Don't Bargain with the Devil by Sabrina Jeffries - A Thriller romance

Sabrina Jeffries is one of the best-selling American authors of romance novels. At the age of twelve, she began making up her own stories. She has written many novels under many series, which has fetched a long-lasting name in her field.

“Don't Bargain with the Devil” is a thriller-romantic novel under the series, "School of Heiresses" written by Sabrina Jeffries where she plots out the romantic war between an energetic gorgeous-looking girl and a mysterious magician. According to the story, Lucinda Seton aka Lucy is an outspoken, energetic, kind-hearted girl who is searching for her place and trying to find where she belongs. Moreover, she has recently had her heart broken by a man, whom she thought that she could marry, but it was not so.

After this disappointment, she decides to work as a teacher in Mrs. Harris’s school, where she got graduated. But the post will only be temporary, since she has to return to London for the Season with her father -- Colonel Seton, and her stepmother -- Lady Kerr. During her service in that school, she came to know about the plans of Diego Montalvo -- a mysterious and handsome magician in buying the property next to the school as he wishes to convert it into a pleasure garden.

On hearing this, Lucy tries to defend the school, without knowing that Diego’s mission is only to find the lost granddaughter of wealthy Spanish marques for which he’ll be rewarded with Arboleda -- a family property of Don Carlos. Moreover, Diego has promised his father, that he will regain all the properties that were ravaged during the war. At one stage, Lucy gets a chance to meet Diego which kindles out an unrevealed love over each other, but both stood keen over their missions. Can Diego able to find the lost heiress? Will Lucy join hands with Diego in his mission?

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Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot - An Enjoyable Medieval Romance Novel

Meg Cabot is an American author of romantic comedies, who has written and published over fifty books. She currently resides in Key West, Florida.

Ransom My Heart is a romance novel written by Mia Thermopolis with the help from Meg Cabot. According to the story, in the year 1291, Finnula Crais -- the adventurous daughter of the village miller has five sisters, and a brother named Robert.

One day, her sister Mellana Crais, the beauty of the family is in need of money for her dowry as she is pregnant out of wedlock. So, the sisters come up with a rather unusual plan, which involves Finnula, who has to find a wealthy man, to capture him for ransom in order to obtain the money that Mellana needs. Finnula decides to kidnap Hugo Fitzstephan, a young earl who has returned from the Crusades with quite a large fortune. When Hugo is asked his name by Finnula, he hides his true identity by conveying a fake name to her.

Soon, Finnula who has decided never to marry again after her first husband died before their wedding night, finds herself fighting her attraction for Hugo. Moreover, Hugo is also attracted by Finnula’s character and charming beauty that makes him to stay with her as a hostage, even though he gets many chances to escape from her.

Soon, Finnula and Hugo falls in love with each other and when Finnula decides to marry him, things started to change as she comes to know about his true identity. Moreover, she also learns that Hugo’s father was her first husband, who was also an earl. Will Finnula marry Hugo?

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Fire by Kristin Cashore - A Book of Adventure, Intrigue and Romance

Kristin Cashore is an American fantasy author, whose first book -- Graceling has been one of the best-selling books in 2008-2009. She is the winner of Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s literature.

Fire is the second book written by Kristin Cashore, which is a loosely-related companion to Graceling that has entirely new cast of characters. The plot opens with suspense, mentioning about a lady monster -- Fire, who has the ability to control the minds of everyone around her. Separated by the mountains, the kingdom of Dells, which is ruled by the King Nash, exists next to the land of Graceling, where human monsters are the inhabitants. These Human monsters look beautiful and possess some powers too.

Many human monsters in the past, especially Fire's cruel father -- Cansrel caused miseries to the people. After Cansrel's unexpected death, Fire is the only one left in her kind. She resides far out of the country where she feels safe. In the meantime, King Nash is clinging to the throne as his enemies from the north and south build armies to overthrow him. So Nash and his brother, Brigan decided to seek help from powerful human monsters in order to save their kingdom from the enemies.

Since, Fire is the last one remaining in her kind, the brothers unwillingly seek help from her as they had no choice. Initially, Nash and Brigan distrust Fire for the miseries that her father caused on the kingdom before his death, but later Nash falls in love with Fire. Can Fire save the kingdom from the enemies?

Sci Fi & Fantasy

The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord (1940-45) by Sir Max Hastings

Sir Max Hastings is a British journalist and author, who often contributes articles to some publications.He has won many awards for his journalism and now he lives in Berkshire.

“The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord” is a biographical book written by Sir Max Hastings, which spin on Churchill’s war leadership during the Second World War. It is a well-known fact that Winston Churchill was the greatest war leader that Britain ever had. In 1940, the nation moved behind him in a remarkable fashion.

Hastings has also pointed out that there was a deep divide between what Churchill expected from the British people and their army and what they were capable of delivering. In other words, the author has stated that inspite of all the rash impulses and wild judgments, Churchill was boasting up the war spirit too often in the minds of his countrymen.

In this book, the author has also mentioned about Churchill’s crucial victory when he became prime minister in May 1940 for the first time in order to keep Britain in the war as France collapsed under the German blitzkrieg and Churchill’s popularity was felt low by the nation in 1942 as some of his closest colleagues joined a protest to put an end to his role in directing the war machine. Moreover, the author has stated about the major events and disasters that occurred in Britain during the Second World War.

In short, The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord is a book about Churchill’s greatest leadership qualities, which played a vital role during the Second World War.

Autobiography / Biography Books

Herta Muller - The Nobel Prize winner for Literature 2009

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Buy The Defence of the Realm The Authorized History of MI5

Christopher Andrew is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, who has published a number of previous books on intelligence history. He is also a leading historian of Britain's intelligence agencies.

The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 is a history book written by Christopher Andrew, which marks the centenary of the Security Services and their role in twentieth-century British history, right from its establishment in 1909 to the present day. Actually, MI5 stands for ‘Military Intelligence (Department) 5’, which works to figure out a range of threats including terrorism, espionage and the production of weapons for mass destruction. Basically, this MI5 is a security intelligence agency for UK, which is responsible for protecting the UK citizens and their interests at home and overseas, and acts against the major threats to national security.

This book also throws new light on many events and periods in British history, which also includes the successful mission by MI5 in turning German agents during the Second World War and also has valuable information about the Profumo affair and its aftermath, and about a list of formerly unconfirmed Soviet contacts.

This book also reveals that headquarters of MI5 is at Thames House in London and also have eight regional offices around Great Britain. Moreover, the Security Service is organized into seven branches, each with specific areas of responsibility. In short, The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 is a historical book that brings out the successful achievements made by the security intelligence agency and its documentary collections over the events that occurred, relating to security threats.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - Filled with Puzzles, Symbols and Historical secrets

Dan Brown is an American author who is well-known for his bestselling thriller fiction novels. His books have been translated into over 40 languages and also feature a common lead character Robert Langdon. His plot also follows historical themes, which is mixed along with his fictional scripts thereby gaining interests from the readers.

“The Lost Symbol” is a 2009 novel written by Dan Brown in which a conspiracy theory thriller is set inWashington DC. The plot takes place over a period of 12 hours in Washington DC, focusing on Freemasonry. Robert Langdon is a Harvard symbologist, who is summoned to give a lecture in National Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol. Soon he discovers a disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation, which will grant a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

In the meanwhile, Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon -- the Smithsonian secretary and a 33rd degree Freemason is brutally kidnapped by Mal'akh, who demands that Langdon should unlock the Ancient Mysteries in return for Peter's life. In order to save Peter, Langdon joins hands with Solomon's younger sister -- Dr. Katherine Solomon. The chase and the clues to the puzzles lead the duo to various places like Library of Congress, U.S. Botanical garden and many more.

In short, Brown weaves mystery, intrigue and humor in his third novel -- The Lost Symbol, as Langdon takes his journey into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, which will drag him towards a single, inconceivable truth.