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Looking To The Future by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLooking To The Future is the 11th book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
![Always Forward by Ginny Dye]()
Always Forward by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlways Forward is the ninth book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
![Keepers of the Covenant by Lynn Austin]()
Keepers of the Covenant by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Old Testament Comes to Thrilling Life in the Latest from Lynn AustinIn one life-changing moment, the lives of the Jewish exiles in Babylon are thrown into confusion and despair when a decree arrives from the king's palace in Susa. It calls for the annihilation of every Jewish man, woman, and child throughout the empire on the thirteenth day of Adar, in less than one year...Categorized as:
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![The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar]()
The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Jewel of the Nile comes the thrilling tale of a woman who feels she has no future but soon discovers the fate of nations may rest in her hands.The beloved daughter of Jewish captives in Babylon, Keren is sold into Daniel’s household to help her family survive...Categorized as:
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![Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar]()
Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush.Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else...Categorized as:
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![Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar]()
Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPurple . The foundation of an influential trade in a Roman world dominated by men. One woman rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship. And along the way, she changes the world. But before she was Lydia, the seller of purple, she was simply a merchant's daughter who loved three things: her father, her ancestral home, and making dye...Categorized as:
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![Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden]()
Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNatalia Blackstone is a rarity in Gilded Age America. As a trusted analyst for her father's bank, she is helping finance the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. From her office in New York City, Natalia relies on a charming Russian aristocrat to oversee the construction of the railroad on the other side of the world... -
![The Road Home by Beverly Lewis]()
The Road Home by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives... -
![Laurel's Dream (My Heart Belongs) by Pepper Basham]()
Laurel's Dream (My Heart Belongs) by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDreams are precious commodities in the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 and Laurel McAdams is attempting to make hers come true, but sometimes life in the mountains has a way of squandering dreams. As she attempts to avoid matrimony, she is secretly saving for her future with the sole purpose of becoming a teacher and bringing consistent education back to "her people"... -
![Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Redeeming Grace: Ruth's Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort...Categorized as:
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![A Passionate Hope: Hannah's Story by Jill Eileen Smith]()
A Passionate Hope: Hannah's Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. But nothing changes as the years pass. Years that also reveal Hannah to be barren...Categorized as:
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![A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White]()
A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne little drop to soil her garment.One little drop to cleanse her soul.Abigail was born free, but when her parents die, she’s sold into slavery to the family of a Roman soldier in Jerusalem. Fortunately, the Visibullis family is kind, and as years pass, she’s proud to serve them. But Abigail’s beauty attracts unwanted attention when their son, Jason, returns from Rome...Categorized as:
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![Love In A Broken Vessel by Mesu Andrews]()
Love In A Broken Vessel by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHosea has been charged by God with a difficult task--marry a prostitute in order to show God's people the nature and depth of his love for Israel. When Hosea goes to Israel to proclaim God's message, the prostitute God tells him to marry turns out to be his childhood friend Gomer. He finds her broken and abused, unwilling to trust Hosea or his God...Categorized as:
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![Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette]()
Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRecently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband's brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support herself. Without the protections of her father, Kedesh's head priest, and the safety of the city of refuge, Rivkah soon discovers that the cost of recklessness is her own freedom...Categorized as:
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![Second Touch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Second Touch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe lepers in the Valley of Makoob hear the rumors--that a miracle healer is now walking the earth. Could this be the hope they have waited an eternity for? The healing they have longed for? While Lily, Cantor, and Rabbi Ahava courageously comfort the dying in the Valley, the leper Jekuthiel risks home and family, even when his baby is about to be born, to find out if the rumors are true... -
![Third Watch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Third Watch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJourney back to first-century Jerusalem, a dark and hopeless time, when citizens are searching for their promised Messiah to return. Meet new characters Zahav, a Jewish woman who is very strong in her faith, and Alexander, a Greek with a past...Categorized as:
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![A Soft Breath of Wind by Roseanna M. White]()
A Soft Breath of Wind by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA gift that has branded her for life Zipporah is thirteen when the Spirit descends upon her, opening her eyes to a world beyond the physical goings-on of the villa outside Rome she has always called home. Within hours, she learns what serving the Lord can cost. Forever scarred after a vicious attack, she knows her call is to use this discernment to protect the Way...Categorized as:
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![All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell]()
All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaith-Filled Fiction at Its Best! So many unanswered questions.Who am I really? Kari wondered again. I am not Kari Hillyer. Not Kari Granger. They tell me my real name is Kari Thoresen Michaels. But who is that person?She frowned. And where are my sister and brother? Who took them? Where are they now?“Lord, my uncle and my cousins urge me to trust you... -
![I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGenerations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmother’s World War II heartbreak and love.Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life—the kind of life she longs for... -
![The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection: Hope Reaches Across the Centuries Through One Single Bottle, Inspiring Five Romances by Joanne Bischof, Amanda Dykes]()
The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection: Hope Reaches Across the Centuries Through One Single Bottle, Inspiring Five Romances by Joanne Bischof, Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin the journey as one word etched in Latin on an ancient bronze bottle travels through the centuries to reach five young women who are struggling to maintain their faith in God and love. An Irish princess, a Scottish story weaver, a Post-Colonial nurse, a cotton mill worker, and a maid who nearly drowned each receive a message from the bottle just when they need their hope restored...Categorized as:
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![The Thief by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Thief by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Roman centurion longing for peace and a Jewish woman hiding a deadly secret witness a miracle that transforms their lives and leads them to the foot of the cross.My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Nissa is a Jewish woman with a sharp tongue and no hope of marriage...Categorized as:
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![The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped by the secrets of her past—to hope and a new life. Everyone in Bethany admires Martha—the perfect Jewish woman... -
![A Miracle of Hope by Ruth Reid]()
A Miracle of Hope by Ruth Reid
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow far can God's mercy reach? Lindie Wyse is pregnant out of wedlock and thinks an arranged marriage is the only way to preserve her future. Josiah Plank is certain he'll never love again, but he needs someone to care for his eight-year-old daughter, Hannah. The two take on their arrangement tentatively at first but soon realize they are each in for more than they imagined... -
![Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA realistic portrayal of a woman committed to God despite her circumstances. Miriam's unwavering faith throughout the decades of her life not only sustains her, but also impacts the lives of those around her in miraculous ways. Fans of Francine Rivers will love the inviting style of Robin Lee Hatcher... -
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![The Heart of a King by Jill Eileen Smith]()
The Heart of a King by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKing Solomon was wealthy and wise beyond measure. He could--and did--have anything he wanted, including many women from many lands...Categorized as:
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![Wagon Train Matchmaker: Christian historical romance by Linda Ford]()
Wagon Train Matchmaker: Christian historical romance by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom an award-winning author with more than one million books sold, a new series of four heartwarming historical romances about life on the Santa Fe trail. Note: each book can be read as a stand-alone. Mary Mae Clark has learned the hard way not to trust what a man says. Broken promises have made her wary and now she only wants to return to Santa Fe to help her friend Sophia keep her wee son... -
![A Heart Revealed by Julie Lessman]()
A Heart Revealed by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTen years ago, Emma Malloy fled Dublin for Boston as a battered woman, escaping the husband who scarred her beautiful face. The physical and emotional wounds have faded with time, and her life is finally full of purpose and free from the pain of her past. But when she falls for her friend Charity's handsome and charming brother, Sean O'Connor, fear and shame threaten to destroy her... -
![The First Love by Beverly Lewis]()
The First Love by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's the summer of 1951, and Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling with chronic illness, she is used to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet Maggie wishes she were more like other courting-age girls so she could live a normal, healthy life... -
![Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews]()
Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStanding in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride...Categorized as:
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![Woman of Flames by Kim Stokely]()
Woman of Flames by Kim Stokely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBased on the life of a Jewish prophet, Woman of Flames is a sweeping epic of how faith, lust, and revenge can drive nations into war. As a child, Deborah must convince those around her that her visions are a gift from the Hebrew God, whom she is called to serve...Categorized as:
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![Spring Meadow Sanctuary by Lynnette Bonner]()
Spring Meadow Sanctuary by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe broke her heart. Now he's back to ask for a second chance. Heart pounding in shock, Sharyah Jordan gapes at the outlaw staring down the barrel of his gun at her... -
![Sold Into Freedom by Carole Towriss]()
Sold Into Freedom by Carole Towriss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaught to hear messages from the goddess from a young age, Elantia’s life is shattered when she is captured from her home in southwest Britannia and sold as a slave in Macedonia. She wants nothing more than to escape and return home—after she kills the man who took the only good thing left in her life...Categorized as:
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![The Dawn Wakers by Angela Castillo]()
The Dawn Wakers by Angela Castillo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen-year-old Ellie's been on the Oregon trail for almost four months, with her mother and four siblings to care for. Though scarlet fever left her with a weakened heart, she's pushed ahead with resolve and determination. Thaddeus dreams of becoming a pastor, though his affluent family expects him to follow in his banker father's footsteps...Categorized as:
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![From the Ashes of Atlanta by Jeanne Hardt]()
From the Ashes of Atlanta by Jeanne Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter losing his Atlanta home and family to the war, Confederate soldier, Jeb Carter, somehow wakes up in a Boston hospital. Alone, desperate, and with a badly broken leg, he pretends to be mute to save himself from those he hates—Yankees... -
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![Giver of Wonders: How a Christmas Tradition Began (A Visibullis Story) by Roseanna M. White]()
Giver of Wonders: How a Christmas Tradition Began (A Visibullis Story) by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA miracle once saved her life ~ will another give her a future? Cyprus was little more than a child when a fall left her paralyzed…and when the boy known as the wonder-worker healed her. Ever since, she has wondered why the Lord spared her, what he has in store for her. But her pagan father thinks she was spared solely so she could be introduced to the wealthy wonder-worker, Nikolaos...Categorized as:
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![Eleanor by Rachel Wesson]()
Eleanor by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleanor Templeton, recently arrived in Clover Springs, is looking for a place to hide and nurse her invisible wounds. Gary Barrett, the saloon owner, tries to break down the barriers she has erected, convinced he has found the woman of his dreams. Wilma, usually the first to help new arrivals, doesn’t want to meet the new school teacher...Categorized as:
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![Appomattox Saga Collection 2 by Gilbert Morris]()
Appomattox Saga Collection 2 by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the pleasure of owning three beloved novels reissued from bestselling author Gilbert Morris. The United States' most terrible war is the backdrop for adventure, romance, and power of God to move amidst tragedy. Follow three Confederate soldiers who find that their greatest allies could be brave women who cross battle lines for the sake of faith and love... -
![Voice of the Ancient by Connilyn Cossette]()
Voice of the Ancient by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legacy and the desire for something more. When Ammonites attack the city of Yavash-Gilead, he takes the opportunity to fight with his cousins for the newly crowned King Saul. But when one of the cousins goes missing during the battle, Avidan stays behind to search for him in hopes that he's still alive...Categorized as:
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![Though My Heart Is Torn by Joanne Bischof]()
Though My Heart Is Torn by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGideon O’Riley has two wives—but he doesn’t know it. Settling into a simple life in the majestic Blue Ridge mountains, Lonnie and Gideon O’Riley have finally found happiness after the rocky start to their marriage. The roguish bluegrass musician has fallen in love with his gentle wife and the God she serves, and Lonnie rests secure in his tenderness for her and their young son... -
![Katie's Way by Marta Perry]()
Katie's Way by Marta Perry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA quilt shop brings Amish and Englisch together, and trouble follows... After a thwarted romance, Katie Miller starts over by moving to Pleasant Valley and opening a quilt shop. Soon Amish and Englisch turn the store into a lively spot...to the consternation of Caleb Brand, who crafts furniture next door... -
![My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille (My Heart Belongs) by Erica Vetsch]()
My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille (My Heart Belongs) by Erica Vetsch
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIntroducing a new series of historical romances created for readers who love historical destinations. Journey to Fort Bliss, Texas, where a battle of emotions versus ideals is about to be waged... -
![A Miser. A Manger. A Miracle. by Marianne Jordan]()
A Miser. A Manger. A Miracle. by Marianne Jordan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinner of the Director's Choice Award - Gift a print copy to someone you love. In an interpretive retelling of the Easter and Christmas stories, A Miser, A Manger, A Miracle weaves Biblical events into the timeless work of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol...Categorized as:
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![Kissing Tree by Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings]()
Kissing Tree by Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling novelist Karen Witemeyer joins award-winning authors Regina Jennings, Amanda Dykes, and Nicole Deese for this Texas-sized romance novella collection. Each of the authors' unique voices is on display in stories where courting couples leave a permanent mark of their love by carving their initials into the same oak's bark...Categorized as:
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![The Color of the Soul by Tracey Bateman, Mirron Willis]()
The Color of the Soul by Tracey Bateman, Mirron Willis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story of an old woman's need for forgiveness, a young man's drive to succeed, and the history that links them both will keep listeners enthralled from beginning to end.A Pandora's box opens when reporter Andy Carmichael, too light skinned for acceptance by blacks and too dark skinned for acceptance by whites, is sent to Georgia to interview Miss Penbrook, an icon of Southern literature... -
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![Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan true love overcome a legacy of betrayal?Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Leah wishes her father would find a good man who would love her alone. Unbeknownst to either of them, Jacob is making his way to their home, trying to escape a past laced with deceit and find the future God has promised him... -
![The Well by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Well by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the rich tradition of Francine Rivers’s Lineage of Grace series, comes a beautiful retelling of the biblical story of the woman at the well—bringing to life this poignant young woman struggling to survive love and heartbreak... -
![Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price]()
Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeorgia, 1842. A grand and passionate era of American history, forged by the dreams of extraordinary men and women...the willful Natalie Browning Latimer, whose newfound marital bliss was threatened by a shattering loss...the ambitious W. H. Stiles, whose daring political trail led his family into the turmoil of Western Europe..Categorized as:
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![Beauty from Ashes by Eugenia Price]()
Beauty from Ashes by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor four decades Eugenia Price has shared her love and knowledge of the American South with tens of millions of readers worldwide. From the intimate details of her characters' lives and loves, to the pageant of history that sweeps across the land like a relentless storm, her books contain pure pleasure, and have made her one of the most beloved novelists of our time... -
![Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White]()
Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow can she love the king of kings without forsaking her Lord of lords? Kasia grew up in a poor Jewish home with more siblings than luxuries. But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world. She alone, of all Xerxes' wives, loves the man beneath the crown. She alone, of all his wives, holds the heart of the king of kings...Categorized as:
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![The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser]()
The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe American Dream thrives in 1912 New York City Annie Wood, the housemaid-turned-pattern designer in The Pattern Artist, jumps at the chance to design her own clothing line when a wealthy New York couple offer to finance her endeavor. Joining the project is Annie’s new husband, Sean Culver, her best friend at Butterick, Maude Nascato, and a mother figure, Edna Holmquist...
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