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In a small fictional town on the Oregon coast there are love affairs and almost-love-affairs, mystery and hilarity, bears and tears, brawls and boats, a garrulous logger and a silent doctor, rain and pain, Irish immigrants and Salish stories, mud and laughter. There's a Department of Public Works that gives haircuts and counts insects, a policeman who is addicted to Puccini, a philosophizing crow, beer, and berries. An expedition is mounted, a crime...
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Crime with the classics volume 1
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"When Emily Cavanaugh inherits a fortune from her great aunt, she expects her life to change. She doesn't expect to embark on a murder investigation, confront the man who broke her heart 35 years before, and nearly lose her own life. Emily travels to the sleepy coastal village of Stony Beach, Oregon, to claim her inheritance, centered in a beautiful Victorian estate called Windy Corner but also including a substantial portion of the real estate of...
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"Once upon a time in a little town on the Oregon coast lived four Lindas--all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. Decades later, they're all back home in Clifden and reinventing their lives, but the holidays bring a whole new set of challenges. Abby's new B&B is getting bad reviews and husband Paul is acting strange. Still grieving for her mom, Caroline is remodeling...
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Decades ago, four Lindas in the same first-grade classroom decided to go by their middle names, form a club, and be friends forever. Now they're all back home in Clifden, Oregon, all thrilled at the chance to reinvent their lives together. But for all of them, their fifties have brought growing pains. Join the four Lindas as they learn about forgiveness and faith, about asking for help and standing on their own two feet - and about love, which makes...
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Family honor series volume 1
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Karen Bell's Shattered Justice journeys from heartrending grief to life-changing renewal. Still reeling from his wife's death, Sheriff Dan Justice takes refuge in Sanctuary, Oregon, with his young children. Soon counselor Shelby Wilson is convinced Dan's just the mentor her teen clients need-and, perhaps, the answer to her own prayers. And then a tragedy shatters Dan's faith and his sense of justice.
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Family honor series volume 3
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In What Lies Within by CBA best-selling author Karen Ball, something is missing from the life of the successful owner of Justice Construction Co. But Kyla Justice doesn't realize what it is until she begins building a center for inner-city kids. She's now undeterred by supply problems or gang opposition. She won't be stopped by her boyfriend's suggestion to sell her business and marry him. And she certainly won't be sidetracked by that disagreeable...
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The year is 1973, and the last of America's soldiers are returning home from Vietnam, often shouted down and spat upon by protesters, while the first toxic cracks of public mistrust have begun to appear at the highest levels of government. The American Indian Movement has entered into a bloody occupation of Wounded Knee, gas shortages have pushed the economy into deep recession, and violent civil unrest is captured in living color and televised nightly...
8) All for one
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Life is heating up for the four Lindas and it's not just hot flashes! Abby's losing sleep over her husband's health and neglecting her bed-and-breakfast dreams. Caroline may have waited too long to put her Alzheimer's-afflicted mom in a care facility. Marley's hard-won independence is threatened by her grown son's neediness. And Janie's having a hard time being everyone's rock as the relationship she counted on falters. Add to that a house fire, a...
9) The detour
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When Paige Kelley's grandmother, Mary, calls for her to come to her aid after breaking her foot, Paige rushes to the Oregon Coast. She is relieved her grandmother is all right, but soon learns the real reason she asked her to come. Mary's beloved hometown of Agate Cove is dying after being cut off from tourism by weather-damaged roadways. Fortunately, Mary has a plan to save the town. Paige agrees to help, but finds it's not easy implementing her...