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All that makes life bright : the life and love of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kilpack, Josi S.
Paper Book
When Harriet Beecher marries Calvin Stowe on January 6, 1836, she is sure her future will be filled romance, eventually a family, and continued opportunities to develop as a writer. Her husband Calvin is completely supportive and said she must be a literary woman. Harriet's...
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The bride of Ivy Green
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
Much has happened in idyllic Ivy Hill in recent months, and while several villagers have found new love and purpose, questions remain--and a few dearly held dreams have yet to be fulfilled. Jane Bell is torn. Gabriel Locke is back and has made his intentions clear. But Jane is reluctant to give...
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The bride of Ivy Green /
Klassen, Julie,
Paper Book
Much has happened in idyllic Ivy Hill in recent months, and while several villagers have found new love and purpose, questions remain--and a few dearly held dreams have yet to be fulfilled. Jane Bell is torn. Gabriel Locke is back and has made his intentions clear. But Jane is reluctant to...
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The bridge to Belle Island
Klassen, Julie,
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After a humiliating mistake, lawyer Benjamin Booker resolves to never again trust a beautiful woman. When an old friend is killed, the senior partner isn't satisfied with Bow Street's efforts and asks Benjamin to investigate. Eager to leave London for a while, Benjamin agrees. Evidence takes him to...
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A captain for Caroline Gray
Wright, Julie
Paper Book
Regency London Caroline Gray's third season in London society ends as badly as her first two--no marriage proposal, no suitor, not even a glimmer of an interested prospect. She suspects it's because she is far too quick to speak her mind to men who are put off by her...
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The Dancing Master
Klassen, Julie.
Paper Book
Finding himself the man of the family, London dancing master Alec Valcourt moves his mother and sister to remote Devonshire, hoping to start over. But he is stunned to learn the village matriarch has prohibited all dancing, for reasons buried deep in her past. Alec finds an unlikely ally in...
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Forever and forever :
Kilpack, Josi S,
Paper Book
It's 1836, and nineteen-year-old Fanny Appleton, a privileged daughter of a wealthy, upper-class Boston industrialist, is touring Europe with her family. Like many girls of her day, she enjoys the fine clothes, food, and company of the elite social circles. But unlike her peers, Fanny is also...
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A heart worth stealing
Barker, Joanna L.
Paper Book
Sowerby, England, 1802 Miss Genevieve Wilde--a magistrate's daughter and independent heiress--is determined to meet life's challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father's pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back,...
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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill Tales From Ivy Hill, Book 1
Klassen, Julie.
Ebook
First Series from Bestselling Author Julie Klassen The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with...
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An Ivy Hill Christmas
Klassen, Julie,
Paper Book
Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's most prominent family, hasn't been home for Christmas in years. He prefers to live in the London townhouse, far away from Brockwell Court, the old family secret that haunts him, and the shadows of his past mistakes. But then his mother threatens to...
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An Ivy Hill Christmas
Klassen, Julie,
Paper Book
Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's most prominent family, hasn't been home for Christmas in years. He prefers to live in the London townhouse, far away from Brockwell Court, the old family secret that haunts him, and the shadows of his past mistakes. But then his mother threatens to...
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The lady and the highwayman
Eden, Sarah M.
Paper Book
Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school and a well-respected author of "silver-fork" novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories--the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the...
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The lady and the highwayman /
Eden, Sarah M,
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Elizabeth Black is the headmistress of a girls' school and a well-respected author of "silver-fork" novels, stories written both for and about the upper-class ladies of Victorian society. But by night, she writes very different kinds of stories--the Penny Dreadfuls that are all the rage among the...
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The lady in the Coppergate Tower
Allen, Nancy Campbell
Paper Book
Hazel Hughes believes there is nothing remarkable about her, not even her strange ability to heal the sick and injured. Her employer, Doctor Sam MacInnes recognizes her special talent, but because of the difference in their social status, he can't tell her how much he admires her. When a...
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The lady in the Coppergate Tower /
Allen, Nancy Campbell,
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Hazel Hughes believes there is nothing remarkable about her, not even her strange ability to heal the sick and injured. Her employer, Doctor Sam MacInnes recognizes her special talent, but because of the difference in their social status, he can't tell her how much he admires her. When a...
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The lady of the lakes :
Kilpack, Josi S,
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One is his first love. The other is his best love. Which will be Walter's true love? Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though Mina is young and they are from different stations in society, Walter is...
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Lies, love, and breakfast at Tiffany's
Wright, Julie
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The Lie Women in Hollywood are just pretty faces. But Silvia Bradshaw knows that's a lie, and she's ready to be treated as an equal and prove her worth as one of Hollywood's newest film editors. The Love She and Ben Mason...
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The matchmaker's lonely heart
Allen, Nancy Campbell
Paper Book
A romance develops as a detective partners with a lonely-hearts columnist to solve a murder mystery. London, 1885 Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays...
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The matchmaker's lonely heart /
Allen, Nancy Campbell,
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A romance develops as a detective partners with a lonely-hearts columnist to solve a murder mystery. London, 1885 Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays...
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The painter's daughter
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
Julie Klassen Is the Gold Standard for Inspirational Regency Fiction Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his studio, keeping her own artwork out of sight. She often walks the cliffside path along the north Devon coast, popular with artists and poets....
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The Painter's Daughter
Klassen, Julie.
Ebook
After the man she loves abruptly sails for Italy, Sophie Dupont's future is in jeopardy. Wesley left her in dire straits, and she has nowhere to turn--until Captain Stephen Overtree comes looking for his wayward brother. He offers a solution to her dilemma, but can it truly be that simple?
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Promised
Garriott, Leah
Paper Book
Margaret Brinton keeps her promises, and the one she is most determined to keep is the promise to protect her heart. Fooled by love once before, Margaret vows never to be played the fool again. To keep her vow, she attends a notorious matchmaking party intent...
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Promises and primroses /
Kilpack, Josi S,
Paper Book
Lord Elliott Mayfield aims to correct the very messy marital mistakes and spousal scandals of his brothers and sisters by requiring his nieces and nephews to choose worthy companions. If they choose wisely, they will receive their generous share of the family's inheritance. ...
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Rakes and roses
Kilpack, Josi S.
Paper Book
A Mayfield Family Romance Lady Sabrina endured an abusive marriage, a miscarriage, and early widowhood to emerge as a smart, successful, confident woman who found a way to make her mark in a man's world. She has friends and purpose, but cannot hide from the...
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The silent governess
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems. Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. When he...
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The sisters of Sea View
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
Some guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .When their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions....
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The sisters of Sea View
Klassen, Julie
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Some guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .When their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions....
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The Tutor's Daughter
Klassen, Julie.
Paper Book
Award-Winning Regency Romance from Bestselling Author Julie Klassen Emma Smallwood, determined to help her widowed father regain his spirits when his academy fails, agrees to travel with him to the distant Cornwall coast, to the cliff-top manor of a baronet and his four sons. But after they...
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A winter by the sea
Klassen, Julie
Paper Book
Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . .When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal...
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A winter by the sea
Klassen, Julie
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Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . .When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal...
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A winter by the sea /
Klassen, Julie,
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Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . .When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal...
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Alexander, Tamera
Paper Book
From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves real-life love letters into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of the Civil War. "Beautifully-drawn characters and rich history in...
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Alexander, Tamera.
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From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves real-life love letters into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of the Civil War. "Beautifully-drawn characters and rich history in...
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