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Newlywed Grace Monroe doesn't fit anyone's expectations of a successful 1950s London socialite, least of all her own. When she receives an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, Madame Eva d'Orsey, Grace is drawn to uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London, the story Grace uncovers is that of an extraordinary women who inspired one of Paris's greatest...
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"When Sylvia Miller finds an old tinderbox of her father's, her curiosity is piqued. Shocked by the secrets it holds, Sylvia confronts her father. The truth about the tinderbox will forever change not only her own life, but also that of her family and her Amish community"-- Provided by publisher.
The day before her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary Sylvia Miller stumbles across the key to the old brass tinderbox her father, Earnest, keeps in...
4) The proving
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After five years as an Englisher, Amanda Dienner is shocked to learn her mother has passed away and left her Lancaster County's most popular Amish bed-and-breakfast. What's more, the inn will only truly be hers if Mandy can successfully run it for twelve months. Reluctantly, Mandy accepts the challenge, no matter that it means facing the family she left behind--or that the inn's clientèle expect an Amish hostess.
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After her love's father forbids him to court her, he continues to meet Nellie at their secret place, risking to lose everything, but Nellie is also torn as she feels a gentle pull toward the faith of her New Order family
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1951. Despite struggling with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Maggie Esh is sweet-spirited. When her Dat remarries, less than a year after Maggie's mother died, her stepmother-- though kind-- simply doesn't understand Maggie or her illness. An unsettling family situation occurs, and hope begins to seem elusive. Maggie attends some tent revival meetings out of curiosity, but the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she...
7) The parting
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As her family breaks away from their church district, Nellie is torn between her family and her beloved, who is staunch in his Old Order beliefs, but if Nellie does not soon respond to his betrothal offer, she surely lose him to the deacon's daughter
8) The longing
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Courtship of Nellie Fisher volume 3
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After breaking up with with her beau, Nellie Mae Fisher seeks more knowledge of the Lord, but when her former beau's plans to leave town are thwarted, he longs for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order and to him
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Susie Mast's Old Order life has been shaped more by tragedy than her own choices. But when she decides to accept another's invitation and stop waiting on her childhood friend, she soon realizes her mistake. Family secrets and missed opportunities might dim Susie's hopes for the future but what seems like the end might only be the beginning
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"Is he the real deal... or did she truly summon a golem? Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy. Not that she needs one. She's definitely happy alone. That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort,...
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Joyful River volume 1
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"Essie Lapp's birthday is doubly blessed. There's a delicious meal to savor with her family, and the sweet gift of time spent with her beau, Harlan. Over two years they've forged a bond as strong and hopeful as a tree reaching for the sky. To practical-minded Essie, there's comfort in knowing exactly what her future will bring. Yet Gott has his plan, and it soon turns her family's world upside down... Essie's widowed English uncle has brought his...
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Patchwork family volume 1
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Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and Eva has two--Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family,...
15) Amish secrets
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River Haven volume 3
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The new housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman in her isolated mansion, Rachel Hurst discovers that someone is intent on harming her employer and turns to her employer's son, a man who she had rejected, for help in finding the truth
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"Following his vision of the coming Messiah, the prophet Daniel creates a select group of men who will count down the calendar to the arrival of Israel's promised king. Centuries later, as the day nears, Myrad, a young magi acolyte, flees for his life when his adoptive father and others are put to death by a ruthless Parthian queen. Having grabbed only a few possessions, Myrad escapes the city, and searching for a way to hide from the soldiers scouring...
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Lady Helena Stanhope’s reputation is in tatters…and she’s lost any hope for a “respectable” ton marriage. An arranged union is the only solution. But once Helena weds formidable Scottish widower John Gordon, Lord Ardoch, and encounters his four mischievous children, she’s determined to help her new, ever-surprising family. Even if she’s sure love is too much to ask for. All John needs is someone to mother his admittedly unruly brood....
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After a controversial American priest is elected pope, archaeologist Jack Cane and an Israeli agent must find a mysterious Dead Sea Scroll which references two messiahs, a prophecy which is causing a political and religious crisis and placing their livesin danger
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Tales from Ivy Hill volume 2
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Gentlewoman of reduced circumstances Miss Rachel Ashford decides to earn a living by using inherited books to start a circulating library, but as she processes books with the help of a man from her past, they encounter mysteries to be solved.
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"Amy Deerson wanted to mentor a child. Her plan did not include former bull rider Nash Bolton--the little girl's brother and guardian. It's been a decade since Nash left town without a word, breaking Amy's young heart. Now they must put their painful past aside to help fragile, traumatized Ruby. If only getting over their first love were that simple"--pg.4 of cover.
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