Cathy Marie Hake

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oklahoma

Laney McCain has unabashedly had her sights set on Galen O'Sullivan for years. And though Galen has treated her as nothing more than his best friend's pesky tag-along sister, Laney dares hope that now is the time he will open his eyes and truly recognize the woman she's become. But the arrival of Ishmael and Ivy Grubb, squatters on the O'Sullivans' land, diverts Galen's attention. Though the Grubbs are crass and uneducated, Galen shows mercy and allows them to stay in exchange for help around the farm. But it becomes a decision he lives to regret.... Sometimes the Journey to Love Is Truly Bittersweet

Bittersweet

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Mary Davis

Denise Hunter

Judith Mccoy Miller

DiAnn Mills

Tracie Peterson

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

5 Historical Stories of Marriage Arranged by Letters Between Strangers

Take a journey into the historical American West along with five Easterners who answer advertisements for spouses that lead to complicated romances.

Mail-Order Marriage

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Vickie McDonough

3-In-1 Historical Romance Collection

Visit historic South Carolina where secrets disrupt the lives of three women. But between betrayal and lies, is there room for love?

South Carolina Brides

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JoAnn A. Grote

Linda Ford

Linda Goodnight

Amy Roghlie

Four Inspirational Love Stories from the American Prairie

Each of these historical novellas is set on the open plains when saying "I do" also most often meant committing to a life of hard work against the backbreaking soil. But, love has the ability to shine over any circumstance and light the bride's eyes with sparkles of hope.

Prairie Brides

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Rachel Hauck

Three Women’s Stories of Longing for Something More 

Three New Hampshire women live their lives on their own terms, each struggling with the need for change and fulfillment. Taylor hopes moving to White Birch will be the perfect place to regroup and refocus. Julie has to face the fact she will never have children and keep it from destroying her marriage. Elizabeth's ambitions have always led her to success, but they may keep her from true love.

New Hampshire Weddings

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Paige Winship Dooly

Pamela Griffin

Lisa Harris

Pamela Kaye Tracy

An anonymous, old-fashioned love note -- a literature student's homework assignment -- has been misplaced by its author. Jason finds the love note and mistakenly believes his new employee, Nicole, is hopelessly infatuated with him. When Zak finds the note on his tool cart at the garage, he's convinced Ellen's snobby friends and wealthy parents no longer pose an obstacle and plots an all-out strategy to win her heart. A matchmaking sister uses the note to ignite romance between Samantha and friend Garrett. And the note causes a collision of mistaken identity for Callie and Darryl and results in true love for two lonely souls.

Sweet Home Alabama

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Three-In-One Collection 

Come on down to historic Georgia, where three women struggle to find hope amid adversity. Will love's light outshine their past mistakes and present misfortunes?

Georgia Brides

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What will it take for three strong and determined women to see that love is close to home? Will the female medical student be dazzled by new city friends or find true love back home? Will the abused wife and mother be forced to return to her opulent prison, or will she discover true love within her new hometown? Will the female sheriff's third attempt at romance be the winner, or has her true love been hidden under the veil of a comfortable friendship? Enjoy three romances from historic Colorado by author Rachel Druten.

Colorado Lace

Darlene Franklin

Three-In-One Collection

Come to the Green Mountain State, where three couples strive to rise above party politics, parental pressure, and personal misperceptions. Will they surmount the obstacles before them?

Maple Notch Brides

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Laurie Alice Eakes

Jennifer Hudson Taylor

Gina Welborn

Four-In-One-Collection

Head to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch to open a confectionery, but will the precious heirloom be lost to a hopeless dream? When the brooch is stolen, can Brynna reclaim it before she loses something even more valuable?

Highland Crossings

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William P. Young

After his daughter's murder, a grieving father confronts God with desperate questions -- and finds unexpected answers -- in this riveting and deeply moving #1 NYT bestseller. When Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter Missy is abducted during a family vacation, he remains hopeful that she'll return home. But then, he discovers evidence that she may have been brutally murdered in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note that's supposedly from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment, he arrives on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

The Shack

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Ted Dekker

First in the newest series from Ted Dekker, master of suspense, whose books have sold 9 million copies. Humming with intensity, Eyes Wide Open is a raw adrenaline rush from first page to last.

Eyes Wide Open

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Sarah Dunant

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The year is 1570, and in the convent of Santa Caterina, in the Italian city of Ferrara, noblewomen find space to pursue their lives under God’s protection. But any community, however smoothly run, suffers tremors when it takes in someone by force. And the arrival of Santa Caterina’s new novice setsin motion a chain of events that will shake the convent to its core.

Ripped by her family from an illicit love affair, sixteen-year-old Serafina is willful, emotional, sharp, and defiant–young enough to have a life to look forward to and old enough to know when that life is being cut short. Her first night inside the walls is spent in an incandescent rage so violent that the dispensary mistress, Suora Zuana, is dispatched to the girl’s cell to sedate her. Thus begins a complex relationship of trust and betrayal between the young rebel and the clever, scholarly nun, for whom the girl becomes the daughter she will never have.

As Serafina rails against her incarceration, others are drawn into the drama: the ancient, mysterious Suora Magdalena–with her history of visions and ecstasies–locked in her cell; the ferociously devout novice mistress Suora Umiliana, who comes to see in the postulant a way to extend her influence; and, watching it all, the abbess, Madonna Chiara, a woman as fluent in politics as she is in prayer. As disorder and rebellion mount, it is the abbess’s job to keep the convent stable while, outside its walls, the dictates of the Counter-Reformation begin to purge the Catholic Church and impose on the nunneries a regime of terrible oppression.

Sarah Dunant, the bestselling author ofThe Birth of Venusand In theCompany of the Courtesan, brings this intricate Renaissance world compellingly to life. AmidSacred Heartsis a rich, engrossing, multifaceted love story, encompassing the passions of the flesh, the exultation of the spirit, and the deep, enduring power of friendship.

Sacred Hearts

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Handy hints, timely tonics, and super solutions to turn your yard into a green garden paradise!

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Great Green Book of Garden Secrets

Yvonne Lehman

Colleen L. Reece

Janet Spaeth

Rosey Dow

Susannah Hayden

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Love Comes As a Surprise to Six Independent Women of Yesteryear

Ride along on the bumpy trail as six independent women of yesteryear are cautiously courted into matrimony by men they have both intrigued and hurt.

The Reluctant Brides Collection

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Yvonne Harris

Robbing a stagecoach on Christmas Eve and kidnapping a woman passenger is the last thing Luke Sullivan expects to do. He just wanted to reclaim the money stolen from him, but ends up with a feisty copper-haired orphan thrown over his shoulder who was on her way to marry Sullivan's bitter enemy. Emily McCarthy is an orphan out of options. Forced to marry because she was too old for her orphanage, she doesn't take kindly to her "rescue." Still she trusts God can turn any situation to good especially when it seems Sullivan may just be the man of her dreams. But Sullivan's crossed a dangerous man unused to losing and Emily may just be the prize he's unwilling to sacrifice.

The Vigilante's Bride

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Sarah E. Ladd

When the master of Rosemere School returns to protect his birthright, putting Patience Creighton's job as headmistress in jeopardy, Patience must seek God's plans for her future--especially when the master's past is brought to light.

The Headmistress of Rosemere

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Tamera Alexander

Dorothy Love

Shelley Gray

Elizabeth Musser

Four Southern Love Stories





"You don't have to be a fan of Southern fiction or historical fiction to appreciate and enjoy the fabulous storytelling in this collection." --4½ stars, RT Book Reviews

In the most turbulent decade of our nation's history, four Southern women--destinies forged by birth, hearts steeled by war--face near impossible choices on their journeys in life . . . and in love.

To Mend a Dream by Tamera Alexander

Savannah Darby would do almost anything to revisit her family home. So when new owner, Aidan Bedford, a Boston attorney and former Union soldier, seeks to redecorate the house for his fiancée, Savannah jumps at the opportunity. But the clock is ticking. Can she find the box her father supposedly hid there during the war before her assignment is completed And before she sees yet another battle lost on the home front This time, one of the heart.

An Outlaw's Heart by Shelley Gray

When Russell Stark returns to Fort Worth, he's determined to begin a new life. But when he arrives at his mother's homestead, he discovers she's very ill, and the woman he loved is still as beautiful and sweet as he remembered. With time running out, Russell must come to terms with both his future and his past.

A Heart So True by Dorothy Love

Abigail knows all too well what is expected of her: to marry her distant cousin Charles and take her place in society. But her heart belongs to another--and a terrible incident forces Abby to choose between love and duty.

Love Beyond Limits by Elizabeth Musser

Emily has a secret: She's in love with one of the freedmen on her family's plantation. Meanwhile, another man declares his love for her. Emily realizes some things are not as they seem and secrets must be kept in order to keep those she loves safe.

"Four intriguing novellas rich in historical detail, with unique settings and surprising premises--each filled with romance and heartbreak, pain and redemption. This collection set in the nineteenth century took me home to times and places in the Deep South I've visited only in my dreams. An absolute pleasure to read." --Cathy Gohlke, bestselling author of Secrets She Kept and Saving Amelie

"Among the Fair Magnolias will sweep you into the past, carrying you into the beauty and battles of the Old South. You will love, laugh, and lament as your heart is inspired to face life with courage and live it more fully." --Cindy Woodsmall, New York Times and CBA bestselling author

Among the Fair Magnolias

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Sharlene MacLaren

"Feisty Liza Jane Merriwether discovers that God is the ultimate Matchmaker when she moves to Little Hickman Creek, Kentucky, to become the new schoolteacher; she meets a widowed farmer who falls in love with her, but he has already sent for a mail-orderbride"--Provided by publisher.

Loving Liza Jane

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Paul Robertson

When the wife of a baron with military connections is found murdered in 1870's Paris, the baron must uncover the truth to preserve his country.

Dark in the City of Light

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When an accident claims the life of Jason Boyer's father, everyone is stunned by his will. Jason simply wants to be a better man than his father--but attempting to stand for what is right soon brings murderous consequences.

The Heir

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Lynette Sowell

Eileen Key

Connie Stevens

Marjorie Vawter

Four-in-One Collection

Come on down to Fredericksburg, Texas, where four generations of couples encounter romance in Sunday Houses. Having become a schoolteacher to avoid marriage, Amelia Bachman finds her resolve crumbling before a smitten carpenter. Determined not to fall in love, Mildred Zimmermann carefully nurses an army medic crippled in love and war. Somewhat of a homebody, Trudy Meier isn't sure she has the courage to love a roving reporter. Gwendolyn's beautiful wildflower field is threatened by a geologist's search for knowledge. Will these four women risk their hearts for the love a stranger?

 

 

Sundays in Fredericksburg

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Erica Vetsch

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Four-in-One Collection 

"Can knightly husbands be found in Sagebrush, Wyoming?"--Back cover.

Sagebrush Knights

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Three-in-One Collection 

Experience the Wild West through the eyes of three brothers who long to overcome their troubled childhood and find women with whom they can trust their tender hearts.

Idaho Brides

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