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Bestselling novelist Tracie Peterson joins Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, and Jen Turano in this collection of four novellas, each featuring a Harvey Girl heroine. From Kansas to Texas, the Grand Canyon to New Mexico, the stories cross the country with tales of sweet romance and entertaining history. In Karen Witemeyer's "More Than a Pretty Face," a young woman works her hardest to escape poor choices from her youth. Tracie Peterson offers "A Flood...
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Through all of life's trials and tribulation, how do we hold things together instead of drowning in our tears? We go to the place that taught us to fear less and forbear. The place where comfort came from prayer and taking leaps of faith were encouraged. Front Porch Love reminds me that the home I grew up in was a place to relent and always find mama and God.
As my life spins out of control, I give the reigns to God. When we let Him lead the way,...
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Coming of age in rural Pennsylvania in the late 1940s, Rhue slides into a heart-warming romance with Thomas when her younger brother Hank, who is considered "odd," makes a connection with recent widower George following the death of his wife and life-long love Maggie. Rhue hesitantly becomes a party to this connection and begins to dislike Maggie when she laments the time that already slipped by without the opportunity to know George because of Maggie's...
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[2015]
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"A memoir by a young woman who travels to France to uncover the truth about her grandparents' mysterious and irrevocable estrangement and pieces together the extraordinary story of their wartime experiences"--Provided by publisher.
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Constructed in 1651, the Dwight-Derby House stands as the centerpiece of the Medfield town common and at the heart of the town's history. Contained within the walls of this 350-year-old time capsule are the stories of two prominent families: the Dwights and the Derbys--united in their deep connection to the home. To this day, the house remains a testament to the dedication and fortitude of the community, which banded together and succeeded in preserving...
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"Karen Grassle, the beloved actress who played Ma on Little House on the Prairie, grew up at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in a family where love was plentiful but alcohol wreaked havoc. In this candid memoir, Grassle reveals her journey to succeed as an actress even as she struggles to overcome depression, combat her own dependence on alcohol, and find true love. With humor and hard-won wisdom, Grassle takes readers on an inspiring journey through...
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Travellan...Her father's ancient Cornish home is the only constant in Jennie Veryan's young life, and Mark Curnow is her only love-though it seems she must lose them both. A proud and old family, the Veryans break up her romance with the land agent's son, for Jennie is the heiress to the estate.
Or so it seems. In 1950 an incredible rumour draws Jennie to Singapore, scene of her father's disappearance in the maelstrom of the Japanese occupation....
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House of Miracles is about love-the romantic love of days gone by, first love, unrequited love, and the fragile intimacies of a couple living in the last part of the twentieth century. In these delightful, at times unsettling stories, we meet two very different women: baby boomer Janet MacDonald, who, despite a blossoming career in San Francisco, feels sure that she is cursed, and her elderly, eccentric neighbor, Mrs. von Meurs. When Janet's relationship...
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Germany ruthlessly invades Russia during WW II, killing and capturing millions of soldiers in a matter of days. During this brutal invasion, countless untold stories of heroics unfold across Mother Russia. Follow the lives of three Russian war heroes as Russia struggles to repel the Nazis. In the battle for Stalingrad, a common Russian soldier leads his platoon of men in the defense of an apartment building, withstanding daily attacks over the course...
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House of Fire shows that thirty years of breaking free from a cycle of violence was not enough to prepare Elizabeth di Grazia for the trials of starting her own family. Growing up in the 1970s, she suffered repeated sexual abuse, incest, and neglect. Although in the Catholic church, she was forced to have a hushed-up abortion at the age of fourteen. Within a year she was pregnant again, by another brother. Di Grazia gave birth to a son who was quickly...
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A Very Fine House is an intimate memoir of a mother's Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter's descent into meth addiction and crime. Bright and beautiful, Annie is an unlikely candidate for meth. Living fast and hard on the streets of Bend, Oregon, she commits crimes against herself, the community, and her own family. The author chronicles her child's addiction in a way that other writers have not written about addiction. What...
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Three sizzling tales from three bestselling authors Love Won't Wait Lori Foster Brendan "Brick" Carlisle is used to women falling at his feet, so shy waitress Merrily Loveland is a breath of fresh air, and an irresistible challenge. But before he can make his move, Merrily comes to him with an offer he can't refuse. If only their "no-strings" pact didn't leave him wanting so much more. Beach House Beginnings Christie Ridgway She might have avoided...
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Michael has lived with his Thai wife in Thailand for twelve years and Spain for two, but failed to get her a residence permit for the UK. She was sent back to Thailand and he moved back to his home town of Barry in South Wales to try to 'get her from the inside. The chances are slim, and he sinks ever deeper into despair, even sleeping on the beach to save money. In truth, he starts to lose his mind with worry and loneliness. He won't even go to his...
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Dizzy with grief after a shattering breakup, Kristen did what any sensible thirty-nine-year-old woman would do: she fled, abandoning her well-ordered life in metropolitan Boston and impulsively relocating to a college town in North Carolina to start anew with a freshly divorced southerner. Dismissing the neon signs that flashed Rebound Relationship, Kristen was charmed by the host of contrasts with her new beau. He loved hunting and country music,...
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A tale of leadership in a class of its own, House on Fire!, winner of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award, moves past tips and techniques to uncover the heart of leadership transformation that occurs when people see differently and serve differently.
House on Fire! follows Sophie, a young investigative journalist searching for answers whose sources for a story on leadership principles in a high-purpose organization get mixed up in a series of...
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Hi5 House volume 2
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What do you love about your home? Today Hi-5 are organising and displaying all of their favourite things in their new rooms!
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Three people are brutally axe-murdered-on a sailboat in the open ocean. The surviving passengers must tread the decks carefully-because the murderer is still aboard! Mary Roberts Rinehart's chilling 1914 novel of romance and suspense, ripped from the headlines of the day, still has the power to hold readers spellbound in its grip.
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