Marian, Princess Thief
Title | Marian, Princess Thief PDF eBook |
Author | C K Brooke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2019-08-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781086224023 |
"There was no man called Robin Hood. Because I am no man." Lady Marian, once the beloved Princess of Sherwood, was only sixteen when her father rode off to fight in the Crusades, leaving his kingdom under the despotic rule of his brother, Prince John. The night her uncle sends an assassin upon her, Marian flees to Sherwood Forest, where she meets and forges an unbreakable bond with six other outlawed young women.Now, the nineteen-year-old princess-in-exile and her Merry Maidens gallivant through the greenwood, cloaked under the aliases of Rob-in-Hood and his Merry Men. Together, they uphold their vendetta of mischief, undermining the Prince at every turn, robbing the rich and giving to the poor-all while outrunning their sworn nemesis, the odious Sheriff of Nottingham.After a scheme takes an unexpected turn and Marian's only recourse is to abduct the Sheriff, the lady brigands find themselves in over their heads, stuck with an unrelenting and formidable captive. But, as Marian is about to discover, sometimes people aren't what they seem... After all, she would know. Revisit the legend of Robin Hood like you've never read it in this wildly imaginative, adventurous, and utterly romantic retelling by C.K. Brooke, multi-award-winning author of I, Guinevere and Secrets of Artemis!
Lady Thief
Title | Lady Thief PDF eBook |
Author | A. C. Gaughen |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2017-11-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1681198207 |
Scarlet’s story continues in this romance-filled, action-packed twist on Robin Hood, now with a new series look!
Robin
Title | Robin PDF eBook |
Author | R. M. ArceJaeger |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2013-07-07 |
Genre | England |
ISBN | 9780983731726 |
Robin Hood is given an incredible spin in this fast-paced, exciting adventure story by #1 Amazon bestselling author R.M. ArceJaeger. When circumstances force Robin of Locksley to flee her home, she is thrust into an outlaw life in Sherwood forest. Disguised as a man for protection, she soon finds herself at the center of a band of outcasts where her archery skills, integrity, and force of character propel her into a leadership role. With a secret to hide, a band to sustain, and a Sheriff hot on her trail, Robin will need all her courage and ingenuity if she is to survive. Join the journey readers are calling "delightfully clever," "perfectly developed," and "truly amazing" as Robin learns to accept her role as both lady and leader and carves a place for herself as one of history's greatest heroes.
Thief of Corinth
Title | Thief of Corinth PDF eBook |
Author | Tessa Afshar |
Publisher | NavPress |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2018-08-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1496428684 |
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It’s also filled with danger and corruption—the perfect setting for Ariadne’s greatest adventure. After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father’s home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city’s corrupt of their ill-gotten gains. Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father’s apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future—and very lives—hanging in the balance. When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they’ve fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for. Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, “No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar.”
Scarlet
Title | Scarlet PDF eBook |
Author | A. C. Gaughen |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2012-06-07 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1408828529 |
Posing as one of Robin Hood's thieves to avoid the evil Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only her fellow outlaws, John Little, Much and Robin Hood know the truth - this agile thief is no boy but in fact a fearless young woman with a secret past. But Scarlet is torn between her desire to get as far from Lord Gisbourne as possible and a strong sense of responsibility to those who took her in when she was first on the run. As Gisbourne draws closer to Scarlet and puts innocent lives at risk, she must decide how much the people of Nottinghamshire mean to her, especially John Little and Robin, whose quick smiles and temper have the rare power to unsettle Scarlet. Full of exciting action, secrets and romance, this imaginative retelling of the classic tale will have readers following every move of Robin Hood and his band of thieves.
The Pretender Princess
Title | The Pretender Princess PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. Collins |
Publisher | Robert Collins |
Pages | 151 |
Release | |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Shell is a girl of the streets when the Baron of Falls Mouth has her brought to him. He teaches her manners and tells her she is Princess Rebecca, thought to have been murdered years before. This takes her to a battlefield, the center of the kingdom, and life in the castle, but not as a Princess. But curiosity has a hold on her, and knowledge has kept her alive. By always asking questions and finding answers, she might overcome her reputation as a pretender Princess.
The Apostrophe Thief
Title | The Apostrophe Thief PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Paul |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2016-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504032519 |
In her last week on the force, a strange robbery draws Marian Larch into a backstage murder case A madman points a gun at the NYPD’s Marian Larch, and prepares to pull the trigger. She charges, disarming him before he can fire the shot. The gun skids to the feet of Agent Curt Holland, who presses it against the madman’s head and blows him away. It was the right move, but that doesn’t make it legal. To save Holland’s career, Larch testifies that she was the one who fired the final shot. She doesn’t care what happens; she doesn’t want to be a cop anymore. Even when Internal Affairs rules the shooting a righteous kill, Larch plans to quit at the end of the week. But a lot can happen in seven days. When an actress friend asks Larch for help after her Broadway theater is robbed, NYPD’s toughest female detective stakes out the Great White Way—and discovers a highly theatrical murder. The Apostrophe Thief is the 5th book in the Marian Larch Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.