Joanne Bischof
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"Thor Norgaard hasn't spoken to anyone in his twenty-eight years, but when the young widow he loves crosses an ocean to live on his Appalachian farm, this reclusive alcoholic will brave much more than words to heal her heart.-- When Aven Norgaard leaves Norway to serve as housekeeper to her late husband's cousins in Appalachia, she expects lads in need of care, not three grown men--each in need of a wife and bound by a powerful brotherhood. As the...
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1902. Arriving at Kenworthy, California, mail-order-bride Juniper Cohen was met by the pounding of the gold mine, the rowdiness of its prospectors, and her greatest surprise of all: the love of the kind man who awaited her. When the mine proves empty of profit Juniper’s husband vanishes, and the pioneers flee this dwindling boomtown. Carving out survival for her and her young daughter in a ghost town requires trusting in the kindness of a few...
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Lonnie and Gideon O'Riley have finally found happiness after a rocky start. The roguish bluegrass musician has fallen in love with his gentle wife and the God she serves. A heartless ruse interrupts their peace, bringing them back to Rocky Knob--and forces them to face the claims of Cassie Allan, a woman who says she is Gideon's rightful wife.
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Pretty Lonnie Sawyer is used to fading into the background among the Appalachian hills. Though her family is poor and her father abusive, she clings to a quiet faith. But when a handsome ladies' man and bluegrass musician steals a kiss, that one action seals her fate.
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Raised amid the fame and mystique of the Big Top, Charlie Lionheart holds the audience in the palm of his hand. But while his act captivates thousands, it's away from the spotlight where his true heart lies: caring for his pride of lions, and dreaming of freeing an orphaned infant from the bondage of the sideshow. . When the circus comes to Roanoke, nurse Ella Beckley tends to the girl, and develops a friendship with Charlie. Will her tattered faith...