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Chaikin, L. L. 1943-

Overview
Works:103 works in 211 publications in 6 languages and 17,012 library holdings
Genres:Christian fiction  Historical fiction  Love stories  Western stories  War stories  Mystery fiction  Domestic fiction  Biographical fiction 
Classifications:ps3553.h2427, 813.54
Most widely held works by L. L Chaikin
Silk by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 635 libraries worldwide
Coral Kendall inherits a silk plantaion in India in 1790 and adopts an orphaned boy from the Untouchable class of the Hindu class system. But when the boy is abducted, Coral turns to a seagoing trader for help.
Empire builders by L. L Chaikin( Book )
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 618 libraries worldwide
Golden palaces by L. L Chaikin( Book )
4 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and held by 612 libraries worldwide
"Having banished Helena's mother from Constantinople, Irene stalks the palace courtyards while Helena secretly plots her escape," hoping for help from Philip Lysander, Irene's son.--Cover.
Island bride by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 610 libraries worldwide
Nicklas Valentin is a decorated knight of Spain, but he is masquerading as the English pirate Bruce Hawkins. As Hawkins, he has the heart of the beautiful Devora.
Swords and scimitars by L. L Chaikin( Book )
7 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and held by 608 libraries worldwide
Half Norman, half Moor, Tancred Redwan becomes caught up in the Peasant Crusade when he journeys to Constantinople, where he finds that the proud Helena of the Nobility holds the key to the web of political intrigue which ensnares him.
Under eastern stars by L. L Chaikin( Book )
6 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide
Silk heiress Coral Kendall's quest to find her missing adopted son continues, along with her plans to open a school for India's forgotten children, the Untouchables, but her plans meet with resistance from Sir Hugo Roxbury, the influential ambassador of the East India Company, and Coral must decide who she can trust to help her.
Kingscote by L. L Chaikin( Book )
3 editions published in 1994 in English and German and held by 588 libraries worldwide
Coral Kendall must decide between the two very different men who are vying for her heart--Dr. Ethan Boswell, who has struggled to help Coral fulfill her dream of opening a mission school in India, and Jace Buckley, the adventurer who has finally unraveled the riddle of her missing adopted son Gem.
Captive heart by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide
When Devora is told that she must marry a Spanish don instead of her beloved Edward, her desperate search for Edward leads her to mysterious stranger.
Tomorrow's treasure by L. L Chaikin( Book )
4 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide
When her late mother is accused of stealing a famous jewel, Evy Varley leaves her English village rectory home for the diamond mines of South Africa in the hope of clearing her mother's name, an endeavor that is complicated by her developing feelings for her mother's high-society accuser. Original.
Behind the veil by L. L Chaikin( Book )
6 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 548 libraries worldwide
Norman warrior Tancred Redwan receives a message from his beloved's bodyguards revealing that she is being held captive by the corrupt Bishop Constantine and is facing marriage to a Moslem prince.
For whom the stars shine by L. L Chaikin( Book )
3 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 522 libraries worldwide
The child of missionaries, Eden is pleased to be traveling to San Francisco for nurses training so that she can assist her father ministering to the needs of the Hawaiian people.
Monday's child by L. L Chaikin( Book )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in English and held by 504 libraries worldwide
Krista von Buren, a beautiful young model, "is stunned to find that her family in Switzerland may have been involved" in "an international banking scandal dating back to Hitler's Germany."--Cover.
Today's embrace : a novel by L. L Chaikin( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 491 libraries worldwide
Evy Varley's marriage to Rogan Chantry is all she had hoped it would beuntil she finds out that she is pregnant with a honeymoon baby. Fearing that Rogan wont allow her to travel while she is expecting, Evy plots to keep her pregnancy secret in order to accompany him to South Africa. Her thoughts are not only for her husband, but Evy is determined to travel to Bulawayo, the new mission station of Dr. Jakob van Buren--the one man who can help Evy to finally clear her mothers name. After she and Rogan set out to sea, however, Evy discovers that she has gone too far in her deceit, and the damage to her marriage may be irreversible. Matters only worsen in Africa, where malaria, murder, and an African uprising all take their tolland where Rogan and Evy must fight not only for their love, but also for their very lives.
Daughter of silk by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 489 libraries worldwide
Pursuing the family name as the finest silk producer in Lyon, the young Huguenot Rachelle Dushane-Macquinet is thrilled to accompany her famous couturier Grandmere to Paris, there to create a silk trousseau for the Royal Princess Marguerite Valois. The Court is magnificent; its regent, Catherine de Medici, deceptively charming ... and the circumstances, darker than Rachelle could possibly imagine. At a time in history when the tortures of the Bastille and the fiery stake are an almost casual consequence in France, a scourge of recrimination is moving fast and furious against the Huguenots--and as the Queen Mother's political intrigues weave a web of deception around her, Rachelle finds herself in imminent danger. Hope rests in warning the handsome Marquis Fabien de Vendome of the wicked plot against his kin. But to do so, Rachelle must follow a perilous course.
Silver dreams by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 488 libraries worldwide
Promised to a powerful man whose ruthless reputation is legendary, Devora fears a union with this man she has never met.
Yesterday's promise / Linda Lee Chaikin by L. L Chaikin( Book )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 467 libraries worldwide
"As the son of the squire of Grimston Way, aristocrat Rogan Chantry has fought hard to win his independence from Sir Julien Bley and the British South Africa Company. Now, his pursuit of a mysterious deposit of gold, marked on a map willed to him by his murdered uncle, Henry Chantry, is challenged by a new complication: the impending British colonization of South Africa. Can Sir Rogan find the gold in the midst of escalating tensions among the native tribesmen, the missionaries sent to win them, and the new colonists? Meanwhile, Evy Varley, the woman Rogan loves back in England, is headed for a brave yet dangerous confrontation with Henry's killer--but at what price? With so much against Rogan and Evy, a reunion seems improbable, if not impossible. Can yesterday's promise hold them faithful to the hope of future freedom and a victorious love?"--Publisher's description.
Tuesday's child by L. L Chaikin( Book )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 466 libraries worldwide
Before Valli Chattaine can leave the Paris Ballet Company and return to her home in French Algeria, "she must obtain crucial information from a German spy."--Cover.
Written on silk by L. L Chaikin( Book )
6 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 459 libraries worldwide
A royal wedding masks the unfolding of Catherine de Medici's murderous plot against the Huguenots. Survival rests with a beautiful young couturiere and a dashing nobleman. Faith in Christ must uphold them, and all who stand alone, to escape the venom of Madame le Serpent.
Wednesday's child : a novel by L. L Chaikin( Book )
4 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 446 libraries worldwide
Ruined by the stock market crash of 1929, Sharlotte Ashford finally turns for help to Kace Landry, a man from Texas she had once rejected as being beneath her.
Endangered by L. L Chaikin( Book )
6 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 427 libraries worldwide
Sable Dunsmoor returns to Africa to help her widowed father and join her fiancé's archeological dig. The dangers ofKenya's civil war and the wildlife poachers force Sable to turn to the mysterious adventurer, Kash Hallet, for help. Now Sable is not sure about God's will in her life, her future marriage, or what is happening to her father.
 
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Silk
Alternative Names
Čajkin, Linda 1943-
Chaikin, L. L. 1943- LCAuth
Chaikin, Linda, 1943-
Chaikin, Linda L., 1943-
Chaikin, Linda Lee 1943-
Languages
English (139)
Dutch (32)
German (22)
Undetermined (16)
Slovak (1)
Russian (1)
Covers
Empire buildersGolden palacesIsland brideSwords and scimitarsUnder eastern starsKingscoteCaptive heartTomorrow's treasure
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