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A heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in nineteenth century America.

Tom Cavanaugh returns home to take over his family's apple orchard and settle down. Single mom Nora Crane is nothing like the kind of woman he thought he'd fall for--yet he can't take his eyes off her. And while they have different concepts about family, they soon find out how quickly those ideas can change.

Polly, an orphan brought up by the Mormons, is part of their small band of pioneers struggling towards the Rocky Mountains in 1846. Here, they meet Major Dart Richards of the US Cavalry. Being a misfit like herself and a sceptic of the Mormon religion, he soon intrigues her and her him.

Max Skinner is not exactly setting the London financial world on fire--and when his supervisor steals his biggest client, it's definitely time to inspect the vineyard in Provence that his recently departed uncle left him. Heartily and happily distracted upon his arrival by the landscape, the weather, and the food- not to mention the gorgeous notaire handling the estate and the stunning owner of the local bistro- Max almost forgets about his inherited property.

After four years of college in America, Princess Christianna is determined not to return to the stiff, formal lifestyle of her father's court and, hoping to make a difference in the world, persuades her father to allow her to volunteer for the Red Cross in East Africa.

Dorset, 1917. If it's not enough that a girl from a good background is forced to work as a maid, Livia Carr is then violated by the master of the house and becomes pregnant. Her only course is to marry the son of the house, Richard Sangster, a World War One hero who has returned home an invalid. He is not expected to live, and he offers Livia and the child legitimacy, as well as his name and estate. Livia grows to love Richard, and his death comes as a great blow to her. Into the breach steps Livia's first love, and Richard's friend, Denton Elliot.

The historic hotel in Boonsboro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen...

Top hotelier Hugues Martin takes over a small, run-down hotel in New York. He transforms it into a beautiful boutique hotel of impeccable elegance - the Hotel Vendome. But when his wife leaves him, Hugues must be both father and mother to their three-year-old daughter, Heloise, and run the hotel. For Heloise, the hotel's kindly staff become her family. Following her father's footsteps into the hotel industry, she must study in Europe and Hugues is lost without her. Then a work venture brings a wonderful new woman into his life.

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo.

From the author of THE LEGACY and THE UNSEEN, comes a powerful tale that explores the dark heart of love and the shocking truths that dwell there.