by Leslie Gould (2014)
"Ben and Bea have always irritated each other. But when their friends push them together, can they cease bickering long enough to fall in love?"--
Carrie Bender
When, after their brother's marriage, Nancy and Dannie leave Hemlock Hill Farm to help the Taylor family at Timber Lane Cove, Nancy wonders if she'll ever have a home of her own, especially since Andrew, her intended, is still far away in Tennessee.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Ingalls family had fared badly in Plum Creek, Minnesota. They were in debt. Mary was blind now. So Pa went West to work at a railroad camp in Dakota Territory where he could make as much as fifty dollars a month! Then he sent for his wife and four children, and they became the first settlers in the new town of De Smet. But the railroad brought hordes of land-hungry people from the East. Had Pa waited too long to file his homestead claim? - Back cover.
Christine Kole MacLean
Although he reminds his mother that everybody makes mistakes, and provides a lot of examples, young Jack is still in hot water for making three big mistakes while playing with his younger sister on their uncle's wedding day.
Julia Green
It's the lazy end of summer and Freya is about to start her A levels. Her brother Joe died a year ago, but she is slowly coming to terms with his death. She is beginning to feel ready for something new - a change. And then a railway accident brings her by chance into contact with the gorgeous Gabe.