LaVyrle Spencer
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In 1916, Roberta Jewett and her three daughters return to her family home in Camden, Maine. Because she has divorced her husband, the townsfolk quickly reject Roberta. Her outspoken manner adds further fuel to their disapproval, and when she develops a close friendship with Gabe, a widowed contractor, the people of Camden are outraged.
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[1997]
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A famous country music star is shamed by her sister into going home to look after her bedridden mother. The town is dull, her mother gets on her nerves and the "dork" who had a crush on her in high school is once again after her. But with time she gets used to it, even falls in love with the dork. By the author of That Camden Summer.
6) Bitter sweet
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High school sweethearts get a second chance after twenty-three years apart.
8) Home song
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The arrival of a new transfer student spells emotional upheaval for the Gardner family when it is revealed that he is the result of a brief affair that Tom Gardner, a devoted family man and high-school principal, had years earlier. 300,000 first printing. $200,000
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1997.
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"Late summer, Browerville, Minnesota, 1950: Life is just about perfect for Eddie Olczak. A man of unshakable faith, he derives intense pleasure from the life he's built as devoted husband and father to his beloved wife, Krystyna, and their daughters, Anne and Lucy, and as the dedicated handyman for St. Joseph's, the Catholic church that is the cornerstone of Browerville life. But when a tragic accident cuts Krystyna's life short, Eddie is sure his...
10) The Endearment
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1983
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Bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents one of her most beloved, enduring stories . . .
Hoping to escape the shame of her street urchin's life in Boston, Anna Reardon plotted a desperate scheme-to become Karl Lindstrom's mail-order bride in the beautiful, dangerous frontier of Minnesota.
A kind and gentle man, Karl forgave Anna for her deceptions. But there was still one burning secret she had to hide from him, knowing its revelation would destroy...
11) Morning glory
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"In town, they called her 'Crazy Widow Dinsmore.' But Elly was no stranger to their ridicule--she had been an outsider all her life, growing up in a darkened house under the strict eye of her eccentric grandparents. Now she was all alone, with two little boys to raise, and a third child on the way. Will Parker drifted into Whitney, Georgia, one lazy summer afternoon, hoping to put his lonely past behind him. He yearned for the tenderness he had never...
12) Bygones
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[1992]
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Beth Curran's daughter tries to reunite her parents after their six-year divorce.
13) Spring fancy
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Harlequin temptation volume l
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"WINN: confident and practical, she never imagined anything--or anyone--could overturn her perfect world and perfect wedding plans. But in a single passing moment, her heart told her otherwise... JOSEPH: he knew Winn's love was promised to another man, that he must hide his heartfelt passions. But he also knew the heart doesn't lie: this was the love of a lifetime."--Back cover.
14) Forgiving
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[1991]
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Sarah Merritt arrives in the town of Deadwood in 1876, determined to start its first newspaper and to find her runaway sister, but she soon runs afoul of handsome Sheriff Noah Campbell, who arrests her.
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2001
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Bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents one of her most beloved stories-about a woman who must look past the surface to see true beauty within . . .
Allison Scott has her mind on her career. As an up-and-coming photographer, she has neither the time nor the inclination for an affair-especially since her last attempt at love with a handsome model shattered her dreams of rising to the top with a partner by her side.
Now, Allison is determined...
16) Twice Loved
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1984
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New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer presents one of her most beautiful and captivating novels-a powerful story of the human heart you will never forget . . .
Five long years ago, Laura Dalton stood on the bleak Nantucket shore waiting for her beloved husband Rye to return-until the day she learned his ship was lost at sea. Now, Laura's lonely heart has found solace in Dan, Rye's closest friend.
Dan has been a beacon of light in her...
17) The gamble
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1984
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A story of honesty and humor for anyone who has ever lived and loved from New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer.
Agatha was the picture of primness and propriety, but her green eyes could blaze with anger-or sparkle with humor.
Scott was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong.
They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts-and...
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1991.
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"The Hellion" - Once they were high school sweethearts. Now, twenty-four years later, Tommy Lee can still excite Rachel like no other man.
"Separate Beds" - Catherine Anderson and Clay Forrester come from two completely different worlds, but one blind date leaves them forever linked.
"Hummingbird" - A bandit and a gentleman both vie for the heart of pretty Abigail McKenzie--and force her to make a choice that no woman should ever have to make.