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A Bride's Story, Vol. 2 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues as the young bride, Amir Halgal, struggles to remain with her new groom despite the wishes of her family, who would see her wed another. Will Amir be able to preserve the bonds she has cultivated in her new home?Crafted in painstaking detail, Ms... -
A Boy Named Rose by Gaëlle Geniller
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsParis. The 1920s. Rose is a boy and, like all the girls he’s spent time with since he was born, he wants to dance at "Le Jardin", the cabaret managed by his mother. As Rose blossoms into a young man, he discovers love and tries to find his place in a society that's not ready to welcome true love between two men. Created and beautifully drawn by Gaelle Greniller... -
Unashamed: Rahab by Francine Rivers
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 40 ratings2001 Christy Award winner! Book 2 in the Lineage of Grace series by best-selling author Francine Rivers. In her trademark style, Francine tells the compelling story of Rahab from the book of Joshua. Readers will gain a fresh understanding of God's work through the life of this unlikely woman in the lineage of Christ... -
A Bride's Story, Vol. 2 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues as the young bride, Amir Halgal, struggles to remain with her new groom despite the wishes of her family, who would see her wed another. Will Amir be able to preserve the bonds she has cultivated in her new home?Crafted in painstaking detail, Ms... -
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Unveiled: Tamar by Francine Rivers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsBook 1 in the 5-book biblical historical fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.Betrayed by the men who controlled her future, she fought for her right to believe in a loving God.Meet Tamar, one of the five women in the lineage of Christ. She risked her life and her reputation to be the woman she was called to be... -
Unshaken: Ruth by Francine Rivers
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBook 3 in the 5-book biblical historical fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.She gave up everything, expecting nothing, and God honored her.Meet Ruth , one of the five women in the lineage of Christ... -
A Bride's Story, Vol. 5 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road takes on an air of celebration as, at long last, Laila and Leily's wedding day arrives! But the marriage ceremony may be even more taxing for the girls than their search for a pair of grooms... -
A Bride's Story, Vol. 3 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues, this time introducing a new would-be bride—Talas. A young widow, Talas opens her home to the researcher Mr. Smith, who has ventured to her town to continue his studies... -
A Bride's Story, Vol. 4 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori’s tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road turns westward, following Englishman Mr. Smith on his long journey to Ankara... -
A Bride’s Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAcclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior... -
This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere is nothing extraordinary about Tucker O’Shay’s dreams. Go to college. Become president. Fall in love. And pretend like he has enough time to get it all done.Sixteen-year-old Sarah Miller doesn’t expect anything out of the ordinary when she begins her first day at the one-room-school house in her new hometown of Rocky Knob... -
Emma, Vol. 04 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSecrets are revealed when Emma makes a return visit to London. Behind William's upstanding exterior, he is still despondent over losing Emma. His sister's friend Eleanor is doing everything she can to insinuate herself into his life-- perhaps on a permanent basis! As for Emma, she is on her way back to London to accompany the mysterious Mrs... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 12 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrincess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, yet the two develop feelings for each other while political forces threaten to tear their world apart. With Caesar's departure to Belquat the couple separates... -
Unafraid: Mary by Francine Rivers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMary is one of the most revered women in history, but she was an ordinary woman striving to please God in the same way that women still do today. Readers are sure to gain a new appreciation of the familiar story through Francine's signature style. A study on the biblical text is included for personal or group study... -
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Emma, Vol. 05 by Kaoru Mori, 森 薫
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEmma goes back to work at Haworth, where all of the servants notice a change in her behavior. Could it have something to do with the written correspondence she and William have begun? Back in London, William also seems to have become emboldened by his renewed connection to Emma, and no one's happy about it. The forces of society are lining up against them once again and a reckoning may be coming... -
Unspoken: Bathsheba by Francine Rivers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBY Rivers, Francine ( Author ) [{ Bathsheba By Rivers, Francine ( Author ) Jun - 28- 2001 ( Hardcover ) }... -
A Loyal Heart by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s taken her as his prisoner. But she’s holding his heart captive. In gaining their freedom, will they lose what matters most? When Lady Olivia’s castle is besieged, she and her sister are taken captive and held for ransom by her father’s enemy, Lord Pitt. Loyalty to family means everything to Olivia... -
An Orphan Called Christmas by Faye Godwin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a cold, lonely Christmas Eve, 15-year-old Dovie Ellis gives birth to a baby girl she names Christmas. Lost and afraid in the world, Dovie flees, abandoning her child that very same night.Raised by kindly great-grandparents, Chrissie spends her childhood frolicking in the countryside, blind to their relative poverty and falling in love with sweet, handsome Jonah Costigan... -
Emma, Vol. 10 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis critically acclaimed and beloved series comes to a bittersweet end with another collection of short stories focusing on characters from Emma's world. Get to know Adele and Maria, servants to the Merediths, in the years before the German family moved to England. Join Arthur during his life at school and see how he befriends a younger student in need of guidance... -
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West Side Story by Irving Shulman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe classic novelization of one of Broadway’s most enduring and beloved musicals, updated with a beautiful new cover.Maria is young and innocent and has never known love—until Tony. And Tony, searching for life beyond the savagery of the streets, has discovered love for the first time with her, too. But Maria’s brother is the leader of the Sharks and Tony had once led the rival Jets... -
Belle by Beverly Jenkins
Belle Palmer is finally free! Separated from her father on the harrowing escape, Belle is lost and alone until she finds shelter with the Bests, the first free family she’s ever known. For the first time in her sixteen years, Belle can speak her mind—except for her feelings for a certain dark-eyed young man—The Beau... -
Emma, Vol. 06 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter publicly declaring his intentions to marry Eleanor, the daughter of a viscount, William finally decides to break off the engagement and he is surprised by the calm reaction of Eleanor's parents, but their demeanor disguises their true response and a nefarious plan involving William's maid, whom he shares a secret love with. Original... -
The Events at Branxbourne by Caitlin Williams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Whatever else happens, and we may expect dark days ahead, never doubt that in this moment, beneath this perfect blue sky, on this warm September day, you are loved as no other woman has ever been loved before. You are loved for all that you are, for all you once were, and for all that you will come to be... -
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A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (Dear America) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love... -
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn Freckles, a homeless waif finds his deliverance in the primeval Limberlost swamp. Maimed and abandoned as an infant, Freckles seeks a chance to prove his worth. He is given that opportunity as the guard of the precious timber of the Limberlost... -
Emma, Vol. 03 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter the tragic event that forced Emma to leave her current residence, can she start a new life? On the train back to her hometown, Emma meets Tasha, a maid working at a wealthy family's mansion in the country. This fateful encounter leads to Emma getting employment with the family as well. But despite her years of experience as a maid for Mrs... -
The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSaturdays can make dreams come true when the Melendy children take turns to spend their pooled allowances. Actor Mona 13 recites poetry and Shakespeare at the drop of a hat. Engineer Rush 12, mischievous, builds Meccano bridges. Miranda "Randy" 10 dances and paints pictures. Oliver, 6, calm and thoughtful, is a train engineer. Father writes. Housekeeper Cuffy mothers... -
Soldier X by Don L. Wulffson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSixteen-year-old Erik Brandt barely knows what Germany is fighting for when he is drafted into Hitler's army in 1944. Sent to the killing fields of the Eastern Front, he is surrounded by unimaginable sights, more horrific than he ever thought possible. It's kill or be killed, and it seems clear that Erik's days are numbered... -
No Less Than Any Other: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by M.J. Stratton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Bennet is not the son and heir her mother wished, much to Mrs. Bennet’s despair. But all was not lost, for soon after her second daughter’s birth, Mrs. Bennet delivered a son. Tom Bennet, born just minutes after his sister, was their family’s savior from the moment he took his first breath. Tom Bennet's peculiar nature soon sets him apart from others around him... -
Emma, Vol. 09 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCatch a glimpse into the lives of the Merediths-- the German family that Emma worked for-- and their other maids. Join youngest son Erich on a traumatic journey to find his lost pet squirrel. Learn how Mr. and Mrs. Meredith met and discover that despite their outward appearance, they are a very happy and passionate couple... -
Emma, Vol. 08 by Kaoru Mori
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe critically acclaimed series resumes with a collection of short stories focusing on the lives of several supporting characters. A young Mrs. Stowner and her husband both secretly try to save up money to visit England's Great Exhibition. Eleanor Campbell spends a day at the beach trying to get over William, with surprising results... -
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Sakamichi No Apollon: 2 by Yuki Kodama, 小玉ユキ
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKaoru, studente delle superiori che ha appenacambiato scuola, conosce Sentaro, un ragazzoritenuto alquanto sconsiderato. Scopre così il jazze si innamora di Ritsuko, che di Sentaro è l’amicad’infanzia. Storia, talvolta amara,di un’adolescenza sfavillante, fra amiciziae sentimenti d’amore diretti e sinceri... -
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A Sham Betrothal (Georgians in Paris) by Jennie Goutet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe can win her freedom, but can she win his heart?With Sophie Twisden’s grandmother laid up with an unidentified illness, causing them to withdraw from the Paris social scene, the pompous Sheldon Cholmeley appoints himself as Sophie’s protector. Protector? Ha! More like tormentor... -
Prelude To A Promise by Jean Hackensmith, Ingrid Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebecca Sutherland fell in love with her best friend, Jacob Walker in “The Promise”. But before Jacob, there was Henry Olsen, a kind, gentle man who was twenty years her senior. She was only fourteen when she met Henry and much too young to even consider him as a mate... -
Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsOrphaned as a child, Arabella Hampton was the unwanted and unloved charge of a cruel aunt and neglectful uncle. The only light in her young life was the kindness of the Jonquil family, and she clung to the childish dream of someday living with them at Lampton Park... -
Two From Galilee: The Story Of Mary And Joseph by Marjorie Holmes
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHere from Marjorie Holines, one of the most beloved authors of our day, is the extraordinary bestselling novel that tells the story of Mary and Joseph as it has never been told before--the greatest love story of all.This is the story of two real people whose lives were touched by God: two people chosen by God to provide an earthly home for His Son... -
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Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy: Romance Novels by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Webster's Daddy-Long- Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer... -
Stepping on Roses, Vol. 1 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon!Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre proposition: he'll provide her with the money she so...Categorized as:
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Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWorld War I has ended, and Ella, the oldest of the five sisters, who dreams of singing and dancing in the theater, is discovered by a Broadway talent scout. It seems that she will have her chance at a theatrical career after all, starting in vaudeville. But her thoughts are also on Jules, just returned from the War, and marriage... -
A Daily Rate by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Celia Murray comes across an unexpected inheritance, she and her lovely aunt, Aunt Hannah start a new boarding house in Philadelphia. Little does she know but her heart soon starts fluttering for a new boarder who shares the same kind of spiritual fervour as her... -
A Daily Rate by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Celia Murray comes across an unexpected inheritance, she and her lovely aunt, Aunt Hannah start a new boarding house in Philadelphia. Little does she know but her heart soon starts fluttering for a new boarder who shares the same kind of spiritual fervour as her... -
Superior Connections: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian, Layla Johnson
Authors’ This story was started a while ago as a novella, and it became twice as long, completed as a collaboration between two authors with different styles and different writing experiences but with equal love for Austenesque romance.We know little of Mr Bennet’s past and how it happened that Longbourn became entailed on Mr Collins...
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