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Evelyn Wisely has a heart for the orphans of Teaville and works at a local mansion that rescues children out of the town's red-light district and gives them a place to live. But her desire to help isn't limited to orphans. The owner of the mansion, Nicholas Lowe, is willing to help her try to get the women working in prostitution out of the district as well--if she can gain the cooperation and support of local businessmen to go against the rest of the community. [...]
A poignant and relatable novel, Looking Glass Lies captures the war women wage against themselves, and the struggle to see beauty reflected in a mirror not distorted by societyโs unrelenting expectations. For most of her adult life, Cecily Ross has compared herself to other womenโand come up short. After a painful divorce from her emotionally abusive husband, Cecily returns to her hometown of Canyon, Texas, looking to heal. [...]
Today's featured book is one of the rare YA titles I've read and reviewed, For Love and Honor by Jody Hedlund! I simply adore this author and her Noble Knights series!
Miss Permilia Griswold may have been given the opportunity of a debut into New York high society, but no one warned her she wasnโt guaranteed to โtake.โ After spending the last six years banished to the wallflower section of the ballroom, sheโs finally putting her status on the fringes of society to good use by penning anonymous society gossip columns[...]
After growing up as an orphan, Josiah English wants nothing more than to have his own ranch and raise Arabian horses. Riding for the Pony Express seems like the ticket to his dream. And when he meets the stationmasterโs beautiful sister, it seems he may be within reach of the happy life he craves. [...]
Grace Martindale has known more than her share of hardship. After her parents died, raising her two younger sisters became her responsibility. A hasty marriage to a minister who is heading to the untamed West seemed like an opportunity for a fresh start, but a cholera outbreak along the wagon trail has left Grace a widow in a very precarious position. [...]
For more than 75 years of comic book history and dozens of gigantic cinematic releases, Superheros have captivated our imagination--filling our senses with heart-pounding adventures, riveting plots, and spectacular special effectsโand sometimes they have profound messages woven into them. Often the underlying themes reveal a Judeo-Christian influence, and even when it isnโt intentional, you can still draw deep lessons from them. [...]
Snow whirls around an elevated train platform in Chicago. A distracted woman boards the train, takes her seat, and moments later a fiery explosion rips through the frigid air, tearing the car apart in a horrific attack on the cityโs transit system. One life is spared. Twenty-two are lost. [...]
Javier Quintana knows his familyโs struggling restaurant, El Corazon, needs help. But when his interfering siblings hire Molly Abbott, a successful food entrepreneur and his high-school sweetheart, heโs livid. The way their relationship ended wasnโt pretty. And although Molly never married, sheโs the single mom of an eleven-year-old daughter conceived right about the time of the breakup. [...]
Left wounded by a marriage cut short, Suzanna Wilton leaves city life to take up residency in a tiny Nebraska town. Her introduction to her neighbor Paul Rustin is a disaster. Assuming heโs as underhanded as the other local cowboys sheโs already met, Suzanna greets him with sharp hostility. [...]
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