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14 stories
A Preacher and His Wife by forestphilosophy
A Preacher and His Wife
forestphilosophy
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  • Parts 24
And so the day before I was to leave for the new world I married Mr. Ryan's daughter Grace, even though I knew she did not much want to marry me. A Frontier Tale. A young Irish preacher, Callum Moore, is days away from departing for the new world to the west when he impulsively offers to marry Grace Ryan, a young woman he knows nothing about.
The Apothecary's Daughter by tea-and-a-book
The Apothecary's Daughter
tea-and-a-book
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  • Parts 46
Emmeline Somers is the only daughter of the only apothecary in Abbotshire, England. After her father is left bedridden, she takes over his duties as the town's healer. It is a quiet life in the country until one patient arrives in the village and changes her life forever.
At the Year's End by Sofija-k
At the Year's End
Sofija-k
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  • Parts 22
Follow the lives of three sisters as they traverse the landscape of womanhood, courtship and romance; all in their own ways in the pursuit of happiness. [Updates every Tuesday and Thursday until completion or otherwise stated.]
Have Hope by littleLo
Have Hope
littleLo
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  • Parts 26
Kit Kensington was a boy born with nothing. Olivia Pendleton was a girl born with everything. While Kit was fortunate enough to be taken in and raised by a loving family, revolutionary Olivia was cast out and left to fight for her beliefs alone. After meeting as children, Kit and Olivia are reunited as adults, and are thrust into the world of politics, social justice, and royalty. But along the way, both find in each other was the other was lacking, and a forbidden romance begins to bloom.
Underground: Traitors and Spies in Lincoln's War by KitSarge
Underground: Traitors and Spies in Lincoln's War
KitSarge
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  • Parts 4
Wattys Short-listed 2018! Some might consider them heroes, others traitors. As the Civil War threatens to tear the nation apart, four women-a slave willing to do anything to end the practice of human bondage, a seductress desperate to preserve Southern traditions, a soldier looking for glory at any cost, and a spy working to save the Union-will risk their lives for their cause. Now published on Amazon!
The Spark of Resistance: Women Spies in WWII by KitSarge
The Spark of Resistance: Women Spies in WWII
KitSarge
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  • Votes 16
  • Parts 4
Book 1 in the Women Spies of WWII Series! As the free world crumbles beneath Hitler's jackboot, the French Resistance is depending on these women to change the course of history... Daring Mathilde Carré has always dreamed of glory. When the handsome Armand invites her to become his second-in-command of Interallié, one of the founding circuits of the Resistance, she jumps at the chance. But when Armand falls for another woman, how far is Mathilde willing to go to exact her revenge? When Odette Sansom, a married mother of three, is recruited to become a spy with the Special Operations Executive (SOE), she reluctantly accepts, knowing that she might never see her family again. Living a life in shadows with a false identity, Odette experiences more freedom in Occupied France than she has ever known, and her circuit leader, Peter Churchill, is everything her husband isn't. But one man threatens to destroy all they've achieved... Didi Nearne has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Jackie. Although her goal was to become an SOE agent like Jackie, they hire her as a wireless operator instead. As the networks are infiltrated and the on-the-ground agents disappear, Didi is finally given her chance. Will she be able to avoid the Gestapo or suffer the fates of her fellow spies? Told from the viewpoints of these real-life women, The Spark of Resistance is meticulously researched and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Pick up this courageous tale of love, honor, and deception today!
The Restless Viscountess by littleLo
The Restless Viscountess
littleLo
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  • Parts 28
Lady Imogen Wilde has lived her life in a body that does not work as it should. As she was born not breathing, Imogen has spent her life as the small and weak daughter of the Duke of Ascot. Nobody could ever understand, could they? Colonel Simon Spencer is a highly decorated, recently retired, soldier, who has made his fortune through various gallant and successful military campaigns. But the military has altered him, both mentally and physically, leaving him a changed man from the one his brother remembers, one who carries many burdens. But what if they met? Could it be, that after years of indifference, Imogen and Simon might finally find someone who understands? Or could there be other obstacles in their way, secrets that threaten to boil over?
Hope's Heart by CamelotHealer
Hope's Heart
CamelotHealer
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  • Parts 14
Young widow Hope McClellen leaves her farm in Pennsylvania for a new life out West with her daughter Maggie, but her plans are shattered when bandits attack the stagecoach and leave her for dead. Rescued by tracker Calvin McKay, Hope starts her own dressmaking shop in the small town of Sweetwater, but will she get a second chance at happiness? Calvin McKay vowed never to let a woman get close to him because of his past, but he is intrigued by the quiet young woman he rescues from bandits. As he and Hope grow closer, Calvin begins to look forward to a better future, but will his secrets come back to haunt him?
Like Father, Like Son ✔ by MackieJay
Like Father, Like Son ✔
MackieJay
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  • Parts 47
Cat Logan is a single teen mother with a deadbeat ex-boyfriend and parents that haven't spoken to her since she got herself knocked up at the age of sixteen. She's been making it in the world all on her own and has been raising a child that she loves more than anything. She's used to men running for the hills the moment they find out about her two and a half year-old son, so when her best friend Hannah sets her up on a blind date with aspiring musician and college student Nick Bradley, she reluctantly agrees but isn't exactly expecting to find her happily ever after. Maybe it'll just have to find her instead? #Wattys2019
Incognito by LAamber14
Incognito
LAamber14
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  • Parts 39
A boy trying to find himself in the shadow of his family. A girl living in the woods with a baby that is not hers. Zacary Holden has decided he wants his inheritance, and he wants it now. But everything goes down hill when he runs out of money and is beaten and left for dead in the woods. The rebellious woman haunts the woods taking from the rich to help her and her daughter survive. But her tender heart cannot leave anyone behind. The Prodigal Son meets the Good Samaritan in a Robin Hood style tale of two lost people running back home. (Previously named Home)