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The Shepherd's Voice by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Man with a Past... For ten years, Gabe Talmadge languished in prison, convicted of a horrible crime. Now, he is free once again but unable to find work in the midst of the Great Depression. In desperation, Gabe returns to Ransom, Idaho, hoping that his uncaring father will give him food and shelter, if not love. But the prodigal son is not welcomed home...Categorized as:
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To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1906Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. Now, after stumbling across an old collection of letters and a map buried on her family's property, she's found more adventure than she ever anticipated in the hunt for pirate treasure... -
The Musician by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFiona Barnes has a secret. One so big she's afraid it will destroy everything she holds dear. Not even her beloved music can save her.Li Wu has fought prejudice his entire life. But he's always felt safe and protected within the fierce love of the Barnes family. If only the object of his desire were free to be his, all would be well...Categorized as:
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Jewel by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA proposal she had no choice but to accept . . . Though Eli Grayson is one of the most handsome, charming, and intelligent men in Grayson Grove, no one will take a chance on a confirmed bachelor. Unwilling to give up his dreams, Eli convinces his friend Jewel to pose as his wife. Their masquerade is to last just one night . .Categorized as:
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Tabitha by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTabitha : Girls from the Mountain | Book 1 Available November 2, 2015. From the author of the groundbreaking series, A Prairie Heritage , comes the compelling story of fiery-haired, fiery-tempered Tabitha Hale. Rescued from a life of depravity, Tabitha gives her heart to God and her life to nursing... -
Crane's Bride by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold, a heartwarming inspirational romance set in beautiful Wild Rose Country: Preparing to travel west to begin a new life, Byler Crane has thought of everything. Everything, that is, except a wife. An impromptu ad placed in the local mercantile brings Maggie Malone into his life--and a whole lot more than he bargained for...Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Preston by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo Wounded Hearts, One Last Chance at Love Maryanne has spent years caring for her sister while the guilt of her accident weighs heavy on her shoulders. When her sister dies, she isn’t sure where she fits in anymore. No one has room for a plain, ordinary spinster with nothing to offer... -
A Groom for Ruby by Laura Ashwood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when an abused woman, a broken little boy and an ex-convict come together?Ruby Fulton has had a tough life, and it isn’t getting any easier after her husband dies. Suffering under his abuse for years, all Ruby wants is independence, peace and a new chance at life. She is barely scraping by herself, and now she’s responsible for one of Last Chance’s orphaned children...Categorized as:
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When Stars Fall at Midnight by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1921EstelleCast out and alone, I lost everything weeks before my wedding—my betrothed, my family, my future. With nowhere to turn, I accept the help of a compassionate stranger, not knowing it may lead me towards a path I swore never to tread.PercivalAfter my wife succumbed to a psychotic break, I placed her in an asylum, a decision that haunts me as I raise our daughter alone...Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Elijah (Mail Order Mounties) by Kay P. Dawson, Mail Order Mounties
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat does a wealthy, pampered woman from the city have in common with a simple Mountie on the frontier? Nothing—and that’s exactly why Miss Hazel Hughes decides they need each other. Rose Lambert has grown up in the wealthy society of Ottawa, but longs for a life where people will respect her for who she is, and not what her family’s status can give them...Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Joel by Amelia C. Adams, Mail Order Mounties
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvelyn Murray, daughter of Inspector Harold Murray and sister of four constables, has always known that she would never marry anyone but a Mountie. No other man could possibly compare to those tall, strong, noble men in red serge...Categorized as:
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Seasons of the Heart/Four Complete Novels in One Book by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJanette Oke, with over 11 million copies of her books in print, writes with a special feeling about her characters and their time. This heartwarming collection of four novels is a wonderful series of stories about an American family on the prairies of yesterday...Categorized as:
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Love's Faithful Promise by Susan Anne Mason
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Stirring Story of Love and Faith and America's Great Promise When her mother suffers a stroke, medical student Deirdre O'Leary makes the difficult choice to put her career on hold to care for her. Dr. Matthew Clayborne is renowned for his amazing results with patients, but when Deirdre approaches him about helping her mother, she finds him challenging and surly...Categorized as:
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Return To Jarrow by Janet MacLeod Trotter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCatherine (Kitty) McMullen, is seventeen, restless and rebellious. Resentful of her mother Kate's new husband, she yearns for stories of the father she never knew and when her gossipy aunt divulges that he was a wealthy gentleman, Catherine's discontent with grimy, impoverished Jarrow grows... -
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Under the Midnight Sun by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTayler 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...Categorized as:
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Endless Mercy by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMadysen Powell has always been a forgiving person, but when her supposedly dead father shows up in Nome, Alaska, her gift for forgiveness is tested. With the recent loss of her mother, she searches for answers, leaning on Granny Beaufort, a neighbor in town, who listens with a kind heart. Still, Madysen is restless and dreams of performing her music around the world...Categorized as:
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The Seven Days of Christmas by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMerry Christmas from Emerson Pass in this surprise bonus novella full of holiday cheer, romance, and family.Flynn Barnes and his wife Shannon have had an idyllic marriage. Until she discovers the dangerous secret he kept from her. One that threatens to ruin their marriage and the stability of a happy home for their two little girls...Categorized as:
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Calder Brand by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA legendary era comes to vivid life in this saga of the beautiful, unforgiving American West, where the only thing more vital than hard work is the love of an unforgettable woman. "A sprawling, emotional love story... -
A Dream to Follow by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt is 1893 and the first generation of immigrants who came to America for the promise of free land and a good life for their children have finally achieved their dreams. They labored hard on the land and now have a bountiful heritage to pass on to the next generation. However, many of the young people aren't interested in becoming farmersthey have aspirations of their own...Categorized as:
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Scarred Mail Order Bride and her Lonely Bachelor by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat can a scarred mail order bride do when she is stranded in the west with no one to get married to? Leanne Robinson has hit rock bottom – her father is gone, her life is in ruins, and she has no hope for the future. Until… she receives a letter from a man in Colorado, inviting her to marry him and live out west. With no other options, she accepts... -
Half-Deaf Mail Order Bride and her Heartfelt Pastor by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a mere letter from the west be a ticket out of poverty and to love for a… half-deaf mail order bride?Elizabeth Quinn has had to bury her mother and is about to lose her home when a letter from a stranger offers her a way out of poverty: move out west to marry a man she has never met... -
King Of Camberwell by Mary Jane Staples
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSammy was the sharp one of the Adams family.Since he was nine-years-old - when he'd charged his mother interest on a loan to make up the rent money - he'd been busy setting up deals and expanding the family business - a china stall in East Street market. But as his mighty empire grew - two shops and a factory in Shoreditch - so did the determination of his assistant, Susie Brown... -
RNWMP: Bride for Samuel by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeth James, daughter of Reverend James of Ottawa, suddenly finds herself alone in the world when her father is taken ill and passes away. With very little choices and even fewer resources, she decides to take up Miss Hazel Hughes on her offer--she will travel far away from home to marry a Mountie in a place she's never seen before--Cougar Springs... -
RNWMP: Bride for Robert by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMinnie, a young widow and mother of a small child, finds out she has no money and no place to live after a meeting with her dead husband’s lawyer. When she goes to her church to find help getting a job, Miss Hazel invites her to stay with her and offers to help her find a Mountie to marry instead... -
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Bride for Malcolm by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLearning to live with what fate has dealt her, Annie has accepted that she’ll never be as beautiful as her sister. After her father is arrested, she realizes her entire life has been a lie. She needs to start over somewhere far away, so her friend sends her to see Miss Hazel in Ottawa. Miss Hazel has four Mounties coming for brides before they make the trek into a remote Ontario community...Categorized as:
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Rose's Choice by Chrissie Bradshaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRationing, bombing, disease and pit disasters are part of Rose Kelly’s World War 2 childhood. When the spirited coalminer’s daughter discovers a family secret, she makes a choice that overshadows her teenage years. Rose tries to make the most of post-war opportunities but family tragedy pulls her back to a life in the colliery rows... -
Bride for Nathaniel by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up an orphan, Claire Anderson had very few people to love. If she found one, she would sacrifice anything to help them. Which is exactly how she found herself out of a job and on the street. With her only friend in the world somewhere out west, married to a Mountie, Claire seeks out the only woman in Ottawa who might be able to help her — Miss Hazel Hughes...Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Calvin by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaith Hansen is eager to head into the wilderness and take up residence at Reindeer Rock as the new wife of a Mountie. She can't imagine anything better than the chance to meet new people and learn about their ways... -
Bride for Andrew by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo longer wanting to be a burden on her brother, Ida agrees to let Miss Hazel match her with a Mountie looking for a wife. She knows her daughter needs a father to help raise her, but she has no intentions of letting her heart get involved. She did that once and doesn't intend to ever let it happen again. It's a practical decision—nothing more... -
Minnie by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMinnie Sanders has everything going for her. She’s starting a new job at the mayor’s office in Nowhere, Texas. She’s surrounded by family who love her beyond anything she’s ever known. But as Minnie watches her sisters all fall in love and marry, she realizes marriage is something she wants as well. She loves her nieces and nephews, and she dreams of holding her own child someday...Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Peter by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Callie Brown runs off to get married, she doesn't realize that her plans will be ruined by the angry father of her groom-to-be. Left to fend for herself, she doesn't know what to do until she's approached by a matchmaker with a plan up her sleeve. Peter Murray is one of the youngest commanders in the RNWMP, and the pressure to do a good job weighs heavily on his mind... -
Bride for Aaron by Kay P. Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElizabeth Duval lived the life most women would dream of - until she made the mistake of falling for a stable hand on her parent's estate. After he runs off, leaving her to deal with the whispers and gossip of Ottawa society where appearances are all that matters, she is ready for a new start. And Miss Hazel knows just the place for her to start over... -
RNWMP: Bride for Jonathan by Amelia C. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElaine Crawford is a dreamer, a book reader, and an adventurer. When she sees a painting of the Yukon Territory mountains in a friend's home, she imagines herself living there, and so of course when she is approached by Miss Hazel Hughes about becoming a mail-order bride for a Mountie stationed in the Yukon, she has to accept...Categorized as:
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Cowboy Bodyguard by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold, a heartwarming inspirational romance set in beautiful Wild Rose Country: Clay Fisher had a reputation as a fast gun, and it cost him his wife and unborn child. Now he only wants to forget the past. If only the past would forget him. Spinster Birdie Howe spent her courting years caring for her ailing mother... -
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The Indian Bride And Her Scarred Farmer by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Indian mail order bride is not what she sees herself as, and certainly not what he expects… Ceeh'eenesie's whole family is dead. Her Arapaho way of life is dying. Sometimes Ceeh'eenesie wishes she could vanish as well. But she has a promise to keep. Her dead grandfather wants her to go on, to carry on their ways. And being a mail order bride is her only way... -
Footprints on the Horizon by Stephanie Grace Whitson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe battles of WW II are thousands of miles from the quiet Sandhills of Nebraska … or are they? • When the young man CJ Jackson loves like a son is called to the front, she is forced to face the feelings she has for his father. • A soldier captures Josephine Hale’s heart, but she doesn’t dare reveal her feelings, for Dieter is a prisoner of war at Fort Robinson who wears the enemy’s uniform...Categorized as:
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Her Western Heart by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEscaping from an arranged marriage, Gemma Campbell finds herself embarking on an unknown journey – one that will bring out her courage and resilience. The only thing known to her is: she wants to decide her own marriage, by way of mail-order bride...Categorized as:
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A Chance at Forever by Melissa Jagears
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn early 1900s Kansas, Mercy McClain works at the orphanage and serves on the school board to protect Teaville's children from the bullying she experienced as a child. When the classmate who bullied her the most petitions the board for a teaching position, Mercy is dead set against it. But Aaron Firebrook is a changed man seeking forgiveness from those he wronged...Categorized as:
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A Mother’s Dilemma by Emma Hornby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMinnie Maddox cares deeply for mothers and their babies – she makes a living by taking in unwanted children and finding them good adoptive homes – and is delighted for her neighbour when she finally becomes a mother after decades of trying...Categorized as:
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Tilly's Story by June Francis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan she leave her troubles behind to find true happiness? In the aftermath of the Great War, many are searching for a new life. But has Tilly missed her only chance for love? Since the end of the First World War, the residents of Victoria Crescent have been slowly rebuilding their lives... -
When the Clouds Go Rolling By by June Francis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe secrets of the past can never be forgotten An orphaned young woman is overjoyed to find a family she never knew existed, but has to come to terms with their troubled history. Since her parents died Clara O’Toole has lived with her grandmother, Bernie... -
A Secret Brother's Vow by Kate Condie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIllegitimate. Ruined. Two harsh words that leave two lost souls in search of belonging...Christian Milnes can think of nothing besides meeting the four Graham siblings who share his blood. Ever since he learned of their existence he cannot pass a stranger without wondering if they could be his family...Categorized as:
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Love's Long Journey by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBook 3 of Love Comes Softly. Clark and Marty's daughter, ready to start her own life, must rely on faith in the face of homesickness and mounting hardships... -
When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police... -
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Step by Step by June Francis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill their friendship survive against all odds? In the early 1900s two girls see each other through good times and bad. But can their friendship endure when an dreadful act of violence sees their families turn against one another? Hannah Kirk and Alice Moran have been friends since childhood. Growing up in the back streets of Chester, they support each other through hard times... -
Forty Guns West by William W. Johnstone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Friendly Place... During a trip back east for a family reunion, Preacher learns that even the civilized midwest can attract a motherlode of trouble... especially when a gang of local bully boys decides to pick a fight. Now, wealthy landowner Elam Parks lies dead -- and there's a $5,000 reward on the head of the man accused: the first mountain man. ..Categorized as:
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RNWMP: Bride for Kendall by Kirsten Osbourne, Mail Order Mounties
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoAnn Becker, a wealthy socialite from Ottawa, has devoted her life to music and teaching others. She is content with her unmarried status, still living at home with her parents. That is until one of her closest friends moves west to marry the Mountie of her dreams. Once her friend is gone, she feels a bit lost and confused...Categorized as:
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A Love so True: A World War II Sweet Historical Romance by Caroline Mickelson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLondon – 1940 As German bombs rain down upon the city of London, Emma Bradley hastily packs a suitcase, cradles her newborn son in her arms, and boards a train with two evacuee children she’s agreed to chaperone in exchange for a job in the south of England. Although she’s only one of thousands leaving the city, Emma is fleeing more than the horrors of war... -
The Best of Intentions by Susan Anne Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the aftermath of WWI, Grace Abernathy is determined to reunite with her family, crossing an ocean to convince her widowed sister to return home to England. Yet Toronto holds more tragedy and her nephew Christian is now in the custody of his paternal relatives, the formidable Easton family, who rejected Grace's sister because of her low social status...Categorized as:
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Glamorous Powers by Susan Howatch
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJon Darrow, a man with psychic powers, is a man who has played many parts: a shady faith-healer; a naval chaplain, a passionate husband, an awkward father, an Anglo-Catholic monk. In 1940 Darrow returns to the world he once renounced, but faced with many unforeseen temptations he fails to control his psychic, most glamorous powers...
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