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Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bestselling author Stephanie Grace Whitson's latest historical novel features an adventurous young heroine who works for the Pony Express.
Orphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers may have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future in St. Joseph, Missouri. Annie dreams of a pretty house with window boxes, and having friends, and attending church every week. But then her brothers spot the ad for a...
Orphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers may have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future in St. Joseph, Missouri. Annie dreams of a pretty house with window boxes, and having friends, and attending church every week. But then her brothers spot the ad for a...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the mistress of her brother's Missouri plantation, Miss Elizabeth Blair has learned to play her part as the perfect hostess - and to not ask questions about her brother Walker's business affairs. When Walker's political aspirations lead him to organize the Wildwood Guard in support of the Confederacy - and to offer his plantation as the center of operations - Libbie must gracefully manage a house with officers in residence and soldiers camped on...
Author
Series
Quilt chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Juliana Sutton has just about everything a woman could want. Her husband is riding a crest of success in the bustling capital city of Lincoln, and Juliana leads various philanthropic endeavors. Once finished, their new home, a spectacular mansion on five acres, will be the envy of all. Then a devastating scandal erupts... Cass Gregory, the foreman overseeing the Sutton mansion construction, has spent recent years trying to untangle the disastrous...
4) Jacob's list
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
" Laura Rose White is one of the most gifted riverboat pilots on the Missouri River--her late father taught her and her brother Joe everything he knew, and even named their family's riverboat after her. But in 1867, the idea of a "skirt" being a captain is unheard of. At least until Joe takes ill and dies in the middle of a trip, leaving Laura grieving and halfway upriver with a full cargo. She successfully takes charge of the crew and expertly guides...
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Language
English
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Emilie Rhodes was taught to think for herself, but doing so makes her want to write the "real news." This offends her newspaper editor father, who fires her. When Emilie begins writing anonymously for her father's competition, she finds herself falling in love with lecturer and dramatist Noah Shaw. Noah in turn seeks answers to stories tied with his grandmother's quilts, even though the truth may lead to brokenness-- or hope and healing.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Imogene Marshall has everything a girl could want--and she's miserable. To her, the perfect life is made of horses and cowboys and round-ups. When she's sent east to finishing school, Imogene disembarks on the way and ends up convincing Buffalo Bill himself to give her a chance in his Wild West Show. Imogene Marshall becomes "Liberty Belle, " trick rider, and the object of attention from two cowboys who have very different ways of trying to win her...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women in her charge. Will a guard's attentions keep her from her mission? Warden's wife Ellen McKenna has changed her preconceptions about these female prisoners. Will it be enough to save her from a life-or-death...
10) Sixteen brides
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sixteen Civil War widows are lured west with the false promise of land in this tale of women showing strength in circumstances beyond their control.
Author
Series
Dakota Moons volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
xxi, 263 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fannie is traveling west to uncover the truth behind a family secret. Samuel is on a mission to atone for past failures that still haunt him. Their meeting aboard a steamboat headed to Montana sparks an unlikely attraction. Will the end of their journey bring the end of their relationship-- or is it just the beginning?
Author
Series
Pine Ridge portraits volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Prairie winds volume 3
Publisher
IUniverse, Inc
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
Authors Guild Backinprint.com edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
16) Soaring Eagle
Author
Series
Prairie winds volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
x, 297 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pine Ridge portraits volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Historical novel set in Fort Robinson, Nebraska, during WWII. Romance is in the air on the prairie and it latches onto the hearts of a bitter sergeant, a lonely widow, and a broken POW. What seems to be a typical U.S. Army post proves to be anything but regimented daily routine"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Prairie winds volume 1
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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