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1) Swift Horse
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A novel of unbridled passion and unexpected love from the New York Times-bestselling author "who captivates with white hot adventure and romance" (Karen Harper).
Wild hearts in wild country . . .
After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents at the hands of a Creek warrior, Marsha Eveland swears she'll never forgive or forget. But then her brother announces his plans to marry Soft Wind, the undeniably beautiful...
Wild hearts in wild country . . .
After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents at the hands of a Creek warrior, Marsha Eveland swears she'll never forgive or forget. But then her brother announces his plans to marry Soft Wind, the undeniably beautiful...
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In 1779, when genteel Virginia spinster Roxanna Rowan arrives at the Kentucky fort commanded by Colonel Cassius McLinn, she finds that her officer father has died. Penniless and destitute, Roxanna is forced to take her father's place as scrivener. Before long, it's clear that the colonel himself is attracted to her. But she soon realizes the colonel has grave secrets of his own--some of which have to do with her father's sudden death. Can she ever...
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Piney ridge trilogy volume 1
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English
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Two people prefer the simple life of the Kentucky mountains to city life.
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"Meet three pioneering in women Kentucky during the 1830s who are barely holding on to their faith. Pam moves from Virginia with family, but soon finds herself alone. Prudence lives in comfort until she learns of her father's misdeeds. Katherine harbors a dark past she cannot disclose. Will each woman find a godly man to come alongside her and help her mend a broken heart?"--Publisher's description.
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After fleeing Virginia, Temperance Tucker and her family established an inn along the Shawnee River. It's a welcome way station for settlers and frontiersmen traveling throug the wild Cumberland region of Kentucky--men like Sion Morgan, a Virginia surveyor who arrives at the inn with his crew, looking for an experienced guide.
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The Kentuckians volume 01
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English
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A historical novel, first published in 1953, which examines the lives of the frontiersmen who struggled to settle western Virginia in the 1770s through the story of David Cooper, a young friend of Daniel Boone, who hopes to build a farm and family in the wilderness.
10) Miss Willie
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Piney ridge trilogy volume 2
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English
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When Miss Willie Payne moves to the hills of Kentucky to teach in a one-room schoolhouse, she tries to change the ways of the stubborn and proud Appalachian people, but as she begins to adjust to their strange ways, she realizes their traditions and customs are an important part of their heritage.
11) Hannah Fowler
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Samuel Moore and his daughter Hannah set out for the border country with a party led by George Rogers Clark but left to follow the Kentucky River to Boone's Fort. As the story opens, Hannah is nursing her father, injured when an axe slips and cuts his leg. By the time Tice Fowler, on his way to Logan's Fort, stumbles upon them alone in the wilderness, Samuel is dying from blood poisoning. When Samuel dies, Tice takes Hannah to the fort, where women...
12) Tara's healing
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This is the story of Tara Cochrane, who had been Hod's captain during World War II. Tara had returned from Europe to study medicine and start a practice, only to collapse with a severe nervous breakdown.
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1995.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Eleven-year-old Sarah is upset when her family leaves their home in Virginia to start a new life in Kentucky at the same time her beloved older brother goes off to fight with the American rebels against the British.
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Holiday adventure volume 15
Pub. Date
1992.
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English
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In 1787 in Kentucky, eleven-year-old Reba runs into the forest with her pet turkey Moses to protect him from being killed and cooked for Thanksgiving, but surprises and danger await her in the wilderness.
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