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42) A Texan's honor
Author
Series
Heart of a hero volume 2
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Texas, 1874. Years ago, Will McMillan had fought in the open, next to his Captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now he's waging another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the notorious Walton Gang."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Unexpected brides volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"After three failed attempts, Everett Cline is not happy when another--uninvited--mail-order bride steps off the train in his Kansas farming community. But is she the wife he's been waiting for?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anthony and Marty Hirschler are part of an Old Order Mennonite community in Pine Hill, Indiana. They have grown apart since a doctor confirmed they would never have children. Marty's childhood friend, Brooke Spalding, resurfaces with the wild idea of rebuilding a Kansas ghost town into a resort community. Brooke hires Anthony to help with the construction, drawing the Hirschlers away from Indiana and into her plan, and then finds herself diagnosed...
Author
Series
Blessings volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for the past four years, but now he's ready to let someone else take up the mantle. Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. But when a surprise candidate also enters the ring, the town has opinions on who would be the best candidate. And of course that's not the only drama, as Malachi "Mal" July continues to make reparations for the damage he's caused and to the people he's betrayed,...
Author
Series
Blessings volume 2
Publisher
Avon A
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of Bring on the Blessings, bestselling author Beverly Jenkins gives readers a second helping of the beautiful Kansas town of Henry Adams, and the residents who make it so unique"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pioneer promises volume 1
Publisher
Whitaker House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"When a series of misfortunes strands Sarah Marshall and her aunt at Harpers' Stage Stop, the three Harper brothers vie for her attention, and she must trust God to show her which one, if any, she should marry"--Provided by publisher.
49) A bride at last
Author
Series
Unexpected brides volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"On the 1880s Kansas prairie, Silas and Kate both harbor resentment over their previous failed mail-order engagements, but when a young boy loses his mother and needs their help, they must attempt to move beyond past hurts and find healing together"--
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Trying to rebuild her life in Kansas without her fugitive ex-husband, Lily Brown is thrust into a killer's crosshairs when her tween son breaks into a storage unit and finds photos and news clippings about five long-missing girls.
Author
Series
The Amish of Apple Grove volume 2
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When Rebecca Switzer attempts to track down her first love, cowboy Jesse Montgomery, she gets caught up in the middle of a temperance riot and is arrested along with the leaders, and the town Sheriff, Colin Maddox, quickly loses his heart to her.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tragedy strikes during a cross-country flight when sudden turbulence causes the jet to come apart in midair. The odds of anyone surviving are nearly impossible. Charlie Radford, a young National Transportation Safety Board investigator, is part of the team sent to determine what caused the crash. When he hears a rumor of a survivor, he assumes it is a hoax. As word of this "miracle" reaches the media and Congress, Radford is forced to track down...
Author
Series
Milagro Street romances volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first time she left Freedom, Kansas, behind, she did it by doing everything right. This time, she'll hide from the large Mexican American family welcoming her home and work in secret to break the curse that's erased her magical life. Only by doing it all wrong can Gillian get herself and her two children away from the ghosts of her hometown by summer's end. Nicky Mendoza is an answer to her prayers. He was the practical solution to the problem...
Author
Series
McCray Family novels volume Prequel
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In 1962, Kansas is reeling from the worst blizzard in recent memory. During this hard time, twelve-year-old George loses his father and must quickly mature to oversee the family farm. However, when his mother and sister leave for Minnesota, George befriends Tucker, an Irish setter, and learns the facets of manhood.
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Sadie Wagner has always been devoted to her family. So when her stepfather is injured and can't work, she decides to leave home and accept a position as a clerk at the mercantile in Goldtree, Kansas. Goldtree also offers the opportunity to use her God-given singing talent--though the promised opera house is far different from what she imagined. With her family needing every cent she can provide, Sadie will do anything to keep her job."--P. [4] of...
Author
Series
Harmony trilogy (Nancy Mehl) volume 2
Publisher
Barbour
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Gracie had hoped to make Harmony her home and explore romance with Sam, but when a developer moves in and hires her as graphic designer, the town's outrage may send her back to the city. Can she help the town fight the development of tourism while avoiding being framed for arson?--Publisher description.
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Six Mysteries Are Brewing in Small-Town Kansas The coffee shop on the corner of First and Main in Oak Grove, Kansas, seems to attract a series of mysterious events. Or perhaps it is the six women who frequent the shop for book club who are magnets for trouble. . . . Morgan Butler, owner of the Coffee Perk, finds a project worker hanged at her shop. Penny Parson finds a gun in one of her beehives. Evelyn Kliff discovers a dead church meal organizer....
Author
Series
Zimmerman restoration trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Suzanne Zimmerman was only seventeen and pregnant when her shamed mother quietly sent her away from their Old Order Mennonite community in Kansas. With her old home, family, and first love firmly behind her, Suzanne moved to Indiana, became a nurse, and raised a daughter, Alexa, on her own. Now, nearly twenty years later, an unexpected letter arrives from Kansas. Her brother asks her to bring her nursing abilities home and care for their ailing mother....
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