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Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Ella Turner does her best to fit in to the small, close-knit community of Lisle-sur-Tarn. She even changes her name back to Tournier, and learns French. In vain. Isolated and lonely, she is drawn to investigate her Tournier ancestry, which leads to her encounter with the town's wolfish librarian. Isabelle du Moulin, known as Le Rousse due to her fiery red hair, is tormented and shunned in the village suspected of witchcraft and reviled for her association...
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English
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"Andi has spent much of her adult life looking for the perfect man, and at thirty-seven, she's finally found him. Ethan -- divorced with two daughters, Emily and Sophia -- is a devoted father and even better husband. Always hoping one day she would be a mother, Andi embraces the girls like they were her own. But in Emily's eyes, Andi is an obstacle to her father's love, and Emily will do whatever it takes to break her down. When the dynamics between...
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English
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New readers will fall in love with New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer's unforgettable novels-and for those who have already read her timeless romances, rediscover the passion and magic . . . .
Two brothers work a rich and bountiful land-and one extraordinary woman shares their lives. To Jonathan Gray, Mary is a devoted and giving mate. To Aaron, she is a beloved friend. But seven childless years of marriage have forced Jonathan to...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Anthony and Marty Hirschler are part of an Old Order Mennonite community in Pine Hill, Indiana. The couple has grown apart since a doctor confirmed they would never have children. Marty longs to escape the tight-knit area where large families are valued, and the opportunity to do so arises when her childhood friend, Brooke Spalding, resurfaces with the wild idea of rebuilding a ghost town into a resort community. Brooke hires Anthony to help with...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Macey and Ben Samuelson have much to be thankful for: great friends, a beautiful--if high-maintenance--Victorian house on idyllic Tybee Island, and a rock-solid marriage. The only thing missing is what they want the most. After her fifth miscarriage in six years, Macey worries that the family they've always dreamed of might be out of reach. Her sister suggests adoption, but Macey and Ben aren't interested in pursuing that path...until a three-legged...
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A Powerful Novel From Tracie Peterson "A child of my Own. Flesh of my flesh..." That is the deep yearning that fills Tess's heart. Despite years spend under a doctor's care and advances in medical technology, she and her husband have discovered their options have been exhausted, leaving them with arms empty, long-held dreams shattered. A unique opportunity arises in the form of a young pregnant teen desperate to free herself from her misguided decisions....
10) Twenty wishes
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English
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Thirty-eight-year-old widow Anne Marie Roche, the owner of a successful Seattle bookstore, creates a list of twenty wishes, and, while acting upon her wishes, encounters an eight-year-old girl named Ellen who helps her complete her list -- with unexpected results.
11) A precious gift
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Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
249 pages : map, genealogical table ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the surface, Brian and Carrie Summers had a fairy-tale marriage. But a crisis threatened their otherwise peaceful union. Carrie had never revealed the dark secrets of her past that had caused her infertility, so exploring the prospects put a strain on their marriage that neither of them had expected. Brian had an unhappy childhood and believed he needed a child in order to be truly happy. So when he and Carrie seemed to fight more and more, he...
12) No woman so fair
Author
Series
Lions of Judah volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Much-loved master storyteller Gilbert Morris has turned an imaginative pen to the lives of the patriarchs. Combining extensive research with skillful plotting, Morris creates believable scenarios in which his fictional characters are worthy of their biblical counterparts. The result is an exciting story with riveting, action-packed adventures that will entertain, enlighten, and challenge readers to think in new ways about familiar stories from the...
13) Yesterday's gone
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English
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"Eliza Bontrager and Jesse Ebersol have fallen in love and are determined to marry, despite the belief of their Amish community and respective families that there's a hidden curse--one that only shows up when an Ebersol and Bontrager marry. Before the ceremony on the day of the wedding, Eliza's great-aunt Rose gives her a family heirloom quilt and tells her that she may use it to change one event in the past. Eliza appreciates the woman's heart, but...
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Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"About an aging writer in Montana who's at the stage of his career when his work is increasingly discussed in terms of his legacy. He indulges his lifelong dream of raising pigs, struggles to write the "big novel" he's rashly promised his editor, and attempts to rekindle the long marriage that has sustained him." -- Dust jacket.
16) Another way home
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Series
Chicory Inn novel volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Sometimes God's way are not what we expect-- but are exactly what we need. Grant and Audrey's middle daughter, Danae, and her husband, Dallas Brooks, have been trying for years with no baby in sight. Though Danae is ready to consider adoption, Dallas will not even discuss it. Danae pours her passion and energies into volunteer work with a newly opened women's shelter in town. Heart-wrenching events on Thanksgiving weekend threaten to pull the entire...
17) In a heartbeat
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Series
In a heartbeat volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 424 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The second installment in the ... new trilogy from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future when the young and healthy strain under the burden of a rapidly aging population"--Dust jacket flap.
20) Summer longing
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When a baby is left on the doorstep of a beach house on Cape Cod, an unlikely group of women come together to save the little girl, and end up saving themselves: the latest page-turning story from USA Today bestselling author Jamie Brenner. Ruth Cooperman arrives in beautiful beachside Provincetown for her retirement, renting the perfect waterfront cottage while she searches for her forever home. After years of hard work and making peace with life's...