The dead stay dumb

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(by) Denise Robins

Betrothed against her will to someone she could never love, she ardently desired the one man she was forbidden to see. When wealthy, self-willed Fiona Rutherfield meets handsome Bill Lindsey one fateful Scottish spring day, she little suspects that the encounter will change her life. Before long, the forceful young Merchant Navy captain’s quiet dynamism begins to exercise a powerful attraction for her. But Fiona is already engaged to the colourless Philippe. Her father, the head of the Anglia Line, forbidden her to see - let alone marry - the young captain with whom she was so passionately in love. And since it was an Anglia ship that Bill commanded it was in her father's power to break him if they defied his orders. Her stern father’s commands and the onset of World War seem to end any thoughts of being with Bill. Then, in exotic wartime Casablanca, Bill enters her life once more, wounded in action at sea, and Fiona is faced with a choice every woman fear: between her passions - and her duty…

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Denise Robins

Alexandra Forbes is a young and beautiful English girl working for the British government in exotic, wartime Cairo. She decides to take a holiday in the magical old city of Damascus an exotic setting worthy of the Arabian Nights. But she has no idea of the dangers that await her there. When Blake's lips touched hers, Alexandra felt a thrill she had never known before. To be kissed by a stranger and fall madly in love - such was part of her extraordinary fate. But danger swept over romance when she discovered his secret identity and was immersed in a political intrigue. Now, she finds herself caught up in a whirlwhind of suspense and heart-breaking romance.

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Grace Livingston Hill

Will lovely Jane Arleth leave behind her old-fashioned ways - and handsome John Sherwood - to marry a man of great wealth? Chance Encounter The young man across the aisle from Jane Arleth could not take his eyes from her face. Everything about her placed her in a class of wealth and culture, and yet there was about her a look of strength, self-reliance, and sweet character that was rare. Just then her handbag slid from her lap, landing impertinently at his feet. Jane swung around and reached for it just as the man grasped the bag, and their fingers came in light contact as he handed her possession over with a bow. "Oh, thank you," said Jane, her cheeks glowing with sudden embarrassment. Her eyes met the stranger's gray ones in one quick pleasant look. She had a fleeting impression of a nice strong face, keen young yes, and an interesting smile...

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LaVyrle Spencer

En vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en un tranquilo pueblo en Georgia, Will Parker responde a un anuncio en el que se solicita un marido. Elly Dinsmore es una joven de 26 años, viuda y embarazada, que vive recluida con sus dos hijos. Cuando Will aparece, está encantada de tener a un hombre en casa. Poco a poco, Will y Elly van descubriendo una pasión profunda. Entonces, un brutal asesinato destroza sus vidas, y la tragedia amenaza la felicidad que ambos llevaban tanto tiempo esperando alcanzar. A young widow in a sleepy Georgia town finds true love during World War II.