Stina Nielsen
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Return to Red River volume 2
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
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Time and distance have created a rift between Thorliff Bjorklund and Anji Baard, his childhood sweetheart. The only bright spot in his life is his job at the newspaper. When summer arrives, things are looking up at school, but Thorliff must return home and confront his faltering relationship with Anji. For Elizabeth Rogers, marriage seems out of the question. Since learning that her mother died giving birth to her, Elizabeth has determined to become...
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Certain she can't live without Hamre Bjorklund, the impetuous Sophie Knutson rejects her father's request to postpone her marriage until after graduation and convinces Hamre to elope. But far from her family, Sophie finds that life as a fisherman's bride in Ballard, Washington, is not all she had envisioned. Pregnant and lonely Hamre is away at sea, she hires on at a fish cannery, only to be fired after fainting on the job. When tragedy strikes, heartbroken...
63) Rebecca's Reward
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Daughters of blessing volume 4
Pub. Date
2008
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Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Baard has experienced more than her share of sorrow. And though she dreams of finding love, she's afraid to open her heart. Besides, no man has ever shown enough interest in her to come courting. Rebecca's friends set out to remedy the situation, concocting social events to attract all the eligible bachelors in town and advising her in the use of feminine wiles. Rebecca also hopes to open a soda shop in Blessing, so she travels...
64) After Tex
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Megan O'Rourke's beloved grandfather had always been determined to lure her out of New York and back to their ranch in Whispering Wind, Wyoming. Now his will makes it impossible for her to refuse. She has been named guardian of Tex's daughter - a daughter Megan never knew about! Jake Landers has also come home to Whispering Wind. After leaving years before under a cloud of suspicion, he's returned to put down roots. When he comes face-to-face with...
65) Until the dawn
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[2015]
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"In 1898, an abandoned mansion overlooking the Hudson River Valley proves a refuge and resource for Sophie van Riijn in her volunteer work for the Weather Bureau until Quentin Vandermark, a long-lost heir of the estate, shows up"--
66) A Touch of Grace
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Daughters of blessing volume 3
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Eighteen-year-old Grace Knutson loves Blessing, North Dakota, and sees no reason to leave. She's more serious-minded than her twin sister, Sophie, and very sensitive to the feelings of others. In spite of her family's disapproval, Grace always had a soft spot in her heart for Toby Valders, for she's seen the vulnerable side he keeps well hidden.
68) The Englisher
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Annie's people volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
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"Annie Zook, the preacher's daughter, struggles to keep her promise to her father--to abandon her art for a full six months. Will Annie's intention to join the Amish church be derailed by the attention of a handsome Englisher?"--Provided by publisher.
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Home to blessing novels volume 2
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When she is called home unexpectedly to help in a family medical emergency, physician Astrid Bjorklund learns of a deadly measles outbreak on the nearby Indian reservation. She immediately senses the Spirit tugging her to help the Indians and wonders if her "mission field" is not so far away as she had imagined. But if she follows God's call, will love pass her by?
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Daughters of Amana volume 3
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As anti-German sentiment during WWI threatens to tear apart the peaceful life of the Amana Colonies, the families must rally to protect their own.
71) Letter perfect
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Pub. Date
c2006
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Ruth Caldwell has always tried to live up to her mother's expectations of what a lady should be--often with less than impressive results. But when she's forced to journey west to meet the father she's never seen, Ruth hopes that this might be the place she'll finally fit in. But her arrival brings about more mayhem than even Ruth is used to. She soon meets Josh McCain, the son of her father's business partner, but discovers some startling news: Her...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
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2018.
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Deciding to surrender a puppy to the local shelter after a painful divorce and the loss of a child, Craig Williams, with his life falling apart, is set on a path he never expected when he shows up at Megan Andersons no-kill shelter and has a confrontation that changes both of their lives.
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Austenland novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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Divorced American Charlotte Kinder takes a trip to Regency staged Pembrook Park in Kent where she plays parlor games, learns country dances, and even lets herself be courted by her assigned suitor, the brooding, magnetic Mr. Mallery. But her vacation becomes more Northanger Abbey when she catches a fleeting glimpse of a dead body in a secret room.
76) Forevermore
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c2008
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Hope Ladley roams the Texas countryside in 1891 as an itinerant cook. When she arrives at Stauffer farm, she knows this is the place the Lord wants her to be. Jakob Stauffer, while grateful for a cook to assist his sister and young daughter, is baffled by Hope's unconventional methods. Yet he can't deny that her sunny disposition is making changes in his own heart.
77) A patchwork past
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Plain patterns volume 2
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"Few are pleased Sophie Deiner has returned to her Amish community, but a sudden illness leaves her no choice. She befriends a group of migrant workers but is appalled by their living conditions. She soon finds her advocacy for change opposed by her ex, the farm foreman, and that her efforts only makes things worse. Has she chosen a fight she can't win?"--
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Amish vines and orchards volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
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Rhoda Byler has found a new confidence living among the Old Order Amish in Orchard Bend, Maine. She is happy working alongside the King family and the love of her life while tending their orchard. Then the involvement of Leah King with Englischer Landon Olson threatens the Maine community. An estranged King brother is called upon to return and unite the settlement.
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At thirty-one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past, so she's less than eager to return to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father's funeral. When she most needs comfort, her husband is distant and her siblings antagonistic -- and the solace an old sweetheart offers is almost too much to resist. In the end, going home to the shores...
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Return to Red River volume 3
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Thorliff's desire to become a writer fills his mind and heart as he attends college. He earns his way writing newspaper articles - good experience on the way to his goal. Then catastrophe upon tragedy hits his beloved hometown of Blessing, North Dakota, and family and friends are left reeling from incredible losses. Thorliff returns home to help shoulder the burden and assist in the recovery efforts, and too soon his writing seems only a distant dream....