Laurie Alice Eakes
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"When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entre into London society, Lady Lydia finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust...
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By virtue of her profession as a midwife, Tabitha Eckles is the keeper of many secrets: the names of fathers of illegitimate children, the level of love and harmony within many a marriage, and now the identity of a man who may have caused his wife's death. Dominick Cherrett is a man with his own secret to keep: namely, what he, a British nobleman, is doing on American soil working as a bondsman in the home of Mayor Kendall, a Southern gentleman with...
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Cliffs of Cornwall novels volume 2
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As a grieving young widow, Morwenna only wants a quiet life for herself and her son. Until a man washes ashore, entangling her in a web of mystery that could threaten all she holds dear.
Lady Morwenna Trelawny Penvenan indulged in her fair share of dalliances in her youth, but now that she's the widowed mother to the heir of the Penvenan title, she's desperate to polish her reputation. When she's accused of deliberately luring ships to crash on the...
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Cliffs of Cornwall novels volume 1
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On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart. England, 1811A tarnished reputation. A distant home. A forced engagement to a dangerous man. When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiancé, is caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger. Anything to...
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Coming from a long line of mountain midwives, Ashley is torn between her dream of attending medical school and her guilt for abandoning the women who depend on her. For nearly two hundred years, women in Ashley Tolliver's family have practiced midwifery in their mountain community. She dreams of advancing her skill set, but attending medical school would mean leaving the women to whom she has dedicated her life, the mountains she loves, and the awakening...
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A Deputy US Marshal must rescue a federal judge-and protect her beautiful daughter-in this inspiring romantic thriller.
When Kristen Lang drives her federal judge mother home from a Chicago courthouse, the routine commute suddenly turns into a deadly nightmare. Run off the road by an SUV, Kristen barely gets away alive-and her mother is abducted.
When the kidnappers announce their ransom, the terms are terrifyingly simple: Kristen in exchange...
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Family secrets made her a target...
Can her ex provide a holiday haven?
When Lauren Wexler's fugitive brother arrives on her doorstep, he has just moments to pass her evidence before his pursuers start shooting. Now Lauren needs her US marshal ex's protection. She left Chris Blackwell to shield his reputation, but her family's secrets are darker than she knows. With the truth revealed, can their Christmas wishes for safety and love still come...
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Falling for the Wrong ManAs the daughter of the glassworks owner, Meg Jordan knows her role is to manage her father's home until she marries well and sets up her own household. But Meg dreams of doing something significant such as building a school and bringing education to the children of their rural New Jersey community. Marriage would interfere with those plans, so when she meets her father's new glassblower, Meg knows falling for him will destroy...
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Daughters of Bainbridge House volume 3
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Honore Bainbridge has been courted by two men, one of whom turned out to be a traitor, the other a murderer. Banished to her family's country estate, where she will hopefully stay out of trouble, she finally meets the man she is sure is exactly right for her: Lord Ashmoor. Tall, dark, and handsome--what more could a girl ask for? But he too is under suspicion because of his American upbringing and accusations that he has helped French and American...
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Two novels from Laurie Alice Eakes are now available in one collection!
A Lady's Honor
On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart.
When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiancé, is caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger. Anything to get...
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Daughters of Bainbridge House volume 2
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Cassandra Bainbridge has twice set aside her scholarly pursuits--once for the London Season and once for her wedding preparations. Love seems a wonderful alternative to study, until disaster strikes. When an accident brings an end to her betrothal, she heads for the country to recover from both her injuries and her broken heart. There she pursues her love for ballooning and envisions a future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when her former fiancé...
13) The Heiress
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When Susan Morris buys a glass goldfinch bottle from a desperate young man, she thinks she is merely adhering to her aunt's admonition to "buy something pretty" for herself. Instead, she has just taken the first step toward the change in her life she has longed for-an adventure, a purpose, and love. Daire Grassick is the only member of his family who has failed in their glassblowing business-failed in business altogether. He has failed so badly he...
14) Abduction Rescue
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It starts with a kidnapping…
Will it end in murder?
Desperate to find his missing sister, Ethan McClure seeks out private investigator Melissa "Mel" Carter-only to be attacked right outside her agency's door. Though she's reluctant to help after her last case turned violent, Mel won't turn Ethan away. Following a clue left by his sister is their only chance, but can they avoid becoming pawns in the abductor's dangerous game?
From Love Inspired...
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It's 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudon County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her onto a British privateer in order to cross the Atlantic and save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse, then finds herself kidnapped. Captain Rafe Docherty is a man in search of revenge. His ship is no place for women, but he needs Belinda in order to obtain...
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Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. But when a scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther takes a position as a teacher in the western mountains of Virginia instead. There she finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. When it seems as though her past has followed her all the way into the mountains, all...
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Emma Barstow wants three things in life: an education, meaningful work, and a family who loves her. None of these are easy for a woman to accomplish in the 1850s, especially not Emma, sequestered in her family's farmhouse and bored to frustration until she discovers something she can do better in the dark than anyone else. Even if she can't go to a university, she can do something that impacts many lives-guide fugitive slaves to freedom across the...
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Their lives are on the line, and a cell phone video holds the key...
A routine stakeout turns lethal when private investigator Megan O'Clare videotapes a murder, and ends up dodging gunfire with rival PI Jack Luskie. As the killer fights to destroy the evidence on Megan's phone, and them along with it, this investigation becomes personal. But, can Megan and Jack put aside their rivalry and work together to survive?
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Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith.
This box set includes:
FORCED TO FLEE
by Terri Reed
Discovering a family secret instantly marks reserved banker Abby Frost as the target of a vicious cartel searching for her father. Tasked with keeping her safe, can US Marshal Jace Armstrong help Abby find the answers that's she looking for about her true identity before she falls into...
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In this collection of brand-new historical novellas from four outstanding storytellers, four young women find their lives altered after each receives a letter that sets her on a new path toward a changed life--and perhaps lifelong love. From a Hudson River steamboat to a lush drawing room, from a carousel carver's workshop to a remote and controversial hospital, readers will love being swept into the lives of four young women who are making their...