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Author: Elizabeth Crook Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 0307833828 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 440
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In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, a “beautiful…imperious giant genius of a man,” whose political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent landholder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven’s Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America’s past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been—a heroic figure (called the Raven by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desperate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband’s grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Raven’s Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.
Author: Elizabeth Crook Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 0307833828 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, a “beautiful…imperious giant genius of a man,” whose political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent landholder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven’s Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America’s past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been—a heroic figure (called the Raven by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desperate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband’s grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Raven’s Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.
Author: Lenore Hart Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 142999424X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 369
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When eight-year-old Virginia "Sissy" Clemm meets her handsome cousin, Eddy, she sees the perfect husband she's conjured up in childhood games. Thirteen years her elder, he's soft-spoken, brooding, and handsome. Eddy fails his way through West Point and the army yet each time he returns to Baltimore, their friendship grows. As Sissy trains for a musical career, her childhood crush turns to love. When she's thirteen, Eddy proposes. But as their happy life darkens, Sissy endures Poe's abrupt disappearances, self-destructive moods, and alcoholic binges. When she falls ill, his greatest fear– that he'll lose the woman he loves– drives him both madness, and to his greatest literary achievement. Part ghost story, part love story, this provocative novel explores the mysterious, shocking relationship between Edgar Allan Poe and young Sissy Clemm, his cousin, muse and great love. Lenore Hart, author of Becky, imagines the beating heart of the woman who inspired American literature's most demonized literary figure– and who ultimately destroyed him.
Author: Simon R. Green Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101554037 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 287
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In the secret heart of London, under the cover of endless darkness, is the Nightside. But enter at your own risk. The party animals who live here may be as inhuman as their appetites... My name is John Taylor. The Nightside is my home, and I’ve got a brand new full-time job there (in addition to my private eye work) as Walker—the Voice of the Authorities. I’m also marrying the love of my life, Suzie Shooter, the Nightside’s most fearsome bounty-hunter. But nothing comes easy here. Not life. Not death. And for certain, not happily-ever-after. Before I can say “I do,” I have one more case to solve as a private eye—and my first assignment as Walker. Both jobs would be a lot easier to accomplish if I weren’t on the run, from friends and enemies alike. And if my bride-to-be weren’t out to collect the bounty on my head...
Author: Alex Croft Publisher: Ravens Nest ISBN: 9781543910988 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Former Military Police Captain Melissa Goodwin thought she had escaped the trauma of her marriage breakup and the death of her brother, Major Chris Goodwin, when she left behind her former life as a naval officer, and moved back to her hometown of Ravens Nest. Elected as the small town county Sheriff, she rebuilt her life, revived friendships and integrated with the local community. Her quiet existence goes into a tailspin when her estranged husband and the in-laws arrive in town, accompanied by the usual security detail that accompanies the likes of the Governor's family. Contending with an almost ex-mother-in-law (aka the Dragon Lady) is not her idea of a quality family reunion and causes a logistical nightmare when the community is cleaning up after a severe tropical storm. Trouble follows former JAG lawyer Harvey Willis like a shadow and this time was no different. Hot on his heels are a team of ruthless mercenaries, all converging on Ravens Nest, and threatening to disrupt the upcoming nuptials of their friend, Doctor Jessica Atkins. Harvey suddenly finds himself reliant on the last woman in the world who has time for him - his wife. Can he convince Sheriff Goodwin to give him the time of day and mete out retribution for the losses they had faced over the past year? The stakes are high in this explosive action pack second book set in the idyllic coastal town of Raven Nest.
Author: Lynn Kerstan Publisher: Bell Bridge Books ISBN: 1611943574 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 332
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She tried to rob him. And then she stole his heart. If a mysterious assassin gets his way, Ashton Cordell, the Earl of Ravensby, will die without leaving an heir. Five years ago, that assassin murdered the Earl's wife and unborn child, and Ashton has dodged repeated attempts on his life since then. Now reclusive and wary, he takes no chances when two highwaymen attempt to rob him one dark night. Killing one of them, he takes the other prisoner, only to discover a beautiful and sharp-witted young woman beneath a robber's hood. Glenys Shea is at his mercy, and she knows it--even more so after her devoted young brother, an apprentice street thief, barges in to save her. Ashton quickly realizes that the pair are good-hearted and loyal despite following in the footsteps of their father--the robber Ashton killed. Glenys wins him over with her kindness, intelligence, and empathy for the tortured life he leads. Together they concoct a scheme to lure the assassin to light, but as their plan progresses, danger lurks at every turn, and their growing love only serves to make the stakes even higher.
Author: Christina Skye Publisher: Avon ISBN: 9780380782789 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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Experiencing a psychic vision that eventually draws her into the centuries-old world of Duncan MacKinnon, gifted writer Kara Fitzgerald becomes enmeshed in the enigmatic laird's Highland battle against a deadly enemy. Original.
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