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Rachel
by Mary Christner  Borntrager
   
Rachel learns to love her grandmother Ellie and the Amish way of life.
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Polly
by Mary Christner  Borntrager
   
Ellie's People #7. This great-granddaughter of Ellie (Ellie's People, book 1) belongs to a close-knit Amish family and community in Ohio. Her dad says they can earn more money in Texas and plans to move the family there. But he doesn't understand that Polly yearns to stay in Ohio with her companions.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 144   Year published: 1994


Daniel
by Mary Christner  Borntrager
   
The Amish community is shocked when Hildie leaves Ellie's grandson, Daniel, and their young children.
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Reuben
by Mary Christner  Borntragger
   
Ellie's People #5.
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Beloved Land
by Oke, Janette  Bunn, T. Davis
   
Set amidst the ruggest coastline of 18th century Canada, this book recreates a world that was home to the native Indian, French settlers and English garrisons. Song of Arcadia #5.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 425   Year published: 2002


Tomorrow's Dream
by Oke, Janette  Bunn, T. Davis
   
Life once held such promise. Can Kyle ever recapture what seems to be lost?
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Sacred Shore
by Oke, Janette  Bunn, T. Davis
   
This historical novel brings together a group of banished French Arcadians, a lonely Birtish nobleman, and a couple on the verge of separation. Song of Arcadia #2.
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Birthright
by Oke, Janette  Bunn, T. Davis
   
Anne and Nicole's relationship is tested by a startling revelation concerning the birthright. Song of Arcadia #3.
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Meeting Place
by Oke, Janette  Bunn, T. Davis
   
The story of two young women, one English and the other French, whose chance encounter in a meadow of wild flowers begins a friendship that survives a war. Song of Arcadia #1.
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Roses Will Bloom Again
by Lori  Copeland
   
Fifteen years ago, Lully broke up Sam and Emma's intended marraige, and Sam watched Emma go without a fight. Now the same woman's dying wish has thrown Sam and Emma back into each other's lives. Can they find the will to finish what they started long ago?
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 446   Year published: 2002


Red Tent
by Anita  Daimont
   
Vividly recreates the ancient Biblical world of Dinah, daughter of the four wives of Jacob, who is mentioned briefly in the Book of Genesis.
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Can of Peas
by Traci  DePree
   
Instead of embracing the career-chasing ambitions of their friends in St. Paul, Peter Morgan and his new bride accept the daunting challenge of saving the family farm in the Minnesota countryside.
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Out of the Storm
by Grace Livingston  Hill
   
Gail tries to forget the man who rescued her from a sinking ship.
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Big Blue Soldier
by Grace Livingston  Hill
   
Aunt Marilla wants to play matchmaker for her nephew, Dick, and her friend, Mary Amber, so she enlists the aid of a homeless soldier. Little did she know the chain of events she would begin as Mary Amber and the soldier become involved in quite an adventure.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 125   Year published: 1923


Duskin
by Grace Livingston  Hill
   
Carol is willing to assume the reins of her employer's business, but she wonders whom she can trust.
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Shepherds Abiding: A Mitford Christmas Story
by Jan  Karon
   
Having pursued intellectual matters all his life, Father Tim discovers the joys of working with his hands when he discovers a worn-out nativity scene and begins to restore it.
    Binding: paperback   Pages: 365   Year published: 2004


Mitford Years: A New Song
by Jan  Karon
   
Recently retired, Episcopal priest Father Tim and his wife, Cynthia, discover new challenges and adventures when Tim agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. Mitford Years #5.
    Binding:  Hardcover  Pages: 531   Year published: 1999


In This Mountain
by Jan  Karon
   
Father discovers retirement is more challenging than he ever imagined. Mitford Years #7.
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Common LIfe: The Wedding Story
by Jan  Karon
   
Take a front-row seat in Mitford's Lord's Chapel to witness the wedding of Father Tim and Cynthia. Mitford Years #6.
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Fame
by Karen  Kingsbury
   
When Katy Hart receives an offer to star opposite Dayne Matthews in a Hollywood film, she learns that living a dream can be very costly.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 525   Year published: 2006


Covenant
by Beverly  Lewis
   
This first book in the Abram's Daughters series unveils deeply rooted Amish traditions as seen through the eyes of two courting-age sisters.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 318   Year published: 2002


Crossroad
by Beverly  Lewis
   
After writing a story in Amish coutnry, New York journalist Philip bradley returns to Lancaster Conty haunted by the memory of a soft-spoken widow he met there. Sequel to The Postcard.
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Parting, the
by Beverly  Lewis
   
As her family breaks away from their church district, Nellie is torn between her family and her beloved Caleb, who is staunch in his Old Order beliefs. First book in Lewis’s new Courtship of Nellie Fisher series.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 431   Year published: 2007


Brethren
by Beverly  Lewis
   
Stunned when family secrets come to light, Englisher Ben Martin is determined to solve the mystery of his past. Can his future include Annie or will the Brethren always stand between them? Final book in the Annie’s People series.
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October Song
by Beverly  Lewis
   
A collection of captivating tales from the heart of Amish country. Revisits characters from The Shunning, The Postcard, and other titles in the "Lancaster County Books" series.
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Sanctuary
by Beverly and David  Lewis
   
Seemingly happily married, Melissa and Ryan's search for meaning leads them away from each other.
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Betrayal
by Beverly  Lewis
   
Continues the story begun in THE COVENANT, the first book in the Abram's Daugthers series. Leah and her beloved Jonas become separated by hundereds of miles, with even more than time and distance conspiring to keep them apart. Abram's Series #2.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 399   Year published: 2003


Sacrifice
by Beverly  Lewis
   
When Sadie Ebersol abandons the Amish community with Leah's beloved Jonas, she is forced to make a difficult choice between her happiness and her loyalty to thsoe closest to her.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 392   Year published: 2004


Coming Home
by David  Lewis
   
On a whim, a world-weary Jessica Lehman returns to her old hometown where she is forced to face the truth about her tragic childhood and to come to grips with her desire for love.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 444   Year published: 2004


Preacher's Daughter
by Beverly  Lewis
   
Annie Zook--the preacher's eldest daughter--is expected to join the Amish church, but at twenty years of age, she is undecided. First book in Lewis’s Annie’s People series.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 431   Year published: 2005


Englisher
by Beverly  Lewis
   
Annie Zook struggles to keep her promise to her father -- to abandon art for a full six months -- but when Ben Martin moves to town, he is mysteriously drawn to the covered bridge depicted in Annie's painting. Second Book in Annie's People series.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 2006   Year published: 393


Prodigal
by Beverly  Lewis
   
In this fourth book in the Abram's Daughters series, Leah is required to make another difficult choice which could bring further sorrow to her, Sadie and the Ebersol famly.
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Greatest Miracle in the World
by Og  Mandino
   
The best-selling inspirational writer and successful businessman recounts his encounter with one Simon Potter, Chicago ragpicker whose belief in the divine calling of the individual reportedly moved the author to write this book.
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At the Scent of Water
by Linda  Nichols
   
Life was rewarding for Dr. Samuel Truelove until he was called to perform an emergency surgery and his picture perfect life began to unravel.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 606   Year published: 2004


Searching Heart
by Janette  Oke
   
Is it true that when God allows something to be taken from you, he will replace it with something better?
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Matchmakers
by Janette  Oke
   
Cynthia and her two sons try to encourage her widowed father to marry an attractive widow who joins their congregation.
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Dana's Valley
by Laurel Oke Logan and Janette  Oke
   
Janette and her daughter tell the true story of a young teenager who is diagnosed with a terminal illness and how her solidly Christian family copes.
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Bride for Donnigan
by Janette  Oke
   
Mail-order bride Kathleen O'Malley travels to Boston to meet her soon-to-be husband Donnigan Harrison, and to live on a prairie farm in the western frontier. Faced with terrifying uncertainties, Kathleen and Donnigan question if they've made a mistake in planning a pre-arranged marriage.
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Nana's Gift
by Janette  Oke
   
The story of a famly treasure that became a legacy.
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Quiet Strength
by Janette  Oke
   
Virgina faces more trials after she marries as she balances relationships in her new household and tries to build a house with her huband. Prairie Legacy #3.
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Like Gold Refined
by Janette  Oke
   
Virginia copes with her aging parents and the disruptive reappearance of Mindy's gypsy-like mother. Prairie Legacy #4.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 365   Year published: 2000


Julia's Last Hope
by Janette  Oke
   
Tucked away in the Canadian Rockies, Julia and John Harrigan have lived a tranquil life in the little town of Calder Springs.When the town is hit with hard times and John's work comes to an end, Julia is forced to find a way to save their home and town.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 204   Year published: 1990


Love's Long Journey
by Janette  Oke
   
Love Comes Softly #3.
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Distant Beacon
by Janette  Oke
   
Song of Acadia series, #4. Co-written with T. Davis Bunn.
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Love's Unfolding Dream
by Janette  Oke
   
Love Comes Softly #6.
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They Called Her Mrs. Doc
by Janette  Oke
   
Nothing prepared Cassie for the Western frontier who could only hope it wasn't forever. A Women of the West book.
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Love's Abiding Joy
by Janette  Oke
   
Love Comes Softly #4.
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Gown of Spanish Lace
by Janette  Oke
   
Arian's life changes when two rough-looking men abduct and hold her hostage in a camp of bandits. A Women of the West book.
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Love's Enduring Promise
by Janette  Oke
   
Love Comes Softly #2.
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Love Comes Soflty
by Janette  Oke
   
The tender story of two hearts that are nearly broken in a struggle to survive the American frontier. Love Comes Softly #1.
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Drums of Change
by Janette  Oke
   
Running Fawn leaves the Blackfoot winter camp and beings life on a reservation. A Women of the West book.
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Heart of the Wilderness
by Janette  Oke
   
Trapper Papa Mac raised his orphaned granddaughter in the wilderness and worries that she won't be able to face the outside world. A Women of the West book.
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Love's Unending Legacy
by Janette  Oke
   
Number 5 in the Love Comes Softly Series. Sequel sequel to Love's Abiding Joy.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 222   Year published: 1984


Too Long a Stranger
by Janette  Oke
   
The frontier life had requred mother and daughter to part. What could bridge the chasm betwen their very different worlds? A Women of the West book.
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Bluebird and the Sparrow
by Janette  Oke
   
Berta often wished she was an only child instead of having a sparkling, vicacious sister like Glenna. A Women of the West book.
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Measure of a Heart
by Janette  Oke
   
Everyone but Anna knows she is truly a woman of worth. A Women of the West book.
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Calling of Emily Evans
by Janette  Oke
   
On her own, Emily opens a new church in a pioneer community.
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Roses for Mama
by Janette  Oke
   
Seventeen-year-old Angela has total responsibility for raising her three younger siblings.
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Winter is Not Forever
by Janette  Oke
   
As graduation nears, Josh Jones worries that he is the only member of his class not to know what he wants to do with his life.
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Winds of Autumn
by Janette  Oke
   
Josh, on the brink of manhood, faces some important questions. Seasons of the Heart #2.
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Healing Quilt
by Lauraine  Snelling
   
Four unlikely women, each with their private struggles, band together to sew a quilt to benefit a local hospital.
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Sophie's Dilemma
by Lauraine  Snelling
   
Pregnant and heartbroken, Sophie hopes that her family will welcome her home after she had hurt them by eloping with a fisherman.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 493   Year published: 2007


Promise for Ellie
by Lauraine  Snelling
   
As Ellie and Andrews plans to marry unravel, it looks as if their love may not survive. First book in Snelling’s new Daughters of Blessing series.
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Dream to Follow
by Lauraine  Snelling
   
Can the Red River Valley nurture the dreams of its young or will it fence them in? Return to Red River #1.
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Tender Mercies
by Lauraine  Snelling
   
Everyone in the expanding town of Blessing had come to love Mary Martha MacCallister. When she leaves, will this be good-bye forever? Red River of the North #5.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 475   Year published: 1999


City Girl
by Lori  Wick
   
God's Hand gently guides the way in this series of unpredictable, heartwarming romances set in late 19th century Texas. Yellow Rose trilogy #3.
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Every Little Thing About You
by Lori  Wick
   
God's Hand gently guides the way in this series of unpredictable, heartwarming romances set in late 19th century Texas. Yellow Rose trilogy #1.
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Texas Sky
by Lori  Wick
   
God's Hand gently guides the way in this series of unpredictable, heartwarming romances set in late 19th century Texas. Yellow Rose trilogy #2.
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Leave a Candle Burning
by Lori  Wick
   
New to Tucker Mills, Dannan Mackay cannot ignore the deep heartache of loneliness, and for the first time wonders if it is time to love again. But does he have enough faith to believe in a second chance?
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Pursuit
by Lori  Wick
   
When Edward Steele agrees to help two strangers, he never dreamed that his promise could bring a woman into his life who captivates and confounds him. Fourth book in the English Garden series.
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Bamboo & Lace
by Lori  Wick
   
While visiting her brother in Hawaii, stricly raised Lily Walsh develops a close friendhsip with Gabe Kapaia and a deeper understanding of God, but both relationship are tested when she returns home to her disciplinarian father.
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Rescue
by Lori  Wick
   
When Anne Gardiner slips from a ladder into the arms of a handsome stranger, her unstable father, Colonel Gardiner, deems it cause for immediate marriage. English Garden series #2.
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Visitor
by Lori  Wick
   
Alexander Tate, blinded from a fall from his horse, falls in love with a young woman who reads to him and learns that she is struggling with a very different form of blindness. Third book in The English Garden series.
    Binding: Paperback   Pages: 430   Year published: 2004


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