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New beginnings (Mary Ellis) volume 1
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When Amy King - young, engaged, and Amish - loses both of her parents in a house fire, her fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades Amy and her sister, Nora, to make a new beginning with him in Harmony, Maine. John's brother Thomas and his wife open their home to the newcomers. But Thomas, a minister, wisely suggests a period of adjustment and counseling for the couple before marriage. Will John and Amy find a way to live happily in Harmony?
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Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now, determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a church to escape from the cold. Pastor Drew Douglas adored his wife. But when he lost her, it was all he could do to...
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New beginnings volume 3
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If not for her loving but controlling parents, Beth Prudhomme might never have taken charge of her life and moved from her native Chicago to Portland, Oregon, where she has reconnected with her spirited Aunt Sunshine and found a job as a high school music teacher. If not for her friend Nichole Nyquist, Beth would never have met Sam Carney, although first impressions have left Beth with serious doubts. Sam is everything Beth is not -- and her conservative...
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New Beginnings volume 2
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"Nichole, a woman in her early thirties, is recovering from a broken heart after learning her husband was having an affair and separating from him. The twist is that her mother-in-law, Leanne, is the one who told her that her son was cheating. Leanne has looked the other way for decades as her own husband cheated, and can't bear to see her son repeating the same pattern. In telling Nichole, she also gathers the courage to leave her husband, and the...
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New Beginnings volume 1
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"The Palmer sisters couldn't be more different. Karen, the eldest, is the responsible one the one who got the grades, married the perfect guy, and has two wonderful, high-achieving children. Cassie is the rebellious one, who got pregnant right after high school and married the wrong man, despite her family's misgivings. And Nicole is a free, creative spirit, who's always been indulged and pampered as the baby of the family who could do no wrong. These...
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New beginnings (Mary Ellis) volume 2
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Love Comes to Paradise is the second book in bestselling author Mary Ellis's New Beginnings series. It's about fresh starts...and how faith in God and His perfect plans provide the peace and joy all long for.
Nora King believes she is a woman in love. When Elam Detweiler leaves the ultraconservative Amish district of Harmony, Maine, and moves to Paradise, Missouri, Nora follows soon after. But does she love the man or the independence and freethinking...
7) Kicking
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Esther is her granddaughter's last chance.Esther hasn't seen Zoe in years and hardly knows her. But she's not going to turn her away. Zoe is family, and she's a child.A wild child. How will Esther keep her from self-destructing? Rachel.Zoe wants nothing to do with the crazy-hat lady from her grandmother's creepy old church. But as Rachel starts to share herself with young Zoe, Esther sees a change. Will it be enough?
8) Searching
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Nora hasn't seen her son in three days, and no one seems to care. His friends say they haven't seen him, but Nora thinks they're lying. The police say he's just run off, but Nora knows this isn't true. He might be a troublemaker, but he wouldn't do this to her. She will not rest until she finds him, but she's in it alone. Then one day, crippled by fatigue and fear, Nora finds her way to a weird little church. And suddenly, she's not alone anymore....
9) Knocking
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How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet?Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore?Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....
10) Working
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Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable with this new direction than others are. Rachel and Cathy are thrilled. Fiona and Chevon? Not so much.Esther and gang will find their mettle tested as they come face-to-face with circumstances so difficult there...
11) Splitting
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New Beginnings Church is growing so fast, they're practically bursting at the seams. Newly appointed elder Joe Weir thinks such growth warrants operational changes. The founding mothers disagree. As tensions rise, people choose sides, and the founding mothers start fighting amongst themselves. Can a pregnant teenager and her friends show the adults the way back to their original vision?
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Tough and uncompromising undercover sheriff Asia Powers Bancroft had one goal-to bring crime extraordinaire Carlos Saint Magna to justice for tearing her town apart with criminal activity. This goal led her to choices that condensed to one thing-her family and her ability to protect them from the consequences of her job. But she hadn't known that choosing to bring Saint Magna down would alter her life irreversibly.
Now left for dead, she discovers...
13) At First Sight
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Tough and uncompromising undercover sheriff Asia Powers Bancroft had one goal-to bring crime extraordinaire Carlos Saint Magna to justice for tearing her town apart with criminal activity. This goal led her to choices that condensed to one thing-her family and her ability to protect them from the consequences of her job. But she hadn't known that choosing to bring Saint Magna down would alter her life irreversibly.
Now left for dead, she discovers...
14) Crossroads
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Romance isn't in the cards for them….
or so they thought.
After uprooting her teenage son from their small town home and moving to the big city, single mom Tess Lockwood discovers he's fallen in with a gang of troublemakers at school. Soon she finds herself paying a visit to the principal's office.
Ex-cop Mitch Jackson is a man on a mission. He's determined to help all the teens at his school-but Bruce's mother touches a place deep inside him,...
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After the death of her parents, with both of her older sisters in homes of their own with husbands who adore them, Rachel King yearns for a new beginning. Her cousin Sarah lives near a thoroughbred stable in Kentucky, and working around beautiful horses is Rachel's dream. She leaves Lancaster County to find a job at Twelve Elms Stables believing God has answered her prayers. Then she meets Jake, an attractive and charming 'Englisch' man who convinces...
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The first three New Beginnings in one boxed set!
Book 1: Knocking
A disgraced spouse. A devastated daughter. Can one woman's faith in the Almighty's plan right a string of wrongs?
Tonya Mendell has really tried her best. Desperate to be a model pastor's wife and mother, she's shocked when her thirteen-year-old daughter pranks the reclusive woman next door. And when Tonya discovers her husband is having an affair, her heart sinks when her only child...
17) The Deadline
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In the deadline, Andy Friessen has packed up everything and moved his family two states away, to Montana, to protect his wife, Laura, his newborn babies, and his stepson, Gabriel, from the threats of his mother. What Andy doesn't know is that they'll soon.
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She could give him everything except the one thing he wanted-A child.
Candy knows that her husband wants a baby, but she can't give him one. When Neil pays for a surrogate and moves her into their home, he tells her not to worry, but she suddenly feels a
20) A Vow of Love
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Sometimes, families need a helping hand
Holidays are about family, love, and giving; but this Christmas, the Friessens are in for a rough holiday season.
Thirteen days before Christmas, a letter arrives in the mail-a letter that was never meant.
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