers are brought to Long Island to be billeted in private homes, it upends the lives of the Wilde family. Lydia Wilde, struggling to keep the peace in her fracturing family following her mother's death, has little time or kindness to spare for her unwanted guests. And Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran has...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date:
2016
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English
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A sweeping and spellbinding love story spanning the warm waters of the Mediterranean to the cold, clear skies of Norway—the second in an epic new series of novels by #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley.
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family...
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family...
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Seven sisters volume 2
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English
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4 stars
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Olympic hopeful Ally is in the midst of preparations for one of the world’s most challenging yacht races when news of her beloved father’s death shocks the accomplished sailor. Saying goodbye to the love of her life, a man her family knows nothing about, she rushes back to her family home, an enchanting chateau where she and her five sisters—each adopted as infants—were raised on the shores of Lake Geneva. When new tragedy strikes on the...
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Seven sisters volume 4
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English
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"From the breathtaking beaches of Thailand to the barely tamed wilds of colonial Australia, The Pearl Sister is the next captivating story in New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley's epic series about two women searching for a place to call home. CeCe D'Apliese has always felt like an outcast. But following the death of her father--the reclusive billionaire affectionately called Pa Salt by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe--she...
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Seven sisters volume 3
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Atria Books
Pub. Date:
2017
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English
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Star D'Aplièse is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father--the elusive billionaire, affectionately called Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted from across the four corners of the world. He has left each of them a clue to her true heritage, and Star nervously decides to follow hers, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world. A hundred years earlier, headstrong and...
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"From New York Times bestselling author and "remarkable reading phenomenon" (Lancashire Post) Lucinda Riley, The Moon Sister transports you to the grandeur of the remote Scottish Highlands and the gypsy caves of Granada, just as Spain descends into civil war, interweaving the stories of two women searching for their destinies, at the risk of potentially losing their chance at love. Tiggy D'Apliese spends her days experiencing the raw beauty of the...
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Seven sisters volume 6
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Atria Books,an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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Electra d'Aplièse is a top model who seems to have it all: beauty, fame, and wealth. But beneath the glittery veneer, she's cracking under all the pressure. When her father dies, she turns to alcohol and drugs to ease the pain. As friends and colleagues fear for her health, Electra receives a shocking letter from a stranger who claims to be her grandmother. In 1939, New Yorker Cecily Huntley-Morgan arrives in Kenya's Lake Naivasha region for the...
10. The Paris affair
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2022
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"Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor, Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly-held beliefs. And just at the moment Sebastian discovers love for the first time war is on the horizon once again, threatening not just his peace of mind... As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the...
11. A Nurse's Tale
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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Inspired by a true story Born Nigerian royalty, Princess Adenrele Ademola trained as a nurse at Guy's Hospital in London and stepped up to serve the people of Britain when war broke out - facing both the devastation of the Blitz and the prejudice of some of the people she was trying to help. 80 years later, Ade's great niece Yemi arrives in London clutching the Princess's precious diaries and longs to uncover the mysteries they hold… Competition:...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES 1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her boarding school in the arms of the rugged scoundrel Edward Wakefield, and the pair are sighted in a carriage racing from Gretna Green to the Port of Dover, her virtue becomes the subject of hot public debate....
13. The war pianist
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Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern's life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid. But once she discovers that he'd been working undercover as a radio operative - or pianist - for the Dutch resistance, Marnie knows she must complete his mission - no matter the cost. Nazi-occupied Amsterdam: At the other end of the wireless, fellow pianist Corrie Bakker is caught in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to keep...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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'Oh my word… fantastic… [The] stories intertwine so beautifully, it's truly amazing. Such a lot of research must have to have been done but so worth it. I can't recommend this book enough.' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Could a rediscovered map show her the way? Present day: When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers an exquisite yet blood-stained Tudor map in her father's antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems,...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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'A glorious story that celebrates the power of love' - Bestselling author ADRIANA TRIGIANI 'I adored The House in the Olive Grove. It is a hymn to friendship and love, and is utterly perfect' - Bestselling author LIZ FENWICK Will one week in Greece change their lives for ever? Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece - but she is also running from the secrets of her past. Food journalist Kayla thought...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction comes a tale of love, loss and a betrayal that echoes through generations… Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his last beacon of hope: his beloved bookshop, La Page Cachée. But when a young woman and her child knock on his door one night and beg...
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Seven sisters volume 8
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English
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In this conclusion to the authors' Seven Sisters series, the sisters learn about their own pasts as well as about their adoptive father, Pa Salt, finding that these long-concealed truths can still affect their lives now.
1928, Paris. A boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. The family shows him a life he hadn't dreamed possible-- but refuses to speak a word about who he really is. Growing up, he falls in love, and takes...
19. The angel tree
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Pan Books
Pub. Date:
2015
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English
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This is a compelling mystery of family secrets and forgotten pasts from the author of The Seven Sisters. Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of her old friend David Marchmont, she has no recollection of her past association with it - the result of a tragic accident that has blanked out more...
20. The Sun Sister
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Seven Sisters volume 6
Publisher:
W. F. Howes Ltd
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Electra d'Aplièse seems as though she has everything: as a top model, she is beautiful, rich and famous. But beneath the veneer, Electra's tenuous control over her mental state has been rocked by the death of her father. Struggling, she turns to alcohol and drugs, and as those around her fear for her health, Electra receives a letter from a stranger who claims to be her 1943, Celia Arundel arrives in Nairobi to join her new husband on his coffee...