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  New Hope for the Cornish Girls...

  Betty Walker

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  The seventh heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series, perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine Everest 
  The war is over and now the healing can begin… 
  Cornwall, 1946. 
  Spirited Sheila is still reeling from the loss of her husband. But she’s eager to run his Porthcurno shop, despite her daughter’s objections. The villagers are facing hard times, and she wants to help them rebuild. 
  Joan is happy to swap the munitions factory for the fields as a Land Girl. It’s her way of giving back. She’s always preferred books over boys. But when she meets Arthur, a war-torn soul recently returned from France, she can’t ignore her feelings. 
  Meanwhile, Selina is heartbroken when her soldier beau breaks off their engagement to marry another. But with heartbreak comes hope, as it reunites her with her estranged sister, Bella, and her young family. And when Bella faces her own hardships, Selina throws herself into supporting her. 
  The fighting has stopped, but are the Cornish Girls ready to let go of the past and embrace a hopeful new future? 
  Readers love the Cornish Girls: 
  ‘It all makes for such beautiful, heartfelt and inspiring reading. It’s another great one in a reliably awesome wartime series!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Betty Walker writes brilliantly.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Loved it, it’s like catching up with old friends.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘This is lovely historical fiction which tugs hard at the heart.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Five stars from me.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Returning to the Cornish Girls is like visiting old friends, guaranteed to brighten up your day!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘So pleased to be back with the Cornish girls again. I love these books, such a pleasure to read about the land girls still working hard even though the war is over.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  In the world of the 20th-century sagas, A New Hope for the Cornish Girls stands out with its compelling narrative of friendship and romance. The Cornish Girls, with their indomitable spirit, are a beacon of hope in a world healing from the scars of war. 
  For fans of Fenella J Miller (Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House), Vicki Beeby (The Ops Room Girls), Patricia Mcbride (A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls), Lizzie Lane (Tough Times on Coronation Close), and Maisie Thomas (Hope for the Railway Girls). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Ben Hur A Tale Of The Christ

  Lew Wallace

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  Ben-Hur is a story of two very different heroes. Judah Ben-Hur, a prince of Jerusalem, is involved in an accident to the Roman procurator which is taken to be intentional. He is seized and sent to the fleet as a galley-slave, while his family is imprisoned and the family goods confiscated. When Ben-Hur saves the fleet captain from drowning after his ship is sunk in a fight with pirates, that officer adopts him as son and heir. With Roman training, Ben-Hur distinguishes himself in the arena and the palistrae and appears to be on the way to high military command. With the help of a faithful family retainer and a generous Arab sheik, Ben-Hur is enabled to take part in a widely touted chariot race, where one of the other charioteers is the boyhood friend who connived to punish him for the accident and split his estate. That rival is crippled, financially and bodily, in a no-holds-barred race (memorable from the 1959 movie with Charlton Heston). Ben-Hur turns his attention to the prophesied King of the Jews, when through the sheik he meets Balthasar, one of the Three Wise Men, and hears of the child born years ago. Will Ben-Hur be the general who brings victories to the King, and finally liberates Israel from the oppressive Roman yoke? In his quest for the answer, Ben-Hur seeks out the Nazarene, now rumored to be The Messiah. THAT hero needs no introduction. Curious about the lack of kingly trappings and ambitions about this man, Ben-Hur begins to suspect that his kingdom is not of this world. And with him, we receive a gut-wrenching eye-witness view of Jesus’ arrest, humiliation, and crucifixion. Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana.

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  Compromised Bride Virginia

  Cheryl Wright

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  When Virginia Black accepted a position as a governess, she didn’t expect it to end so abruptly. After being inadvertently compromised, she is banished before she even meets her charges. 
  Taking the next train out of town, she finds herself in yet another precarious situation. 
  Marshal Walton Riley is simply doing his job when he comes across the damsel in distress. He has no idea why, but is drawn to her. His work dictates his need to spend time with her, but after the dust settles, will he be able to keep away from the woman he’s become so fond of? 
  Author's Promise: This is a heartwarming historical novella with a happy ever after ending and no cliffhangers. It is a clean and wholesome story with nothing more than hugs, kisses, and holding hands.

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  The Passenger: California

  Passenger The

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  The best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from and about California—in the “rich and engrossing” series for travelers and armchair travelers (Times Literary Supplement). 
   
  From the Gold Rush to Hollywood’s golden age to the rise of Silicon Valley, California has long stood as the brightest symbol of the American dream. In recent years, however, the country’s mainstream media has been declaring with increasing frequency—and thinly veiled schadenfreude—the “end of California as we know it.” 
   
  The pessimists point to rising inequality, racial tensions, and the impact of climate change as evidence that the Californian dream has been shattered. Between extreme heat, months-long droughts, devastating wildfires, and rising sea levels, looking at California is like watching the trailer for what awaits the world if we don’t act to reduce global warming. Faced with these pressures, more and more Californians are leaving the state, leading to an unprecedented decline in population that could change the cultural and political balance of power in the country at large. 
   
  That said, demographic decline and climate disasters don’t tell the whole story of one of the most dynamic and diverse states in the Union—one that continues to drive technological and political innovation and define the evolution of work, food, entertainment, and social relations. This volume offers a fascinating picture of California in all its complexity and contradictions—an attempt to understand the laboratory where much of the world’s future continues to be written—with pieces including: 
   
  Growing Uncertainty in the Central Valley by Anna Wiener • How Does It Feel to Be a Solution? by Vanessa Hua • The Burning of Paradise by Mark Arax • Plus: direct democracy and unsustainable development, the rise of the “land back” movement, the cultural renaissance of Los Angeles in defiance of rampant gentrification, and much more . . .  
   
  “The Passenger readers will find none of the typical travel guide sections on where to eat or what sights to see. Consider the books, rather, more like a literary vacation.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Anna

  Everly West

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  Can the Rancher Convince the Southern Belle to be his Montana Wife? 
  With no family in Charleston, Anna Tuttle decides to join her friends and become a mail-order bride. But she wasn’t prepared for the way her indulged life would change. And yet her rugged husband is doing his best to help her adjust to her new life as a ranchers wife. But she wants more. 
  Lonely, Levi Jackson orders a mail order bride, but instead of a strong vibrant ranching woman, he receives a pampered southern belle. Will she back out of the marriage before they’ve even had a chance to begin or can Levi help her learn how to love. 
  Will the Southern Bell let Levi show her the true meaning of family and Christmas? 
  “Anna” is a sweet historical western romance novel with a guaranteed happily ever after.

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  Accidental Renegade

  Zachariah Dracoulis

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  Action. Drama. Inappropriate comedic timing. The road trip of a lifetime. 
   
  After a mission gone wrong, Marchosias, a Fallen Angel, lands on Erica Llewellyn's property and she's left with a choice; help him get home, or let the Demon summoning warlocks take him. 
  For her the answer is simple, but as she soon she gets out on the road she discovers that dealing with an Angel who spends most of his time listening to the hits of the 70's and killing warlocks isn't exactly all fun and games. 
  Things for Marchosias are arguably harder as he quickly discovers that as much of an Angel as he was he's now bound by the rules of being mostly human which means eating, sleeping, and having to deal with the most dreaded things of all, feelings. 
  Experience the world through the eyes of Erica and Marchosias as they're forced to adapt to the dire situation they've found themselves in or face their shared doom while struggling to squeeze in a joke.

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