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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel... -
![Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard]()
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
A small Wyoming town is about to learn a few lessons from a new schoolteacher with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore he had nothing to give.... Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher and she wants Wolf Mackenzie s son back in school...Categorized as:
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![Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard]()
Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard
HIS MISSION... Night Wing--the revolutionary test plane with a top secret weapons system--was Colonel Joe "Breed" Mackenzie's number-one priority. And weapons expert Caroline Evans was his number-one distraction. True, the stubborn blonde was giving him the cold shoulder, but Joe hadn't become the best of the best by giving up...Categorized as:
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Christy by Catherine Marshall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsIn the year 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains -- and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, their dark superstitions, their terrible poverty, and their yearning for beauty and truth... -
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![How to Rope a Loyal Cowboy by Anya Summers]()
How to Rope a Loyal Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWidowed single dad Noah needs help in the worst way. He’s desperate to find a new live-in nanny to care for his four-year-old twins while he’s at work in the stables. Ever since his wife died, he has lived like a monk... -
![How to Rope a Valiant Cowboy by Anya Summers]()
How to Rope a Valiant Cowboy by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetired Navy Seal Duncan has a stellar set up. After years of covert operations dodging bullets, he’s living the high life, teaching tourists basic outdoor survival skills at Silver Springs Ranch. The only thing he is evading these days are the countless women trying to trap him into a relationship... -
![The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers]()
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers
Two women, centuries apart, are joined through a tattered journal as they contend with God, husbands, and even themselves . . . until they fall into the arms of the One who loves them unconditionally... -
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Texas Nights: Caroline's Child\Dr. Texas by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Promise, a small town in the heart of Texas where the neighbors are friendly and you might just find love. Caroline’s Child Everyone in town is curious, but no one’s ever asked who the father of Caroline Daniels’s child is—and they never will. The people of this tight community are protective of her and little five-year-old Maggie. They care... -
![The Edens - A Legacy Story by Devney Perry]()
The Edens - A Legacy Story by Devney Perry
A forced proximity, small town romance and short story in The Edens series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry.Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries . Instead, she’s been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco...Categorized as:
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![A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey]()
A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1919, Blue Moon, Montana. With the Great War over and the country on the brink of Prohibition, the small town is about to undergo another seismic shift. But as with any big change, there's bound to be blood. This time, the fate of Blue Moon's most powerful families hangs in the balance . .Categorized as:
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![Gilded Girl by Pamela M. Kelley]()
Gilded Girl by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Gilded Age Cinderella story...of sorts. When Eliza Chapman, a London ladies maid, learns that Ward Redfield, one of the richest, most successful men in New York City is also her father, her whole world changes. He has sent a one-way ticket for her to join him, his mother and his daughters, Alice and Rose, at his palatial Manhattan mansion... -
![A Creed Country Christmas / The Doctor's Blessing by Linda Lael Miller, Patricia Davids]()
A Creed Country Christmas / The Doctor's Blessing by Linda Lael Miller, Patricia Davids
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. HOLIDAY ON THE HOMESTEADMontana, Christmas 1910: For widowed rancher Lincoln Creed, the holiday serves as a harsh reminder of what a tough year it’s been—and who he’s lost...Categorized as:
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![The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles]()
The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Enemy Women and Stormy Weather, comes a stirring work of fiction set on the untamed Texas frontier in the aftermath of the Civil War...Categorized as:
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![Take Me To The Cabin by Kaci Rose]()
Take Me To The Cabin by Kaci Rose
This mountain man knows his way around the woods. And how to use his hands. Jenna:I’m a big city girl hiding out in the tiny town of Whiskey River. I’m a runaway bride, hiding from my ex and my family. The shy, virgin mountain man who sells handmade wooden furniture in town doesn’t seem like he would try to control me the way my family did. He’s strange and beautiful... -
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![Hondo by Louis L'Amour]()
Hondo by Louis L'Amour
As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!He was etched by the desert’s howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the ways of staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on a remote Arizona ranch...Categorized as:
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![Song of the Road by Dorothy Garlock]()
Song of the Road by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe voice of America's heartland delivers the final book in her moving Route 66 Depression-era trilogy. Widowed, pregnant, and penniless, Marilee returns home to Cross Roads, New Mexico, determined to make a better life for herself and her baby... -
![The Stranger from the North by Lucy Walker]()
The Stranger from the North by Lucy Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGerry joined the stockman by the fence and looked hopefully at the stranger. His horse had dropped from a jog to a walk as he neared the fence. His eyes could be seen now. They were summing up what he saw in front of him."He doesn't look the kind that takes orders easily," Gerry said. "What do you say, Bill? Do we offer him a job?"Something about the man stirred her... -
![With Song by Dorothy Garlock]()
With Song by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Return to Promise by Debbie Macomber]()
Return to Promise by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCome back again to Promise, Texas, in this classic favorite Western romance series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.The ranching town of Promise is a good place to live, to raise a family, to spend the rest of your days with the person you love. Cal Patterson and his wife, Jane—also known as Dr. Texas—certainly think so... -
![Runabout by Pamela Morsi]()
Runabout by Pamela Morsi
In Prattville (formerly called Dead Dog), Oklahoma, in 1916, Tulsa May Bruder has given up on love. Her first and only suitor -- Doctor Odysseus P. Foote, better known as Doc Odie -- has jilted her at their very public engagement party. The whole town is talking and Tulsa May feels like the local wallflower... -
![The Crush by Ren Browne]()
The Crush by Ren Browne
Set in a small town in Texas in 1994, The Crush is the first in a family saga following the Rivera siblings. Exploring the lasting impact of the choices we make and the hope that we all might find something worth fighting for, The Crush is a perfect read for romantics who love character-driven stories and incandescently happy endings... -
![Beginnings: by Lori King]()
Beginnings: by Lori King
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*This title will be listed as free after July 29, 2015 as a thank you gift to my readers for three years of publishing. Abraham and Seraphina Crawley have loved each other since they were fifteen years old. Abe has never doubted the strength of their bond, and together they’ve planted roots and built a successful ranch... -
![Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie]()
Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1931, Belle's mystery inheritance brings her to Sweet Wattle Creek, where she hopes to unlock the secret of her birth.Instead she finds a boy she had forgotten and begins to build a new life. Michael, a scarred WW1 pilot, longs to fly again. He knows some of the answers to Belle's questions but he has secrets of his own... -
![Down in the Forest by Lucy Walker]()
Down in the Forest by Lucy Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAustralia, 1962. When Jill Dawson starts working for a wealthy landowner she falls in love with the breathtaking landscape. And soon she feels the same way about her handsome yet stern boss.From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide.Kim Baxter is the richest and most respected man in the district... -
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![Master of Ransome by Lucy Walker]()
Master of Ransome by Lucy Walker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAustralia, 1958. When Sara Brent starts work at a large cattle station her boss doesn’t seem very impressed with her. So his unexpected proposal comes as a great surprise.From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide.Sara‘s employer sends her to work as temporary secretary to his cousin, Greg Camden... -
![Taming His Brat by Piper Stone]()
Taming His Brat by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe came home looking for a new start. She found a cowboy dead set on taming her.It's been years since Cooper Dawson left her small Texas hometown, but after her stubborn defiance gets her fired from two jobs in a row, she knows something definitely needs to change... -
![Dover Beach by Leslie Thomas]()
Dover Beach by Leslie Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummer 1940. The evacuation of Dunkirk proves that the British can rise to a challenge, even against seemingly insurmountable odds. But now the soldiers walk the streets of Dover, even wandering through Woolworths store, and take weary turns on the town's skating rink. Life, despite the threat of invasion and the reality of bombing, must go on and people must take comfort where they find it... -
![A Man Called Masters: An Australian Outback Romance by Lucy Walker]()
A Man Called Masters: An Australian Outback Romance by Lucy Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Penny, coming to Masters’ cattle station is like coming home. After years in the city, she is back in the desert country where she spent the happiest years of her childhood.The only cloud on her horizon is Masters. Handsome, but silent and as cold as ice, her new employer frightens Penny—and fascinates her.. -
![A Place Called Rainwater by Dorothy Garlock]()
A Place Called Rainwater by Dorothy Garlock
The oilmen of Rainwater call Jill Jones a little wildcat. She doesn't take guff, and she'll use a broomstick on any roustabout who dares to spit on the porch of her Aunt Justine's hotel...Categorized as:
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![Tenderness by Dorothy Garlock]()
Tenderness by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDeep in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, Jesse Forbes delivers babies and tends to the sick with a feisty bravery. But her courage may doom rebel Wade Simmer, who's been branded a troublemaker by the powerful Harper family, and when the whole town blames Wade for a horrible crime, Jesse must prove his innocence -- and her love...Categorized as:
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![Sins of Omission by Fern Michaels]()
Sins of Omission by Fern Michaels
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels sweeps readers from war-torn France to the dawn of Hollywood's golden age in this spellbinding novel of love and deception. . . When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches... -
![Ribbon in the Sky by Dorothy Garlock]()
Ribbon in the Sky by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRibbon in the Sky tells of a love that time could not diminish... Spritely, auburn-haired Letty Pringle had been forbidden by her hell-and-brimstone preacher pa to see Mike Dolan, but the young sweethearts had whispered their vow to someday be man and wife. Then a cruel betrayal tore them apart and left Letty on a windswept Midwestern farm to raise their son alone...Categorized as:
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![Lonesome River by Dorothy Garlock]()
Lonesome River by Dorothy Garlock
From top ranking historical romance writer, Dorothy Garlock, comes the first novel in a new trilogy. This is the romantic saga of a courageous widow who forges the Illinois frontier to make a new life. The author is an expert on the pioneer era, and she uses actual diaries and letters from that time to authenticate her stories... -
![Larkspur by Dorothy Garlock]()
Larkspur by Dorothy Garlock
Kristin Anderson had never left home before, but no one could stop her from going to Montana to take possession of Larkspur, the ranch she had inherited. At 23, she was considered a spinster, but she stood tall, wound her braids primly around her head, and tucked a derringer in her purse... -
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![Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson]()
Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNobody Bodine came from a nobody and will always be a nobody. He can disappear into the shadows—no one can see him if he doesn’t want them to. He exists on the edge, in neither the white man’s world nor the tribe’s, dispensing vigilante justice when he sees fit. There’s no other place for a man like him in this world. Until Melinda Mitchell shows up on the rez... -
![Summer on Sag Harbor by Sunny Hostin]()
Summer on Sag Harbor by Sunny Hostin
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a hidden enclave in Sag Harbor affectionately known as SANS—Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Nineveh—there’s a close-knit community of African American elites who escape the city and enjoy the beautiful warm weather and beaches at their vacation homes. Very few know about this part of the Hamptons on Long Island, and the residents like it that way... -
![Wild Sweet Wilderness by Dorothy Garlock]()
Wild Sweet Wilderness by Dorothy Garlock
Berry Warfield is only 18 when she leaves the wagon train to find her father's claim in Missouri, vowing to let no one stop her from earning her fortune... -
![Wind of Promise by Dorothy Garlock]()
Wind of Promise by Dorothy Garlock
Vanessa is determined to cross the prairies, ford the mighty rivers and climb the Rockies to reach Colorado. But her resolve weakens when a tall, lean stranger as wild as the western wind takes her in his arms. Will surrender to this restless roamer bring her happiness - or will it break her heart forever...Categorized as:
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![The Promise by Ann Weisgarber]()
The Promise by Ann Weisgarber
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the author of The Personal History of Rachel Dupree , shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers and longlisted for the Orange Prize. 1900. Young pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a terrible scandal... -
![Sins of Summer by Dorothy Garlock]()
Sins of Summer by Dorothy Garlock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sizzling novel of love and revenge on the wild frontier. In an Idaho logging camp, Dory bears a child by the handsome son of a rival mill owner--but the child's father dies before they can be married. Then rugged Benton rides into her life, a man who ignites both gunfire between the feuding families and passion in Dory's heart... -
![Jacaranda Vines by Tamara McKinley]()
Jacaranda Vines by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love Lesley Pearse, you're sure to fall for Tamara McKinley. Jacaranda Vines was once the greatest vineyard in Australia, but the death of its owner, Jock Witney, leaves the business in shambles... -
![Undercurrents by Tamara McKinley]()
Undercurrents by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love Lesley Pearse, you're sure to fall for Tamara McKinley! 1894. The SS Arcadia sets sail from Liverpool, carrying Eva and Frederick Hamilton - a young married couple determined to make a new start in an exciting new frontier: Australia. But as the ship nears its destination, it goes down in an unexpected storm... -
![River's End by Leanne Davis]()
River's End by Leanne Davis
When Erin Poletti pulls her car into the thousand acre Rydell River Ranch in River’s End, Washington, looking to stay with her hated brother Chance, she never intends for it to be anything more than a pit stop on the way to the rest of her life... -
![Then Came Heaven by LaVyrle Spencer]()
Then Came Heaven by LaVyrle Spencer
Can love survive a shattering loss? A grief-stricken widower learns to open his heart again in LaVyrle Spencer's touching and emotionally charged new novel. Late summer, Browerville, Minnesota, 1950: Life is just about perfect for Eddie Olczak...Categorized as:
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![Friday's Child by Linda Lee Chaikin]()
Friday's Child by Linda Lee Chaikin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's World War II, and Vanessa Mortimer has turned the family estate into a temporary shelter for refugees. But in this place of sanctuary, trouble stirs. When Trevor, a wounded doctor, is accused of being a spy, Vanessa rallies to his defense. Yet even as she supports him, she cannot deny the convincing evidence that Scott, a RAF pilot, presents... -
![Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich]()
Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFive very different women have married Jack Mauser, a charming, infuriating schemer whose passions never survive the long haul. Now, stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, they have come face-to-face—and each has an astonishing story to tell. Huddling for warmth, they pass the endless night by remembering the stories of how each came to love, marry, and ultimately move beyond Jack... -
![Clandestine Baby by Nicole Helm]()
Clandestine Baby by Nicole Helm
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe's supposed to be dead.So is he.Rancher Cal Thompson is shocked when his wife turns up injured, amnesiac and cradling a baby…especially since he was told she had died. But who just tried to murder her? Together, Cal and Norah start investigating, but as her memory returns, secrets shatter and both come under attack. One mystery turns into two, and Cal is torn between his family and his mission...Categorized as:
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![The Case of The Missing Secretary by Diana Palmer]()
The Case of The Missing Secretary by Diana Palmer
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Case of the Missing Secretary by Diana Palmer. THE PINING PRIVATE EYE. Kit Morris would simply quit and let financial wizard Logan Deverell see for himself just how far his Midas touch took him ..Categorized as:
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![Without A Trace by Catherine Anderson]()
Without A Trace by Catherine Anderson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor genealogist Sarah Montague, finding an adoptee's natural parents, even with few clues, was routine. But in Michael De Lorio's case, the only clue was the terrifying nightmare that had haunted him all his life--a nightmare that he feared might be a memory of a terror that was all too real. Even so, Michael had never dreamed that his search for the truth could lead to danger... -
![RECKLESS LOVE by Lowell]()
RECKLESS LOVE by Lowell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNo one who roamed the steep green mountains and red-rock canyons of Utah Territory was safe from El Cascabel and his renegade warriors -- not Janna Wayland, not the wild stallion Lucifer -- not even Ty MacKenzie, the stranger who had come for the stallion, and stayed to capture Janna's heart.Now all three must join forces and make their escape, or die trying...
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