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In 1835 James Baldwin arrives to serve as Carolina's teacher, but of more importance, he is to court Carolina's beautiful older sister, Virginia. Will expectations--and Virginia's southern charm--elicit the hoped-for proposal? Or will James and Carolina dare to acknowledge the mutual interests and feelings growing between them?
2) Logan's lady
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"Rediscover this classic romance from bestselling author Tracie Peterson. Journey to Colorado with Lady Amelia Amhurst, who leaves her regal home in England to discover the beauty of America in 1875. Traveling with her father, sisters, and intended fiance, spoils the joy and adventure, until Amelia meets rugged Logan Reed, the party s guide to Estes Park, Colorado. Will the man and the land change Amelia s beliefs about life and love? Also included...
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
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As the Civil War rages across the land, two courageous young women embark on separate perilous missions ...Heading west on the Oregon Trail with he family's with her Thoroughbreds and a ragtag band of freed slaves, Jesselynn Highwood and her comanions are forced to separate from their wagon train and begin a new journey fraught with hardship and peril. Back East, while smuggling medical supplies, her sister Louisa and brother Zachary are captured...
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Laugh-Out-Loud Historical Fiction! Ruth Caldwell has always tried to live up to her mother's expectations of what a lady should be...often with less-than-impressive results. But when she's forced to journey west to meet the father she's never seen, Ruth hopes that this might be the place she'll finally fit in. But her arrival brings about more mayhem than even Ruth is used to. She soon meets Josh McCain, the son of her father's business partner, but...
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Thorndike Press
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2009.
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The "orphan train" seemed like small-town spinster Adelaide Crum's last chance to know the simple joys of family life. So many lost children, every one of them dreaming only of a caring home -- the home she longed to offer. And yet the narrow-minded town elders refused to entrust even the most desperate child to a woman alone... . Newspaperman Charles Graves believed his heart was closed forever, but he swore to stand by this lovely, lonely woman...
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Thorndike Press
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2009, 2008.
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She had made a solemn promise to see her younger sister to safety in California. But the endless journey across the frontier was proving a heartbreaking test of courage and endurance for Faith Beal. All she had to sustain her was her steadfast belief in a loving God -- and the guiding hand of a stranger who truly seemed heaven-sent. Connell McClain was her selfless guardian as their wagon train slowly made its way west, and Faith felt the first tender...
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Thorndike Press
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2009.
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Amid the splendors and miseries of the Gilded Age Neala Shaw suddenly found herself entirely alone. The innocent young heiress - penniless now - had no choice but to face her family's fatal legacy of secrets and lies. And as she fled from a ruthless killer, nothing stood between her and certain death but a man unlike any she had ever known....
Grayson Faulkner's years as a detective and bounty hunter had marked him forever, leading him far from his...
12) Wagered heart
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When Bethany Silverton left the genteel life of Miss Henderson's School for Young Ladies back in Philadelphia for the raw frontier town of Sweetwater, Montana, she had no idea how much she would enjoy the freedom and danger of this wild country. A conservative preacher's daughter, Bethany can't resist the challenge of charming the most attractive cowboy in town into attending her father's new church. She never dreamed that the cowboy would charm the...
13) A kiss for Cade
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An enriching story following the dedication of two separated souls and the power it takes to unite them. Cade Kolby left Zoe Bradshaw in their small Kansas town to become the most feared bounty hunter in the territory. Now Zoe needs him, and she is forced to mother his late sister's children. She sends him a message ... Come home. But the local folk know what's best for this unruly hero and the lady he left behind - even if he doesn't. And they will...
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Thorndike Press
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2009.
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U.S. Marshal Trey Scott is fixin' to walk down the aisle just as soon as his bride-to-be agrees to say "I do." Katherine Taylor's five-year-old sister and an orphanage full of children are depending on her. So why won't she marry him to save her tarnished reputation? Granted, Trey isn't willing to abandon his quest to avenge his first wife's murder. His name alone will protect her until he returns, but Katherine thinks he should leave vengeance to...
15) Outlaw's bride
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Falsely convicted of bank robbery, drifter Johnny is sent to a rehabilitation program in the home of a California judge. He plans to be a model prisoner, get released early, and resume his mission to kill the man who wiped out his family fifteen years ago. He hadn't planned on Ragan, the judge's beautiful housekeeper. Can Johnny let go of his anger and embrace a new life?
18) Her abundant joy
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In 1846, young widow Mariel survived the grueling voyage from Germany to start a new life in the "promised" land of Texas. Forced by circumstances to become a servant, Mariel is now determined to leave her harsh master. But how can a single woman face the frontier on her own? Texas Ranger Carson Quinn is responsible for leading Mariel's party of immigrants safely through Comanche territory. As he watches Mariel, he knows he will do anything to protect...
19) Maid to match
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2010.
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"From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman. When Tillie is enlisted to help tame Mack's rugged behavior by tutoring him in the ways of refined society, the resulting sparks threaten Tillie's But the stakes rise even higher when Mack and Tillie become entangled in a cover-up at the town orphanage. They could both lose their...jobs and their hearts"--Cover...
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For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, debutante Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. But when a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is, and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it's not just her heart at stake-- the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.
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