Recommendations based on Short-Straw Brideby Karen Witemeyer

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  1. To Win Her Heart

    by Karen Witemeyer
    A jaded gambler and a determined schoolteacher must overcome their pasts to find love and redemption in the Wild West.

    Do They Have a Fighting Chance at Love?, After completing his sentence for the unintentional crime that derailed his youthful plans for fame and fortune, Levi Grant looks to start over in the town of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. A Tailor-Made Bride

    by Karen Witemeyer
    A young woman hires a tailor to transform her into a refined lady, but love and adventure soon follow.

    Jericho "J.T." Tucker wants nothing to do with Coventry, Texas's new dressmaker. He's all too familiar with her kind—shallow women more devoted to fashion than true beauty. Yet, except for her ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. The Kiss of a Stranger

    by Sarah M. Eden
    A young woman is forced to marry a stranger to save her family's reputation, but finds love in unexpected places.

    When Crispin, Lord Cavratt, thoroughly and scandalously kisses a serving woman in the garden of a country inn, he assumes the encounter will be of no consequence. But he couldn't be more mistaken- ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Edenbrooke

    by Julianne Donaldson
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery, discovering her inner strength and courage.

    Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Maid to Match

    by Deeanne Gist
    A lady's maid falls in love with a footman at the Biltmore Estate, but their different social classes threaten their romance.

    From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled—by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman. When Tillie is enlisted to help tame Mack's ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Black Sheep

    by Georgette Heyer
    A dashing young man attempts to unite his family and win the heart of a beautiful heiress.

    The novel is set in Bath, Somerset and centres on two main characters: Miss Abigail Wendover and Mr Miles Calverleigh. At the beginning of the novel, Abigail's niece Fanny claims to have formed a ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Arabella

    by Georgette Heyer
    A spirited young woman's adventures, navigating society's expectations and finding true love.

    Arabella, the beautiful daughter of a country vicar, sets out to London to have a season and make an advantageous marriage. On her way there, her carriage has an accident and she has to stop over at ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Redeeming Love

    by Francine Rivers
    A woman's journey of transformation and redemption through the power of love.

    The story starts off in New England, 1835. Sarah, a beautiful young girl, meets her father, Alex Stafford, for the first time. Six-year-old Sarah learns that she is the product of Stafford's ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Grand Sophy

    by Georgette Heyer
    An unconventional young woman's spirited adventure to restore order and joy to her new family.

    For the past several years Sophia Stanton-Lacy (known as Sophy to everyone) has lived away from England, following her diplomat father Sir Horace around Europe while the Napoleonic Wars raged on. Now ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Destined

    by Aprilynne Pike
    Laurel discovers she is a faerie and must choose between her human life and her destiny in the faerie world.

    The book picks up immediately where Illusions left off; Tamani, Shar and Chelsea are standing around Yuki, who is imprisoned in a circle of salt. Yuki tells Tamani that she had wanted to come clean ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Merchant's Daughter

    by Melanie Dickerson
    A retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" set in medieval times, where a merchant's daughter falls in love with a scarred lord.

    An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and ... (Goodreads)

  12. Scent of Magic

    by Maria V. Snyder
    A young healer must navigate a dangerous world of magic and politics to save her people from a deadly plague.

    Continue the mystical story of the Healer trilogy by, New York Times , bestselling author Maria V. Snyder. As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. A Voice in the Wind

    by Francine Rivers
    A Christian-inspired story of love, hope, and courage in the face of persecution.

    “The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles.” With this opening sentence, A Voice in the Wind transports ... (Goodreads)

  14. Anne of Avonlea

    by L.M. Montgomery
    A young girl's coming-of-age in rural Prince Edward Island, full of adventures and misadventures.

    Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert, who is teaching at the nearby White Sands School. The book ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Girl in the Gatehouse

    by Julie Klassen
    A young woman, Mariah, finds herself living in a gatehouse, hiding her past and falling in love with the local squire.

    Miss Mariah Aubrey, banished after a scandal, hides herself away in a long-abandoned gatehouse on the far edge of a distant relative's estate. There, she supports herself and her loyal servant the ... (Goodreads)

  16. Anne of Windy Poplars

    by L.M. Montgomery
    A young woman's journey of self-determination, navigating society's expectations of her.

    Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Silent Governess

    by Julie Klassen
    A governess hides a dangerous secret while falling in love with her employer. A tale of mystery, romance, and suspense set in Regency England.

    Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems. Lord ... (Goodreads)

  18. The Centurion's Wife

    by Davis Bunn
    A Roman centurion and a Jewish widow are brought together in a dangerous quest to uncover a conspiracy.

    Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of ... (Goodreads)

  19. Touch of Power

    by Maria V. Snyder
    Avry, a healer, is the only one who can save the dying prince, but healing is a death sentence. She must choose between saving him and risking her life.

    Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. The Measure of a Lady

    by Deeanne Gist
    An American heiress in the Victorian era finds her place in society, and love.

    Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possible. Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. When Calls the Heart

    by Janette Oke
    A young woman's struggle to find her place in the Canadian West, navigating faith and family.

    Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined ... (Goodreads)

  22. The Rose Garden

    by Susanna Kearsley
    A woman's journey of self-reflection and healing, as she pieces together her family's past.

    When Eva's film star sister Katrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina's ashes and in doing so return her to the place ... (Goodreads)

  23. Ever After

    by Karen Kingsbury
    Emily and her husband struggle to keep their marriage together after a tragedy. A story of love, forgiveness, and second chances.

    Two couples torn apart—one by war between countries, one by war within. In this moving sequel to, Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship when she meets the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. The Golden Lily

    by Richelle Mead
    A powerful vampire embarks on a quest for revenge, unearthing dangerous secrets.

    Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. Alchemists protect vampire secrets - and human lives. Sydney would ... (Goodreads)

  25. Howl’s Moving Castle

    by Diana Wynne Jones
    A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.

    18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Anne of the Island

    by L.M. Montgomery
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery as she transitions into adulthood, away from home.

    Anne leaves Green Gables and her work as a teacher in Avonlea to pursue her original dream (which she gave up in, Anne of Green Gables, ) of taking further education at Redmond College in Nova ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Through the Ever Night

    by Veronica Rossi
    A thrilling journey of survival and self-discovery, where an unlikely hero must choose between a world of adventure or a life of safety.

    A world-defying love is put to the ultimate test in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Veronica Rossi's "masterpiece," Under the Never Sky (Examiner.com ). In this second book in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Under the Never Sky

    by Veronica Rossi
    A post-apocalyptic world where two teenagers must join forces to survive.

    Under the Never Sky follows the character of Aria, a 17-year-old girl who has been exiled from Reverie, the domed city in a dystopian future 300 years after a major catastrophe has decimated the ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Love's Enduring Promise

    by Janette Oke
    A young couple's struggle to overcome the odds and follow their dreams of a life together.

    Tragedy brought them together, but love bound them into a family. Clark and Marty Davis, the pioneer couple thrown together after the death of their first spouses, now preside over a growing number ... (Goodreads)

  30. An Echo in the Darkness

    by Francine Rivers
    The story of a young Christian slave girl, Hadassah, and her journey through the Roman Empire.

    A prosperous trader, Marcus Lucianus Valerian has made a fortune providing sand and slaves for the Roman games. But Hadassah, a slave in his family's household, has enchanted him with her quiet ... (Goodreads)