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Cassandra Dell Winston recounts her life as the wife of a physician on the frontier.

Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her aunt Rose. But when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie's twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key. The key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever.

After her father's death, Lizzy Brookstone, the star trick rider of the all-female Brookstone Wild West Extravaganza, takes over management of the traveling show. In her new role, she has to work with both Wesley DeShazer, the man who once broke her heart, and Jason Adler, her financial partner. Soon, she finds herself torn between the two men. Ella Fleming is fleeing a forced betrothal when she stows away on the Brookstone train. Lizzy finds her...

2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences...

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved." Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things begin to happen. Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath is Toni Morrison's greatest novel, a dazzling achievement, and the most spellbinding reading experience of the...

The hunt for a serial killer in the 1800s in New York by Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, using the new science of forensic psychology. As with so many new sciences this one is ridiculed by law enforcement and civic leaders alike.

As Hitler conquers Poland, Norway, France, and most of Western Europe, England struggles to hold the line. When Germanys ally Japan launches a stunning attack on Pearl Harbor, America is drawn into the war, fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest of the Pacific, while standing side-by-side with their British ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war. Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North Africa and...

Christine and her older brother, Henry, grew up in the Delaney family as loved and nurtured as if they had been born to Elizabeth and Winn. Now Henry has found the love of his life, and he and Amber are planning their wedding. But Christine has borne the pain and loss of a broken relationship, and the healing of her heart and emotions has just begun.

The world's greatest silver strike brings together a loner named Val and Grita, a beautiful actress.

Leah returns to her native village of Last Chance, Alaska, only to be kidnapped by her husband's twin brother, Chase Kincaid. She is thrown together with the prickly Helaina Beecham, whom Chase has abducted as well. Leah's husband and her brother Jacob are on their trail, but an early winter makes passage difficult. Will the two women be found in time? Helaina Beecham was sent north to track down Chase Kincaid, only to be kidnapped by him. Will she...