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The Sheriff's Surrender

Susan Page Davis · 319 pages

In 1885 in Fergus, Idaho, Gert Dooley has an unusual job for a woman--test firing guns for her brother the gunsmith--and years of practice have made her an excellent shot. When a murder in town scares her friends, Gert starts the Ladies' Shooting Club to teach the women how to shoot. Their independence upsets the men in town, and Sheriff Chapman finds himself trying to solve a murder and restore p

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Nowhere, Carolina

Tamara Leigh

Maggie Pickwick is a lifetime away from her days as head cheerleader and the mistakes she made in high school. Twelve years later, this single mom has traded pompoms for an auctioneer's gavel, popularity for peace and quiet, and strives to be a good example for her daughter Devyn. She's keeping it together just fine, too--until an old flame moves back to her little North Carolina town.Renowned art

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Light of My Heart

Ginny Aiken · 302 pages

As 1892 draws to a close, Dr. Letitia Morgan boards a train in Philadelphia headed for Hartville, Colorado. The young town's booming silver mine has attracted so many people that Hartville is in need of a new doctor to treat women and children. Letty jumps at the chance to start a new life where she'll be appreciated as a medical professional -- despite the fact that she's a woman. But as she gets

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Lulu's Cafe

T.I. Lowe · 272 pages

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The Midwife's Tale

Delia Parr · 410 pages

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That Certain Spark

Cathy Marie Hake

Gooding, Texas, is about to gain a double blessing--a veterinarian and a doctor. But when siblings Enoch and Taylor Bestman arrive, the discovery that Taylor is a lady doctor has the town up in arms. Especially Karl Van der Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes the first patient...against his will.Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this

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Daisy Chain

Mary E. DeMuth

The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control---Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter's demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis. In this first book in the Defiance, Texa

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The Rose Legacy

Kristen Heitzmann · 395 pages

Crystal, Colorado, is known as the diamond of the Rockes, a mining town where what lies beneath is the only thing truly valued. Overrun with men seeking their fortune and woman bound by circumstance, it hosts both dreams and nightmares with little surety for tomorrow. Yet Crystal is surrounded by beauty of a natural kind and offers an independence that Carina Maria DiGratia could never find at hom

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Belonging

Robin Lee Hatcher

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The Anonymous Bride

Vickie McDonough · 359 pages

"It's been years, but Luke Davis is back--older and wiser--and still alone. Returning as Lookout's new town marshal, Luke is determined to face the past and move on. But when he discovers that the woman who betrayed him is now a widow, all his plans fall at his feet. Rachel has carried her guilty shame for eleven years. Her marriage to James Hamilton was not what Luke or the town thought it to be.

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The Widow of Larkspur Inn

Lawana Blackwell · 432 pages

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Where Courage Calls

Janette Oke, Laurel Oke Logan · 448 pages

Her courage and her heart will be tested in ways she never expected... Beth Thatcher has spent her entire life in the safe, comfortable world of her family, her friends, and the social outings her father's wealth provides. But Beth is about to leave it all behind to accept a teaching position in the rugged foothills of western Canada. Inspired by her aunt Elizabeth, who went west to teach scho

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The Scent of Lilacs

Ann H. Gabhart

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Wonderland Creek

Lynn Austin

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Sweet Caroline

Rachel Hauck · 320 pages

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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill

Julie Klassen · 548 pages

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Three Times Blessed

Lori Copeland

How will Audrey and her fellow schoolmarms stay afloat when a flood threatens their small Texas town?Typically, Thunder Ridge, Texas, is dry as a bone. But Audrey Pride has arrived under a storm cloud, one that is deluging the shocked community with weeks of relentless, drenching rain. With travel in and out of town rendered impossible, there is much important work for her to do—;especially when a

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Every Little Thing About You

Lori Wick · 364 pages

The first meeting between Slater Rawlings and Liberty Drake could hardly be called ideal. As acting deputy of Shotgun, Texas, Liberty is simply enforcing town laws. But Slater, a former Texas Ranger with a restless spirit, is surprised to find himself on the wrong side of the law-and even more shocked that it's a *she* that's arresting him! Yet despite his rocky start in Shotgun, Slater finds

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Love's Unfading Light

Naomi Rawlings · 259 pages

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A Heart for Home

Lauraine Snelling

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The Icecutter's Daughter

Tracie Peterson

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The Good Dream

Donna VanLiere · 308 pages

Denounced by her 1950 Tennessee community as an old maid, 30-something Ivorie Walker hides her loneliness and grief over her mother's death behind good-humored independence before advocating on behalf of a feral boy who has been stealing vegetables from her garden.

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Troublesome Creek

Jan Watson · 369 pages

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Prairie Fire

Catherine Palmer · 336 pages

Will a burning secret extinguish the spark of love between Jack and Caitrin? The town of Hope discovers the importance of forgiveness, overcoming prejudice, and the dangers of keeping unhealthy family secrets.

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