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A little bit country: Stranded on the side of a country road with a broken-down car, Rorie Campbell is grateful when horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Stuck in the quirky small town, Rorie gets to know Clay, and she quickly starts to fall for the gruff, tough cowboy. Can a city girl make it work with a country man? Clay certainly thinks so. But their situation is... complicated. Clay and Rorie will have to sort out their feelings if...
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Visitors to Grace Valley, California, often remark about its peace and beauty-both of which are plentiful. But visitors can't see what lies at the heart of a community. June Hudson, the daughter of the town doctor, left town only to get her medical training, then returned home to follow in her father's footsteps. Some might say she chose the easy, comfortable route...but June knows better. Always on call, her work is her life. Grace Valley is no place...
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When Mimi Huish visits her dad at his new home in the Cotswolds, she immediately falls in love with the eccentric and charming inhabitants of his new community. And when she meets the seriously gorgeous, charismatic Cal Mathieson, Mimi begins to daydream about trading in her city life for country living. But even though Mimi and Cal feel like they might be soul mates, fate (and bad timing) keeps pulling them apart. But is there ever a perfect time...
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With nothing but her shattered pride and wedding dress, Jill Barton flees town after the heartbreak and humiliation of being left at the altar. While a charming country retreat in Washington State offers her sanctuary, its hard-bitten owner, Logan Matthews, does not. And soon Jill realizes that nothing is safe around Logan--not her secrets, not her desires, and especially not her heart.
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Lenore Lester was perfectly content with her quiet country life, caring for her father, and having no desire for marriage. She took steps to remain inconspicuous and tried her best to show indifference - but no avail! The irresistible Duke of Eversleigh had found her out and was quite persistent in his affections... Notoriously charming Jason, Duke of Eversleigh, could easily see behind Miss Lenore's brilliant disguise. Though the awkward lady hid...
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In the peaceful community of Grace Valley, California, folks look out for one another like family. In a town like this, it's hard to keep a secret - but Dr. June Hudson has managed to keep a humdinger. Visits from her secret lover, undercover DEA agent Jim Post, are as clandestine as they are passionate. They somehow fit with her demanding schedule as the town's doctor. But how can a secret lover compete with a flesh-and-blood heartthrob from her...
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A country Christmas might be the best Christmas of all. Return to Promise: Rancher Cal Patterson and his wife, Jane, known as Dr. Texas, have recently separated, with Jane going back to her childhood home in California with their children. Now Cal, alone on his ranch, is forced to confront what he really wants in his life, what he needs. Jane is confronting the same questions. How seriously does Cal take his marriage vows? And how important is Promise,...
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Not a drop to drink volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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"In a barren land, teenage Lucy is taken away from the community she has grown up in and searches the vast countryside for a new home"--
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Rumors in Ross County volume 2
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There's a lot going on in Joy Howard's life, from an ex-husband who doesn't seem to want to be an ex anymore to a daughter in need of a guiding hand. What she doesn't have is time for a new relationship. When Joy starts getting mysterious texts and phone calls from unknown numbers, she goes on alert. When the danger escalates, she realizes she needs to trust someone with both her heart and her daughter's safety. All she has to do is figure out who...
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"How often do you find a love like this? Cathy Terry is tired of running. Full of fear and hope, she backpacked across the country to Blessings, Georgia, not knowing if or when her abusive ex-husband would catch up to her. In Blessings she glimpses a safe haven and the closest feeling to home she's had in a long time--even more so when she meets Duke Talbot. The sweet, strong, and handsome rancher provides a shoulder to lean on. The stakes get higher...
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In the small Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly has finally proposed to his childhood sweetheart, Kitty O'Hallorhan, but before they can get married, Dr. O'Reilly and his young colleague, Barry Laverty, M.B., have various village crises to help solve.
12) Kiss me hello
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Sweetest kisses novels volume 3
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"Single mom Sidonie Lindstrom has her hands full with a troubled foster son, an abrupt adjustment to country living, and an unforeseen lack of funds. When her taciturn neighbor, MacKenzie Knightley, repeatedly offers practical help, Sid reminds herself she's not interested--despite his kindness, pragmatism, and quiet charm. MacKenzie sees the vulnerability beneath her pride, and he's determined to change her mind...,"-- page [4] of cover.
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In the peaceful town of Grace Valley, neighbors are like family - and just as meddlesome, too. June Hudson is the town's doctor, a caring, capable woman who now has a bit of explaining to do. People are beginning to notice the bloom in her cheeks and the swell of her belly. Happily, DEA agent Jim Post is back in June's arms for good, newly retired from undercover work and ready for new beginnings here in Grace Valley. And when dangers from man and...
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City girl Tess Barrett hopes her move to Barrett's Mill, Virginia, will give her a fresh start. As she gets to know the family she's never met and begins work at their sawmill, everything starts falling into place. Until she meets Heath Weatherby. After narrowly escaping an oil rig explosion, Heath won't waste his second chance at life. He's committed to starting a family-and he wants Tess for his wife. Tess refuses to give in to her feelings for...
15) The clearing
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IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
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Amy, a sixteen-year-old girl recovering from an abusive relationship, moves to the country in Washington state to live with her great-aunt, and there she discovers a mysterious clearing in the woods where she meets Henry, a boy stuck in the summer of 1944.
17) Adam Bede
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IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 42
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1260L
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Arthur's seduction of an innocent, young country girl results in remorse, suffering, and regret.
According to The Oxford Companion to English Literature, "the plot is founded on a story told to George Eliot by her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, and the original of Dinah Morris of the novel, of a confession of child-murder, made to her by a girl in prison." The story's plot follows four characters' rural lives in the fictional community...
18) Stately pursuits
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Just when Hetty's life hits an all-time low, her great uncle asks her to fix up his old mansion, and while she is there she meets a strange array of neighbors who help her learn that life isn't always as bad as it seems.
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"The novel takes place entirely in the environs of Egdon Heath, and, with the exception of the epilogue, covers exactly a year and a day. The narrative begins on the evening of Guy Fawkes Night as Diggory Venn drives slowly across the heath, carrying a hidden passenger in the back of his van. When darkness falls, the country folk light bonfires on the surrounding hills, emphasizing--not for the last time--the pagan spirit of the heath and its denizens."...
20) Kate's progress
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Kate's latest failure on the Londdon dating scennt leads her to escape to an idyllic Exmoor, West Country village where she finds her "Cinderella Project" a run-down cattage on the edge of the moors. Her attempt to lead a quiet life there is thwarted, however, by a community seething with passion and intrigue.
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