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After all their dreaming and planning, Missy and her husband Willie La Haye are on the trail west leaving behind her beloved family; her memories are bittersweet as she faces the hardships of the westward trek--the rain, the mud, the impassable rivers, and even death.
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910L
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"Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach school in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, she's completely unprepared for the conditions she encounters. Still, she's determined to succeed at the formidable task of fitting in with the locals and shaping the hearts and minds of the schoolchildren in her care. She's just as determined not to give her heart to any of the local frontiersmen. Until...
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810L
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"Marty and Clark Davis arrive home from a visit out west with daughter Missie knowing there are changes ahead for them. But are they prepared for the changes that have taken place while they were gone? Clare and Kate are eagerly awaiting their new baby, but what lies ahead will test their fate in unimagined ways. Luke wants to become a doctor, but his studies will take him far from home. Ellie has blossomed into a lovely young woman, but is there...
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"Elizabeth and Wynn find that their commitment to God and to each other gives their life meaning. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life without any of the conveniences they're used to?"--Provided by publisher.
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850L
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"Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, are now challenged by a crushing disappointment. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through?"--Provided by publisher.
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840L
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"Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest. A frontier woman now, Elizabeth had triumphed over the worst life could offer, or had she?"--Provided by publisher.
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790L
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Missie's adopted daughter Belinda is determined to become a doctor, but despite her dedication and ability, Doc Jackson believes women should stay at home-- and so does Belinda's suitor, Drew Simpson. But with faith and hard work, Belinda begins winning the hearts and minds of everyone around her, including a wealthy dowager, who just might help make Belinda's dreams come true.
11) Love takes wing
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Belinda Davis jumps at the chance to leave her dull life as a nurse in a small prairie town to accompany an elderly woman to Boston.
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750L
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"Belinda Davis's move to Boston had introduced her to a life she never could have imagined growing up in the West. But even the opportunities of wealth, literature and travel left her feeling empty. Realizing her faith had been pushed into the background, she once again invites God to have first place in her life. But now she faces new life decisions that seem even more difficult than before. Torn between two contrasting ways of life, one full of...
13) Woman's own
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Set amid the bustle of 19th-century Philadelphia is a sweeping saga of three generations of strong, indomitable women. At its center is young Lilly Armstrong, a beauty on the brink of womanhood, too brave and fearless to settle for the status quo. Lilly aspires to carve out lives of independent freedom for herself and her women kin--lives not dependent on men. But one man would move heaven and earth to help Lilly realize her dreams.
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Sable: her bestselling novels have made her a star, but the woman who has everything has a past she is desperate to hide. Elly: an intellectual who has hidden herself within the walls of academia, afraid to admit she is tired of being alone. Barbara Ann: she's written twenty-six romance novels but discovered she's lost control of her career, her sanity and her family. Beth: her popular mysteries are the only way she can fight against the secret tyranny...
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Beyond the Gathering Storm is sure to touch your heart. Returning to her beloved Canadian West, Oke has written another novel of tenderness and romance in which lives of character and courage are tested in the wilds of an untamed land. This time, though, there are two love stories instead of just one as she introduces Christine and Henry, adopted brother and sister who are about to leave home. Raised on the secluded frontier in the loving care of...
16) Far harbor
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"After her seemingly idyllic marriage turns out to be a pretty illusion, Savannah Townsend returns to her hometown of Coldwater Cove, Washington. Determined to live life on her own terms, she takes on the task of restoring the local Far Harbor lighthouse and making it the cozy inn she had always dreamed of." -- Back cover.
17) The mistress
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Chicago, 1871
A nighttime rendezvous, a secretive masquerade, and a city engulfed in flames…
Most days, Kathleen O'Leary is a penniless maid. But tonight, she takes a risk and masquerades as a glamorous heiress, thanks to a borrowed gown and her friends' sense of adventure. To her surprise, the ruse succeeds-even Dylan Kennedy, Chicago's most eligible bachelor, seems enraptured.
But like Kathleen, Dylan isn't who he says he is. And before...
18) About that man
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How could the sensible daughter of Trinity Harbor's self-proclaimed patriarch have taken in the boy caught hot-wiring her car? Whether the boy is a modern-day Huck Finn or not, Trinity Harbor is in an uproar. But for Daisy Spencer, guiding the orphaned ten-year-old is easy, an escape from her own tragic past. She can ignore the town's nay-saying. The only real obstacle is&that man. That man is the boy's uncle, Walker Ames, a tough DC cop who sees...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the hit Virgin River series.
In this hilarious contemporary romance tale from Robyn Carr, readers are swept into a conflicted bride's whirlwind journey to the most chaotic wedding event of the year.
After her divorce, Charlene Dugan vowed never to get married again-a promise she has kept for twenty-five years. Until the fateful day she finds herself uttering the well-known phrase-"Let's get married!"
Almost...
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"Christine and her older brother, Henry, grew up in the Delaney family as loved and nurtured as if they had been born to it. Now adults, they are ready to make new lives for themselves. Henry has found love and is planning a wedding. Christine is delighted for her brother, but sill carries scars from a broken relationship. And the war in Europe causes uncertainty at every turn, while the Northland still calls to her heart. Amid this instability, more...