Free & Bargain ebooks
Book Filters
Please double check prices before buying as prices are subject to change at any time.
HISTORICAL FICTION | FICTION
Redeye Fulda Cold
by Bill FortinSet in 1969 West Germany; the deployment of the newly developed Redeye weapon system is positioned in the 3rd Armored Division’s 1st/48th Infantry Battalion. The Redeye technology would become a very important part of American military history.
London for Immigrant Suckers: So Long Yugoslavia
by Kolya SLondon for immigrant suckers; So long Yugoslavia offers a unique opportunity to hang around with Peter Kovach and witness the last days of Yugoslavia. The package also includes a visit to a strip joint on the way to London and exploring all the exciting opportunities that the Capital City offers. Along the way, you'll be regretfully exposed to second-hand smoke, and possibly offended by some of Peter’s views and actions, but hey, it is what it is. There will be just enough time to analyze many aspects of human existence, the choices we make, and the mysterious and unexpected turns of life. By the end of this journey, you might learn something new…or maybe not. Either way, you'll be entertained.
Mysteries
by Graham WilsonOld stone house with no history. Secrets buried below the floor.. Glimpsed lives from 200 years past. If only the stones could talk. A mother and child missing for thirty years. Now a new mystery - the mothers pendant is found. From the author of The Old Balmain House this is a story set in early Sydney. Its consequences reverberate down through successive generations until today
The Romanov Impostor
by Jennifer LaamA lost grand duchess. An eccentric con artist. A royal legend made in Hollywood. Los Angeles 1922 Anastasia Romanova is now Ana Marlowe, a script reader who reviews unsolicited screenplays for a struggling film studio. When a remarkable screenplay arrives at the studio, Ana knows it could make her career. Except the script is based on her family’s story. Worse yet, one of the writers, Anna Anderson, claims she is the missing Grand Duchess Anastasia. Ana must now decide how much she will risk to make her dreams come true … and put her former life behind her forever. Author's note: The Romanov Impostor can be read as a stand-alone, but is set after The Romanov Heiress, which tells Olga’s story.
MIJA
by Mark AtkinsonMun-gyeong, 1935. Choi MiJa is getting ready for her first day at the Elementary Good Citizen School in Japanese Occupied Korea. The Choi family are wealthy landowners and have been for nineteen generations, but all that is about to change. Their privileged lifestyle will soon disappear forever, and burgeoning love is put on hold as the family have to endure the hardship and loss of the Japanese Occupation, the Second World War, and the Korean War. MiJa is a tale of un-blossomed love and female sacrifice. It describes how a family’s hopes and dreams are crushed by the weight of historical events that still resonate in modern-day Korea.
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
My Splendid Concubine
by Lloyd LofthouseAn outcast foreigner. A quiet lover. The fate of the Far East. China, 1854. Robert Hart is on the run. Fleeing Ireland to escape a promiscuity scandal, the syphilitic nineteen-year-old arrives in the Middle Kingdom at the height of the Qing Dynasty. And though he buys a woman to share his bed, the libidinous Westerner has no idea she will help him shape the course of a nation. With the insight into the culture and language his beautiful concubine provides, Hart helps the emperor put down the bloody Taiping Rebellion. And as he fights against scheming Brits and Americans during the Opium Wars, the courageous preacher’s son rises to an unprecedented level of trust within the Chinese royal family. Widely regarded as the Godfather of Modernization, this is the dramatized tale of Robert Hart’s profound influence on one of history’s greatest empires… and the woman who helped make it possible.
Naked Truth: Or Equality, the Forbidden Fruit
by Carrie HayesREAL WOMEN FOR WOMEN's HISTORY MONTH BASED ON A TRUE STORY. NEW YORK CITY, 1868 They beguiled the suffragists, seduced the millionaires and answered to no one. Spiritualist sisters VICTORIA WOODHULL and TENNESSEE CLAFLIN were independent, politically progressive freethinkers... The Establishment vowed to destroy them.
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
Old Balmain House Series
by Graham WilsonThree book series set in early Sydney. Two courageous Sydney families sit at the centre of this story. Linking them is a small girl Sophie who vanished 100 years ago. It is a story of people's ordinary lives, how they are touched and shaped by tragedy and yet rise above adversity. Mostly set around the beautiful inner city suburb of Balmain and an old house there, parts of the story traverse the remote Australian outback. Readers say -'If I could give this story 6 stars I would!" 'If we all had Lizzie's courage the world would be a better place!
Belalcázar's Curse
by MaryAnne MooreThe bones of a 17th-century saint have been stolen from the Jesuit Church in Quito, Ecuador. If not returned in time, the curse invoked upon Conquistador Sebastian Belalcázar will lead to the loss of innocent lives.
Red Clay, Running Waters
by Leslie K SimmonsWeaving the complex strands of politics, race, religion, and love into a tapestry of the turbulent Antebellum era and the fate of Native Americans, Red Clay Running Waters is the little-known story of John Ridge, a Cherokee man dedicated to his people, and his White wife, Sarah, a woman devoted to his cause. A timely saga of one family’s search for justice defending Cherokee sovereignty during the Indian Removal Crisis, this story of profound love, sacrifice, and the meaning of home propels readers across true events to a haunting and moving conclusion
Then and now
by R J GouldTravel back to the wild 1960s with four students whose close friendship collapses when tragedy strikes. At a reunion fifty years on, dare they tackle the incident that tore them apart? To have any chance of reconciliation they must, but the clock is ticking ... “A gorgeous ray of sunshine of a book. I can’t put into words how much I love this author’s style of writing. The characters truly feel like people you know and their stories are very real but also captivating.” (Wrong side of forty, book reviewer).
The Mysterious Fall
by Angus SilvieMarlo Campbell's life was going nowhere. Dull job, a meek personality, depressing looks, and no relationships. Something had to change, and it did: he came across a Victorian diary of a young lady and soon his life was set on an incredible path through time that would change everything. This multi-genre debut novel whisks the reader into a 19th century world where a Victorian serial murderer must be caught and punished by a 21st century average guy, helped by one of his victims. If you think this doesn't make sense, read the book and prepare to give your mind a workout.
What Would The Founding Fathers Tell Us Today? Political Dialogs Between 1789 And 2040
by Werner NeffThe book "WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDING FATHERS TELL US TODAY?" offers a reflection on American history, politics, democratic theories, and principles. Through fictional dialogues, it allows the Founding Fathers to express their views on what contributed to making America a model democracy, and what would ensure genuine freedom and prosperity for Americans today. The author asserts that democratic principles, as well as ethical and selfless leadership in service of the people, are essential pillars for achieving justice, equality, and prosperity for all.
The Ships of Minos 2
by Joe AlexIn 1600 B.C., deep in the Bronze Age, Whitehair, the Trojan hero of the European best-selling series, enters the service of Vidvoyos, the younger brother of the new Minos, king of Crete. This fateful decision will take him to the very edge of the world, where wild men sacrifice their kings and build stone circles in praise of the sun and where water turns to stone.
Golden Spurs
by Clive HartIn Golden Spurs, Richard Keynes is cast out into the wilderness by his uncle’s takeover of his family’s land. He seeks to become a man, to win a knight’s golden spurs, so that he can rescue his sister, avenge his mother, and discover how his father died in the Holy Land. Richard will fight battles against enemies coming at him from all quarters, relying on his wits, his friends and his horse to combat them. In 12th century Normandy, Richard will have to find his way in a world of arms, danger and superstition. He must forge alliances and friendships to help him from being overwhelmed by his adversaries, survive and strive to win his golden spurs.
Margaret's Last Prayer
by Gary BaysingerFourteen-year-old Margaret Laemmer's path crossed with two gypsy boys in a daring rescue. Little did she know that it would set a chain of events spanning generations in motion. As a reward for her selfless act, Margaret receives a pair of amulets from the boys' grateful mother, promising good fortune for those who possess them. Years later, as Margaret's sons set out on their journeys, she passes down the amulets to them, instilling her deep longing for family unity into these precious talismans. The amulets become more than just trinkets - they become carriers of hope, love, and the desire for reunion. In a twist of fate, as the world is engulfed in the turmoil of the Second World War, two soldiers from opposing sides find themselves on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany. Unbeknownst to them, they bear identical amulets, forever linking their destinies.
Second Chance: The Complete Trilogy
by John HeldtIn 2022, Bill, Paul, and Annie Carpenter are seniors with broken bodies and broken dreams. Then the single, childless siblings learn that a legendary fountain of youth in Mexico may be more than a myth. Within weeks, the Carpenters enter a mysterious cave and exit in 1905 as healthy young adults. They begin a fantastic journey in the age of the San Francisco earthquake, the Titanic, and World War I.
The Winds of Morning
by Gifford MacShaneCan a young woman save her family from starvation? She’s their only hope & desperate enough for anything. 1848: the 3rd year the potato crop failed in Ireland. The Protestant landlords absconded back to Britain, leaving the Catholic peasants to fend for themselves, while the English feast on massive amounts of Irish food they’re importing every day. With two younger brothers to feed, Molly O'Brien takes her father's place on the road gang, breaking rocks for a road that will run from her tiny village to the river and no farther. Yet fifteen hours of back-breaking labor each day will not garner enough wages to buy a loaf of bread. She is beyond despair. Beyond prayer. Standing on the banks of the River Shannon, Molly makes a decision that will change her life in ways she can’t begin to imagine. Will Molly be able to live with her decision?
The Vanishing Woman
by Doug Peterson''The Vanishing Woman'' tells the incredible true story of Ellen Craft--a slave who escaped from Georgia in 1848 by posing as a white man, while her husband pretended to be her slave. Their story riveted a nation, and the couple put the Fugitive Slave Law to its first major test, bringing attention to their plight all of the way to the White House.
Signed, A Paddy
by Lisa BoyleIreland, 1848. Fourteen-year-old Rosaleen watches her mother die. Her country is reeling from the great potato famine, which will ultimately kill more than one million people. Driven by a promise and her will to survive, Rosaleen flees her small coastal town. She eventually arrives in America at the birth of the industrial revolution and is filled with hope and a new sense of independence. Yet the more Rosaleen becomes a part of this new world, the more she longs for a community she lost and a young man she can’t forget. Through a series of both heartwarming and tragic events, Rosaleen learns that she can’t outrun the problems that come along with being Irish. And maybe she doesn’t want to.
Garnets
by Suzy Stewart DubotSince early childhood, she has often awakened in the night to find herself in a different bedroom. Years of night-time travelling, have taken her to different rooms, but she has never encountered another living soul. And then comes the day when she decides to open a door and look beyond...
Lizzie's Tale
by Graham WilsonRaped and reduced to working in a brothel to keep her baby, unwed, teenage mother, Lizzie, forges a new life for herself and her child in the Kimberley region of Australia. But can she evade her persecutors and ultimately bring to them to justice?
Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur
by Ruth NestvoldFor the price of a truce, Yseult is sent to a world where magic is dying - to marry the father of the man she loves. Marcus's son Drystan would have saved her from a loveless marriage, but with her relatives being held hostage, Yseult cannot endanger them and must go through with the wedding. The tragic love story of Yseult and Drystan plays out against the backdrop of a violent world threatening to descend into the Dark Ages - only Arthur's battles to push back the Saxon hordes can save what is left of civilization. With her background, Yseult could act as a bridge between the old age and the new - but will the price be too high? Yseult is a retelling of the tragic tale of Tristan and Isolde, a story older than Romeo and Juliet or Lancelot and Guinevere.
Fire in the Springs
by Lisa SchliffCarl immigrates from Germany to Hot Springs, Arkansas to reunite with his brother and make a life there. in 1859. But he's lonely waiting for his bride-to-be, Rosalia, and visits a brothel in town. They must wait for the Civil War to end, and in 1865, she immigrates also. However, adventures and terror await her on the steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. A sex trafficker assaults her, and then pursues her to Hot Springs. Will she escape his clutches? Will Carl save her?
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
5th Helena Drive or The Washington Sanction
by Mark ArundelDallas, November 1963, JFK is shot dead, and the controversy starts immediately, but what is the truth? First, the police investigation establishes Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman. Then, Jack Ruby kills Oswald. Is it revenge for the President or a hit to silence a patsy who knows too much? Three things cannot stay hidden long: the sun, the moon, and the truth. If you've ever wondered about the death of Marilyn Monroe, this is the story for you.
| |||||||