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"Having lived under her parents' thumb for 25 years, Beth Prudhomme is finally taking charge of her own life. She moves from Chicago to Portland, Oregon to live near her favorite aunt, finding employment as a music teacher at a local high school and a fast friend in Nichole Nyquist (who readers will recognize from A Girl's Guide to Moving On). Everything is coming together, though her love life leaves something to be desired. Until Nichole introduces...
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"Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now, determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a church to escape from the cold. Pastor Drew Douglas adored his wife. But when he lost her, it was all he could do...
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"The Palmer sisters couldn't be more different. Karen, the eldest, is the responsible one the one who got the grades, married the perfect guy, and has two wonderful, high-achieving children. Cassie is the rebellious one, who got pregnant right after high school and married the wrong man, despite her family's misgivings. And Nicole is a free, creative spirit, who's always been indulged and pampered as the baby of the family who could do no wrong. These...
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"In this powerful and uplifting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber, a mother and her daughter-in-law bravely leave their troubled marriages and face the challenge of starting over. Leaning on each other, Nichole and Leanne discover that their inner strength and capacity for love are greater than they ever imagined. When Nichole discovers that her husband, Jake, has been unfaithful, the illusion of her perfect life is indelibly...
5) Searching
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Nora hasn't seen her son in three days, and no one seems to care. His friends say they haven't seen him, but Nora thinks they're lying. The police say he's just run off, but Nora knows this isn't true. He might be a troublemaker, but he wouldn't do this to her. She will not rest until she finds him, but she's in it alone. Then one day, crippled by fatigue and fear, Nora finds her way to a weird little church. And suddenly, she's not alone anymore....
6) Working
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Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable with this new direction than others are. Rachel and Cathy are thrilled. Fiona and Chevon? Not so much.Esther and gang will find their mettle tested as they come face-to-face with circumstances so difficult there...
7) Kicking
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Esther is her granddaughter's last chance.Esther hasn't seen Zoe in years and hardly knows her. But she's not going to turn her away. Zoe is family, and she's a child.A wild child. How will Esther keep her from self-destructing? Rachel.Zoe wants nothing to do with the crazy-hat lady from her grandmother's creepy old church. But as Rachel starts to share herself with young Zoe, Esther sees a change. Will it be enough?
8) A New Dream
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She's grieving the loss of the first boy she ever loved. He wants to help her heal.One year ago, Taylor Scott's boyfriend died while practicing with his hockey team. She's spent the last twelve months blaming everything, including the sport of hockey. She wants nothing more to do with it, which is difficult when her dad secures his first professional coaching job.Having nowhere else to go, she moves to a new town with her family, where she meets him....
9) Knocking
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How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet?Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore?Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....
10) A New Choice
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She wants to escape the life chosen for her. He's determined to make sure she can.When Michaela's boyfriend proposes in front of everyone she knows, her future flashes before her eyes, sending her running off to New York in search of something different.Among the city streets, the socialite can escape the expectations of her life back in the wealthy world of the Connecticut elite. She can pretend there isn't a man picked out for her, a future that...
11) A New Promise
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She wants to move on from the past. He's hoping to be her future.Maggie Marks moved to New York City after a traumatic end to her marriage. Estranged from her father, there's only one person she has counted on her entire life. Elijah. Her best friend.As kids, he protected her.As adults, she pushed him away.Now he's back in her life, and this time, he won't let her go without a fight.Escape into an inspiring story of old loves, new romances, and the...
12) Splitting
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New Beginnings Church is growing so fast, they're practically bursting at the seams. Newly appointed elder Joe Weir thinks such growth warrants operational changes. The founding mothers disagree. As tensions rise, people choose sides, and the founding mothers start fighting amongst themselves. Can a pregnant teenager and her friends show the adults the way back to their original vision?
13) A New Path
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She wants a break from her life. He's determined to keep it light.Abigail doesn't take anything in life seriously. Not anymore. College is an escape from the rough world she lived in before, and Grant Mackenzie, the star hockey player, is the perfect distraction.But there's a problem. Abigail's boyfriend won't let her go. Through threats and unearthed secrets, he tightens his hold on her, never letting her out of his clutches.A trip with her best...
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New beginnings (Mary Ellis) volume 2
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Love Comes to Paradise is the second book in bestselling author Mary Ellis's New Beginnings series. It's about fresh starts...and how faith in God and His perfect plans provide the peace and joy all long for.
Nora King believes she is a woman in love. When Elam Detweiler leaves the ultraconservative Amish district of Harmony, Maine, and moves to Paradise, Missouri, Nora follows soon after. But does she love the man or the independence and freethinking...
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New beginnings (Mary Ellis) volume 1
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Living in Harmony is the first book in bestselling author Mary Ellis's New Beginnings series. It's about fresh starts and love…and how faith in God and His perfect plan for our lives provides us with the peace and joy we desire.
Amy King-young, engaged, and Amish-faces difficult challenges in her life when she suddenly loses both of her parents in a house fire. Her fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades her and her sister Nora to leave Lancaster County...
16) At First Sight
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Tough and uncompromising undercover sheriff Asia Powers Bancroft had one goal-to bring crime extraordinaire Carlos Saint Magna to justice for tearing her town apart with criminal activity. This goal led her to choices that condensed to one thing-her family and her ability to protect them from the consequences of her job. But she hadn't known that choosing to bring Saint Magna down would alter her life irreversibly.
Now left for dead, she discovers...
17) Crossroads
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Romance isn't in the cards for them….
or so they thought.
After uprooting her teenage son from their small town home and moving to the big city, single mom Tess Lockwood discovers he's fallen in with a gang of troublemakers at school. Soon she finds herself paying a visit to the principal's office.
Ex-cop Mitch Jackson is a man on a mission. He's determined to help all the teens at his school-but Bruce's mother touches a place deep inside him,...
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Tough and uncompromising undercover sheriff Asia Powers Bancroft had one goal-to bring crime extraordinaire Carlos Saint Magna to justice for tearing her town apart with criminal activity. This goal led her to choices that condensed to one thing-her family and her ability to protect them from the consequences of her job. But she hadn't known that choosing to bring Saint Magna down would alter her life irreversibly.
Now left for dead, she discovers...
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The first three New Beginnings in one boxed set!
Book 1: Knocking
A disgraced spouse. A devastated daughter. Can one woman's faith in the Almighty's plan right a string of wrongs?
Tonya Mendell has really tried her best. Desperate to be a model pastor's wife and mother, she's shocked when her thirteen-year-old daughter pranks the reclusive woman next door. And when Tonya discovers her husband is having an affair, her heart sinks when her only child...