nobility

Grace Valmont-Diaz is an unpopular sixteen-year-old, who dreams of escaping small-town Iowa. But when she learns of her royal heritage and receives a warm--but possible insincere--welcome in her homeland, Evonia, she must decide if she really wants her title and all it entails.

"London, 1893: high up in a house on a dark, snowy night, a lone seamstress stands by a window. The story of a city cloaked in shadow, but burning with questions: why does the seamstress jump from the window? Why is a cryptic message stitched into her skin? And how is she connected to a rash of missing girls, all of whom seem to have disappeared under similar circumstances? On the case is Inspector Cutter, a detective as sharp and committed to his work as he is wryly hilarious. Gideon Bliss, a Cambridge dropout in love with one of the missing girls, stumbles into a role as Cutter's sidekick. And clever young journalist Octavia Hillingdon sees the case as a chance to tell a story that matters--despite her employer's preference that she stick toa women's society column. As Inspector Cutter peels back the mystery layer by layer, he leads them all, at last, to the secrets that lie hidden at the house on Vesper Sands"--Provided by publisher.

"When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked--and thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine"--Provided by publisher.

In the land of Sauradia, Danio Cerra, looks back on his life as a low-born son of a tailor who gained entry into a renowned school and became the assistant of a tyrannical count. When he encounters an assassination attempt on the count by a woman known as Adria R?poli, the rebellious daughter of a duke, he lets her succeed. Danio develops feelings for Adria, and gets drawn into a feud between Adria's mercenary uncle Folco, who employs her as assassin, and his rival Teobaldo.

Grace Valmont-Diaz is an unpopular sixteen-year-old, who dreams of escaping small-town Iowa. But when she learns of her royal heritage and receives a warm--but possible insincere--welcome in her homeland, Evonia, she must decide if she really wants her title and all it entails.

Seventeen-year-old Noah Fuller suddenly learns that he is heir to a dukedom in Evonia, but he must decide if he wants to follow in the family business or live his life as an ordinary citizen.

Alix, eighteen, is torn between her dream of becoming a pop star and her newly-discovered status as European royalty, the next in line to be the Duchess of Nasina.

"Dune, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A . . . blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a . . . fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format. The first volume of a three-book trilogy encompassing the original novel"--Amazon.

"In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pendragon to her father's door, Languoreth finds love with one of his warriors. Her deep connection to Maelgwn is forged by enchantment, but she is promised in marriage to Rhydderch, son of a Christian king. As Languoreth is catapulted into a world of violence and political intrigue, she must learn to adapt. Together with her brother--a warrior and druid known to history as Myrddin--Languoreth must assume her duty to fight for the preservation of the Old Way and the survival of her kingdom, or risk the loss of them both forever."--Provided by publisher.