Glory's Place: A Novel about Happy Endings by Annie Katz (7 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Seventy-five-year-old Glory hoped the rest of the world would let her fade away in peace. Instead, a county official came knocking on her door, which forced her search for helpers and clean up the loose ends in her life. After a few months of hard work with her helpers, she didn't want to die. Instead she wanted adopt her helpers so they could all thrive and invite more new friends into their lives.

Genre: Family Life

Dandelion Dreams: A Cove's Port Novel Book 1 (Cove's Port Series) by Penny Harmon (11 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A dream can change more than once in a lifetime! Madelyn "Maddie" Jones loves Jimmy Choos, fancy restaurants, and the city life she worked so hard to create. With a promotion on the line, she can't let anything get in her way. Not staying out late. Not partying. Not friends. And definitely not love! But when a phone call sends her life spinning out of control, she has no choice to put everything on hold and move to Maine. Dandelion Farm isn't what she expected. With five dogs, a slew of farm animals, and Kyle, her aunt's adopted ...

Genre: Family Life

Cabin Fever: A Runaway Bride, Small-Town Romance (Lost and Found Book 1) by Elizabeth Lynx (Green Nut Books) (1,667 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

What happens when a grumpy mountain man's life is interrupted by a smart-mouthed beauty in a wedding dress? Olivia Love was living the perfect life, until one moment changed everything. On the day of her destination wedding, with the mountains as her romantic backdrop, she catches her fiancée with another woman and does the only thing she can think of - she runs. In her wedding dress. In the middle of nowhere. But when she stumbles upon a cabin in the woods, she finds more than shelter - a daunting mountain man, Carter Fitzwilliam, ...

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Our Story: an Away From Here Prequel by Christopher Harlan (50 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Set a year before the events in the upcoming full length, bestselling novel Away From Here: A Young Adult Novel--Our Story is a brief, free prequel that introduces some of the characters you'll come to know and love in Away From Here, and includes some early chapters of the book. Logan is your standard mixed up mixed kid, a high school junior who's just trying to navigate the stresses of school, the future, a mentally ill Mom who he has to take care of, and the intense feelings of love that's he's experiencing for the first time. ...

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The Still Point: Sneak Peek by Tammy Greenwood (Kensington Books) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition before the full length novel comes out! Black Swan meets Little Fires Everywhere in award-winning author Tammy Greenwood's addictive new novel of suburban noir set in the hyper-competitive world of ballet girls and their mothers as they compete for a prestigious prize... "She had never seen Bea dance like this. Ever sat spellbound as her daughter grew from a little girl into a woman before her eyes... " Ever, Lindsay, and Josie have ushered their daughters -- Bea, ...

Genre: Family Life

Karen's Best Friend by Laura Jane Leigh (113 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Karen is a young widow, still mourning her husband ten months after his death. Financial difficulties force her to work long hours at a job she hates. The one bright spot in her life is her little daughter, Cindi. One morning, Karen decides to pick herself up and start again. The first step is to go back to college. If she finishes her degree, she can have the career she wants, as a teacher of French. The problem is: she can't afford to take time off, unless she finds a cheaper place to live. A solution arrives in the form of her ...

Genre: Family Life

Sisters of Fortune: Sneak Peek: A Novel of the Titanic by Anna Lee Huber (Kensington Books) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition before the full length novel comes out! Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they boarded the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912 -and how that maiden voyage would transform their lives in profound and unexpected ways. Fans of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé and Patricia Falvey's The Titanic Sisters will be captivated as USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber expertly weaves real historical figures and events ...

Genre: Family Life

"You'll be Sorry!" by John Miller (220 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Lisa and Mark have known each other since they were eight. Bullies brought them together, and a stray dog might change their lives, their dreams, and their future... "I said you were not getting past us." Sam began to laugh. Just as Mark stood up again he heard a voice come from behind him. "Leave him alone!" What now? He turned and noticed a small girl standing there. She was about Mark's age, eight or so, standing there pointing her finger at Sam and Bobby Jenkins. Sam just scowled at her and then they both laughed. "What are you ...

Genre: Family Life

Mildred Mistletoe Adjusts to a COVID Christmas (Mildred Mistletoe Holiday Series Book 3) by Elaine L. Orr (Lifelong Dreams Publishing) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This Christmas season is different. For one thing, Mildred's humans have two unexpected house guests. Cyndi, good friends with Mildred's owners Frank and Fergie, and her socially awkward cat, Mittens, can't stay at their home. Cyndi's dad has COVID. She wants to be home to help, but her parents don't want her to get sick. Mildred has her hands full keeping an eye on Mittens, getting her own puppy, Goofball, to avoid eating bubbles, and making sure Cyndi doesn't do anything foolish. On Christmas Eve, Mildred awakes to suspicious ...

Genre: Family Life

Anywhere Else: A Very Short Story by Kristy Tate (6 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Madeline sneaks into her estranged husband's home with a burning for retaliation. What she finds in a locked closet forever changes her mind, her heart, and her future. This is a very short story of a marriage and a life that ended too soon.

Genre: Family Life

Luke Hamill: Before Faithful Falls-A Short Story Prequel (Faithful Falls Series) by Elle Linder (Ocean Dreams Publishing) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Semper Fi and honor above all else Luke Hamill, staunch in his convictions, is a family man who will go to any length to preserve his marriage, even leave his beloved Marines. After his final tour of duty, his life is upended by the two people he trusted most. Now, a new course is set, one that takes him to Faithful Falls, Idaho. In this prequel to Stay With Me, Julia, discover what drove Luke to leave all that he knows, and discover Faithful Falls. Even though the road ahead is bumpy, it leads Luke to abundant love and a strong ...

Genre: Family Life

Someone Like You: Escape with this perfect uplifting romance (Swept Away By You Book 1) by Tracy Corbett (Canelo Escape) (170 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

'Another delicious romance from Tracy Corbett. It's fun, quirky and delightfully romantic.' Rosanna Ley, author of From Venice with Love What happens on holiday doesn't always stay on holiday... When mousy factory-worker Lilith Monroe meets gorgeous Will Taylor on holiday, she reinvents herself as Lily, a risk-taking costume designer extraordinaire. What's the harm in a few white lies when she'll never see Will again? Back in England, Will can't stop thinking about Lily. When his events company needs a costume designer last ...

Genre: Family Life

The Baby and the Batman: a very short story (Baby Claire Story Snack Book 2) by H. L. Burke (27 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

A toddler attempts to negotiate the perfect Halloween costume in spite of her limited communication skills. A short story, only about 1000 words Contains a sample chapter of the author's novella "Thaddeus Whiskers and the Dragon."

Genre: Family Life

The House In The Wood by Paul Addy (9 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A short story for kids aged 6 to 9yrs: 'Moopah and Fabby' live on a hill with three cuddly and sometimes talkative toys. When the grandchildren, Chloé and younger brother Evan, come to visit it's not long before the children discover the little house in the wood and make friends with Sebi and his Grandpa. Apart from Mondays when it rains, there's warm sun, grassy fields, games and exploring to keep them occupied until the idyllic summer ends with a startling conclusion. Review: This is an imaginative story which youngsters will be ...

Genre: Family Life

In Love With The Enemy: A Short Story by Ann Major (Major Press) (29 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"No one provides hotter emotional fireworks than the fiery Ann Major." Romantic Times In this passionate short story (50 pages), lonely, high-flying business-woman Kate Karlington is set to repossess everything Keith Jones owns, and is, therefore, his enemy. But when she meets rough, unsophisticated Jones and his little boy, she realizes all that is missing in her life. Grief-stricken, widower Keith Jones doesn't know that the only men who have ever pursued Kate are fortune-hunters. When she offers him a job, he's not tempted by ...

Genre: Family Life

One Night of Love by Izzibella Beau (Beverly Rose Productions) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Even though she was lavished with vacations, presents, and a luxurious lifestyle, all Bobbi Jo wanted was a baby with her husband, Danial. But after several years of trying, they were running out of luck. Danial was older and always on business trips with the family-owned company. Yes, Bobbi Jo knew he had extramarital affairs, but each time, he promised never to do that to them again. One night while Danial was on a business adventure, Bobbi Jo took another home pregnancy test, only to receive another negative result. She needed to ...

Genre: Family Life

Martine: Short Family Drama by Kimolisa Mings (12 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Martine Carter has the perfect life. She is a Junior Professor in the Foreign Language Dept. of a community college. She has a loving husband and two daughters who are a handful but the loves of her life, but Martine has a secret. A secret from her past has come looking for her and she now has to figure out how to make him a part of her life.

Genre: Family Life

Love, Lost & Found : Hey Dad!! Will You Marry My Mom? by Vishnu Mithinti (Notion Press) (6 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

What happens there changes her life totally. She gets into an altercation with a middle-aged man who comes in to help her. On realizing that he is indeed a decent man, she starts to like him and wants him to marry her mother; only she does not realize that he is actually her fa-ther, whom she does not recognize and even hates to the core. Though he knows that he is her father, he cannot tell her for a reason. They accompany each other to India, where she wishes that he and her mother fall in love. Unknowing of their ever-present ...

Genre: Family Life

Kissing Secret Santa: A Sweet Holiday Romance Novel (Christmas Sisters Book 1) by Emily Josephine (JEB Publications) (318 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Snuggle up in front of a blazing fire, your favorite quilt, and a piping mug of hot chocolate as you delve into this sweet, holiday romance. On the other hand, forget the hot chocolate, or it will end up coming out your nose from all the chuckling and laughing you're going to do. Kylie Dennis, one of the top sales associates for the department store where she works, has given up on men. Not a one can live up to her standards. And they're not even that high: be an interesting, kind person whose main goal in talking to her is to get ...

Genre: Family Life

Yolanda’s Ray of Sunshine (Girls from the Street) by S.E. Smith (Montana Publishing) (219 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

She was born on the streets and would pass her knowledge to her daughter... Yolanda Yates' life has been one of hardship and despair. She finds a new lease on life when she discovers an abandoned baby behind a dumpster in a back alley. She will do everything in her power to love, protect, and teach her daughter that families aren't always born together, sometimes you have to find and make them. Find out how powerful a mother's love can be in this heartfelt novella from The Girls from the Street series! A NY Times and USA Today ...

Genre: Family Life

Colton (Kentucky Green Book 1) by Olivia Sands (1,056 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

She's all wrong for him. So why can't he stop thinking about her? Colton Green knows exactly what he's going to do with his life. He'll run the Red Widow Bourbon factory -- a business that's been in his family for generations -- build a beautiful home, marry a nice country girl, and start a family. Then he meets Grace Baker, and all his plans go out the window. She's the last woman he should want: a big-city lawyer who's accepted a case against his best friend. There's no reason to think she plans to stay in Elm Ridge, let alone that ...

Genre: Family Life

Love, Life and Lithium: Separated by War but Brought Together by Forbidden Love by Angela M. Robinson (WM Creations) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Madison, Indiana 1968. Robbie Holden is finally home from Vietnam, but he's a broken man. Leaving his brother behind was not his choice and now he lives with the guilt of survival. Melting back into a calm Midwest life is harder than he thought. Will comforting his brother's wife lead to more feelings than he can handle? Will he rediscover himself in the Peace Movement? Just how far will he go to find healing? Beth Holden is alone and hoping for the safe return of her husband. Her high school sweetheart has gone missing in the ...

Genre: Family Life

Silent Discourse by Zanne Kennedy (Paragon Multimedia) (112 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

The first in the series is, Silent Discourse. A gritty tale of a troubled teen, exiled from his Amish society by his abusive father. While living outside his culture as lead singer in a rock band, Nicolaus Zook begins to unravel the secrets of his father's hatred and intolerance towards him.

Genre: Family Life

Wanted by Him (Wanted Series Book 1) by Hazel Kelly (Amazon Digital Services) (670 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Addison Reed has always been too focused on rescuing herself to waste time watching the horizon for knights in shining armor. So when Wyatt Jones crosses her path shirtless, sweaty, and set on seducing her, she considers him an unwanted distraction. But exactly how much of a distraction is something she never could've predicted... **The Wanted Series is meant for a mature audience due to adult language and steamy content.

Genre: Family Life

Dear Morenike: The Sequel to Dear Obajimi by Sharon Abimbola Salu (PublishDrive) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Set in the '90s, this sequel to Dear Obajimi is told from the perspective of the missing spouse. In 1998, the same year Morenike writes to her husband, Obajimi pens one long letter in response. His letter examines his own point of view of their marriage, dwelling on issues of identity, love, trust and commitment. Ultimately, he answers the question Morenike, his now estranged wife, asked in her final letter. Told in the voice of the husband, this short story explores the challenges that threaten the fragile relationship of a ...

Genre: Family Life

Apples Never Fall Sneak Peek by Liane Moriarty (Henry Holt and Co.) (486 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest in Apples Never Fall. The Delaney family love one another dearly -- it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other... If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are ...

Genre: Family Life

The Christmas Contest by Theresa Sederholt (1,019 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Donald Willows is dying, but has one last item to check off his bucket list. Hopefully, the enticement of winning his house and the magic of the holidays will lure in just the right person! Holly Kirby was a bit shocked when she read the ad. The winner of the Christmas contest would receive a house! Knowing this might be some sort of scam, she still can't help but imagine all the wonderful things she could do with a beautiful house on Nantucket. Holly decides to go ahead and enter, hoping that the Christmas angels will bring her a ...

Genre: Family Life

Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories by Jane Suen (126 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

... life never turns out like you expected... A weekly ritual that turns into the surprise of all time; an accident that has a devastating effect on two lives in different ways; and a father's heartfelt journey to tell his son of an important part of his past. All come together in Beginnings and Endings, a trilogy of short stories that will bring a lump to the throat. Grits Girl explores the beginning of a lifetime of love over a favorite bowlful of breakfast. The Accident is an ironic story of how life can change in the blink ...

Genre: Family Life

Auld Acquaintance: Contemporary Family Saga Women's Fiction (Prime Time Book 1) by Ruth Hay (1,347 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

First novel in a series of six contemporary women's fiction books about second chances and self-discovery! Auld Acquaintance is the story of a woman in her 60s who has lost her confidence through life events, including a divorce. Anna has a part-time job in a library, and a group of good friends, but her hopes for a brighter future are growing dim. Unexpectedly, she receives a legal letter informing her that she has inherited a piece of property in Scotland. Her first instinct is to ignore this letter as she has no knowledge of the ...

Genre: Family Life

Protecting You (A McCord Family Novel Book 1) by Amanda Siegrist (816 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

From USA Today bestselling author Amanda Siegrist comes a heartwarming series that will make you swoon... and maybe even shed a few tears. He wanted to hate her. He just might fall in love instead. Zane McCord might not say it often, but he loves his brothers no matter what, even when he's acting like a jerk, and he knows it. When his brother Jimmy dies with tension hanging between them, he turns all his hatred to the woman who deserves it -- Ava Rainer, the one responsible for his death. He refuses to like her. He won't help her. ...

Genre: Family Life

Changing Dreams (Bear Lake Dreamers Book 1) by Kirsten Osbourne (Unlimited Dreams Publishing) (423 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Alyssa Romriell thinks she has the perfect life. She's in a serious relationship, her real-estate career is soaring, and she has a family who loved her. When she realizes her relationship was less than she wants, she isn't sure how to handle things. After the death of her parents, she and her sisters decide to convert the lake house -- a place filled with so many cherished childhood memories -- into a bed and breakfast. As she becomes reacquainted with the town and all the people there, her dreams shift. With her sisters at her side, ...

Genre: Family Life

Relative Error by Dawn Marsanne (727 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Over several generations and from humble beginnings, the Ellard family built up an impressive group of businesses, becoming highly respected in the area. Keith Ellard is largely responsible for their management and begins to find this role increasingly demanding. As his father's health deteriorates, further responsibility falls upon him, and he struggles to cope. Under pressure, he makes an error of judgment, which causes his world to unravel. Keith battles to restore his equilibrium but has to cope with another chance event which ...

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Deep Fried and Pickled (The Rachael O'Brien Chronicles Book 1) by Paisley Ray (2,345 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Book one of THE RACHAEL O'BRIEN CHRONICLES introduces Rachael O'Brien, whose plan to study Art History turns into a laugh-out-loud romp of misadventure. It's 1986, the era of Pop Rocks, Jelly shoes, and big hair rock bands when she enrolls in a southern college intending to earn a degree, party, and meet cute guys -- hopefully acing the latter two. She has barely had time to acquaint herself to the dorm food before finding herself threatened by a jealous She-Devil, fending off the advances of a thirty-something redneck, and stumbling ...

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A New Life (The Italian Family Series) by Lucy Appadoo (62 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Valeria Allegro was hoping to embark on a life of freedom when she left Italy to travel to Australia for an arranged marriage with Roberto Morandi. The last thing she expected to encounter was harassment by Roberto's friend and neighbour, Luca Abandonato. Valeria begins to wonder if marrying a virtual stranger at eighteen was a wise decision, especially when her new husband and his family demonstrate greater loyalty to Luca. Alone in a foreign country and struggling to feel settled and secure, it appears that Valeria must face a ...

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Original Stories from Real Life: With Conversations Calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness by Mary Wollstonecraft (University of Illinois Press) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

In 1791, Mary Wollstonecraft drew upon her experiences as a governess as well as her understanding of the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to publish this popular collection of moral tales for children. Not surprisingly, the woman who would later write A Vindication of the Rights of Women had strong views on children's education. Wollstonecraft desired nothing less than liberating children, both girls and boys, from what she believed were irrational modes of education in late eighteenth-century European culture. Her hyper rational ...

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Seized by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Blue Ryder by Melissa Foster (World Literary Press) (1,912 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Ryders and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family contemporary romance collection. "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely In USA Today bestseller SEIZED BY LOVE... Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister's education. To keep ...

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A Christmas Miracle by Bella Emy (1,018 Review)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Little Suzy Dolton is inconsolable over the sudden and tragic death of her mother right before Christmas. Having lost faith in the most magical part of the year, her father, Jim, desperately tries to bring back the magic she has lost. When an unforeseen change of events takes over their little family on the morning of Christmas Eve, Jim's faith and spirits are really put to the test. Will the magic of Christmas be enough to bring back the joy to their family once more? Or will they really depend on a Christmas miracle?

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The Stranger by Joan Hall (61 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Her life changed forever when the stranger came to town... Julie Williams has what most people would call an ideal life -- a loving husband, a daughter in college, and a son in the military. She lives in a small town where she owns and operates a coffee shop, Uncommon Grounds. But she didn't always have it so easy. Raised in a single-parent household by a selfish and domineering mother who moved them around the country, Julie longed for stability and a place to call home. When she enlists the help of a local genealogist to search ...

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Daffodils in Spring by Pamela Morsi (Harlequin Special Releases) (178 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

More Than Words Bestselling authors & Real-life heroines Each and every one of us has the ability to effect change—to make our world a better place. The key is to begin in our own backyards, look at needs within our communities and then decide to do something about them. The dedicated women selected as this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award have changed lives, one good deed at a time. To celebrate their accomplishments, bestselling authors have written stories inspired by these real-life heroines. In this ...

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Hot Ink (Inked in the Steel City Book 1) by Ranae Rose (1,682 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Mina never meant to fall for her sexy tattoo artist, Eric, or to become a model. But when she's asked to pose in a photo shoot for the Hot Ink tattoo studio, she can't say no. She finally gets a look at Eric's tattoos when they're cajoled into posing together, and in a few breathtaking moments, an on-camera kiss turns the passion they're asked to fake into something very real, leaving them both wanting more. The only problem is that Mina's not the glamour girl she looks like on the Hot Ink posters, or even in a tattoo magazine. ...

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Be Mine (A Moonlight and Magnolias Novel) by Kris Calvert (588 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Every year, millions of people wait for love to find them. The glue that holds our loosely strung and sometimes battered souls together, many believe that love will miraculously show up on their doorstep. But destiny isn't a matter of chance - it's a matter of choice. As Valentine's Day approaches, follow the three intertwined love stories of six hopeful souls who will choose their destiny in love and let their hearts fall where they may. Saying, "I love you," or "be mine," is never easy. But if you want something you've never had, ...

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Hooked by Betina Krahn (Harlequin Special Releases) (139 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

More Than Words: Bestselling authors & Real-life heroines We all have the power to effect change -- we just need to find the strength to harness it. With every good deed done, and helping hand offered, we are making the world a better place. The dedicated women selected as this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award have changed many lives for the better, through their compassionate hearts and unshakable commitment. To celebrate their accomplishments, bestselling authors have written stories inspired by these ...

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Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep Book 1) by Shayne Parkinson (Shayne Parkinson via Smashwords) (14,538 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

"I won't have her forced," Jack said. "Let her decide for herself." Amy knew her father meant it. She could say no if she wanted. But this marriage would make everything all right. They could put all the trouble she had caused behind them. Everyone would be happy again. Everyone except her. "Sentence of Marriage" is the first book in the three-volume "Promises to Keep". In nineteenth century New Zealand, there are few choices for a farm girl like Amy. Her life seems mapped out for her by the time she is twelve. Amy dreams of an ...

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