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Woolworth's Five and Dime is a magical place to work at Christmastime, but will it also be a place to fall in love in 1881? Maggie Larson works the lunch counter, where she befriends a girl whose father delivers milk. Hattie Scott learns her favorite customer is Timothy Branson and a threat to her brother's job. Essie Hensley doesn't need money, but welcomes the challenges of working a job where she meets a minister and six little boys who inspire Christmas wishes. A job is the only thing orphan Lizzie Miller needs, but she can't pass up an invite to a bookkeeper's family Christmas.

She never thought she'd see John Davenport again. Merrilee Daniels Davenport's former husband has returned to their small Georgia town after fighting in the Pacific. And now the soldier is bearing a letter from the little girl he didn't know he had. Merrilee wishes that she and her daughter could lean on John's able shoulders, but her new assignment as a homeland informant won't allow it.

Ginny Mathis had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks—then war broke out. While working as a clerk for Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask her to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area. To help occupy her younger sister, Ginny enlists the Girl Scout troop she leads to help watch for suspicious activity. Soon the girls are sneaking around, hiding a shipwreck survivor. Ginny must take charge, but is this man the enemy, or does he hold secrets that could turn the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic in the allies' favor?

Four women fight for the right to life and love.

Serving her country as one of the Women's Army Special Pilots is Maggie Daniels's dearest wish. But there are obstacles to overcome above and beyond the enemies in the Pacific, including her overprotective family, skeptical fellow pilots - and handsome, distant squadron leader Wesley Hicks. Whatever it takes, Maggie will prove herself to Wesley, until she succeeds in winning his admiration…and love.

Engineer Edie Michaels loves her life—she has a good job, close friends, even a chance at romance with former soldier Beau Daniels. But she could lose everything if her secret comes out…that she's the German daughter of a devoted Nazi. And when her father sends spies to force her loyalty, everything Edie values is at risk. Time in a Nazi POW camp changed army medic Beau Daniels. When he discovers a letter of Edie's written in German, he can't help his suspicions. Is she truly the woman he's started to love? Or has she been the enemy all along?

Dr. Joshua McClain is heading west, but first stops in Hillsdale, Michigan, to break the marriage contract his late mother arranged between him and Katie Clark. Years ago, Katie left him behind in Charleston after the tragic death of her mother. But after a train crash, he comes face-to-face with Dr. Kathleen Clark, his childhood friend all grown up. When Josh shows up in town, claiming they're betrothed, Katie refuses to consider an arranged marriage. She'll marry for love or not at all.

Journalist Matthew Langley strives to make a difference in the world through his writing. His childhood spent working in the textile mills near his home in Athens has made him an outspoken champion of child labor laws. When he’s given the opportunity to interview textile heiress Dania Eison, he jumps at the chance, never expecting to lose his heart. Dania Eison has an agenda for her trip to Atlanta, and Matthew Langley isn’t a part of it. That she enjoys his company shouldn’t matter—she has a mill to run. Yet when a family friend threatens to ruin Dania’s family business, Matthew ...

English professor Josie Mullinax takes her family responsibilities seriously, more so now, with Reece determined to buy the only home her two maiden aunts have ever known. But she can’t deny the pull Reece still has on her heart or the regret she feels for rejecting his proposal. When one of her aunts is injured, will Reece use the situation to his advantage? Or will he realize no dream is complete without Josie in his arms?

Bookish southern belle Madalyn Turner knows what she wants—to be a cowboy and own a Texas ranch. But books are far different from real life and soon she realizes she needs help.

Serving her country as one of the Women's Army Special Pilots is Maggie Daniels's dearest wish. But there are obstacles to overcome above and beyond the enemies in the Pacific, including her overprotective family, skeptical fellow pilots—and handsome, distant squadron leader Wesley Hicks. Whatever it takes, Maggie will prove herself to Wesley, until she succeeds in winning his admiration…and love. Wesley can see that Maggie's a first-class pilot. She's also too fearless by half. The war has cost Wesley so much already. Can he let go of his guilt for a chance at happiness—and can he ...

Jilly Chastain never lies. But when her mother fabricates a marriage between Jilly and her childhood sweetheart, Grayson Hancock, she goes along with it, never expecting Grayson to show up, ready to make their make-believe marriage real.

Abigail Matthews’ lifelong ambition is to run her family’s iron mines alongside her father. With the company in trouble, Abby travels to the Georgia mountains, where iron and gold are found. Abby is confident the mountains hold the iron ore their mining company needs to survive. Still, the task is made difficult by the interference of Micah Anderson, the town’s sheriff who hinders her progress. . .and steals her heart. Micah Anderson doesn’t understand the people searching for gold. He sees them as gamblers no better than the father who lost him in a card game. That someone as ...

A Lady on the Run After her brother dies protecting her honor, Cynthia Gowan runs halfway around the world to Stoney Creek, Wyoming, hoping to build a new life far from her home in York. But her tea room--her only means of making a living--may never open, not if U.S. Marshall Reed Chaffee has any say about it. A Marshall on a Mission U.S. Marshall Reed Chaffee has a job to do--close down the notorious bar where the territory's most violent criminals found a haven. He never expected to find a lady like Cynthia Gowan there, nor does he believe her claims that she plans to turn it into a tea ...

Can love overcome the barriers separating them? Reece Wilkins wanted more from his life than the meager existence his father had mining gold in the mountains of Dahlonega, Georgia. An engineer with a respectable firm in Atlanta, the future he wanted hinges on a new assignment that takes him back to his hometown, and the woman who broke his heart. English Professor Josie Mullinax takes her family responsibilities seriously, more so now, with Reece determined to buy the only home her two maiden aunts have ever known. But she can’t deny the pull Reece still has on her heart or the regret she...

Deported to the British colonies for her father's crimes, Charlotte Singleton helps Captain John Randell when an epidemic breaks out on the ship. Can two battered hearts find love in the midst of a storm?

Chardy Stevens is at the end of her rope. Between running her late father’s store and tending to her four younger brothers, she barely has time to breathe, much less look for a husband to help her. The boys scare off most of her prospects and throw Chardy together with her childhood friend Luke, a disabled veteran who seeks her happiness above his own.

Underground Railroad conductor Hudson Wallace is surprised when heiress Jorgine Emerson asks him to transport her deceased father’s slaves to freedom. But it is a trap? Jorgine accepts that her fate lies in an unwanted marriage arranged by her heartless uncle, but she must protect her father’s slaves, particularly her friend, Sally from her lecherous fiancé. Can her deep conviction win Hudson over?

Her Grandmother Has a Beau! Mayor Ernestine ‘Ernie’ Sims isn’t ready for marriage, not that anyone in Stony Creek, Wyoming has come calling. But when she sees her grandmother holding hands with a gentleman in the local tearoom, Ernie enlists her best friend, Jack Randolph to teach her how to attract a man. Friendship into Something More? Jack would do anything to help his beautiful friend, even teach her how to catch a man. Between secret pen pals, match-making grandparents and passionate kisses, they can’t help but wonder if they’re been caught in their own trap!