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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"Having lived under her parents' thumb for 25 years, Beth Prudhomme is finally taking charge of her own life. She moves from Chicago to Portland to live near her favorite aunt, finding employment as a music teacher at a local high school and a fast friend in Nichole Nyquist. Everything is coming together, though her love life leaves something to be desired. Until Nichole introduces Beth to Sam, a tattooed mechanic who's the epitome of her conservative...
2) Dakota born
Author
Series
Dakota volume 1
Language
English
Description
Buffalo Valley, North Dakota. A second-chance town! Like many small towns, Buffalo Valley is dying. Stores are boarded up, sidewalks are cracked, houses are in need of a coat of paint. But despite all that, there's a spirit of hope here, of defiance. The few people still left here are fighting for their town. Lindsay Snyder is a newcomer. She's an outsider, even though she spent childhood vacations here. Now she returns to see the family house again,...
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English
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Annie Marlow has been through the worst. Rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when Annie was a teenager. Once there, Annie begins to restore her broken spirit, thanks in part to the folks she meets: a local painter, Keaton, whose large frame is equal to his big heart--and who helps Annie fix up her rental cottage by the sea; Mellie, the reclusive,...
Author
Series
Dakota volume 3
Language
English
Description
Buffalo Valley, North Dakota. A few years ago, this was a dying town. Now it's come back to life!
People are feeling good about living here again—the way they used to. They're feeling confident about the future.
Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on new ventures and on lifelong dreams. On happiness. Margaret is a local rancher who's finally getting what she wants most. Marriage to cowboy...
People are feeling good about living here again—the way they used to. They're feeling confident about the future.
Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on new ventures and on lifelong dreams. On happiness. Margaret is a local rancher who's finally getting what she wants most. Marriage to cowboy...
Author
Series
Dakota volume 4
Language
English
Description
Arriving in the small prairie town of Buffalo Valley in North Dakota to visit an old family friend while his reluctant fiancee makes up her mind, Vaughn Kyle encounters Carrie Hendrickson and soon everything he once thought he wanted is called into question.
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English
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"Friendly and bubbly, Julia Padden likes nearly everyone, but her standoffish neighbor, Cain Maddox, presents a particular challenge. No matter how hard she's tried to be nice, Cain rudely rebuffs her at every turn, preferring to keep to himself. But when Julia catches Cain stealing her newspaper from the lobby of their apartment building, that's the last straw. She's going to break through Cain's Scrooge-like exterior the only way she knows how:...
8) Dakota home
Author
Series
Dakota volume 2
Language
English
Description
Buffalo Valley has found new life. People have started moving to this town-people like Lindsay Snyder, who came as a teacher and stayed, marrying local farmer Gage Sinclair. And now Lindsay's best friend, Maddy Washburn, has decided to pull up stakes and join her in Buffalo Valley, hoping for the same kind of satisfaction. And the same kind of love. Jeb McKenna is a rancher, a solitary man who's learned to endure. Maddy-unafraid and openhearted-is...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
Description
Little bit country: On the side of a country road with a broken-down car, Rorie Campbell is grateful when horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Stuck in the quirky small town, Rorie gets to know Clay, and she quickly starts to fall for the gruff, tough cowboy. Can a city girl make it work with a country man? Clay certainly thinks so. But their situation is complicated. Clay and Rorie will have to sort out their feelings if they're going...
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English
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Laughter in the rain. "Abby Carpenter longs for the type of romance she reads about in books. She cares for predictable, practical Logan Fletcher, but he doesn't seem overly interested in winning her heart. Are magic, fireworks, and passion too much to ask for? Then she meets Tate Harding, the handsome stranger who might just be the excitement she's been looking for"--Back cover.
Engaged to the single mom. "Single mom Angelica Camden is determined...
11) Right next door
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Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Father's Day: Robin Masterson's ten-year-old son, Jeff, figures he needs a dog more than anything in the world. And there just happens to be one right next door! But the friendly black Lab belongs to Cole Camden, the "unfriendliest" man in the neighborhood. Still, Jeff persists ... and soon his mom and Cole are looking at each other in a whole new way.
The courtship of Carol Sommars: Peter Sommars is fifteen, and what he needs is a little more independence....
13) Navy grooms
Author
Publisher
Mira Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Navy brat: Erin MacNamera has one rule: never fall for a navy man. But from the pulse-stopping moment her eyes meet Lieutenant Brandon Davis's across a crowded lounge, Erin knows life will never be the same. Sexy, tender and strong, Brandon is all she'd ever dreamed of in a man, but he's also navy--and as a navy brat from way back, she knows better than to give her heart to a seafaring man.
Navy woman: Busy attorney Catherine Fredrickson loves her...
15) The night we met
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Starlight : Rand Prescott believes that his chances for happiness are limited because he's going blind. But when he meets Karen McAlister one magical starlit night, he begins to imagine a different future - one filled with love. Karen already knows she wants to be with him for the rest of her life. But Rand refuses to consider marriage; he refuses to bind her to a man who can't see. Brokenhearted, Karen is prepared to walk away, but can Rand really...
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English
Description
A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her cozy cottage with the slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students at the local high school. Despite having settled quickly into the community, something is still missing for Hope. That is, until her landlord convinces her to volunteer at his animal shelter....
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English
Description
When a single mom becomes an "empty nester," she spreads her wings to rediscover herself -- and her passions -- in this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Jenna Boltz's life is at a crossroads. After a messy divorce nearly twenty years ago, she raised her two children on her own, juggling motherhood with her beloved job as a Seattle intensive care nurse. Now that Paul and Allie have gone to college and moved...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Sheriff Takes a Wife: It's love at first sight for city girl Christy Manning and small-town sheriff Cody Franklin. But despite their fast and intense connection, they both have...complicated...relationship statuses. Cody is wary of being burned again, and Christy is worried that no matter what choice she makes, someone is going to be hurt. Still, the two can't seem to keep away from each other and will have to find the courage to follow their...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Restless teenager Letty Ellison left Red Springs, Wyoming, with an audacious dream. She was going to LA to become a superstar. And she was never coming back. Now, nearly ten years later, Letty returns to Red Springs with one last hope: Chase Brown. Chase never left Red Springs--his ties to the land are what kept him from following Letty. So when she returns home with a bruised ego and a young daughter, wary Chase needs to ask himself a tough question:...
20) Christmas wishes
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Christmas letters: "Katherine O'Connor (known as K.O.) adores her five-year-old twin nieces -- and objects to her sister's plans to dispense with Christmas. Zelda is following the theories of child psychologist Wynn Jeffries, author of The Free Child (and, as it happens, K.O.'s neighbor). K.O. is particularly horrified by his edict to 'bury Santa under the sleigh,' and she's out to prove that Wynn and his ideas are full of ... snow. He's not going...
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