
The Element of Love
Lumber Baron's Daughters, Book 1
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Libby McKnight
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By:
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Mary Connealy
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SHE MIXED DANGER, DESPERATION, AND DECEPTION TOGETHER. LOVE WAS NOT THE EXPECTED OUTCOME.
With their sharp engineering minds, Laura Stiles and her two sisters have been able to deal with their mother’s unfortunate choice in husband until they discovered his plans to marry each of them off to his lecherous friends.
Now they must run away—far and fast—to find better matches to legally claim their portion of their father's lumber dynasty and seize control from their stepfather.
During their escape, Laura befriends a mission group heading to serve the poor in California. She quickly volunteers herself and her sisters to join their efforts.
Despite the settlement being in miserable condition, the sisters are excited by the opportunity to put their skills to good use. Laura also sees potential in Caleb, the mission’s parson, to help with gaining her inheritance.
But when secrets buried in Caleb’s past and in the land around them come to light, it’ll take all the smarts the sisters have to keep trouble at bay.
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Rafe Kincaid controls everything in his life... until he meets Julia. Julia Gilliland has always been interested in the natural world around her. She particularly enjoys studying the fossils and formations in the magnificent cave near her father’s house. The cave seems plenty safe—until the day a mysterious intruder steals the rope she uses to climb out. Rafe Kincaid is a man used to being in control—of himself, his brothers, and his family’s ranch.
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Nice Break from Depressing Listens!
- By Carrie Fancett Pagels on 03-04-13
By: Mary Connealy
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Chasing the Horizon
- Western Light, Book 1
- By: Mary Connealy
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Upon uncovering her tyrannical father’s malevolent plot to commit her to an asylum, Beth Rutledge fabricates a plan of her own. She will rescue her mother, who had already been sent to the asylum, and escape together on a wagon train heading west. Posing as sisters, Beth and her mother travel with the pioneers in hopes of making it to Idaho before the others start asking too many questions.
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Loved the story!
- By K. Foster on 05-21-25
By: Mary Connealy
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A Cowboy for Keeps
- Colorado Cowboys, Book 1
- By: Jody Hedlund
- Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Greta Nilsson's trip west to save her ailing little sister, Astrid, could not have gone more wrong. First, bandits hold up her stagecoach, stealing all her money. Then, upon arriving in Fairplay, Colorado, she learns the man she was betrothed to as a mail-order bride has died. Homeless, penniless, and jobless, Greta and her sister are worse off than when they started.
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a cowboy for keeps
- By Anonymous User on 03-23-21
By: Jody Hedlund
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No Other Will Do
- Ladies of Harper's Station, Book 1
- By: Karen Witemeyer
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Men are optional. That's the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts preached and why she started a successful women's colony in Harper's Station, Texas. But when an unknown assailant tries repeatedly to drive them out, Emma admits they might need a man after all. A man who can fight - and she knows just the one.
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good book
- By Amazon Customer on 08-10-16
By: Karen Witemeyer
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At Love's Command
- By: Karen Witemeyer
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger's Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler's bullet leaves one of them at death's door, they're the ones in need of saving. Dr. Josephine Burkett is used to men taking one look at her skirts and discounting her medical skills. What she's not used to is having a man change his mind in a heartbeat and offer to assist her in surgery.
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At Love's Command
- By Trixie on 06-20-21
By: Karen Witemeyer
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A Most Inconvenient Marriage
- Ozark Mountain Romance, Book 1
- By: Regina Jennings
- Narrated by: Leah Horowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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With few options of her own, nurse Abigail Stuart agrees to marry her patient, a gravely wounded soldier calling himself Jeremiah Calhoun. They arrange a quick ceremony before he dies, giving Abigail the rights to his Ozark farm and giving Jeremiah the peace of knowing someone will care for his ailing sister after he's gone — a practical solution for both of them.
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reader, very stilted
- By Janice Demille on 05-26-25
By: Regina Jennings
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A Lady Like Sarah
- A Rocky Creek Romance, Book 1
- By: Margaret Brownley
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Sarah Prescott has never known a respectable life. Just a hardscrabble childhood and brothers who taught her to shoot first and ask questions later. Justin Wells left Boston in disgrace, heading out alone on the dusty trail to Texas. But when the once-respected clergyman encounters a feisty redhead in handcuffs with a dying US Marshal at her side, their journey takes a dramatic turn. His high-society expectations and Sarah's outlaw habits clash from the start. With a price on her head and recused orphaned baby, Justin and Sarah make the difficult journey toward Rocky Creek.
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A Delightful Read
- By GSmith on 03-31-25
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A Reluctant Bride
- Bride Ships, Book 1
- By: Jody Hedlund
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Living in London's poorest slum, Mercy Wilkins has little hope of a better life. When she's offered an opportunity to join a bride ship sailing to British Columbia, she agrees. After witnessing so much painful heartache and loss in the slums, the bride ship is her only prospect to escape a bleak future, not only for herself but, she hopes, someday for her sister. Wealthy and titled Joseph Colville leaves home and takes to the sea - as ship's surgeon - in order to escape the pain of losing his family. When Mercy becomes his assistant, the two must fight against a forbidden love.
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Not as clean as I would have liked.
- By Stephanie Tate on 10-22-19
By: Jody Hedlund
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More Than Meets the Eye
- By: Karen Witemeyer
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes - one bright blue, the other dark brown - Eva's world constantly rejects her. But Eva has two people she can rely on - Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who destroyed his family, Logan Fowler arrives in 1880s Pecan Gap, Texas, to confront Zach Hamilton, the hardened criminal responsible for his father's death. Only instead of finding a solitary ruthless gambler, he discovers a man not much older than himself with an unusual family.
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Cute Idea .. Not The Best Narration
- By Doha on 10-27-18
By: Karen Witemeyer
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Wagon Train Baby
- Love on the Santa Fe Trail, Book 1
- By: Linda Ford
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A life-altering betrayal leaves Donna Grace alone, unmarried, and pregnant. She's desperate to leave St. Louis, Missouri, and return to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she grew up, and the only way back is by wagon train. The wagon master refuses to let a single woman drive a wagon without a male escort. Donna knows she can't trust men, but it seems she's going to have to partner with one if she wants to get back home. Luke Russell failed to protect his fiancee. Because of his neglect, she was murdered. When he overhears Donna Grace's predicament, he offers her a marriage of convenience.
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Nice Christian Romance
- By Laura from Houston on 04-25-19
By: Linda Ford
wow wonderful out look ,
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well told story
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Wonderful adventure.
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Story of Escape, Determination, Survival
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Excellent leading lady!
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Great book
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An exciting story of survival wrapped in love.
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With the aid of their mother, the girls escaped from their mountain home by taking a flume ride down the mountain and disappearing. What follows is the start of their adventures to start their step-father's plans and take back control of the family's empire.
Wicked Step-Father with evil plans
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Interesting
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wait to hear more about the Stile sisters.
This was a great story!
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