Eleanor Herman
Author
Series
Blood of gods and royals volume 1
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Language
English
Description
Katerina, on a mission to kill the queen, falls in love with Alexander, Prince of Macedonia. Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means having to compete with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander's unmet betrothed, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.
Author
Series
Blood of gods and royals volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Language
English
Description
After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands--but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat. Meanwhile, Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt. The warrior, Jacob, determined to forget his first love, vows to...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : map, plates ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"King Peggy" is the charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Throughout the centuries, royal mistresses have been worshiped, feared, envied, and reviled. They set the fashions, encouraged the arts, and, in some cases, ruled nations. Eleanor Herman's Sex with Kings takes us into the throne rooms and bedrooms of Europe's most powerful monarchs. Alive with flamboyant characters, outrageous humor, and stirring poignancy, this glittering tale of passion and politics chronicles five hundred years of scintillating...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of poison in centuries of royal courts, from the intentional posionings to the unintentional side effects of commonly used makeup and medications.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Herman uncovers the bedroom secrets and sex scandals of American presidents, and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders' sex scandals. Does rampant adultery show a lack of character-- or the stamina needed to run the country? What is sex like with the most powerful man in the world? And when America finally elects a female president, will she, too, have sexual escapades in the Oval Office? -- adapted from jacket
While Americans...