Stina Nielsen
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Deborah MacCallister, head nurse at the Blessing hospital, has loved Toby Valders since her school days, but she's had enough of their on-again, off-again relationship. Toby truly cares for Deborah, but he's never felt like he could commit to marriage or a family. When Anton Genddarm, the new schoolteacher, comes to town, the young women of Blessing see a chance to force Toby's hand with a little strategic matchmaking. But real sparks fly between...
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Gretchen Kohler is an Amana storekeeper's daughter with a secret passion for writing. But artistic pursuits are frowned upon in her conservative Amana village, so she confines her poems and stories to her journals, letting only close friends read them. When a young reporter comes into her store, she believes she's found a kindred spirit. She shares a few of her stories with him--only to have her trust betrayed in the worst of ways, resulting in trouble...
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"When her sisters' tragic deaths halt her plans for marriage, Emmalyne, a girl from a family that requires youngest daughters to stay single to care for their parents, reunites with her former love years later when their families are drawn into a conflict at the local granite quarry." (Baker & Taylor)
"Historical romance series Land of Shining Water is set in 1890s Minnesota; Emmalyne and Tavin are separated by duty yet bonded by love, daring to...
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Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna Ilg believes her future is rooted in the Amana community inhabited by devout Christians. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her parents decide they want a simpler life in Amana, Iowa,...
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After graduating in May of 1900, Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold of Blessing, North Dakota make plans to marry once the harvest is over and their new house is finished. They spend the summer working hard, and the Lord seems to shine on and in them in a special way. Everyone rejoices in their happiness. Everyone except for Toby Valders, who is determined to get even for all the drubbings he has taken from Andrew through the years. Andrew, however,...
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Blessing, North Dakota, 1907. Anji Baard Moen, a recent widow, travels from Norway with her children and quickly settles back into life in Blessing, teaching Norwegian history in the high school and writing articles for the Blessing Gazette. When tragedy strikes, Anji steps in to run the newspaper and soon finds a kindred spirit in Thorliff, the widower who owns the printing press. As they spend time together, Anji wonders if there is something more...
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In the first decade of the twentieth century, "Miriam is in Blessing [N.D.] to get practical training to become an accredited nurse. She's been promised a position in the Chicago women's hospital that will enable her to support her siblings and her ailing mother. Although eager to return to her family, Miriam is surprised to find how much she enjoys the small town of Blessing. And her growing attachment to Trygve soon has her questioning a future...
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When Chantel Panetta's younger sister claims to be in love with Orlando Vittorio, Chantel knows there is no hope. The Panettas and Vittorios have been sworn enemies for decades, and young love cannot heal the deep wounds between the two iron-mining families. Yet, unable to resist Isabella's pleas, Chantel agrees to help her sister spend time with Orlando...only to have a run-in with Dante, Orlando's brother. The older, more handsome one. Chantel can't...
11) A heart for home
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On the Red Bud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Astrid Bjorklund is trying to stop the horrific epidemic that is ravaging the tribe, despite the elders' suspicions of her, but when the elders see some of their people beginning to recover, they allow Astrid to continue caring for the sick and to train others to help.
12) Valley of dreams
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Addy Lockwood's mother died when she was little, so Addy traveled with her father's Wild West Show and became an amazingly skillful trick rider, likened by some to the famous Annie Oakley. When her father died, she continued to work with the show, having nowhere else to go. Now Addy has discovered that "Uncle" Jason, the show's manager, has driven the show into debt, and he's absconded with what little money was left. Devastated, Addy decides to try...
13) The refuge
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1849. Darcie and Walter Goodwin join a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic sweeping the area. It's meant to be a temporary stay, but Walter is killed in a riverboat accident. With no family and no money, Darcie has little choice but to stay with the Shakers. To complicate matters, she is expecting a baby conceived before she and her husband came to the Shaker village. Marital relationships are considered sinful in this celibate community,...
14) Sophie's dilemma
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Sophie Knutson, rejecting her father's request to postpone her marriage until after graduation, convinces Hamre Bjorklund they should elope; far from her family Sophie finds that life as a fisherman's bride is not all she had envisioned.
15) A touch of grace
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Daughters of blessing volume 3
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Set in early 20th-century North Dakota, this third series title (after A Promise for Ellie and Sophie's Dilemma) features 18-year-old Grace Knutson. Drawn to Toby Valders, Grace finds her loyalties tested when the son of a wealthy New York family arrives in town.
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Eighteen-year-old Astrid Bjorklund, studying medicine under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Bjorklund, leaves the town of Blessing and her boyfriend Joshua Landsverk behind to get additional training in Chicago, but when Joshua fails to write and she learns he has left town, she makes an impetus decision she may soon regret.
17) Forevermore
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Hope Ladley helps cook for the field hands during the harvest, and her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind in widower Jakob's home, but when Jakob's abusive brother-in-law shows up, he threatens the newfound happiness of the farm.
18) Rebecca's reward
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Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Baard has experienced more than her share of sorrow, and now she is afraid to open her heart to love. Besides, no man has ever shown enough interest in her to come courting. So Rebecca's friends set out to remedy the situation, concocting social events to attract all the eligible bachelors in Blessing and advising her in the use of feminine wiles. When none of these efforts seem to work, Rebecca tries yet another tack, only...
19) Bittersweet
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Laney McCain believes that all of her years of pining after Galen O'Sullivan might finally pay off as he starts to notice the woman that she's become. Squatters on Galen's land divert his attention from Laney's wooing, however. Galen shows mercy to siblings Ishmael and Ivy Grubb, allowing them to stay on the land in return for help around the farm, despite their crass language and behavior and uneducated ways. The arrival of the Grubbs disrupts more...
20) Letter perfect
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When she discovers the father that abandoned her is dead, Ruthie Caldwell is determined to claim her inheritance. Will her quest continue even after her own life is threatened?