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Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsForever within the memories of my heart.Always remember, you are perfectly loved.Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943... -
![The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn in the dark horrors of the Victorian Bedlam, Beth Thursday was a no-one. An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop... -
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![Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood]()
Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe escapist Sunday Times bestselling debut from the nation’s best loved TV presenter, Carol Kirkwood.‘Loved it! It sizzles with secrets and passion... -
![Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt]()
Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a TimeZosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves... -
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![These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon]()
These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFor years, Mitford's sixtysomething rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he's also married to Cynthia, his vivacious next-door neighbor. For Father Tim, life in Mitford has never been so full of surprises. His wife is "aging" his already ancient kitchen walls, not to mention burning his draperies. The mountain boy he's learned to love as his own makes a heartrending decision... -
![On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean]()
On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCliffehaven, October 1944 As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View Boarding House is still full of uncertainty. Rosie’s plans for her wedding to Ron Reilly are plagued with misunderstandings. And when Ron takes on a secret assignment just days before they are due to say their vows, it seems their plans for a future together may be doomed... -
![The Christmas Orphan by Rosie Darling]()
The Christmas Orphan by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter her father’s sudden death little Jane Walker had been forced to sell flowers on the London streets to the wealthy in order to make ends meet. At the end of each day she would return to the terrible streets of Whitechapel where her heavily pregnant mother awaited her return... -
![All My Secrets by Lynn Austin]()
All My Secrets by Lynn Austin
Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future.New York, 1898...Categorized as:
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![Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean]()
Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast... -
![An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling]()
An Orphan's Christmas Dream by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the workhouse, little orphan Holly Green dreamed of a Christmas filled with roast beef and plum pudding. But Holly's beautiful Christmas dream was soon to contort into a cruel nightmare.One snowy Christmas Eve, two vulnerable little girls run away from the harsh workhouse, into the unknown and unforgiving world that was Victorian London... -
![The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines]()
The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy BainesGreat Grimsby, 1912Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future... -
![A Mother's Choice by Kristin Noel Fischer]()
A Mother's Choice by Kristin Noel Fischer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor thirty years, Nadine Kingsley has kept a heart-wrenching secret. When a letter arrives threatening to reveal the truth that could destroy her tight-knit family, Nadine embarks on a difficult journey to explain her painful decision, especially to her youngest daughter, Autumn. Meanwhile, Autumn Anderson, Speech Pathologist and mother of two, is struggling in her marriage... -
![In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin]()
In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBold, sophisticated, and coy, flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies. So how can handsome C-47 pilot Lt. Roger Cooper be immune to her charms? In fact, he seems to do everything he can to avoid her. Still, as they cross the skies between Italy and southern France, evacuating the wounded and delivering paratroopers and supplies, every beat of their hearts draws them closer... -
![Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox]()
Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship... -
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![The Enchanted Barn - Grace Livingston Hill [Modern Library Collection Edition] by Grace Livingston Hill]()
The Enchanted Barn - Grace Livingston Hill [Modern Library Collection Edition] by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Hollisters, a bright, spirited, wholesome family, are compelled to move into the country. After many efforts to secure a home, Shirley, eldest of the Hollisters, contrives a way out by renting a magnificent old stone barn at a ridiculously low price, transforming it into a house... -
![Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles]()
Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall.None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far... -
![The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter]()
The Snow Orphan’s Destiny by Daisy Carter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs the snow falls and secrets swirl around her, Penny is torn between two worlds. Does a gift hold the key to her past, and will her true destiny bring her the happiness she longs for?FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED.Penny Frost understands that she’s had an unusual start in life. Taken in by a kind-hearted woman, she becomes part of the close-knit Bevan family of Sketty Lane... -
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Vagabonds by Josephine Cox
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA beautiful historical novel of survival, love, and redemption It is 1885 and Emma Grady has returned to her home town of Blackburn and been reunited with her lover Marlow. Now married, with a beautiful home, loving husband and wonderful son, she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget the cruelty of her uncle Caleb Crowther, who ignored her pleas to save her and her tragic first-born... -
![Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell]()
Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSunderland, 1942: Polly's heart and her future are hanging in the balance… Polly’s sweetheart Tommy has been declared missing while serving overseas, and although there is no certainty that he is dead, there is no guarantee that he will return home. Now Polly needs her friends more than ever, and the other women welders are ready to rally around her while she waits for news... -
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Abiding Hope by Jennifer H. Westall
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." After three years of bloodshed in the jungles of the Philippines, guerrilla leader, Matthew Doyle, finds himself on the brink of freedom. The Americans are coming, bringing with them the promise of an end to the terror inflicted by the Japanese army on his mind, body, and soul... -
![Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke]()
Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAll her life, Hannah Sterling longed for a close relationship with her estranged mother. Following Lieselotte’s death, Hannah determines to unlock the secrets of her mother’s mysterious past and is shocked to discover a grandfather living in Germany... -
![The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir]()
The Orphan's Scandal by Jessica Weir
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWill the sins of the mother condemn the daughter to a life of loss?Heartwarming saga romance FREE on Kindle Unlimited. London, 1879. At just 13 years old, Florence Smith's life will change forever. Losing almost everything, she must grow up quickly and hope that a secret scandal does not come back to haunt her... -
![Blue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah Sundin]()
Blue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah Sundin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn a time of peril, can they find the courage to confront their fears and embrace a love that lasts? When her husband becomes a casualty of the war in the Pacific, Helen Carlisle throws herself into volunteering for the war effort to conceal her feelings. But keeping up appearances as the grieving widow of a hometown hero is taking its toll. Soon something is going to give. Lt... -
![The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles]()
The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPetra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful... -
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![The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer]()
The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Last Convertible by Anton Myrer They called it the last convertible—the shining 1939 Packard that carried five Harvard friends through the bright promise of youth and into the heart of a changing America. From the carefree summer days before World War II to the uncertainty and loss that followed, The Last Convertible is a sweeping story of friendship, love, and the passage of time... -
![His Unforgettable Bride by Jody Hedlund, Patti Stockdale]()
His Unforgettable Bride by Jody Hedlund, Patti Stockdale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA pickpocket turned lady and a prince with a forgotten past find love in the most unexpected place…Juliet Dash, orphan and former pickpocket, yearns to leave her troubled past behind. So when she arrives in British Columbia and takes a respectable job working for a pair of society sisters who offer to give her etiquette lessons, she’s one step closer to that dream... -
![Of Silver and Secrets : A Victorian Romance with Mystery and an Archeological Dig in England by Michelle Griep]()
Of Silver and Secrets : A Victorian Romance with Mystery and an Archeological Dig in England by Michelle Griep
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1889 England, Eva Inman finds herself overwhelmed with responsibility. Haunted by guilt over her parents' deaths, Eva struggles to care for her blind sister and manage her family's crumbling estate. With the threat of overdue taxes looming, Eva's situation grows dire until an ancient silver ring is unearthed on her property... -
![Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price]()
Saltwick River Orphan: Historical Victorian Saga by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrugged and supposedly drowned by the mother who should have loved her, 6-year-old Gwendoline is dredged from the Saltwick River. Poverty-stricken but rich in love Mr. and Mrs. Paul love the tiny child as their own until hard times and tragedy drive them to the workhouse... -
![Christmas with the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell]()
Christmas with the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE SEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES. ‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!’ Northern Echo____________________________________________________________Sunderland, 1942: Christmas is fast approaching and with it comes a flurry of snow and surprises… Against all odds, Polly’s fiancé has finally returned home from the front line... -
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Come Tomorrow by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne chance meeting. A single act of kindness. Can young soulmates find each other in adulthood, or will hidden truths tear them apart?1904. Twelve-year-old Luci Quick never forgot the boy who saved her life that fateful Christmas Eve. But when he disappeared without a word after bringing her food, she was forced to focus on raising her baby sister when her mother suddenly died... -
![The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar]()
The Lies We Leave Behind by Noelle Salazar
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor readers of Kate Quinn and Beatriz Williams, this sweeping story follows a fearless nurse who must leave love behind when duty calls her back to the front. Somewhere in the Pacific, 1943. Kate Campbell is a nurse who bravely flies back and forth from the front to rescue wounded soldiers, amid long days, harsh conditions and often dangerous weather... -
![When Stars Dance at Midnight by Tess Thompson]()
When Stars Dance at Midnight by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe’s sunlight in human form. He’s spent his life in the shadows.BetsyI’ve spent my life caring for others—easing pain, offering comfort, healing wounds no one else wants to touch. But mine? They’ve stayed buried deep, hidden beneath humor and smiles. When George died, something inside me broke... -
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Women & Children First by Gill Paul
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe was the most magnificent ship ever built, yet on the eve of 14th April the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, leaving the lucky ones floating in wooden rowing boats, and the rest struggling for their lives in the icy water... -
![The Long Road Back To You by Buck Turner]()
The Long Road Back To You by Buck Turner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say it only takes a moment to fall in love with someone, but a lifetime to forget them!From the author of Evergreen comes a stirring story that proves it is never too late for loveEighteen-year-old Charlie Ross, a shy, backward teen from Tennessee, does the one thing you should never do before going off to war - he falls in love... -
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![Orphan Christmas Miracle: Historical Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan]()
Orphan Christmas Miracle: Historical Victorian Romance by Rosie Swan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill little Mae ever experience the miracle she prays for and once again meet the boy who gave her hope so many years before…Mae Chester, the Christmas miracle girl, loses her parents at a very tender age and is reluctantly received by her loveless uncle. Cold and unforgiving, he makes no secret of his disdain for the waiflike child... -
![The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole]()
The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClary only wanted to find her mother. She couldn’t know the terrible price she would pay.Clary’s home is the foundling hospital where she has lived since birth. When a terrible tragedy occurs, Clary is blamed and thrown to the streets with her only possession - a token, left by her birth mother... -
![The Orphan of Howdall Heights by Catharine Dobbs]()
The Orphan of Howdall Heights by Catharine Dobbs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Help me! Mother, Father, help me!” she cried, coughing and clutching at her throat. No help came… Tragedy strikes and snatches away Victoria Curzon from the peace and tranquillity of her family home.With her young life in ruins, a new world, miles away from everything familiar, is forced upon her... -
![Catching Moondrops by Jennifer Erin Valent]()
Catching Moondrops by Jennifer Erin Valent
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJessilyn Lassiter no longer has to convince people she's not a child. Having just turned 19 in the summer of 1938, her love for Luke Talley has never been more real. And Luke is finally beginning to care for her in the way she's always dreamed of... -
![The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling]()
The Workhouse Daughter by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWork hard and avoid the workhouse her Papa had always told her. But Papa was dead, and now six-year-old Amelia Gladstone was living in her darkest dreams. Life would have been unbearable if it weren’t for Robert Merriweather, a fellow workhouse orphan, who had more than a touch of daring and adventure about him... -
![The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling]()
The Cotton Mill Girl by Rosie Darling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe mill was set to break Lottie. Heston mill had already broken so many young lives, robbed innocents of digits and limbs, snuffed out the light behind so many eyes, all without a glimmer of remorse. Such was life for thousands in Victorian England. Why should Lottie be any different? But the mill was Lottie’s World; she knew nothing else... -
![A Daughter's Sorrow by Cathy Sharp]()
A Daughter's Sorrow by Cathy Sharp
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHeartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetBridget has always been the one to take on the responsibility for looking after her family... -
![The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham]()
The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsPianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code.July, 1940Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid... -
![The Italian Daughter by Soraya M. Lane]()
The Italian Daughter by Soraya M. Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Estee, I bought this ring the day after I saw you on stage, all those years ago. You’re the only woman I’ve ever loved.” Estee wanted to see it so badly, but instead she reached for Felix’s hand and gently closed it over the box. “No,” she whispered. “I want you to propose only when you’re truly free.”Italy, 1946: As Estee bids farewell to Felix her heart breaks... -
![The Mistletoe Seller by Dilly Court]()
The Mistletoe Seller by Dilly Court
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s Christmas Eve. Flurries of snow fall on the cobbled streets of Whitechapel and an abandoned baby, swaddled in a blanket, is found on a doorstep in Angel Lane . . .Named after the street on which she was found, Angel Winter was blessed to be taken from the harsh streets into a loving home... -
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![Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows by Sigrid Undset]()
Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows by Sigrid Undset
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—the first new English translation in nearly a century As a child, Olav Audunssøn is given by his dying father to an old friend, Steinfinn Toressøn, who rashly promises to raise the boy as his foster son and eventually marry him to his own daughter, Ingunn... -
![A Daughter's Disgrace by Kitty Neale]()
A Daughter's Disgrace by Kitty Neale
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartrending story of family shame from Sunday Times bestseller, Kitty Neale. A gritty London tale, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Nadine Dorries and Maureen Lee.1950s Battersea is no place for a shamed woman…FracturedAlison is the ugly duckling of her family and has always been treated with disdain by her mother... -
![The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte]()
The Abandoned Waif's Christmas Miracle: Victorian Romance by Nell Harte
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the small hours of Christmas morning, a shrouded figure moves quickly through the biting storm in the Old Nichol, a tiny bundle wrapped in tattered rags hidden beneath its coat. “I’m sorry” the figure whispers, as it places the bundle on the cold stone of the work-house steps, “There is no other way... -
![The London Lardy Orphan by Catharine Dobbs]()
The London Lardy Orphan by Catharine Dobbs
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a tender age, Clemmie is certain her father’s death was no accident. For as long as she can remember, Clemmie Price and her older sister grew up in the loving care of their father, a London baker famous for his Lardy cake. When he remarries, a sour note enters the sweet delights of the bakery, and their stepmother proves to be a heartless addition to the family... -
![Heir to Greyladies by Anna Jacobs]()
Heir to Greyladies by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the owners' crippled son Joseph, with whom friendship soon blossoms... -
![Workhouse Girl and The Veiled Lady: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price]()
Workhouse Girl and The Veiled Lady: Victorian Romance by Dolly Price
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAbandoned by all who should protect her the workhouse swallows the young life of Olivia Coomb. It also swallows her voice.Who could ever love a mute and broken girl like Olivia? Franklin Slater wants nothing more, but society slays his advances and Olivia is forced to flee once again.It seems that even the prayers of the voiceless fall on deaf ears...
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