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Amongst fiction historical books and civil war books, you will not find any other as compelling as Harriet. The inspirational stories about family life accompanied by romantic and original poems of love will bring you right into the heart of 1860s America - complete...

This was supposed to be a simple summer for Billy: one more lazy expanse of time before college began. He'd fill the hours playing with Jimmy - his canine best buddy - going camping and doing all the things he promised Jimmy they'd do...

They met at the worst possible moment...or maybe it was just in time. David McClain was about to go to war and Lindsey Wood was there at his going-away party, capturing his heart when falling for a woman was the last thing on his...

*The USA Today Bestseller* Raise one last glass with the Quinn Family at the Winter Street Inn. It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart...

The Tagger Herd saga continues with Josey Franklin. Life on the Tagger Enterprise Ranch has been more than Josey could have dreamed. Her life is full of working horses with Grayson, cows with Jessup, and getting to know her newly found sister, Nikki.As much...

Nana Bea & Me is a story of adventure and the love of a grandmother.Author: Julian Parker, Jocelyn DabneyISBN-10: 1544169256ISBN-13: 9781544169255Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2017Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.07d

Nora Tagger----THREE HORSES AND A DREAM"How do you keep from changing who you are and becoming someone that other people want you to be?"Nora's summer is all about horses; eat, breathe, sleep, think, talk, walk. Horse shows, rodeos, ranch work, training; with cutting lessons...

Sloan enjoys a day at the park with her two friends, Violet and Jackson. During their outing, the three friends learn the importance of sharing with one another. The valuable and timeless lessons of sharing and spreading love are throughout this book Each child...

Rescue or Recover is the thirteenth book in The Tagger Herd series and the second to feature Matt Tagger. Riding the mountains, farming, fencing, cattle drives, with some search and rescue thrown in; it's all in a day's work for Matt. But after months...

The continuing saga of the Tagger Herds (horse and human) continues with Sadie Tagger's second book. To Sadie, there is nothing better than a week in the mountains riding horses and branding cows. With the second ranch in the family it meant twice the...

The 11th book in the Tagger Herd Series is another look at the Tagger family through the eyes of Reilly Morgan: Christmas, always a favorite time of year at the ranch for Reilly and the family. Kelly is visiting for the holiday, he's involved...

The family gathers at the ranch for the fall cattle drive and it's the Tagger Herd under saddle for their first big ride. But when a near tragedy strikes and sidelines the adults, Grace takes charge. She leads the kids into saving the weekend...

"I mapped out all the trails that we're taking for Jessup. He knows the area and he agreed they were fine for us and the horses...nothing's going to happen." Famous last words...Matt takes Reilly, Grace and three of the young Tagger Herd horses on...

'It's just brilliant - full of poetry' - Jilly Cooper Set in wartime London and occupied France, this is a thrilling story of love, danger and sacrifice from bestselling novelist Alan Titchmarsh. It is the late 1930s when seventeen-year-old Rosamund Hanbury leaves behind the...

Adolescents Elizabeth and Tururu--she's white, he's black--share an uneasy friendship on a sisal plantation in Colonial Zimbabwe when Britain declares the country part of a Federation without consulting the natives. Festering resentment to white rule is about to erupt. Elizabeth can't wait for the...

Suffering in Silence takes you through the mental anguish and trauma of learning to accept infertility and how it ultimately changes every aspect of life.Author: Markesha Q. TarverISBN-10: 0578439328ISBN-13: 9780578439327Publisher: R. R. BowkerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/25/2018Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Jessica RedlandISBN-10: 1835182992ISBN-13: 9781835182994Publisher: Boldwood Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2025Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Author: Kimberly DiedeISBN-10: 1961305232ISBN-13: 9781961305236Publisher: Kimberly DiedeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2024Pages: 600Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.33dLarge Print

A mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of "home" - class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when...

Small-town Minnesota teenager Basil "The Brute" Thorson--a shy, reluctant wrestling star and "special" tracked into special education classes--vows to make his family whole again in the wake of multiple tragedies, during a year in which his community is roiled by strange religious and mythological...

Coming soon! The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes will be available Mar 11, 2025.Author: J. C. CervantesISBN-10: 0778360148ISBN-13: 9780778360148Publisher: Park RowLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/11/2025Pages: 304Format: Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel about one Greek family's diner, its colorful ensemble of regulars, and the Upper West Side-wide race to interpret a perplexing historical recipe for Cato's Roman cheesecake amid a rapidly gentrifying community. The Katsikas have...

Lindsay, a thirty-year-old California native never gave much thought to being adopted. When she unexpectedly inherits her birth mother Claire's farmhouse in Maine, she is plunged into a journey across the country and across the years into a lake of secrets that will ultimately...

When fate severs the bond of a father and son, it later exhorts both to undertake a quest for answers in this epic tale of love, loss, courage, and redemption.Author: Jack PetersISBN-13: 9798893095753Publisher: Covenant BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2024Pages: 228Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x...

"The Felons' Ball is full of secrets--ones that refuse to reveal themselves and ones that refuse to stay buried. It's also full of wit and empathy and characters as real as your own family members. This novel is assured, propulsive, and thrilling, and I...

A hilarious, thought-provoking, and uplifting platonic love story wrapped in the mystery of one woman's search for the best friend who ghosted her, for fans of Where'd You Go Bernadette? Isabella's NOT dead. That's what Gwen tells anyone who asks about the best friend...

A hilarious page-turner from the bestselling author of Excavations, Salty takes us to a tropical marina where two estranged sisters reunite to work on a luxury yacht and take down the owner who destroyed their childhood home--and might have something to do with the...

Three-time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and James Beard Award winner Michelle Huneven's Bug Hollow, a family novel that follows the Samuelson clan over four decades as they hurt and heal one another...

For fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner, Again, Only More Like You offers a poignant and humorous look at friendship and reinvention at 40. She hadn't turned 40 yet, and already she was over it... Dumped. Pregnant. Fired. For best friends Carmen and...

For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, and Elinor Lipman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka, and a reluctant daughter's guilt. Set against a backdrop of bitterly partisan Facebook feuds and a Trump flag set aflame in a...

"But Mother is always dying," is Gillian Ormsby's sarcastic response when her younger, favored sister tells her that she has to go take care of their hypochondriac mother. Much against her will, since she and her mother never have gotten along, Gillian arrives in...

"The Student" follows Adam Harris, a young man navigating the complexities of growing up, making life choices, and discovering the true nature of relationships. Adam is initially dedicated to his studies, despite facing judgment from his peers. His life takes a new turn when...

A heart-warming escape about mother-daughter relationships, small-town dating, and all that guides us home.Broke and newly unemployed, Gigi Jenkins is heading home to the horse-and-buggy Mackinac Island that she once couldn't wait to leave behind. She's going to be spending the summer with her...

Fashion, mystery, and politics combine in this delectable, pacey novel set in a big-city museum where an ambitious curator is launching a controversial exhibition of Christian Dior's "New Look." At work, Margaret is the well-regarded curator of fashion for a big city museum. At...

Returning to Kaua'i, park ranger Makalani finds her family divided and their way of life at risk in this rich and emotional adventure by the bestselling author of the Lily Wong series.After ten years as a national park ranger in Oregon, Makalani Pahukula is...

A story of love, blood and dreams, set in early 20th century ChinaIn the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop,...

The BRAND-NEW page-turner from the #1, multi-million copy Bestselling Author Shari Low As dawn breaks, four people are planning journeys that could change their lives forever... Kara McIntyre is supposed to be jetting off to her destination wedding in Hawaii. However, a last-minute hitch...

The BRAND-NEW page-turner from the #1, multi-million copy Bestselling Author Shari Low As dawn breaks, four people are planning journeys that could change their lives forever... Kara McIntyre is supposed to be jetting off to her destination wedding in Hawaii. However, a last-minute hitch...

Full of cats, coffee, and charm, this laugh-out-loud, fake-dating romance between a brilliant baker and a charismatic commitment-phobe is the perfect treat for fans of Lyssa Kay Adams and Jasmine Guillory. Frenemies + Fake Dating = Falling for the wrong person...for all the right...

"The Student" follows Adam Harris, a young man navigating the complexities of growing up, making life choices, and discovering the true nature of relationships. Adam is initially dedicated to his studies, despite facing judgment from his peers. His life takes a new turn when...

A single-dad doctor Could be her prescription for happiness. Survive one year living in Cape Cardinale, Oregon--the ridiculous stipulation in her father's will--then grab her inheritance and run back to San Francisco! That's recently divorced teacher Alexa Cardinale's plan. Getting involved with a student's...

Sweeping, Humorous, and Moving Tales from One of Contemporary China's Greatest Writers The bestselling and award-winning author of novels satirizing contemporary China, Liu Zhenyun is also renowned for his short stories. Remembering 1942 showcases six of his best, featuring a diverse cast of ordinary...

Uncertain about who she is or who she would become, Crystal is only certain of one thing-that she is going to be better than her mother and will never let a man abuse her. Facing a string of bad experiences, Crystal navigates a world...

If Olivia Pope had a sister it would be Nykee Isadore. Nykee can fix any situation and there's no limit to what she'll do to get the job done. She's been dubbed as the "Finesse Queen" because her words are as sweet as honey....

In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic--of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life--holds the power to transform a young woman's relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.Monica Tsai spends most...

Almost Heaven was originally titled Ballengee. I wrote during the early 80s while driving an eighteen-wheeler across the fruited plain of America and Canada. The characters of Almost Heaven are based on my memories of folks I knew while spending time with my summer...

Author: Meg Mitchell MooreISBN-10: 0063441942ISBN-13: 9780063441941Publisher: William Morrow Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2025Pages: 496Format: PaperbackLarge Print

Author: Lindsey KelkISBN-10: 0008758743ISBN-13: 9780008758745Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 384Format: Paperback

A collection of brilliantly written short stories by an exciting talent from Northern Ireland.Author: Wendy ErskineISBN-10: 1529017076ISBN-13: 9781529017076Publisher: Picador USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2020Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d

Escape to the beautiful coast in this heartwarming romance Dare to dream big... When Nancy opened her dream bookshop overlooking the golden sands and shimmering waters of Driftwood Bay, she may have taken on a little too much. She might know all about books,...