Rebecca Gallagher
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When Carrington Brouwer receives the enviable job of painting carousel horses for a factory in Ohio, she believes her future is secure. But after an expensive necklace disappears from the home where she's been staying, she's caught up in a search for the truth that puts her entire livelihood--and her developing relationship with the factory manager--at risk. Can she lead police to the real culprit before she loses everything?
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Daughters of Amana volume 1
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Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna Ilg believes her future is rooted in the Amana community inhabited by devout Christians. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her parents decide they want a simpler life in Amana, Iowa,...
3) The promise
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"Mallory Hammond is determined not to let her boyfriend, parents, or anyone else get in the way of her goal to save a life. She had that chance when she was a teenager, and the opportunity slipped away, leaving a void she's desperate to fill. Then a new friend she met online offers her the chance she has dreamed of. But she'll have to leave behind everyone she loves to take it"--
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"In 7 Days of Simplicity Hatmaker shares from her own experiences in living lightly, "finding deep delight in exactly what you have and where you are, never letting anyone shame you out of simplicity or contentment." Throughout the book are excerpts of Jen's own journey to offer hope, humor, facts, and encouragement for the reader with a fresh look at how our own daily choices affect the sustainability of our lives and God's earth."--Amazon.com.
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Daily reflections, guidance, and sound advice from a top trainer and competitor.
Confused by your canine? Monique Anstee believes we have made dog training much too hard, when it really is very simple. Anstee teaches you to think differently, which will help you get out of your mind and into the moment.
Monique Anstee trains dogs kindly, but effectively, and her clients love her for her honesty. Now, she has compiled a book of daily wisdom in which...
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It's 1971 in Connecticut, and sixteen-year-old Sharon's parents think that, because she's a girl, she should become a clerical office worker after high school and live at home until she marries and has a family. But Sharon wants to join the hippies and be part of the changing society, so she leaves home and heads to California.
Upon arriving in California, Sharon is thrown into an adult world for which she is unprepared, and she embarks on a precarious...
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Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands is an engaging and insightful look into the qualities, attributes, and practices that turn ordinary leaders into extraordinary ones. Nancy Ortberg's unique twist on vision casting; managing tensions; nurturing healthy conflict; motivating those around you; fostering creativity, passion, and trust is unlike anything you've ever read before! At times challenging, at times candid, but always inspiring, Unleashing...
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Sylvia has major cleanup to do, not to mention figuring out if the vandalism to her shop could have something to do with Quinn's disappearance. Ethan and Nicole won't sit around idly waiting for Cooper Elliott to do all the work. Cooper has an investigation on his hands like never before in Hidden Falls, but he sure doesn't mind that it involves frequent communication with Lauren Nock. Liam is hitting wall after wall in finding a solution to his own...
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Are you living in crisis or in Christ? Deanna Favre, breast-cancer survivor and wife of NFL legend Brett Favre, and Shane Stanford, an HIV-positive pastor, have something in common. Both have battled life-threatening illnesses, and both have overcome chronic hopelessness to discover the transforming strength of God. Deanna and Shane understand those everyday struggles that cause us to feel our life is in a crisis, whether its something as simple as...
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Amaryllis, Mississippi is a scrappy little town of strong backbone and southern hospitality. A brick-paved Main Street, a park, and a legendary ghost in the local cemetery are all part of its heritage. Everybody knows everybody in Amaryllis, and gossip wafts on the breeze. Its people are friendly, its families tight. On the surface Amaryllis seems much like the flower for which its namedbright and fragrant. But the Amaryllis flower is poison.In the...
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Finding Quinn's car wrapped around a tree doesn't ease anyone's mind that he'll reappear safe and sound. Could he have walked away from the accident unscathed? Rumors fly, as everyone in Hidden Falls wonders what kind of trouble Quinn must be in-and as they begin to realize the trouble they're in without him. Lauren tries not to panic as she pieces together the plans for the health fair. Ethan risks his job to finagle more time to help Nicole look...
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Simon Graber became a widower and a bishop early in life. His sole focus is his very close-knit Old Order Amish community-not entertaining the idea of marriage, despite what many of the elders think. When sickness comes to Cherry Grove, Kentucky, Simon reaches out to a neighboring community for help. But help begins to look a lot like a second chance when Stella Schmucker agrees to offer her vast herbal knowledge to the sick. Can it be that these...
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The daring efforts of Lauren, Ethan, and Nicole have resulted in a few more clues to Quinn's location but not enough to bring him home. Nicole needs to go into full investigative-reporter mode-no easy task, considering she can't walk on a broken ankle. And Jack is trying to stay one step ahead of her. With surprising persuasion, Ethan enlists Dani's help to find Quinn, but he should have guessed there would be conditions. No way would Dani cooperate...
15) Losing Quinn
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Sylvia is certain Quinn will reappear soon. There's a good explanation, and the event can be saved. Quinn would never ruin this night. At least not willingly. So, did he leave against his will? As more time passes without Quinn, anxiety spreads and suspicions rise. Nicole's reporter nose smells something amiss, and her heart aches that Quinn might be in trouble. Somehow she must help the man who anchored her through her own troubles. Ethan knows he...
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Early Wednesday morning, Ethan is panicked that Nicole has disappeared-and, in that panic, he realizes the depth of his feelings for her. When Nicole contacts him at last, her unsettling request makes him wonder what he's walking into. Next, Sylvia receives a shocking phone call, Dani and Liam rush back to town to hear stunning news, Jack's presence is requested at a strange sidewalk meeting, and the hallway outside Lauren's hospital room fills with...
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Inspired by and adapted from her breakout book 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, 7 Days of Christmas takes Hatmaker's social experiments in seven key areas-food, clothes, spending, media, possessions, waste, stress-and turns them into thoughtful and practical generosity that captures the true spirit of Christmas.
7 Days of Christmas covers 7 days during the Christmas season to practice both generosity and restraint in the areas related to...
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There's much to do and one day left to do it before the health fair. Adding to her list of tasks, Lauren resolves to confront the bully from her past-and is stunned in a way she never dreamed. Jack makes some interesting connections, professionally and personally, as he digs through old legal files. Maybe Hidden Falls won't be so dull after all. Liam would give anything for dull ordinary life again. He's at the end of his rope, but he can't hide forever....
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Two arrests on Main Street, with thanks to Dani and Liam... a medical emergency for Lauren...family secrets held for generations, finally revealed...the rekindling romance of Ethan and Nicole...Jack Parker's surprising choices. Quinn has a lot to catch up on if he returns to Hidden Falls-no, when he returns, Sylvia is sure. But is he already back? Ethan is positive he accidentally captured Quinn's image in the woods. But why would Quinn come back...
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One week without Quinn in Hidden Falls, and nothing seems quite right. He'd be proud of the way the townspeople followed through on his plans for the health fair. But amid the hubbub of the fair, it's clear that those closest to Quinn have information they need to combine in order to find him. Dani knows what Liam knows-and wants out of the middle of people who need to talk to each other. Lauren thinks her mysterious phone messages must be an obnoxious...