The Swan Maid
The Swan Maid

Author: Dilly Court

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0008137455

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A gripping and heartwarming novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court.

The Swan House (The Swan House Series Book #1)
The Swan House (The Swan House Series Book #1)

Author: Elizabeth Musser

Publisher: Bethany House

Published: 2001-07-01

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1441207163

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Mary Swan Middleton has always taken for granted the advantages of her family's wealth. But a tragedy that touches all of Atlanta sends her reeling in grief. When the family maid challenges her to reach out to the less fortunate as a way to ease her own pain, Mary Swan meets Carl--and everything changes. For although Carl is her opposite in nearly every way, he has something her privileged life could not give her. And when she seeks his help to uncover a mystery, she learns far more than she ever could have imagined.

Maid for Majesty
Maid for Majesty

Author: A. J. Phoenix

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-12

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 9781519070814

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#1 International Best Seller in Historical Erotica! "The King's love is fick≤ he's gorgeous, intelligent and has power beyond the average man. He doesn't have to be kind. He can give a glance or a smile and women will fall to their knees. Being by his side makes you the most powerful woman in the world. But the moment he tires of you, or you become an inconvenience, you are nothing, no one. I've heard of his reputation. He has left a trail of shattered hearts across Europe.If there will ever be a woman to win his heart, they'll need to know his mind first..." When cunning servant Madeline Black helps her mistress throw a party, she meets King Alexander, a seductive royal who can't keep his eyes off her. Then, she is sold by her mistress and whisked away to Buckingham Palace to be apart of the royal servant staff. Though she knows his reputation and tries to focus on her duties, she constantly finds herself in his presence. Unable to resist, she is soon succumbing to her desires in every corner of Windsor and Buckingham. But, as Napoleon moves across Europe, Princess Sofia of Spain takes refuge at Windsor and the pressure for Alex to marry her is high. Nonetheless, they continue to sneak around to enjoy the pleasures of their trysts. Despite their need for each other, can their relationship survive the society they live in? WARNING:This book contains frequent sex scenes and graphic language. If you would like the Non-Erotic version go here: https://www.amazon.com/Historical-Romance-Majesty-Forbidden-Victorian-ebook/dp/B01HPH9X0S/

Maid for Me
Maid for Me

Author: Kathleen Lieu

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0982188110

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Chances are, a hobo would moon me on the train before a hot guy asks me out-- I'm plain, a little chubby and definitely not hot stuff like the socialites of Gossipy Girl or what-not. But hey, guess what, the Prince of Uptown, Jaiden Daniels, just singled me out among dozens of other girls and he's hired me to become his maid/bodyguard and pretend girlfriend. He wants me to pretend to be his love interest so his parents would stop matchmaking him with socialite airheads and a crazy Princess. Acting to be in love with Jaiden is hard, even though he's gorgeous, because I've been in love with my best friend Kiterin since forever. Too bad Kiterin has a gorgeous girlfriend. So here I am, ordinary-girl Mina Lin, star of a real teenage soap-opera involving love polygons (I love Kit, Kit doesn't love me, Jaiden's falling for me?), evil socialites, backstabbing, twists and turns-wait until you hear what happens when Jaiden's kidnapped. It's Mina Lin with her Mina-jitsu (a martial arts style I've perfected) to the rescue! Find out what happens in my story, Maid for Me by Kat Lieu.

Ragged Rose
Ragged Rose

Author: Dilly Court

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2016-02-11

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0008137366

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A heartwarming novel from Dilly Court, the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller.

The Button Box
The Button Box

Author: Dilly Court

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2017-06-15

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0008137420

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A heartwarming and gripping novel from No. 1Sunday Times bestselling author, Dilly Court.

The Swan's Nest
The Swan's Nest

Author: Laura McNeal

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2024-03-12

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1643756044

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A tender and engrossing historical novel about the unlikely love affair between two great 19th-century poets, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett. On a bleak January day in 1845, a poet who had been confined to her room for four years by recurrent illness received a letter from a writer she secretly idolized but had never seen. “I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett,” Robert Browning wrote, “and I love you too.” Elizabeth Barrett was ecstatic. She was famous for her poetry but completely cut off from the kind of international travel that Browning used to fuel his obscure, unsuccessful, innovative poems, one of which was written from a murderer’s point of view. They began an affectionate correspondence, but Elizabeth kept delaying a visit. What would happen when he saw her in person? What was Robert really like? Could she persuade her father and brothers that he was honorable, even though she had never met his family? And what would happen if she gave in to Robert’s wild proposal that they go to Italy and see if the sun could cure her? McNeal brilliantly tells the story of how Robert and Elizabeth fell in love with each other’s words and shocked her conservative, close-knit family and the literary world. Sensitively and lyrically written, as rich as the lovers' own poetry, The Swan's Nest will sweep up readers in the triumphant story of two people forced to choose between a safe, stable life and the love they felt for each other.

Introducing the Medieval Swan
Introducing the Medieval Swan

Author: Natalie Jayne Goodison

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2022-07-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1786838419

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Birds have always been a popular and accessible subject, but most books about medieval birds are an overview of their symbolism generally: owl for ill-omen, the pelican as a Eucharistic image and the like. The unique selling point of this book is to focus on one bird and explore it in detail from medieval reality to artistic concept. This book also traces how and why the medieval perception of the swan shifted from hypocritical to courtly within the medieval period. With special attention to ‘The Knight of the Swan’, the book traces the rise and popularity of the medieval swan through literature, history, courtly practices, and art. The book uses thoroughly readable language to appeal to a wide audience and explains some of the reasons why the swan holds such resonance today by covering views of the swan from classic to early modern times.