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The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.In the 1930s, Stalin’s activists marched through the Soviet Union, espousing the greatness of collective farming. It was the first step in creating a man-made famine that, in Ukraine, stole almost 4 million lives...

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Trials and Tribulations by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
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The Spinster by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he’s killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town’s first library...

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Heart of Mine by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe makes love the grandest adventure on the frontier for the resistant darling of Eden, Colorado. Emma Brinkman is the most eligible bachelorette in town and staying that way. After learning twice that romance is a lie, she's focused only on making the mine she and her sisters inherited a booming success...

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The Girl From the Island by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
A world at war.One woman will risk everything.Another will uncover her story.1940: When the island of Guernsey is invaded by the Nazis, two sisters are determined to rebel in any way they can. But when forced to take in a German soldier, they are shocked to find a familiar face on their doorstep – a childhood friend who has now become their enemy...

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Come High Water by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Bridget O'Shea had sworn she'd never fall in love again. She had a hotel, The Black Swan, to operate alone, since her sisters - Catherine and Alice - had both married the previous year. And then there was Ella, her lovely baby daughter. The hotel and Ella took up all her time and energy...

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Redemption by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Geneva Garner's mind was fixed on survival, her unborn child, escaping out of Savannah, and getting away from the men in the white robes with hoods over their heads. Covered in dirt and smoke from the cellar where she took refuge when the Klan burned her plantation home, she fled on the first stagecoach headed north. She vowed never to trust a man again as long as there was breath in her body...

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The Silent Shield by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 35 ratings
Thrust into the heart of events threatening to rip her kingdom apart, young Trynne Kiskaddon will gain new powers and see old allies fall and new heroes rise as the battle for the kingdom and the lands beyond begins.Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne’s father begins in earnest...

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The Forsaken Throne by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 36 ratings
A devastating disaster has left the Forbidden Court in ashes, its fountains destroyed, and its magic at risk. It was destined as the site of Trynne Kiskaddon’s coronation as empress. Now, all Trynne can imagine is the roar of flames, the cries of Gahalatine’s people, and the smell of cinders in a city gone dark...

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For All Their Lives by Fern Michaels
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
From the wildly beloved bestselling author Fern Michaels, a haunting portrait of love and war—and the passionate woman swept into an epic of desire, heartbreak, and destiny. Casey Adams, a dedicated nurse, loses her heart overseas to idealistic officer Mac Carlin, the rebellious scion of a wealthy family. Then tragedy strikes...

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To Lie with Lions by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Having wrested his little son from his estranged wife, Nicholas embarks on a business trip to Iceland. As he confronts the challenges of the frozen wastelands, he runs up against his vengeful wife, whose secrets threaten to topple all Nicholas has achieved...

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The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Petra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful...

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Where Wind Meets Wave by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Drawn from Wyoming Territory for the first time in his life, Jake Costner sets off to find his destiny, leaving his love behind in Logan Meadows. NOVELLA Where Wind Meets Wave, Book 6 of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe, will keep you on the edge of your seat...

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Augusta by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Augusta "Gussie" Dulan is the only Dulan sister to make it all the way to California on the wagon train for brides. Each of her four sisters has taken off along the trail to marry up with a man they fell in love with and now Gussie is hoping to find a man to love here at the end of the trail...

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Orphan Train Christmas by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Kenny Clark knows Santa is magical and only he can find his family. Kathleen Collins fights poverty and desperation every day in her bid to find new homes for the orphans of New York...

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Bourne by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
· 17 ratings
BOURNE picks up right where TORRENT left off...Find out what has happened to men returning from the battle, gravely wounded, to the Betarrinis, fighting for the men they love, and just who is hunting them next..

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Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
· 17 ratings
Lia struggles to overcome the fear that constant battle has heaped upon her; Gabi and Marcello face an unexpected crisis; and Lord Greco just may be ready to leave the grief and loss of his past behind him, so that he might grab hold of the future..

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The Sheriff's Mail Order Rescue by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Love is perilous – and that’s before you involve bandits and kidnapping.After five years of being the town’s sheriff, Matt Hanson is well and truly settled into his life in Iron Creek.Sure, there are still challenges, like the bandits that are occupying the nearby mountains, but Matt is content with his life in this small town...

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Cora's Courage by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Christian Historical Western Romance Cora feels indebted to Eddie Connor who saves her and her baby Esther. She travels on the treacherous Oregon Trail with him. He's not such a hero after all. She works hard yet he criticizes everything she does. He seems a bit crazy...

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Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship...

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Garnet by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Garnet Diana Dulan swung open the doors of the Silver Dollar Saloon, sucked up a lunch full of cigar smoke, and listened intently to the sounds of men playing poker and the scrape of boots across the wooden floor; she felt right at home. After just minutes inside the doors of the saloon she knew she'd made the right decision to leave her sisters and the wagon train of brides heading to California...

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Emma's Folly by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Emma Maureen Cummins is fleeing from an overbearing father and the prospect of a loveless marriage in Atlanta, Georgia. She's intrigued by stories of the Oklahoma land rush the previous year, 1889, and buys a train ticket to Oklahoma. After all, that's where the excitement is...

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Seeing the Elephant by Leah Banicki
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
After three long years of separation Corinne Temple is heading West to see her father again. She marries Andrew Temple the day she leaves for the Oregon Trail. He is a family friend but far from friendly. Her third generation knowledge of healing herbs makes her an asset to the wagon train but her husband's iron grip leaves Corinne confused and angry...

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The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.Japan, 1957...

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Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime. She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction… As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich...

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Wilder than the Rest by Shirleen Davies
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
“A captivating historical western romance set in the burgeoning and treacherous city of San Francisco. Go along for the ride in this gripping story that seizes your attention from the very first page.” “If you’re a reader who wants to discover an entire family of characters you can fall in love with, this is the series for you...

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West Winds of Wyoming by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
In Book Three of the Prairie Hearts series by USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe, two broken hearts just might find a second chance at love. When widower Charlie Rose shows up looking for work at the struggling Cotton Ranch, no one knows he’s secretly trying to outrun trouble—and he intends to keep it that way...

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With You Always by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
A Riveting Look at the Orphan Train from Historical Novelist Jody Hedlund When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls...

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Winter Winds of Wyoming by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe invites you back to Logan Meadows for a rousing town competition, a scandalous past that refuses to stay hidden, and a love that won't be denied in Prairie Hearts Novel Book Seven, Winter Winds of Wyoming...

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Wicked Again by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A scandalous affair with a much younger man...Lady Marissa Cupps-Foster has buried three husbands. Only one, her dear Reggie, was a love match. As a woman considered past her prime with two grown sons, she's decided on discreet trysts when she feels the need for male companionship. Lord Trenton Haddon was only a dalliance. Haddon is tempting but far too young for her...

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The Book of Fate by Parinoush Saniee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 20 ratings
A bestselling novel in Iran, despite being banned twice by the government, The Book of Fate follows a teenage girl in pre-revolutionary Iran through five turbulent decades, from before the 1979 revolution, through the Islamic Republic, and up to the present in this powerful story of friendship, passion, and hope...

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Seductive Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Can a touch of magic and a holiday miracle bring these two destined lovers together?Rory Huntington has vowed to live his life relying on no one, but when he's betrayed and left for dead, a determined raven-haired beauty rescues him, and he must put his trust in her to...

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Walk About by Aaron Fletcher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Wrested from the primordial Australian wilderness, Tibooburra Station had taken the blood, sweat and tears of generations of Kerricks and given them a magnificent heritage in return. But now the golden legacy of the outback station was threatened by the disappearance of the young boy who would one day inherit it all...

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Under the Midnight Sun by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Tayler Hale is ahead of her time as one of the first women naturalists. She has always loved adventure and the great outdoors, and her remote job location also helps keep her away from the clutches of the man to whom she once made a foolish promise. It seems she must keep running, however, and in secret, her boss from Yellowstone arranges for a new job . . . in Alaska...

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The Rebel by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
She watches helplessly as the man she loves leaves to fight with the Allies overseas. He promises her he will return to her alive and well. Will he be able to keep his promise, or will he be yet another lost soldier in a war against tyranny?After four years at a university, Delphia Barnes returns home to Emerson Pass as America prepares to join the war...

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Angels of the Resistance by Noelle Salazar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
“Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose CodeFrom the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story inspired by true events, about courageous women who risked everything for country, for family, and for each other...

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Hope Within, The by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
1886 Montana stands on the brink of statehood, and Dianne Selby finds her world turned upside down. Cole takes her and the children to Kansas to care for his dying father, but after the funeral, Cole's mother insists he stay and take over his inheritance. Unable to deal with her mother-in-law's cruel treatment, Dianne takes the children back to Montana alone...

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The Coming Storm by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Heirs of Montana book 2, the sequel to the bestselling Land of My Heart . With the love of her life missing in the Montana wilderness, a young woman must manage a ranch on her own. 1870 Montana ranching proves to be a hard life for Dianne Chadwick. Her &supl;ancé, Cole Selby, has yet to return from his journey east...

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Jessica by Bryce Courtenay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 20 ratings
'A superb storyteller ... it is impossible not to be impressed by Courtenay's talents' - The Times JESSICA is based on the real life of a remarkable young Australian woman who defied the conventions of her time. She had a stubborn streak and the courage to act out her convictions ... in spite of the consequences...

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An Agent for Audrey by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When heiress Audrey Hardwick is given the opportunity to become a Pinkerton Agent, she wholeheartedly leaves her life in Cincinnati behind and sets out for a new adventure. But her mission turns into mayhem when she meets Agent Warren Rockwell, a former gunslinger, who is too stubborn – and handsome – for his own good...

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An Agent for Belle by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Marriage is the last thing Belle wants, but she’ll have to get married to avoid it.When Isabelle Wood answers a newspaper advertisement for female Pinkerton detectives, it seems the perfect way to avoid her parents’ desire for her to wed… until she discovers she has to marry her training agent for the duration of her first case...

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Be Still the Water by Karen Emilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Finalist 2019 Canadian Book Club AwardsShortlisted for the 2017 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction2017 IPPY Silver Medal WinnerSet in 1906 along the unspoiled shores of Lake Manitoba, Be Still the Water brings us into the fold of the Gudmundsson Family—immigrants determined to begin life anew in the Icelandic farming and fishing community of Siglunes...

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Baron of Emberly by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A WARRIOR DANGEROUSLY IN CONTROL England, 1334 ~ In the second book of The Feud series, Baron Magnus Verdun is a warrior whose handsome face gives little indication of the darkness he struggles to contain...

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The Wrangler's Inconvenient Wife by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
“…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style.” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s Sweetheart. ”…smart, gentle, and uplifting…” Publisher’s Weekly on Return of the Cowboy Doctor. Lacy Williams is the USA Today bestselling author of the acclaimed Snowbound in Sawyer Creek and Cowboy Fairytales series...

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Her Convenient Cowboy: Wyoming Legacy by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
She’s pregnant, widowed, and snowed in… with the a quiet cowboy who never seems to give up. “…pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style.” - Publisher’s Weekly on The Homesteader’s Sweetheart. ”…smart, gentle, and uplifting…” Publisher’s Weekly on Return of the Cowboy Doctor...

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Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Set in Edwardian England and ideal for readers who enjoy Julie Klassen novels, this romance about an English aviation pioneer and the girl who falls in love with him is filled with adventure and faith. Isabella Grayson, the eldest daughter of a wealthy, English newspaper magnate, longs to become a journalist, but her parents don't approve...

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The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Boston, 1773Emma Malcolm's father is staunchly loyal to the crown, but Emma's heart belongs to Noah Winslow, a lowly printer's assistant and Patriot. But her father has promised her hand to Samuel Clarke, a rapacious and sadistic man. As his fianc�e, she would have to give up Noah and the friends who have become like family to her--as well as the beliefs she has come to embrace...

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Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
For three years, Penny Ercanbeck has been opening other people's mail. Dead ends are a reality for clerks at the Dead Letter Office. Still she dreams of something more--a bit of intrigue, a taste of romance, or at least a touch less loneliness. When a letter from a brokenhearted man to his one true love falls into her hands, Penny seizes this chance to do something heroic...

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Now and Forever by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Saddle Up for Adventure, Romance, and Lots of Laughs in Connealy's Latest Matthew Tucker survives a grizzly attack by jumping over a cliff into a rushing river. Unexpectedly, Shannon Wilde takes the plunge with him. Going through a series of waterfalls and rapids turns into a bonding experience...

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A Lifetime to Share by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
When life has shown you death, can you bring yourself to love again? Eli Todd is a tall, handsome Captain of a wagon train bound for Oregon. Life has taught him if he allows people into his heart, he ends up losing them. Amelia Cruthers is a pretty young woman with a limp. She’s a hard worker who starts out the trip to Oregon with her parents, until they try to leave her behind...

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