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Modern Dating: A Field Guide
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Chiara Atik
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin; Original edition (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 224
Free three months on howaboutwe.com with purchase—a $54 value!From the creators of the popular online dating site howaboutwe.com comes the definitive guide for navigating the modern dating world.The single woman is having a moment. In the worlds of work, personal finances, and education, women are more successful than ever before. When it comes to dating, they're happy to take their time exploring lots of different relationships before deciding if they want to settle down. Women today, like the generations of women before them, want to fall in love. But they want it to happen organically, at its own pace, and with the right person.Rather than listing a set of "rules," Modern Dating offers advice on modern challenges, like how to send a relatively unembarrassing sext, how to create a failproof first date idea, and how to make sure you're getting into a relationship for the right reasons. more
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For Love of Eli: Quilts of Love Series (Quilts of Love (Unnumbered))
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Loree Lough
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Abingdon Press (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 240
When unspeakable tragedy leaves young Eli an orphan, two families are devastated. But Taylor, Eli’s aunt and legal guardian, vows to help him remember his parents by creating a Memory Quilt. As she begins piecing together the moments of his parents' lives, the story of the young family emerges and Taylor and Eli begin to heal. But Eli’s uncle Reece is slow to let go of the past and still blames Taylor’s brother for his sister’s death. So, although he has long been attracted to Taylor, Reece keeps a safe distance away. Can their shared love for Eli pave the way to forgiveness or will Taylor and Reece be separated by pain? . more
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DENALI DREAMS (Romancing America)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ronie Kendig
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Barbour Books (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 352
Adventure-filled romance comes to Denali National Park for four courageous women. After beating cancer, Karon Granger wants to beat Mt. McKinleythe tallest mountain in North Americaby reaching its summit. Heiress Jolie Decouteau evades an assassin and more
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Noble Groom, A
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jody Hedlund
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (2013, Apr 1st).
Pages: 384
A New Historical Romance from Fan-Favorite Jody HedlundRecently widowed Annalisa Werner has the feeling her husband was murdered but can't prove it. Alone with her young daughter in 1881 Michigan, she has six months left to finish raising the money needed to pay back the land contract her husband purchased, and the land is difficult to toil by herself. She needs a husband. With unmarried men scarce, her father sends a letter to his brother in the Old Country, asking him to find Annalisa a groom.For nobleman Carl von Reichart, the blade of the guillotine is his fate. He's been accused and convicted of a serious crime he didn't commit, and his only escape is to flee to a small German community in Michigan where he'll be safe. He secures a job on Annalisa's farm but bumbles through learning about farming and manual labor. more
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Love at Any Cost: A Novel (The Heart of San Francisco)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Julie Lessman
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Revell (2013, Apr 1st).
Pages: 416
Jilted by a fortune hunter, cowgirl Cassidy McClare is a spunky Texas oil heiress without a fortune who would just as soon hogtie a man as look at him. Hoping a summer visit with her wealthy cousins in San Francisco will help her forget her heartache, Cassidy travels west. But no sooner is she settled in beautiful California than Jamie McKenna, a handsome pauper looking to marry well, captures her heart. When Jamie discovers the woman he loves is poorer than he is, Cassidy finds herself bucked by love a second time. Will Jamie discover that money can't buy love after all? And can Cassidy ever learn to fully trust her heart to a man?With delectable descriptions and a romantic sensibility, bestselling author Julie Lessman brings the Gilded Age to life in this sumptuous new series. more
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The Heiress of Winterwood (Whispers On The Moors)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sarah E. Ladd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2013, Apr 9th).
Pages: 320
Darbury, England, 1814 Amelia Barrett gave her word. Keeping it could cost her everything. Amelia Barrett, heiress to an estate nestled in the English moors, defies family expectations and promises to raise her dying friend’s baby. She’ll risk everything to keep her word—even to the point of proposing to the child’s father—a sea captain she’s never met. When the child vanishes with little more than an ominous ransom note hinting at her whereabouts, Amelia and Graham are driven to test the boundaries of their love for this little one. Amelia’s detailed plans would normally see her through any trial, but now, desperate and shaken, she’s forced to examine her soul and face her one weakness: pride. more
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Threads of Grace (A Patch of Heaven Novel)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kelly Long
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2013, Feb 12th).
Pages: 304
Grace’s beauty almost cost her everything. This new start is all she has left. When Grace Beiler was only a girl, she was married off to an older Amish man in order to save her family’s farm. Years later, she finds herself newly widowed and a mother to a young son. She has finally fled her sad past and plans to settle into a quiet life in Pennsylvania. As soon as she arrives, she captures the attention of Seth Wyse, the most eligible bachelor in Pine Creek. Seth is candid about his feelings for her, and for her son Abel, but Grace is determined to protect her heart. Her determination falters when her brother-in-law reveals the troubling contents of her late husband’s will. Seth offers Grace his hand in marriage, and thus a means of escape. more
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The House that Love Built
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Beth Wiseman
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2013, Apr 2nd).
Pages: 320
Brooke has only loved one man, her late husband. Owen’s rebuilding after a painful divorce. Can a mysterious house bring them together for a second chance at love? In the charming town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two young children on her own, supporting them by running the family hardware store. The last thing on her mind is falling in love. But she’s intrigued when a stranger moves to town and buys the old Hadley mansion. She’s always heard that house holds a secret—maybe even a treasure—and she can’t wait to see inside. When she meets the new owner and they spend time together, she can’t deny the attraction. Could God be giving her another chance at happiness? Or is she betraying her late husband’s memory by even thinking that way? Owen Saunders bought the Hadley place to spite his cheating ex-wife. more
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Mystery of the Heart (The Ravensmoore Chronicles)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jillian Kent
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Realms (2013, Jan 8th).
Pages: 304
Lord Eden is intrigued by Lady Mercy Grayson’s secret, but how can he hope to gain her heart if he is forced to betray her? Lady Mercy Grayson longs to be a physician like her older brother, Lord Ravensmoore. However, society would never tolerate a female physician, let alone one who is a noblewoman. So Mercy takes matters into her own hands, disguising herself as a man to get through medical school. But when a colleague grows suspicious, Mercy is in danger of losing more than her dreams. Returning home from a secret voyage for the regent, Lord Eden agrees to give Mercy passage back to London. As their attraction to each other grows, they face circumstances, decisions, and treachery that could forever change the course of their lives. more
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Grace Given (Touch of Grace)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Beth Shriver
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Realms (2013, Jan 8th).
Pages: 304
In Book two of the Touch of Grace Series, Elsie Yoder can't forgive her sister for leaving the Amish community with the young man she was smitten with, and forcing her to deal with the locals alone who threaten them to leave. Can she work through her bitterness and humble herself enough to give and receive the grace she needs? more
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