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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"HEARTS SEWN WITH LOVE by Darlene Panzera Gold Bar, California, April 1850 During the California gold rush, a beautiful seamstress finds her heart torn between the men who want to marry her and the one fortune hunter who won't. WOVEN HEARTS by Jacquolyn McMurray New York City, 1911 A shirtwaist factory fire survivor struggles to provide for her family despite the disastrous misguided intentions of the handsome union organizer who tries to help. A...
222) Sabrina's man
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Publisher
Thorndike/Gale/Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sabrina's pampered life comes to a screeching halt when a vile conman steals away her younger sister. When her daddy's money can't buy justice, Sabrina takes matters into her own hands and heads west to track down the outlaw. To Sabrina's disgust, her solitary hope for saving Marianne seems to be Waco Smith, an only slightly reformed ex-criminal. Will these two unlikely allies bond over more than just a shared mission of rescue and revenge?
224) A dream for tomorrow
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
On a journey to Oregon country, Elizabeth Martin finds two men who may play a part in her new life out west: the wealthy widower Will Bramford who is pursuing Elizabeth and Eli Kincade, the solitary guide who has stolen Elizabeth's heart.
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Series
Canadian crossings volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Grace Abernathy's sister is rejected by the Easton family because of her low social class, Grace uses an assumed name to take on a position as nanny for her nephew Christian to see to his well-being, and soon ends up falling for the boy's guardian
In the aftermath of World War I, Grace hopes to reclaim her nephew, Christian, from the relatives who rejected her sister because of her class. Under an alias, she goes to Toronto and becomes her orphaned...
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Tales from Ivy Hill volume 3
Language
English
Description
"In 1821, several villagers of Ivy Hill have found new love and purpose, while questions and dreams remain. When a secretive new dressmaker arrives, the ladies suspect she isn't who she claims to be. While residents of Ivy Hill anticipate one wedding, an unexpected bride may surprise them all." --
227) Beyond all dreams
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English
Description
Anna O'Brien leads a quiet life as a map librarian at the Library of Congress until she stumbles across the mystery of a ship disappeared at sea. Thwarted in her attempts to uncover information, she turns to Congress for help. Luke Callahan was a powerful congressman before his promising career was shadowed in scandal. He joins forces with the winsome librarian, and they are soon embroiled in secrets more perilous than they ever imagined.
228) A noble masquerade
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Series
Hawthorne House novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Lady Miranda Hawthorne acts every inch the lady, but longs to be bold and carefree. She pours out her feelings in letters to her brother's old school friend, with no intention of sending them. Then her brother's mysterious new valet mistakenly mails one of the letters.
229) A reluctant belle
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Daughtry House volume 2
Language
English
Description
Impoverished Southern belle Joelle Daughtry has a secret. By day she has been helping her sisters in their quest to turn the run-down family plantation into a resort hotel after the close of the Civil War. But by night and under a male pseudonym, she has been penning articles for the local paper in support of the construction of a Negro school. With the Mississippi arm of the Ku Klux Klan gaining power and prestige, Joelle knows she is playing a dangerous...
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Lights of Lowell volume 3
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English
Description
When tragedy strikes, Jasmine Houston must uproot her family from the Northern mill town of Lowell and take over her family's Southern plantation, The Willows. But upon her arrival, her antislavery positions cause strife between Jasmine and her neighbors and relatives. Tensions continue to rise until an explosive act -- the burning of The Willows -- causes Jasmine and her husband to flee north. But lives of the slaves they have promised to protect...
231) Irish meadows
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Courage to dream volume 1
Language
English
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1911, Long Island, New York. Brianna and Colleen O'Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well, insinuating that the future of their horse farm, Irish Meadows, depends on it. Both girls, however, have different visions for their futures. Brianna dreams of attending college. Colleen has exacting standards for her ideal groom. It will take every ounce of courage for both sisters to follow their hearts.
232) Behind the scenes
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Apart from the crowd volume 1
Language
English
Description
Start of a Delightful New Series from Historical Romance Author Jen Turano Miss Permilia Griswold may have been given the opportunity of a debut into New York high society, but no one warned her she wasn't guaranteed to "take." After spending the last six years banished to the wallflower section of the ballroom, she's finally putting her status on the fringes of society to good use by penning anonymous society gossip columns under the pseudonym "Miss...
233) A daring sacrifice
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Series
Uncertain choice volume 2
Language
English
Description
"In a reverse twist on the Robin Hood story, a young medieval maiden stands up for the rights of the mistreated, stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but she never anticipates falling in love with the wealthy knight who represents all she's come to despise"--
234) Caught by surprise
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Series
Apart from the crowd volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Miss Temperance Flowerdew is on her way to work when a stranger grabs her off the street and puts her on a Chicago-bound train before she can figure out what happened. Called upon to rescue a missing woman, Mr. Gilbert Cavendish follows the trail to Chicago only to discover that the woman is his good friend Temperance. Before they can determine who was behind the abduction, they're seen alone together by a New York society matron. With both of...
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English
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"The Margrave of Thornbeck has two weeks to find a noble bride. What will happen when he learns he has fallen for Avelina, a lovely servant girl in disguise? But something else is afoot in the castle. Something sinister that could have far worse--far deadlier--consequences. Will Avelina and Lord Thornbeck be able to stop the evil plot?"--
236) A daring escape
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Series
London chronicles volume 2
Language
English
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Danger Closes In. Can the Children be Rescued? As the threat of World War II looms on the horizon, American Amity Mitchell is living a comfortable life abroad as a tutor in England. Life changes when an urgent telegram arrives from her brother, Andrew, summoning her to Prague. Nazi forces tighten their grip on the country, and Andrew's efforts to help Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia grow desperate. Children's lives are at risk. Amity knows she...
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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Eden has never known where she truly belongs. Though raised in the palace of Monaco, she's British by birth and was brought to the Grimaldis under suspicious circumstances as a babe. When Brook's friend Justin uncovers the fact that Brook is likely a missing heiress from Yorkshire, Brook leaves the sun of the Mediterranean to travel to the moors of the North Sea to the estate of her supposed family. The mystery of her mother's death haunts her, and...
238) The crossing
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Series
Last cavaliers trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English