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Series
Prairie state friends volume 3
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
When Priscilla Herschberger faces a choice between childhood friend Elam from her Amish community and an outsider, Elam's attempts to persuade her soon run out of control.
2) The gift
Author
Series
Prairie state friends volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Leah Mast cures people with reflexology, but many scoff at this treatment, including Adam Beachy. When Adam becomes a father figure to his nieces due to a tragedy he finds himself needing Leah to fill the roll of mother.
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Series
Heart of the frontier volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Inspiring Conclusion to Tracie Peterson's Heart of the Frontier Series Mercy Flanagan survived the Whitman Massacre as a child, and now her heart's cry is for peace between the native peoples and the white settlers inhabiting Oregon Territory. Unfortunately, most of the settlers would rather the tribes were removed from the land completely, one way or the other, and tensions are rising. Mercy has grown tired of Oregon City and feels that she has...
Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 2
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
After a devastating layoff, attorney Eric Nash returns to his childhood home in Hope Harbor--only to discover that it is being transformed into a bed & breakfast. Instead of plotting his next career move in peace, he's constantly distracted by noise, chaos--and the attractive but prickly blonde in charge of the renovation. --Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O'Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish. Five years after losing everything, he falls in love with Daley Cross, an angelic voice in need of a song. But just ashe realizes his love for Daley, Cooper faces a tragedy that threatens his...
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English
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Turner McNeally's daughter has gone off to college, and her horse is demonstrating signs of loneliness. Rebecca Wilkinson's son hasn't spoken a word since his father's death, and the family counselor suggests a pet. This Christmas, the chance to hear her son's voice again would be the best gift Rebecca could receive. Beloved author Lauraine Snelling weaves a story of holiday romance in which a simple advertisement for a horse's companion creates a...
8) The river
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When two sisters return home for a visit after leaving the Amish world, both are troubled by the secrets--and the people--they left behind.
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Series
Amish heirloom volume 1
Language
English
Description
After losing her beloved fiancé, Veronica Fisher takes solace in opening a bake stand to sell creations made from her mother's recipe, and soon, a regular visitor to her stand begins to gladden her heart.
10) The broken road
Author
Series
Broken road volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Struggling with nightmares about his childhood despite his success, Charles James explores the possibility of second chances after a twist of fate causes him to be declared dead.
11) The secret
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Series
Seasons of Grace volume 1
Language
English
Description
Grace Byler, who is Amish, begins to question her religion after the disappearance of her mother, while Heather Nelson, after receiving a diagnosis of terminal illness, visits the Amish countryside, which she and her late mother last visited, hoping to find peace of mind.
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Series
Restoration volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
For the last five months, Tom Anderson has been without a job, a fact he's been hiding from his wife Jean--and everyone else. He leaves each morning, pretending nothing has changed, and spends his disheartening day rotating through two coffee shops and the library, using their wi-fi to search for a job on the internet. The stress of keeping this secret is beginning to put serious strain on his marriage and it looks like the legacy that began with...
Author
Series
Baxter family volume 5
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a heart-wrenching and redemptive new story in the Baxter Family series about a couple desperately waiting to bring their adopted child home and a young mother about to make the biggest decision of her life. Cole Blake, son of Landon and Ashley Baxter Blake, is months away from going off to college and taking the first steps towards his dream--a career in medicine. But as he starts his...
14) Code of valor
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Series
Blue justice volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
What Detective Brady St. John really needs is a relaxing vacation. Unfortunately, just as the sun is setting on his second day at a friend's cabin on Lake Henley, he hears a scream and races to rescue a woman from her would-be killer. When the killer escapes only to return to finish the job, Brady vows to utilize all of his many resources to keep her safe--and catch those who would see her dead.Financial crimes investigator Emily Chastain doesn't...
15) Dakota dawn
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Series
Dakota plains volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
The wide-open plains of the Dakota Territory form the setting for the lives and loves of four inspiring women making their way in the New World. In book one, Norwegian Nora Johanson welcomes the Dakota dawn expecting to marry Hans, a prosperous farmer. But when the New World's promises turn into painful uncertainties, Nora discovers God's plan is bigger than her grandest dreams.
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Series
Tales from Ivy Hill volume 2
Language
English
Description
Living with the two Miss Groves in Ivy Cottage, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford is determined to earn her own livelihood...somehow. When the village women encourage her to open a subscription library with the many books she has inherited or acquired through donations, Rachel discovers two mysteries hidden among them. A man who once broke her heart helps her search for clues, but will both find more than they bargained for?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Annie Martin loves the Plain ways of her Old Order Mennonite people, like those revered by her beloved grandfather. retreating from a contentious relationship with her mother, Annie goes to live with her Daadi Moses in Apple Ridge. but as spring moves into Pennsylvania and Annie spends time among the cherry trees with the handsome Aden Zook, she wishes she could forget how deeply the liens between the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite are drawn....
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Series
Under northern skies volume 3
Language
English
Description
Though her first few months in America were difficult, Nilda Carlson's life now resembles the images that filled her dreams in Norway. But when she spots the man from her terrifying past in town, her new life and hope for love could come crashing down around her. Did danger follow her across the Atlantic?
19) Take one
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Series
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Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison left the mission field of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them. Now they have done the impossible: raised enough money to produce a feature film with a message that could change the world. But as Chase and Keith begin shooting, their well-laid plans begin to unravel. With millions of dollars on the line, they make a desperate attempt to keep the film from falling...
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Series
Red River of the north volume 6
Language
English
Description
The Bjorklund family is waiting for Augusta to come from Norway. When the train arrives in Blessing her trunk is thre but she is not. Augusta does not understand English and misunderstood directions in St. Paul so she boards the wrong train. She is met at the end of the line by Kane Moyer, who is waiting for his Norwegian mail-order bride.
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