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Virginia Smith
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Series
Amish of Apple Grove volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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1884 - When Rebecca Switzer hears that Jesse Montgomery is near Apple Grove, she must see the rugged but dissolute cowboy who had stolen her heart years earlier. Sheriff Colin Maddox is counting the days until he can quit and follow his dream of starting a church. When a lovely woman, looking travel-weary and lost, gets caught up and arrested with the leaders of a temperance riot, he can hardly believe she is a Plain and simple woman. Nor can he believe...
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English
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The Golden Bowl comes in the first years of the 20th-century: the publisher, Charles Scribner's Sons, decided never to serialise it and published it in New York in December 1904 in two volumes. After just a few months, in February 1905, also Methuen published the novel in London in a one-volume edition.
In 1909, a revised edition appeared as volumes 23 and 24 of the New York edition, and James this time also prepared the preface, in which he reflected...
Author
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Kansas, 1881. On a trip to visit relatives, Emma's Amish family is robbed of all their possessions, leaving them destitute and stranded on the prairie. Walking into the nearest trading settlement, they pray to the Lord for someone to help. When a man lands in the dust at her feet, Emma looks down at him and thinks, The Lord might have cleaned him up first. Luke Carson, heading up his first cattle drive, is not planning on being the answer to anyone's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Jesse Montgomery is beginning to feel restless. Though he's grateful to his friends Colin and Emma for helping him get on his feet again after a few bad choices and some hard living, surely the Lord doesn't want him to stay in Apple Grove forever. Doesn't the Almighty have plans for this reformed rowdy cowboy to build a life of his own? When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, Jesse intervenes and is wounded. Lovely Katie Miller,...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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It's 1851, and Evie Lawrence is penniless and heartbroken after a failed romance. When a kind elderly man announces his plan to move to the Northwest and make his fortune, Evie jumps at the chance to go with him and start a new life. There she meets Noah Hughes, a handsome young man who has gambled everything he owns on the chance to make a fresh start. Living the rugged life of a lumberjack, he too is determined to one day make his fortune. The last...
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Language
English
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"Al Richardson is perfectly content in his Goose Creek, Kentucky, home. The village is charming, the neighbors are friendly, and retirement is only three years and sixty-three days away. But changes are right around the corner for Goose Creek. Al's wife, Millie, is hatching a scheme to renovate an old Victorian eyesore and open a B&B. The new veterinarian is mystified when her only patient is Al and Millie's smelly dog. And folks are starting to take...
Author
Series
Seattle brides volume 2
Language
English
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It's 1856, and Kathryn is convinced her life is over. Her father has sent her to Seattle to find a husband, and the backwoods settlement offers none of the comforts and culture she was accustomed to in San Francisco.
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Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The beautiful piano sitting in the corner of Jill King's apartment begs to be played. For over a year, it has sat untouched, ever since a terrible accident shattered Jill's ambition of becoming a concert pianist. The ragged scar on her left hand is a cruel and constant reminder of the death of her dream.But another dream is about to come to life—an unexpected, horrifying dream that will present Jill with a responsibility she never wanted. And...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 353 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants of health and reinforcing negative stereotypes about...
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition ; Unabridged.
Physical Desc
329 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Things are finally falling into a steady rhythm in the small town of Goose Creek, Kentucky. Millie Richardson hard at work transforming a drafty Victorian house into a B&B. Her husband, Al, is busy writing the checks for the renovations. And the new vet, Susan, has finally found acceptance from the town--not to mention a hunky new boyfriend. But things don't stay quiet for long in Goose Creek. The inter-county softball game is coming up, and Millie...
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
333 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Excitement is in the air in Goose Creek, Kentucky, as the small town prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary and the veterinarian's upcoming wedding. But trouble is brewing in this provincial paradise... Al Richardson agreed to open a B&B with his wife after his retirement in two years, but Millie secretly invites some guests to stay for the wedding. She plans to be the most gracious Southern hostess until a tumble down the stairs leaves her unprepared...
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Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After the devastating loss of his second wife, Seth Hostetler believes a lasting love is beyond all hope. A year has passed, and his mamm and sister are determined to see him happily married once again. But how can he open his heart to another woman when their relationship could end in tragedy? On an outing with his family, Seth comes across an Amish potter hard at work and jumps at the chance to take a seat at the wheel. He takes quickly to this...
13) Burning danger
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Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Madeline LaCroix once thought she had everything. A job she enjoyed in sunny California. A beautiful new home she was about to move into. And, best of all, a fiancé with whom she couldn't wait to spend the rest of her life. Three weeks before her wedding, Maddie's dreams were blown apart when an arsonist set fire to a home improvement store, killing the man she adored and badly injuring her. Now, scarred emotionally and physically, Maddie has started...
14) Bullseye
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Found cowering and covered in blood, Karina Guerrero's fourteen-year-old brother is accused of a crime that she's certain he didn't commit. Only one man can help Karina prove the boy's innocence. Private investigator Mason Sinclair knows firsthand what it's like to be framed. But the former cop, now committed to helping the falsely accused, is clearly uneasy being back in Albuquerque--and working with his former flame. Still, Karina can't help falling...
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Marla surprised everyone at Wayfarers Inn when she announced her engagement, despite the red flags that her friend Janice sees. While clearing out the church belfry in anticipation of the wedding, Janice, Tess, and LuAnn find an old Bible from Marla's ancestor, famed abolitionist William Still. That night, a suspicious fire breaks out in the bell tower, leading the friends to ponder if someone was trying to spoil Marla's wedding plans or to destroy...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 282 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today's toxic food culture. Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important job a mother has. But for too many of us, food now feels dangerous. We parse every bite we eat as good or bad, and judge our own worth accordingly. When her newborn...
17) Thorn to secrecy
Author
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Congratulations are in order for Turtle Cove, Washington's favorite florist, Kaylee Bleu. She just beat out her prickly rival, Lorna Singer, for a major contract and will be decorating for the town's Autumn Jubilee, a weekend event celebrating the start of fall on picturesque Orcas Island. Unfortunately, Kaylee's rosy outlook is nipped in the bud when an important wholesale floral delivery she's expecting is delayed without warning and she has to...
19) Just desserts
Author
Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Preparations are under way for the wedding of Savannah Cantrell, Jillian Green's best friend, when Jillian receives news that Sheriff Henderson has been shot. Deputy Gooder Jones is determined to find the shooter, ignoring the possibility that he himself may have been the original target. Wedding plans are put on the back burner when more shootings occur. Will Jillian and Gooder uncover the shooter before he strikes again?
Author
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Preparations for this summer's Orcas Island Lavender Festival are keeping Turtle Cove, Washington, florist Kaylee Bleu busy as a bee at The Flower Patch. However she wouldn't dream of denying a special request from her dear friend and assistant, Mary Bishop: hosting the wedding of Mary's niece, Layla, and local real estate agent Douglas Miller in the picturesque lavender fields surrounding Kaylee's home, Wildflower Cottage. Wedding and festival plans...