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An Unfamiliar Duke by Sian Ann Bessey
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt eleven years of age, Rosalind Ainsworth was convinced that Sebastian Lumley, the future Duke of Kelbrook, was the most odious young man she’d ever met. And ten years later, after having had no contact with the nobleman in the intervening time, her opinion of him has not changed. Unfortunately, neither has the marriage contract their fathers signed soon after her birth...Categorized as:
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A Provision for Love by Heather Chapman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe only place Ivy Linfield feels truly uninhibited is within the walls and gardens of Bridgestone. There, she is free of society's expectations and her worries of the future. With the death of Lord Percival Barrington, the only grandfather figure she's ever known, Ivy is torn between the grief of losing him and her beloved summer home...Categorized as:
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A Lord of Many Masks by Jessica Scarlett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor her, love is a dream. For him, it’s a dagger—to be used when it suits him. Eliza Wycliffe has always dreamed of falling in love. But when her mother reveals a secret that threatens her inheritance, Eliza realizes she must secure her future and marry before her Season ends—with or without love...Categorized as:
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Never Doubt a Duke by Regina Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter spending the last ten years following her late husband on campaign, the irrepressible Jane Kimball finds herself badly in need of a position to support herself. Marriage holds no appeal; she’s not likely to find a husband like her Jimmy again...Categorized as:
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I Never Knew Myself: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Bennet is living a lie.She’s known since she was fifteen that she isn't truly a Bennet, but who is she? Are the people and places that appear in her dreams just a sign of her active imagination, or are they memories of her true family? Could the stories she'd told Jane when they were children not be stories at all?Fitzwilliam Darcy is reliving a nightmare...Categorized as:
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An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Johnny Fletcher is exactly where he wants to be - a Fellow at Cambridge, with a lifetime of scholarly pursuits in front of him. He’s not allowed to marry, but he has no need for a wife when he has his books for company...Categorized as:
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Stranger at the Grove by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn estranged brother is forced to return to his home and face up to his past.Malcolm Gage walked out of his brother’s life sixteen years ago when they both wanted to marry the same woman. Malcolm lost that battle, and he’s never forgiven his brother for it, preferring to live in poverty as a schoolmaster rather than swallow his pride and go home...Categorized as:
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The Captain's Confidant: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn accidental letter, a long-lost love, and a slew of secrets.For as long as Bridget Northcott can remember, she has loved her brother's closest friend, Colin Foster. She loved him long before he grew up, became Captain Foster, and long before he left her behind for a life at sea...Categorized as:
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The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis new challenge: Keep himself from falling in love again at all costs.At odds with love, Matthew Northcott has firmly decided that he will never marry, much to the dismay of his relatives...and nearly every young lady he meets. Rather than seek a marriage for himself, he attempts to find matches for others, grateful to see that love is not entirely cruel—just cruel to him...Categorized as:
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The Art of Victory by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDiana Donovan was raised aboard a naval ship on a steady diet of war strategy, so when her orphaned friend, Lucy, is denied a perfectly respectable love match by her controlling guardian, Diana sees an opportunity to put her battle knowledge to use in service of a deserving friend.But Marmaduke Russell is not the middle-aged curmudgeon Diana is expecting...Categorized as:
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Stolen by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaith-Filled Fiction at Its Best! Denver, 1910: Stolen continues to chronicle the lives of Rose Thoresen, her daughter, Joy Thoresen Michaels, and those who live at Palmer House—a most extraordinary refuge for young women rescued from prostitution. The opening of Stolen finds young Mei-Xing safely returned to her friends and family at Palmer House...Categorized as:
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With Love, Louisa by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn innocent letter is only dangerous when it falls into the wrong hands.Louisa Rosemeyer is a lady with no money, no parents, and, regrettably, no husband. Left with no place to go, she writes a letter to her aunt, Mrs. Irwin, asking for an invitation to live with her. Ever cautious and optimistic, Louisa hopes the trip will bring the new beginning she has been searching for...Categorized as:
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A Summer Game by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Angie Fletcher is the lively, mischievous daughter of the family. All she wants in her life is music and dancing, plenty of pretty new bonnets, and perhaps just the occasional trick played on her tolerant family... -
The Reluctant Marquess: The Duke's Daughters - Prequel by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the love of a good woman change a man? The Reluctant Marquess - The Duke's Daughters Prequel Marquess Hugh Seaworth is far too busy enjoying himself in London to think about matrimony. Despite being next in line to a Dukedom, Hugh wants to get as much enjoyment out of life as he can before he is forced to settle down...Categorized as:
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The Secret Admirer of an Extraordinary Lady: A Historical Regency Romance Book by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLydia Gibbs is much more interested in drawing beautiful dresses than settling for something less than a fairytale love. But when she unexpectedly starts receiving anonymous letters from a secret admirer, she begins to dream of a love she never knew she could have...Categorized as:
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A Christmas Betrothal by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Michael Plummer has never forgotten the woman he fell passionately in love with a few years ago...Categorized as:
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In Pursuit of the Painter by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when a monstrous debutante meets a fierce apprentice painter? War.If there’s one thing Michael Cavinder can’t abide, it’s vanity. As the son of an artist, he has seen a great deal of it from his father's clients. When Miss Patience Hansford, clearly fresh from London society, demands a portrait from Michael’s ailing father, she offers payment that their family desperately needs...Categorized as:
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The Highwayman's Letter by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe waylays her carriage and runs off with her property. Can she keep him from stealing her heart as well?By day, Reginald Sinclair works in the post office, but by night, he is the increasingly infamous Paladin, the gallant highwayman making young women swoon all over Somerset...Categorized as:
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Penelope and the Wicked Duke by Sofi Laporte
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA princess in disguise. A charming lord. A quest for true love.Half-Indian, orphaned and abandoned......Penelope Reid is done waiting for love.Masquerading as a boy, she ventures to London to search for the man she’s loved her entire life: her elusive guardian, who’s all but forgotten she even exists. But proving her mettle in the bewildering world of men turns out to be a challenge...Categorized as:
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The Last Eligible Bachelor: A Regency Romance by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA ruse can only last so long… Tillie Sherbrooke was born a lady, but lost her place in society by her father’s folly. Quiet, resourceful, and loyal, she now makes the perfect lady’s maid for her mistress Sophia. When Sophia's parents give her no choice but to travel across England to be matched with a mysterious young bachelor, Mr...Categorized as:
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A Dash of Romance by Paullett Golden
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWith quills and fantasies, they write their future.Percival Randall lives an uncomplicated life of luxury, as he likes it. Not even an ultimatum requiring marriage can tip the scales. A conniving young lady who compromises his name to force a betrothal, however, is an impediment to happiness Percival must confront.Abigail Walsley dreams of publishing novels rather than marrying dashing heroes...Categorized as:
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The Duke's Refuge by Lorri Dudley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen love comes in a tempest, who knew it would wear pink? Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father...Categorized as:
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Yellow Rose Trilogy 3 In 1 Collection: Every Little Thing About You, A Texas Sky, City Girl by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree in one...Categorized as:
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The Redemption of the Puzzling Governess: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance by Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is her last chance. And she will protect him at any cost... Tormented by his guilt over the past, Mark Collingridge, the Earl of Dulshire, is blind to the danger that circles him closer and closer. Only one person can see the imminent threat: Delia Caulfield, his daughter’s new governess, who has confused him so much with the unexpected feelings she has awoken inside him...Categorized as:
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A Cowboy to Save Esmeralda: A Christian Historical Romance Novel (Colorado Reborn) by Chloe Carley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIntroducing the "A Cowboy to Save Esmeralda" Novel - Discover NOW the New Stand-Alone Christian Romance Book by Chloe Carley! Inspirational — Mystery — With Bible Verses Esmeralda DeSantos has lost her beloved mother and her home in Denver. The lovely 18-year-old now finds herself alone in the world except for her strange, silent Aunt Maria...Categorized as:
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Faltered Beginnings by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Christian Historical Western Romance Mary Beth arrives at the Eastman ranch planning to marry Lex Willis. To her dismay Lex is already married to Iris the love of his life. Mary Beth then confesses she’d been attacked by the same man who tried to attack Iris in Button Hills Texas. Mary Beth also struggles with forgiveness and searches for the answer... -
A Second Chance for the Tormented Lady: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Abby Ayles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say the darkest hours are just before the dawn. Now, her sun is about to rise again, ignited by his love. It was only a year ago that Frederica Chaput was rescued from her seemingly endless misery by her brother and his wife...Categorized as:
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The Vexatious Widow by Michelle Pennington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA most unlikely temptation. Mrs. Joanna Thorne infinitely prefers being a wealthy widow to being a miserable wife, but she is constantly swarmed by suitors with eager, insincere compliments. Fortunately, she has become quite adept at handling fortune hunters. When she meets Lord Tyndall at her friends’ house party, she knows she can help him thwart the charming rascal pursuing his niece...Categorized as:
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A White Rose for the Marquess by Fanny Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bush of white roses there once was, and she was the fairest of them all. Then that cold winter came and wiped them all away, leaving her alone against a monster… until he comes, and he is not afraid of her thorns... After losing her family in a terrible accident, Gwendoline Hathaway becomes a servant in her cruel aunt’s home...Categorized as:
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Redeeming the Prodigal by Jodi Basye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA soiled dove at rock bottom. A mountain man broken and lonely. Can an unexpected encounter be their second chance at love?Jo Bradford never thought she’d end up a fallen woman in a mining-town brothel.But after running away from a family who loves her and falling into the clutches of a sinister outlaw, Jo found herself left with a devastating choice. Starvation or prostitution...Categorized as:
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Her Unexpected Courtship by Megan Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabel Reed has promised to marry for love. At present her heart belongs to the one companion she knows accepts all her eccentricities—her horse. So when her older brother threatens to trade the animal on a whim, Isabel must force aside her progressive beliefs and bargain to entertain her brother's flirtatious, albeit handsome, friend Lucas Ashcroft in exchange for keeping her horse...Categorized as:
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Lily For My Enemy: A Lockhart Sweet Regency Romance by L.G. Rollins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's from Lords. She sides with Commons.Watch out London, sparks will fly.Felix Lockhart is tired of balls, tired of musicales, and most especially tired of society only seeing him as the heir apparent to a powerful seat in Lords. Then, one evening he meets the witty Jocelyn Hunt—perhaps the only young lady in London who isn’t impressed with him...Categorized as:
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A Foolish Game: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Isabella Beauchamp is beautiful, clever and rich. But she is not happy with the restrictions that Society has placed upon her. She is determined to prove that she can be so much more than what people expect her to be, even if it means that she is destined to become a spinster...Categorized as:
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Brighton Rescue: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laraba Kendig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth comes face to face with her greatest fear. Will she find happiness or will her entire family be ruined?Elizabeth Bennet is shocked to discover that her foolish sister Lydia is in love with the rakish George Wickham and has plans to elope with him. To Elizabeth’s surprise and dismay, her uncle enlists the help of Fitzwilliam Darcy to prevent this disaster...Categorized as:
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Dukes to Fall in Love With by Bridget Barton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree of my best-selling Regency romance stories! Combined the three books have more than 1,000 positive reviews on Amazon and have been downloaded over 100,000 times! Delightful romances full of emotion, drama, action, plot twists, and of course, love! A Beauty for the Scarred Duke When the Earl of Upperton sells his daughter off as a bride for the disfigured Duke, Isabella has never been...Categorized as:
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Evangeline and the Strait-Laced Rake: A Cautionary Tale from Hertfordshire by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvangeline has come to Fernsby Hall to host a house party, not to fall in love with an old friend...Beautiful, vivacious, and extremely wealthy, the widowed countess, Evangeline Payne, may take every opportunity to entertain herself that she wishes. Her favorite pastime? Refusing ever offer of marriage that comes her way...Categorized as:
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Romancing the Artist by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline Clapham isn’t a world renown artist—she’s simply a farmer’s daughter possessed of natural talent with a paintbrush. Talent that her mentor, the Countess of Inglewood, is happy to foster for a summer at her beautiful seaside estate...Categorized as:
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No Lady for the Lord by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was only supposed to care for his wards…not fall in love with him. He was a carefree rogue… Lord Ronan Brockman had a perfect life. Handsome, wealthy, and beholden to no one, he was charmed. But that was before he was unexpectedly named guardian to two young girls—and before he met their fascinating governess. Acting on his attraction to the witty beauty would be utter madness...Categorized as:
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Letty's Last Love by Amanda Panhorst
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe is in desperate need of a wife. She is accepting someone else. Will one summer be enough to change her mind?James Hammond is in a bind. To fulfill the dictates of his late cousin’s will, he must provide a London season for his new ward, Belinda. An easy thing to do with his fashionable, London-loving wife, if only she hadn’t died right before his cousin...Categorized as:
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A Forgiving Heart by Kasey Stockton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInheriting a home near two eligible bachelors seems like a dream come true. But which man deserves her trust—or her heart? Kate Kingston wants nothing more than to instill her love of art into the hearts of her pupils, but when a solicitor arrives to inform her that her uncle died and she inherited his estate, she is hesitant to leave the comfortable life she has developed... -
The Dishonorable Miss Delancey by Carolyn Miller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill a damaged reputation and desire for society's approval thwart the legacy of grace? Tainted by scandal and forced to leave London for the quieter Brighton countryside, the Honorable Miss Clara DeLancey is a shadow of her former society self. She's lost the man she loved to another and, in a culture that has no patience for self-pity, is struggling with depression...Categorized as:
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Miss Hayes by Jenny Hambly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven years ago, Miss Hayes’ world was turned upside down when she lost her father, her betrothed, and any prospect of a comfortable future. Too proud to live upon the charity of others, she became a teacher at Miss Wolfraston’s Seminary for Young Ladies.She has no wish to re-enter the society that turned its back on her... -
The Christmas Heirloom: Four Holiday Novellas of Love through the Generations by Karen Witemeyer, Kristi Ann Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Kristi Ann Hunter's "Legacy of Love," Sarah Gooding never suspected returning a brooch to an elderly woman would lead to a job . . . and introduce her to the woman's grandson, a man far above her station.In Karen Witemeyer's "Gift of the Heart," widow Ruth Albright uses the family brooch as collateral for a loan from the local banker...Categorized as:
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Sir Andrew and the Authoress by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Josephine, the duke's eldest daughter, has a secret. When her brother's horrid best friend discovers what she's been hiding up in the castle tower, she has no choice but to take him into her confidence.As the daughter of a duke, Lady Josephine has a long list of responsibilities, and an even longer list of things she must never do to dishonor the family name...Categorized as:
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Courting the Vicar's Daughter by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA gentleman lacking direction and a vicar's daughter full of conviction have little in common. But as their friendship grows, so do deeper feelings.Harry Devon, son of a wealthy gentleman who cared more for money than his family, has returned to the family estate at last...Categorized as:
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The Reluctant Guardian by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBaldwin, the Viscount of Mountgarret, was content with his life. Unexpectedly, his childhood friend dies, leaving him his most prized treasures: his two young daughters. Baldwin’s priorities begin to shift as he arrives home and meets his wards’ infuriatingly stubborn governess. His interest is piqued by the mystery surrounding her, but she’s only a governess. He certainly can’t pursue her...Categorized as:
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The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter by Lawana Blackwell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove is in the air. As the wedding of Julia Hollis and Vicar Andrew Phelps approaches, the quaint English village is caught up in a stir of excitement and the promise of an event to remember. Andrew's daughter Elizabeth is being courted by a handsome young curate. But the man she once loved suddenly appears at her door, wanting to prove he's now worthy of her affection...Categorized as:
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The Jack of All Trades by M.A. Nichols
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn heiress looking to escape. A gentleman searching for purpose. Together they may just find love.Felicity Barrows is no fool, though the fortune hunters pestering her must believe differently...Categorized as:
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The Two Bells of Christmas by Joanna Barker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas is the perfect time to fall in love—unless you’re pretending to be your twin sister.Cassandra Bell is happy to stay in the shadow of her poised and proper twin sister. After all, her only goal for the Hastings’ Christmas house party is to not make a complete fool of herself. Vivian, however, has much higher aspirations—her heart is set on a proposal from the eligible Mr...Categorized as:
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Hannah's Choice by Jan Drexler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHannah Yoder loves her quiet life on the banks of the Conestoga Creek. In 1842, this corner of Lancaster County is settled and peaceful--yet problems lurk beneath the placid faade. Hannah's father worries about the spread of liberal ideas from their Mennonite and Brethren neighbors. And Hannah blames herself for a tragedy that struck their home nine years ago...
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