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A woman's job collecting artifacts comes with a sexy driver and a dangerous enemy in this romantic suspense series launch by a New York Times bestseller. Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle-huge, hard-muscled, unashamedly masculine-is impossible to ignore. Stuck in a cramped car with Brodie Crews for hours en route to their new assignment, Mary feels...

Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter. A pair of down-and-out Hollywood musicians find themselves on a slow boat to Rio de Janeiro where they meet a beautiful woman whose sinister guardian is trying to marry her off to a swindler.

"Ronnie Ashford needs a distraction. In the morning, she has to offer arrogant, conventional Jack Crews a job and convince him not to take it. She doesn't need anyone's help, thank you very much. But tonight is all about the tall, sexy stranger who just walked in the bar--and all the delicious trouble they could get into together. Too bad just as things are heating up between them, he whispers the three little words that destroy everything: 'I'm Jack...

When he gets a phone call late one night, Interpol Agent Mihi Stross expects it to be his husband, Rafi, calling to say he is finally on the way home. What he gets instead is a nightmare: Rafi's mission has failed. Despite orders that he is not to attempt a rescue, Mihi heads to Europe to find and bring home his missing husband. But rescuing Rafi, and getting them both home safely may be the one assignment he can't complete…

Some promises should never be broken. AD 1055. With the crisis of 1051 long behind them and finally coming to terms with the death of Sweyn, the Godwin family's influence across England is growing. Harold enjoys a position of trust with King Edward and the country is at peace, but Edward knows that he needs an heir before it is too late. In Hungary, there is one potential heir with royal blood running through his veins, but before he can be contacted...

The fight for England began long before 1066... AD 1045. Godwin of Wessex, one of the most powerful earls in the country, prepares for the marriage of his daughter to King Edward of England. The mood is jubilant, his family's relationship with the Crown secured through matrimony. But, one man seeks to undermine him at every opportunity. French-born Bishop of London, Robert of Jumièges, has the ear of the king. As a trusted adviser, his position...

City cats and country cats engage in typical activities, including riding bicycles, selling peanuts, driving tractors, and feeding hens.

Describes how different animals use their whiskers for survival.

Describes how Ramses II, the powerful king of ancient Egypt, was made into a mummy after his death.

A simple poem describing all kinds of stars that appear in the night sky.