Read e-book online At the King's Command (The Tudor Rose Trilogy, Book 1) PDF

By Susan Wiggs

ISBN-10: 0778327388

ISBN-13: 9780778327387

Annoyed by way of his personal disasters at matrimony, King Henry VIII punishes an insolent nobleman via commanding him to marry the vagabond girl stuck stealing his horse. Stephen de Lacey is a chilly and sour widower, lengthy conversant in the sovereign's capricious and malicious whims. He regards his new bride as totally inconvenient…though undeniably fetching.

But Juliana Romanov is not any usual thief—she is a Russian princess pressured into hiding via the traitorous cabal who slaughtered her kin. someday she hopes to come back to Muscovy to hunt vengeance.

What starts as a mockery of a wedding finally blossoms into inner most love.

Show description

Read or Download At the King's Command (The Tudor Rose Trilogy, Book 1) PDF

Best historical fiction books

The Season of Migration - download pdf or read online

Although Vincent van Gogh is likely one of the preferred painters of all time, we all know little or no a few ten-month interval within the painter’s formative years whilst he and his brother, Theo, broke off all touch. within the Season of Migration, Nellie Hermann conjures this era in a profoundly imaginitive, unique, and heartbreaking imaginative and prescient of Van Gogh’s early years, sooner than he grew to become the artist we all know at the present time.

Download e-book for iPad: Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel by Ludmilla Ulitskaya

Submit 12 months observe: First released in 2006
------------------------

Daniel Stein, a Polish Jew, miraculously survives the Holocaust by means of operating within the Gestapo as a translator. After the struggle, he converts to Catholicism, turns into a clergyman, enters the Order of Barefoot Carmelites and emigrates to Israel. regardless of this seeming impossibility, the existence and future of Daniel Stein aren't an invention, the nature is predicated at the lifetime of Oswald Rufeisen, the true Brother Daniel, a Carmelite monk.

In Daniel Stein, Translator, Daniel's skill and willingness to speak with all cultures, to translate throughout linguistic and cultural divides, assures his freedom and stands as an emblem of affection, humanity and tolerance.

Literary Awards
Magnesia Litera Nominee for Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu) (2013)
The massive ebook Prize for Winner (2007)

Download e-book for kindle: Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden

After a adolescence rampant with uncertainty, Lydia Pallas has carved out an ideal existence for herself. She spends her days close by of the bustling Boston Harbor, the place her ability with languages has landed her an enviable place as a translator for the U. S. military.

Lydia's abilities deliver her to the eye of Alexander Banebridge, a mysterious guy short of a translator. pushed via a crusade to finish the opium exchange, Bane is coolly analytical and constant in his quest. He can't find the money for to fall for Lydia and needs to struggle the bittersweet love starting to be among them.

When Bane's enemies achieve the higher hand, he's compelled to show to Lydia for support. made up our minds to end up her worthy, Lydia quickly discovers that engaging in Bane's venture will attempt her wits and her braveness to the very limits.

The Gladiator (The Eagle, Book 9) - download pdf or read online

The action-packed new novel that includes Roman military officials Macro and Cato from Sunday instances bestselling writer Simon Scarrow whereas centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing crusade opposed to the Parthians, their shipping send is sort of capsized through a tidal wave.

They slightly make it to the port of Matala in Crete the place they're surprised to discover a devastated city. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its towns and killing hundreds of thousands. within the chaotic aftermath, huge bands of the island's slaves start to insurrection and native bandits, making the most of the slave uprising, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman management.

With a few of the island's troops both killed or wounded through the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for aid. Can they circulate quickly sufficient to counter the uprising sooner than it sweeps the Romans from the island?

Additional resources for At the King's Command (The Tudor Rose Trilogy, Book 1)

Sample text

44 The cold wind stung his face. Over and over Louis had to break the ice with his paddle. His hands were so cold he could hardly hold the oars. The boat was lighter now and easier to row. It was also a lot easier to be afraid when you were alone. He wished Tyler were there. To keep himself company he began to sing, Keep me from sinkin’ down. He could almost hear Sarah and her children joining in. On the distant shore a light broke into the darkness. This time it was his name that came to him on the wind.

Supper is nearly ready, Louis,” his mother said. “I’ll be done with the boat in a minute, Mama. ” In the cubbyhole that was his bedroom Louis opened the window and threw out 32 the quilt from his bed, along with a sweater and a jacket. Then he returned to the kitchen. Singing at the top of his voice, Louis danced his mother around the table. Alouette, gentille alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai je te plumerai la tête, et la tête Alouette 33 While she was laughing and dizzy from the dance, he sneaked some pain au chocolat she had set out to cool.

His mother was waiting on the shore. Her arms were around him. He told her about Sarah and Lucy and Tyler. ’ ” 47 From the Author, Gloria Whelan It is estimated that 40,000 slaves traveled Michigan’s Underground Railroad. For many of the slaves the road to freedom led through Detroit and across the Detroit River to Canada. To commemorate those perilous journeys a “Gateway to Freedom” monument stands on Detroit’s Hart Plaza Riverfront Promenade. The 12-foot bronze monument depicts eight figures looking across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.

Download PDF sample