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"Deep within the peaceful heart of Amish country, a life-or-death emergency shatters a quiet world to its core. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs delivers a riveting story that challenges our deepest-held beliefs. Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, farm, faith--and long-held suspicions about outsiders....
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The Lakeshore chronicles volume 11
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English
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"When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent on rebuilding her shattered life and giving her two daughters a chance at a better future. But she faces a formidable challenge in the form of her stubborn and difficult new employer, Alice Bellamy. While Faith proves a worthy match for her sharp-tongued client, she often finds herself at a loss for words in the presence of Mason...
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Widowed by an unspeakable tragedy, Camille Palmer has made her peace with the past and settled into the quiet safety of life with her teenage daughter, Julie, in a sleepy coastal town. Then the arrival of a mysterious package breaks open the door to her family's secret past. In uncovering a hidden history, Camille has no idea that she's embarking on an adventure that will utterly transform her. Camille, Julie, and Camille's father return to the French...
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Series
Lakeshore chronicles volume 9
Publisher
Harlequin Mira
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
311 p. : col. maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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When her mother, who is unexpectedly pregnant, receives a devastating diagnosis, Sonnet Romano must decide what really matters in life and, putting her career on hold, stays in Avalon and takes a job that forces her to work alongside her biggest mistake--award-winning filmmaker Zach Alger and Sonnet's former lover.
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"Each summer, Kate Livingston returns to her family's lakeside cottage, a place of simple living and happy times - a place where she now hopes her son, Aaron, can blossom. But her quiet life gets a bit more interesting with the arrival of an mysterious new neighbor, JD Harris. JD has good reason for being secretive. In a moment of sheer bravery the Washington, D.C., paramedic prevented a terrible tragedy - and became a national hero. He's hardly able...
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English
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With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa Capoletti took a run-down pizza join and turned it into an award-winning restaurant that has been vote "best place to propose" three years in a row. For Rose, though, there has been no real romance since her love affair with Alexander Montgomery ended without explanation a decade ago. But guess who's just come back to town?
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Series
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
366 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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When Maureen Davenport, a prim and proper librarian, is forced to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant with Eddie Haven, a recovering former child star who hates Christmas with a passion, she prays for a Christmas miracle.
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Lakeshore Chronicles volume 10
Language
English
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As single father Logan O'Donnell prepares to give his son, Charlie, the best Christmas ever on the shores of Willow Lake, he may be in for a Christmas surprise himself, in the form of sharp-witted and independent Darcy Fitzgerald.
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Bella Vista chronicles volume 2
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English
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While transforming Bella Vista, her childhood home, into a destination cooking school, chef Isabel Johansen finds her plans interrupted by war-torn journalist Cormac O'Neill who has arrived to dig up old history.
10) Summer brides
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Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
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Three tales of happily-ever-after include Susan Wiggs's "The Borrowed Bride," in which Isabel Wharton, during her own bridal shower, is whisked away by past love Dan Black Horse who takes her back to her Native American roots.
11) The Winter Lodge
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Series
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English
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When a devastating house fire reveals a rare treasure among her grandfather's belongings, leading her on a search for the truth, Jenny Majesky returns to the only place she feels safe, The Winter Lodge, where she finds an ally in the local police chief, Rourke McKnight.
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Series
Tudor rose trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
c2009
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380 p. ; 17 cm.
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English
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When Pippa, who has invented a past for herself in order to hide from the truth, is discovered by Aidan, a powerful Irish chieftain, she throws herself on his mercy, only to discover Aidan's secret quest and his passionate heart.
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Series
Lakeshore chronicles volume 1
Language
English
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Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy reluctantly trades a trendy Manhattan summer for her family's old resort camp in the Catskills, where her primary task will be renovating the bungalow colony for her grandparents, who want one last summer together filled with fun, friends and family. A posh resort in its heyday, the camp is now in disarray, and Olivia is forced to hire contractor Connor Davis - a still-smoldering flame from her own summers at camp.
But...
Author
Series
Lakeshore chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Mira Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
378 p. ; 17 cm.
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English
Description
Prim librarian Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas--and there's nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow Lake. Finally getting her chance to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant, she's determined to make it truly spectacular. But it might just require one of those Christmas miracles she's always read about if her co-director-- recovering former child star Eddie Haven--has his way. Is he trying to sabotage the performance to spite her? Or...
15) Dockside
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Series
Publisher
MIRA
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408 p. ; 17 cm.
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English
Description
Nina Romano, finally free to pursue her own adventures after raising her daughter, falls for innkeeper Greg Bellamy, a single father with two children of his own.
16) Home before dark
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English
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After being away for fifteen years, photojournalist Jessie Ryder returns to her childhood home in Texas to finally meet the daughter she gave up for adoption, but secrets from her past threaten to destroy their newfound friendship.
18) Fireside
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English
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs
Visiting Willow Lake is a life-changing experience - tune in for an irresistible tale of new dreams and finding love where you least expect it.
Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes forever changed. He quickly learns that he'll need all the help...
19) The hostage
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Series
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
443, [1] p. ; 17 cm.
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English
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Chicago, 1871
Deep within the quiet of the night, a city erupts into flames, and a spoiled heiress is soon whisked away.
Deborah Sinclair is a beautiful, accomplished young heiress with a staggering dowry. But her fortune does her no good when, one horrible night, Chicago is engulfed in flames.
Tom Silver will walk through fire to avenge a terrible injustice-and he may have to. But when he makes Deborah a pawn in his revenge, the heat of...
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Series
Lakeshore Chronicles volume 7
Language
English
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Claire Turner is a nurse with a terrible secret in her past. George Bellamy is a sick old man trying to make up for past mistakes. George's grandson Ross is a man back from a war and wanting a future. When George's illness draws Claire and Ross together, will they dare to risk everything for love?