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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAlaska, 1974.Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier... -
![The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows]()
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 87 ratingsA remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.“Treat yourself to this book, please - I can’t recommend it highly enough.” (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love)“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers...Categorized as:
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![Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLOVE IN A STRANGER'S EYES...ELLYIn town, they called her "Crazy Widow Dinsmore." But Elly was no stranger to their ridicule--she had been an outsider all her life, growing up in a boarded-up old house under the strict eye of her eccentric grandparents. Now she was all alone, with two little boys to raise, and a third child on the way... -
![The Last Chance Cowboy by Jody Hedlund]()
The Last Chance Cowboy by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a midwife, Catherine Remington is successful in bringing new life into the world, but she's failed one too many times in finding true love. When she's accused of a murder she didn't commit, she's forced to flee and decides to run away to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish to deliver a newborn infant to his father.The repentant prodigal Dylan McQuaid is finally back in Fairplay... -
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![Dusk's Darkest Shores (Regency Wallflowers) by Carolyn Miller]()
Dusk's Darkest Shores (Regency Wallflowers) by Carolyn Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can a meek wallflower help a returning war hero whose dreams are plunged into darkness?Mary Bloomfield has no illusions. Her chances for matrimony have long since passed her by. Still, her circumstances are pleasant enough, especially now that she has found purpose in assisting her father with his medical practice in England's beautiful Lake District. Even without love, it's a peaceful life... -
![Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath]()
Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter refusing to fight for the Confederacy, Clayton was spurned by everyone in his hometown of Cedar Grove. To Meg, who lost her husbands and brothers in the war, Clay's presence was a constant offense. As punishment, Meg commissioned Clay to create a memorial for the town's war heroes. But as she spent months watching him, Meg's feelings began to change... -
![The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena B. Miller]()
The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena B. Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Civil War has ended, but in Katie Calloway's Georgia home conflict still rages. To protect herself and her young brother from her violent and unstable husband, she flees north, finding anonymity and sanctuary as the cook in a Northwoods lumber camp... -
![Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox]()
Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s 1946, and the dust of World War Two has just begun to settle. When famous archaeologist Rufus Denby returns to London, his life and reputation are as devastated as the city around him.He’s used to the most glamorous of excavations, but can’t turn down the offer of a job in rural Sussex. It’s a refuge, and the only means left to him of scraping a living... -
![Poppy: Bride of Alaska by Cassie Hayes]()
Poppy: Bride of Alaska by Cassie Hayes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPoppy: Bride of Alaska is #49 in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series. She wants a new life. He wants his old one back. They need each other to make it happen. Power, prestige, wealth. Life was good for Matthew Turner, until his family was swindled out of their fortune. Now he must hunt down the man responsible to recover his inheritance... -
![Semper Fi by Keira Andrews]()
Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe war is over. The battle for love has just begun.As Marines, Cal and Jim depended on each other to survive bloodshed and despair in the Pacific. Relieved to put the horrors of war behind him, Jim went home to his apple orchard and a quiet life with his wife and children... -
![Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian]()
Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA jaded spy and a shell shocked country doctor team up to solve a murder in postwar England. James Sommers returned from the war with his nerves in tatters. All he wants is to retreat to the quiet village of his childhood and enjoy the boring, predictable life of a country doctor... -
![A Texan's Luck by Jodi Thomas]()
A Texan's Luck by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCaptain Walker Larson received the shock of his life when a beautiful stranger boldly walked into his office—claiming to be his wife. His father may have bought Lacy Larson for him in a wife lottery, but Walker had no desire for a bride—even one as captivating as the one standing before him. So he promptly sent Lacy back to Cedar Point... -
![God's Handmaiden by Gilbert Morris]()
God's Handmaiden by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA historical and romantic adventure woven around the story of Florence Nightingale. Gervase Howard is in her mid-teens when her working-class mother dies and she must go to live with relatives in service to a wealthy, noble family, outside of London. While learning various jobs, she is drawn to the eldest son, Davis... -
![Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath]()
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsShe was his brother's bride...Arriving on the Fort Worth train, Miss Amelia Carson, mail-order bride, had never met Dallas Leigh, the Texan she promised to marry. The tall cowboy at the station wasn't Dallas. He was Houston, Dallas' brother, sent to escort her on the rugged three-week trek to the ranch where Dallas waited...Categorized as:
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![Yankee Wife by Linda Lael Miller]()
Yankee Wife by Linda Lael Miller
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a pretty spitfire who's down on her luck clashes with a stubborn man in search of a wife, sparks must turn to flames....A year after the Civil War, courageous former Union nurse Lydia McQuire was gamely scraping out an honest living. But now, as she said yes to marrying a stranger, her knees gave way with fear. Mr...Categorized as:
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![Christmas Homecoming by L.A. Witt]()
Christmas Homecoming by L.A. Witt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAugust 1939. Roger Miller and Jack O’Brien have been close since childhood. By the time they realize there’s more between them than friendship, Jack is leaving their sleepy Iowa town for college. But they console themselves knowing he’ll be home for Christmas. Right? It is Christmas before they see each other again, but that Christmas comes six years and a world war later... -
![Drummer Boy At Bull Run by Gilbert Morris]()
Drummer Boy At Bull Run by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollow good friends Leah Carter and Jeff Majors as they experience danger, intrigue, compassion, and love in these Civil War adventures... -
![The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni]()
The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe year is 1867, and seventeen-year-old Verity Boone is excited to return to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, the hometown she left when she was just a baby. Now she will finally meet the fiancé she knows only through letters! Soon, however, she discovers two strangely caged graves . . . and learns that one of them is her own mother’s...Categorized as:
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![Home by Nightfall by Alexis Harrington]()
Home by Nightfall by Alexis Harrington
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1918, Susannah Braddock is devastated by the news that her beloved husband, Riley, has been killed in battle in France. Heartbroken, she turns to Tanner Grenfell for support. Though technically the Braddocks’ hired hand, Tanner has been helping Susannah run the family horse farm since Riley shipped out, and he has become a true and trusted friend... -
![The Wedding Ring Quest by Carla Kelly]()
The Wedding Ring Quest by Carla Kelly
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSearching for a ring…finding a family! Penniless Mary Rennie knows she's lucky to have a home with relatives in Edinburgh, but she does crave more excitement in her life. So when her cousin's ring is lost in one of several fruitcakes heading around the country as gifts, Mary seizes the chance for adventure... -
![Between the Devil and Ian Eversea by Julie Anne Long]()
Between the Devil and Ian Eversea by Julie Anne Long
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe might look like an angel... The moment orphaned American heiress Titania “Tansy” Danforth arrives on English shores she cuts a swath through Sussex, enslaving hearts and stealing beaux. She knows she's destined for a spectacular titled marriage—but the only man who fascinates her couldn't be more infamous...or less interested. ...but it takes a devil to know one.. -
![The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson]()
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love and war that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set.East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England's brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful... -
![After the War Is Over by Jennifer Robson]()
After the War Is Over by Jennifer Robson
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns with her sweeping second novel—a tale of class, love, and freedom—in which a young woman must fnd her place in a world forever changed After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War... -
![The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls]()
The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beautiful, bittersweet WWI romance lights up an English village at Christmas with harrowing secrets, love lost and found, and the breathtaking power of forgiveness.Vivid and achingly real, Sally Nicholls’s latest historical romance explores the fallout from an unexpected pregnancy during the First World War. It’s Christmastime, 1919... -
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