From the Catholic martyrs at Auschwitz to Oscar Romero; from Ita Ford and her companions to the recent murders of Christians in India, it is estimated that more than one million Christians died for their faith in the “century of progress” we have just experienced. In The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century, Robert Royal presents a wide-ranging history of these martyrs. The book traces the specific situation of each incident and studies the political system and the reason for confront...

In this wide-ranging and ambitious volume, Robert Royal, a prominent participant for many years in debates about religion and contemporary life, offers a comprehensive and balanced appraisal of the Catholic intellectual tradition in the twentieth century. The Catholic Church values both Faith and Reason, and Catholicism has given rise to extraordinary ideas and whole schools of remarkable thought, not just in the distant past but throughout the troubled decades of the twentieth century.

Trigger Warnings- gore, suicide, self harm, graphic death, blood, cannibalism, abuseA broad, lanky man, with an endless chin cuffed in a scraggly beard and beady eyes that caught the light in a sobering squint as he entered the disheveled country house. The smell of the neighboring farms manure was masked by a pungent rot that laid heavily upon his tongue. He ducked under the cautionary tape and entered a room smothered in a thick fog of confusion. Cameras clacked, their flash illu...

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME'She'd been to the palace before. The first time, nearly seven years earlier, she'd thought it was a fairy tale palace sprung into three dimensions. She was older now, though she wasn't sure about wiser... Fairy tales were for the very young, the very naïve or the very fortunate.'Seven years ago Eve Hamilton had experienced a brief schoolgirl crush on Prince Alexander de Cordina. But her feelings soon changed. His Royal Highness was pow...

Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the births, marriages and deaths of the ruling family. How did the dynastic system cope with female rule, or pretenders to the throne? How did dynasties use names, the numbering of rulers and the visual display of heraldry to express their identity? And w...

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEAfter a terrifying ordeal, Her Serene Highness Princess Gabriella has escaped her kidnappers, but lost her memory in the bargain. With her abductors still at large, Gabriella needs a protector fast. Smart, brash and courageous Reeve MacGee is the perfect candidate for the job. The handsome ex-cop is a man who can handle absolutely anything - except falling in love with the stunning, vulnerable woman in his care.Affaire Royale c...

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIMEDashing and energetic, Prince Bennett lives for the moment - taking his pleasures with an almost reckless abandon. But in the last few months he's become restless and dissatisfied - without really understanding why.When English aristocrat Lady Hannah Rothchild arrives at the palace, Bennett finds himself inexplicably drawn to the quiet, reserved young scholar. She isn't remotely his type - but there's something intriguing and mysterious...

“The queen of romantic suspense” (The Columbus Dispatch), #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts begins her Cordina’s Royal Family quartet with the story of a woman targeted for her noble lineage, the man tasked with protecting her, and the undeniable passion that consumes them in Affaire Royale.Princess Gabriella reappeared as suddenly as she had vanished. Taken against her will, she managed to escape her abductors and return ...

La guerre est déclarée. Harry et William, les deux princes les plus célèbres de la planète, se livrent une bataille aussi impitoyable que mystérieuse.Pour la première fois, cette enquête au cœur de la famille royale révèle tous les grands secrets d’une lutte fratricide qui met en péril l’une des plus anciennes monarchies d’Europe. De leur enfance dorée à Londres aux retrouvailles glacées lors des obsèques de leur grand-père, le prince Philip, ce do...

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME'Her face was composed, her posture perfect. A headache raged like a firestorm behind her eyes. She was a princess, but she was also a woman on the edge.'Princess Camilla de Cordina is on the run - and loving it. Desperate for a break from the media circus that has threatened to destroy her life, she sets off alone on a quest across America. She's looking for escape, for freedom and for the chance to work out what she really wants from ...

“The most successful novelist on Planet Earth” (Washington Post), #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts concludes her Cordina’s Royal Family quartet with the story of a noble and commoner discovering that despite their societal roles, their love has no forbidden boundaries in Cordina’s Crown Jewel.Princess Camilla de Cordina’s life is governed by others. Her appearance is sculpted and behavior is modified so she can be paraded...

The story of Cordina’s Royal Family continues as a potential love once lost becomes rekindled in Command Performance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.When Eve Hamilton first met Prince Alexander de Cordina, he received her youthful exuberance and attentions with disdain. So she doesn’t understand why he has requested her theatre company to entertain guests at a palace reception after they parted with such finality. In his min...