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Devoted to the Spanish Duke

Author : Sasha Cottman

Publisher : Sasha Cottman

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 26,60 MB

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Category : Fiction

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A Spanish noblewoman, kidnapped and far from home, must place her trust in the hands of a man who is the bitter enemy of her family. Lisandro de Aguirre, Duke of Tolosa has few enemies greater than the Elizondo family. A bitter feud has existed between the two clans for over a hundred years. Maria de Elizondo Garza is stolen from her home and taken to London as a hostage. A king’s ransom now demanded by her secret captors. With hope fading fast, Maria’s brother turns to the one man he knows who can save his sister, Lisandro de Aguirre. But when her family’s enemy arrives to rescue her, Maria is determined not to go quietly. A battle of wills soon turns into a war against simmering desire. How can the man she has been taught to hate, be the one who holds her heart? A dangerous journey home has Maria and Lisandro both resisting the growing attraction between them, but a night of steamy passion makes them finally face up to the truth. Back in Spain, all is not what it would seem; and they are forced to face the hardest question of all. Can you truly trust your enemy? Devoted to the Spanish Duke is an enemy to lovers, standalone book in the London Lords Series. Sasha Cottman's regency historical romance novels cover such themes as secret love, secret babies, second chance, unrequited love, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, bad boys, lords, dukes, earls, prince, royalty, secret engagements, marriages of convenience, first love, secret love, runaway bride, ugly duckling, and adventure.



The Duke's Daughter

Author : Sasha Cottman

Publisher : Sasha Cottman

Page : 327 pages

File Size : 22,63 MB

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When handsome army officer Avery Fox unexpectedly inherits a fortune, he instantly becomes one of the season’s most eligible bachelors. More accustomed to the battlefield, he has no patience with the naive debutantes who fill the ballrooms of London. Honest and impetuous Lady Lucy Radley is a breath of fresh air, guiding him through the season and helping him to avoid any traps. So when Avery is left with little option but to marry Lucy, he can’t help but feel he’s been manipulated. Nor can he shake the feeling that a duke’s daughter should be out of his reach. From the wildly beautiful Scottish Highlands to the elegant soirées of Paris, Avery and Lucy go on a journey that is full of surprises for them both. But will their feelings for each other be strong enough to overcome the circumstances of their marriage and survive the ghosts of Avery’s past? Sasha Cottman's regency historical romance novels cover such themes as secret love, secret babies, second chance, unrequited love, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, bad boys, lords, dukes, earls, prince, royalty, secret engagements, marriages of convenience, first love, secret love, runaway bride, ugly duckling, and adventure. For lovers of Bridgerton.



Promised to the Swedish Prince

Author : Sasha Cottman

Publisher : Sasha Cottman

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 47,84 MB

Release : 2020-07-31

Category : Fiction

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LONDON LORDS A fake engagement with one rule only. Don’t fall in love. Swedish Prince Christian Lind is a prince in name only. As the youngest son of a youngest son, there is no fancy castle or vast wealth awaiting him. His country has become a side player in the grand politics of Europe, so in order to make his mark he journeys to the one place where it is all happening. London. Christian’s childhood friend, Countess Erika Jansson is based in the British capital helping her father who is attached to the Swedish envoy. Erika speaks perfect English, she knows all the right people, and most importantly she offers to help Christian with his plans to become an influential diplomat. But as individuals the walls of society are set high against them, and they quickly discover that they will need to work together in order to succeed. They come up with a clever plan. A fake engagement. After an elegant betrothal ball, Christian and Erika quickly become the darlings of the London social scene. But brief touches and heated glances soon have them both wondering if there is more to their relationship than just old friends helping one another. One stolen, passionate kiss, changes everything. This is a lively, and at times steamy tale of two people discovering the truth that home is not only always where you think it is. Promised to the Swedish Prince is a standalone book in the London Lords Series. Sasha Cottman's regency historical romance novels cover such themes as secret love, secret babies, second chance, unrequited love, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, bad boys, lords, dukes, earls, prince, royalty, secret engagements, marriages of convenience, first love, secret love, runaway bride, ugly duckling, and adventure.



King of Rogues

Author : Sasha Cottman

Publisher : Cottman Data Services Pty Ltd

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 21,12 MB

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To win, they will both have to lose. He has escaped the clutches of bloodthirsty pirates. Even managed to evade the entire French navy. But Andrew McNeal, the Duke of Monsale, may have finally run out of places to hide. Duke’s daughter, Lady Naomi Steele, has long had her marital sights set on the aristocratic leader of the Rogues of the Road. When an ancient law is suddenly invoked, an unwilling Monsale is forced onto the marriage market. He recruits Lady Naomi’s mother to help him put together a list of potential wives. Furious, Naomi refuses to be on the list. As far as she is concerned, there should only be one woman Monsale is considering making his bride. And when the stubborn, sexy rogue won’t admit his mistake, Naomi decides to take matters into her own hands. So, begins a steamy, high stakes game where the cards are marked, and hearts are wagered. But who will fold first? The Rogues of the Road Rogue for Hire Stolen by the Rogue When a Rogue Falls The Rogue and the Jewel King of Rogues



The Count-Duke of Olivares

Author : John Huxtable Elliott

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 774 pages

File Size : 37,89 MB

Release : 1986-01-01

Category : History

ISBN : 9780300044997

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Traces the life of King Philip IV's principal minister, describes the Count-Duke's efforts to stop Spain's decline, and looks at seventeenth century European politics



A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

Author : Bartolomé de las Casas

Publisher : Open Road Media

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 22,65 MB

Release : 2022-11-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1504078586

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A Spanish friar documents the brutal treatment of Caribbean natives at the hands of colonial authorities in the sixteenth century. After traveling to the New World, Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas witnessed conquistadors wreak unimaginable horrors upon the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. He later dedicated his life to fighting for their protection. Following numerous failed attempts to reason with authorities in Spain, he chose to document everything he had seen over a span of fifty years and to give it to Spain’s Prince Philip II. In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Las Casas catalogues the atrocities he observed the Spanish colonial authorities inflict upon the native people. He discusses the brutal torture, mass genocide, and enslavement. He passionately pleas for an end to this treatment and for the native peoples to be given basic human rights.



The Duke of Alba

Author : Henry Kamen

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 18,1 MB

Release : 2004-01-01

Category : History

ISBN : 9780300102833

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An engrossing biography that attempts to fathom the motivations of an infamous sixteenth-century Spanish general Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba (1507-82), is known to history as "the butcher of Flanders." The general who carried out Philip II's repressive policies in the Netherlands, he was responsible for the massacre of thousands of men, women, and children, considering it better to lay waste an entire country than leave it in the hands of heretics. Alba came to represent for contemporaries as well as for future generations the unacceptable face of Spanish imperialism. In this intriguing re-evaluation, Henry Kamen narrates the duke's personal history, looking beyond the conventional image to reveal motives and to explain rather than simply to condemn. Kamen examines the early years of Alba's life, his travels over the whole of Europe, and the complex military and political career that made him Spain's leading general of the imperial age. Drawing on the duke's rich and expressive surviving correspondence, Kamen explores Alba's beliefs and considers his infamous actions within the contexts of his time and of the monarchs--Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain--whom he served.



Bound to the Belgian Count

Author : Sasha Cottman

Publisher : Sasha Cottman

Page : 126 pages

File Size : 18,75 MB

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A whirlwind romance. Two shattered hearts. A second chance for love. Abandoned bride, Lily de Viron is determined to pick up the pieces of her life. She files a petition for an annulment. But moments before the judge is due to grant Lily her freedom, her missing husband Count Maximilian de Viron suddenly appears in court. Not only is his reappearance a terrible shock, so is his physical state. Gone is the dashing Belgian who captured her heart, in his place a broken man. When Max declares his intention to fight the case, the judge is forced to come up with a compromise. He won’t hand down his final decision until Christmas Eve. Lily and Max are bound to follow his three strict instructions for the next twelve days. They must live under the same roof. They must share meals. And they must talk. Will it be enough for the lovers to find their way back to a happily ever after? Sasha Cottman writes Regency romance with heroes to die for, and heroines who are strong and courageous. Keywords. secret love, duke, earl, lord ,prince, Bridgerton, marriage of convenience, fiancée, hero officer, second chance, beauty and the beast, Europe, regency, rogue, rake, enemies to lover, strong heroine, friends to lovers, pride and prejudice, duke of strathmore, romance, scandal ,aristocrat family, lady, lord, forced marriage, London, historical romance travel, smart heroine historical, bookish heroine historical romance, friends marry historical romance, heroine falls for a duke, regency romance, readers of Julia Quinn



The Spur

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Page : 696 pages

File Size : 16,53 MB

Release : 1925

Category : Art

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FDR and the Spanish Civil War

Author : Dominic Tierney

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 17,99 MB

Release : 2007-07-02

Category : History

ISBN : 0822390620

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What was the relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt, architect of America’s rise to global power, and the 1936–39 Spanish Civil War, which inspired passion and sacrifice, and shaped the road to world war? While many historians have portrayed the Spanish Civil War as one of Roosevelt’s most isolationist episodes, Dominic Tierney argues that it marked the president’s first attempt to challenge fascist aggression in Europe. Drawing on newly discovered archival documents, Tierney describes the evolution of Roosevelt’s thinking about the Spanish Civil War in relation to America’s broader geopolitical interests, as well as the fierce controversy in the United States over Spanish policy. Between 1936 and 1939, Roosevelt’s perceptions of the Spanish Civil War were transformed. Initially indifferent toward which side won, FDR became an increasingly committed supporter of the leftist government. He believed that German and Italian intervention in Spain was part of a broader program of fascist aggression, and he worried that the Spanish Civil War would inspire fascist revolutions in Latin America. In response, Roosevelt tried to send food to Spain as well as illegal covert aid to the Spanish government, and to mediate a compromise solution to the civil war. However unsuccessful these initiatives proved in the end, they represented an important stage in Roosevelt’s emerging strategy to aid democracy in Europe.