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Gentle Romances

2014

Contents

Introduction

Audio

Braille

Introduction

This bibliography is a guide to selected romance titles produced by the National Library Service for

the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in audio and braille formats. These books are available

to NLS patrons through their cooperating network libraries throughout the United States and its

territories.

The love story was a staple of poets and storytellers long before the invention of the printing press

or the development of the novel. Enthusiasm for love stories has flourished unabated for centuries.

According to the Romance Writers of America, romance had the largest share of the U.S. consumer

market in 2012, when the genre generated more than $1.4 billion in sales.

Romances—like mysteries, westerns, and espionage novels—provide an escape to a world with

certain distinctive character types and situations. The story is usually about a woman and her

relationship with a man. Other elements like adventure, suspense, or paranormal events may be

present, but the focus is on the relationship. Dull, everyday problems tend to be glossed over and,

although danger may be imminent, the environment is safe for the main characters.

Much of modern fiction—romances included—contains strong language and descriptions of sex and

violence. But not all readers want that. This bibliography presents titles produced by NLS that do

not contain explicit sex, violence, or strong language. Even within these limits there is still great

variety. Bestselling authors such as Janet Evanovich, Peter Mayle, Colleen McCullough, Stephenie

Meyer, Nicholas Sparks, and Danielle Steel are represented. Settings include Regency‐period

London, current‐day Amish communities, NASCAR races, and the paranormal worlds of time travel

and vampires. The roles of women run the gamut from traditional to modern. Marion Chesney's

traveling matchmaker journeys around England by stagecoach to ply her trade, while the heroines of

Dee Henderson's Uncommon Heroes series are a lifeguard, a navy pilot, and a CIA agent.

Titles are arranged in alphabetical order by format according to their author's last name and are

available in braille and/or audiobook formats. Recorded titles are available on digital cartridge (DB)

and/or on the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) at https://nlsbard.loc.gov, which allows

registered patrons to download digital talking books and audio magazines. Some digital titles may

be available only for download. Braille (BR) titles are also available on BARD.

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From a Distance: Timber Ridge Reflections DB 69951

13 hours 48 minutes

by Tamera Alexander

read by Jill Ferris

Colorado Territory, 1875. Elizabeth Westbrook arrives in Timber Ridge to photograph the Rocky

Mountains and to restore her health. Former Confederate soldier Daniel Ranslett protects Elizabeth

after one of her film exposures captures a murder. Although from different backgrounds, the two fall

in love. 2008.

DB 69951

The Inheritance DB 74009

11 hours 25 minutes

by Tamera Alexander

read by Gabriella Cavallero

1877. McKenna "Kenny" Ashford and her troublesome teenage brother leave Missouri to join their

cousin Janie in Copper Creek, Colorado. Then Janie dies, leaving Kenny her bankrupt ranch and five‐

year‐old daughter. Kenny doesn't need any more complications—but widowed marshal Wyatt

Caradon falls in love with her. Rita Award. 2009.

DB 74009

Rekindled DB 66062

12 hours 18 minutes

by Tamera Alexander

read by L.J. Ganser

Colorado Territory, 1868. Bostonians Larson and Kathryn Jennings move west, but a decade later,

someone sabotages their homestead and Larson disappears. Kathryn, pregnant, trusts in God and

takes a housekeeping job on a ranch. Larson, burned beyond recognition, returns but fears facing

Kathryn. Then danger strikes. Rita Award Nominee. 2006.

DB 66062

Remembered DB 66576

14 hours 59 minutes

by Tamera Alexander

read by Catherine Byers

Willow Springs, Colorado Territory; 1871. After her mother dies in Paris, Véronique Girard journeys

to America in search of her long‐lost father. She hires widower Jack Brennan to take her to mining

communities in the mountains, where gradually, by the grace of God, they fall in love. 2007.

DB 66576

Revealed DB 66384

12 hours 55 minutes

by Tamera Alexander

read by Catherine Byers

Willow Springs, Colorado Territory; 1870. Former prostitute Annabelle Grayson's husband Jonathan

dies on their way to his Idaho land, leaving her alone and pregnant. Jonathan's half brother Matthew

Taylor, who despises Annabelle, reluctantly agrees to escort her to the homestead. Unexpectedly, the

two fall in love. Rita Award. 2006.

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A NASCAR Holiday, 3 DB 71100

7 hours 38 minutes

by Liz Allison and others

read by Kate Kiley

Four romantic holiday tales. In Jean Brashear's "A Family for Christmas," NASCAR crew chief Gib

Cameron returns home to Tennessee for Christmas and rediscovers romance with his high school

flame, Cassie. Includes "Have a Beachy Little Christmas," "Winning the Race," and "All They Want for

Christmas." 2008.

DB 71100

Deep Dish DB 72492

11 hours 39 minutes

by Mary Kay Andrews

read by Mare Trevathan

Atlanta chef Gina Faxton's television show is cancelled after her boyfriend, the producer, is caught

sleeping with the sponsor's wife. Gina competes for a spot on the Cooking Channel but must contend

with Tate Moody, host of Vittles. The two rivals wrangle despite their mutual attraction. 2008.

DB 72492

A Proper Pursuit DB 67039

14 hours 45 minutes

by Lynn N. Austin

read by Barbara Caruso

Chicago, 1893. Twenty‐year‐old Violet Hayes leaves her hometown for her grandmother's house

with the goals of finding her long‐lost mother, stopping her father's upcoming wedding, and learning

God's purpose for her. Violet attends the World's Fair and finally falls in love after three uninspiring

marriage proposals. 2007.

DB 67039

While We're Far Apart DB 73413

14 hours 2 minutes

by Lynn N. Austin

read by Anne Hancock

Brooklyn, New York; 1943–1945. Penny Goodrich, who has a crush on widower Eddie Shaffer,

volunteers to watch Eddie's son and daughter after he enlists, but the children have trouble

adjusting. Meanwhile, their elderly neighbor Jacob Mendel worries about his son's family, who are

trapped in Hungary during the Holocaust. 2010.

DB 73413

The Lavender Field DB 63523

11 hours 11 minutes

by Jeanette Baker

read by Laura Giannarelli

Kentucky thoroughbred heiress and international lawyer Whitney Benedict travels to California on

behalf of the Austrian government to bid on divorcé Gabe Mendoza's Lipizzaner horses. Though

Gabe is reluctant to sell, Whitney soon falls in love with him and his zany family. 2006.

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He Married a Doctor DB 18899

9 hours 2 minutes

by Faith Baldwin

read by Rosemary Schwartzel

Romantic story of a doctor torn between the responsibilities of her medical career and the demands

of her marriage. At first her husband seems to understand how important medicine is to her, but

later he is tempted by the charms of another woman, who is prepared to devote all of her time to

him. 1944.

DB 18899

The High Road DB 51389

6 hours 44 minutes

by Faith Baldwin

read by Jill Ferris

Jill Hamilton, twenty‐five, has had a multitude of jobs during her seven years in New York. Currently,

she is companion to a wealthy man's two spoiled granddaughters and niece. When Jill reencounters

Dan Hardy, whom she originally met on a cruise, she leaves her work and follows him to South

America. 1937.

DB 51389

The Gilded Web DB 33530

13 hours 32 minutes

by Mary Balogh

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Edmund Raine, Earl of Amberley, is used to extricating his younger brother and sister from various

escapades. So he attempts to prevent his sister's planned elopement by grabbing her cloaked figure

from the garden and locking her in her room. But he has actually captured Alexandra Purnell. Of

course he must offer marriage—and so must his brother, who assisted him. Alexandra devises a

shocking plan to help her decide whom to accept. 1989.

DB 33530

The Rosary DB 55926

12 hours 45 minutes

by Florence L. Barclay

read by Jill Ferris

Artist Garth Dalmain falls in love with Jane Champion, the Duchess of Meldrums's plain niece, but

she refuses him because she is older. Three years later, Jane learns that Garth has been blinded, and

she attempts to nurse him back to health without disclosing her identity. 1910.

DB 55926

Love for Lydia DB 15439

10 hours 31 minutes

by H.E. Bates

read by Merwin Smith

Compelling characterization of a young girl developing from shy awkwardness to bold certainty in

her relations with men. The story, set in 1920s England, is told by one of the four men whom she

influences most deeply—the one whom she first chooses as her lover and turns to again after two

others have died. 1952.
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DB 15439

The Fortune Hunter DB 34690

6 hours 46 minutes

by Jo Beverley

read by Marcia Churchill

The de Lacy children are in a pickle. Their parents are dead and there is no money for dowries for

the three girls—Beryl, Amy, and Jacinth—or to restore Stonycourt for their brother Jasper and

future heirs. Their only hope is for Amy, the stunning beauty of the family, to marry a man with a

fortune. Unfortunately, Amy finds herself falling in love with Harry Crisp, whose income is much too

small. 1991.

DB 34690

The Stanforth Secrets: A Regency Romantic Intrigue DB 32334

8 hours 34 minutes

by Jo Beverley

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Chloe had eloped six years ago, becoming the bride of Lord Stephen Stanforth. His death, in a

carriage accident, and his uncle's unexpected death from a seizure necessitated Chloe's becoming

the mistress of Delamere Hall. She looks forward to relinquishing the responsibility into the capable

hands of Stephen's cousin Justin Delamere. But Chloe learns she is suspected of treason and of

spying for the French. 1989.

DB 32334

The Devil Is a Lie DB 69874

7 hours 20 minutes

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

read by Colleen Delany

After Nina Lawson wins the lottery, her fiancé and relatives hit her up for money. But she learns

she's technically still married to her estranged, adulterous husband Todd, who is entitled to half the

winnings. Todd wants to provide for his ailing grandmother, so Nina and Todd pray for guidance.

2009.

DB 69874

Echoes DB 23818

18 hours 20 minutes

by Maeve Binchy

read by Roy Avers

Clare O'Brien, daughter of a poor shopkeeper, and David Power, upper‐class son of the town doctor,

both long to escape the small Irish village of Castlebay. When they fall in love at Dublin's most

prestigious university, it seems to them that barriers of class and clan no longer matter. But fate

takes them back to the stormy provincial world of Castlebay, where the echoes of prejudices

unchanged for generations test the power of their love. 1985.

DB 23818

Wrapped DB 73818

8 hours 22 minutes

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read by Terry Donnelly

London, 1815. Just before her debut season, Agnes Wilkins attends a mummy‐unwrapping party at

Lord Showalter's estate. When she impulsively pockets an ancient trinket, it entangles her in an

Egyptian mystery, a Napoleonic spy mission, a forbidden romance, and more. For senior high and

older readers. 2011.

DB 73818

The Crystal Rose DB 63899

8 hours 12 minutes

by Rebecca Brandewyne

read by Anne Flosnik

Rose Windermere's family returns to England from India in 1835 after close friends are murdered.

Fifteen years later Rose receives a cryptic message and discovers she's being stalked by

businessman Raj Khanna. They fall in love while investigating the past and uncover a plot to

assassinate Queen Victoria. 2006.

DB 63899

The Little Lady Agency DB 62840

12 hours 48 minutes

by Hester Browne

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Twenty‐seven‐year‐old Londoner Melissa Romney‐Jones opens Little Lady Agency, a consulting firm

dedicated to helping bachelors navigate their personal and social lives. Melissa dons a wig and

assumes the professional identity of "Honey," but when sparks fly with American client Jonathan

Riley, Melissa wonders whether he loves her or Honey. 2005.

DB 62840

The Little Lady Agency and the Prince DB 67024

13 hours 54 minutes

by Hester Browne

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

While planning her wedding and move to Paris, Melissa Romney‐Jones helps her grandmother

remake playboy prince Nicolas of Hollenberg into a respectable royal. But American fiance Jonathan

Riley has turned into a control freak, and Melissa's sister Emery has a baby and rehires their

detested childhood nanny. 2008.

DB 67024

Little Lady, Big Apple DB 65108

12 hours 43 minutes

by Hester Browne

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Melissa Romney‐Jones, a.k.a. Honey from The Little Lady Agency (DB 62840), operates an escort

service for London bachelors. She has her girlfriend Gabi and sister Allegra manage the business

while she temporarily joins her boyfriend Jonathan Riley in New York City. But doubts soon arise

between the lovers. 2006.

DB 65108

The Brides of Webster County: Four Bestselling Romance Novels in One Volume DB 71736
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30 hours 20 minutes

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Four novels depict the lives of diverse Amish women in Missouri who struggle with their faith while

finding their place in the world. Includes Going Home, On Her Own, Dear to Me, and Allison's Journey.

In the first, Faith Andrews returns home with her daughter after losing her husband. 2007.

DB 71736

The Daughters of Lancaster County DB 66094

29 hours 48 minutes

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

read by Catherine Byers

In this companion to Lancaster Brides (DB 61984), three Amish families in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

endure tragedies and romance. In The Storekeeper's Daughter Naomi Fisher longs to marry Caleb,

but since her mother's death, she's forced to rear her seven siblings and work in her father's store.

2005.

DB 66094

The Healing DB 74414

10 hours 32 minutes

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

read by Jill Ferris

Amish carpenter Titus Fischer, from The Journey (DB 74142), encourages his recently widowed

brother Samuel to join him in Kentucky, where Titus hopes Samuel and his four children will find a

fresh start. Esther Beiler watches the kids and falls in love with Samuel—but he is still in mourning.

2011.

DB 74414

The Journey DB 74142

10 hours 35 minutes

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

read by Theresa Conkin

Amish carpenter Titus Fisher of Pennsylvania is brokenhearted when his girlfriend Phoebe cannot

commit to him or his Amish faith. Titus moves to a Kentucky settlement, where he meets his

employer's unconventional daughter Suzanne, who would rather build furniture than cook. 2011.

DB 74142

Lancaster Brides: Romance Drives the Buggy in Four Inspiring Novels DB 61984

21 hours 49 minutes

by Wanda E. Brunstetter

read by Catherine Byers

Four Pennsylvania Amish women fall in love. In A Merry Heart Miriam's dream man is marrying

another girl. In Looking for a Miracle wheelchair‐using Rebekah desires acceptance. Outsider Laura,

in Plain and Fancy, comes to Lancaster and falls for Eli. Rachel, in The Hope Chest, wants her sister's

boyfriend. 1997.

DB 61984

Royally Jacked DB 58843
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3 hours 59 minutes

by Niki Burnham

read by Mimi Bederman

When her parents divorce, fifteen‐year‐old Valerie accompanies her dad to his new overseas job

working for the royal family of a small European country. Valerie thinks she made a mistake until

she meets Prince Georg and falls in love. For senior high readers. 2004.

DB 58843

Insatiable DB 73026

14 hours 12 minutes

by Meg Cabot

read by Kristin Allison

Manhattan soap‐opera writer Meena Harper, who can foresee people's deaths, is dismayed by the

cliché when a vampire character is added to her show. But that becomes the least of her worries

once real‐life vampire hunter Alaric informs Meena that her new boyfriend is secretly a bloodsucker.

2010.

DB 73026

Overbite DB 75069

8 hours 37 minutes

by Meg Cabot

read by Kristin Allison

Meena Harper, from Insatiable (DB 73026), works with the Vatican's Palatine Guard and vampire

hunter Alaric Wulf to kill demons—including her former lover Lucien, son of Dracula. Meena clings

to the hope that vampires can be redeemed and falls in love with Alaric. 2011.

DB 75069

Any Two can Play DB 54591

6 hours 20 minutes

by Elizabeth Cadell

read by Jill Ferris

Natalie Travers, an attractive young Englishwoman, rescues her brother and his year‐old twins from

domestic chaos when his wife leaves him. Single and independent, Natalie unexpectedly falls in love

with Henry Downing, scion of the town's founding family. 1981.

DB 54591

The Golden Collar DB 52123

7 hours 6 minutes

by Elizabeth Cadell

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Henry Eliot, a British architect, is sent to Portugal to purchase land for his fiancée's father, Sir

Bertram Stonor. But negotiating a deal becomes increasingly distasteful, especially after he meets

the landowner's lovely niece Teresa. 1968.

DB 52123

Return Match DB 13815

7 hours 2 minutes

by Elizabeth Cadell
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read by Debbie Trissell

Back from Brazil to work in London, international playboy Nigel Pressley finds that Rona, his

mother's goddaughter, is an ugly duckling turned swan. Rona, however, seems determined to spurn

Nigel's overtures until some visitors stir up an old tragedy with sinister aspects.1979.

DB 13815

The Round Dozen DB 12318

5 hours 48 minutes

by Elizabeth Cadell

read by Jill Ferris

In London a rich bachelor is tracking down a priceless family heirloom missing since 1702. His

sleuthing leads him into the rural countryside, where he meets a Cambridgeshire secretary who

helps him find the missing antique—and ends his search for the perfect woman. 1978.

DB 12318

The Bargain Bride DB 31646

3 hours 51 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

read by Ilona Dulaski

David, the Earl of Blakeney, has lost all of his money. Blake Hall is in ruins, and the creditors are

arriving on the morrow to demand he sell everything that is left to pay his debts. With Blake Hall to

be sold, what is to become of David and his sister, Lady Aleda? Then, along with the creditors, comes

Doran Winton, who makes an offer David and Aleda cannot refuse. 1989.

DB 31646

A Hazard of Hearts DB 32105

11 hours 9 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Serena is at the family estate of Staverley anxiously awaiting her father's return from London. But

suddenly her cousin Nicholas Staverley is there insisting that she marry him immediately. It seems

her father has just gambled away everything, including his daughter. Serena is now the property of

the Marquis of Vulcan, whose reputation makes it unwise for any decent woman to be seen in his

company. Will Serena accept Nicholas's offer? 1949.

DB 32105

The Love Pirate DB 43543

5 hours 8 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

read by Yolande Bavan

Bertilla Alvinston's mother sends her to Sarawak as a missionary to get her away from home. After

many adventures, Bertilla falls in love with trade investigator Lord Saire. 1977.

DB 43543

The Marquis Wins DB 31047

4 hours 39 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

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Daniela Brooke, heiress to a fortune, is practically alone in the world now that her mother and father

are dead. All she has left is a stepmother who tricked her father into marriage just before his

untimely death. And now there is a terrible plot afoot to marry Daniela to her stepmother's lover.

Her only hope is a friend of her father's—the Marquis of Crowle. But he is only interested in

gambling. Will he gamble on love? 1990.

DB 31047

The Passion and the Flower DB 52131

4 hours 49 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Paris, 1867. All of Paris tries to meet Lokita, the lovely and secretive young ballet dancer. Prince

Volkonski, on holiday from the Russian court, succeeds—but only briefly. The prince's blue blood,

Lokita's mysterious background, and a protective duenna are all obstacles to the couple's happiness.

1978.

DB 52131

The Protection of Love DB 42559

4 hours 3 minutes

by Barbara Cartland

read by Jill Fox

1887. After her parents die Meta Lindley is bored and lonely at her family home in the English

countryside. Her brother—who, like their father, has gone on secret missions for the queen—has a

suggestion: A minor Russian prince and his sister are arriving in England. To determine if the prince

is a spy, Meta, fluent in Russian, can volunteer to teach the sister English while renting them the

Lindley home. 1995.

DB 42559

The Restless Sex DB 54518

13 hours 30 minutes

by Robert W. Chambers

read by Janis Gray

New York City, early 1900s. Lonely after his wife's death, wealthy John Cleland lives for his only son,

a teenager away at prep school. After reading of an abused girl in the paper, Cleland is moved to

adopt the orphan. Her ancestry surfaces to disrupt the happy threesome. 1918.

DB 54518

The Traveling Matchmaker series should be read in the following order:

Emily Goes to Exeter DB 34662

4 hours 45 minutes

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

When Miss Hannah Pym is left a legacy by her late employer, she decides to travel around England.

On her way to Exeter, Miss Pym and fellow passengers are snowbound at a secluded inn. Realizing

that one of the “male" passengers is really Miss Emily Freemantle, Miss Pym sets about creating a

match between Emily and fellow traveler Lord Ranger Harley. 1990.

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Belinda Goes to Bath DB 34663

4 hours 48 minutes

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Matchmaker Hannah Pym travels to Bath, and her companions include Miss Belinda Earle. Miss Pym

decides Belinda is just the right match for the bachelor Marquess of Frenton, in whose castle they

are residing after their coach plunged into a nearby river. But neither Belinda nor the marquess

seems interested in the other. 1991.

DB 34663

Penelope Goes to Portsmouth DB 34664

4 hours 53 minutes

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Miss Hannah Pym is off to Portsmouth with Miss Penelope Wilkins, a very practical young woman.

Also on board the coach is Lord Augustus Railton. Miss Pym's matchmaking plans almost go awry

before she gets the couple together. In the meantime, she rescues an innocent man about to be

hanged and he becomes her footman. 1991.

DB 34664

Beatrice Goes to Brighton DB 34665

4 hours 48 minutes

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Miss Hannah Pym travels to Brighton with Benjamin, her new footman. She is reminded of her days

as a servant when fellow passenger Lady Beatrice Marsham rudely responds to her cheerful

greeting. However, it soon appears that Lady Beatrice, fleeing an arranged marriage, is just scared.

Miss Pym does her best to put things right. 1991.

DB 34665

Deborah Goes to Dover DB 35314

4 hours 51 minutes

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

As Miss Hannah Pym journeys to Dover, she contemplates a match between two couples. One

concerns a young woman and an Army officer who are traveling with Miss Pym. The other involves

Lady Deborah Western, whom she discovers at a boxing match—dressed as a man—accompanied

by her twin brother and their neighbor, Lord Ashton. 1992.

DB 35314

Yvonne Goes to York DB 37187

5 hours 1 minute

by Marion Chesney

read by Mitzi Friedlander

On her way to York, Miss Hannah Pym meets Yvonne Grenier, a young Frenchwoman, and offers her

protection. Once they arrive in York, Miss Pym plans to find Yvonne a suitable husband—but little

does she know she may also find one for herself. 1992.

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The Jewelled Darkness DB 31163

10 hours 4 minutes

by Virginia Coffman

read by Suzanne Toren

Elisa Carlisle is an actress in Regency London, known as much for her bewitching effect on her

aristocratic admirers as for her talent. But Elisa comes from a poverty‐stricken background and has

many dark secrets—and a host of enemies who would like to destroy her. 1989.

DB 31163

The Blind Years DB 66973

5 hours 20 minutes

by Catherine Cookson

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Bridget has lived a sheltered life in the English countryside since her parents were killed in the Blitz.

Now a young woman, Bridget discovers that her fiancé Laurence has a married lover and that his

family has manipulated Bridget for her inheritance. Tragedy forces her to change. 1998.

DB 66973

The Girl DB 62304

12 hours 58 minutes

by Catherine Cookson

read by Terry Donnelly

1850. Hannah Boyle's dying mother brings her to the village of Elmholm, leaving eight‐year‐old

Hannah with her legitimate father, Matthew Thornton. In the Thornton household, Hannah endures

the extreme cruelty of Matthew's bitter wife. As a woman, Hannah overcomes these trials to find her

heart's desire. 1977.

DB 62304

The Invitation DB 60242

8 hours 45 minutes

by Catherine Cookson

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Maggie Gallacher is thrilled when she and her husband Rod receive an invitation to the Duke of

Moorshire's musical soirée. But Maggie's behavior at the event causes her family's downfall. Her son

Sam's hatred for her surfaces, as does an unexpected divorce and shocking affairs. 1970.

DB 60242

The Moth DB 61560

11 hours

by Catherine Cookson

read by Gabriella Cavallero

England, 1913. When a violent argument forces Robert Bradley to quit his uncle's carpentry

business, he finds work at the estate of young Agnes Thorman. Agnes manages her family's

crumbling finances and cares for her eccentric younger sister, Millie. Defying social conventions,

Agnes and Robert fall in love. 1986.

DB 61560

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13 hours 54 minutes

by Catherine Cookson

read by Carol McCartney

Nancy Ann Hazel, a clergyman's daughter in late nineteenth‐century Northumberland, follows her

mother's dying wish by accepting the marriage proposal of thirty‐three‐year‐old squire Dennison

Harpcore, supposedly a reformed rake. Soon Denny commits adultery with his former mistress and

loses the farmlands by gambling, setting off a string of events through which Nancy's strength must

endure. 1987.

DB 26200

The Girl She Used to Be DB 72220

7 hours 42 minutes

by David Cristofano

read by Kate Kiley

Melody has been in the federal witness‐protection program since she was six, changing identities

every few years. Now, weary of living a lie and ignoring warnings from her protectors, twenty‐six‐

year‐old Melody begins an unlikely romance with Jonathan Bovaro—son of the mob boss who had

her parents killed. 2009.

DB 72220

A Pocketful of Rye DB 12849

5 hours 41 minutes

by A.J. Cronin

read by Hal Tenny

A young British doctor weary of working with the poor secures a pleasant job for himself in a Swiss

clinic. To the clinic comes widowed Cathy, his first love, with her ill son Daniel. Daniel becomes the

focus of a startling revelation. 1969.

DB 12849

Ranch Dressing DB 63428

7 hours 32 minutes

by Janet Dailey

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Two western romances. In The Traveling Kind Idaho rancher Charley Collins falls for hired hand

Shad Russell but considers marrying someone else. In Dakota Dreaming widowed mother Edie Gibbs

buys a dilapidated South Dakota ranch and encounters a handsome neighbor who wants more than

her land. 1981.

DB 63428

Seventeenth Summer DB 25758

8 hours 17 minutes

by Maureen Daly

read by Mimi Bederman

A woman recalls her seventeenth summer, when she lived in a small Wisconsin town in the leisurely

days before World War II and fell in love for the first time. 1942.

DB 25758

Lake News DB 48617
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13 hours 53 minutes

by Barbara Delinsky

read by Annie Wauters

Cabaret pianist‐singer and part‐time teacher Lily Blake is shocked by the outcome of her dinner

conversation with newspaper reporter Terry Sullivan about her long‐term acquaintance with newly

named Cardinal Rossetti. The resulting scandal sends Lily fleeing to her hometown of Lake Henry,

New Hampshire, where reporter John Kipling offers help. Bestseller. 1999.

DB 48617

Lavender Morning DB 68940

12 hours 6 minutes

by Jude Deveraux

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Ever since she was a motherless child, Jocelyn Minton has maintained a close relationship with

aging, wealthy neighbor Edilean Harcourt. But when Miss Edi dies and leaves everything to Joce—

including a Virginia manor—Joce learns amazing secrets that Miss Edi kept about her World War II

work and lost love. 2009.

DB 68940

Someone to Love DB 65018

8 hours 51 minutes

by Jude Deveraux

read by Faith Potts

Margate, England. American Jace Montgomery finds a clue to his fiancée Stacy's suicide in a

photograph of the Priory House. Jace purchases the mansion and discovers the ghost of Ann Stuart,

who died in 1877. Jace and local journalist Nightingale Smythe try to solve the mysteries of both

deaths. 2007.

DB 65018

The Black Sheep's Daughter DB 32627

6 hours 52 minutes

by Carola Dunn

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Teresa Danville has grown up on her father's coffee plantation in the jungles of Costa Rica. Her

father decides she must go to London to learn the social graces. Sir Andrew Graylin is to accompany

her. At their first meeting she shoots a deadly snake at Andrew's feet; later, she escapes from a

jaguar and rescues the human cargo of a slave ship at sea. Can London society tame this woman?

1989.

DB 32627

The next two books should be read in the following order:

Miss Hartwell's Dilemma DB 32765

7 hours 1 minute

by Carola Dunn

read by Carmella Ross

Regency romance. Amaryllis Hartwell has endured a lot since her father's disgraceful departure to

America. She is running a successful school for young ladies when she hears from her father for the
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first time in six years. A former suitor reappears, and the father of a student instills anger in her at

one moment and passion at the next. 1988.

DB 32765

Two Corinthians DB 32766

6 hours 50 minutes

by Carola Dunn

read by Carmella Ross

When Lord Pomeroy is rejected by the woman he pursued for eight years, he turns his attention to

Claire Sutton, a shy young woman who has given up hope of marriage. She only hopes to find a

husband for her sister, Lizzie. Enter George Winterbourne. Now there is another problem: the two

suitors don't seem to know which sister they want. 1989.

DB 32766

Miss Jacobson's Journey DB 40938

7 hours 44 minutes

by Carola Dunn

read by Miriam Wagner

In 1802 Miriam Jacobson's parents plan a marriage between her and Isaac Cohen, a Talmudic

scholar. One glance at the young, thin, stooped man and Miriam announces she will, instead, leave

London to travel in Russia helping her uncle with his research. Nine years later, in wartime France,

Miriam promises to help deliver some gold in exchange for safe transport back to England. In dismay

she realizes the man she has agreed to help is a much‐changed Isaac. 1992.

DB 40938

Hero at Large DB 71401

5 hours 43 minutes

by Janet Evanovich

read by Mary Kane

Professional ice skater‐turned‐coach Chris Nelson, a single mother, accidentally breaks Ken

Callahan's arm as he works on her car. With her matchmaking aunt's encouragement, Chris

reluctantly permits Ken and his Rottweiler to move in with them while he recuperates. Chris and

Ken fall in love—but he has secrets. Bestseller. 1987.

DB 71401

Love in a Nutshell DB 74163

6 hours 38 minutes

by Janet Evanovich

read by Mare Trevathan

Newly divorced Kate Appleton moves into the Nutshell, her family's summer retreat in rural

Michigan, to renovate it into a bed‐and‐breakfast. Matt Culhane hires Kate to go undercover and find

out who is sabotaging his brewery. When danger strikes, Kate and Matt unite and fall in love.

Bestseller. 2011.

DB 74163

The Last Promise DB 58030

9 hours 5 minutes

by Richard Paul Evans
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read by Madelyn Buzzard

Italy, 1999. Eliana, an American, is trapped in a loveless marriage. Her frequently absent Italian

husband will not let her return to America with their son, Alessio. When Alessio has an asthma

attack, Eliana calls on new neighbor Ross Story for help. As Eliana and Ross fall in love, they must

each reevaluate their lives. 2002.

DB 58030

The Sunflower DB 61469

8 hours 1 minute

by Richard Paul Evans

read by Dan Bloom

Christine Hollister is jilted by her fiancé a week before their wedding. Her best friend Jessica signs

Christine and herself up for a humanitarian mission to Peru's El Girasol (the Sunflower) orphanage.

There Christine meets Paul Cook, an American doctor who must also learn to love again. 2005.

DB 61469

The Sweet By and By DB 74328

10 hours 10 minutes

by Sara Evans

read by Theresa Conkin

Whisper Hollow, Tennessee. Though her wedding to lawyer Max Benson is approaching, antiques

dealer Jade Fitzgerald hesitates to invite her estranged mother Beryl, a hippie, to the ceremony. But

Beryl arrives—with Jade's half sister Willow in tow—stirring up past secrets and revealing new

ones. 2009.

DB 74328

Dogwood DB 71808

8 hours 24 minutes

by Chris Fabry

read by Erin Jones

Will Hatfield returns to Dogwood, West Virginia, after twelve years in prison to find that the

townspeople still hate him and his former sweetheart Karin is already taken. Over time Will and

Karin uncover the secrets of the past and find true love and forgiveness. Christy Award. 2008.

DB 71808

Innocence DB 26573

7 hours 53 minutes

by Penelope Fitzgerald

read by Noah Siegel

Comedy of manners set in Italy, centering on beautiful Chiara, in love with the brilliant but aloof

Salvatore. She asks her worldly English schoolfriend Barney to help her snare Salvatore and

becomes entangled in a web of good intentions and massive misunderstandings. 1986.

DB 26573

Stay a Little Longer DB 71752

10 hours 23 minutes

by Dorothy Garlock

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Minnesota, 1926. Midwife Rachel Watkins runs the family boarding house while raising her late

sister's eight‐year‐old daughter Charlotte. When Charlotte discovers an ill, shell‐shocked veteran in

the woods, Rachel nurses him to health. Rachel takes an interest in the man's true identity—and

love blooms. 2010.

DB 71752

A Bride in the Bargain DB 69519

9 hours 55 minutes

by Deeanne Gist

read by Jill Fox

Washington Territory, 1865. Widowed lumberjack Joe Denton needs to find a new wife so he can

keep his government land. Anna Ivey travels out west to forget her sorrows and discovers that she's

been promised to be Joe's bride. The two coexist until love comes into their hearts. 2009.

DB 69519

A Bride Most Begrudging DB 62837

10 hours 21 minutes

by Deeanne Gist

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

1643. Lady Constance Morrow is kidnapped, taken aboard a vessel sailing to the Virginia colony, and

forced into a marriage of convenience with tobacco farmer Drew O'Connor. Educated and religious,

Constance slowly learns the skills of a colonial housewife and falls in love with her husband and his

family. Christy Award. 2005.

DB 62837

Maid to Match DB 72922

10 hours 2 minutes

by Deeanne Gist

read by Nona Pipes

Asheville, North Carolina; 1898. Impoverished mountain girl Tillie Reese is head parlormaid at

George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate. She falls in love with footman Mack Danvers, who is working to

free his sister from an orphanage—but below‐the‐stairs romance is forbidden. 2010.

DB 72922

The Story of a Marriage DB 69141

7 hours 21 minutes

by Andrew Sean Greer

read by Celeste Lawson

African American Pearlie Ash moves to San Francisco for work during World War II. There she

reunites with her childhood sweetheart Holland and they marry and have a child. In 1953, a white

man whom Holland befriended in a military hospital meets Pearlie and makes her a shocking offer.

2008.

DB 69141

Clouds DB 59325

8 hours 2 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn

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Shelly Graham visits her childhood home in Glenbrooke, Oregon, after being away for five years as a

flight attendant. She later sees her first love, Jonathan Renfield, in Europe, where he works as a

youth missionary. Shelly realizes she still loves Jonathan, but he's engaged to someone else. 1997.

DB 59325

Secrets DB 46626

7 hours 25 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn

read by Margaret Strom

Uneasy with her life as a millionaire's daughter, Jessica Morgan runs away to start a new life as a

school teacher in the town of Glenbrooke, Oregon. Although she faces unexpected difficulties, Jessica

falls in love with the town—and with paramedic Kyle Buchanan, who shares her Christian views.

1995.

DB 46626

Sunsets DB 59255

8 hours 3 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn

read by Margaret Strom

Twenty‐six‐year‐old Pasadena travel agent Alissa Benson overcomes her checkered past as she

rediscovers her religious beliefs. Trust, friendship, financial security, and a budding romance with

her new next‐door neighbor bring her the beginnings of happiness. A weekend visit to Glenbrooke,

Oregon, reopens the closed doors of her heart. 1997.

DB 59255

Waterfalls DB 59510

8 hours 36 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn

read by Margaret Strom

On a trip to Glenbrooke, Oregon, twenty‐four‐year‐old acquisitions editor Meredith Graham is

smitten by her sister's former neighbor, actor Jacob Wilde. Soon the tables turn as they enter a

business venture in which Meredith takes a leading role and their relationship gathers momentum

and commitment. 1998.

DB 59510

Whispers DB 59074

7 hours 29 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn

read by Margaret Strom

Glenbrooke, Oregon, schoolteacher Teri Moreno revisits Maui to see her sister and possibly rekindle

a past romance with a marine biologist. Her emotions become confused when she encounters a

former high school crush, meets an endearing but clumsy Australian, and relies on her faith to

choose among the three. 1995.

DB 59074

Wildflowers DB 60094

7 hours 29 minutes

by Robin Jones Gunn
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read by Margaret Strom

Glenbrooke's Wildflower Café owner Genevieve Ahrens faces traumatizing challenges: the precious

café burns down and her marriage suffers as she weathers her international pilot husband's long

absences. With the help of her daughters and friends, Genevieve finds an unexpected love and

recovers her dreams. 2001.

DB 60094

That Certain Spark DB 71737

10 hours 24 minutes

by Cathy Marie Hake

read by Theresa Conkin

1892. Physician Taylor Bestman and her twin brother Enoch arrive in Gooding, Texas, where Taylor

meets with opposition from townsfolk who disapprove of a female doctor. But Taylor is determined

to win over the residents, starting with her first patient Karl Van der Vort, an injured blacksmith.

2009.

DB 71737

Whirlwind DB 68263

8 hours 22 minutes

by Cathy Marie Hake

read by Kristin Allison

1892. Londoner Millicent Fairweather accompanies her sister and brother‐in‐law to America.

Crossing the Atlantic aboard the Opportunity, Millicent finds work as a nanny for widower Daniel

Clark. When tragedy in New York brings the possibility of deportation, Daniel proposes. Millicent

accepts, not knowing that Daniel seeks true romance. 2008.

DB 68263

The Sookie Stackhouse Companion DB 74135

17 hours 23 minutes

by Charlaine Harris

read by Kristin Allison

Features the novella Small‐Town Wedding, in which Sookie and her boss Sam, a shape‐shifter, attend

nuptials in Sam's Texas hometown. Includes trivia and fan questions, recipes, and a guide to Sookie's

world of vampires, werewolves, and fairies. 2011.

DB 74135

Catching Katie DB 59099

7 hours 23 minutes

by Robin Lee Hatcher

read by Michele Schaeffer

Idaho, 1916. Headstrong Katie Jones returns to her parents' traditional home after graduating from

Vassar College and becoming involved in the women's suffrage movement. Soon Ben Rafferty's

newspaper, the Homestead Herald, provides a forum for her views. Her ideas incite community

tempers as well as Ben's heart. 2003.

DB 59099

Dear Lady DB 45775

9 hours 16 minutes
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by Robin Lee Hatcher

read by Laura Giannarelli

Lady Beth Wellington has come to America in 1897 to escape an arranged marriage. But when she

shows up on the doorstep of her ten‐year‐old pen pal Janie Steele, the girl's father, Garret, makes

Beth feel she has made a mistake in coming to Montana. Eventually time heals all wounds, including

those suffered by Garret in his first marriage. 1997.

DB 45775

The Rose Legacy: Diamond of the Rockies DB 72461

16 hours 1 minute

by Kristen Heitzmann

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Late 1800s. Carina Maria DiGratia flees from her home in California to a mining town in Colorado

and starts anew, but is overwhelmed by life and by dealing with two men who vie for her attention.

2000.

DB 72461

The Tender Vine: Diamond of the Rockies DB 73398

14 hours 43 minutes

by Kristen Heitzmann

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Carina DiGratia Shepard's husband Quillan returns to make amends with his wife. But can the

damage and pain he caused be undone? 2002.

DB 73398

The Uncommon Heroes series should be read in the following order:

True Devotion DB 57753

8 hours 27 minutes

by Dee Henderson

read by Kristin Allison

Lifeguard Kelly Jacobs fears she will die trying to rescue surfer Ryan Raines, but prays Navy SEAL

Lieutenant Joe Baker will find them. Kelly, whose husband died during a SEAL operation, has fallen

in love with Joe. But their love must wait—the man responsible for her husband's death is nearby.

2000.

DB 57753

True Valor DB 57765

8 hours 27 minutes

by Dee Henderson

read by Kristin Allison

Lieutenant Grace Yates, a self‐assured Navy pilot, is in love with Major Bruce Stanton, an Air Force

pararescue jumper who shares her deep religious commitment. Both are deployed to the Middle

East, and when Grace's plane goes down it becomes Bruce's job to rescue her. 2002.

DB 57765

True Honor DB 57785

8 hours 41 minutes
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by Dee Henderson

read by Kristin Allison

Darcy St. James has been retired from the CIA for two years. After the September 11 terrorist

attacks, she is recalled to help track down a man who knew about events planned for that day. With

a bounty on her head, Darcy relies on God and Navy SEAL Sam Houston to protect her. 2002.

DB 57785

Bath Tangle DB 58647

10 hours 12 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Kristin Allison

At the reading of her late father's will, Lady Serena Carlow is outraged to learn her inheritance will

be held by a trustee: her former fiancé, the Marquis of Rotherham, whom she jilted. She cannot

receive her fortune until she weds—with Rotherham's consent. 2004 foreword by Candace Camp.

1955.

DB 58647

The Corinthian DB 55091

7 hours 24 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Regency‐era England. Sir Richard Wyndham and heiress Penelope Creed, both seeking to escape

arranged marriages, meet accidently when she asks him to help locate her childhood sweetheart—

who, they discover, is now in love with somebody else.1940.

DB 55091

Devil's Cub DB 59285

10 hours 22 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Corrie James

Having no intention of allowing Dominic, the arrogant Marquis of Vidal, to ruin her sister Sophia's

reputation, saucy Mary Challoner foils their meeting by impersonating Sophia. To Mary's surprise

the nobleman kidnaps her and takes her to Paris, intent on marriage. 2003 foreword by Linda

Howard. 1932.

DB 59285

Faro's Daughter DB 67512

9 hours 39 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Laura Giannarelli

Regency‐era England. Max Ravenscar offers gambling‐house mistress Deborah Grantham a small

fortune to refuse his nephew Adrian's marriage proposal. Outraged by the bribe, Deborah—who

never intended to pursue Adrian—decides to teach Max a lesson by pretending to go through with

the courtship. Meanwhile, Max falls in love. 1941.

DB 67512

Frederica DB 54995

14 hours 52 minutes
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by Georgette Heyer

read by Jill Ferris

London, Regency‐era England. The Marquis of Alverstoke, a bored bachelor, reluctantly agrees to

help his distant relative, Frederica Merriville, settle her contentious siblings into society. Frederica

considers herself too old to be desirable, but the marquis thinks otherwise. 1965. 1965.

DB 54995

Friday's Child DB 69114

13 hours 59 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Corrie James

"Sherry," the Viscount Sheringham, needs a wife to secure his fortune. Following a rejected proposal,

he vows to marry the next woman he meets. She happens to be Miss Hero Wantage—a penniless

orphan. Sherry soon discovers there is no end to the scrapes his unlikely bride can get into. 1944.

DB 69114

Regency Buck DB 68499

13 hours 19 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Corrie James

1811. After their father's death, heiress Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London

to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, who turns out to be not much older than the orphaned siblings.

At first disinterested in his new wards, Lord Worth soon cannot resist their adventures. 1935.

DB 68499

Sylvester DB 59324

11 hours 4 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Kristin Allison

Seeking a future wife who is well‐born, intelligent, and attractive, Sylvester Rayne, Duke of Salford,

is encouraged to consider Phoebe Marlow. Practical Phoebe, however, regards Sylvester as arrogant

and rude. But when unusual circumstances bring them together, they fall in love. 2004 foreword by

Joan Wolf. 1957.

DB 59324

These Old Shades DB 59553

10 hours 31 minutes

by Georgette Heyer

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Justin Alastair, coldhearted duke of Avon, plucks a delicately handsome waif from the Paris streets

to become his page. But discovering Léon to be Léonie, enemy comte de Saint‐Vire's baseborn

daughter, Alastair plots to have Léonie claim her birthright and destroy Saint‐Vire. 2003 foreword

by Stephanie Laurens. 1926.

DB 59553

Venetia DB 71680

12 hours 55 minutes

by Georgette Heyer
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Yorkshire, England. Beautiful, isolated spinster Venetia Lanyon stays at home managing the family

estate and caring for her sickly brother while another sibling fights Napoleon. Venetia becomes

fascinated by her scandalous neighbor Lord Damerel, a rake, and the two become friends before

falling in love. 1958.

DB 71680

Blue Ruin DB 69180

9 hours 19 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Annie Wauters

As Dana Whipple and Lynette Brooke plan their lives together, it becomes increasingly clear that

overbearing Dana hopes to mold Lynette into a perfect, obedient preacher's wife. When Dana

becomes smitten with a sophisticated New Yorker, Lynette's family sends her to Europe, where she

too meets a captivating stranger. 1928.

DB 69180

Coming through the Rye DB 39964

9 hours 31 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Ellen Frost

Romayne Ransom is thrilled when her widowed father is finally able to afford some nice things for

the family. But one day she comes home to find members of a league staked out in her house waiting

to arrest her father and brother for selling liquor. Young attorney Evan Sherwood, head of the

league, feels sorry for Romayne, who knew nothing of the activity. But she holds him responsible for

ruining her family. 1926.

DB 39964

The Girl from Montana DB 52056

6 hours 52 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Elizabeth has just buried her brother. Now alone and defenseless, she is confronted by his murderer

—who claims to love her. She escapes into the Montana wilderness and runs headlong into a man

unlike the rough types she has known. His protection and her strong Christian faith help her survive.

1982.

DB 52056

Happiness Hill DB 43415

8 hours 33 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Suzanne Toren

Jane Arleth is taking a much‐needed vacation, one that her family has encouraged. Jane is having a

wonderful time and has met a nice man. Then, with one week left, she suddenly finds herself headed

home after getting a letter from her younger sister. Jane's world at home is in trouble. 1932.

DB 43415

The Man of the Desert DB 66774
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5 hours 35 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Mimi Bederman

Socialite Hazel Radcliffe falls in love with reservation missionary John Brownleigh after he rescues

her in the Arizona desert. Following her father's death, Hazel decides to become a nurse and earn

John's affections. 1914.

DB 66774

Marigold DB 66517

7 hours 35 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Annie Wauters

Schoolteacher Marigold Brooke, the daughter of a deceased minister, is tempted by the worldly

goods of a wealthy boyfriend. On a trip to visit her aunt, Marigold meets Ethan Bevan, a devout

Christian. As they fall in love, she realizes that she needs to return to her faith. 1938.

DB 66517

Not under the Law DB 35270

9 hours 51 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Janis Gray

When Joyce Radway's beloved aunt dies, Joyce's life takes an ominous turn. Her aunt's son and his

wife appropriate Joyce's childhood home, consigning the young woman to a life of servitude, with no

concern for her or her need for independence. When life becomes unbearable, Joyce leaves home for

the unknown. Unyielding faith and the love of a man she has known since childhood help her forget

past hurts and disappointments. 1925.

DB 35270

Patricia DB 46888

7 hours 47 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Jill Fox

Patricia Prentiss's mother usually gets what she wants, and the thing she wants most is for Patricia

to marry Thornton Bellingham. But Patricia has never liked Thorny. Instead she is fond of John

Worth, who always treats her kindly. Over the years Mrs. Prentiss continues to push Thorny on

Patricia, and it looks as if she might succeed—until John returns after a long absence. 1939.

DB 46888

White Lady DB 33160

7 hours 16 minutes

by Grace Livingston Hill

read by Ilona Dulaski

When Constance Wetherill, a lovely young socialite, loses her family fortune she begins a new life in

a small town. She finds that having to work brings her special rewards, especially the attentions of a

young minister. When a man from her past locates her, she must choose between her present life

and the old life of luxury. 1930.

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Straight from the Heart DB 64547

5 hours 47 minutes

by Tami Hoag

read by Staci Snell

Baseball player Jace Cooper broke physical therapist Rebecca Bradshaw's heart when he left her.

Seven years later a badly injured Jace returns for rehabilitation and wants Rebecca back. But

Rebecca has changed—and has kept a secret. Commercial audiobook. 1989.

DB 64547

The Third Angel DB 66935

9 hours 30 minutes

by Alice Hoffman

read by Kimberly Schraf

London. Interwoven tales of three women at crossroads. In 1999 Maddy has an affair with her

sister's terminally ill fiancé Paul. In 1966 Paul's mother Frieda falls for a troubled rock star. In 1952

Maddy's mother Lucy experiences heartbreak in a fatal love triangle. 2008.

DB 66935

Loving Frank DB 65372

14 hours 56 minutes

by Nancy Horan

read by Suzanne Toren

Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney fall in love, abandon their spouses and children

in Chicago, and run away to Europe in 1909. Their five years together are marked by Mamah's

feminist ambitions, her conflicting emotions, and the tragic, unforeseen end of their relationship.

Bestseller. 2007.

DB 65372

Sweetwater Gap DB 68752

7 hours 23 minutes

by Denise Hunter

read by Erin Jones

Josie Mitchell is summoned home to North Carolina to help run her family's apple orchard. Josie

embraces old friends and family and, despite her guilty memories and illness, falls in love with

orchard manager Grady Mackenzie. When a crisis occurs, Josie opens her heart to God. 2008.

DB 68752

Russian Winter DB 72723

17 hours 37 minutes

by Daphne Kalotay

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Boston. In deciding to sell her jewels, septuagenarian Nina Revskaya, a former star with the Bolshoi

Ballet, hopes to put her past to rest. But an inquisitive auction‐house assistant and the anonymous

donation of a stunning pendant to her collection spark flashbacks and reveal a personal tragedy.

2010.

DB 72723

Death in Kashmir: A Mystery DB 66407
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9 hours 50 minutes

by M.M. Kaye

read by Graeme Malcolm

1947. In the Kashmir mountains of India, young Sarah Parrish unwittingly becomes entangled in a

treacherous plot that threatens global security. When two women are killed in separate ski

accidents, Sarah investigates. She discovers important evidence, places her own life in jeopardy, and

finds love. 1984.

DB 66407

Libby's London Merchant and Miss Chartley's Guided Tour DB 71006

19 hours 25 minutes

by Carla Kelly

read by Corrie James

In Libby's London Merchant war veteran Benedict Nesbitt, the Duke of Knaresborough, travels to

Kent anonymously to inspect his friend Eustace's fiancée, Libby Ames. In Miss Chartley's Guided Tour

Omega is left at the altar and vows never to fall in love again. 1989.

DB 71006

Joy Street DB 55250

23 hours 34 minutes

by Frances Parkinson Keyes

read by Margaret Strom

Boston, 1930s. Wealthy lawyer Roger Field defies custom by hiring and socializing with culturally

diverse people. His unorthodox lifestyle affects his marriage when his wife Emily falls in love with

his Jewish partner David Salomont. 1950.

DB 55250

The Safe Bridge DB 55228

9 hours 45 minutes

by Frances Parkinson Keyes

read by Corrie James

Vermont, early 1800s. Elizabeth Burr is banished from Scotland when her father learns of her love

for British soldier and adventurer Basil Keith. Elizabeth adjusts to her new life of hardship and

eventually marries frontiersman James Anderson. Years later, Basil returns to claim her. 1934.

DB 55228

Even Now DB 65716

10 hours 18 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Eighteen‐year‐old Emily Anderson sets out to find her birth parents—Lauren Gibbs, a war

correspondent in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Top Gun flight instructor Shane Galanter—who were

torn apart by lies at Emily's birth. Emily finally locates them, but it will take faith and determination

to reunite the family. 2005.

DB 65716

Just beyond the Clouds DB 66142

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by Karen Kingsbury

read by Michael Scherer

Colorado. Cody Gunner, from A Thousand Tomorrows (DB 60320), wants his brother Carl Joseph,

who has Down syndrome, to stop going to the independent living center. But Carl, still mourning his

late wife, struggles with his growing feelings for Elle, the center director, and he prays for guidance.

2007.

DB 66142

A Kingsbury Collection: Three Novels in One DB 61115

31 hours 7 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Michele Schaeffer

Three novels in which people recover their faith. In Where Yesterday Lives reporter Ellen Barrett

returns to Michigan for her father's funeral and confronts her past. In On Every Side Jordan Riley

loses his anger after finding love. In When Joy Came to Stay Maggie Stovall faces the truth. 1998.

DB 61115

The Bailey Flanigan series should be read in the following order:

Leaving: Bailey Flanigan Series DB 73906

11 hours 24 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Theresa Conkin

Still pining for Cody Coleman, who broke things off with her before leaving Bloomington, Indiana,

Bailey Flanigan visits New York City to audition for a Broadway musical. While she waits for her

callback, two new suitors pursue her. Bailey trusts in God to keep her life in balance. 2011.

DB 73906

Learning: Bailey Flanigan Series DB 73921

11 hours 43 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Theresa Conkin

Bailey Flanigan is given a role in a Broadway musical, but other cast members are wary of Christians

and suspect that Bailey got her part because of her friendship with actor Brandon Paul. Meanwhile

Bailey's former boyfriend Cody Coleman becomes a successful high‐school football coach in Indiana.

2011.

DB 73921

Longing: Bailey Flanigan Series DB 74189

11 hours 38 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Theresa Conkin

The relationship between actors Bailey Flanigan and Brandon Paul deepens, and he secretly plans to

propose to her. Bailey is still conflicted about her feelings for the long‐silent Cody Coleman, but he

too may have found his soul mate. 2011.

DB 74189

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11 hours 53 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Theresa Conkin

Bailey Flanigan returns to Bloomington, Indiana, after a disappointing start in the movie industry.

Her boyfriend, actor Brandon Paul, remains in Los Angeles to concentrate on his career. Bailey is

reunited with her first love, teacher Cody Coleman, and wonders what God's plan is for her. 2012.

DB 74660

One Tuesday Morning and Beyond Tuesday Morning DB 66466

20 hours 44 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Kristin Allison

In One Tuesday Morning Jamie Bryan's husband Jake, a fireman, recuperates from the September 11,

2001, World Trade Center attack, while businessman Eric Michaels's family searches for Eric. In

Beyond Tuesday Morning Eric's brother Clay meets and falls in love with Jamie, not knowing that she

is Jake's wife. 2003.

DB 66466

A Thousand Tomorrows DB 60320

5 hours 55 minutes

by Karen Kingsbury

read by Michele Schaeffer

All bull rider Cody Gunner cares about on the Pro Rodeo Tour is his brother with Down syndrome

and winning the national championship. Then he meets barrel racer Ali Daniels, who hides having

cystic fibrosis. Their burgeoning love is made even stronger when Ali reveals her condition. 2005.

DB 60320

A Garden in the Rain DB 59133

14 hours 28 minutes

by Lynn Kurland

read by Anne Hancock

While vacationing in Scotland, Madelyn Phillips meets the handsome but brooding Scottish lord

Patrick MacLeod. Before they fulfill their destiny together the two must contend with Madelyn's

meddling ex‐fiancé, ghosts from Patrick's own troubled past, and a dangerous journey back in time.

2003.

DB 59133

One Enchanted Evening DB 71903

12 hours 27 minutes

by Lynn Kurland

read by Kristin Allison

While showcasing her medieval‐inspired creations at her sister Tess's castle in northern England,

costume designer Pippa accidentally steps through a time portal to the Middle Ages with her older

sister Cindi. Montgomery de Piaget believes that the two women are fairies come to help him—and

falls in love. 2010.

DB 71903

A Tapestry of Spells DB 71293
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9 hours 47 minutes

by Lynn Kurland

read by Kristin Allison

Ruith suppresses his magic and isolates himself after his family is slaughtered. Sarah of Doìre seeks

Ruith's help in stopping her brother Daniel from using dark arts to destroy the world. Others, who

have plans of their own, follow Sara and Ruith as they track Daniel. 2010.

DB 71293

When I Fall in Love DB 65840

13 hours 9 minutes

by Lynn Kurland

read by Michele Schaeffer

While visiting family in Scotland, New Yorker Jennifer McKinnon travels eight hundred years back in

time. A knight, Nicholas de Piaget, rescues her from persecution as a witch. The two fall in love, and

Nicholas tries to persuade Jennifer not to return home. 2007.

DB 65840

The Golden Tulip DB 34477

23 hours 19 minutes

by Rosalind Laker

read by Lisette Lecat

For Francesca Visser painting is natural. Her father Hendrick is a well‐known artist in Amsterdam,

and Francesca often visits Rembrandt's studio. She is to serve her art apprenticeship in Delft with

Jan Vermeer, but Hendrick's weakness for gambling almost destroys her chance and results in her

being promised in marriage to a former privateer. If it were not for tulip grower Pieter van Doorne

all would be lost. 1991.

DB 34477

The Joys of Love DB 67472

6 hours 30 minutes

by Madeleine L'Engle

read by Gabriella Cavallero

After graduating from college in 1946, Elizabeth pursues her dream of acting and lands an

apprenticeship in a summer theater company. She falls in love with an aspiring director, not

realizing how much her friendship with a fellow apprentice means to her. For senior high and older

readers. 1950.

DB 67472

The Fiddler DB 74860

8 hours 14 minutes

by Beverly Lewis

read by Anne Hancock

When her car gets a flat tire, classical violin prodigy Amelia is rescued by Michael, a young Amish

man. Amelia, who secretly fiddles in a country band, stays at Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania, for a few

days before returning to the English world. But she misses the simple life. 2012.

DB 74860

The Mercy DB 73777
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7 hours 32 minutes

by Beverly Lewis

read by Kristin Allison

Lancaster County. After breaking her engagement to Silas, Rose wonders if she will ever find love

again and struggles with lingering feelings for Nick, the bishop's rebellious foster son. Her sister Hen

cares for Englischer husband Brandon, who returned to their Amish family when he temporarily

became blind. Bestseller. 2011.

DB 73777

The Postcard DB 54201

8 hours 50 minutes

by Beverly Lewis

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Mennonite widow Rachel Yoder, hysterically blind after witnessing her son and husband killed in a

buggy accident, lives and works at her Amish parents' bed‐and‐breakfast along with her young

daughter. There she meets writer Philip Bradley, who uncovers family secrets when he finds a love

letter in an antique desk. 1999.

DB 54201

The Reckoning DB 53520

7 hours 56 minutes

by Beverly Lewis

read by Margaret Strom

Katherine Mayfield is the mistress of Mayfield Manor in New York, yet she finds herself grieving for

her Amish family and friends in Hickory Hollow. She finds solace in working with hospice patients.

Meanwhile, back in Pennsylvania, Daniel, Katherine's first love, is looking for her. 1998.

DB 53520

The Redemption of Sarah Cain DB 53947

8 hours 26 minutes

by Beverly Lewis

read by Margaret Strom

Sarah is upset when she has to leave her Oregon real‐estate business to attend her sister's funeral in

Pennsylvania. Ivy, an Amish convert, left behind five orphaned children, naming Sarah as their

guardian. But Sarah is neither religious nor motherly. 2000.

DB 53947

The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square DB 67776

14 hours 32 minutes

by Rosina Lippi

read by Margaret Strom

Forty‐year‐old John Dodge moves to Lamb's Corner, South Carolina, to purchase a new business. On

Lambert Square he meets linen‐shop owner Julia Darrow, whose staff wears pajamas to sell their

wares. John becomes enmeshed in small‐town living and begins an affair with the quirky Julia. 2008.

DB 67776

Fair Tomorrow DB 22128

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by Emilie Baker Loring

read by Jeanne Evans

Her family's fortune ruined and her father's health broken, lovely Pamela Leigh gives up a promising

career as a newspaper reporter to care for her father at their Cape Cod cottage. There she plans to

manage a restaurant and make ends meet. Just as her future looks darkest, two charming men enter

her life, and Pam must make a choice. 1959.

DB 22128

For All Your Life DB 51304

7 hours 9 minutes

by Emilie Baker Loring

read by Annie Wauters

Anne Kendrick, a contented New York career woman, suddenly becomes the heir of a wealthy

woman she has never met. When Anne goes to claim her large estate on a wild mountain top, she has

no idea of the nightmare that awaits her. 1952.

DB 51304

A Key to Many Doors DB 17946

6 hours 38 minutes

by Emilie Baker Loring

read by Bets Thompson

Almost resigned to her life as a spinster nurse, Nancy impulsively proposes to diplomat artist Peter

Gerad. Trapped in a marriage of convenience, she realizes that she is falling in love with him. 1967.

DB 17946

I Take This Man DB 20190

6 hours 28 minutes

by Emilie Baker Loring

read by Mimi Bederman

When twenty‐three‐year‐old Penelope marries Donald Garth, millionaire president of the Garth

airplane plant, she becomes mistress of Uplands, a palatial estate. But Penny knows from the very

first day of her marriage that there is a secret barrier between herself and her husband, and that she

is not to blame. 1954.

DB 20190

We Ride the Gale! DB 47328

8 hours 32 minutes

by Emilie Baker Loring

read by Jill Ferris

Although his wealthy family knows that Guy Farr is a playboy, they are still surprised when Sonia

Carson demands that they recognize her nephew Dicky's birthright. Her sister Ruby had secretly

married Guy but died shortly after Dicky's birth. While seeking a secure future for Dicky, Sonia finds

herself swept into a world of romance and intrigue. 1934.

DB 47328

The next two books should be read in the following order:

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11 hours 19 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, is a dying town. Lindsay Snyder used to visit her grandmother there,

and now she has become the town's only schoolteacher. As Lindsay comes to know the town and its

people, she learns she has a serious disadvantage—she's not a native. 1999.

DB 71154

Dakota Home DB 71155

11 hours 55 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Buffalo Valley is revitalized thanks to Lindsay Snyder and her longtime friend Maddy Washburn,

who buys the grocery store. When reclusive Jeb McKenna comes shopping, Maddy is attracted to

him, but Jeb needs a blizzard to see the light. 2000.

DB 71155

Summer on Blossom Street DB 69206

11 hours 36 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Carol Dines

Seattle. Lydia organizes a "knit‐to‐quit" class for people trying to abandon their negative habits.

Phoebe joins after calling off her engagement, Bryan has job‐related stresses, Anne Marie copes with

a recovering addict in her life, and Alix wants to stop smoking before she becomes pregnant.

Bestseller. 2009.

DB 69206

Twenty Wishes DB 66637

10 hours 51 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Four widows—Anne Marie, Lillie, Barbie, and Elise—meet at Anne Marie's bookstore, and each

makes twenty wishes to improve her life. Anne Marie assists Ellen, an at‐risk child; Barbie meets

Mark, who uses a wheelchair; Elise starts a foundation in memory of her husband; and Lillie falls in

love. Bestseller. 2008.

DB 66637

The Knitting Diaries DB 73631

9 hours 48 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Gail Nelson

Three romances featuring people who knit. In "The Twenty‐first Wish" ten‐year‐old Ellen hopes her

adopted mother will marry her birth father. In "Coming Unraveled" Robyn goes home to help her

grandmother run a knitting store. In "Return to Summer Island" Caro meets a marine who is

redeploying to Afghanistan. 2011.

DB 73631

Learning to Love DB 74539
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10 hours 28 minutes

by Debbie Macomber

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Two novellas centered on unlikely love. In Sugar and Spice librarian Jayne Gilbert needs a school‐

reunion date, but her mysterious neighbor isn't the type she had in mind. In Love by Degree Ellen

finally has an opportunity to attend college, but the homeowner's return threatens her communal

living arrangement. 1987.

DB 74539

What Dreams May Come DB 58019

9 hours 38 minutes

by Richard Matheson

read by John Polk

When Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, his spirit cannot let go of his beloved wife Ann. The

afterlife is not complete without her. Now another tragedy threatens to separate them forever. Chris

must risk his very soul to save Ann from an eternity of despair. 1978.

DB 58019

A Good Year DB 58451

7 hours 19 minutes

by Peter Mayle

read by Steven Crossley

Londoner Max Skinner's financial career is failing when he learns that he has inherited his uncle's

rundown vineyard in Provence, France. Californian Christie Roberts soon arrives to claim her stake

in the estate. Meanwhile, a scandal erupts involving a secret stash of wine. Bestseller. 2004.

DB 58451

Daylight Comes DB 64234

8 hours 56 minutes

by Judith McCoy‐Miller

read by Michele Schaeffer

Kansas, 1882. African American homesteader Moses Wyman decides to run for state auditor, but a

victory would mean uprooting his pregnant wife Truth from family and friends and their beloved

hometown of Nicodemus. Meanwhile in Hill City, young Macia Boyle, fresh from a European holiday,

deliberates about two suitors. 2006.

DB 64234

The Ladies of Missalonghi DB 25980

5 hours 7 minutes

by Colleen McCullough

read by Madelyn Buzzard

A romantic Cinderella story set in Australia at the turn of the century. Missy Wright, a meek spinster

living in genteel poverty, and her family are snubbed by their wealthy relatives, the Hurlingfords.

When the new assistant at the library fires Missy's imagination with the magic of romance, Missy

finds the courage to seek love and to take revenge on her cruel relatives. Bestseller. 1987.

DB 25980

Tess and the Highlander DB 56426
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6 hours 41 minutes

by May McGoldrick

read by Corrie James

Scotland, 1543. Seventeen‐year‐old Tess is living alone on the Isle of May after her two caretakers

die. When Colin Macpherson washes ashore, he discovers Tess's long‐lost birthright and is

determined to return her to her clan. For senior high readers. 2002.

DB 56426

Upside Down, Inside Out DB 70170

10 hours 57 minutes

by Monica McInerney

read by Colleen Delany

Irish art‐school dropout Eva Kennedy goes on holiday in Australia to visit childhood friend Lainey.

As a lark they introduce Eva as a well‐known sculptor/singer. Meanwhile, successful industrial

designer Joseph Wheeler backpacks while on business Down Under. Joseph and Eva meet and fall in

love with each other's persona. 2002.

DB 70170

The Twilight series should be read in the following order:

Twilight DB 62066

14 hours

by Stephenie Meyer

read by Anne Hancock

After seventeen‐year‐old Bella moves in with her dad in Washington state she falls in love with high

school senior Edward Cullen. Bella discovers that Edward and his adoptive clan are vampires.

Though they feast on wildlife rather than humans, Bella is still in danger. For senior high readers.

2005.

DB 62066

New Moon DB 64367

15 hours 10 minutes

by Stephenie Meyer

read by Anne Hancock

Vampire Edward Cullen and his family leave Bella and her town to prevent themselves from

devouring humans. Brokenhearted Bella turns to adventure‐seeking Jacob and motorcycles.

Meanwhile, a pack of werewolves tries to protect Bella from a vindictive vampire. For senior high

readers. 2006.

DB 64367

Eclipse DB 65812

17 hours 20 minutes

by Stephenie Meyer

read by Anne Hancock

After befriending werewolf Jacob, Bella must choose between him and her former vampire

boyfriend Edward. Meanwhile vicious killings occur in nearby Seattle as a female vampire seeks

revenge—putting Bella in danger and stirring old enmities. For senior high readers. 2007.

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Breaking Dawn DB 67238

21 hours 17 minutes

by Stephenie Meyer

read by Anne Hancock

Eighteen‐year‐old Bella Swan marries vampire Edward Cullen after she graduates from high school

and must decide whether to become immortal. But her pregnancy threatens both her life and peace

between her werewolf friend Jacob and the vampire Volturi coven. For senior high readers. 2008.

DB 67238

Edge of Honor DB 60296

11 hours

by Gilbert Morris

read by Mark Ashby

New York, 1865. Quent Larribee, studying to be a doctor, is conscripted into the army. Unable to find

peace after accidentally killing a Confederate soldier, Quent moves to Arkansas, where he plans to

help the widow and her children. Yet in solving one problem he creates another. Christy Award.

2000.

DB 60296

The High Calling DB 64215

10 hours 3 minutes

by Gilbert Morris

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Following God's higher calling, Katherine Winslow travels to London to work as a mission nurse. She

reunites with British pilot Parker Braden, a onetime love who is now married with children. Kat

tries to sort out her feelings for Parker as World War II escalates in Europe. 2006.

DB 64215

The Silent Harp DB 64005

9 hours 43 minutes

by Gilbert Morris

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Wealthy socialite Sharon Winslow is devastated by the death of her fiancé in World War I. Deciding

marriage is not for her, Sharon develops her artistic abilities. When she finds herself in a dangerous

situation and Temple Smith rescues her, Sharon begins to love again. 2004.

DB 64005

The White Knight DB 64893

9 hours 38 minutes

by Gilbert Morris

read by Mitzi Friedlander

1939‐1942. American pilot Luke Winslow—nicknamed the White Knight—fights for freedom in

Spain's civil war. When his Spanish fiancée dies in a bombing raid, he vows to destroy the German

ace responsible. Luke returns home and finds new love but flies again during World War II to exact

his revenge. 2007.

DB 64893

The Devil with Love DB 31892
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2 hours 59 minutes

by Robert Nathan

read by Alexander Scourby

Unsuccessful in love, Alfred Sneeden promises his soul to the Devil in return for the love of a teenage

girl. But the Devil claims there are already too many souls in Hell, so he sends an emissary to take

Sneeden's heart instead. 1963.

DB 31892

Shotgun Wedding DB 57176

10 hours 25 minutes

by Maggie Osborne

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Annie Malloy is unwed, pregnant, and a new modern woman in an age of intolerance. The talk of the

town and shame of her family, she cannot marry the outlaw father of her child. Instead she marries

admirer Sheriff Jesse Harden, and her secrets return to haunt her. 2003.

DB 57176

Anna's Return DB 71313

8 hours 16 minutes

by Marta Perry

read by Tanya Eby

After three years in the English world, Anna Beiler returns to her Amish family with her adopted

daughter Gracie. But events from Anna's past threaten to endanger the community. Commercial

audiobook. 2010.

DB 71313

Katie's Way DB 74702

8 hours 29 minutes

by Marta Perry

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Young Amish woman Katie Miller opens a quilt shop in Pleasant Valley after her beloved marries her

best friend. Caleb Brand, the furniture maker next door, is also nursing a broken heart. But when

Katie's shop is vandalized he insists on helping—and falls in love. 2011.

DB 74702

Leah's Choice DB 70094

8 hours 14 minutes

by Marta Perry

read by Tanya Eby

Leah, a teacher in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley, is attracted to Daniel, a widower with

three children who recently relocated there to farm. But when her former fiancé Johnny returns to

patch things up, Leah is torn between the two men. Commercial audiobook. 2009.

DB 70094

Rachel's Garden DB 70644

9 hours 28 minutes

by Marta Perry

read by Tanya Eby
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With her Amish community's help, widow Rachel Brand operates a dairy farm and raises her three

children. When Gideon Zook, a friend of Rachel's late husband, offers to build her a greenhouse, she

initially resists but comes to realize that life goes on. Commercial audiobook. 2010.

DB 70644

Sarah's Gift DB 73335

8 hours 53 minutes

by Marta Perry

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Amish midwife Sarah Mast moves to Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania, to help her ailing Aunt Emma

run a birthing center. Carpenter Aaron Miller agrees to put an addition on the center for them, but

Englisch doctor Thomas Mitchell tries to shut the clinic down. Includes recipes. 2011.

DB 73335

Chasing the Sun DB 74394

9 hours 11 minutes

by Tracie Peterson

read by Renee Raudman

1863. Hannah Dandridge takes her younger siblings to the Texas ranch her father purchased before

he disappeared in war‐torn Mississippi. When wounded soldier William Barnett returns home to

discover the family on his spread, Hannah relies on her faith to enlist William's cooperation.

Commercial audiobook. 2012.

DB 74394

The Song of Alaska series should be read in the following order:

Dawn's Prelude DB 70341

9 hours 50 minutes

by Tracie Peterson

read by by J. Michael McCullough

Sitka, Alaska; 1870. After Lydia Gray's elderly, abusive husband Floyd dies, she joins her aunt in the

Far North. There she rediscovers her faith, remarries, and gives birth. But Floyd's grown children

track her down and plot her death to gain their father's fortune. 2009.

DB 70341

Morning's Refrain DB 71489

9 hours 42 minutes

by Tracie Peterson

read by J. Michael McCullough

Sitka, Alaska; 1889. Dalton Lindquist, the son of Lydia from Dawn's Prelude (DB 70341), travels to

Kansas City to meet his biological family, the Grays. Dalton has also fallen in love with Sitka

newcomer Phoebe Robbins, but Phoebe is wooed by Dalton's best friend while he is away. 2010.

DB 71489

Twilight's Serenade DB 72297

9 hours 26 minutes

by Tracie Peterson

read by J. Michael McCullough
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1906. Britta Lindquist, who left Sitka, Alaska, when the love of her life Yuri Belikov married someone

else, returns six years later and helps Yuri care for his children after his wife dies in childbirth. But

Britta is torn between family life and a career as a concert violinist. 2010.

DB 72297

The Carousel DB 41818

4 hours 38 minutes

by Rosamunde Pilcher

read by Mimi Bederman

A contemporary romance set in a seaside town in Cornwall. While visiting a beloved aunt, Prue falls

in love with the most interesting man she's ever met: Daniel, an unpredictable artist who sowed

considerable wild oats in his youth. Prue also forms an attachment to a poor little rich girl who, she

learns to her astonishment, is one of Daniel's offspring. 1982.

DB 41818

Coming Home DB 40840

41 hours 1 minute

by Rosamunde Pilcher

read by Jill Ferris

Judith Dunbar is fourteen when her world changes dramatically. Her mother and sister are off to

Ceylon, where her father is stationed. Judith is to attend boarding school and spend holidays with

her Aunt Louise. But at St. Ursula's, Judith meets Loveday Carey‐Lewis and ends up spending her

holidays with Loveday's family. It is there that Judith matures into a young woman just as World

War II begins, further changing her life. Bestseller. 1995.

DB 40840

The Controversial Countess DB 35978

11 hours 38 minutes

by Mary Jo Putney

read by Nancy Kronenfeld

A novel of romance and adventure set in the period following the battle of Waterloo. Duke Rafael

Whitbourne is sent to Paris to discover and expose a traitor in the British delegation of peace

negotiators and to persuade England's most effective spy to leave retirement and become active

again. To his surprise, he discovers the spy is the notorious Countess Magda, his former lover. 1989.

DB 35978

Be My Valentine DB 53218

9 hours 17 minutes

by Sheila Rabe

read by Ann Hodapp

When her boyfriend refuses to commit, Shelby takes the advice of her mother, romance writer Diana

Valentine, and invents another guy to make him jealous. The only problem is that she picks a

common name, David Jones, for the fictitious rival, with a real person attached to it—someone she

falls in love with. 2001.

DB 53218

A NASCAR Holiday DB 65327

7 hours 58 minutes
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by Kimberly Raye and others

read by Kate Kiley

Three short stories involving romance and NASCAR drivers. In "Ladies, Start Your Engines . . ."

Savannah wants to be a racecar mechanic. In "'Tis the Silly Season" Clay Slater hires Lisa Mahoney

and her kids to be his family. In "Unbreakable" Dr. Maxine Gray studies drivers as athletes. Rita

Award. 2006.

DB 65327

Bitter Water, Blessed Hearts DB 62839

8 hours 23 minutes

by Adrienne Ellis Reeves

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Educational consultant Jenny Cannon returns to her hometown in South Carolina and finds that the

principal at her school is childhood neighbor Scott Phillips. Years ago a tragedy struck the two

families. Now it takes Jenny's newfound faith in God to overcome her guilt and to love Scott. 2006.

DB 62839

Light of the Moon DB 66531

12 hours 24 minutes

by Luanne Rice

read by Faith Potts

Anthropologist Susannah Connolly travels to France to conduct research and fulfill a promise to her

late mother to visit a statue sacred to the Romany people. Ian, Susannah's former lover who still

wants to marry her, follows her—but Susannah meets someone else. 2008.

DB 66531

The Amazing Interlude and The Street of Seven Stars DB 56783

17 hours 24 minutes

by Mary Roberts Rinehart

read by Margaret Strom

In The Amazing Interlude (1918) Sara Lee Kennedy leaves her fiancé during World War I to join the

Red Cross in Belgium. There she falls in love with a shell‐shocked soldier. In The Street of Seven Stars

(1914) an American musician living in Austria must choose between love and career. 2000.

DB 56783

Almost a Wife DB 57651

4 hours 44 minutes

by Eva Rutland

read by Lindsay Ellison

Lisa Reynolds, just fired as a well‐paid marketing director, doesn't expect problems finding a new

high‐status job. Yet several months later she is cleaning houses. But when she begins working for

Tray Kingsley, she finds herself caring deeply for the children in his care—and for him. 2000.

DB 57651

Marriage Bait DB 61510

4 hours 33 minutes

by Eva Rutland

read by Jill Ferris
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Insurance firm vice president in charge of operations Scot Harding wants to replace his

administrative assistant and offers the job to secretary Lisa Wilson. Initially Lisa refuses, concerned

the new position would detract from her quest for a husband. When Lisa finally accepts, Scot can't

resist her lure. 1997.

DB 61510

The Million‐Dollar Marriage DB 61710

3 hours 59 minutes

by Eva Rutland

read by Gabra Zackman

Melody Sands is bored—until she notices the new gardener. Intrigued, she takes him a thermos of

coffee. Tony Costello is charmed and mystified by this woman he believes is a secretary. After a

whirlwind courtship turns into marriage, Tony discovers that Melody is very rich. 1998.

DB 61710

Foxfire DB 67140

12 hours 55 minutes

by Anya Seton

read by Graci Ragsdale Miller

Pampered New Yorker Amanda Lawrence moves to the bleak little town of Lodestone, Arizona, with

her new husband Jonathan Dartland, a part‐Apache mining engineer. When Amanda finds a map to a

lost gold mine, she risks everything—including their lives—for a chance at adventure and wealth.

1950.

DB 67140

Green Darkness DB 64611

24 hours 10 minutes

by Anya Seton

read by Anne Flosnik

When Sir Richard Marsdon brings his new bride, Celia, home in 1968, the marriage and Celia's

health inexplicably unravel. An unconventional doctor realizes Celia's only hope is to travel back in

time to Tudor England. Celia gets a second chance at romance with Richard—at that time a

tormented monk. 1972.

DB 64611

The Awakening and The Struggle: The Vampire Diaries DB 70456

11 hours 36 minutes

by L.J. Smith

read by James Konicek

First two novels in the Vampire Diaries series and the basis for the 2009 television show. In The

Awakening brother vampires Stefan and Damon vie for the attention of Elena Gilbert. In The Struggle

Elena's relationship with Stefan intensifies. For senior high readers. 1991.

DB 70456

The Fury and Dark Reunion DB 70514

12 hours 43 minutes

by L.J. Smith

read by James Konicek
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The third and fourth novels in the Vampire Diaries series. In The Fury Elena is tricked by Damon and

confronts her worst fears. In Dark Reunion Elena, Stefan, and Damon join forces to fight an evil

enemy. For senior high readers. 1991.

DB 70514

A Measure of Mercy DB 71770

11 hours 34 minutes

by Lauraine Snelling

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Blessing, North Dakota; 1903. Astrid Bjorklund is studying medicine under the care of Dr. Elizabeth

when handsome, young Joshua Landsverk returns to town and takes an interest in Astrid. Despite

his attentions, Astrid moves to Chicago for additional training, but she finds herself praying for

guidance about her future. 2009.

DB 71770

No Distance Too Far DB 71771

11 hours 30 minutes

by Lauraine Snelling

read by Mitzi Friedlander

1904. Astrid Bjorklund, who dreams of becoming a missionary doctor in Africa, moves to Georgia to

continue her training. A family emergency unexpectedly brings her home to Blessing, North Dakota,

where Joshua Landsverk courts her, a hospital is planned for the town, and the Indian reservation

experiences an epidemic. 2010.

DB 71771

A Promise for Ellie DB 70009

11 hours 3 minutes

by Lauraine Snelling

read by Mitzi Friedlander

North Dakota, 1900. High school sweethearts Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold have wanted to get

married since childhood, but Andrew's father asks them to postpone the wedding. Andrew

continues building their future homestead—until a tragedy drives him to risk everything for

revenge. 2006.

DB 70009

Rebecca's Reward DB 70353

11 hours 51 minutes

by Lauraine Snelling

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Blessing, North Dakota; 1902. Rebecca Baard's brother discourages her from opening a soda shop,

but when she visits her cousin Penny in Bismarck, Rebecca learns to operate such an establishment.

Meanwhile, Rebecca's friends are also concerned about her single status and conspire to introduce

her to eligible bachelors. 2008.

DB 70353

A Touch of Grace DB 70313

11 hours 54 minutes

by Lauraine Snelling
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read by Mitzi Friedlander

North Dakota, 1902. Jonathan Gould's wealthy New York family sends him to the town of Blessing to

learn the value of manual labor. While staying at the Bjorklund farm, Jonathan is drawn to Grace

Knutson. But Grace has always had her heart set on Toby Valders—despite her parents' disapproval.

2008.

DB 70313

The Best of Me DB 73766

10 hours 54 minutes

by Nicholas Sparks

read by Guy Williams

Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of the tracks, Dawson and

Amanda had a doomed romance. Twenty‐five years later they return home when Tuck, an old man

important to both of them, dies—and leaves behind a letter describing his own life's magical love.

Bestseller. 2011.

DB 73766

The Choice DB 66651

8 hours 40 minutes

by Nicholas Sparks

read by Holter Graham

North Carolina. After just one whirlwind weekend, Gabby Holland falls hard for her new neighbor

Travis Parker and must choose between him and her longtime boyfriend. Years later, a tougher

choice could end the relationship between Gabby and Travis forever. Commercial audiobook.

Bestseller. 2007.

DB 66651

Dear John DB 65315

9 hours 20 minutes

by Nicholas Sparks

read by Holter Graham

North Carolina. After years of drifting, John Tyree, who was raised by a father with Asperger's

syndrome, joins the army. While on leave he meets Savannah Curtis, a special‐education major. The

two fall in love, but their relationship changes when John reenlists after 9/11. Commercial

audiobook. Bestseller. 2006.

DB 65315

A Walk to Remember DB 49104

5 hours 9 minutes

by Nicholas Sparks

read by John Polk

Fifty‐seven‐year‐old Landon thinks back to 1958, the year that changed his life. Pious, bible‐carrying

Jamie Sullivan asks seventeen‐year‐old Landon to costar with her in the Christmas play written by

her preacher father. As they spend time together, Landon is shocked to realize he's falling in love.

Bestseller. 1999.

DB 49104

The Wedding DB 56908
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7 hours 9 minutes

by Nicholas Sparks

read by Tom Wopat

Jane and Wilson Lewis have been married for thirty years. Wilson realized a year ago that the love

was gone from his marriage. With the help of Jane's father, Noah Calhoun, Wilson sets out to make

his wife fall in love with him again. Bestseller. Commercial audiobook. 2003.

DB 56908

Honor Thyself DB 65913

9 hours 3 minutes

by Danielle Steel

read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Fifty‐year‐old actress Carole Barber travels to Paris to do research for a book she is writing. After a

terrorist attack, Carole suffers from amnesia. While her friends, grown children, and ex‐husband try

to help her remember, a former lover stirs memories and opens doors to the future. Bestseller. 2008.

DB 65913

Sunset in St. Tropez DB 54338

5 hours 17 minutes

by Danielle Steel

read by Erin Jones

Three New York couples—Diana and Eric Morrison, Pascale and John Donnally, and Anne and

Robert Smith—decide to vacation in France one summer. But Anne dies before the trip, so Robert

causes turmoil when he invites his new girlfriend, an actress, to join them. 2002.

DB 54338

Wanderlust DB 23919

15 hours 3 minutes

by Danielle Steel

read by Carol McCartney

Orphaned at a young age, Audrey Driscoll grows up bound to the caring of her eccentric millionaire

grandfather and her demanding younger sister. At the age of twenty‐six she finally attains the

freedom to indulge her passion for travel, and on the eve of World War II she encounters adventure

and romance in Europe, China, and Africa. Bestseller. 1986.

DB 23919

Quinn's Complete Seduction DB 57094

6 hours 8 minutes

by Sandra Steffen

read by Mitzi Friedlander

More than a year ago Nathan Quinn's wife died. As spring blossoms, he considers that it is time to

find a new woman to help raise his daughter Holly. Crystal Galloway, new to Jasper Gulch, South

Dakota, is also searching for something—but not a husband. 2001.

DB 57094

The Baker's Daughter DB 60418

6 hours 56 minutes

by D. E. Stevenson
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read by Jill Fox

Beilford, Scotland; 1930s. Young Sue Pringle becomes a cook for English artist John Darnay and his

wife. When Mrs. Darnay leaves her husband, Sue stays on. After John also departs, Sue embarks on a

mission of love to the art worlds of London and Amsterdam to find him. 1938.

DB 60418

Remember Me DB 66491

8 hours 52 minutes

by Sandra L. Tatara

read by Faith Potts

Dani Monroe buys a horse to help herself cope with the growing detachment of her paralyzed

husband Brian and with her mother's death. Dani befriends cowboy Ray Crowley, who is twenty‐two

years her senior. As Dani's feelings for Ray deepen, Brian urges Dani to follow her heart. 2007.

DB 66491

Blackberry Summer DB 74536

10 hours 20 minutes

by RaeAnne Thayne

read by Madelyn Buzzard

Hope's Crossing, Colorado. When thirty‐six‐year‐old divorcée Claire Bradford's beading shop is

robbed, newly appointed police chief Riley McKnight investigates. Riley, the younger brother of

Claire's best friend, has harbored a secret crush on Claire since he was the town's teen hellion. But

Claire is hesitant to reciprocate his love. 2011.

DB 74536

High Rising DB 44375

7 hours 17 minutes

by Angela Thirkell

read by Anne Flosnik

Now that her three older sons are self‐supporting, forty‐five‐year‐old widowed novelist Laura

Morland need only worry about young Tony, who "has a splendid natural resistance to learning in

any form." But money complications make way for social ones as almost everyone in Laura's circle of

acquaintances—from her publisher to her secretary—becomes involved in convoluted romances

fraught with misunderstandings. 1933.

DB 44375

Shades of Gray DB 62754

8 hours 18 minutes

by Jacquelin Thomas

read by Gail Nelson

African American Sela Barnes loses her Caucasian husband of twenty years to illness. Her

relationship with his parents deteriorates as they try to gain custody of Sela's six children. Sela

renews her faith in God and with the help of her pastor finds the strength to forgive. 2006.

DB 62754

Somewhere Along the Way DB 73361

9 hours 8 minutes

by Jodi Thomas
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read by Kristin Allison

Harmony, Texas. Seventeen‐year‐old Reagan still lives with her great‐uncle Jeremiah and works

part‐time at the diner. Reagan befriends reclusive Gabe and attracts the romantic interest of both

Noah and Brandon. When a crisis occurs, the town rallies around Reagan. 2010.

DB 73361

Brava, Valentine DB 71048

11 hours 56 minutes

by Adriana Trigiani

read by Laura Giannarelli

After her grandmother marries and moves to Italy, Valentine Roncalli, from Very Valentine (DB

68757), takes over the family's New York shoe business with her brother. Valentine begins a long‐

distance affair with Gianluca, her grandmother's new stepson, and travels to Buenos Aires, where

she uncovers family secrets. 2010.

DB 71048

Very Valentine DB 68757

14 hours 3 minutes

by Adriana Trigiani

read by Laura Giannarelli

Valentine Roncalli rescues the Greenwich Village custom shoe‐making company of her grandmother

Teodora Angelini. While learning the business from Teodora, Valentine falls in love with restaurant

owner Roman Falconi, who also has strong Italian American familial ties. Valentine and Teodora

travel to Italy, where they discover family secrets. 2009.

DB 68757

The Flowering DB 17053

5 hours 52 minutes

by Agnes Sligh Turnbull

read by Anne Mullen

Hester Carr, a charming widow in her thirties, yearns for a way of life aside from devotion of her

cocker spaniel and music. Then John Justin comes to the suburb of Westbrook to write a book. 1972.

DB 17053

The Wedding Bargain DB 64633

10 hours 29 minutes

by Agnes Sligh Turnbull

read by Mitzi Friedlander

Thirty‐year‐old secretary Eliza Hanford's boss, New York coal magnate Daniel Morgan, proposes to

her a marriage of convenience. Liza agrees, and the arrangement is a success until Dan is wrongly

accused of murder. As the criminal trial progresses, Dan and Eliza realize how much they truly love

each other. 1966.

DB 64633

Whistle and I'll Come to You: An Idyll DB 20186

6 hours 16 minutes

by Agnes Sligh Turnbull

read by Connie Lembcke
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An old‐fashioned romance about a local girl and her handsome English beau. The townspeople

distrust the young man after two wealthy old spinsters make him their heir. 1970.

DB 20186

The Blind Contessa's New Machine DB 71568

6 hours 1 minute

by Carey Wallace

read by Aasne Vigesaa

Early nineteenth‐century Italy. Contessa Carolina tells her parents and fiancé she is going blind, but

they won't listen. Only local eccentric Turri believes her. He invents a machine—a typewriter—for

her, and the two fall in love. Based on a true story. Commercial audiobook. 2010.

DB 71568

Finding Stefanie: Noble Legacy DB 71718

10 hours 55 minutes

by Susan May Warren

read by Theresa Conkin

Rancher Stefanie Noble and the residents of Phillips, Montana, deal with disruption in their town.

Movie star Lincoln Cash—who is hiding his multiple sclerosis—plans a film festival. And three

runaway siblings accidentally burn down Cash's newly purchased ranch house. Meanwhile, someone

is plotting more serious trouble. Rita Award. 2008.

DB 71718

Reclaiming Nick: Noble Legacy DB 71491

10 hours 51 minutes

by Susan May Warren

read by Theresa Conkin

Nick Noble learns that his father died and left half of the family ranch to Cole St. John, Nick's former

friend. Nick returns to Phillips, Montana, to contest the will. Investigative reporter Piper Sullivan

also travels to Phillips, hoping to prove that Nick framed her brother Jimmy for murder. 2006.

DB 71491

Taming Rafe: Noble Legacy DB 71550

11 hours 18 minutes

by Susan May Warren

read by Theresa Conkin

New York heiress Katherine Breckenridge's desperate attempt to raise money for a children's cancer

hospital is thwarted by cowboy Rafe Noble, who crashes his truck into her fundraiser. Determined to

make him pay, Katherine follows Rafe to Phillips, Montana, where she stumbles upon family secrets

—and into love. 2007.

DB 71550

The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder DB 69559

14 hours 43 minutes

by Rebecca Wells

read by Kimberly Schraf

Louisiana, 1950s. After high school Calla Lily attends beauty school in New Orleans while her

boyfriend Tuck heads to college in California. Years later Calla, a widow, returns to their hometown
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of La Luna. When Tuck comes home for a funeral, the two are reunited. 2009.

DB 69559

A Most Unsuitable Match DB 74335

10 hours 26 minutes

by Stephanie Grace Whitson

read by Theresa Conkin

Missouri, 1869. Wealthy, orphaned Fannie Rousseau discovers that her mother has a twin sister in

Montana Territory and boards a steamboat to find her. Samuel Beck is working for passage on the

same vessel. Despite a rough start the two fall in love—and strengthen their faith. 2011.

DB 74335

Sixteen Brides DB 74450

11 hours 36 minutes

by Stephanie Grace Whitson

read by Faith Potts

1871. Sixteen Civil War widows are induced to leave St. Louis for Nebraska to claim homesteads.

Upon arrival, they discover they have been advertised as mail‐order brides. Five of the women—

Sally, Ruth, Caroline, Ella, and Hettie—pool their money to build a house together and suitors follow.

2010.

DB 74450

Bamboo and Lace DB 53748

11 hours 26 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Kristin Allison

Lily Walsh has grown up under the guidance of her missionary father in a remote village in a small

Asian country. When her brother Jeff, who lives in Hawaii, invites her to visit, their father reluctantly

agrees. In Hawaii Lily meets her brother's friend Gabe, and soon finds herself torn between two very

different worlds. 2001.

DB 53748

The English Garden series should be read in the following order:

The Proposal DB 57040

9 hours 9 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Vanessa Maroney

England, 1810. William Jennings has never wished for the companionship of marriage, but when he

becomes the guardian of three children, his life changes entirely. With his sister's help William not

only learns how to care for the children but finds love and faith in God. 2002.

DB 57040

The Rescue DB 57044

8 hours 49 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Vanessa Maroney

England, 1811. The Jenningses and Palmers get new neighbors when Robert Weston claims his
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inheritance. On the way to his estate, Weston acquires a wife in a most unusual manner: Anne falls

off a ladder into his arms, and her religious—and unstable—father insists they marry. 2002.

DB 57044

The Visitor DB 57052

8 hours 52 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Vanessa Maroney

London, 1812. Temporarily blinded by a fall, Alexander Tate has doctor's orders to rest and allow

God's healing to work. Tate heads for his Aunt Harriet's country home in Collingbourne. When

Cassandra Steele begins reading to Tate, love blossoms. Cassandra's sister Lizzy also finds love.

2003.

DB 57052

The Place Called Home series should be read in the following order:

A Place Called Home DB 41472

6 hours 3 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Mary Woods

In 1887, when nineteen‐year‐old Christine Bennett's grandfather dies, she receives a startling note

from his associate informing her she is in danger and should leave town. Arriving in Baxter,

Christine is robbed and stabbed. After the town doctor, Mark Cameron, arranges for her to live with

his grandmother, the Cameron family brings God into Christine's life. As her past catches up with

her, Christine falls in love. 1990.

DB 41472

A Song for Silas DB 41473

4 hours 32 minutes

by Lori Wick

read by Mary Woods

Wisconsin, 1889. Life has not been kind to Amy Nolan lately. Four years ago her mother died, and

several months ago her fiancé ended their engagement. Now Amy's father, Grant, has broken his leg

just as planting season begins. In answer to their prayers, Silas Cameron, who helped them when

Mrs. Grant died, has come to their aid again. But soon the brotherly feeling that Amy and Silas had

before begins to change. 1990.

DB 41473

The Long Road Home DB 41474

5 hours 1 minute

by Lori Wick

read by Mary Woods

Paul Cameron and Abby Finlayson have each suffered the loss of a spouse after a brief marriage.

Neither can understand how God allowed this to happen. In despair, Paul deserts his position as

preacher and flees to a logging camp, where he is seriously injured. Abby, a nurse, helps Paul back to

health. Perhaps God plans for them to be together. 1990.

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Larkspur Cove DB 74629

12 hours 30 minutes

by Lisa Wingate

read by Anne Hancock

Moses Lake, Texas. When her teenage son gets into trouble, newly divorced social worker Andrea

Henderson meets game warden Mart McClendon. Mart, who is grieving over family deaths, works

with Andrea to help the town's recluse and his granddaughter. Andrea and Mart heal emotionally

and regain their Christian faith. 2011.

DB 74629

Never Say Never DB 71426

10 hours 38 minutes

by Lisa Wingate

read by Kristin Allison

Daily, Texas. Seventy‐year‐old Donetta Bradford and friends Imagene and Lucy head to the coast for

a cruise. When a hurricane disrupts their plans, the women and footloose cruise‐line employee Kai

Miller flee back to Donetta's house. After meeting Donetta's nephew Kemp, Kai is tempted to

abandon her seafaring ways. 2010.

DB 71426

Talk of the Town DB 69058

10 hours 19 minutes

by Lisa Wingate

read by Kristin Allison

Mandalay Florentino, associate producer of TV's hit reality show American Megastar, travels to

small‐town Daily, Texas, to plan a surprise reunion concert for hometown, trouble‐prone finalist

Amber Anderson. Manda juggles her job and personal issues, the swarming paparazzi, and an

attraction to a gorgeous country boy with a secret. 2008.

DB 69058

Word Gets Around DB 69082

9 hours 54 minutes

by Lisa Wingate

read by Kristin Allison

Lauren Eldridge reluctantly returns to her hometown in Texas to help her father train a racehorse

that is starring in a Hollywood film. With the family's ranch on the line, Lauren does her best despite

complications from struggling screenwriter Nate Heath, who might be more trouble than the horse.

2009.

DB 69082

Beach Lane DB 73517

8 hours 59 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Erin Jones

Platonic best friends Susie O'Brien and Mack Franklin spend all their time together, but just when

Mack is about to propose he loses his job as a sports columnist. Then Susie faces a health crisis and

withdraws from everyone. Meanwhile, Mack's former lover comes to town. 2011.

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Driftwood Cottage DB 73196

8 hours 57 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Erin Jones

Heather Donovan leaves her noncommittal boyfriend Connor O'Brien, a divorce attorney, in

Baltimore and takes their one‐year‐old son to Connor's hometown of Chesapeake Shores to start a

new life. Connor, realizing what he has lost, also relocates there. But is he too late? 2011.

DB 73196

Feels Like Family DB 68765

10 hours 24 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Divorce attorney Helen Decatur has a successful career but still wants a family. Helping single

mother Karen and falling for pastry chef Erik—both employees at her friend Dana Sue's restaurant

—give Helen a chance to realize her dream. 2007.

DB 68765

Flowers on Main DB 69238

9 hours 49 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Erin Jones

Playwright Bree O'Brien leaves her career in Chicago after a string of failures and returns to

Chesapeake Shores. Bree impulsively buys a florist shop for which her former boyfriend, landscaper

Jake Collins, is the flower supplier. Jake fears another rejection—but still loves Bree. 2009.

DB 69238

Honeysuckle Summer DB 71309

10 hours 36 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Mary Robinette Kowal

After escaping an abusive marriage, Raylene Hammond moves to Sarah Price's home in Serenity—

and becomes agoraphobic. Raylene meets sheriff's deputy Carter Rollins when one of Sarah's

children runs away. Carter, who is raising two younger sisters, falls for Raylene. Bestseller.

Commercial audiobook. 2010.

DB 71309

Stealing Home DB 68122

10 hours 9 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Divorced after her pediatrician husband got a nurse pregnant, distraught Maddie Townsend focuses

on managing a new women's gym. Meanwhile, baseball coach Cal Maddox expresses concern to

Maddie about her son's changing attitude. Maddie and Cal's resulting friendship causes problems in

small‐town Serenity, South Carolina. 2007.

DB 68122

Sweet Tea at Sunrise DB 71279
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9 hours 59 minutes

by Sherryl Woods

read by Gabriella Cavallero

Single mom Sarah Price returns home to Serenity, South Carolina, to start a new life. Distressed by

her ex‐husband's emotional abuse, Sarah relies on her friends Annie and Raylene for support. When

former professional baseball player Travis McDonald comes courting, Sarah doubts his sincerity.

Bestseller. 2010.

DB 71279

The Sisters of the Quilt series should be read in the following order:

When the Heart Cries DB 65580

9 hours 9 minutes

by Cindy Woodsmall

read by Kristin Allison

Hannah Lapp agrees to marry Paul Waddell, a Mennonite college student, even though her

Pennsylvania Amish family will disapprove. Following their engagement, Paul leaves for school, and

Hannah is raped by a stranger. Hannah attempts to cope while keeping the attack secret from Paul

and her community. 2006.

DB 65580

When the Morning Comes DB 66244

9 hours 48 minutes

by Cindy Woodsmall

read by Kristin Allison

Following a tragedy that ended her engagement to Paul Waddell, seventeen‐year‐old Hannah Lapp

flees her Amish community to start a new life in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Paul sets out to find

Hannah, who tries to navigate the Englischer world. 2007.

DB 66244

When the Soul Mends DB 68772

9 hours 44 minutes

by Cindy Woodsmall

read by Kristin Allison

Hannah Lapp has a new life in the Englischer world with Martin Palmer. But a friend's accident

forces Hannah to return to her Old Order Amish community, where she experiences mixed emotions

as she faces family and friends—including her ex‐fiancé Paul. 2008.

DB 68772

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Braille

Arabella and the Beast BR 7804

2 volumes

by Rebecca Baldwin

When Sir Bosworth Ivers loses a daughter to Viscount "Beast" Blackwater in a game of faro, Arabella

sees it as a means of escape from a wretched way of life. Although determined to keep within the
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bounds of a marriage of convenience, she soon finds herself falling in love with Beast. But his

mistress and a Russian count play havoc with the marriage before Beast and Arabella can admit

their true feelings. 1988.

BR 7804

Dartwood's Daughters BR 8086

2 volumes

by Rebecca Baldwin

Eve is returning from eighteen months in Italy, where she gathered artifacts for her father's

collection of antiquities. She has also become engaged to poet Thomas Perry and can't wait to tell

her twin sister Amy. But Amy is distraught over the attentions of Lord Barras, and the girls scheme

to thwart his proposal, with surprising results. 1989.

BR 8086

You Had Me at Good‐Bye BR 17896

2 volumes

by Tracey Victoria Bateman

Dancy is furious that her brother's British friend Jack took the senior editor job she was in line for at

Lane Publishing. Then, after standing up to an author, Dancy must take a month's leave. While she

contemplates her next career move, Dancy can't stop thinking about Jack. 2008.

BR 17896

Volume 1 You Had Me at Good‐Bye

Volume 2 You Had Me at Good‐Bye

Feathers in the Wind BR 8337

2 volumes

by Pamela Browning

Caro Nicholson is a famous model until a brutal attack in Central Park ends her career. Needing to

heal her spirit and put her life back together, she boards the first plane heading west and ends up in

the desert town of Moab, Utah. There she meets archaeologist Mike Herrick, who makes her feel

alive again. But how long will he be willing to wait for the healing to be complete? Harlequin novel.

1989.

BR 8337

Every Boy's Got One BR 16120

3 volumes

by Meg Cabot

In an adventure that unfolds through travel diaries and e‐mails, reporter Cal Langdon and cartoonist

Jane Harris clash at first as they travel to Italy to witness their best friends' elopement. But when

wedding plans hit a snag, they cooperate to obtain a necessary document and fall in love. 2005.

BR 16120

Volume 1 Every Boy's Got One

Volume 2 Every Boy's Got One

Volume 3 Every Boy's Got One

The Bargain Bride BR 8348

1 volume
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by Barbara Cartland

David, the Earl of Blakeney, has lost all of his money. Blake Hall is in ruins, and the creditors are

arriving on the morrow to demand he sell everything that is left to pay his debts. With Blake Hall to

be sold, what is to become of David and his sister, Lady Aleda? Then, along with the creditors, comes

Doran Winton, who makes an offer David and Aleda cannot refuse. 1989.

BR 8348

The Marquis Wins BR 8255

2 volumes

by Barbara Cartland

Daniela Brooke, heiress to a fortune, is practically alone in the world now that her mother and father

are dead. All she has left is a stepmother who tricked her father into marriage just before his

untimely death. And now there is a terrible plot afoot to marry Daniela to her stepmother's lover.

Her only hope is a friend of her father's—the Marquis of Crowle. But he is only interested in

gambling. Will he gamble on love? 1990.

BR 8255

The Dreadful Debutante BR 11282

1 volume

by Marion Chesney

Drusilla and Mira Markham are to have their London season together. But while the beautiful

Drusilla looks forward to the event, plain, tomboyish Mira does not. The only good thing to Mira is

that Lord Charles Devere, her longtime friend, will be there. When Charles falls for Drusilla, Mira's

jealous reaction draws the attention of a marquess. For high school and older readers. 1994.

BR 11282

Volume 1 The Dreadful Debutante

The Poor Relation Hotel series should be read in the following order:

Lady Fortescue Steps Out BR 9284

2 volumes

by Marion Chesney

At seventy, Lady Fortescue has become a poor relation with only a house on Bond Street and a small

income to call her own. A chance meeting in Hyde Park with Colonel Sandhurst, who faints from

hunger, gives Lady Fortescue an idea. She and the colonel convince some of their friends, also in dire

straits, to join them in establishing a hotel in her home, where the guests will be served by the

nobility. Her nephew is not happy. 1992.

BR 9284

Miss Tonks Turns to Crime BR 9386

1 volume

by Marion Chesney

The Poor Relation Hotel in London is again short of funds to keep it running. Miss Tonks has agreed

to relieve her sister of a diamond necklace and tiara, which should provide the needed cash. Posing

as a highwayman, Miss Tonks acquires the jewels, but upon her return she brings her niece—who

seems to have fallen in love with the highwayman when "he" kissed her. 1993.

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Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace BR 9387

2 volumes

by Marion Chesney

The Poor Relation Hotel is again in financial trouble, and Mrs. Budley has been chosen to carry out

the latest scheme to acquire money. She is to claim relationship to the Marquess of Peterhouse, who

is supposedly old and senile. But of course he isn't, and romance follows. A problem cook adds to the

confusion that often reigns at the Poor Relation. 1993.

BR 9387

Sir Philip's Folly BR 9567

1 volume

by Marion Chesney

The Poor Relation is burdened with an undesirable guest brought in by Sir Philip Sommerville. Mrs.

Budge, a vulgar, overweight woman, has stolen Sir Philip's heart away from Miss Tonks. Other

guests include Lady Carruthers, who refuses to act her age, and her daughter Arabella, who is in love

with the Earl of Denby but stands little chance of capturing him because of her mother. 1993.

BR 9567

Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue BR 9849

1 volume

by Marion Chesney

The owners of the Poor Relation hotel are in dire straits. Colonel Sandhurst has been sent to collect

an unpaid bill from Sir Randolph Gray. But rather than returning with money, he arrives with Miss

Frederica Gray, who is running away from home to avoid a forced marriage to the elderly Lord Peter

Bewley. As is typical at the Poor Relation, romance takes over and all works out for the best. 1994.

BR 9849

Barefoot Bride BR 5674

2 volumes

by Dorothy Cork

Amy Martin arrives in Queensland full of confidence and eager to marry her fiancé Clifford. It shocks

her to find him strangely unwelcoming, and it breaks her heart to face the fact that Clifford wants to

break their engagement. Harlequin novel. 1980.

BR 5674

See No Love BR 5664

2 volumes

by Monette Cummings

Regency romance about a beautiful doe‐eyed young woman with myopia and a matchmaking

mother who is fervently convinced that the sight of her daughter in spectacles would frighten off any

suitor. Thus Emily becomes involved in a series of minor disasters until she is rescued by a duke

who encourages her to wear eyeglasses. 1983.

BR 5664

Seventeenth Summer BR 10584

2 volumes

by Maureen Daly

A woman recalls her seventeenth summer when she lived in a small Wisconsin town in the leisurely
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days before World War II and fell in love for the first time. 1942.

BR 10584

Volume 1 Seventeenth Summer

Volume 2 Seventeenth Summer

Love in a Nutshell BR 19486

2 volumes

by Janet Evanovich

Newly divorced Kate Appleton moves into the Nutshell, her family's summer retreat in rural

Michigan, to renovate it into a bed‐and‐breakfast. Matt Culhane hires Kate to go undercover and find

out who is sabotaging his brewery. When danger strikes, Kate and Matt unite and fall in love.

Bestseller. 2011.

BR 19486

Volume 1 Love in a Nutshell

Volume 2 Love in a Nutshell

The Silent Suitor BR 9896

2 volumes

by Elisabeth Fairchild

Miss Sarah Wilkes Lyndle's mother died from a feverish malaise when Sarah was still quite young.

That same fever took away Sarah's sight. Now, at twenty‐four, Sarah has left her sheltered country

life behind and come to London for the first time. Lady Castleford, who happens to have a son known

as the "Beast" and a handsome nephew known as "Beauty," has agreed to introduce Sarah at

Almack's. 1994.

BR 9896

A Touch of Grace BR 18546

2 volumes

by Linda Goodnight

New Orleans. The Reverend Ian Carpenter runs a mission that caters to runaways and street kids.

When a drug addict named Maddy is found dead near the facility, Maddy's sister, reporter Gretchen

Barker, investigates Ian's charity. Gretchen regains her faith in God while falling in love. Rita Award.

2007.

BR 18546

Volume 1 A Touch of Grace

Volume 2 A Touch of Grace

More than You Know BR 13059

2 volumes

by Beth Richardson Gutcheon

Elderly Hannah Gray describes spending her seventeenth summer vacationing at a haunted house in

Dundee, Maine, falling in love with local boy Conary Crocker, and trying to identify the ghost.

Alternating chapters tell the century‐old story of Claris Osgood, whose marriage to islander Danial

Haskell leads to isolation, heartbreak, and murder. 2000.

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Volume 1 More than You Know

Volume 2 More than You Know

For Love of a Pagan BR 5362

2 volumes

by Anne Hampson

Tina is both incensed and amused when Paul, a gorgeous Greek tycoon and playboy, asks her to

become his mistress. Knowing she is far from indifferent to him, Tina returns home to England. But

when Paul follows and proposes to her, she is faced with an entirely different kind of decision.

Harlequin novel. 1978.

BR 5362

Beauvallet BR 19437

2 volumes

by Georgette Heyer

Dashing Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, one of Queen Elizabeth I's buccaneers, captures a Spanish galleon.

Onboard are Don Manuel and his lovely daughter Dominica. Nicholas escorts the two safely to their

native shores, but vows to return to Spain—enemy territory—and make Dominica his wife. 1929.

BR 19437

Volume 1 Beauvallet

Volume 2 Beauvallet

The Masqueraders BR 15708

3 volumes

by Georgette Heyer

Temporarily abandoned by their reckless father, Prudence and her brother Robin each disguise

themselves as the opposite sex to avoid capture by their political enemies. Dangerous

entanglements develop when Prue falls in love with Sir Anthony and Robin is smitten by a lovely

heiress. Foreword by Anne Stuart. 1928.

BR 15708

Volume 1 The Masqueraders

Volume 2 The Masqueraders

Volume 3 The Masqueraders

Venetia BR 18809

3 volumes

by Georgette Heyer

Yorkshire, England. Beautiful, isolated spinster Venetia Lanyon stays at home managing the family

estate and caring for her sickly brother while another sibling fights Napoleon. Venetia becomes

fascinated by her scandalous neighbor Lord Damerel, a rake, and the two become friends before

falling in love. 1958.

BR 18809

Volume 1 Venetia

Volume 2 Venetia

Volume 3 Venetia
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The Christmas Bride BR 9314

2 volumes

by Grace Livingston Hill

Gregory Sterling had left town ten years ago, vowing to come back a rich man. Now he is returning,

but it doesn't seem like home anymore—his mother is dead, and his girlfriend has married someone

else. On the trip he meets Rhoderick Steele, a minister, who begins to cause changes for Gregory.

And shortly after he arrives home, Gregory rescues a young girl who is destined to become an

important part of his life. 1934.

BR 9314

Crimson Roses BR 9682

2 volumes

by Grace Livingston Hill

Marion Warren is rather put upon in the family home now that her brother's wife seems to have

taken over. But Marion is strong enough to find a place of her own, and with the meagre earnings

from her first job, she purchases a season ticket to the symphony. At the second concert, a rose

appears on her seat, and then it happens at every concert. Delighted, Marion learns that the sender is

Lyman, a wealthy young man, who quickly makes his intentions known. 1928.

BR 9682

Silver Wings BR 9161

2 volumes

by Grace Livingston Hill

Amory Lorrimer is thrilled to get a position as social secretary in the Whitney household. On the

very day that she arrives, she watches a small plane landing nearby. Before another day passes the

pilot, Gareth, presents her with his silver wings. But soon Gareth makes a nonstop flight to Alaska

and crashes short of his destination. Everyone believes him to be dead except Amory, who is sure

that he will be saved. 1931.

BR 9161

To Love and to Cherish BR 9493

2 volumes

by Sarah G. Joseph

Texas secretary Candace scolds herself for daydreaming about Nick, a New Yorker she met two

months ago at a friend's wedding. She is angry that she allowed herself to be seduced by such a

playboy. If only her steady beau Don would show some signs of romance—Candace would be happy

to marry him. But it's Nick who surprises her with flowers on her birthday, and the news that he has

moved to Texas. And he refuses to believe that Candace couldn't care less! 1991.

BR 9493

The Joys of Love BR 18238

2 volumes

by Madeleine L'Engle

After graduating from college in 1946, Elizabeth pursues her dream of acting and lands an

apprenticeship in a summer theater company. She falls in love with an aspiring director, not

realizing how much her friendship with a fellow apprentice means to her. For senior high and older

readers. 1950.

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Volume 1 The Joys of Love

Volume 2 The Joys of Love

The Trail of Conflict BR 9234

2 volumes

by Emilie Baker Loring

Daniel Glamorgan gives Peter Courtlandt an ultimatum—the Glamorgan money for the Courtlandt

name. In other words, a marriage of convenience between Steve Courtlandt and Geraldine (Jerry)

Glamorgan. After they marry, Steve inherits a ranch in Wyoming—if he and Jerry live there, on

Steve's money, for one year. At last it seems their marriage of convenience may become a marriage

for love. Then a misunderstanding threatens everything. 1950.

BR 9234

Dolci di Love; or, the Sweetheart Cantucci BR 19507

4 volumes

by Sarah‐Kate Lynch

Childless forty‐four‐year‐old business executive Lily discovers that her husband Daniel has a secret

family in Italy and goes there to confront him. In Tuscany, Lily stays with the matchmaking members

of the Secret League of Widowed Darners, learns to bake, and falls in love. 2011.

BR 19507

Volume 1 Dolci di Love; or, the Sweetheart Cantucci

Volume 2 Dolci di Love; or, the Sweetheart Cantucci

Volume 3 Dolci di Love; or, the Sweetheart Cantucci

Volume 4 Dolci di Love; or, the Sweetheart Cantucci

Bitter Homecoming BR 5638

2 volumes

by Jan MacLean

The bitter, withdrawn man who returns to Sevenoaks is not the man Kate knew and loved. Of course,

his wife's death would have been traumatic, but Adam refuses to speak about it. While Kate hopes

her love for Adam will still the ghost of his past, he gives her no chance at all. Harlequin novel. 1978.

BR 5638

Return to Promise BR 13521

2 volumes

by Debbie Macomber

Promise, Texas. Cal Patterson and his physician wife Jane are happily married with two young

children. When Jane takes their son and daughter to California because of her father's failing health,

their separation causes problems. To make matters worse, an attractive new woman in town has her

sights set on Cal. 2000.

BR 13521

Volume 1 Return to Promise

Volume 2 Return to Promise

Summer on Blossom Street BR 18227

3 volumes

by Debbie Macomber
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Seattle. Lydia organizes a "knit‐to‐quit" class for people trying to abandon their negative habits.

Phoebe joins after calling off her engagement, Bryan has job‐related stresses, Anne Marie copes with

a recovering addict in her life, and Alix wants to stop smoking before she becomes pregnant.

Bestseller. 2009.

BR 18227

Volume 1 Summer on Blossom Street

Volume 2 Summer on Blossom Street

Volume 3 Summer on Blossom Street

Frivolous Pretence BR 8371

3 volumes

by Anthea Malcolm

King George IV is divorcing Queen Caroline, and some think Frank Hawksley's wife Demetra has

allowed secret information regarding the trial to fall into the wrong hands. But Demetra is innocent

—although her husband does not think so. Demetra devises a plan to unmask the real traitor, but, in

order to carry out her plan, she must leave her home. 1990.

BR 8371

His Lordship's Chaperone BR 19203

2 volumes

by Shirley Marks

Robert Moreland, the marquess of Haverton, stumbles upon a brilliant idea—hire his own female

chaperone to prevent being trapped into marriage by one of London's debutantes. Robert's mother,

the duchess of Waverly, hires nanny Catherine Hayward for the job. But the duchess has an ulterior

motive. 2009.

BR 19203

Volume 1 His Lordship's Chaperone

Volume 2 His Lordship's Chaperone

Honeymoon Husband BR 18071

1 volume

by Shirley Marks

Hannah Roberts is on her way to her wedding and the Hawaiian honeymoon she won when her

fiancé leaves her. Arriving in Hawaii, Hannah immediately meets a man and begins enjoying herself.

But she can't seem to dodge the contest organizers, who want a picture of the winning newlyweds.

2007.

BR 18071

Volume 1 Honeymoon Husband

Lady Eugenia's Holiday BR 18919

1 volume

by Shirley Marks

To make up for delaying her London debut for her sister's sake, Lady Eugenia Abbott goes on

holiday to Brighton with her great‐aunt Rose. Helped by her aunt's influence, Eugenia attends many

social events, makes friends, and falls in love with a mysterious duke. 2009.

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Volume 1 Lady Eugenia's Holiday

Miss Quinn's Quandary BR 19115

2 volumes

by Shirley Marks

Larissa Quinn falsely claims Sir Randall Trent is her husband so they can obtain the last room at an

inn. She later runs into Sir Randall at a ball while visiting London with her aunt. When their sham

marriage becomes public, the pair face scandal—and fall in love. 2008.

Volume 1 Miss Quinn's Quandary

Volume 2 Miss Quinn's Quandary

Christy BR 15428

5 volumes

by Catherine Marshall

Based on experiences of the author's mother, this tale describes nineteen‐year‐old Christy

Huddleston's first year teaching in an Appalachian mountain hamlet. With the help of Quaker Alice

Henderson who founded the Cutter Gap mission school, Christy finds a point of reference in God and

inspires love in two admirable men. 1967.

BR 15428

Volume 1 Christy

Volume 2 Christy

Volume 3 Christy

Volume 4 Christy

Volume 5 Christy

Rosebuds BR 16667

2 volumes

by Margaret Mayhew

Post‐World War II England. Flora Middleton and Tally Ashby become friends at boarding school

despite different backgrounds: Flora is poor while Tally is aristocratic. Their bond strengthens

through young adulthood and first love, but while Tally has her choice of suitors, Flora pines

hopelessly for Tally's stepbrother Nicholas. 2004.

BR 16667

Volume 1 Rosebuds

Volume 2 Rosebuds

The Twilight series should be read in the following order:

Twilight BR 18146

4 volumes

by Stephenie Meyer

After seventeen‐year‐old Bella moves in with her dad in Washington state she falls in love with high

school senior Edward Cullen. Bella discovers that Edward and his adoptive clan are vampires.

Though they feast on wildlife rather than humans, Bella is still in danger. For senior high readers.

2005.
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BR 18146

Volume 1 Twilight

Volume 2 Twilight

Volume 3 Twilight

Volume 4 Twilight

New Moon BR 18147

4 volumes

by Stephenie Meyer

Vampire Edward Cullen and his family leave Bella and her town to prevent themselves from

devouring humans. Brokenhearted Bella turns to adventure‐seeking Jacob and motorcycles.

Meanwhile, a pack of werewolves tries to protect Bella from a vindictive vampire. For senior high

readers. 2006.

Volume 1 New Moon

Volume 2 New Moon

Volume 3 New Moon

Volume 4 New Moon

Eclipse BR 18180

4 volumes

by Stephenie Meyer

After befriending werewolf Jacob, Bella must choose between him and her former vampire

boyfriend Edward. Meanwhile, vicious killings occur in nearby Seattle as a female vampire seeks

revenge—putting Bella in danger and stirring old enmities. For senior high readers. 2007.

BR 18180

Volume 1 Eclipse

Volume 2 Eclipse

Volume 3 Eclipse

Volume 4 Eclipse

Breaking Dawn BR 18181

5 volumes

by Stephenie Meyer

Eighteen‐year‐old Bella Swan marries vampire Edward Cullen after she graduates from high school

and must decide whether to become immortal. But her pregnancy threatens both her life and peace

between her werewolf friend Jacob and the vampire Volturi coven. For senior high readers. 2008.

BR 18181

Volume 1 Breaking Dawn

Volume 2 Breaking Dawn

Volume 3 Breaking Dawn

Volume 4 Breaking Dawn

Volume 5 Breaking Dawn

The Anonymous Miss Addams BR 8670

2 volumes
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by Kasey Michaels

Pierre Standish is a man of wit, wealth, and abundant good looks. He is also terribly bored. His

father, whom he has been visiting, challenges him to perform a totally unselfish deed. Pierre's

chance arrives sooner than expected when he comes upon an unconscious young woman lying in the

road. He returns with her to his father's country estate, but when she awakens she has no idea who

she is or how she came to be without any memory. 1989.

BR 8670

A Wanted Man BR 14717

1 volume

by Nancy J. Parra

Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother

and other orphans who were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna

sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart

instead. 2002.

BR 14717

Volume 1 A Wanted Man

The Brides of Gallatin County series should be read in the following order:

A Promise to Believe In BR 18518

3 volumes

by Tracie Peterson

Montana Territory, 1879. Sisters Beth, Gwen, and Lacy Gallatin run their late father's roadhouse,

which is located next to Rafe Reynolds's saloon. Gwen, the eldest, thinks she's cursed after losing

both her parents and her husband. Then Hank Bishop appears, claiming to be Gwen's brother‐in‐law

—and love heals her wounds. 2008.

BR 18518

Volume 1 A Promise to Believe In

Volume 2 A Promise to Believe In

Volume 3 A Promise to Believe In

A Love to Last Forever BR 18881

3 volumes

by Tracie Peterson

Montana territory, 1879. Hopeless romantic Beth Gallatin longs for a prince to sweep her off her feet

like the characters in her novels. Nick Lassiter has loved Beth since she came to town years ago, but

Nick is not a Christian and he harbors a secret from his past. 2009.

BR 18881

Volume 1 A Love to Last Forever

Volume 2 A Love to Last Forever

Volume 3 A Love to Last Forever

A Dream to Call My Own BR 18733

2 volumes
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by Tracie Peterson

Montana, 1881. Headstrong Lacy Gallatin feels out of place at the roadhouse she runs with her

sisters Gwen and Beth, both of whom are now married. Lacy also desperately wants to find the man

who killed her father. Deputy sheriff Dave Shepard offers Lacy a chance at justice—and love. 2009.

BR 18733

Volume 1 A Dream to Call My Own

Volume 2 A Dream to Call My Own

Snow in April BR 3159

2 volumes

by Rosamunde Pilcher

In a borrowed car and a spring snowstorm, Jody and Caroline Cliburn set out to search Scotland for

their vanished brother, despite the fact that Caroline's wedding is only days away. 1972.

BR 3159

The Controversial Countess BR 9136

3 volumes

by Mary Jo Putney

A novel of romance and adventure set in the period following the battle of Waterloo. Duke Rafael

Whitbourne is sent to Paris to discover and expose a traitor in the British delegation of peace

negotiators, and to persuade England's most effective spy to leave retirement and become active

again. To his surprise, he discovers the spy is the notorious Countess Magda, his former lover. 1989.

BR 9136

The Edge of Winter BR 17187

3 volumes

by Luanne Rice

Neve Halloran and her teenage daughter Mickey move to the windswept Rhode Island coast after

leaving Mickey's unstable father. Neve falls in love with a man who has devoted his life to caring for

a wildlife sanctuary, while Mickey meets a lonely boy. 2007.

BR 17187

Volume 1 The Edge of Winter

Volume 2 The Edge of Winter

Volume 3 The Edge of Winter

Beyond the Night BR 18782

3 volumes

by Marlo M. Schalesky

California. Paul Tilden holds vigil by the bedside of his comatose wife Maddie, who fights for her life

in a hospital. Paul relives their love affair—helping Maddie cope with blindness, their bond growing

into something much more—and prays that he can reach her. 2008.

BR 18782

Volume 1 Beyond the Night

Volume 2 Beyond the Night

Volume 3 Beyond the Night
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The Foolish Gentlewoman BR 8547

2 volumes

by Margery Sharp

Romantic comedy that revolves around Isabel Brocken, who is considered frivolous and foolish by

her brother‐in‐law, Simon. World War II is over and the widowed Isabel returns home to Chipping

Lodge, just eight miles from the center of London. She brings together her family members and

friends, whose reactions vary when Isabel proposes to make amends to Tilly Cuff for an injustice

years ago. 1948.

BR 8547

The Nutmeg Tree BR 8544

2 volumes

by Margery Sharp

An indiscretion in 1916 resulted in the irrepressible Julia's having a baby and then marrying. In

1937 her daughter Susan writes from France, begging her mother to come to her aid. Susan is in love

and wants to marry, but her grandparents, who have raised her, object to the match. Julia flies to her

daugther's side to help—and to escape creditors. 1937.

BR 8544

Marriage 101 BR 18517

1 volume

by Deborah Shelley

Family life‐skills teacher Rachel Levin accepts a dare by her high school students to pretend to be

married to someone not of her choosing for the whole school year. The kids match her with gym

instructor and marriage skeptic Danny Ricucci. True romance blossoms between the mismatched

educators. 2008.

BR 18517

Volume 1 Marriage 101

Old Lover's Ghost BR 10976

2 volumes

by Joan Smith

Charity Wainwright's father has the unusual power of being able to communicate with ghosts. Thus

Charity and her father spend a lot of time traveling, and she has little time for herself—or romance.

But their visit to Keefer Hall does hold some promise. 1994.

BR 10976

Volume 1 Old Lover's Ghost

Volume 2 Old Lover's Ghost

A Promise for Ellie BR 18174

3 volumes

by Lauraine Snelling

North Dakota, 1900. High school sweethearts Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold have wanted to get

married since childhood, but Andrew's father asks them to postpone the wedding. Andrew

continues building their future homestead—until a tragedy drives him to risk everything for

revenge. 2006.

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Volume 1 A Promise for Ellie

Volume 2 A Promise for Ellie

Volume 3 A Promise for Ellie

Rebecca's Reward BR 18449

3 volumes

by Lauraine Snelling

Blessing, North Dakota; 1902. Rebecca Baard's brother discourages her from opening a soda shop,

but when she visits her cousin Penny in Bismarck, Rebecca learns to operate such an establishment.

Meanwhile, Rebecca's friends are also concerned about her single status and conspire to introduce

her to eligible bachelors. 2008.

BR 18449

Volume 1 Rebecca's Reward

Volume 2 Rebecca's Reward

Volume 3 Rebecca's Reward

Sophie's Dilemma BR 18175

3 volumes

by Lauraine Snelling

1901. Headstrong Sophie Knutson defies her father's wishes when she elopes with Hamre Bjorklund

and moves to Seattle, Washington. Sophie finds that her life as a fisherman's bride is not all that she

had envisioned. When tragedy strikes, Sophie contemplates returning home to Blessing, North

Dakota. 2007.

BR 18175

Volume 1 Sophie's Dilemma

Volume 2 Sophie's Dilemma

Volume 3 Sophie's Dilemma

A Touch of Grace BR 18176

3 volumes

by Lauraine Snelling

North Dakota, 1902. Jonathan Gould's wealthy New York family sends him to the town of Blessing to

learn the value of manual labor. While staying at the Bjorklund farm, Jonathan is drawn to Grace

Knutson. But Grace has always had her heart set on Toby Valders—despite her parents' disapproval.

2008.

BR 18176

Volume 1 A Touch of Grace

Volume 2 A Touch of Grace

Volume 3 A Touch of Grace

The Best of Me BR 18752

3 volumes

by Nicholas Sparks

Oriental, North Carolina. As high school seniors from different sides of the tracks, Dawson and

Amanda had a doomed romance. Twenty‐five years later they return home when Tuck, an old man

important to both of them, dies—and leaves behind a letter describing his own life's magical love.
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Bestseller. 2011.

BR 18752

Volume 1 The Best of Me

Volume 2 The Best of Me

Volume 3 The Best of Me

The Choice BR 17348

2 volumes

by Nicholas Sparks

North Carolina. After just one whirlwind weekend, Gabby Holland falls hard for her new neighbor

Travis Parker and must choose between him and her longtime boyfriend. Years later, a tougher

choice could end the relationship between Gabby and Travis forever. Bestseller. 2007.

BR 17348

Volume 1 The Choice

Volume 2 The Choice

The Wedding BR 15299

2 volumes

by Nicholas Sparks

Jane and Wilson Lewis have been married for thirty years. Wilson realized a year ago that the love

was gone from his marriage. With the help of Jane's father Wilson sets out to make his wife fall in

love with him again. Bestseller. 2003.

BR 15299

Volume 1 The Wedding

Volume 2 The Wedding

The Ghost BR 18193

3 volumes

by Danielle Steel

After a ten‐year marriage ends, all Charlie Waterston has now is the future. He is leaving his

architectural job in London and returning to New York. Too devastated to work, Charlie takes a

leave of absence to go skiing in Vermont. But a snow storm leaves him stranded in Massachusetts,

where a stay at a bed‐and‐breakfast changes his life forever. Bestseller. 1997.

BR 18193

Volume 1 The Ghost

Volume 2 The Ghost

Volume 3 The Ghost

Happy Birthday BR 19432

2 volumes

by Danielle Steel

Three people start out miserable on their landmark birthdays but end up happy. Aging style guru

Valerie Wyatt turns sixty unattached, Valerie's single daughter April is thirty and pregnant, and

quarterback‐turned‐sportscaster Jack Adams faces fifty alone. Bestseller. 2011.

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Volume 1 Happy Birthday

Volume 2 Happy Birthday

Honor Thyself BR 17696

3 volumes

by Danielle Steel

Fifty‐year‐old actress Carole Barber travels to Paris to do research for a book she is writing. After a

terrorist attack, Carole suffers from amnesia. While her friends, grown children, and ex‐husband try

to help her remember, a former lover stirs memories and opens doors to the future. Bestseller. 2008.

BR 17696

Volume 1 Honor Thyself

Volume 2 Honor Thyself

Volume 3 Honor Thyself

Sunset in St. Tropez BR 14193

2 volumes

by Danielle Steel

Three New York couples—Diana and Eric Morrison, Pascale and John Donnally, and Anne and

Robert Smith—decide to vacation in France one summer. But Anne dies before the trip, so Robert

causes turmoil when he invites his new girlfriend, an actress, to join them. 2002.

BR 14193

Volume 1 Sunset in St. Tropez

Volume 2 Sunset in St. Tropez

Longsword BR 5360

2 volumes

by Victoria Thorne

Historical romance. Young Gervase Escot, a medieval noble, is cheated out of his birthright by his

jealous uncle. Fleeing from home disguised as a lowly scribe, Gervase ironically ends up in the

service of the lady to whom he had been betrothed. 1982.

BR 5360

Rose White, Rose Red BR 5742

2 volumes

by Daisy Vivian

This romance of Georgian England features fresh young Blanche Montague, up from the country to

be a companion to her eccentric aunt, Lady Sabella, in London. She soon becomes involved with

some of Bonnie Prince Charlie's underground Jacobites and with the sophisticated Mordaunt

Ravenswood, who is smitten with Blanche. 1983.

BR 5742

Bitter Enchantment BR 5662

2 volumes

by Yvonne Whittal

Shortly after her father's death, Melanie learns that huge gambling debts had forced him to borrow a

small fortune from despicable Jason Kerr. Now, to recoup his investment, Jason proposes either to

sell Melanie's beloved family home or to blackmail her into marrying him. Harlequin novel. 1979.
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BR 5662

A Dangerous Man BR 5639

2 volumes

by Mary Wibberley

Everyone in the Yorkshire village where Tania teaches school expects her to marry Ted Latham, the

spoiled son of a rich builder. But everything changes when fearless Bryden Kane arrives in

Granchester to challenge Tania's prospective father‐in‐law. Harlequin novel. 1979.

BR 5639

A Difficult Truce BR 10857

2 volumes

by Joan Wolf

Niall MacCarthy, the earl of Clancarthy, is dead. He was the last survivor of the great chiefs of old

Ireland, and the Catholics would have risen to follow him and become a nation again. Can his

nineteen‐year‐old daughter Christina take his place as head of the clan? Dreams are dashed when

enemies capture Christina. Her only hope lies in her marriage to Charles Standish, duke of Dacre. But

she must not allow herself to fall in love with him. 1981.

BR 10857

Volume 1 A Difficult Truce

Volume 2 A Difficult Truce

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