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Julia Hollister's father is having a difficult time making ends meet, and the only option he sees is to marry off his daughters. Stone Michaels has become a successful rancher. He has everything he wants, except for one thing: a family. After he realizes there is very little chance of finding a single woman where he is in the mountains of Colorado, he responds to Mr. Hollister's letter about Julia. Stone offers no promises but states that he will cover her travel expenses, and she can stay with the pastor and his wife until he is ready to marry her.

The American Civil War has ended, but Alaina McKenna still awaits news about her husband, Braeden. Did he die in a Yankee prison? Was he buried in a shallow grave on a Virginia battlefield? Or has he turned his back on the specter of death and loss and sought solitude west of the Mississippi River, never to return home again?

When people discuss deadly maritime disasters during the second decade of the 20th century in which more than 800 people were killed, they're often talking about the Titanic or Lusitania, not the Eastland on the Chicago River. However, shockingly enough, on July 24, 1915, a ship full of sightseers out for a day on the Great Lakes capsized while still tied to a dock, sending more than 2,500 passengers into the frigid water.

Among all the natural disasters that struck Rome, one of the most well-known is the Great Fire of Rome, in part due to the popular myth that Emperor Nero fiddled while the Eternal City burned, even though no fiddle existed in first century Rome. Even though those accounts are likely apocryphal, it is true that on the night of July 18, AD 64, the most significant event of Nero's time in power - and the one which, for better or for worse, would seal his name in infamy throughout the ages - took place.

The 40 poems in this book are raw, spiritual, deep, and very personal. You will find happiness, despair, and many memories within these pages. We all have similar situations in our lives. These words will resonate with your spirit.

Millie Sloan and her family have spent their lives toiling at the hands of others. When she and her brother, Buck, get an opportunity to start a new life in Wyoming Territory, they head west to the vast and open frontier. They arrive only to discover that someone from Millie's past is waiting there for her. This time, Millie vows not to allow her heart to be torn in two.

Dylan had finally come of age. He was now a fully fledged member of the bear clan that resided on a secluded island in the middle of the Pacific. Now, the first thing he had to do was choose a mate. But with no women to choose from on the island, the bears had no choice but to send for a mail-order bride, and Dylan picked the curvaceous Sarah. When Sarah arrived on the island, she had no idea what to expect.

Snakes are both cool and creepy! So there is no better series to get young kids exploring books. Each title has interesting facts about these slithering reptiles.

Learn how the rulers of the animal kingdom influenced today's most popular superheroes like Black Panther, Spiderman, and Wolverine! Young listeners will be thrilled while they learn! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Some animals have giant mouths with incredibly powerful bites! The bites can be for catching prey, eating, or fighting. Each title will look at where the animal lives, what it looks like, and its bite!

Kids can learn lots of important responsibilities by caring for a pet.

Score big with these exciting books looking at today's greatest athletes. These titles highlight their early life, going pro, and the legacies they leave behind, showing some of the best moments in sports history.

Turn up the volume with these rocking and informative books. Learn all about music’s most popular genres like pop, Latin, and country.

Archaeologists have uncovered everything from tiny artifacts to mummies and even cities! This series examines six well-known discoveries and covers the who, what, where, and when of each one.

Weather is a truly amazing phenomenon that we can see every day. But it can be hard to understand what makes some weather so wild! How do tornadoes form? Where do hail stones come from? All these questions and more will be answered in this series.