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Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
California's gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea...Categorized as:
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![Oldest Trick in the Book by J.V. James]()
Oldest Trick in the Book by J.V. James
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJustice for the orphan child - time to find out the Truth.Lyle Frakes here again, and this time we sure got some trouble. After almost getting robbed by the world's youngest gang of train robbers, we arrive in Cheyenne to hunt down the skunks who killed Mary's parents... -
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![The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati]()
The Sweet Blue Distance by Sara Donati
In 1857 a young midwife braves the perilous journey west from New York City to Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory in this captivating epic from Sara Donati, the international bestselling author of Where the Light Enters .Carrie Ballentyne’s life was upended in 1845 when she had to leave the only home she’d ever known in the mountains of upstate New York... -
![Two Thousand Grueling Miles by L.J. Martin]()
Two Thousand Grueling Miles by L.J. Martin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA QUEST – STAY ALIVE, KEEP FAMILY SAFE, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, KEEP MOVING WEST. Young but determined, the man of the family too soon, Jake Zane comes of age with the help of a massive mute escaped slave. It’s conquer the wilderness, protect your mother and sisters, or die trying... -
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![Mac's Way by Reg Quist]()
Mac's Way by Reg Quist
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRaised in poverty in Missouri, Mac is determined to find a better life for himself and the girl who is still a vague vision in his mind. Work on the Santa Fe Trail, and on a Mississippi River boat give him a start, but the years of Civil War leave him broke and footloose in South Texas. There he discovers more cattle running loose than he ever knew existed... -
![Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set Books 19-21 by Linda Bridey]()
Montana Mail Order Brides Box Set Books 19-21 by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 19 - 21 in the series that critics describe as a wonderful spellbinding blend of hope, passion, romance, mystery and humor. Book 19 – Westward Fate. Edwina Bradbury, sole heiress of a vast fortune has finally agreed to come to Dawson to visit her family... -
![North and South by John Jakes]()
North and South by John Jakes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsPart history, part novel, this book chronicles two great American dynasties over three generations. Though brought together in a friendship that neither jealousy nor violence could shatter, the Hazards and the Mains are torn apart by the storm of events that has divided the nation...Categorized as:
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![Love Finds a Home by Janette Oke]()
Love Finds a Home by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBook 8 of the bestselling Love Comes Softly series. Leaving her little prairie town, Belinda Davis never dreamed that the excitement of living in Boston would leave her restless and empty inside. Wealth, literature, travel, and romance touched her life with choices and decisions that brought dissatisfaction rather than joy... -
![The Daybreakers by Louis L'Amour]()
The Daybreakers by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTyrel Sackett was born into trouble but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in Tennessee, he hit the trail west with his brother Orrin. Those were the years when decent men and women lived in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers, but the Sackett brothers worked to make the West a place where people could raise their children in peace...Categorized as:
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![Calder Grit by Janet Dailey]()
Calder Grit by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Romeo and Juliet romance with shades of Legends of the Fall powers the intense drama of this beautifully written and researched saga from a legendary New York Times bestselling author. Return to early twentieth century Montana with this compelling book that pits farmer against cattleman and brother against brother, in a story of America's westward expansion...Categorized as:
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![Love's Unending Legacy by Janette Oke]()
Love's Unending Legacy by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 5 of the bestselling Love Comes Softly series. Marty Davis had thoroughly enjoyed her visit with daughter Missie, even though a tragic accident had extended it far longer than originally planned. But now she and Clark are home again, and there are changes to make. The family begins to adjust to Clark's crutch, and Clark and Marty recognize their children's new maturity and independence... -
![The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes]()
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else’s Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in Depression-era America Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve, hoping to escape her stifling life in England... -
![Love's Unfolding Dream by Janette Oke]()
Love's Unfolding Dream by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBook 6 of the bestselling Love Comes Softly series. Belinda, Marty and Clark Davis's "surprise child," has always had a tender and compassionate heart toward anything hurt and broken. Her parents watch with both misgivings and genuine pride as Belinda's older brother, Doctor Luke, influences her toward nursing... -
![Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke]()
Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe first series from the pen of Janette Oke, follows the lives of one family through three generations. Lets the reader see the impact that Christian love has on relationships despite adversity and hardship... -
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![When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke]()
When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 38 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...Categorized as:
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![Rescuing the Bride (Mail Order Brides of Nebraska) by Susannah Calloway]()
Rescuing the Bride (Mail Order Brides of Nebraska) by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLina Sterling loves her family enough to leave them. They’re struggling to scrape out a living on the cruel, unforgiving streets of 19th century Boston, and Lina can’t find a job. The only way she can support her family is to find a rich husband somewhere – and the East is chronically low on men. Her only choice is to head out West on a train in order to marry a man she’s never met... -
![Old Sins, Long Shadows by J.V. James]()
Old Sins, Long Shadows by J.V. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOld sins surely do cast long shadows, and these particular sins has had 35 years to fester already.For a first thing, George Slaughter is the very first man I ever arrested for murder – for a second thing, he needs my help so he don’t get his neck stretched, even all this time later – and third thing, if the truth busts out into the light, I just might be hanging from a rope right beside him... -
![Love Takes Wing by Janette Oke]()
Love Takes Wing by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBook 7 of the bestselling Love Comes Softly series. Belinda Davis had trained as a nurse to assist her older brother, Doctor Luke. But as time goes by and she sees those she's grown up with getting married and settling into their own lives, Belinda becomes restless. What had seemed exciting and fresh becomes dull and routine... -
![Love's Long Journey by Janette Oke]()
Love's Long Journey by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe first series from the pen of Janette Oke, follows the lives of one family through three generations. Lets the reader see the impact that Christian love has on relationships despite adversity and hardship... -
![Love's Abiding Joy by Janette Oke]()
Love's Abiding Joy by Janette Oke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA Birthday Surprise, a New Journey West, and a Delightful Reunion! But Then Comes Tragedy. Marty and Clark Davis's daughter Missie and her husband had homesteaded land in the far West, many weeks' journey away by covered wagon. But with the coming of the frontier railroad, the miles are suddenly bridged, making possible their long-awaited reunion... -
![The Shack: Reflections for Every Day of the Year by William Paul Young]()
The Shack: Reflections for Every Day of the Year by William Paul Young
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe powerful story found in The Shack written by Wm. Paul Young stole the hearts of millions and rocketed to fame by word-of-mouth, making it a phenomenon in publishing history. Now, THE SHACK: REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR provides an opportunity for you to go back to the shack with Papa, Sarayu, and Jesus... -
![The Shotgun Proposal by Barbara Goss]()
The Shotgun Proposal by Barbara Goss
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsRance Balcomb finds himself facing a ‘shotgun’ marriage situation, and he marries Elsa who doesn’t speak a word of English. He practically ignores her until he sees her with her hair down, wearing the new clothes he’d purchased, and he realizes he’s married a beautiful woman. He soon discovers he has a rival for her affections and decides it’s time to make their marriage real... -
![Mail Order Bride: Sweetheart of the Wagon Train: Sweet, Clean, Inspirational Western Historical Romance by Rosalee Adams]()
Mail Order Bride: Sweetheart of the Wagon Train: Sweet, Clean, Inspirational Western Historical Romance by Rosalee Adams
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsKatherine – Kat, Laslow’s life is in ruins, her farm has been destroyed during the American Civil War. She is now homeless, penniless and widowed without family or friends. Kat sets out to Independence, Missouri to join a wagon train of mail-order brides heading West to California. There is just one problem – her age.. -
![Mail Order Bride: The Doctor's Sweetheart: Sweet, Clean, Inspirational Western Historical Romance by Rosalee Adams]()
Mail Order Bride: The Doctor's Sweetheart: Sweet, Clean, Inspirational Western Historical Romance by Rosalee Adams
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsNurse Darling Jones travels to the town of High Valley, Montana eager to leave the horrors of the American Civil War behind her. She hopes to start a new life, one that may include a husband and a family of her own. After her arrival in town, she is asked to help the local doctor, Brent McClain, with his medical duties... -
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![The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks]()
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago... -
![Weathered Too Young (Evans Brothers) by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
Weathered Too Young (Evans Brothers) by Marcia Lynn McClure
Lark Lawrence was alone. In all the world there was no one who cared for her. Still, there were worse things than independence -- and Lark had grown quite capable of providing for herself. Nevertheless, as winter loomed, she suddenly found herself with no means by which to afford food and shelter -- destitute.Yet Tom Evans was a kind and compassionate man...Categorized as:
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![A Long Trail Rolling by Lizzi Tremayne]()
A Long Trail Rolling by Lizzi Tremayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsEscaping her father's killer, Aleksandra rode the Pony Express—full speed into the middle of the Indian Paiute Wars. Seventeen year old Aleksandra, trained in the Cossack arts from infancy by her father, finds herself alone and running to prevent her Pa's killer from obtaining a secret coveted by the Russian Czar, one which could alter the forces of power in Europe...Categorized as:
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![The Pastor's Replacement Bride by George H. McVey]()
The Pastor's Replacement Bride by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWhen the daughters, sisters and mothers of several town men approach the Pastor Joshua for his blessing on a church endorsed mail order bride scheme the frazzled Minister see’s a way to stop all the advances of the mayor’s daughter. He slips his own letter into the packet before it is mailed out to the churches in Richmond, Philadelphia and Chicago seeking his own bride... -
![Wanted: Horse Breeder by Barbara Goss]()
Wanted: Horse Breeder by Barbara Goss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsAn earthquake shook more than the ground in Silverpines, Oregon! April, 1899 A silver mine cave-in and lumber camp mud slide caused a shortage of young men in town. Women were saddled with running businesses and ranches alone. Laura Bennett, owner of White Oaks ranch, sends for a mail order husband... -
![Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey]()
Persuading the Preacher by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsReverend Callum Bing never considered marriage while his sister lived with him. His life was full: caring for his congregation and taking care of Millie. But now that Millie’s married, he wonders if he could court a woman and have a family of his own. When a very unique messenger from God tells him that God has chosen a wife for him, Callum is shocked by God’s choice...Categorized as:
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![Wanted: Innkeeper: Silverpines Series by Marianne Spitzer]()
Wanted: Innkeeper: Silverpines Series by Marianne Spitzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsElla Grace Mulvaney, a twenty-two-year-old orphan, lives in the Howard House Orphanage for Girls in Silverpines, Oregon. Along with her eight “sisters,” she has been well educated in decorum, all aspects of taking care of a home, and every subject her spinster guardians deem necessary to survive in a man’s world. When tragedy strikes, Ella Grace is left in charge of the local Inn... -
![Sweet on the Swede: A Ladies of Celeste's House Book by George H. McVey]()
Sweet on the Swede: A Ladies of Celeste's House Book by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsNils Jorgenson has lived his entire life in Cottonwood, Iowa but after the recent death of first his wife and then his father he needs a fresh start. With his rambunctious four-year-old-daughter in hand, he answers a call for a furniture maker in Creede, Colorado. Having married once for duty he vows to only marry for love this time around, even if Nellie needs a mother...Categorized as:
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![Adoring the Architect by George H. McVey]()
Adoring the Architect by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsAileen McRae took one look at the handsome man at her brother’s wedding and knows he is the man for her. Only one problem: her brother forbids the man from even talking to her. What’s a woman supposed to do to get courted by the man of her dreams? Break the rules, of course. Sterling McCormick is the most unlucky man in the game of love in all of Creede... -
![Winning His Wife by George H. McVey]()
Winning His Wife by George H. McVey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsAdelle Cordovia has gone from the frying pan into the fire. Hiring a gambler to escort her in secret from Denver, where her parents expect her to marry a man thirty years older than her, she ends up owing the gambler seventy-five dollars she doesn’t have. Now she’s indebted to the man who plans to collect his due from her body...Categorized as:
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![Wanted: Family by George H McVey]()
Wanted: Family by George H McVey
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsCarol Brown has given up hope. She’s been widowed for seventeen months and living at Celeste’s House for nine months. No opportunity for the second chance she was told could happen. No fresh start for a woman with another man’s child. Who would want to marry a woman who had an infant anyway? Ian MacGregor has settled in Silverpines...Categorized as:
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![The Brides of Whitevale River: 6 Book Box Set by Maddie Walker]()
The Brides of Whitevale River: 6 Book Box Set by Maddie Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsIn 1865 Doctor Cal Watkins and his six daughters packed up all of their worldly goods to embark on the treacherous journey along the Oregon Trail. Moving from Howard County, Missouri, to Whitevale River in Idaho for a job as the town's doctor, Cal hopes he and his family will have the chance to heal from the tragedy and sins of the past... -
![Love's Greatest Gift: Historical Western Romance by Montana Ross]()
Love's Greatest Gift: Historical Western Romance by Montana Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsShe’s an orphan, struggling to escape the clutches of her cruel aunt and uncle… He’s had his heart broken when his first wife left him for another man… When the two meet, his world is turned upside down when he gets far more than he bargained for… or even wantedWhen Nora Bennett agrees to wed Colorado rancher Jason Loomis as his mail-order bride, he has one proviso, that there will be no... -
![A Limitless Love: Historical Western Romance by Montana Ross]()
A Limitless Love: Historical Western Romance by Montana Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsConstance Burton wants a family of her own, however her strong-willed outspoken ways can sometimes stop men in their tracks, putting them off the prospect of marriage.After taking advice from her sister, Martha, she opts to travel west as a mail-order bride to marry Edward Locke, a rancher from Garland, Montana who is in need of a wife and mother to his orphaned niece and nephew, Nora and James... -
![The Dakota Series Trilogy by Linda Byler]()
The Dakota Series Trilogy by Linda Byler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsThree Amish novels set during the Great Depression, by bestselling Amish romance author Linda Byler Follow feisty and independent Hannah as she grows from a fifteen-year-old girl in a covered wagon headed west with her family, all the way through marriage, tragedy, and her ongoing pursuit of home and belonging...Categorized as:
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![The Rancher Returns by Susannah Calloway]()
The Rancher Returns by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWith a broken heart, James Clyde’s swears he’s done with love. His marriage will be one of convenience, only to ensure an heir to the family ranch. But when Alisha Smith shows up in Culver’s Creek, it’s clear all bets are off.Alisha is smart, stubborn, compassionate, good with horses – and the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen... -
![Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer]()
Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer
Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic yearnings behind...Categorized as:
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![Colter's Journey by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone]()
Colter's Journey by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY In this thrilling epic of the American West, bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone capture the human side of the frontier experience in all its glory, grit, and grandeur—through the eyes of one remarkable teenage boy .. -
![Finding Her Father a Bride: Mail Order Brides of Nebraska by Susannah Calloway]()
Finding Her Father a Bride: Mail Order Brides of Nebraska by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the death of his wife at the hands of Indians, Scott Kittson becomes a shell of the man he once was. In a desperate attempt to save her father from overwhelming grief, his eldest daughter Katie decides to place an advert for a Mail Order Bride. Adelia Waterhouse has just lost her mother and will soon be tossed out on the street. Being half Indian, she is often mistreated or maligned... -
![Oregon Dreams: 10-Book Box Set of Sweet, Clean, Mail Order Bride Western Historical Romance by Montana Ross]()
Oregon Dreams: 10-Book Box Set of Sweet, Clean, Mail Order Bride Western Historical Romance by Montana Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings10 Book Bumper Box Set of Historically Inspired Sweet, Clean, Mail Order Bride Western Romance Stories — Plus a Bonus Book from a Special Guest Author!Plus - Two Brand New Stories!Return to a simpler, more gratifying way of life on the western frontier of the 1800s with delightful tales of how pioneers made their mark on our magnificent country that is now the great United States of AmericaGive... -
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![The Widow's Escape (Mail Order Brides of Nebraska) by Susannah Calloway]()
The Widow's Escape (Mail Order Brides of Nebraska) by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFREE Download on Kindle Unlimited!Rancher Roby Bradford isn’t looking for a wife, but he changes his mind when he receives letters from a charming widow in Boston. Valerie Hartmann must escape the trap her powerful brother-in-law, Edward Hartmann, has set for her – marry him or lose her five-year-old son, Joshua. Her only hope is to flee with Joshua and marry Roby in Planters Point, Nebraska... -
![The Snowbound Bride: Historical Holiday Romance by Davalynn Spencer]()
The Snowbound Bride: Historical Holiday Romance by Davalynn Spencer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring her cross-country escape from ruthless relatives, private tutor Ara Taube ends up in a storm—physically and emotionally...Categorized as:
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![Tough As Old Boots by J.V. James]()
Tough As Old Boots by J.V. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLyle Frakes here again. When an outlaw gang come to kill me and my family, I shoot one off of his horse, but the others hightail it quick. A U.S. Deputy Marshal turns up to help, and his face somehow ends up at the end of my fists – and he ain’t the only one. Seems I have a new talent for making enemies, and before the day’s out the only friends I got left are my horse and my gun...
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