Mary: 1452 books

Historical--15th Century--The Spanish Inquisition Susanna Diego brought shame and death to her family. As penance, on her death bed she requests that her severed head be placed atop the front door lintel of her former family home. Her last prayer is a wish that her daughter never know her mother's...

The war has been over for more than twenty years, but the need for revenge still haunts Morgan Shepherd. When he takes a job from the man he aims to kill, the rancher's daughter, Josie, is a distraction he hasn't bargained for. Falling in love with her would be a mistake, but his heart seems to have...

Cozy up for a small-town Christmas! The citizens of Candle Cove are preparing for the busy holiday season. Widowed Ellie Courtland, owner of Farmhouse Finds, has settled into her life with her small son. But when a long ago fiancé returns to town, old feelings begin to surface. To complicate matters,...

Macy Colbert has a life in the city, but her heart has always belonged to her beloved hometown of Christmas Creek. So when her aunt's quaint craft shop, The Stitchin' Post is in need of a helping hand, she returns home for the holidays, and begins a new life selling candles, quilts, rug kits, and...

Mango Ururoa has been an agent for the Kawana family since leaving the Temple of The Brethren as a young man. He does what has to be done to keep them safe, following orders without question. It's a good life, and he lives it with honor, never wanting or expecting more. After fifty years of...

Justice di Bagnoregio is a vampire and been around since before mankind walked this planet. Before that, he came to earth as one of the fallen angels. Two were executed for crimes against humanity, another disappeared. Though Justice was not directly involved, was given the punishment of being made...

Novi colony is inhumanly peaceful and John Jerzy has been sent to find out why. Jerzy's last assignment ended in disaster, his career has stalled, and he plans to unravel this minor mystery the Novians call the Matcher and get a real assignment as soon as possible. Stella has lived on Novi all her...

The earth is crisscrossed with ley lines. Many believe their power comes through the mystical megaliths which sit at the vortexes. Will ancient spiritualism dictate the future or not?1858 London: As the clouds swirl, the blood red moon covers the sun, plunging Kathryn into near darkness. She is standing...

Jack Cantor is an only child from a middle-class background. Academically brilliant, he is studying for his Leaving Certificate at just sixteen years of age and sure to score very high points for University entrance. Jack’s intellectual ability is not matched by emotional intelligence. He has difficulty...

Princess Bellardia Andryala Pimpernel is actually much more skilled at crafting highly combustible potions than she is at basic human interaction. This is unsurprising as her father's obsession with finding one of the Four True Heirs of Matheque led him to banishing all the nobility and gentry from...

An excerpt:“Finish up,” said Shannon to Hedy. “Captain wants to see you.”The little room Shannon took her to was practically wallpapered with maps. Paper maps, parchment maps and even a leather map lined the walls. Some were modern, some were out of date, and a few were labeled...

After their untimely deaths on Earth, Carol and Deena find themselves embodying alien creatures residing in foreign landscapes. Each does the best she can in her difficult circumstances. Soul-searching fails to deliver any answers.Three times each they are resurrected in the vacated bodies...

After the wormhole catapulted the Anzu 15,000 light years across a spiral arm of the Milky Way – the mission of the Anzu remains the exploration of space. With the improved engines their way back home is now a tolerable two and half years and most of the crew of 147 remains confident. Now they just have to get through the Grenai sector of space.

Shi'an L'nar faces the greatest challenge of her young life when the rule of her planet is left to her upon the death of her mother. Faced with expulsion from the Union of Planets because of the inequalities of her planet, and the threat of civil war from opposing factions on her matriarchal world...