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1) The canopy
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Deep in the lush and dangerous rain forests of Peru, Alexandra Pace and her team search determinedly for a cure for deadly diseases. One strain of the disease has already begun the process of ravaging Alexandra's own mind and body. Finding a cure is the only hope for her and for her daughter, who has almost certainly inherited the same disease.
Alex believes she is searching for a needle in a haystack until she meets Michael Kenway, a British
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Land of the Lone Star volume 3
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As Cassie and Tyler struggle to follow their hearts, will the hardship of life on the Texas plains destroy their hope of a future together?
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Royal wedding novels volume 4
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2016
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It's been five years since volleyball star Avery Truitt and Prince Colin of Brighton Kingdom fell in love -- and he broke her heart with no explanation. When Avery's father dies of a heart attack, she returns home to St. Simons Island, Georgia, to help Mama with the family restaurant. But Mama wants to travel four thousand miles to Brighton Kingdom, where Avery's sister Susanna is expecting her first child. Avery is torn between considering a future...
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""In 1885, determined to uphold her father's legacy, Nora Shipley joins an entomology research expedition to India. In this spellbinding new land, Nora is torn between saving a young Indian girl and saving her career, and between what she's always thought she wanted and the man she's come to love""--
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Willamette brides volume 1
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"In 1879, reunited with childhood friend and lawyer Seth Carpenter, recently widowed Nancy Pritchard must search through the pieces of her loveless marriage for the truth behind her husband's death after his schemes come to light. But as they pursue answers, their feelings create complications, and dark secrets reveal themselves"--Provided by publisher.
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Land of the Lone Star volume 2
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When Laura's sister, Carissa, marries her Confederate beau, Laura finds herself in a difficult situation when she overhears plots to kill Union soldiers. Though in her heart she feels she should share this information with Union officer-and-romantic interest Brandon Reid, Laura fears she will betray her sister's trust and possibly endanger her sister's life.
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Heart of the frontier volume 1
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On the grueling trail west, Grace Martindale loses her new husband and her last vestige of security. Upon arriving in Oregon Country, she uses her midwifery skills to help the other settlers, and--with the aid of fur trapper Alex Armistead--the Cayuse tribe. But peace between the groups is fragile, and tension soon leads to violence.
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Amish calling volume 1
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Amish auctioneer Toby Miller and special education teacher Rachelle Lapp love their jobs so much, they’re in danger of missing out on marriage and children of their own -- until circumstances force them to face uncertain futures.
11) The lacemaker
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Lady Elizabeth "Liberty" Lawson, daughter of the British lieutenant governor of the Virginia Colony, seems to have her life in order. But colonial Williamsburg is a powder keg on the verge of exploding, and her fiance's cousin Noble Rynallt carries the flame of revolution in his heart. Will she stay true to her English roots, or side with Noble and the radical revolutionaries?
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Follow your heart (Melody Carlson) volume 2
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When budding chef Tia D'Amico moves to San Francisco to help her aunt restore an old luxury yacht's restaurant, she discovers that the newly hired captain is her old crush, Leo Parker -- and he's engaged. As Tia learns her new job, figures out the business and struggles with secrets, loyalties, and her uncle's severe medical condition, she and Leo become friends. But could it become more than friendship?
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Daughters of the Mayflower volume 9
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2019
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Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father's death. There are daily stresses placed on her in this unconventional role -- and now a government official is asking her to sniff out counterfeiters. When Elijah Johnson passes through on the stage while on an exhausting quest to find his boss's heir, he doesn't want to leave the beguiling station manager. In fact, he may never leave when caught in the crossfire...
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Dakota diaries volume 1
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"Mae Wilkey's sweet next-door neighbor, Pauline, is suffering from old age and dementia and desperately needs family to come help her. But Pauline can't recall having kin remaining. Mae searches through her desk and finds a name--Tom Curtis, who may just be the answer to their prayers."--P. [4] of cover.
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2019
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Since her husband of forty-five years passed away on Christmas Eve, Laura Kauffman tries to keep herself busy with her nine children, fifty-two grandchildren, and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. But what does God expect her to do with her days now? Why leave her to carry on alone? When a friend suffers complications during childbirth and needs someone to help care for her newborn twins and three older children, their great-grandfather, Zechariah...
16) The bake shop
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Amish marketplace volume 1
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When Christiana Kurtz opens a popular bake shop at the local market, she meets -- and eventually becomes friends with -- Jeffrey Stoltzfus, who runs the leather and woodcraft store next door. But when Christiana's father finds out that Jeffrey uses electricity in his work, he criticizes him as being too modern and forbids Christiana from dating him. Later, Jeffrey's shop catches fire and puts the entire market in jeopardy. Regardless of Jeffrey's...
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Amish of big sky country volume 1
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2019
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"Mercy Yoder loves her students and her life in the tiny village nestled at the foot of Montana's most northern mountains. When a wildfire threatens to destroy her community, Mercy and her family evacuate to the nearby town of Eureka. There she meets Spencer McDonald, an Englisch smoke jumper. Her conversations with him are unlike any she's ever had with a man. But what would her family and community say if Mercy chose a relationship with an Englischer?...
18) Braced for love
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Brothers in arms volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
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Left with little back in Kansas, Kevin Hunt takes his younger siblings on a journey to Wyoming when he receives news that he's inheriting part of a ranch. The catch is that the ranch is also being given to a half-brother he never knew existed. But danger seems to track Kevin along the way, and he wonders if his half-brother, Wyatt, is behind the attacks. Finally arriving at the ranch, everyone is at each other's throats and the only one willing to...
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Every Amish season novels volume 2
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After suffering an abusive marriage that ended when her husband was killed in a farming accident, widow Jennie Troyer refuses to yield to the pressures of the elders in her Amish community to remarry. Her childhood friend Paul Graber can't act on his secret feelings for her because of issues of guilt stemming from his father's death. Meanwhile, Mennonite bookseller Nathan Walker is also attracted to Jennie but struggles with his own faith, preventing...
20) Wherever you go
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Brookstone brides volume 2
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1901. A sharpshooter in the Brookstone Wild West Extravaganza, Mary Reichert's skills are on display in every performance. But unless the man responsible for her brother's death is brought to justice, Mary's fame and accomplishments seem hollow. The only bright spot in her days is Christopher Williams, a journalist who has been assigned to follow the show and write a series of magazine articles. Both are keeping secrets. Can they learn to trust in...
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