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Emma and Jesse, high school sweethearts, marry and build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents in Massachusetts. They travel the world, live life to the fullest, and seize every opportunity for adventure. On their first anniversay, Jesse is on a helicopter when it goes missing over the Pacific ocean. Just like that, he is gone forever. Emma quits her job and moves back to Massachusetts in an effort to put her life...

Four years after losing her husband, twenty-nine-year-old Julie Barenson considers falling in love again and wonders if she should choose sophisticated Richard, who treats her like a queen, or down-to-earth Mike, who is her best friend, but when she eventually picks one man, the other man's jealousy turns into a deadly obsession.

Kat may be new in her faith, but she's embraced the more radical implications of Christianity with reckless abandon. She invited a homeless mother and her son to move into the apartment she shares with two other housemates. And she's finally found a practical way to channel her passion for healthy eating by starting a food pantry at the church. But not everyone thinks the food pantry is a good idea. When the woman she thought would be her biggest...

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...

"Kumme to Amish country, where the simple ways of life lead to hope and healing. After her boyfriend is killed in a van in which she was also a passenger, Amish girl Katie Yoder finds herself suffering from depression and anxiety attacks. What -- or who -- can deliver Katie from the bondage of her fears; Freeman Bontrager has been attracted to Katie for years and will make any excuse to be near her. Now that she is finally home, his fervent hope is...

"The newest, highly anticipated novel from beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author, Colleen Hoover. Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most. Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up--she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous...

Two Old Testament stories about sibling relationships and conflicts (Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel) are retold set in 18th-century Scotland. Lena and Rose both want to marry the same man, while Jamie and Evan both want their father's inheritance.

At twenty-one, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. Rather, someone derailed her -- another man who begged her at the last minute to reconsider the marriage. Apparently, Burke had been cheating on her. Quinn wrestled with the obligation of fulfilling her guests' expectations -- providing a wedding -- and running for her life. She chose running -- with the best man,...

Laughter in the rain: "Abby Carpenter has been with predictable, practical Logan Fletcher for a while, but she longs for more magic, fireworks, and passion. Then she meets Tate, the handsome stranger who might just be the excitement she's been looking for. Now, Logan needs to fight for Abby--and prove once and for all he loves her. But does an everyday guy like Logan have a chance against a man like Tate?"--Back cover. Love by degree: "Going back...