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New World, New Love

By: Rosalind Laker

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Daniel Lombard falls in love with Louise de Vailly on the day she arrives in New York, a refugee from the French Revolution which has destroyed the lives of Louise, her sister Delphine and so many other French aristocrats. Though unsure of what they will find in the New World, Louise is a brave and determined young woman, not one to wallow in self-pity. Soon she has found work for Delphine and herself in a millinery, where she uses her innate talent and French flair for fashion to make herself indispensable. Though attracted to Daniel, Louise is equally determined that she will remain independent, not tied to any man. Fatefully, she has made that mistake in the past...

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1448300614

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9781448300617

Brilliance

By: Rosalind Laker

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Brilliance

By: Rosalind Laker

After a shattering betrayal, a Frenchwoman finds a new role during the birth of the film industry, in a “truly interesting” historical novel (Booklist). When Lisette Decourt discovers her fiancé in the arms of her newly widowed stepmother, she flees her Paris home in shock and sorrow. Her wanderings bring her in contact with Daniel Shaw—a traveling “lanternist” who tells stories through a strange new art known as slide projection. Learning more about moving pictures, Lisette finds her passion for film growing—along with her passion for the Englishman Daniel. But their love will be tested as fate threatens to pull them away from each other, and as Lisette follows her path to becoming one of the first movie stars of the twentieth century. “The birth of the film industry is just as much a character in Laker's tale as Lisette, who overcomes personal tragedies to triumph in a truly interesting and wonderfully informative story.” —Booklist

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1780103174

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9781780103174

The Golden Tulip

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Golden Tulip

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

Francesca’s father is a well-known painter in the bustling port city of Amsterdam; he is also a gambler. Though their household is in economic chaos, thankfully the lessons she learned in his studio have prepared her to study with Johannes Vermeer, the master of Delft. When she arrives to begin her apprenticeship, Francesca is stunned to find rules, written in her father’s hand, insisting that she give up the freedoms she once enjoyed at home- including her friendship with Pieter van Doorne, a tulip merchant. Unaware of a terrible bargain her father has made against her future, Francesca pursues her growing affection for Pieter even as she learns to paint like Vermeer, in layers of light. As her talent blooms, “tulip mania” sweeps the land, and fortunes are being made on a single bulb. What seems like a boon for Pieter instead reveals the extent of the betrayal of Francesca’s father. And as the two learn the true nature of the obstacles in their path, a patron of Francesca’s father determines to do anything in his power to ensure she stays within the limits that have been set for her. The Golden Tulip brings one of the most exciting periods of Dutch history alive, creating a page-turning novel that is as vivid and unforgettable as a Vermeer painting.

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0307352579

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9780307352576

To Dance with Kings

A Novel

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To Dance with Kings

A Novel

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An epic generational tale of loves lost, promises kept, dreams broken, and monarchies shattered, To Dance with Kings is a story of passion and privilege, humble beginnings and limitless ambition. On a May morning in 1664, in the small village of Versailles, as hundreds of young aristocrats are coming to pay court to King Louis XIV, a peasant fan-maker gives birth to her first and only child, Marguerite. Determined to give her daughter a better life than the one she herself has lived, the young mother vows to break the newborn’s bonds of poverty and ensure that she fulfills her destiny—to dance with kings. Purely by chance, a drunken nobleman witnesses the birth and makes a reckless promise to return for Marguerite in seventeen years. With those fateful words, events are set into motion that will span three monarchies, affecting the lives of four generations of women. Marguerite becomes part of the royal court of the Sun King, but her fairy-tale existence is torn out from under her by a change of political winds. Jasmin, Marguerite’s daughter, is born to the life of privilege her grandmother dreamed of, but tempts fate by daring to catch the eye of the king. Violette, Marguerite’s granddaughter, is drawn to the nefarious side of life among the nobles at Versailles. And Rose, Violette’s daughter, becomes a lady-in-waiting and confidante to Marie Antoinette. Through Rose, a love lost generations before will come full circle, even as the ground beneath Versailles begins to rumble with the chaos of the coming revolution.

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0307352552

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The Golden Tulip

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

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A Novel

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The Venetian Mask

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Venetian Mask

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

Enduring friendships and long-held vendettas come alive against the splendor and decadence of eighteenth-century Venice. In 1775 Venice--known to outsiders as “the brothel of Europe”--the tradition of mask-wearing has allowed adultery and debauchery to flourish. But Marietta and Elena, two friends at the Ospedale della Pietà, a world-famous orphanage and music school for girls, know little of that milieu--until they come of age. Elena is forced to wed the head of the Celano clan, a jealous, brutal man, while Marietta marries Domenico Torrisi, whose family vendetta with the Celanos is centuries old. Tradition dictates that the friends should never speak again, but their bond is too strong to break. As the French Revolution unsettles all of Europe, Elena’s husband frames Domenico and he becomes a political prisoner. Marietta and Elena plot to save him, and the women discover that Venetian masks have noble purposes, too--but will their efforts put their own lives at risk? Embodying the glitter and the treachery of the city it portrays, The Venetian Mask will keep you turning pages long into the night.

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Circle of Pearls

By: Rosalind Laker

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Circle of Pearls

By: Rosalind Laker

Julia Pallister, a daughter of a staunchly Royalist family, grows to womanhood during the turbulent days of the Civil War, Puritan rule, the plague and the Great Fire of London.

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Fanfare

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0553294237

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9780553294231

Garlands of Gold

By: Rosalind Laker

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Garlands of Gold

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“Filled with rich period detail, this historical romance will appeal to readers who enjoy learning about other cultures and times.” —Booklist In seventeenth-century Rotterdam, young Saskia is lady’s maid to wealthy English merchant’s wife. But her talent for manufacturing beautifying face balms far exceeds her lowly status. When the Gibbons family returns to England, Saskia goes with them and sets up in business selling the beauty products which have earned her a devoted clientele. But as she finds success in this new pursuit, she secretly dreams of winning the heart of her employer’s son, the woodcarver Grinling Gibbons, who is destined for great things . . . Based on real historical characters, this is a tale of passion, ambition, and an enterprising young woman ahead of her time.

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Severn House/ORIM

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1780100868

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The House by the Fjord

By: Rosalind Laker

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The House by the Fjord

By: Rosalind Laker

After losing her husband in World War II, an English widow finds a new life—and the promise of new love—in Norway . . . When Anna Harvik travels to Norway in 1946 in order to visit her late husband’s father, she intends to make it a quick visit. The country is only just recovering from five cruel years of Nazi occupation, and she expects to find it a cold and bitter place. But when she is offered a house in a secluded valley in which to stay, she slowly finds herself warming to the people around her, and learning about their experiences and history. Soon, she meets a man who may offer her a chance to start over, in this romantic saga that captures the emotions and drama of a world moving past upheaval and into a new future.

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1780100132

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In a Heartbeat

By: Rosalind Noonan

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In a Heartbeat

By: Rosalind Noonan

From the acclaimed author of "One September Morning" comes a gripping new novel that explores one family's journey in the wake of a horrific crime and its unexpected aftermath.

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Kensington Books

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0758241674

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9780758241672

Orchids and Diamonds

By: Rosalind Laker

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Orchids and Diamonds

By: Rosalind Laker

1907: fresh from convent school, Juliette Cladel arrives in Paris to be launched into the world of Parisian couture by her sister. Juliette meets and falls in love with a dashing young Russian count, but the two lovers are soon separated when Nikolai must return home to take up family duties at the onset of the Great War.

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Doubleday Books

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0385472811

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The Silver Touch

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Silver Touch

By: Rosalind Laker

In eighteenth-century England, Hester Bateman marries a young silversmith apprentice and, while raising a family of six, struggles against poverty to become the matriarch of a successful silver business

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0385237456

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The House by the Fjord

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Venetian Mask

A Novel

By: Rosalind Laker

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A Novel

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Warwyck's Choice

By: Rosalind Laker

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Warwyck's Choice

By: Rosalind Laker

Tom Warwyck and Nicolette Radcliffe, the young heirs to two rival Easthampton families, reach out to one another across a chasm of scorn, family hatreds, and vindictiveness

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G K Hall & Company

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0816135738

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This Shining Land

By: Rosalind Laker

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This Shining Land

By: Rosalind Laker

Johanna Ryen joins the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0783886209

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Garlands of Gold

By: Rosalind Laker

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1780100868

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Jewelled Path

By: Rosalind Laker

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Jewelled Path

By: Rosalind Laker

Oliver Lindsay is reluctant to permit his daughter, Irene, to study jewelry design. When Irene, caught up in a romance with a married diamond dealer, oversteps the mark, Oliver's retribution is unswerving.

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Doubleday Books

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0385180896

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9780385180894

The Shripney Lady

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Shripney Lady

By: Rosalind Laker

Despite the haunting presence of the former lady of the manor, Caroline Tucker, the new librarian at Shripney House, finds herself falling in love with William Pott, her employer

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0816146969

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9780816146963

The Sugar Pavilion

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Sugar Pavilion

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During the French Revolution, Sophie Delcourt and Antoine, a four-year-old French noble, escape to England, where Sophie must guard Antoine's identity while she builds a confectionary business, joins the British royal circle, and comes to love two very different men.

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0385468261

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9780385468268

The Golden Tulip

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Golden Tulip

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Growing up in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, Francesco Visser, eldest daughter of a struggling artist, is determined to become an accomplished painter herself.

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What the Heart Keeps

By: Rosalind Laker

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What the Heart Keeps

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A chance meeting at the Liverpool docks ignites a love between two eimigrants bound for America, a passion that survives cruel exploitation, physical hardship, and years of seperation.

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078622262X

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To Dream of Snow

By: Rosalind Laker

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To Dream of Snow

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A “compelling” historical novel of a seamstress in Imperial Russia and Paris (Booklist). Marguerite Laurent has been summoned to the Imperial Court of Empress Elizabeth to work as her personal embroiderer. The journey is long and dangerous, but in her new position, Marguerite will form a friendship with the empress’s daughter-in-law, who will become known as Catherine the Great. And she will find herself the object of desire for three men: a handsome Englishman named Tom Harwell, a landscape gardener whose task is to create beautiful gardens for the empress; Konstantin, a colonel in the Russian army; and a Dutch art dealer . . . “The period and the Russian winter truly come to life . . . The political intrigue, unusual royal personalities, and Marguerite's personal life keep the plot moving quickly.” —School Library Journal

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1448300622

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9781448300624

The Frenchwoman

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Frenchwoman

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Romance/suspense. Powerful Norfolk brothers fight for the love of the French girl Juliette; and forces from the past seek her destruction.

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Ulverscroft Large Print Books

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0750505958

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9780750505956

Orchids and Diamonds

By: Rosalind Laker

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Orchids and Diamonds

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Begining her career at the House of Landell in 1907 Paris, Juliette meets and falls in love with Nikolai Karasvin, a Russian count pursuing a career as a sculptor, but they are soon separated by World War I

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The Fragile Hour

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Fragile Hour

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After successfully bridging 40, Anna is shattered by a paragraph in a newspaper. Leaving for Bergen, she spectates at the raising of a wartime aircraft from a lake - the pilot of which had subsequently effected her life with passion and destruction - and faces what happened when she was a spy.

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0727851810

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9780727851819

The Fortuny Gown

By: Rosalind Laker

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The Fortuny Gown

By: Rosalind Laker

Weaves a romantic story set against a background of Paris haute couture in the years before, during and after the First World War. By the author of T̀he sugar pavilion'.

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0385405294

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