Delia Parr

With genteel grace and quiet fortitude, Emma Garrett presides over Hill House, a stately boardinghouse in the canal village of Candlewood, New York. She finds her purpose in caring for her guests, ministering to them with a generous dose of wisdom and humor. But when a "runaway grandma" lands on her doorstep, Emma's need to fix every wrong places her in the midst of a family feud. Emma's concerns heighten when her attorney, Zachary Breckenwith, delivers life-changing news, leaving Emma reeling from the implications. With her future suddenly uncertain, Emma longs to restore the peace of Hill House--for her guests and within her own heart. FIND A WELCOME RETREAT IN CANDLEWOOD AS YOU EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY, FRIENDSHIP, AND FAITH IN THE LIVES OF ITS QUAINT AND COLORFUL CHARACTERS.

A Hearth in Candlewood

With no means to support herself, Ellie Kilmer agrees to work as a housekeeper for the young widower who lives on Dillon Island, hopeful she can obtain a proper reference. But Jackson Smith quickly realizes that Ellie's presence may solve his own problems--both the rearing of his young boys and the scandal that surrounds his first marriage. When a marriage of convenience is offered, Ellie is initially humiliated. Though she is past the age most women marry, she has more pride than to agree to his outlandish suggestion. Yet what options does she have? To marry would mean a home and stability. So despite the rumors circling Jackson and his first wife, Ellie accepts this unlikely proposal...

Hearts Awakening

Emilee's struggle to conceal the scandal of her illegitimacy seems over when she marries the town's minister, Randall Greene, but when his fiery temper rages out of control, Emilee escapes into the arms of Justin Burke. Original.

The Minister's Wife

A story set in New York celebrating families, faith and love.

Where Love Dwells

The three Long sisters of Welleswood, New Jersey, felt they could handle any problem, any crisis together… But suddenly, each was facing the most critical challenge of her life. Andrea, a single mom, was in a fight for survival, against cancer. Madge, who'd once lived a storybook life, needed to find forgiveness—if she ever could—for a husband who'd kept a shocking secret for years. Jenny, pregnant with her third child, longed to keep her husband's dream alive, whatever the sacrifice. To get through it all, they would have to lean on one another as never before, trusting that their love and hope—and their faith, no matter how far it was tested—would see them through.

Abide with Me

"Life changes drastically for Ruth Livingstone the day her father puts a young child in her arms and sends her under an assumed name to a small village in New Jersey. There she dutifully awaits his acquittal, certain that her father, Reverend Livingstone, soon will be cleared of the outrageous accusations against him. When tragic events transpire, Ruth finds solace tending a garden along the banks of the Toms River--a place where she can find a measure of peace amid her growing heartache. It is also here that she meets Jake Spencer, a man who both frustrates and intrigues her. Fearful of the newspapermen intent on tracking her down and unsure of whom to trust, Ruth knows she must carefully maintain her identity as Widow Malloy. But as love begins to slowly bloom, can the tenusous affection growing between Ruth and Jake withstand the secrets that separate them?" --Cover, p. 4.

Love's first bloom

As the Ivory Duchess, Kate is the darling of Europe, but as the talented, anonymous pianist Kate, she has an opportunity to flee her painful past, until Philip Massey, a hired bounty hunter discovers her identity. Original.

The Ivory Duchess

After divorcee Annabelle Tyler and longtime bachelor Harrison Graymoor are forced to marry, they both work to end the marriage as soon as possible, despite many obstacles and their growing attraction to each other.

Hidden Affections

Ruth Livingstone's life changes drastically the day her father puts a young child in her arms and sends her to a small village in New Jersey under an assumed name. There Ruth pretends to be a widow and quietly secludes herself until her father is acquitted of a crime. But with the emergence of the penny press, the imagination of the reading public is stirred, and her father's trial stands center stage. Asher Tripp is the brash newspaperman who determines that this case is the event he can use to redeem himself as a journalist. Ruth finds solace tending a garden along the banks of the Toms River--a place where she can find a measure of peace in the midst of the sorrow that continues to build. It is also here that Asher Tripp finds a temporary residence, all in an attempt to discover if the lovely creature known as Widow Malloy is truly Ruth Livingstone, the woman every newspaper has been looking for. Love begins to slowly bloom...but is the affection they share strong enough to withstand the secrets that separate them?

Love's First Bloom (Hearts Along the River Book #2)

The Sun and Moon Beneath the Stars

Judith O'Brien

Maureen Child

Brenda Joyce

Kathleen Kane

From the foothills of east Texas to the moss-draped riverbanks of Savannah, from a small town in upstate New York to the sun-baked terrain of the Old West, four spectacular authors deliver romantic and unforgettable tales of scandals, deception and perfect secrets. Illusions will be shattered, lives will be changed--and nothing will ever be the same once they're revealed. Perfect Secrets includes: - When Dreams Won't Die by Brenda Joyce - Across a Crowded Room by Judith O'Brien - The Return of Travis Dean by Kathleen Kane - Redemption by Delia Parr

Perfect Secrets

When tragedy befalls the townspeople of Candlewood and Emma Garrett opens her boarding house to those in need, tensions arise when two siblings' disagreeable nature puts them at odds with the other guests. Original.

Refining Emma

Three sisters--Andrea, a single mother battling against cancer; Madge, a spurned wife trying to find forgiveness; and Jenny, pregnant with her third child--find the strength inside themselves and in each other to overcome life's trials and tribulations. Original.

"Pennsylvania, 1831. Jane Foster is a woman of uncommon honesty and convictions, married to a scoundrel who didn't deserve her. Wrongly accused of her husband's murder, she is forced to turn to Daniel Colton, a notorious big-city lawyer iwth a renegade style of justice. He's drawn to this woman whose idealism and faith illuminate the dark cynicism that's threatening his career."--Publisher's description.

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