Laurie Alice Eakes
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By virtue of her profession as a midwife, Tabitha Eckles is the keeper of many secrets. Dominick Cherrett is a man with his own secret to keep: namely, why he, a British aristocrat, is on American soil working as an indentured servant. In a time when relations between America and England rest on the edge of a knife, Tabitha and Dominick cross paths, leading them on a journey of intrigue, threats, public disgrace and ... love. But can Tabitha trust...
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It's 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudoun County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her on a British privateer to save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse and finds herself kidnapped. Captain Rafe Docherty, in search of revenge, needs Belinda in order to get information on the man who destroyed his family.
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Daughters of Bainbridge House volume 1
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"When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entre into London society, Lady Lydia finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust...
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Daughters of Bainbridge House volume 2
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Cassandra Bainbridge has twice set aside her scholarly pursuits--once for the London Season and once for her wedding preparations. Love seems a wonderful alternative to study, until disaster strikes. When an accident brings an end to her betrothal, she heads for the country to recover from both her injuries and her broken heart. There she pursues her love for ballooning and envisions a future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when her former fianč...
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Daughters of Bainbridge House volume 3
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Honore Bainbridge has been courted by two men, one of whom turned out to be a traitor, the other a murderer. Banished to her family's country estate, where she will hopefully stay out of trouble, she finally meets the man she is sure is exactly right for her: Lord Ashmoor. Tall, dark, and handsome--what more could a girl ask for? But he too is under suspicion because of his American upbringing and accusations that he has helped French and American...
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England, 1811. A tarnished reputation. A distant home. A forced engagement to a dangerous man. Elizabeth Trelawny has many reasons to flee London. Pursued by her fianc©♭, her carriage caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a stranger. Well, not really a stranger. Class once kept Rowan Curnow from courting Elizabeth -- but not from kissing her. But in the very act of spiriting her to safety in Cornwall, Rowan jeopardizes Elizabeth's...
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Midwives (Laurie Alice Eakes) volume 4
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"The women in Ashley's family have helped mothers usher new life into this world for generations. But what if it's Ashley's turn to have a new life? Ashley Tolliver has tended to the women of her small Appalachian community for years. As their midwife, she has seen it all. Until a young woman gives birth to a baby at Ashley's home and is abducted just as Ashley tries to take her to the nearest hospital. The new mother is dangerously bleeding and...
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Lady Morwenna Trelawny Penvenan indulged in dalliances in her youth, but the widowed mother of the heir to the Penvenan title is desperate to polish her reputation. Accused of deliberately luring ships onto the rocks to steal the cargo, Morwenna decides to uncover the real culprits. And she stumbles across an unconscious man in the sea's foam -- wearing a medallion with the Trelawny crest around his neck.
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Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. But when a scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther takes a teaching position in Virginia's western mountains of instead. There she finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud, courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. When it seems as though her past has followed her, all Esther wants is to run away again.
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Family secrets made her a target...
Can her ex provide a holiday haven?
When Lauren Wexler's fugitive brother arrives on her doorstep, he has just moments to pass her evidence before his pursuers start shooting. Now Lauren needs her US marshal ex's protection. She left Chris Blackwell to shield his reputation, but her family's secrets are darker than she knows. With the truth revealed, can their Christmas wishes for safety and love still come...
11) Lethal Ransom
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A Deputy US Marshal must rescue a federal judge-and protect her beautiful daughter-in this inspiring romantic thriller.
When Kristen Lang drives her federal judge mother home from a Chicago courthouse, the routine commute suddenly turns into a deadly nightmare. Run off the road by an SUV, Kristen barely gets away alive-and her mother is abducted.
When the kidnappers announce their ransom, the terms are terrifyingly simple: Kristen in exchange...
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Two novels from Laurie Alice Eakes are now available in one collection!
A Lady's Honor
On the cliffs of 19th-century Cornwall, a spirited, impetuous young woman is torn between the honor of her family and the longing of her heart.
When Elizabeth Trelawny flees London, she has more than one reason to run. And when her carriage, pursued by her would-be fiancé, is caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a dark stranger. Anything to get...
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Emma Barstow wants three things in life: an education, meaningful work, and a family who loves her. None of these are easy for a woman to accomplish in the 1850s, especially not Emma, sequestered in her family's farmhouse and bored to frustration until she discovers something she can do better in the dark than anyone else. Even if she can't go to a university, she can do something that impacts many lives-guide fugitive slaves to freedom across the...
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Their lives are on the line, and a cell phone video holds the key...
A routine stakeout turns lethal when private investigator Megan O'Clare videotapes a murder, and ends up dodging gunfire with rival PI Jack Luskie. As the killer fights to destroy the evidence on Megan's phone, and them along with it, this investigation becomes personal. But, can Megan and Jack put aside their rivalry and work together to survive?
16) Abduction Rescue
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It starts with a kidnapping…
Will it end in murder?
Desperate to find his missing sister, Ethan McClure seeks out private investigator Melissa "Mel" Carter-only to be attacked right outside her agency's door. Though she's reluctant to help after her last case turned violent, Mel won't turn Ethan away. Following a clue left by his sister is their only chance, but can they avoid becoming pawns in the abductor's dangerous game?
From Love Inspired...
17) The Heiress
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When Susan Morris buys a glass goldfinch bottle from a desperate young man, she thinks she is merely adhering to her aunt's admonition to "buy something pretty" for herself. Instead, she has just taken the first step toward the change in her life she has longed for-an adventure, a purpose, and love. Daire Grassick is the only member of his family who has failed in their glassblowing business-failed in business altogether. He has failed so badly he...
18) The Glassblower
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Falling for the Wrong ManAs the daughter of the glassworks owner, Meg Jordan knows her role is to manage her father's home until she marries well and sets up her own household. But Meg dreams of doing something significant such as building a school and bringing education to the children of their rural New Jersey community. Marriage would interfere with those plans, so when she meets her father's new glassblower, Meg knows falling for him will destroy...
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[2016]
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Mia Roper isn't a typical nineteenth-century woman. Refusing to pass up the hard-won opportunity to prove herself as a journalist, she left Hillsdale, Michigan, hoping in vain that Ayden Goswell would follow her to Boston. When the train bringing her back for her first major story crashes in a snowstorm outside town, Mia is stranded. Not even the survival of a fellow passenger, a toddler, can ease her heart's sudden ache at seeing Ayden, now a history...
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[2009?]
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Constance Miller's father's dying request sends her on a manhunt. Once in Iowa, local blacksmith Hans Van de Kieft shadows her every step. Will Constance find more than she bargained for in riches of the heart? Among a family famous for their heroics, Tara Young seeks the chance to make a name for herself recovering the golden cache. Government agent Aaron Jefferson is on a similar mission. Can they work together, or will the prize remain elusive...
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