Hornblower fired. There was a small cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one.' But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survives the duel with Simpson, learns to overcome his seasickness, and goes on to risk his life many times over. It is 1793, Britain is at war with France, and life on a sailing ship of war is hard and dangerous. But the hardest battles are fought by Hornblower within himself.
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They crossed centuries to find a timeless love... He was stranded in the present, but time traveler Caleb Hornblower's biggest predicament wasn't returning to the 23rd century...it was leaving behind beguilingly innocent Liberty Stone, who'd shown him a love more powerful than Time Was. Cynical Jacob Hornblower had followed his brother, Caleb, into the past, hoping to lure him back. But once captivated by his spitfire sister-in-law, Sunny Stone, he discovered that even for a romance-resistant man of the future, Times Change. Multi-New York Times bestselling author NORA ROBERTS enchants readers once again with two unique and intriguing tales about passion so powerful it transcends time itself