Author : Regina Jennings
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493417134
Willow finds herself drawn to the hotel's new busboy, Graham, but little does she know he's a railroad heir working undercover to track down criminals using his trains. As he sets out to find the truth, another truth soon becomes equally urgent--will the Harvey Girl he has come to love care for the railroad heir as much as she cared for the lowly busboy?
Author : Tracie Peterson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493420453
Bestselling novelist Tracie Peterson joins Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, and Jen Turano in this collection of four novellas, each featuring a Harvey Girl heroine. From Kansas to Texas, the Grand Canyon to New Mexico, the stories cross the country with tales of sweet romance and entertaining history. In Karen Witemeyer's "More Than a Pretty Face," a young woman works her hardest to escape poor choices from her youth. Tracie Peterson offers "A Flood of Love," where reuniting with an old flame after more than a decade offers unexpected results. Regina Jennings's "Intrigue a la Mode" delights with a tale of a young woman determined to help support her family, despite warnings of danger nearby. And Jen Turano's "Grand Encounters" heads to the Grand Canyon with a tale of a society belle intent on finding a new life for herself.
Author : Tracie Peterson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,41 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493417118
1929 San Marcial, New Mexico After traveling the West for the past ten years, working as a Harvey House girl, Gretchen Gottsacker learns her next assignment puts her back in the town of her childhood. She quickly forms a friendship with a precocious girl named Katiann, until one of their visits leads her face to face with Katiann's father--the man who abandoned Gretchen on the eve of what she was sure would be a marriage proposal. Now a widower, Dirk Martinez is intent on gaining her trust and forgiveness. Can she risk getting swept up in their strong attraction once again, or will the danger of an impending flood decide her future for her? A Flood of Love is a tender novella from historical romance author, Tracie Peterson.
Author : Karen Witemeyer
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 149341710X
1902 Gainesville, Texas Rosalind Kemp became a Harvey Girl five years ago to get away from Texas and the repercussions of a youthful indiscretion. When an unexpected assignment lands her in Gainesville, she hides behind fake spectacles and strict professionalism to discourage male attention. Yet not even a prudish disguise can dissuade local attorney Caleb Durrington from pursuing her. His gentle, persistent wooing tempts her to let down her guard, but when her secret is exposed, will Caleb turn away from her shame? Or will his love give her the courage to finally face her greatest folly? More Than a Pretty Face is a sweet novella from historical romance author, Karen Witemeyer.
Author : Regina Jennings
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 19,8 MB
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493428268
Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's assigned to find the kidnapped daughter of a mob boss, she's sent to the rowdy mining town of Joplin, Missouri, despite having extended family in the area. Will their meddling expose her mission and keep Lila Seaton from being recovered? When Matthew Cook decided to be a missionary, he never expected to be sent only a short train ride away. While fighting against corruption of all sorts, Matthew hears of a baby raffle being held to raise funds for a children's home. He'll do what he can to stop it, but he also wants to stop the reckless Miss York, whose bad judgment consistently seems to be putting her in harm's way. Calista doesn't need the handsome pastor interfering with her investigation, and she can't let her disguise slip. Her job and the life of a young lady depend on keeping Matthew in the dark.
Author : Regina Jennings
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441263500
She Wants the Freedom of the Open Plains. He Wants the Prestige of a Successful Career. Neither is Ready for What Comes Instead. The train to Garber, Texas, is supposed to bring life's next victory to Nicholas Lovelace. Instead, it gets held up by robbers who are thwarted by the last person Nick ever expected--Anne Tillerton from back home in Prairie Lea. Anne's been hiding away as a buffalo hunter. She's only in town to find their runaway cook, but the woman flees--leaving Anne with her infant son. With Nick the only person Anne knows in town, the two form an unlikely team as they try to figure out what to do with the child. But being in town means acting and dressing for polite society--and it's not going well for Anne. Meanwhile, Nick's work is bringing new pressures, and being seen with a rough-around-the-edges woman isn't helping his reputation. Caught between their own dreams, a deepening relationship, and others' expectations, can the pair find their way to love? "[Jennings is] a fresh voice in Christian historical romance..." Library Journal
Author : Scott Kenemore
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616082062
A delicious slice of undead Americana. Funny, tragic, and nicely weird--it's Monty Python meets "Night of the Living Dead." Definitely take a bite out of this one!--Jonathan Maberry, "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Rot & Ruin" and "Patient Zero."
Author : Gregory Bassham
Publisher :
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 9780071101547
Through the use of humour, fun exercises, and a plethora of innovative and interesting selections from writers such as Dave Barry, Al Franken, J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as from the film 'The Matrix', this text hones students' critical thinking skills.
Author : Regina Jennings
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441261060
Jennings's Newest Historical Romance Is a Delight! Molly Lovelace dreams of being a society leader in 1878 Lockhart, Texas, but being smitten with handsome wrangler Bailey Garner doesn't seem the quickest route. If only he would settle down so he could support a family. Bailey imagines doing great things for God, but his biggest issue is Molly. As long as he thought they'd be married, he excused their stolen kisses, but when she keeps refusing, he vows to earn her love. In town, he tries his hand at several different trades, but everywhere he turns he runs into the mysterious stranger Edward Pierrepont. No surprise that Molly's always making calf eyes at the wealthy adventurer. One large fight and some crossed wires later, Molly is prepared to swear off Bailey forever, especially since Pierrepont seems to be hinting at marriage--only he's also about to leave Lockhart. As pressure from Molly's parents grows she is forced into a hasty decision. Had she weighed all her options and will she find love in the balance?
Author : J. Peakman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 17,80 MB
Release : 2003-06-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0230512577
Mighty Lewd Books describes the emergence of a new home-grown English pornography. Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.
