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At his birth, Gavin Loudain's parents were told he would be a great man with a terrible fate, courtesy of the old witches who lived out on the moors. "He will find his greatest treasure, and then succumb to death." Fearing for his life, his parents kept him secluded and under careful watch, and in doing so let a thirst for adventure take root and grow. With the death of his father, Gavin's life was able to begin in earnest. His first act as the new...
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A short story collection of Christian romance, historical and contemporary AN UNEXPECTED BRIDE
Abigale hates her life as a mail order bride. Her husband, an abusive whack job named Colt, treats her like a slave. Seeking an escape, she meets a wilderness tracker who tells of of adventure across the Oregon Trail. Seeking his help, he accompanies her across the long trail only to find themselves falling in love. But will they be able to avoid the wrath...
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PROPERLY IMPROPER…AND DARING TO LOVE…
Juliana St. John was raised to be very proper. After a long engagement, her wedding day dawns—only for Juliana to find herself jilted at the altar.
Fleeing the mocking crowd, she stumbles upon Elliot McBride, the tall, passionate Scot who was her first love. His teasing manner gives her an idea, and she asks Elliot to save her from an uncertain future—by marrying her…...
Juliana St. John was raised to be very proper. After a long engagement, her wedding day dawns—only for Juliana to find herself jilted at the altar.
Fleeing the mocking crowd, she stumbles upon Elliot McBride, the tall, passionate Scot who was her first love. His teasing manner gives her an idea, and she asks Elliot to save her from an uncertain future—by marrying her…...
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"Authors Elizabeth Black and Fletcher Walker go head-to-head as rival writers of Victorian Penny Dreadfuls. As an upper class schoolteacher, Elizabeth must write under the pseudonym "Mr. King" in order to keep her identity a secret, while former street urchin Fletcher is determined to uncover the truth behind this up-and-coming new talent. But the more time they spend together, the more she loses her heart to him. It's author against author where...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2006
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4 1/8" x 6 7/8" 358 pgs.
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English
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Violet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Wnter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's Vivacious, more socially polished look-alike twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows in her sisters place. Soon shy Violet is a high-society wife, trying...
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Zondervan Publishing House
Pub. Date
c. 1994
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250 Pages (Runaway Heart) 282 Pages (Promise of the Valley)
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English
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In Runaway Jury, Holly Lambeth has come to riverbend, Oregon, to escape the swirling gossip after a broken engagement. In Promise of the Valley, Adelaide Pride is a Southern belle left alone and penniless after the Civil War. Her cousin arranges for her to become the paid companion to Mrs. Amberly, an unrefined, disagreeable gossip who is jealous of Addie's natural grace and beauty.
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Gold seer trilogy volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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When a dangerous billionaire intends to use Lee, her fiancée Jefferson, and their magical friends for his own nefarious ends, they decide to fight back before the landscape of California can be altered forever.
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London steampunk series volume 1
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English
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"Most people avoid the dreaded Whitecapel district. For Honoria Todd, it's the last safe haven. But at what price? Blade is known as the master of the rookeries, no one dares cross him. It's been said he faced down the Echelon's army single-handedly, that ever since being infected by the blood-craving he's been quicker, stronger, and almost immortal. When Honoria shows up at his door, his tenuous control comes close to snapping. She's so innocent....
10) Royal: a novel
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Summer, 1943. The King and Queen choose to send their youngest daughter, Princess Charlotte, to live with a noble family in the country. Despite her headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn London. She arrives in Yorkshire under an alias; only her guardians know her true identity. Charlotte befriends a young evacuee, trains with her cherished horse - and falls deeply in love with her...
11) My contrary Mary
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2021
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English
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"Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and ... queens? Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is a shapeshifter in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that could cost her a head--or a tail. Luckily, Mary has a confidant in her betrothed, Francis. But things at the gilded court take a treacherous turn after the king...
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"Irish immigrant Katie O'Connor and her younger sister, Shannon, risk everything to journey to America at the turn of the twentieth century. As each woman passes into an intimidating, stirring, and unpredictable New York City, she is forced to rethink her dream of a better life. It isn't until Katie begins serving the sick in the depressed slums of the Bowery alongside Dr. Titus Brentwood that she discovers her true calling. Meanwhile, fate directs...
14) Nineteen Steps
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Harpercollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023
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Unabridged.
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1 sound media player (570 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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It's 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on. In the Bethnal Green neighborhood, Nellie Morris counts every day lucky that she emerges from the underground shelters unharmed, her loving family still surrounding her. Three years into the war, she's grateful to hold onto remnants of normalcy, her job as assisting the mayor and nights spent at the local pub with her best friend. But after a chance...
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Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
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Unabridged.
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7 sound discs (546 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn't know why she can do this and remembers nothing of who she is or where she came from. When marauders raid her town, Maire is captured and sold to the eccentric Allemas, who enslaves her and demands that she produce sinister confections, including a witch's gingerbread cottage, a living cookie...
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