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Waters of time volume 2
Language
English
Description
"In the last stages of a genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. Harrison cares deeply for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he's never allowed himself to get serious in a relationship. However, he's desperately trying to save her by finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease.When he locates two flasks, Ellen refuses to drink one...
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Bride ships volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
1862. After facing desperate heartache and loss in the London slums, Mercy agrees to join a bride ship, the Tynemouth. Wealthy and titled, Joseph takes to the sea as the ship's surgeon, hoping to escape the pain of losing his family. He has no intention of settling down, but when Mercy becomes his assistant they must fight against a forbidden love. As hundreds of single men congregate along the shore of Vancouver Island, eager to claim a bride from...
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Bride ships volume 3
Language
English
Description
Unemployed and struggling with grief, Zoe Hart leaves England on a bride ship to British Columbia. Her brother fled there when falsely accused of a drastic crime. Pastor Abe Merivale discovers an abandoned native baby during a visit to Victoria, and is forced to choose between the strict rules of his bishop and listening to God's nudges to care for his people. To protect Zoe from an unsavory marriage, he offers his own hand instead. They hastily marry,...
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Bride ships volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Wealthy Arabella Lawrence flees to British Columbia on a bride ship still wearing the scars of past mistakes. One of the few single women in the boomtown, she immediately has suitors, but she is determined not to find herself trapped again by a poor choice. Vying for her hand are two very different men. Lieutenant Richard Drummond is a gentleman in the Navy and is held in high esteem. Peter Kelly is the town's baker and has worked hard to build a...
Author
Series
Waters of time volume 1
Language
English
Description
Marian Creighton's father is on a quest for the ultimate cure, one that could heal any disease, in a desire to save his daughter Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them. When he falls into a coma after drinking a vial of holy water believed to contain traces of residue from the Tree of Life, Marian finds clues that suggest he's crossed back in time. Testing his theories, Marian finds herself in the Middle Ages during a dangerous...
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Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Traveling the Santa Fe Trail on a botanical exploration, Linnea Newberry longs to be taken seriously by the other members of the expedition. When she is rescued from an accident by Flynn McQuaid, her grandfather hires him to act as Linnea's bodyguard, and Flynn soon finds himself in the greatest danger of all—falling for a woman he's determined not to love.
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Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 3
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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While Brody McQuaid's body survived the war, his soul did not. He finds his purpose saving wild horses from ranchers intent on killing them. Veterinarian Savannah Marshall joins Brody in rescuing the wild creatures, but when her family and the ranchers catch up with them both, they will have to tame their fears if they have any hope of letting love run free.
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Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 4
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Ivy McQuaid has been saving up for a home of her own with the winnings from the cowhand competitions she sneaks into—but everything changes when a man from her past returns. Undercover Pinkerton agent Jericho Bliss is on the hunt for a war criminal, but when Ivy becomes involved in his dangerous life, his worst fears come true.
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Series
Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 5
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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When midwife Catherine Remington is accused of a murder she didn't commit, she flees to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish to deliver a newborn to his father. But what she doesn't bargain for is how easily she'll fall for the charming sheriff, or how quickly her past will catch up with her and put their love and lives in danger.
10) Almost a bride
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Series
Publisher
Northern Lights Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Longing to find true love, Kate Millington arrives in British Columbia on a bride ship. With countless men waiting to snag a bride, Kate has no trouble getting engaged. It's staying engaged that's the problem. After traveling to the remote mining town of Williamsville to marry her newest fiancé, she finds herself single again. As the prosperous owner of a gold mine, Zeke Hart has everything he's ever wanted except for a wife. At Kate's arrival,...
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Shanahan match volume 1
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English
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"When a St. Louis Irish matchmaker pairs a shy young woman who spends her time caring for immigrants with a wealthy, flirtatious man whose father wants him to settle down, they can't imagine a more opposite pairing. But as they work together to protect the neighborhood from an epidemic, all they know about love and sacrifice is tested"--
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Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother, and feels God's call to the mission field. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading back out West. Both receive news from the mission board: they will no longer send unmarried men and women into the field. Left scrambling for options, Priscilla and Eli agree to a marriage in name only that will allow them to follow God's leading.
13) Rebellious heart
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English
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"When Susanna's heart for the poor and Ben's disillusionment with British rule cross paths in 1763 Massachusetts, the two find themselves bound in a dangerous fight for justice"--
14) Together forever
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Series
Orphan train novels (Jody Hedlund) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in hopes of finding her younger sister. In 1858 New York she finds it's not always easy to offer children a better life. Former schoolteacher Andrew Brady suffers from a grief that won't go away-- and keeps hidden a secret from his past. As the two team up to place orphans across Illinois, a shocking tragedy threatens their work-- and changes one of their lives forever....
16) Love unexpected
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Beacons of hope volume 1
Language
English
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"Shipwrecked and stranded at Presque Isle port, Emma Chambers is in need of a home. Could the widowed Great Lakes lighthouse keeper and his young son be an answer to her prayer?"--
Author
Series
Colorado cowboys (Jody Hedlund) volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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After being robbed on her trip west to save her ailing sister, Greta Nilsson is left homeless, and penniless. Struggling to get his new ranch running, Wyatt McQuaid is offered a bargain—the mayor will invest in a herd of cattle if Wyatt agrees to help the town become more respectable by marrying...and the mayor has the perfect woman in mind.
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Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to save the baby of her newly widowed preacher--whether her assistance is wanted or not. Always ready to help those in need, Elizabeth ignores John's protests of her aid. She's even willing to risk her lone marriage prospect to help the little family. Yet Elizabeth's new role as nanny takes a dangerous turn when John's boldness from the pulpit makes him a target of political and religious leaders....
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Beacons of hope volume 2
Language
English
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"In 1865, Caroline has tended the Windmill Point Lighthouse in Michigan since her father's death, but her home and livelihood are threatened when a wounded Civil War veteran arrives to take her place."--
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