Janet Dean
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The "orphan train" seemed like small-town spinster Adelaide Crum's last chance to know the simple joys of family life. So many lost children, every one of them dreaming only of a caring home-the home she longed to offer. And yet the narrow-minded town elders refused to entrust even the most desperate child to a woman alone....
Newspaperman Charles Graves believed his heart was closed forever, but he swore to stand by this lovely, lonely woman who...
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STAKING HIS CLAIM… Recently widowed Carly Richards is shocked when a bounty hunter declares her seamstress shop belongs to his sister. But Nate Sergeant has proof - the deed her lawless husband gambled away without her knowledge. Now Carly must fight for her home and her son's future. And until a judge arrives to settle ownership, she's not budging... despite Nate's surprisingly kind demeanor - and dashing good looks. Nate's faced the meanest outlaws...
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The Cowgirl Takes a Husband! To keep the Texas ranch she loves, Hannah Parrish will wed a man she doesn't. Cowpokes won't take orders from a young, single female. But while her exasperating neighbor Matt Walker jokes about her being a mere debutante, Hannah is a rancher to the core. Just like Matt. "Will you marry me?" It's a question widowed Matt never intended to ask again. Now spirited Hannah is asking him for a marriage of convenience! Yet whether...
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A widow with three boys to raise, Mary Graves has no time for peddlers of phony medicine. She's a dedicated healer working alongside her doctor father. When a handsome stranger blows into town with his "elixir of health" and asks questions about her newly adopted son, Mary's determined to uncover the truth behind all his claims.
Once the reckless heir to a Boston fortune, Dr. Luke Jacobs travels the country with his herbal medicine while searching...
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The ramshackle Victorian house is all that widowed mother-to-be Callie Mitchell has left. But she's going to make that house into a true home-a home where she and her baby will be safe and happy…and where women in need can find refuge. And if that means trusting stranger Jacob Smith to help with the repairs, then so be it. Jacob came to town with a handful of old postcards and one goal in mind-to find the mother who'd abandoned him years before....
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His family destroyed hers. But Wade Cummings's job offer to care for his recuperating father is impossible to decline. Schoolteacher Abigail Wilson can swallow her pride for the sake of a summer paycheck that will help her sister. And when Abigail's employment ends, old loyalties will separate the feuding families once more. If there's anyone in town stubborn enough to deal with Wade's cantankerous father, it's Abigail. It's just a business arrangement...
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A matter of trust
Courting the Doctor's Daughter by Janet Dean
Once the heir to a Boston fortune, Dr. Luke Jacobs travels the country with his herbal medicine while searching for his long-lost son. After meeting feisty doctor's daughter Mary Graves and her youngest boy, Luke has found what he's been looking for. But Mary's skeptical about Luke's claims and his interest in her newly adopted son. Can Luke convince her to let him into her family-and...
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Enjoy two stories of strength and hope in days gone by from Love Inspired Historical
The Substitute Bride by Janet Dean
Fleeing an arranged marriage, Elizabeth Manning exchanges places with a mail-order bride bound for New Harmony, Iowa. Life on the frontier can't be worse than forced wedlock to pay her father's gambling debts. But Ted Logan's rustic lifestyle and rambunctious children are more of a challenge than Elizabeth expects. And how can...
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2011, c2010
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Fleeing a marriage arranged to pay her father's gambling debts, debutante Elizabeth Manning exchanges places with a mail-order bride bound for New Harmony, Iowa, but life on the frontier and a houseful of rambunctious children prove more challenging than Elizabeth expected.
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A perfect partnership
The Unintended Groom by Debra Ullrick
When Abby Bowen's dream of love is dashed, she pursues a new dream: opening a dinner theater in Hot Mineral Springs, Colorado. There's just one hitch: she needs a male business partner. The handsome father of twins who answers Abby's ad is perfect…perhaps too perfect. Working with someone like Harrison Kingsley—without losing her heart—will be harder than Abby anticipated!
The Bride...
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The power of faith and love
Wilderness Courtship
Thorne Blackwell is in the midst of a crisis. To save his brother's wife and son from hired guns, he must make a grueling journey through the wild Oregon Territory. And he needs Charity Beal's help. Through roiling rivers and lush mountain passes, Charity's kindness and faith awakens Thorne to a strength he never knew. But before he can win her love, he has to save their party from the sharpshooter...
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Now, having told my story, I feel that a huge burden has been lifted. My secrets are now in the open and I believe that no girl or woman in the world should have such dark secrets hiding in her heart. I want to encourage all women who are or have suffered the indignation of abuse to break free of the silence, live their lives with joy and look for ways to lift up others as well. Together, we can give voice to the voiceless, all over the world.
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Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith.
INSTANT FRONTIER FAMILY
Frontier Bachelors by Regina ScottMaddie
O'Rourke is in for a surprise when handsome Michael Haggerty replaces the woman she hired to escort her orphaned siblings to Seattle-and insists on helping her care for the children he adores.
THE BOUNTY HUNTER'S REDEMPTION
by Janet Dean
When...