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London,1866 - Dr. Barnabus Milligan has always felt called to help people, whether that means setting a broken bone or rescuing the impoverished women of London from their desperate lives on the streets as part of his work with the Dread Penny Society.Three years ago, he helped rescue Gemma Kincaid by marrying her in secret to protect her from her family, notorious grave robbers who were intent on keeping her working in the trade. But their unconventional...
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When Vanessa meets Tony on a camping trip in Hickory Run State Park, she's not looking for love. She's already engaged to Collin, a man who checks everything on her list: smart, handsome, and a Christian. When, against Collin's wishes, she signs up for a Biblical Greek class, Tony inspires her, and a deep friendship develops between them. As she finds her voice, she begins to yearn for a different future than the one she had planned. Are her doubts...
5) Summer rush
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A Katama Bay volume 12
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Thousands of miles away, in the heart of Venice, a secret is exposed that will change the lives of the women of Martha's Vineyard forever.
Jack Potter has been dead for nearly two years when Janine receives word from his lawyer, explaining that Jack's biological mother passed away in her home in Italy. She's left a will.
With Alyssa and Maggie both pregnant, Janine sees this trip to Italy as a final family vacation before everything changes. But...
6) Lake season
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Bluebell Inn volume 1
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When their parents die in a tragic accident, Molly Bennett and her siblings pull together to fulfill their parents dream of turning their historic North Carolina home back into an inn.
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Mia Roper isn't a typical nineteenth-century woman. Refusing to pass up the hard-won opportunity to prove herself as a journalist, she left Hillsdale, Michigan, hoping in vain that Ayden Goswell would follow her to Boston. When the train bringing her back for her first major story crashes in a snowstorm outside town, Mia is stranded. Not even the survival of a fellow passenger, a toddler, can ease her heart's sudden ache at seeing Ayden, now a history...
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With a hit out on her live, Samantha Herndon escapes to the one place she knows she will be safe--her Amish grandmother's empty home. But when a tornado flings her car into Micah King's field, her plans for solitary refuge end. The Amish bachelor knows the Englischer is trouble, but he's falling for her anyway.
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Step into a world of witty banter and romantic misunderstandings in P. G. Wodehouse's classic comedy, "A Damsel in Distress."
From the bustling streets of London to the charming manor of Belpher Castle, this delightful tale whisks you away on a rollercoaster of mishaps and merrymaking. Meet George Bevan, a lovelorn American composer, and Lady Maud Marsh, a spirited damsel yearning for adventure. When fate throws them together in a taxi cab, a...
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The Last Chronicle of Barset is a novel by Anthony Trollope, published in 1867. It is the final book of a series of six, often referred to collectively as the Chronicles of Barsetshire. The Last Chronicle of Barset concerns an indigent but learned clergyman, the Reverend Josiah Crawley, the perpetual curate of Hogglestock, who stands accused of stealing a cheque. The novel is notable for the non-resolution of a plot continued from the previous novel...
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Jeremy Garnet is an author from England. In hopes of writing his work-in-progress in peace, Garnet attempts to leave town when he hears that his old friend, Ukridge visits with his new wife, Millie. However, his escape plan is unrealized when Ukridge and Millie quickly seek him out. Though Garnet just wants a peaceful place to finish his novel, Ukridge attempts to entice him with a get-rich-quick scheme that involves selling farm fresh eggs. Hoping...
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Nothing interests Sarah Purcell more than the volcanoes she studies until she meets Dr. Cullen Gray. Maybe that's why she marries him two days later. Illogical, yes, but nothing has ever felt so right. As the honeymoon period ends and real life sets in, everything falls apart. A year after their separation, when Sarah is injured, she's shocked, when Cullen shows up to help.
Even though Cullen's still hurting from their breakup, Sarah has no one else....
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The Great British Baking Show meets a cozy mystery with a contemporary romance and a Regency-era twist When Claire Walker is selected to be a contestant on the immensely popular cooking show, Britian's Battle of the Bakers, she is thrilled. She can't wait to spend eight enchanting weeks baking at the picturesque estate of Blackfirth Park. She can almost smell the fresh pastries wafting through the air as she and her fellow contestants use historical...
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Lavender tides volume 2
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The dangerous beauty of Lavender Tides is harboring secrets that reach around the world. Ellie Blackmore is making a name for herself as a house flipper. But when her sister Mackenzie disappears, Ellie can't focus on anything but uncovering what happened. Her only clue is the bloodstain on the deck of Mackenzie's boat. Ellie knows her sister isn't on the best of terms with her ex-husband, Jason, but he wouldn't kill her--would he? Coast Guard intelligence...
16) Precious Bane
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Precious Bane won the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse Prize. In 1957 and 1989 it was made into a BBC television drama. The story is narrated by the central character Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a harelip. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives her inner beauty but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Prue is wrongly accused of murder and only one man can save her and take her away to the happiness she believes she can never possess...
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Colby St. James loved Christmas, and her Rapid City, SD, Bed & Breakfast was booked for the season. Her guests loved the homey feel of her establishment and seeing them happy made the season even more merry and bright. When her last guest showed up late during an early snowfall, she welcomed him warmly, getting the surprise of her life.
Christian Hawke decided it was time to take a vacation and clear the air once and for all between himself and...
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Landscape artist Arabella St. Claire lacks the one thing every artist seems to lack-having enough time to paint. It might be the twenty-first century, but Arabella's family expects her to marry a man she has no interest in. Accustomed to spending time alone, her world tilts on its axis when she meets Samuel Lewis.
Stuck in the small town of Whiskey Springs for two weeks, airplane pilot Samuel Lewis finds himself drawn not only to the peaceful...
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With each patchwork quilt, she seeks to heal broken hearts . . . Rebecca Mills doesn't create her beautiful quilts to keep busy; she needs to make them. Piecing the intricate designs gives her purpose, providing comfort to those who receive them and relieving her deep-seated guilt-if only for a little while. When her emotionally detached foster brother, Ben Daly, returns to York Harbor, Maine, he reopens old wounds, creating a pattern of pain and...
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A lonely old man in early nineteenth-century London hits upon the idea of inviting acquaintances over to read their manuscripts together. The friends gather one night a week between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., and with the formation of their fictional literary club, Charles Dickens launched Master Humphrey's Clock, a weekly periodical that he published from 1840 to 1841.
Recounted with the author's customary flair for humor and pathos, the tales range from...
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