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"Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite clock, she's off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didn't bargain for was the lost Chagall painting that's been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash,...
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Set in summer 1939 at the C©þte d'Azur's Grand Hotel and inspired by true events, Annabel Faucon is drawn into the events and intrigue surrounding a fledgling film festival, visiting movie stars, and efforts to disrupt a Nazi communications system.
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The Frenchman volume 2
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Written by a former French spy, Dark Arena is an espionage thriller that takes the reader through an invisible but violent battle for energy supremacy in Europe that led the invasion of Ukraine. February 2022. An officer of the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE), the French foreign intelligence agency, delivers a package of top secret Russian military information from Prague to Paris, and is subsequently assassinated. So begins a cat...
4) Cochabamba
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Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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"El agua de azar puede también danzar como humo de insomnio o conversación de sobremesa sin tiempo. Así nace la amistad a primera vista entre el diplomático francés Xavier Dupont y el escritor al que le pide escribir la novela de la vida de su madre, Catalina. Nacida en Cochabamba, hija de un potentado boliviano, oligarca adinerado y símbolo de la tiranía patriarcal, Catalina se sabe la mujer más bella del mundo y más aún cuando por orden...
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Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Reeling from the discovery that everything she knows about her life is a lie, Isadora is forced to take up a position as governess in the brooding Marquis de Lyonnais' household. As she helps the Marquis bond with his orphaned nephew, Isadora can't help but be drawn to the man behind the title. But can she trust him to protect her secret...? One that's so explosive it could rock the court of King Louis XV!
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Enterprising widows volume 1
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Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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An Enterprising Widows story. Julien Archambeau, Comte de Rocroi, has dedicated his life to reclaiming his family's lands. Only Lady Emma Greyville-Luce stands in his way. The British heiress is the new owner of the vineyard that's the final piece of his plan. But much to Julien's frustration, Emma won't relinquish what's now hers...and soon it's not just champagne corks that start to fly, but sparks of desire!
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most beloved World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, beloved of journalists and producers, popping up on red carpets and at fundraisers and festivals all over the country. Despite their age, they're still in great form--perfectly put together, sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next "excitement." This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the...