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Anne of Green Gables Collection by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't Miss a Moment with Anne Shirley in this Anne of Green Gables Bundle This bundle includes: • Anne of Green Gables • Anne of Avonlea • Anne of the Island • Anne's House of Dreams • Rainbow Valley • Rilla of Ingleside • Chronicles of Avonlea • Further Chronicles of...Categorized as:
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![The Unforgiven by Irina Shapiro]()
The Unforgiven by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings2014. Pregnant and alone, Dr. Quinn Allenby finds herself detained in New Orleans, tasked with obtaining footage for the finale of the Echoes from the Past series... -
![Fashioning the Duke by Alexa Aston]()
Fashioning the Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEight titled peers who never expected to become dukes do just that—and are attracted to females whom Polite Society does not believe worthy of the title duchess, due to their desires to be more than typical ladies of the ton...Categorized as:
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![Mystic Montana Sky by Debra Holland]()
Mystic Montana Sky by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA caravan driven at breakneck speed through the hills of Montana is the least of Magdalena Baxter’s concerns. Evicted from their home, and due to soon give birth, the Gypsy woman is forced to follow her husband, Oswald, a drunk and abusive miner who hopes to find work in a neighboring town... -
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![Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1236 A.D. - Daniel de Lohr, son of David de Lohr (STEELHEART, RISE OF THE DEFENDER, ARCHANGEL, UNENDING LOVE), is a highly trained knight of the highest order from one of the finest families in England. But he is also a wanderer, a gypsy, who prefers to travel rather than be tied down to one castle, one lord, or even one woman...Categorized as:
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![The Unseen by Irina Shapiro]()
The Unseen by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2014. When skeletal remains are discovered in a bathtub concealed in a secret chamber in a London mansion, Quinn’s only clue is a Fabergé necklace that may have belonged to the victim. As she delves into the life of Valentina, a young Russian refugee who came to live in the house after the Russian Revolution, she’s reminded once again that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. 1917... -
![The Condemned by Irina Shapiro]()
The Condemned by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings2015. Dr. Quinn Allenby thinks she's seen it all, but when the remains of a young woman and her newborn are discovered in a cave in Cornwall, the only clue to her death is a smooth-edged hole in the top of the skull and the indisputable evidence that the victim was still alive, and possibly in labor, when the coffin was sealed... -
![Walls of Babylon by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Walls of Babylon by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1471 A.D. - Ten years after the Battle of Towton, Sir Kenton le Bec (THE LION OF THE NORTH) serves Warwick, "The Kingmaker", as the man's attack dog. There is no fiercer knight in Warwick's arsenal than Kenton le Bec, a powerful and cunning fighter. Kenton has been tasked with securing Babylon Castle, a fortress that secures a road between Lancashire and Yorkshire...Categorized as:
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![The Homesteader's Sweetheart by Lacy Williams]()
The Homesteader's Sweetheart by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo escape a dreaded arranged marriage, Penny Castlerock will face anything—even life on her grandfather's farm. But it isn't the rustic lifestyle that's got the Philadelphia socialite tied in knots. It's the handsome homesteader and his eight adopted children next door...…. With seven boys and a girl to raise, transplanted farmer Jonas White could sure use some help... -
![A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French]()
A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a‐waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers...Categorized as:
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![Emma's Folly by Carolyn Brown]()
Emma's Folly by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmma 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... -
![The Forgotten by Irina Shapiro]()
The Forgotten by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings2014. Newly engaged, Dr. Quinn Allenby is called upon to examine the skeletal remains of a woman and child found buried naked and face down in non-consecrated ground on the fringes of a leper cemetery... -
![Silversword by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Silversword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1266 A.D. – Chadwick “Chad” de Lohr, son of Daniel de Lohr (SHADOWMOOR) is a hero at the Battle of Evesham. Saving the hostage Henry III from Simon de Montfort, he is riding high on a wave of royal praise at the conclusion of the battle. But that favor with the king his short-lived...Categorized as:
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![A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen]()
A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.Jane Austen's classic story of love, manners and muslin, retold in an entirely new way... -
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![Spectre of the Sword by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Spectre of the Sword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA seasoned knight, a lady of royal blood with a price on her head, and a love that should have never been.... 1203 A.D. - The Lady Elizabeau Treveighan is the illegitimate daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. Elizabeau was sent to foster at a very young age, her identity known only to a herself and the earl who fostered her...Categorized as:
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![To Trust a Duke by Alexa Aston]()
To Trust a Duke by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series has arrived. A soldier returning from war. A war widow who’s created a new life for herself. An attraction that brings them together... Forced to marry a stranger after one chaste kiss, Lady Ashlyn Dunwood spends a single night with her new husband before his regiment ships off to war...Categorized as:
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![Bride of Fire by Glynnis Campbell]()
Bride of Fire by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot-tempered warrior lass and an unwelcome Highlander fight over a castle, but when he takes her hostage, his tragic tale and his motherless infant kindle a new flame in her heart.Beautiful, hot-tempered warrior maid Jenefer of Rivenloch is used to taking what she wants, whether it's command of her father's archers or the castle she's had her eye on for years... -
![Roping the Wrangler by Lacy Williams]()
Roping the Wrangler by Lacy Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTeacher Seeks a Husband Schoolmarm Sarah Hansen longs for a family of her own. But horse trainer Oscar White is the last man she'd consider. Still, she can't help noticing the care he shows three motherless girls and the gentle way he helps Sarah overcome her fear of horses. Too bossy by half—that's the Sarah that Oscar remembers from their teenage years... -
![Bride of Fire by Glynnis Campbell]()
Bride of Fire by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot-tempered warrior lass and an unwelcome Highlander fight over a castle, but when he takes her hostage, his tragic tale and his motherless infant kindle a new flame in her heart.Beautiful, hot-tempered warrior maid Jenefer of Rivenloch is used to taking what she wants, whether it's command of her father's archers or the castle she's had her eye on for years...Categorized as:
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![The Shameless Flirt by M.A. Nichols]()
The Shameless Flirt by M.A. Nichols
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA rogue with a silver tongue, a spinster with an iron heart, and the doorstep baby that brings them together.Ambrose Ashbrook spends his life hiding. Even his family sees nothing but the roguish facade he uses to hide behind. But when he finds an abandoned infant, all pretense is upended with one look at her dimpled smile...Categorized as:
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![The Far Horizon by Gretta Curran Browne]()
The Far Horizon by Gretta Curran Browne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Complete stand-alone Novel and the second novel in The Macquarie Series As a young British officer, Lachlan Macquarie served his country in America, the West Indies, India and Egypt, but now he is being asked to go to a wilderness on the other side of the world where famine and strife amongst the inhabitants is flourishing... -
![Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt]()
Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHetty Feather is a Foundling Hospital girl and was given her name when she was left there as a baby. When she is reunited with her mother, she hopes her beautiful new name, Sapphire Battersea, will also mean a new life! But things don't always go as planned.…Follow the twists and turns of Hetty's adventure as she goes out to work as a maid for a wealthy man...Categorized as:
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![To Love a Reckless Lord: Conundrums of the Misses Culpepper Collection Books 1-3 by Collette Cameron]()
To Love a Reckless Lord: Conundrums of the Misses Culpepper Collection Books 1-3 by Collette Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEntertaining, mesmerizing laugh-out-loud Regency Romance romps. The first three full-length installments of the Conundrums of the Misses Culpepper Series featuring devilish rogues and the capricious women who capture their hearts... -
![Return to Bonnybrae by Gwen Kirkwood]()
Return to Bonnybrae by Gwen Kirkwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is the start of 1919 and Miss Rina Capel, granddaughter of the Laird of Stavondale has one ambition - to set aside her life of privilege and become a nurse. But when she is summoned back to the Bonnybrae to see her dying grandfather just before her eighteenth birthday, he reveals to her family secrets which turn her world upside down... -
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![Steelheart by Kathryn Le Veque]()
Steelheart by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"EPIC... Medieval Romance!" Claire Delacroix, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author 1192 A.D. - David de Lohr, the younger brother of the great Christopher de Lohr (RISE OF THE DEFENDER), is a man who has lived his entire life in his prestigious older brother's shadow...Categorized as:
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![3 in 1: Love Only Once \ Tender Rebel \ Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey]()
3 in 1: Love Only Once \ Tender Rebel \ Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere, in a Rhapsody exclusive edition, are the first three books in Johanna Lindsey's stirring series featuring the Malorys--a family of dashing rogues and adventurers and ladies of uncommon beauty and incomparable spirit whose amorous exploits are spoken of in envious whispers from Regency London to America's shores... -
![The Weary Heart by Mary Lancaster]()
The Weary Heart by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPride versus passion Sir Marcus Dain lives for adventure. Most other things, including his large estates and his inevitable marriage, he considers wearily to be matters of duty rather than pleasure. Until he encounters fearless, intriguing governess, Miss Helen Milsom, at the Hart Inn...Categorized as:
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![The Upright Son by Caroline Warfield]()
The Upright Son by Caroline Warfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA notorious will left David, the very proper Earl of Clarion, with a crippled estate and dependents. He’s the one left to pick up the pieces while caring for others—his children, his tenants, and the people of Ashmead. He cares for England, too. Now that the estate has been put to right, he is free to pursue his political ambitions. But loneliness weighs him down. Then he meets his new neighbor...Categorized as:
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![Rodrick the Bold by Suzan Tisdale]()
Rodrick the Bold by Suzan Tisdale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA beautiful lass with hair the color of fire and eyes of emerald green would be a dream most men would happily invite. But these dreams, of the lass calling to him, begging for his help, haunt Rodrick the Bold. When the nightmares become too much, he sets off to find the lass who calls to him nightly... -
![It Happened One Winter by Christi Caldwell]()
It Happened One Winter by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMr. Martin Phippen, a highly successful London builder, is forced by a business partner’s foolish decision, to take on a project in the wretchedly scenic wilds of Yorkshire. Three little scamps have made his work site their private playground, and Martin is determined that their mischief be curtailed before somebody gets badly hurt. Widowhood means Mrs...Categorized as:
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![Thimbles and Thistles by Shanna Hatfield]()
Thimbles and Thistles by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStubborn, mule-headed, independent woman! She'd take that as a compliment... Maggie Dalton has no need for a man in her life. Widowed more than ten years, she’s built a successful business and managed quite well on her own in the bustling town of Baker City, Oregon... -
![Crumpets & Cowpies by Shanna Hatfield]()
Crumpets & Cowpies by Shanna Hatfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDetestable! Arrogant! Insufferable! He'd been called worse... Rancher Thane Jordan reluctantly travels to England to settle his brother’s estate only to find he’s inherited much more than he could possibly have imagined. Lady Jemma Bryan has no desire to spend a single minute in Thane Jordan’s intolerable presence much less live under the same roof with the handsome, arrogant American... -
![Beneath Montana's Sky by Debra Holland]()
Beneath Montana's Sky by Debra Holland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlain and timid, debutante Pamela Burke-Smythe is a wallflower at the high society Boston balls she attends, overlooked by possible suitors. One-by-one, her friends become engaged, and Pamela resigns herself as to life as a spinster. When rancher John Carter becomes guardian to his orphaned godson, Nick, nothing he does seems to help the grieving, angry boy... -
![Um Milionário em Lisboa by José Rodrigues dos Santos]()
Um Milionário em Lisboa by José Rodrigues dos Santos
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBaseado em acontecimentos verídicos, Um Milionário em Lisboa conclui a espantosa história iniciada em O Homem de Constantinopla e transporta-nos no percurso da vida do arménio que mudou o mundo - confirmando José Rodrigues dos Santos como um dos maiores narradores da literatura contemporânea... -
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![A Very Highland Holiday: A collection of six enchanting seasonal novellas by Jennifer Ashley, Tanya Anne Crosby]()
A Very Highland Holiday: A collection of six enchanting seasonal novellas by Jennifer Ashley, Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAshley… Crosby… Le Veque… Knight… Burke… Byrne…It’s an enchanting Christmas in the Highlands with some of your favorite Historical Romance authors!It’s Christmas Eve 1747, and the Highlands are snowy. In the village of Calvine, north of Tay Forest, along a road that leads straight into Inverness, the only tavern in town is packed to the rafters with travelers... -
![Matt by Leigh Greenwood]()
Matt by Leigh Greenwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMatt Haskins proved to be the most difficult of all the orphans in The Cowboys to write about. It's not easy to make a hero out of a man who has been sexually molested, especially when the abuse has given him a mental block against physical contact. I had to find a way to make the reader see that Matt's strength was of a different kind from most cowboys...Categorized as:
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![The Girl is Not For Christmas: A Christmas Regency Romance Novel by Emma V. Leech]()
The Girl is Not For Christmas: A Christmas Regency Romance Novel by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Olivia Penrose is a lost cause, and she knows it. She is just too stubborn to admit defeat.After a series of disastrous investments, her family is on the brink of bankruptcy. Now, Olivia is the only thing standing between her brother Charlie’s rapidly growing family and penury. Olivia has one chance to capture the eye of a wealthy man and marry well. Her great aunt’s lavish spring ball... -
![The Lady Chosen & A Gentleman's Honor 2 In 1 by Stephanie Laurens]()
The Lady Chosen & A Gentleman's Honor 2 In 1 by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix ex-spies return from the Napoleonic Wars to discover the threat of matrimony looming large. In response, they create the Bastion Club, a retreat for exchanging intelligence and escaping from matchmaking mamas. Lady Chosen is the story of Tristan, fourth Earl of Trentham and Leonora Carling, a neighbor to the club... -
![Song of the Sea (American Dreams) by Jean Ferris]()
Song of the Sea (American Dreams) by Jean Ferris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaider is almost killed boarding the LIGHTNING to save Rosie from the cruel Captain Lawrence, who has kidnapped, tormented and imprisoned her. Rosie nurses his wounds and tries to forget his surprising kiss, while she prays for his life.and for her own strength to resist him. For she knows there's no room in his life for love...Categorized as:
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![The Bastard Son by Jerri Hines]()
The Bastard Son by Jerri Hines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSumner Meador walked in a world of wealth and privilege as part of Charles Town’s elite, but that was years ago. Now he fights in the Southern backwoods driven by the passion he holds for the Patriot cause, shadowed by his past. Reeling from a devastating defeat at the hands of the British, Sumner seeks haven at his farm, only to find an interloper—an unwelcome and unwanted distraction... -
![Clair de Lune by Pierre la Mure]()
Clair de Lune by Pierre la Mure
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNovel about France's probable greatest musician & composer... -
![Lily of the Valley by Faith Blum]()
Lily of the Valley by Faith Blum
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHowdy, Teacher! You don’t know me, but my kids talk bout you a lot. I been lookin fer a wife and mother fer a few years and was wonderin iffen we cood meet and get to no each other a bit. I’ll come after skool to git yer answer. Grover MillerUnruly schoolchildren, three suitors, and too many things to do. When Ruth Brookings rejects one of the suitors, he refuses to accept no for an answer... -
![The Currans and The Quinns: The Currans, Book Three by Donna Foley Mabry]()
The Currans and The Quinns: The Currans, Book Three by Donna Foley Mabry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventh in 'The Manhattan Stories' by Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Selling author, Donna Foley Mabry, "The Currans and The Quinns | The Manhattan Stories: The Currans, Book Three" continues the saga of the Curran Family... -
![The Duke's Detour by Kathy L. Wheeler]()
The Duke's Detour by Kathy L. Wheeler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Alternate cover edition of ASIN B09D8QLT7H.) A man of structure and a woman of impulse fires long suppressed passions.Lady Rebecca Thatcher cares nothing for fashion or societal dictates. Her destiny in life is to fight for those less fortunate, be it woman, child, or animal...Categorized as:
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![Millie's Grand Adventure by Martha Finley]()
Millie's Grand Adventure by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHard times have come to Keith Hill. Millie Keith's home has been damaged by a tornado, which also destroyed the gardens and hen house. With mid-summer already upon the family, there is no time to replant and no money in the bank to buy food. Millie is sure everything is under control--until the morning Charles Landreth walks in the door. Then Millie begins a new adventure in faithfulness to God...Categorized as:
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![The Refuge by Ann H. Gabhart]()
The Refuge by Ann H. Gabhart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Darcie and Walter Goodwin hear of a new cholera epidemic sweeping the area, they join the Shakers whose villages seem immune to the disease. It's meant to be a temporary stay, but Walter is killed in a riverboat accident. With no family and no money, Darcie has little choice but to stay with the Shakers... -
![Ruined by Jess Michaels]()
Ruined by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Claire found out a devastating secret about her family, the famous Woodley clan, she ran straight into the arms of a criminal and disappeared for years. But now she’s desperate to escape his clutches and get back what he’s stolen from her: her child. She turns to longtime family horse master Warrick Blackwood, knowing his secrets can get her close to her target...Categorized as:
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![Buffalo Gal by Bill Wallace]()
Buffalo Gal by Bill Wallace
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's her mother's crazy idea: a trip to Texas to save the buffalo. Amanda Guthridge just wants to ride horses with her boyfriend Philip and plan her coming-out party...Categorized as:
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![Millie's Steadfast Love by Martha Finley]()
Millie's Steadfast Love by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'After turning down a proposal of marriage, Millie longed for her mother's comforting embrace. Instead, she finds herself acting as mother to her brothers and sisters at home in Indiana while her parents try to save Aunt Wealthy's life in Ohio. Millie must pray for wisdom as the Keith children make room for three orphan children with a murky past and a terrible secret...Categorized as:
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![Millie's Faithful Heart by Martha Finley]()
Millie's Faithful Heart by Martha Finley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMillie opened her diary. Yes, here it is, she said. Jesus, please hold my heart in Your hand. Don't let me give it or any piece of it away. I want YOU to give it away in your time, to the right person. Please hold it tight, lock it up, and keep the key. October 8, 1836. Millie sighed. I will be sixteen in a week. Sixteen is too young for romance, isn't it? Millie quickly snapped her diary shut...Categorized as:
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