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This Treacherous Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A Christian Historical Romance novel Widowed and with child, Emma Malcom is fleeing from the reward offered for her arrest. She’s innocent of the dirty dealings her deceased husband orchestrated, but the angry townspeople didn’t stop to listen to her defense before she narrowly escaped with her life...

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This Courageous Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A Christian Historical Romance Novel As the fifth daughter in a family of nine, Noelle Grant spent her life striving to be unique. Her love of telling stories helps define her goal—to be known around the country as one of the top news correspondents of her time...

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Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar, Irena Modrijan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The prophet Nehemiah's cousin has been catapulted into the center of the Persian court—working long hours, rubbing elbows with royalty, and becoming the queen's favorite scribe.Not bad, for a woman living in a man's world. But a devastating past has left Sarah believing that God doesn't love her and her achievements are the measure of her worth—a measure she can never quite live up to...

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The King's Mercy by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
For readers of Sara Donati and Diana Gabaldon, this epic historical romance tells of fateful love between an indentured Scotsman and a daughter of the 18th century colonial south. When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the king's mercy--exile to the Colony of North Carolina--he's indentured to Englishman Edmund Carey as a blacksmith...

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New Day Rising, A by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Spring of 1884 in Dakota Territory brings the promise of ... A New Day Rising The dream of a farmstead and a good life in America had led Roald and Inegborg Bjorklund to cross the Atlantic and pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare...

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Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Sarah married Darius,and at times she feels as if she has married the Persian aristocracy, too. There is another point she did not count on in her marriage-Sarah has grown to love her husband. Sarah has wealth, property, honor, and power, but her husband's love still seems unattainable...

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The Longing by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
alt cover ASIN: B00JWVNW6MTHE ONE HE CAN NEVER FORGIVE For years, Lady Susanna de Balliol has borne the blame for betrayal-well-earned, though not as believed by the man she can never forget. Now her nephew must prove his legitimacy or lose his claim to his father's lands...

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The Lady and the Mountain Fire by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A Christian Historical Romance Novel Claire Sullivan has a soft spot for helping those in need. So when her widowed grandmother becomes blind, Claire is determined to travel to the Montana Territory to care for her. But she never imagined the country would be so wild compared to her North Carolina home. Even the local doctor doesn't seem to have a kind bone in his body...

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The Lieutenant's Bargain by Regina Jennings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be rescued by a group of Arapaho . . . but she's too terrified to recognize them as friendly...

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This Homeward Journey by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
She’s desperate for a new life in the Canadian mountains…He’s the last person she should trust to get her there.After her husband’s death, Rachel Gray is finally free from the turmoil his addictions caused. She wants nothing more than a new life with her twelve-year-old son. If she can reach her brother in the wilderness of the Canadian territories, they’ll have help to start over in peace...

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The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Mercy Lytton, a scout with keen eyesight raised among the Mohawks, and Elias Dubois, a condemned traitor working both sides of the conflict, must join together to get a shipment of gold safely into British hands. A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees...

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The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
A Cross-Country Trip through Regency England Brings Intrigue, Rogues, and High Adventure The must-read conclusion to Michelle Griep’s Bow Street Runners Trilogy: Life couldn’t be better for Abigail Gilbert—but it’s been a long time in coming. Having lived with a family who hated her, it’s finally her time for love...

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Westward Joy by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A clean historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. Montana Mail Order Brides - Westward Series Book 16 Rachel Crispin left Dawson in shame and heartbreak, headed for Canada to live with her Aunt Amelia. Five years later, her aunt has passed away and she’s lonely and humiliated by a man who betrayed her...

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Courage in the Mountain Wilderness by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Keeping her son safe on this epic journey may be harder than she imagined. Caleb Jackson is on a journey. And not just the mission he and his friends have embarked on to fetch the Nez Perce chief’s runaway daughter. Maybe someday, he could also find God’s plan for his life...

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The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
For John and Laura Foster, what began as a fairytale honeymoon in 1857 aboard the steamship SS Vandervere, quickly turns into a nightmare. A terrible hurricane strikes and the grand ship begins to sink. Just before it goes under, a rescue ship appears on the horizon. But it only has room enough to save the women and children...

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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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The Awakening by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
From USA Today Bestselling author, Tamara Leigh, the seventh book in the inspirational AGE OF FAITH series—featuring Lady Laura Middleton of THE YIELDING and Sir Lothaire Soames of THE VEXING. FAR BETTER TO LOVE WITHOUT PROFIT… Even if she must sell herself in marriage to the highest bidder, Lady Laura Middleton is determined to provide her daughter a home and protector...

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Hope in the Mountain River by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
This epic journey is not at all what she expected. Joel Vargas can’t believe he’s lost his older brother in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains after surviving their harrowing voyage across the Atlantic. And he can’t shake the feeling that Adam—his only living relative—is in dire trouble. No matter what the cost, he and his band of friends won’t stop until Adam is found...

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Foremost by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A second princess. Another key to the treasure. And a cruel king desperate to squelch the growing rebellion.Raised in an isolated abbey, Lady Maribel desires nothing more than to become a nun and continue practicing her healing arts. She’s carefree and happy with her life…until a visitor comes to the abbey and reveals her true identity as one of the lost princesses...

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The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Family and fortune betrayed her. Would fate do the same?Port Royal, Jamaica 1692 Living in a city deemed the wickedest in the world is no easy task for Miss Juliana Dutton. To make matters worse, with an ailing father and a drunken fool for a brother, she is forced to take over the running of the family business in order to survive...

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A Flight of Arrows by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
October 1776--August 1777It is said that what a man sows he will reap--and for such a harvest there is no set season. No one connected to Reginald Aubrey is untouched by the crime he committed twenty years ago. Not William, the Oneida child Reginald stole and raised as his own...

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Ishmael by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
You will never read a story that is more inspiring and challenging than Ishmael . The heights of success achieved by this young man reveal little of the utter poverty into which he was born. He entered life motherless and poor, and despite the wishes of everyone around, he survived and flourished in his paltry environment...

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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 Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Western North Carolina, 1787 ~ To escape a threatening stepfather and an unwanted marriage, Tamsen Littlejohn enlists the aid of Jesse Bird, a frontiersman she barely knows, to spirit her away from Morganton, North Carolina, west beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains.Trouble pursues, as the two men intent on seeing her recovered prove relentless in their hunt...

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The Heart of a Cowboy by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Brilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather, Dr. Powell, on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be taken seriously by the other team members, but at every calamity she faces, her grandfather threatens to send her home...

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Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Beth and Alex survive a stage coach accident. Beth realizes the derelict in the stagecoach with her is a doctor and she forces him to help tend the injured. Alex finds he can care for the patients as long as Beth is right beside him... yelling at him. Alex saves Beth's sister’s life, but he only has the courage to treat patients as long as Beth is there...

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The Captive Heart by Dale Cramer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
More Danger, Adventure, Romance in Dale Cramer's Next Installment! Bandit troubles intensify as Caleb Bender's family tries to settle into their new life in 1920s Paradise Valley. When El Pantera kidnaps Rachel and leaves her brother, Aaron, for dead, Jake Weaver and the Mexican native Domingo pursue the bandit leader to his mountain stronghold in a hopeless rescue attempt...

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Sharpshooter in Petticoats by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Mandy McClellen Grey, has become the focus of a feud thanks to her husband, who made this mess and then died. Far from home, Mandy, the best little rifle woman in the west, has resigned herself to a lonely life under siege rather than call for help and endanger her family...

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Burning Sky: A Novel of the American Frontier by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
“I remember the borders of our land, though I have been gone from them nearly half the moons of my life. But who there will remember me? What I have seen, what I have done, it has changed me.I am the place where two rivers meet, silted with upheaval and loss.Yet memory of our land is a clear stream. I shall know it as a mother knows the faces of her children. It may be I will find me there...

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Fearless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
THE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN.A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths.A CAPTIVE NORMANSir Guarin D’Argent knew the danger of allowing a woman to turn him from his purpose, and yet he answered her cry across a bloody battlefield...

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Nameless by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
THE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN. A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths...

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A Daughter's Courage by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
After accidentally destroying the intricate chalice her people have treasured for over a hundred years, Charlotte Durand sets out on an expedition in search of a skilled artisan who can repair the damage. What she expected to be a two-day hike becomes much more daunting when a treacherous snowstorm sets in...

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An Agent for Wilhelmina by Sophie Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Wilhelmina Cutler had wanted to be a Pinkerton agent ever since she moved in with her aunt and uncle who was an agent himself. Now’s her chance. They are hiring women in the Denver Pinkerton Detective Agency. Already trained in most of the skills needed, Mina is confident she can handle any case they assign her...

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Emerald of the Sea by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Backstabbing pirates. Extravagant dinner parties. Falling in love with the one man who’s out of reach. Seventeen-year-old Emma doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. The not-exactly-legal merchant ship she was raised on is the only home she’s ever known, and she’s had enough of the captain’s lies...

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Shane's Bride by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Rescued from Indians, Cecily McGuinness suffers from horrendous nightmare; ones that have her running from her lodging into the woods. She’ll never be normal again and most of the townspeople look at her with disdain. All she ever wanted was a family and a place to call home. Sheriff Shane O'Connor is tired of tracking Cecily down each time she takes flight...

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Sophie's Daughters Trilogy by Mary Connealy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Saddle up for sure-fire fun when three sisters meet their opposites in a collection of Old West romances: Alex Buchanan is a wanted man. Beth McClellan is an idealistic nurse. When the two cross paths, will they find enough common ground for a future together? Sally McClellan is a tomboy through-and-through... until she's rescued by Logan McKenzie...

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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 Rancher Takes a Cowgirl by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Grace Harper is in hiding. When her father died six months before, she never imagined her unexpected inheritance would threaten her life. What better place to disappear than on a cattle ranch, doing the work she spent the last nine years helping her father with? And surely she’ll be safe hidden in Texas, thousands of miles from her trouble...

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Where Treasure Hides by Johnnie Alexander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Artist Alison Schuyler spends her time working in her family’s renowned art gallery, determined to avoid the curse that has followed the Schuyler clan from the Netherlands to America and back again. She’s certain that true love will only lead to tragedy—that is, until a chance meeting at Waterloo station brings Ian Devlin into her life...

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A Rocky Mountain Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
A Christian Historical Romance Novel Zeche Reid is on a journey to find himself, and the Wyoming mountain country seems like the perfect place. But when he stumbles upon a lady and her professor father holed up in a remote cabin, his protective instincts won't let him leave them alone. Especially when the father’s haunting memories from the War of Succession put his daughter’s safety at risk...

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The Kindling by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
THE UNVEILING, THE YIELDING, and THE REDEEMING introduced readers to the formidable Wulfrith family during Duke Henry’s battle for the English throne and his succession. THE KINDLING, the fourth book in the Age of Faith series, is the story of Sir Abel, the youngest and, perhaps, most dangerous of the Wulfrith brothers. “’TIS SAID FAMILY CREATES A MULTITUDE OF SINS...

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Charity's Cross by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From the Winner of 2015's Inspirational Readers Choice Award for The Ransom comes a new romantic adventure ! Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but the ship’s destination is Nassau...

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Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Stunning Yosemite National Park sets the stage for this late 1920s historical romance with mystery, adventure, heart, and a sense of the place John Muir described as "pervaded with divine light." Watercolorist Olivia Rutherford fashioned her image as an avant-garde artist to appeal to the region's wealthy art-collectors...

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A Perilous Circumstance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Desperate times call for desperate measures…Miss Georgie Holbrooke is in the most dire of circumstances. Her brother has arranged for her to marry a vile man, and she has no doubt that he will punish her severely if she refuses. When an opportunity to work at an orphanage in the rookeries arises, she takes it, knowing it may be her only chance to escape...

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The Reliance by M.L. Tyndall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Tormented by his wife's apparent demise, Edmund Merrick sails away to drown his sorrows--only to find himself trapped in the dark world of a demented Frenchman. When his mind clears from its rum-induced haze, will Edmund find the will to escape? Seemingly abandoned by her husband, Charlisse is thrown into the clutches of the vengeful pirate Kent...

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Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
After her father’s death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But in 1865 Michigan, women aren’t supposed to have such roles, so it’s only a matter of time before the lighthouse inspector appoints a new keeper–even though Caroline has nowhere else to go and no other job available to her...

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Amethyst by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Dakotah Treasures Book 4- Major Jeremiah McHenry is retiring from the army and returns to Medora to make a new life and find a wife. Will he be able to convince feisty newcomer Amethyst O'Shaunasy that he is the kind of man she's been looking for? Jacob Chandler, meanwhile, is still waiting until he can court Opal Torvald...

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To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Heirs of Montana book 3. Though the Diamond V ranch is 1/4ourishing and their own family growing, Dianne and Cole Selby find their hard-earned success threatened as a band of Indians on the warpath inch closer to the valley they call home...

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A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
After fleeing Virginia, Temperance Tucker and her family established an inn along the Shawnee River. It's a welcome way station for settlers and frontiersmen traveling through the wild Cumberland region of Kentucke--men like Sion Morgan, a Virginia surveyor who arrives at the inn with his crew looking for an experienced guide. When his guide appears, Sion balks. He certainly didn't expect a woman...

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The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances.When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary’s lands proves easier than escaping them...

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