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One night after a cooking class, Hannah goes to throw out the garbage only to find the murdered body of the sheriff.

In the early years after Confederation in Canada, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. The last thing Maura Thomas remembers before her car careened over a steep embankment is having dinner with her college roommate.over twenty years ago.

Haunted by her dreams. Kathi Ellison is an English literature major at the University of California in Berkeley, living with her boyfriend off-campus.

Mary Janeway, born in Scotland in 1887, came to Canada as a "home child" at a very young age.

Home child Mary Janeway runs away from her farm placement, grows into adulthood, and ultimately comes to terms with life in Hamilton, Ontario.

In the early years after Confederation in Canada, the rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant resources.

Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop-but this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen's chimney is a case of murd

Hannah Swensen's supplies are delivered daily by Ron LaSalle, whom she often passes on her way to work.

Life in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has more than their fair share of drama to manage.

Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush.

A romantic seven-day cruise is the perfect start to bakery owner Hannah Swensen's marriage.

Thanksgiving has a way of thawing the frostiest hearts in Lake Eden.

One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge.

The moment Marian Larsen sees the patrol car stop outside her house, she feels a shiver of foreboding. The news is even worse than she feared.