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1) Ferryman
Author
Series
Ferryman (Claire McFall) volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a deadly train crash, the afterlife is waiting for Dylan. But that's only if she and her intriguing Ferryman can make it across the demon-infested wasteland—and if she can bear to let him go.
When Dylan wakes up after her train has crashed, she thinks she has survived unscathed. But she couldn't be more mistaken: the bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland, it's a wasteland—a terrain somehow shaped by her own feelings
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Sent to Zurich, Switzerland, to restore a painting owned by a reclusive millionaire banker, art expert and sometime Israeli agent Gabriel Allon discovers his would-be employer murdered and finds himself back in the espionage game.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A.J. Fikry's life is not what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is failing, and his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. He is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island and from Amelia, the Knightley Press sales rep who refuses to be deterred by A.J.'s bad attitude. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore that gives A.J. the ability to see everything anew. It doesn't take...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Continuing the epic story begun in his "New York Times"--Bestselling novel "Roma," Saylor charts the destinies of five more generations of the aristocratic Pinarius family, from the reign of Augustus to the height of Rome's empire.
6) Tell-all
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hazie Coogan, who for decades has tended to the outsized needs of veteran actress Katherine "Miss Kathie" Kenton, discovers that bounder Webster Carlton Westward III has written a celebrity tell-all memoir foretelling Miss Kathie's death in a forthcoming Lillian Hellman-penned musical extravaganza. As the body count mounts, Hazie must execute a plan to save Katherine Kenton for her fans--and for posterity.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
“[Amanda Kyle Williams] keeps the suspense taut and the humor snarky, with an ending that will have you slapping your foreheard over clues you missed.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In the sweltering heat of an Atlanta summer, a killer is pushing the city to its breaking point, preying on the unsuspecting, writing taunting letters to the media, promising more death. Desperate to stop the Wishbone Killer, A.P.D....
In the sweltering heat of an Atlanta summer, a killer is pushing the city to its breaking point, preying on the unsuspecting, writing taunting letters to the media, promising more death. Desperate to stop the Wishbone Killer, A.P.D....
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Monty Python delivers the group's sharpest and smartest satire of both religion and Hollywood's epic films. Set in 33 A.D. Judea where the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its center is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem in a stable next door, who, by a series of absurd circumstances is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Glevum's dignitaries are in a spin. The wealthy Voluus, ex-lictor to the Imperial Governor of Gaul, has decided to retire to the town and invitations have been issued for a welcome feast. How to respond and, more importantly, where do the ex-lictor's riches come from? Libertus' patron, local magistrate Marcus Septimus Aurelius, sends him on a mission to find out"--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Betrothed to the commander of the Petriana cavalry, senator's daughter Valeria is escorted to her wedding by her intended's rival, the veteran soldier Galba, a situation that is complicated by the barbarian chieftain Arden Caratacus.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"On a misty day in February, CE 194, Libertus, reluctant councillor and pavement maker by trade, is summoned to meet his patron at the local public baths. Marcus Aurelius is concerned because a distant cousin from Rome has announced his impending arrival and Marcus is convinced he is a spy for the Emperor Severus, despatched to Glevum to investigate reports of an 'act of treason.' Meanwhile, Libertus has concerns of his own. The local money-lender...
Author
Series
Cynster novels volume 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stephanie Laurens continues her bestselling Cynster series with Temptation and Surrender, the story of Jonas Tallent, brother-in-law of Lucifer Cynster, who leaves the ballrooms of London to manage his family's estate, and his romance with lady innkeeper Emily Beauregard.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When a tax collector commits suicide, having gambled everything away, Libertus is despatched to make enquiries. At the same time, he must attend a wedding in place of his patron. But as the assignment begins to take grisly and unexpected turns, Libertus realizes that freedom can come at a high price, sometimes paid in blood."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Emperor volume 3
Publisher
Delta Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009, c2005
Language
English
Description
"With an army made in his own image, Caesar begins a daring charge through Gaul, across the English Channel, and to the wilds of tribal Britain. Here, in a series of cataclysmic clashes, the legend of Julius Caesar will be forged. And while Caesar and Brutus battle the armies of the wilderness, their politicial adversaries in Rome grow ever more powerful. For when the fighting is over, the greatest danger to Julius Caesar will await him on the Tiber...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Late summer, CE 198. With Glevum an uneasy place since the current Emperor seized power, and with rebel Celts still actively opposing Roman rule, tension remains as Caesar turns his attention to stamping out all remaining threats to his authority. Junio, Libertus's adopted son, tries to be inconspicuous and focus on his workshop and growing family. This becomes difficult when Libertus's patron, Marcus Septimus, seeks Junio's advice about a valuable...
17) Dark omens
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Libertus accepts a contract to install a pavement for Genialis, a self-important citizen from a nearby town, in the house of the customer's intended but unwilling and young bride, Silvia. However, the winter is exceptionally severe, and although the mosaic is laid in time to earn the promised bonus, Genialis goes missing in the snow before payment can be made. Meanwhile, at an important feast, the sacrifice is spoiled as an aged priest lets go of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In Roman Britain, AD 189, every slave knows his lot in life depends solely on the morals, or lack of morals, of his master. Fortunately for one young Glevum slave, Junio, his owner, former slave, turned pavement maker believes heartily in rewarding years of loyalty and service. Junio is to be granted his freedom in an elaborate ceremony, one in which a gruesome discovery is made.
19) The fateful day
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire in turmoil and fighting for its survival. Libertus is passing the villa of his patron, Marcus Septimus Aurelius, when he sees an elaborate travelling carriage which has pulled up outside and is now blocking the road. Recognising that this may be an important visitor, Libertus approaches the carriage, intending to explain that Marcus is away, gone to Rome to visit his old friend Pertinax, who has recently...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2009, ©2008
Language
English
Description
Libertus arrives to attend a wedding as his patron's representative, but before the ceremony begins, the father of the bride dies after testing the wedding wine. Libertus is retained by the potential bridgroom to prove that Pompeia, the bride, was not involved in the death.
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