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Exposed to fashionable society and romance--as well as clues about her mother--Lillian Haswell, brilliant daughter of a local apothecary, is torn when she is summoned back to her ailing father's bedside to save the family legacy at a time when women are forbidden to work as apothecaries and the suspicious eyes of a scholarly physician and a competing apothecary are upon her.
2) Halos
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It was the halo that caught her heart between beats and made her pause to take notice ... "When Alessi Moore drives her red Mustang convertible into town, she wonders if this could be the place she was meant to find, a place to settle down. But when her convertible and all she owns is stolen, she is filled with doubt ...
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Second chances volume 01
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Having initially left the folds of the Christian church to pursue a life of crime and sin, Mary Bridget 'Bridie' Washburn finds herself rekindling her faith and once again seeking a quiet and pious life. It is during this endeavor that she meets Reverend Alastair MacPherson and quickly becomes nanny to his motherless children. As they grow closer, Mary and Alastair form an undeniable bond that will soon be tested.
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In 1876 Deadwood, South Dakota, twenty-year-old Mattie O'Keefe, having left a job working at a gambling house as a singer, looks for her younger brother while struggling with the temptation of gold mining and the message of a handsome preacher who warns against the storing of riches.
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In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to save the baby of her newly widowed preacher--whether her assistance is wanted or not. Always ready to help those in need, Elizabeth ignores John's protests of her aid. She's even willing to risk her lone marriage prospect to help the little family. Yet Elizabeth's new role as nanny takes a dangerous turn when John's boldness from the pulpit makes him a target of political and religious leaders....
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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,...
7) Remembered
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The threat of war--and a final request--send Véronique Girard from France to a distant and uninviting country. In the Colorado Territory, she searches for the man who has held her heart since childhood--her father. Pierre Girard left Paris for the Americas to seek his fortune in fur trading, vowing to send for his wife and daughter. But twenty-five years have passed and his vow remains unfulfilled. Sifting through shards of broken promises, Véronique...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 14
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When Sadie Ebersol abandons the Amish community with her sister Leah's beloved Jonas, the family of four sisters is thrown into turmoil, forcing Leah to make difficult choices between her happiness and her loyalty to those closest to her.
10) Prophet
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Books of the Infinite volume 1
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At age 17, Ela Roeh of Parne becomes the Infinite's first female prophet sent to bring the Infinite's word to a nation torn apart by war; but her mission is endangered when she partners with a young ambassador determined to serve up his own justice.
11) More than words
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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...
13) Home another way
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Following her mother's death and her father's abandonment, infant Sarah Graham was left to be raised by her emotionally distant grandmother. As a child, she turned to music for comfort, and eventually was accepted by Juilliard. But an unplanned pregnancy and the birth of a stillborn baby put a screeching halt to her potentially brilliant career. Now twenty-seven, Sarah lives hard in an attempt to escape her past. But when her estranged father dies,...
14) 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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Prairie Legacy volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
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As graduation day approaches, eighteen-year-old Virginia Simpson is more than ready to head off to college, reunite with her childhood sweetheart, and finally be allowed to embrace the freeedom of adulthood. But when a family crisis forces her to abandon her carefully laid plans, Virginia learns the deeper meaning of "growing into adulthood." - Back cover.
16) Emily Ever After
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
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Emily Hinton moves from her small hometown in California to Manhattan where she lands a job at a world-famous publishing house and attracts the attention of handsome Bennett, but she soon finds herself struggling to balance her desire for a big, exciting life, and her need to uphold her moral standards.
17) Lilli's quest
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Germany on the cusp of World War II. Hitler has risen to power, and the Jews are being taken away from their homes in the middle of the night, forced to wear yellow stars, their businesses smashed, their lives in ruins. In the middle of all this is Lilli Frankfurter, a half-Jewish girl on the cusp of adolescence, her life and family thrust into the midst of a danger she has only begun to understand. In the stunning sequel to Isabel's War, Lila Perl,...
18) No dark valley
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Celia Colman returns to her hometown for her grandmother's funeral and finds herself faith tested as she faces the past.
19) Hearts aglow
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The future should be bright for Deborah Vandermark, who is now pursuing her interest in medicine alongside Dr. Christopher Clayton, who is courting her. But the lumber town is resistant to the idea of a woman physician, and she feels thwarted at every turn. A more devastating blow occurs, however, when Christopher breaks off their relationship to return home to his troubled family.
20) Enduring love
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Sydney Cove volume 3
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2009.
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Just when things seem to be looking up for John and Hannah Bradshaw, their world is turned upside-down, in this conclusion to the Sydney Cove trilogy
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