18 books like The covenant
My Secret Garden
First published in 1973, My Secret Garden ignited a firestorm of reactions across the nation—from outrage to enthusiastic support. Collected from detailed personal interviews with hundreds of women from diverse backgrounds, this book presents a bracingly honest account of women’s inner sexual fantasy lives. In its time, this book shattered taboos and opened up a conversation about the landscape…
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A Hope Springs Christmas
Amish widow Sarah Wyse does not see wedding bells in her future. Still, she can't think of a better way to spend the Christmas season than helping her handsome, shy neighbor Levi Beachy find a wife. But once the single ladies of Hope Springs start visiting his buggy shop, Levi sends the town's eligible men Sarah's way. Neither expects to find love - but with help from the close-knit community,…
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The revelation
"Conclusion to the series spanning three generations in a quaint Old Order Amish community. A story of love, faith, and second chances featuring five courting-age sisters and their extended family that is both heartrending and uplifting"--Provided by publisher.
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The Vagina Monologues
"I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them. . . . So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. I talked with over two hundred women. I talked to old women, young women, married women, single women, lesbians, college professors, actors, corporate…
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Threads Of Grace A Patch Of Heaven Novel
Newly-widowed Grace marries Seth Wyse in order to escape the troubling contents of her late husband's will, but she is slow to trust her new husband and Seth wonders if perhaps their marriage was a mistake.
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The Reckoning
The Reckoning is the third (and final) book of the ‘Heritage of Lancaster Country’ series. It follows Katie Lapp (now Katherine Mayfield) as she becomes the mistress of Mayfield Manor. While she carves out a new life, with charity work at a hospice, and the arrival of a new beau- Justin. She is torn between her old Plain Amish life and her new fancy one. Things become more complicated when she…
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An Amish noel
"Luke Bowman's homecoming is turning Emma Swartzentruber's carefully ordered world upside down. Gone is her rebellious girlhood crush, and in his place is a handsome man who seems committed to serving the community. Luke's even agreed to work for Emma's ill father, whose last wish is to see his daughter wedded to a stable, loving man. But Luke -- a man who flirted with the outside world with…
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Tomorrow about this time
Half-sisters Silver and Athalie Greeves have grown up worlds apart. Silver is a humble, faith-filled young lady; Athalie is a flapper who takes after her socialite mother. When a chance visit suddenly reunites Silver and Athalie with each other and a father they’ve never known, will a true family emerge where only a family by name existed before? Terrance Bannard, the local minister, is soon…
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Jedidiah's bride
When handsome stranger Jedidiah Lapp saves her twin brothers' lives Sarah Mast offers him her heartfelt thanks but never expects to see him again. When they meet once more at Sunday services, Sarah begins to feel something special for him. Jedidiah is eager to know the blushing beauty and asks permission to court her. Soon, he can see Sarah as part of his future, but her family is in Delaware,…
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The chill
L'auteure évoque quelques caractéristiques de la femme, selon une approche qui relève davantage de la psychologie. Principaux points: le désir féminin, les rôles dans l'amour, les priorités de l'amour, connaître les principaux traits de sa personnalité, l'amour et la beauté, ce que femme veut: l'amour; la résistance féminine.
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Puti nebesnye
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The forbidden
The church split has not extinguished their love, but the demands of one man still stand in their way...
Caleb Yoder's father has forbidden him to court Nellie Mae Fisher, but words alone cannot stop Caleb's devotion. Yet if he continues to pursue Nellie, he risks losing everything.
Nellie, too, is torn. She longs to marry her Old Order beau but cannot ignore the gentle pull she feels toward…
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The Telling
The Powerful Series Conclusion from Beverly Lewis.Grace Byler leaves Bird-in-Hand in a fancy car to search for her mother in Ohio. But what if Lettie Byler doesn't wish to be found? Meanwhile, Lettie continues her private quest to find the missing piece of her life. As clues take her from state to state, she is increasingly torn between the family she has left behind and the yearning for her…
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The witch of Willow Hall
"In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters -- Catherine, Lydia and Emeline -- flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic, but a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere. Remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline. All three daughters will be irrevocably changed by what follows, but none…
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A Spy in the House of Love
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of deceit across New York. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a bar, and begins a…
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The Treasure Box
Ee schrijfster van reisboeken beleeft achter haar computer het emotionele verhaal rond de aankoop van een mooi beschilderd schatkistje.
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The doctor's blessing
A Very Special Delivery
As a nurse-midwife in Amish country, Amber Bradley helps expectant mothers have their babies safely at home. But when Hope Springs' new doctor arrives, he insists all maternity patients deliver at a hospital. Amber is determined to show Dr. Phillip White that the Amish have a different way of life, one he needs to respect if he expects any patients at all. But even as he…
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The shepherd's bride
Shunned by the Amish community, shepherd Carl King has given up on his dream for a family. Yet, when captivating Lizzie Barkman shows up at the sheep farm where he works, Carl sees the wife he once dreamed of. Lizzie is looking for a new start for herself and her sisters, and discovers Carl to be a kind and gentle man who cares deeply about the Amish way of life. But he is under the bann. Is it…
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