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"The Expectant Detectives is first in a delightful new mystery series following a group of pregnant women who meet at a prenatal class and team up to solve the murder of someone in their village"-- For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she'll learn to make jam? But the rural life they'd hoped for doesn't...

When Evelyn's troubled marriage ends with the death of her husband, she must learn how to put bad memories behind her and choose between two suitors.

Is a marriage of convenience really the answer for Maddie? When Maddie is approached by a woman claiming to be engaged to her betrothed and the father of her baby, she is devastated. What she doesn't expect, is getting a proposal from another man.

"The Amish couple had just buried their son when a young woman--an outsider--knocked on their door with astounding news. She's pregnant, and Simon was the father. They don't know whether to believe her or not, especially when she asks to stay with them. While the gracious Amish couple plays host, Simon's brother sets out to prove the young woman is lying ... about everything. Will things get worse when another unexpected visitor knocks on their door?"--Amazon.com...

He called her baby an abomination; now she must live under his roof ... Willow desperately desires the closeness of family, but her bitter, Amish father-in-law wants nothing to do with her or his soon-to-be-born grandchild because she is not Amish. Will she ever get the family she wants?

"Amish woman, Hannah Fisher, has long regretted the hasty marriage in her youth to her grim husband many years her senior. When a lightning strike takes his life, Hannah is plagued with guilt over being free and devastated that their soon-to-be-born child will have no father. While wanting the best for her baby, Hannah is determined to marry for love the second time. Ideally, she'll marry fast so her baby can bond with both parents. Her sole hope...

"Can she trust her heart that's been broken so many times? When Amish woman, Millie, was suddenly widowed, she learned how hard it was to do everything alone. Months later, hope springs in her heart when an eligible Amish bachelor comes to stay in her community. Marrying again, she decided, would solve all her problems and, best of all, her daughter would have a chance to be raised with siblings. In answer to prayer, the stranger returned her attention....

Just back from a tour of duty, all Major Brant Western wanted was a hot meal and a warm bed. What he didn't need was the stunning socialite in disguise who'd just shown up at his family's Cold Creek ranch. Scandal trailed bad girl Mimi Van Hoyt aka "Maura" everywhere she went. But once Brant discovered her secret, how could he turn her away? "Lexi Preston has gone from the courtroom to the barroom--as the world's worst waitress at Brevia's hot spot...

"When Amish woman Katie's volunteer firefighter husband dies while in the line of duty, she is heartbroken. Not only have her two young sons lost their father, but the child she is carrying will never know him. Her husband's best friend, Mark, steps in to take care of Katie and her children. Many months pass and Mark is offered an opportunity away from Lancaster County. Not wanting to leave Katie and the children behind, he makes his feelings known....