Del Norte Public Library

Some were unmarried by choice, others by circumstance, but single women in the 1800s carried the unfortunate label of "spinster." India Cunningham is happy running the ranch her father left her. Lawyer Anika Windsor is pitted against her first and only love. Elaine Daly has dedicated her life to caring for orphaned children. And Jody McMillan is determined to raise the money to expand the crowded orphanage. Once branded, can these spinsters find love?...

Kat and Nell Sinclair are headed west - away from the manicured lawns of Maine to the booming mine town of Cripple Creek, Colorado, to start new lives for themselves as mail-order brides. Romantic dreamer Nell imagines an exciting and love-filled future, while pragmatic Kat resigns herself to marriage as a duty. But when the ladies disembark at the train depot neither fianc ǎwaits them, leaving the sisters unexpectedly alone in the wild, frontier...

Kentucky Brides, Book 2 Large Print Books

"It's been years, but Luke Davis is back--older and wiser--and still alone. Returning as Lookout's new town marshal, Luke is determined to face the past and move on. But when he discovers that the woman who betrayed him is now a widow, all his plans fall at his feet. Rachel has carried her guilty shame for eleven years. Her marriage to James Hamilton was not what Luke or the town thought it to be. Now James is dead, and Luke is back. Could they possibly...

Ellie Weathers is a pioneer in her chosen profession, finding life in nineteenth-century Utah filled with romance and fraught with danger, intrigue and mystery. Resort owner Ellie Weathers is furious when she discovers her late grandfather spent his entire life savings to purchase a carousel for their Salt Lake resort. ... Bascom Anthony hasn't built a carousel since his wife and son died in a fire two years ago. Now it looks like the arsonist has...

Fiona O'Rourke doesn't believe in love - certainly not in a marriage arranged by her cruel father. Even if her unexpected betrothed seems honorable and kind, can she trust his motives ... or the attraction between them? Ian McPherson didn't come to Montana to take a wife. But he's instantly drawn to Fiona. He wants to protect her - even if that means pretending that they're engaged. In a season of surprises and miracles, there's nothing he won't give...

"At twenty-one, Paul Brockman is the newest deputy U.S. marshal in his father's arsenal of lawmen. Bold and courageous, Paul proves to be every bit as skillful with a revolver as the chief U.S. marshal, John "The Stranger" Brockman. Five ruthless outlaws escape Yuma Prison but are soon captured, and Paul must transport them back to Arizona in an iron wagon. During the hazardous journey, Paul encounters Lisa Martin, whose parents were murdered by renegade...

The small French village of Briecourt may be isolated from early battles of World War I, but a century-old feud between the Toussaints and the de Colvilles rages in the streets. Despite being adopted, Julitte Toussaint endures the de Colvilles' scorn. Everything changes when the German army occupies the town, trapping outsiders behind enemy lines. When Julitte discovers Charles Lassone in the church basement, an unexpected - and dangerous - love blossoms....

In 1942 after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, twelve-year-old Harry Yakamoto and his family are forced to move to an internment camp where they must learn to survive in the desert of California under the watch of armed guards. Includes section about the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her. Now her Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm. It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring...