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A novel on the hardship of the Industrial Revolution through the eyes of an Englishwoman forced to be a prostitute to make ends meet. A potter's assistant during the day, she changes at night into a gown, rented by her pimp to walk the narrow streets. It is cold and business is slow. By the author of A Stolen Tongue.
2) The choice
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Thomas Nelson
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Even as a pregnant, unwed teen in 1974, Sandy Lincoln wanted to do the right thing. but when an ageless woman approached her in a convenience store with a mysterious prophecy and a warning, doing the right thing became even more unclear. She made the best choice she could....and has lived with the consequences.
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2007
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Bestselling author Janelle Taylor's novels of romantic suspense deliver it all--desire, deception, and thrilling danger. In Haunting Olivia, a magazine editor travels to her childhood home in Maine--and into a labyrinth of deception and fear...
A Face From The Past...
Olivia Sedgwick never really knew her wealthy father, and she can't imagine why he bequeathed his summer cottage to her. It's a cozy little place, but Blueberry, Maine, holds only...
4) Calder pride
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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c1999
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After her fiance is killed, Cat Calder, a Montana rancher's daughter vows never to marry, but sex with a stranger is acceptable. The result is a son and years later when the stranger is appointed sheriff and she faces danger her vow is tested.
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SparkPress, an BooksSparks imprint, a division of SparkPoint Studio, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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In 1937 Ireland, unwed mothers were crimnals and giving birth was a considered a crime. Mary Margaret Joyce is one such child, lucky enough to have survived the harsh, cruel conditions of Certified Industrial School Saint Thomas, in Ballinasloe.
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"Best friends Unity and Ellen are in serious ruts. High school teacher Ellen, whose son's dream of going out of state for college is arousing financial anxiety, hasn't dated since she became pregnant on the night of her junior prom. Unity, a successful handyman, is grieving after her soldier husband was killed three years ago. Each woman goads the other to venture out of her restrictive comfort zone, daring the other to take on a list of challenges,...
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Sophie Trace trilogy volume 3
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David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2010, ©2010
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Ethan Langley is home for the summer, eager to renew his friendship with Vanessa Jessup and her infant son, Carter. Before Ethan is even settled, a series of random shootings leaves someone he loves dead. While police are scrambling for suspects, Ethan learns shocking details that could break the case. But it imperils the lives of those he's come to love. Will he make the right call?
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
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After Julia DeSmit's boyfriend, Parker, left her in a college parking lot six years ago, she made a new life with her son, younger brother, grandmother, and new boyfriend. She works hard at a grocery store to bring in a meager income and takes classes toward her associate's degree. Overall, Julia is happy. But when she receives an email from Parker, her son's father, wanting to know if he has a child, her world is turned upside down.
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Perennial
Pub. Date
2003
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In 1992, celebrated novelist Ann Patchett launched her remarkable career with the publication of her debut novel, The Patron Saint of Liars. On this 25th anniversary, read the best-selling book that is "beautifully written... a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" (Boston Herald).
St. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little...
10) Stars of Alabama
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2019.
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"One child preacher traveling across the plains. One young woman with a mysterious touch. Two old friends, their baby, and their bloodhound. And all the stars that shine above them. When fifteen-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant amid the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to fend for herself. And when she loses her baby in the forest, her whole world turns upside down. She's even more distraught upon discovering she has an...
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Redemption's light volume 1
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Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Toronto, 1939. Released after being incarcerated in a woman's reformatory for being pregnant and unmarried, Olivia Rosetti's family is unwilling to forgive her. She ends up homeless. Well-to-do widow Ruth Bennington hires Olivia to help with a maternity home for troubled women, and for years Olivia focuses herself on the home. Greek widower Darius Reed is determined to protect his daughter from the prejudice that killed his wife. When his employer...
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"An unforgettable novel about a young woman and her infant son who are abandoned at a seaside motel in New England, the townspeople who provide them with shelter, and the secrets that all of them are keeping"--
When June and her baby are abandoned in a town on the coast of New England, Mabel helps her find a place with Iris. June's life becomes entwined with a number of locals who have known one another for decades. As she finds the way forward for...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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When she receives the news in late 1944 that her baby's father was shot down in the South Pacific, Amelia Richards loses hope. Jobless and broke, she has nowhere to turn for help but her infant's paternal grandparents. The only problem is, they don't know that she -- or their grandson -- exists. When Amelia discovers that the family is wealthy and influential, dare she disclose the truth of her relationship with their son? Or could the celebration...
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2011
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The McCloud Home for Wayward Girls was once a haven for unwed mothers. Now it is a bed-and-breakfast that Ruby runs with her daugher Jill. When Jill's fourteen-year-old daughter searches for the identity of her father, she sets in motion events that will test the bonds of the family. And then Jill agrees to host the wake of the town matriarch. But the convergence of people and memories reveals a shocking family secret.
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Bestselling romance author Jacob Churcher hasn't been home for almost twenty years -- not since his mentally ill mother kicked him out of the house when he was just sixteen. When a lawyer calls, days before Christmas, to inform him that his estranged mother has passed away and left her house to him, Jacob returns not just to settle the estate but to try and reconcile with the past and the pain and abuse he experienced as a child. Also, maybe cleaning...
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Ballantine
Pub. Date
2007
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Jenny Harris always expected that she'd fall in love, get married, and have a baby--in that order. Now, very pregnant and not quite married, she actually doesn't mind that she and her live-in fiance, Dean, started their family earlier than planned. But then one night Dean runs out for cigarettes and just doesn't come back, and the very next day, Jenny goes into labor. She never anticipated single motherhood--but at least there's not much time to dwell...
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Pub. Date
2014
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No matter how beautiful the rose or how sweet its fragrance, its thorns can inflict pain. . . After a series of life-altering events a woman embarks on an intimate journey to find the one person who can help her come to terms with her dysfunctional life. Callie Morgan Bronson, a mother of three, struggles to remain true to her wedding vows amidst her husband's alcohol abuse and her daughter's drug addiction. Thrust into a role as caregiver for her...
18) Lone star baby
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
©2013
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"Welcome to the town of Promise, deep in the heart of Texas! Promise, a ranching community in the Hill Country, has a mysterious past. Yet it’s the kind of place that represents the strength of small-town and rural America. Because Promise is built on family and friendship. Hard work and endurance. Laughter and, above all, love."
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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"More than two decades ago, Ashley Baxter Blake made her most grievous mistake in Paris. Now, a forgotten voice brings new information about that terrible time, causing Ashley to see that experience in a new light. Can she finally lay down yesterday's pain and move on? In Paris, Alice Michel is having dinner with her son Gabe and his new friend, Jessie Taylor, an Indiana girl who is studying abroad for the semester. Alice's life is so good now, totally...
20) Ask anyone
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MIRA
Pub. Date
2002
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Waking up to discover an antique carousel horse and an armed guard in his front yard is not what Bobby Spencer needs on a quiet Sunday morning. Once again the Spencers are going to be the talk of Trinity Harbor, Virginia. And Bobby isn't feeling very kindly toward the person responsible. But Jenna Pennington Kennedy is a desperate woman. That carousel horse is her ticket to capturing Bobby's attention and convincing him to offer her the opportunity...
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