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  The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet

  Katherine Cowley

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  Upon the death of her father, Mary Bennet’s life is thrown into turmoil. With no fortune or marriage prospects, she must rely on the kindness of her relatives. When a mysterious late-night visit by an unknown relative—a Lady Trafford from Castle Durrington—leads to an extended stay and the chance for an education, Mary gratefully accepts the opportunity. But even as she arrives at the castle, she’s faced with one mystery after another. Who is Lady Trafford really, and what is she hiding? Do her secrets and manipulations place the small seaside community at risk of an invasion by Napoleon Bonaparte? Always curious, Mary sets out to discover the answers. But when she finds the dead body of a would-be thief she outed prior to her father’s funeral, she jeopardizes her position at the castle and her family’s good name in her quest for the truth.

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  Let My People Go! - How Moses...

  Joshua Maxwell

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  The story of Moses, epically narrated by the awesome voice of Ron Garner, is the stuff of legend: A Hebrew infant slave slated for death is miraculously saved by an Egyptian queen and adopted into the royal court. One day, Moses discovers his roots as a Hebrew slave. In a botched attempt to come to a fellow Hebrew's aid, Prince Moses kills an Egyptian task master. Word of what he's done travels fast and he goes from prince to a renegade  forced to flee into the hostile desert. There he meets a group of people called the Midians. He settles down with them and puts down new roots living as a shepherd. One day Moses encounters a mysterious presence in the desert that claims to be the God of his people. He is instructed to return to Egypt to spearhead the miraculous deliverance of the Hebrews. There will be a showdown of the gods: The Hebrew  God "I AM!" versus the Egyptian gods and their representatives: Moses and Pharaoh. The clash takes place and cosmic disturbances bring Egypt into a state of chaos. Who will prevail?Fast forward thousands of years, cross the Atlantic Ocean and discover Harriet Tubman - a new leader born an African American slave in the mid 19th century. She too was chosen by the very same "I AM!" God to lead her people to freedom. What does this diminutive African American woman have in common with Moses? As it turns out, A LOT - that's why she was nicknamed 'Moses'!Harriet  was a force to be reckoned with. She had a mystical connection to her God and she did what He wanted her to do with absolute confidence. Harriet had an exceptional combination of intelligence, courage and faith. She was was so good at leading slaves on the long and perilous journey to freedom that she never lost a single person under her care.The Great I AM is always looking for new leaders to use to set His people free. Who knows? Maybe  He has plans for you!

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  Matanza

  Kerry Newcomb, Frank Schaeffer

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  A Texas bride crosses Mexico in search of the man who stole her heart His name is Maguire. Half Mexican, half Irish, he is equally at home at a society ball, at a cockfight, and on the driest plains of the Southern desert. Once he was an orphan, taken in by a Texas family that raised him until he was old enough to make his way in the world. He became a mercenary, battling his way across the South Pacific until disease and injury forced him home. There he reconnected with the lady of the house, Corinne, beginning an affair that destroyed her husband and forced Maguire back into the wilderness. Twelve years later, he is a notorious adventurer, known as one of the most dangerous men in Mexico, and Corinne cannot get him off her mind. Accompanied by an American reporter, she ventures south to find the man she loved—a quest that will sweep her off her feet all over again.

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  Marianne's Marriage of Convenience

  Lynna Banning

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  A woman intends to put business over pleasure in this charming historical romance. “Banning’s talent for crafting warm, delightful tales once again wins.” —RT Book Reviews 
   
  “I want you to marry me.” 
   
  A wedding in Smoke River, Oregon . . .  
   
  Marianne Collingwood has inherited a business, the perfect escape from her life of drudgery. There’s one condition: to claim the business, she must be married! Her coworker, handsome Lance Burnside, will have to be the groom—this marriage of convenience will help them both. Only once it’s too late does she consider the question of the marriage bed they must share . . .

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  Mary Emma and Company

  Ralph Moody

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  Ralph “Little Britches” Moody at age thirteen moves with his mother, Mary Emma, and five siblings “back East” to begin a new life. They survive their first bleak winter in Massachusetts through the help of close relatives and caring friends. Money and prospects are few, but not faith and resourcefulness. Despite their efforts they face run-ins with local authorities, hardships including broken furnaces and plumbing, and difficulty keeping a small family business alive so they can have food to eat. Triumphing over the challenges the Moody home is filled with a warm family life.

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  Proud of You

  Mary Wood

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  A heartfelt historical saga from Mary Wood, Proud of You is a page-turning novel with a compelling mystery at its heart. 
  Alice, an upper-class Londoner, is recruited into the Special Operations Executive and sent to Paris where she meets Gertrude, an ex-prostitute working for the Resistance Movement. Together they discover that they have a connection to the same man, Ralph D'Olivier, and vow to unravel the mystery of his death. 
  After narrowly escaping capture by the Germans, Alice is lifted out of France and taken to a hospital for wounded officers where she meets Lil, a working-class northern girl, working as a nurse. Though worlds apart, Alice and Lil form a friendship, and Alice discovers Lil is also linked to Ralph D'Olivier. 
  Soon, the war irrevocably changes each of these women and they are thrust into a world of heartache and strife beyond anything they have had to endure before. Can they clear Ralph's name and find a lasting love and happiness for themselves?

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