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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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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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![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... -
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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... -
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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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![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...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
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The Wedding Promise by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClara Goodwin is desperate to get out of Boston. With no work and no money to her name, she takes the first option she can becoming a Mail Order Bride in Mine’s Place, Colorado.Shane Ellis is in dire straits. With a ranch to run, his brother’s children to take care of, and nothing but tragedy in his romantic life, he’s got his hands full... -
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Garden of Madness by Tracy L. Higley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe untold story of King Nebuchadnezzar's daughterFor seven years the Babylonian princess Tiamat has waited for the mad king Nebuchadnezzar to return to his family and to his kingdom. Driven from his throne to live as a beast, he prowls his luxurious Hanging Gardens, secreted away from the world.Since her treaty marriage at a young age, Tia has lived an opulent yet oppressive life in the palace... -
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Judith: Bride of Wyoming by Hildie McQueen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMail-Order Bride, heartwarming story with unexpected twist! Judith Hamilton arrives in Casper, Wyoming to find the man she is to marry has died. When offered a position as a caregiver to the town blacksmith's child, she quickly accepts, only to find the offer includes marrying the father. Sean Montgomery can't believe the answer to his prayers arrives so unexpectedly... -
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The Edge of Town by Dorothy Garlock
Julie Jones is a plainspoken girl working on her father's hardscrabble farm. She's not prepared for the Jazz Age roaring through America, sweeping a flapper named Birdie Stuart and war veteran Evan Johnson into her Missouri town. As the summer heats up, life turns explosive. A wave of terrifying crimes threatens Evan's courtship of Julie, and Birdie's schemes begin to tear her family apart...Categorized as:
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Undercover Amish by Ashley Emma
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*Buy the paperback and receive the Kindle eBook for free!* Detective Olivia Mast would rather run through gunfire than return to her former Amish community in Unity, Maine, where she killed her abusive husband in self-defense and witnessed her family’s murder... -
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The Homeplace by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. “God,” she finally said, “I’ll do my best, and if you’ll help me, that’s all I ask... -
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![The Bewitching of Amoretta Ipswich by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Bewitching of Amoretta Ipswich by Marcia Lynn McClure
The spirit of adventure and curiosity that dwelled within her bosom was passionate with excitement! It was obvious there was something wildly interesting inside the gristmill, and Amoretta silently swore to herself she would discover what it was no matter what. She promised herself that nothing short of torture could keep her from seeing what was inside now that her feet were set on the path...Categorized as:
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![Summer's Fury by Katie Wyatt]()
Summer's Fury by Katie Wyatt
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s 1851 and love is starting to blossom in this faraway corner of Wyoming! In this much loved series empowered women risk it all to rise above their desperate circumstances, find true love and marry real men who treat them right! Meet Summer, She lost the only family she had, no work to be found and her meager savings is almost finished...Categorized as:
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![The Horseman by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Horseman by Marcia Lynn McClure
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExcerpt: Briney heard the jingle of spurs approaching but couldn’t seem to tear her attention away from the friendly horse nuzzling her arm. It wasn’t until the person drew nearer to her and spoke that every hair on the top of her head tingled—that every inch of her flesh broke into goose bumps... -
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WILD WEST WIFE by Susan Mallery
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to 1800s Whitehorn, Montana, in this fan favorite from New York Timesbestselling author Susan Mallery.All Haley Winthrop wants is a chance at building a home and family. So, aftercorresponding with a wealthy rancher, Lucas Stone, she finds herself in a stagecoach boundfor Montana, where she will become Lucas's wife. But before she even arrives her coach isheld up by a bandit... -
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Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter leaving Uncle Chester's homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter, knowing full well that a few pieces published in the Arlington News will not suffice. Real reporters must go to Grand Places, and do Grand Things, like Hattie's hero Nellie Bly... -
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Hired To Love by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor Bennett, the plan was simple. Hire a girl to pretend to be his girlfriend, keep the facade up for six months, stage a break-up and then claim he was too heart broken to move on. For Henley, things were a bit more complicated. After all, who could just sign on to be someone's pretend girlfriend? And how could she keep up with someone like Bennett? Wealthy, successful, handsome, arrogant..Categorized as:
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Faithful by Janet Fox
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSixteen-year-old Maggie Bennet's life is in tatters. Her mother has disappeared, and is presumed dead. The next thing she knows, her father has dragged Maggie away from their elegant Newport home, off on some mad excursion to Yellowstone in Montana... -
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Marblestone Mansion by Marti Talbott
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAgainst her will, Lady Deora Medwin was betrothed to a powerful but disgusting man. She did not doubt her father loved her dearly, but how could he do such a thing? Deora saw only one option -- RUN! He was the Highlander, Laird Justin MacGreagor, and when he received ‘the word’ in a message, he was perplexed as well as alarmed... -
![Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFawn's husband Dag apprentices to a master groundsetter. But the camp has rigid mores with respect to farmers like Fawn's people... -
![The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris]()
The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratings#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States where magic is an acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose series... -
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![So Shines the Night by Tracy L. Higley]()
So Shines the Night by Tracy L. Higley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a city teetering at the brink of anarchy, Daria finds hope among people of The Way. She escaped a past of danger and found respite in beautiful Ephesus, a trading center on the Aegean coast, serving as tutor to Lucas, the wealthy merchant who rescued her.But the darkness she fled has caught up with her... -
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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsA boy searches for his fugitive brother in 1960s Minnesota in this New York Times bestseller—“a stunning debut novel [of] faith, miracles, and family” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).An eleven-year-old asthmatic boy, Reuben Land has reason to believe in miracles. But he will soon learn that life, even when touched by the divine, is never easy... -
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Hunted by Lindsay Buroker
Self-taught tinkerer Kali McAlister is determined to build an airship and escape the frigid Yukon forever. Unfortunately, she’s the heir to the secrets of flash gold, an alchemical energy source that tends to make her a popular target for bandits, gangsters, and pirates... -
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Peacemaker by Lindsay Buroker
Half-breed tinkerer Kali McAlister doesn’t care that the gold rush has stormed into Dawson and prospectors are flooding the north—all she wants is to finish construction of her airship, so she can escape the Yukon and see the world... -
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Jesus by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWalter Wangerin Jr. is know for his powerful storytelling in such books as The Book of the Dun Cow, The Book of God, and Paul: A Novel. Now he offers the most important story of the Christian faith---the life of Jesus presented in the author's inimitable style... -
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The Legend of the Bloodstone by E.B. Brown
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"Perhaps I will cut your throat as you tried to cut mine. Will I still want to touch you when your blood is on my hands? Or will it chase your ghost from my thoughts?" He held his hands out and considered his open palms for a moment, shaking his head. "I think not. I think still you would haunt me...
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