Age of bronze

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Jordan Mechner

Martin isn't exactly the most steadfast or pious knight, but he does manage to escape when the king of France and the pope massacre the Templars and steal their legendary treasure. In fact, Martin rises to the occasion. He rallies a small force of surviving Templars, and together the band hatches an audacious plan ... to steal the world's greatest treasure out from under the king's nose. A Templar Knight returns from the Crusades to find his love married and discovers that others are out to destroy the Order and steal their treasure. Templars band together to keep their treasure safe from the corrupt officials and the French king.

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Barbara Cartland

The Prince of Wales buys for Carlton House an exquisitely painted 15th century picture of "The Virgin of the Lilies" by Stefan Lochner. Both he and his close friend the Marquis of Fane are entranced by it. They are, however, stunned when the dealer brings them a picture by Van Dyke painted a hundred and fifty years later, and the Madonna in it has the same beautiful face as the Lochner. How the Marquis is determined to track down the forger. How he discovers Cyrilla and how their love for each other brings them both misery and frustration until eventually they find happiness. About a girl who forges art and gets caught. The Marquis put his arm around her, kissing her passionately, possessively, until she turned her face away. "I will not frighten you," he said, imploring, "but, my darling, you are not only divine and ethereal, but also human. Let me take you away -- find a house -- we will be alone!" He kissed her once again and departed. It was then she gave a cry that seemed to come from the very depths of her being, "I love him," she sobbed, "I love him. But... I am not a... I cannot do... what he asks!"

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Christina Dodd

"A su regreso de la Santa Cruzada, Raymond, conde de Avraché, confidente del rey y primo de la reina de Inglaterra, debe contraer matrimonio por orden del monarca con Juliana de Lofts, una rica heredera y señora de dos importantes castillos. Sin embargo, los hechos no siguen el curso esperado: en varias ocasiones, y sin posteriores disculpas, la dama lo ha dejado plantado frente al altar, convirtiéndolo en el hazmerreír de la corte. ¿Qué razones se ocultan tras el comportamiento de lady Juliana? Raymond decide averiguarlas y, para ello, oculta su identidad y se presenta ante tan difícil señora como maese constructor. Aunque existe un pequeño problema: ¡desconoce el arte de edificar fortalezas o barreras de defensa! Bajo este disfraz, el caballero penetrará en el interior del castillo y descubrirá a una delicada dama de valor y astucia incomparables, una madre entregada y mujer indomable que guarda un secreto insospechado."--Page 4 of cover. Ordered by the king himself to marry a man she does not know, Lady Juliana refuses and barricades herself behind castle walls, but her resolve begins to melt with the arrival of her intended, Raymond, the handsome Count of Avrache.

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Barbara Kartlend

"You are mine!" Torquil said fiercely. "Mine, and nothing in the world will stop me from loving you and keeping you with me from now throughout eternity!" " I... love... you!" Pepita whispered. He would have kissed her again but she put up her hands. "Please darling, please... do not make me love you any more. It... frightens me not because I am afraid... but because it is so... perfect... so wonderful!" As if he understood he took her hands in his and raised them one after the other to his lips. As he did so Pepita realised she was trembling with the intensity of her feelings and that he was too. "I adore you," he said, "and because I am trying to think of you rather than of myself I will take you back, but somehow I am going to find a solution to this damned mess, as quickly as possible!" The determination in the way he spoke was inescapable and she knew, although it seemed impossible, that because he was who he was and because love was greater than anything else, that he would find a way....