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The people of Bear Creek are used to Montana’s harsh winters, but nothing could have prepared them for the winter of 1895, when the worst blizzard they have ever seen threatens to destroy the town. Ranch hand Peter Gibson has to work tirelessly to keep the cattle on the Jenkins’ ranch alive, but despite the blistering conditions, he has something else consuming his thoughts. Shirley Freda has been scarred by love in the past, but when Peter asks her to visit the ranch to have dinner with him and the Jenkins family, she can’t resist the allure of the handsome cowboy.

In New York, Eloisa has her future entirely planned out for her. As a member of a well-off family, she is expected to marry, put aside her passion for writing, and live according to her parent’s expectations. Neither as charming nor as pretty as her older sister, shy Eloisa is resigned to her fate - that is until she finds an advertisement for a mail-order-bride, for a banker in the small town of Daisy Creek.

In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking”. Will a simple mail-order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives?

Life in Denver’s high society was good for the Standish family prior to 1886. Grace Standish was raising her two lovely young daughter’s to be ladies and teaching them what they needed to know to become wives to one of the young gentlemen in Colorado’s elite society. Rebecca, an auburn haired beauty and Clarissa her stunning dark-haired sister were living the good life with a father who was one of the most respected bankers in town...or so they thought, and a mother who had dedicated her life to her family. Then it all fell apart....

You can travel the world, but love will always find its way to you. From joining the army to please his father to going into business to help the man who saved his life, Harry Wallsey has lived his life for other people. Now, Harry is content with his life in Iron Creek, helping run the newspaper he helped establish—but as a lover of poetry and literature, even this life is not one he ever wanted.

Discover how to live an exciting, enriching life post-retirement, even if you've been unsure where to start. Whether you're about to retire or helping someone navigate this transition, this guide offers a fresh perspective on making the most of your golden years.

Do you find it difficult to lose weight? Do you hate complicated weight-loss strategies that end up starving you? Do you find the latest diet fads to be impractical for your lifestyle? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then this book about intermittent fasting is for you! This book will give everything you need to know about a weight loss method that does not involve counting every calorie of your meal, buying special weight loss shakes, or eating beyond the realms of what is considered a normal diet.

After spending eight years in jail, Elias Groves is struggling to make a life for himself…. After all, there aren’t many people willing to hire someone convicted of bank robbery. No matter how many times he moves and attempts a fresh start, Elias can’t escape his past, and unable to find stable work, the idea of a wife and a family seems to be slipping further and further from his reach. When his friend suggests perusing advertisements in the paper to find a woman looking for a husband, he’s not convinced.

An inspired life means living to your highest potential - having a healthy body, a creative mind, the ability to take full responsibility for your choices, embracing who you are, and connecting to your spiritual life. This book can teach you how. How to strengthen and trust your intuition. How to feel, test, and balance your energy flow. And how to understand your emotions, where they come from, where they are blocked, and how to resolve those blocks. The information is accessible and easy to understand with exercises and illustrations to help guide you.

Hazel is planning her first Christmas with Heath and their wedding. She’s also plotting to help John, Heath’s best friend and partner find a love of his own. The problem is, John is already in love…with Hazel. It will take John a wild ride across Texas and a gunfight alongside desperate men to realize that what he needed wasn’t necessarily what he thought he wanted. But is it too late?

While Hazel and Heath plan for the birth of their first child, and John and Becky get married and prepare for their lives together, another bride is making her way to Texas. Louise is from Massachusetts. She’s a well-educated, well-bred young lady whose father chose to send her to Texas to marry a pastor in a church in the town where Key Ranch is.

Many times, you may wake up in the morning and make an unconscious decision as to whether you see yourself as your best ally or your worst enemy, never realizing how often it is the latter. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most accessible therapies at present, and due to its structured nature, individuals who require it are able to use it in many different formats, including one-on-one therapy, group therapy, self-help books, and computer programs.

Do you want to stay fit and attractive, heal your body, and improve your well-being without the stress of counting calories and being picky about what you eat? Midlife can be particularly intensive for women as they may experience social, psychological, and biological challenges. This is especially true for women in their 50s, as some dramatic changes typically show up in this decade: The body loses shape, energy levels drop, metabolism slows down, hormone shifts occur....

The gut is one of the main characters in the play of a healthy life. It acts as a portal for transporting fuel throughout the body. A neglected gut is a slow death sentence. The author stresses that it is not too late to care for gastrointestinal needs, and care should not be further delayed.

Bedtime Stories for Kids, as the name suggests, is an anthology of folklore from around the world, carefully collected, structured, and curated to ensure maximum learning without compromising on the element of fun.

As the newly appointed deputy, Seth Gibbons came to Green River with one purpose—to save the town from corruption. But when he arrives and discovers that things aren’t exactly as he’d been led to believe, Seth soon finds that his life in Green River has taken a completely different turn. Surprisingly, he is able to build a good life for himself in the quiet town, surrounded by many good people keen to help him, including the local doctor, Thomas Walters. Seth realizes that the only thing still missing from his life is someone to share it with.

Venereal diseases exploded into an epidemic in World War II. This endangered the health and safety of our nation and our troops. In many recountings of this war, the fight against VD is not included, but it was a battle worth highlighting. Historically, infected women were blamed and jailed with or without treatment. During this time, hospital camps were set up on a national scale for women to be sequestered for treatment. Dr. George Smullen, my father, worked in two Florida Rapid Treatment Camps, and I am sharing some of my family's experiences when we lived there.

In 1888, there weren’t many opportunities for a young girl of only 18 to support herself in a place like Galveston, Texas, unless she was willing to compromise her principles. That was why Jessica’s guardian, an old man who had owed her late father a debt, proposes she become a mail-order bride. That and because Jessica wasn’t easy to support. Flaherty, her guardian, had spent a great deal more than what he’d owed her father maintaining her lifestyle. He was tired and ready for someone else to take that burden on.

Clarissa Marsh suspected she was with child...she couldn’t wait to tell her husband, Jeremiah, but before she got his hopes up or her own, she wanted to talk to her sister and get a second opinion. On her way to see her sister, fate intervenes. Tragedy strikes, and the only person there who can save her is her husband’s grown son who just so happens to be in love with Clarissa, and bitter toward his own father and her. Will Colton rise to the occasion?

The perineum is a group of muscles that are shaped like a “hammock” between the pubic bone and the tailbone. It also promotes the sensation of pleasure during sexual encounters and facilitates the passage of the baby during childbirth....