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2) Looking back
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They're known as the Three Musketeers: elegant Cecile; pretty but penniless Amanda and gifted, troubled Norma. After college, they settle in the same small town in Michigan. Two of them marry. The other despairs of ever finding love. But through life's joys and sorrows, their solid bond of friendship endures---until one reveals a shocking secret that could destroy them all. In the days to follow, husbands and wives, friends and lovers will look at...
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Annie Ferguson was a bright young Manhattan architect. Talented, beautiful, just starting out with her first job, new apartment and boyfriend, she had the world in the palm of her hand, until a single phone call altered the course of her life forever. Overnight, she became the mother to her sister's three orphaned children, keeping a promise she never regretted making, even if it meant putting her own life indefinitely on hold.
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Eleanor Oliphant struggles with appropriate social skills, tends to say exactly what she's thinking, and carefully avoids unnecessary human contact. But everything changes when she meets Raymond, an IT worker from her office, and Sammy, an elderly gentleman. Raymond's compassion helps Eleanor find the way to repair her own damaged heart and she learns that she is capable of finding friendship and love.
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The women of Bliss County have a pact to find husbands. The right husbands. One already has: Hadleigh Stevens, who married rancher Tripp Galloway a few months ago. Now Melody Nolan thinks it's her turn. Melody has recently found success as a jewelry designer, and her work is the focus of her life. She's not exactly unhappy, but she wants more. She's always been attracted to Spence Hogan, the local chief of police, but she's convinced that Spence,...
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Ivorie Walker is considered an old maid by the Tennessee town (though she's only in her early thirties). She takes that label with good humor and a grain of salt, hiding her loneliness behind a fierce independence. When she realizes that a dirty-faced boy has been stealing vegetables from her garden, Ivorie can't imagine his desperation.
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Spirited Carrie Winters has grown up under the watchful eyes of not only her grandfather Mick O'Brien, but the entire town of Chesapeake Shores. Now that she's home from Europe, a glamorous fashion career behind her and her heart broken, there seem to be far too many people watching to see if she'll live up to the expectations her family has for her. As if that weren't enough pressure, Carrie finds herself drawn to grief-stricken Sam Winslow, who...
8) Downfall
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Despite Emily Covington's sobriety, she can't escape her past. Her years of active drug addiction have made her the scapegoat for everything, including a murder. Now she has to identify the real killer to clear her name and protect her family. From the explosive first pages, Terri blackstock rockets the suspense level to new heights in Downfall, the third book in the bestselling, award-winning Intervention series.
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In 1896, Texas born and raised Jessica Atherton is a wealthy young woman whose heart was broken when the man she intended to marry wedded another. But her world is upended when two new men come into her life. Harrison Gable is a successful young lawyer with ambitions that match Jessica's dreams. His warm, attentive manner and thoughtful gifts make her feel special. Austin Todd, a former Secret Service agent, enjoys working now as a Texas Ranger cattle...
10) A moment in time
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Lone Star brides volume 2
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Alice Chesterfield is a woman pursued. Having survived an attack that left her scarred and her father dead, she is never free from the fear and memories of the man who is responsible. Texas seems to be an answer to Alice's prayers, and when she has the opportunity to relocate to a ranch near Dallas, Robert Barnett captures her attention. Unlike any man Alice has ever known, Robert doesn't worry about the obstacles that stand in their way -- and he...
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"Smarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety-three. Alongside boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie's curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never-married Dot that ends with the line...
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Lady's maid Melinda Colson is forced to leave Bridal Veil Island before her beau, Evan, has had a chance to propose. Back at her employers' home, Melinda finds solace only in Evan's letters. But when news arrives that a terrible storm has struck the island, she knows she must find a way back to her love.
13) Her secret
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Amish of Hart County volume 1
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After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. Now she's getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky, if only she wasn't too scared to take it. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone, even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easy-going woman she once was. For Isaac Troyer, the beautiful girl he...
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"The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now with that disaster firmly behind her, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. But she doesn't expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right -- or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and...
15) The best of us
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Sullivan's Crossing volume 4
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Dr. Leigh Culver loves practicing medicine in Timberlake, Colorado. It is a much-needed change of pace from her stressful life in Chicago. The only drawback is she misses her aunt Helen, the woman who raised her. But it's time that Leigh has her independence, and she hopes the beauty of the Colorado wilderness will entice her aunt to visit often. Helen Culver is an independent woman who lovingly raised her sister's orphaned child. Now, with Leigh...
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When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she felt sure it would make her happy. But the cutthroat world of finance and relentless pursuit of more began to take its toll. On the move again, Emma settles in the picturesque waterfront town of Westport, Connecticut, a world apart from both England and Manhattan. With no job, and knowing only one person in town, she channels her passion for creating beautiful...
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Bella Vista volume 3
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Natalie Harper feels she must sell the bookshop she's inherited to pay for her grandfather's care, but he refuses to accept, and renovation of the store and its studio apartment push her life in a whole new direction. Besides, she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief. After she moves into the small studio apartment above the shop, Natalie carries out her grandfather's request and hires contractor Peach Gallagher...
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Thirty-three-year-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas—a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker’s legendary head coach, Clive Carr, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation, where she has remained...