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Rebels and traitors
Unknown author · historical fiction
During the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, two people--Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposites sides of the conflict--meet during one of the era's most crucial events, their mutual attraction brings the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned. But shadows from the past soon threaten their hard-won peace.
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Rebels and traitors by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. During the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, two people--Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposites sides of the conflict--meet during one of the era's most crucial events, their mutual attraction brings the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned. But shadows from the past soon threaten their hard-won peace.
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During the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, two people--Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposites sides of the conflict--meet during one of the era's most crucial events, their mutual attraction brings the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned. But shadows from the past soon threaten their hard-won peace.
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- great britain in fiction
- fiction
- history
- civil war (great britain : 1642-1649) fast (ocolc)fst01352303
- historical fiction
- great britain - history - civil war, 1642-1649 - fiction
- fiction, historical
- great britain, history, civil war, 1642-1649, fiction
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