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Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon on a trip to Mitford—a southern village of local characters so heartwarming and hilarious you'll wish you lived right next door. At last, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, has married his talented and vivacious neighbor...

One thing has always been clear to Isabelle Bennett: she wants to find true love. She's always been a hopeless romantic, losing herself in the pages of books when men in the real world inevitably disappoint. But she still dreams of finding her soulmate, and after meeting Reid Lawson, she wonders if she finally has. Neither of them can deny the chemistry they feel. However, after a conversation gone wrong, they hide their feelings for each other, claiming there's no way they could ever be more than friends.

Standing in the old farmhouse, Special Agent Nikki Hunt holds her breath as the smell of bleach overwhelms her. She can’t take her eyes off the blue baby toys scattered around the floor as her team examine the remains. A housekeeper and her three children disappeared from the property ten years ago. Do the bones belong to two of them? Did the other two survive? But before Nikki has a chance to investigate further, she receives a panicked call from the local sheriff begging for her help.

Maya Bredesen and her husband plan to journey from Norway to a new life at her cousin's boardinghouse in America, but on one last fateful fishing trip, a fierce winter storm steals away her husband. With her dreams for the future crushed, Maya is left grieving on the voyage to Iowa, accompanied instead by her brother, who plans to finish his seminary degree. Arriving at a boardinghouse spilling over with orphans and a newly married couple, Maya struggles to find her place amid the chaos.

Almost seven years after losing her husband in Iraq, Hannah Abbott Guthrie isn’t sure she’s ready - or able - to move on, but the attentions of a lifelong friend are making her think about it for the first time. The memory of the sweet kiss she shared with Nolan Roberts hasn’t strayed far from her thoughts, but she also fears that pursuing something with him would mean betraying her husband’s memory.

Daniel Green makes crop circles. As a member of a secret organization, he travels across the country creating strange works of art that leave communities mystified. He's always been alone; in fact, he prefers it. But when a dying farmer hires him in a last-ditch effort to bring publicity to a small Vermont town, Daniel finds himself at odds with his heart. It isn't long before he gets drawn into a family struggling to stitch itself back together, and the consequences will change his life forever.

Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrances. But Bill soon finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher in the back of his SUV, headed out to meet an ambulance.

It's been fifteen years since the tragedy that took not only the life of Ellison Wilson's father but her entire world. Since then, she's done everything she can to separate herself from the thing they both loved: rodeo. But each year, on the anniversary of his death, she makes an exception for her mother and goes back to the place her heart once belonged.

Linzi arrived at Green Valley Vineyard nine years ago, in need of a fresh start. In the lush emerald countryside and ripening grapes, she finally has a place to call home. But Linzi's world is rocked when the owner announces he is retiring, and his grandson is taking over. When Elliot Montgomery first sets foot at Green Valley, Linzi's worst fears are realised. He's stepped straight out of the boardroom in shiny shoes and a tailored suit. How will a numbers man like him ever understand the magic of what they do here?

A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables . . . before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the...

Jakob der Letzte. Eine Waldbauerngeschichte aus unseren Tagen ist ein Roman des österreichischen Schriftstellers Peter Rosegger, der 1887 erstveröffentlicht wurde und das Schicksal der steirischen Bergbauern zur Zeit der Industrialisierung thematisiert. Am Pfingstsonntag erscheint in Altenmoos, einem Bauerndorf im obersteirischen Gebirge, der Bauer Knatschel am Hof seines Nachbarn Jakob Steinreuter vulgo Reuthofer und erzählt, dass er seinen Hof dem "Kampelherrn", einem Industrie-Millionär, für 2000 Gulden verkauft habe. Knatschel erzählt.

Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war: Kindheits- und Jugenderinnerungen Peter Roseggers. Ein Alternativtitel ist Waldheimat. Erzählungen aus der Jugendzeit. Peter Rosegger wurde am Kluppeneggerhof in Alpl als das Älteste von sieben Kindern des Waldbauern Lorenz Rosegger und dessen Ehefrau Maria geboren. Da in Alpl kein Schulzwang bestand, gab es viele Analphabeten. Auch sein Vater war Analphabet, so lernte der Bub viel von der Mutter. Er erfuhr nur einen beschränkten Schulunterricht.

When tragedy strikes, four friends reunite in this life-affirming tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust. In school, Tom, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia were the best of friends. Twenty years later, they’re barely more than strangers. But when Tom dies...

Jakob der Letzte (Zweiter Teil): Eine Waldbauerngeschichte aus unseren Tagen ist ein Roman des österreichischen Schriftstellers Peter Rosegger, der 1887 erstveröffentlicht wurde und das Schicksal der steirischen Bergbauern zur Zeit der Industrialisierung thematisiert. Am Pfingstsonntag erscheint in Altenmoos, einem Bauerndorf im obersteirischen Gebirge, der Bauer Knatschel am Hof seines Nachbarn Jakob Steinreuter vulgo Reuthofer und erzählt, dass er seinen Hof dem "Kampelherrn", einem Industrie-Millionär, für 2000 Gulden verkauft habe.

Jakob der Letzte (Erster Teil): Eine Waldbauerngeschichte aus unseren Tagen ist ein Roman des österreichischen Schriftstellers Peter Rosegger, der 1887 erstveröffentlicht wurde und das Schicksal der steirischen Bergbauern zur Zeit der Industrialisierung thematisiert. Am Pfingstsonntag erscheint in Altenmoos, einem Bauerndorf im obersteirischen Gebirge, der Bauer Knatschel am Hof seines Nachbarn Jakob Steinreuter vulgo Reuthofer und erzählt, dass er seinen Hof dem "Kampelherrn", einem Industrie-Millionär, für 2000 Gulden verkauft habe. Knatschel erzählt, dass auch andere Bergbauern ihre Höfe verkauft haben.

Willkommen in Vallantine, Georgia, wo du dein Lächeln findest ... Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass Rebecca Moore das Kleinstadtleben gegen ihren großen Traum eingetauscht hat, eine preisgekrönte Journalistin zu werden – nur um diesen Traum dann zerbrechen zu sehen. Als dann auch noch ihre geliebte Großmutter stirbt, kommt sie wieder nach Hause, nach Vallantine, Georgia, wo sie einst Familie, Freundschaften und ihr Herz zurückgelassen hat. Doch ihre beiden besten Freundinnen aus Kindheitstagen sind entschlossen, sie nicht in Trauer versinken zu lassen.

Beginning marriage in unexpected ways… A Convenient Beginning Aleksandr Berinksi is a Russian biochemist in the United States on a visa, which is about to expire. Marriage will allow him to stay—marriage to Julia Conrad. If Julia’s going to save her Seattle-based company, she needs him as...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A heartwarming novel about secrets of youth rediscovered, hometown memories, and the magical moments in ordinary lives, from the beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe “A gift, a blessing and a triumph . . . celebrates the bonds of family...

A warm-hearted novel about friendship, fresh starts and finding yourself from Top Ten bestselling author Sophie Green Mornington Peninsula, 1999. All Joan ever wanted was to be a painter, but after thirty-five years of marriage, she finds she is simply a wife, mother and good citizen. On a whim...

Children run through the streets in their Halloween costumes, giggling happily, not noticing the blood on the house is real. A baby girl is tucked up asleep in her room. Her mother’s body lies motionless in the front yard, pink petals on the ground beside her… Arriving in the quiet community of Mulberry Creek, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is shocked that amongst the chaos of costumes and fake, silver spider webs, a new mother called Kiania Watson has lost her life. A blooming rare flower placed carefully in her cold, bound hands.