With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent. But as the fledgling trust between the two men deepens, the truth of secrets from both their pasts is poised to deal them the...

David Starkey examines the story of the English crown from the fall of Rome to the 1660s. Starkey covers nearly 250 years, from Charles II to Victoria. Replete with infidelities, betrayals, and rivalries, English history emerges as a compelling family saga.

"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing into our own time, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is the latest, though perhaps not the last, example of the dangers...

Winning the love of the newly restored kingdom of NordornLand, rulers Ashen and Guarin focus on raising their children, including power-hungry thirteen-year-old Elin, and eleven-year-old Mikkel, who is taken prisoner after stowing away on a Sea-Rover ship.

An examination behind the public faces of the Tudor monarchs draws on material from their most intimate courtiers to illuminate details about their private worlds, from what they ate and the clothes they wore to how they were treated while sick.

"Hofmiller, an Austro-Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party at the home of a rich local landowner, a world away from the dreary routine of the barracks. The surroundings are glamorous, wine flows freely, and the exhilarated young Hofmiller asks his host's lovely daughter for a dance, only to discover that sickness has left her painfully crippled. It is a minor blunder that will destroy his life, as pity...

"While Shin visits the royal family in England, Chae-Kyung is left behind in Korea with the recently-appointed daebi, who's doing her best to make the crown princess as miserable as possible. Lonelier than she's felt since her arrival at the palace, Chae-Kyung finds comfort in her growing friendship with Yul. But Shin's having problems of his own in England, where the far-reaching treachery of the daebi sparks scandal. Now in the public eye more than...

The entire palace is in an uproar after a fire breaks out in Daebi-Mama's quarters. Is it an accident or arson? Chae-Kyung doesn't want to think Shin is involved, but when she slips into Shin's room, she accidentally overhears scraps of a conversation that sound an awful lot like a confession.

Set in an alternate 21st-century reality where Korea possesses a royal family, it follows the lives of the Crown Prince Lee Shin, and his new bride, Chae-kyeong.