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"Robert Truax, former Second Lieutenant and Confederate officer in the Civil War, came to Galveston, Texas, after the war to fulfill his promise to a dying comrade to look after his widow. He didn't expect to find love in the unlikeliest of places"--

Montana Rose--Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, sees marrying handyman Red Dawson as the only alternative to marrying a brutal rancher, but Red Dawson, obsessed with saving Cassie from a marriage of convenience, will try to make her his own.The Husband Tree--Thrice widowed, Belle Tanner only wants a man to help her and her daughters move her cattle--nothing else. Silas Harden needs a job, even if it means he'll be the only man at...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites you inside The Empty House, where a woman's tragedies define her life, secluding her from the endless possibilities her future has to offer... At twenty-seven, Virginia Keile had been through the most intense experiences life had to offer-a magical first love ending in heartbreak, a suitable marriage, motherhood, and widowhood. All she wanted now was to take her daughter and son to a seaside...

"Natchez, Mississippi, in 1933 is a place suspended in time. The silver and china are still dented and cracked from Yankee invaders. And the houses have names...and memories. Nora Bondurant is running away - from her husband's death, from his secrets, and from the ghosts that dog her every step. When she receives a telegram informing her that she has an inheritance, Nora suddenly has somewhere to run to: a house named Avoca in Natchez, Mississippi....

When Wendy Harper inherits her family's beachside cottage in Seaside, Maine, she sees it as a way to finally pay off the debts that have mounted since her husband died. But the neglected property needs renovation before it can be so, so Wendy and her young son Jackson move in to fix the place up. Soon the town-- and local craftsman Caleb Colton-- make it difficult for Wendy to resists their charms. -- adapted from back cover.

Anna Campbell is ready to take her first tentative steps back into the world after widowhood. On a singles cruise, she meets divorced professor Ryan Robertson, and the sparks between them are undeniable. Back home in West Texas, Anna and Ryan continue their romance, and Anna decides it's time for their families to meet. Anna is delighted when her daughter, Christina, hits it off with Ryan's daughter, Ren©♭e. The two girls are close in age and have...

Cyn McCall knew she could always count on her late husband's friend and business partner, Worth Lansing. But the last thing she expected was to find herself longing for a man who could never settle down.

Madeline Deveridge is all too aware of the whispers behind her back, the rumors that she dispatched her husband to the next world and concealed her crime. But Madeline has a far more pressing problem than being called the Wicked Widow. She fears that she and her beloved aunt are being haunted!

"Kaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced...

"Good Grief" is a brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband.