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Anna Lee Waldo
PRAIRIE 11/1986 ISBN:042509670X They dared to dream of a bold new land where men and women of passion held destiny in their hands.... A vivid portrait of the spirit and passions of a bold new land--and of the man who embodied its shining future. Charles Burton Irwin was a leader of men and a lover of adventure. With his wife and children at his side, he grabbed hold of the reins of change and rode the Wild American West into a new frontier-the twentieth century.
Lucy Walker
SHINING RIVER 1969 Esther must go to the cruel mansion while Oliver must work in the fields for their love to survive.
Judith Henry Hall
LOVE AND DUTY 1/1990 ISBN: 0804105235
Michael Walsh
AS TIME GOES BY 10/1998 ISBN: 0445189006 Casablanca...You may have seen it once-or so many times that the lines, the characters, and the noble sentiments of this legendary film are a part of you. You may simply love stories of wartime intrigue, romance, and courage. Or you may even yearn to hear the voices of Rick, Ilsa, Victor, Louis, and Sam, even Sacha and Carl, once more...find out what happened after Ilsa and Victor left on the plane for Lisbon...learn about the lives of Rick, Ilsa, Louis, and Sam before they came to Casablanca...and, most of all, be there when Rick and Ilsa meet again. Either way, you won't want to miss...As Time Goes By.
Rebecca West
THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER 1918 His memory of the preceding 15 years a casualty of World War I, a shell-shocked officer returns to the tranquility of his home and the three women who love him—the cousin who narrates his story, the wife he fails to recognize, and the first love of his youth.
Mary Westmacott
GIANT'S BREAD 5/1930 Nell had always loved Vernon, loved him with a consuming passion that was alien to the proper social world in which she lived. But Vernon was a genius, tormented and driven by forces even he didn't understand, and when he sought solace in the arms of Jane, a strange and enigmatically beautiful older woman, Nell felt she could endure no greater pain. But Fate had only begun to work its dark mischief on this curious romantic triangle - for before their destinies were sealed, one would live, one would die, and one would return from the grave to be damned...
UNFINISHED PORTRAIT 12/1934 Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain?
Becky Lee Weyrich
STARS IN HER EYES short story in NIGHT MAGIC 9/1993 ISBN: 0380768127
Edith Wharton
THE HOUSE OF MIRTH 1905 ISBN:0451527569 Lily Bart knows that she must marry--her expensive tastes and mounting debts demand it--and, at twenty-nine, she has every artful wile at her disposal to secure that end. But attached as she is to the social world of her wealthy suitors, something in her rebels against the insipid men whom circumstances compel her to charm. "Why must a girl pay so dearly for her least escape," Lily muses as she contemplates the prospect of being bored all afternoon by Percy Grice, dull but undeniably rich, "on the bare chance that he might ultimately do her the honor of boring her for life?" Lily is distracted from her prey by the arrival of Lawrence Selden, handsome, quick-witted, and penniless. A runaway bestseller on publication in 1905, The House of Mirth is a brilliant romantic novel of manners, the book that established Edith Wharton as one of America's greatest novelists..
Phyllis A. Whitney
SEA JADE 1964 When lovely Miranda Heath, suddenly orphaned and penniless, turns for help to her father's old partner, Captain Bascsomb, she finds herself plunged into a whirlpool of intrigue and danger... Fighting for her life and happiness, a desperate Miranda realizes that she will have to piece together the tragedy of the three sea captains if she is to solve her own nightmare.
THE TREMBLING HILLS 1956 Long before Sara came to San Francisco, the candle-lit figure in the mirror had haunted her dreams. But in the towering, old Varady mansion, where the sound of a kitten's mewing could make a domineering woman quake with fear, the nightmare turned into reality. Against the backdrop of San Francisco at the time of the Great Fire, Phyllis Whitney spins a dramatic tale of intrigue and romance--the gripping story of a young woman caught between love and suspicion and forced to confront a past she has hidden even from herself.
Lori Wick
A GATHERING OF MEMORIES 1/1997 ISBN: 1565075919 Her heart was fragile from too much pain—would her defenses push Ross away? Ross felt panicked. His words had hurt her. It surprised him, given the way she handled the harsh circumstances of her life. First her mother’s death. Then her father’s. Then losing the land. Was his compassion for the vulnerable young woman turning to love? And if it was love, what would he do now? “Please, God,” he prayed. “Help me. Show me.”
THE LONG ROAD HOME 1/1997 ISBN:1565075900 “She can’t be dead!” the young pastor cried as he looked down at the still, white face of his new bride. Blinded by bitterness, Paul Cameron leaves his church and flees to a logging camp deep in the north woods of Wisconsin. There he wrestles with his loss—unable to get Corrine out of his mind and unwilling to make peace with God. When a falling tree crushes his legs, Paul can run no further. Broken now in body as well as spirit, he must face his own heart as he encounters the love of God in the patient care of his nurse, Abigail Finlayson.
A PLACE CALLED HOME 11/1996 ISBN:1565075889 As the dim lights of the train station faded, Christine Bennett wondered if she would ever see home again. With the death of her grandfather, Christine experienced a deep loneliness she’d never felt before. The words of his will rang in her ears: “In the event of my granddaughter’s death, everything will go to Vince Jeffers.” Jeffers watched her with an evil look that made her shiver. Now, afraid of what might happen, she was obeying a note she had received saying she was in danger and must leave town immediately. After escaping to the community of Baxter, Christine begins to piece together a new life. The love she finds there, along with newfound faith, sustains her as she faces the threat of danger.
A SONG FOR SILAS 9/1990 ISBN:0890818398 Amy thought love would never pass her way again. She didn’t know how close it was...until she met Silas. He is an answer to prayer for her injured father, Grant Nolan, who welcomes him with open arms. The brotherly way Silas feels toward Amy soon turns to deeper feelings of love. Silas longs to have his love returned. But his sensitivity to Amy’s reluctant heart and the loss of her old flame keeps him from harboring false hopes for their future. As Silas prepares to leave, will Amy discover the truth about her heart before it’s too late?
Robin LeAnne Wiete
SO BRIGHT A FLAME 11/1991 ISBN: 0451402812
Helen Wiggin
SONG OF THE HEART 11/2004 ISBN:0727861263 As children on the island of Phetray, Minn Macfee and Ewan Mackinnon are bound together by the accidental drowning of Ewan’s sister. Ewan leaves the island, returning a handsome sailor who falls in love with Minn’s fragile beauty. But they are separated by World War II when Ewan embarks for France, and their love seems destined to die . .
Susan Wiggs
ENCHANTED AFTERNOON 9/2002 ISBN: 1551669382 Beautiful, charming and respected as the wife of an ambitious senator, Helena Cabot is the leading lady of Saratoga Springs. But beneath the facade lies a terrible deception. Helena married for all the wrong reasons - and discovered too late that her husband is a dangerous man. Fearing for her safety, she ends her marriage and flees to legendary Moon Lake Lodge, where she creates a refuge for other women in need of a safe haven. And there she finds the courage within to become the woman she was meant to be. But Helena can't outrun her past. In desperation, she turns to Michael Rowan, a man she once loved, a man who broke her heart. A brilliant inventor, Michael is still ruggedly handsome, still defiantly unconventional. For Helena, the road to trusting Michael again is long and hard. And danger lies ahead. But Michael has just discovered a shattering truth . . . and a reason to stay and fight for the woman he once lost.
Lauren Wilde
SOMEONE TO HOLD 5/1995 ISBN: 0821749315 The year is 1898...and the world is an exciting and dangerous place for journalist Andrea Williams. Truly ahead of her time, Andrea travels wherever the news takes her. No secret is safe from her. An American agent caught up in a fiery rebellion abroad, Eric Fleming is a man with secrets. The last thing he needs is a woman on a mission to uncover the truth. Until he learns the deepest truth of all: that the most precious secret in the world is the need to find...Someone To Hold.
Annie Wilkinson
WINNING A WIFE 1/2005 ISBN: 0727861999 Pit deputy John Wilde knows it's high time he settled down and found himself a wife. Elsie Harley, the butcher's pretty daughter, seems a worthy candidate. But although she at first encourages his courtship, Elsie abruptly changes her mind for reasons John cannot understand. John's wounded pride is soothed by his growing friendship with another attractive young woman. Feisty and outspoken, Alice Peters' passionate support of the suffragette cause is bound to make her unpopular among the traditional mining community. But her fervent political beliefs are destined to lead her into far more serious trouble. Elsie, meanwhile, is hiding a shameful secret - a secret that's about to cause widespread disruption in the close-knit village of Annsdale.
Bronwyn Williams
BECKETT'S BIRTHRIGHT 11/2002 ISBN: 0373292333 Beckett's Fortune: The men of the Beckett family unexpectedly find love as they each try to settle an old family debt. North Carolina, 1899. Eli Chandler had finally met his match! Delilah Jackson was beautiful, brazen -- and bossy as all get-out! Eli Chandler didn't need a redheaded wildcat to complicate his life. What with a fiancée gone missing and a wily gambler on the loose, the ranch manager had enough on his plate. So why did he hunger after the boss's daughter, with a newly whetted appetite for love? Eli Chandler kept his promises and fulfilled his vows. Always. Delilah Jackson could appreciate that. Just as she could appreciate the shocking way he made her feel without even trying -- reminding her she was a woman first and a rancher second!
Jeanne Williams
THE LONGEST ROAD 2/1993 ISBN: 0312952392 For young Laurie Field, The Longest Road begins in Prairieville, Kansas, where a violent dust storm leaves her mother dead and the family farm in ruins. Deserted by her father, bullied by her autocratic grandfather, Laurie disguises herself as a boy and hops the rails to freedom with her beloved brother Buddy. It is an odyssey that will take them from the Oklahoma Panhandle to the Black Mountains of Arizona...from sun-scorched mesas to wind-blown valley trails...from the oilfields of Texas across the border to Mexico...and on to the vast, golden splendor of California. And it is a journey that will take Laurie from young girl to passionate woman as she struggles to find happiness with handsome Johnny Morrigan, the folk-singing Irish wayfarer who awakens her heart.
THE UNPLOWED SKY 11/1994 ISBN: 0312113617
Mary Williams
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN 1992 ISBN:1860560113 1904. Julia Kerr has arrived at Port Todric in Cornwall to start married life with her handsome young husband, Stephen. The wedding has been a secret affair, for Julia's wealthy parents had forbidden her to associate with a mere district librarian's assistant. The young couple have run away with only a few pounds saved between them. Stephen has always yearned to become an artist and now is his finest opportunity. He immediately rents a studio and begins to paint the beautiful Cornish landscape. Julia, meanwhile, finds the adjustment to impoverished young wife more difficult than she imagined - especially as there are so many things she and Stephen seem to disagree about
Kathryn Williamson
SECRET IN THE ROSE ROOM 4/1998 ISBN:156315076X Mark Lane has one question, who is the mysterious beauty that has come into his life? With his world about to crash down around him Mark can think of nothing else as his budding love takes over his world. As flashes of memory begin to come back to her, Mark soon realizes that something terrible has happened to her as he vows not to let any more harm befall her.
Audrey Willsher
A CANDLE IN THE WIND 1989 ISBN:0099728400 At the lucifer factory, Tess leads the match girls to the first strike of its kind in history. Liam loves her for it, but he can't stop her from falling for the aloof David St Clair and his wayward brother, Rupert.
Joyce Wilson
CARESSE 4/1988 ISBN: 0312010117 A captivating novel of love, war and loyalty, sweeping from New york to Paris to the Pyrenees Mountains in the tumultuous years from 1919 to 1945.
Clara Wimberly
LADY OF THE MISTS 3/1991 ISBN: 0821733419 'You don't belong here, Julia. And you never will.' It took Julia a long time to get over her broken engagement to David Damron. But when she learned that he had married a wealthy European woman, she knew that she must put the past behind her and forge a new life for herself, alone. Possessed of a healing touch and well versed in the secrets of the mineral springs that gave the town of Hot Springs its name, Julia soon gained a reputation as the 'Lady of the Mists.' Gradually, her broken heart began to heal. Then she was summoned to Sillmeadows Plantation to try her healing skills on a crippled bride - the bride of none other than David Damron. She was troubled by David's disturbing attentions - and by her own disturbing response. But even more troubling was her sense that she was not welcome in this dark and sorrowful household. Day by day, the hostility grew, the whispers increased, the chill in the air thickened. Until Julia finally realized, in terror, that she was not only unwelcome but in deadly danger.
Bronwyn Wolfe
LONGER THAN FOREVER 8/1995 ISBN: 0505520427 Patrick was in trouble, alone in turn-of-the-century Chicago and unjustly jailed with little hope for survival. Then the honey-haired beauty came to him, as if she had heard his prayers. Lauren had all but given up on finding true love when she felt the green-eyed stranger's call - summoning her across boundaries of time and space to join him in a struggle against all odds.
Victoria Wolff
SPELL OF EGYPT 1943 Love's magic spell. Young, pretty, and independent, Sonya was embarking on a new life. By strange twist of fate, she had been hired to accompany an archeological expedition to faraway Egypt. Thrust among ambitious men, Sonya soon became the object of dark desires. But she found herself inexorably drawn to the one man beyond her grasp...a man she loved as much as the ancient land itself. Swept into the intrigues of Tutankhamen's tomb, together they penetrated the secrets of an Egypt that had long lain buried. But could Sonya's secret love ever be revealed, or would the shifting sands forever hide the happiness her heart dared not defy?
Barbara Wood
YESTERDAY'S CHILD 1979
Pamela Wynne (with Barbara Cartland)
ASHES OF DESIRE 1926 Flame Peterson is betrothed to an old, ugly peer, but instead of marrying sets off to sea as a stowaway.
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