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Barbara Pym

Harriet and Belinda Bede are middle-aged sisters who have only two things in common: their spinsterhood and their love for each other. Harriet is a bubbly, chubby coquette. Belinda is a meek, thin romantic who, since her youth, has nurtured an unrequited love for the town's vicar. Barbara Pym provides her heroines with a memorable clique of admirers: Archdeacon Hoccleve, a pompous man of the cloth whose sermons remain mysteries to his parishioners; Edgar Donne the young church curate who, taken under Harriet's wing, is fed enough chicken to last a lifetime; and Count Ricardo Bianco, a nice old man who periodically proposes to, and is turned down by, Harriet. In many ways, *Some Tame Gazelle*, Barbara Pym's first novel, presents the reverse image of village life portrayed in *A Few Green Leaves*, her last novel. Where that was reflective, this is hopeful, gay, and turned to the future. The world of Barbara Pym may be as provincial as an English country village, but it is alive and ready for the seizing.

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Janet Tronstad

Hunter Jacobson wants no part of his grandfather's matchmaking. The lone cowboy is certain that's what the old man is doing when he trades part of their Montana ranch for Scarlett Murphy's claim to an old Alaska gold mine. Or is he running one of his legendary scams on the sweet, single mom? A trip to Dry Creek, Alaska reveals the truth - and brings Hunter and Scarlett face-to-face with a past family feud and a vulnerable present. Suprisingly, it's the future that intrigues Hunter most ... if he can get Scarlett to make him her groom.

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Crystal Green

As the eldest son of a legendary Texas dynasty, Zane Foley had a legacy to live up to. But right now the single dad had a more pressing concern: finding a nanny for his little girl. Melanie Grandy seemed made to order. She'd already enchanted Zane's daughter--and now she was working her magic on the wary widower.Talk about getting the royal treatment! The minute Melanie met father and daughter, it was instant love. But her Cinderella story came with a secret--one she could never reveal or she'd lose her chance to be part of a real family. Unless Zane was willing to forgive the past for a future...with her.

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Janice A. Thompson

Katie Walken has been running most of her lifefrom her Amish upbringing, from her family's expectations, and from an arranged marriage to Karl Borg. Now a real estate agent, Katie feels she finally has the life she always wanted. . .or does she?<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt> & nbsp;<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt>Karl lost his love when she fled from their future in Amish country. Leaving home, too, he became an attorney. But his heart remains with Katie.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt> & nbsp;<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt>When Katie and Karl are reunited, they seem to have a second chance at love. Will they allow God to help them face their past while looking toward their future?