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Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian's townhouse, but she's never actually met any nobility, and instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she's introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend, Anthony, the reformed marquis of Raeburn.
For British heiress Mary Ann Hardwicke, the Wild West is the perfect place to make her own life and escape the stifling privilege of an arranged marriage. Hard at work proving her independence, itโs little wonder she has no time for handsome cowboy Luke McBride.
If you love church history and romance, like me, I have no doubt that you will adore Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund!
Julia Broeder is only six months shy of graduating from the Womenโs Medical College of Pennsylvania when one small decision spirals out of control and results in her expulsion. Hoping to travel the world as a missionary doctor, her only choice is to return back homeโฆor throw herself upon the mercy of Ashton Carlyle.
Nineteen-year-old Carrie Ann Bell is independent and spirited. The only thing she really fears are the Union soldiers fighting against her Confederate friends. When her youngest sister runs away from home, brave Carrie Ann is determined to find her and bring her back.
Passionate and witty, this newest addition to my list of favorite authors delivers yet another swoon-worthy adventure in her second installment of the Penned in Time series, The Thorn Keeper by Pepper Basham!ย
For three years, the Cloaked Bandit has terrorized Wessex, robbing the nobility by knifepoint and a well-placed arrow. But little does anyone know, this bandit is in fact Juliana Wessex, the rightful ruler of the land and a girl her tyrannical uncleโthe current Lord Wessexโbelieves was killed along with her father.
In Englandโs Regency era, manners and elegance reign in public lifeโbut behind closed doors treason and tawdriness thrive. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to reserved civility or bloody barbarity.
Itโs 1855, and Elly Sullivan works on her family cranberry farm in Wisconsin. Sheโs pledged her unending love to Bo Garrett. At seventeen, Bo rides off for a monthโjust a monthโto see a little of the world before he settles down with Elly.
Itโs 1939, and Canada is on the cusp of entering World War II. Seventeen-year-old farm girl Cornelia is heartbroken when she learns that her beloved soldier, Henry, has been killed in a train wreck. Alone and carrying a heavy secret, she makes the desperate choice that will haunt her for years to come.
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