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If You Like... Nicholas Sparks... Try one of these authors
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The last Valentine
by James Michael Pratt
TV anchorwoman Susan Allison's story about a woman who receives a final Valentine from her Navy pilot husband, declared MIA some fifty years earlier during World War II, brings Susan face to face with the woman's son, writer Neil Thomas, jr., and with a love story that transcends time and space.
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Coming home : the Baxter family : a story of undying hope
by Karen Kingsbury
As the Baxters make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, the unthinkable happens, the family rallies together, and memories come to light that bring healing and hope during a time when darkness might have the final word.
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The horse whisperer
by Nicholas Evans
After her teenage daughter and the girl's horse are injured in a tragic accident, Annie Graves journeys across the continent in search of Tom Booker, the Horse Whisperer, in the hope that he can use his ancient gift to help both the horse and the maimed girl.
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The lemon orchard
by Luanne Rice
House-sitting a family home in Malibu where she hopes for peace and healing in the aftermath of her daughter's death, Julia is unexpectedly drawn to a handsome man who oversees a lemon orchard, sends his earnings to an extended family in Mexico and hides the pain of his own daughter's loss.
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The nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Reunited when the elder's husband is sent to fight in World War II, French sisters Vianne and Isabelle find their bond as well as their respective beliefs tested by a world that changes in horrific ways.
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Finding Noel
by Richard Paul Evans
The author of The Christmas Box presents a tale about a twenty-one-year-old woman searching for clues to her past while struggling with vague memories about being sent away by her parents at the age of seven, a younger sister, and a Christmas ornament inscribed with the word, "Noel."
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Two from the heart
by James Patterson
Present two tales about the power of a good story to show life's possibilities, including "Tell Me Your Best Story," in which Anne sets off on a road trip to ask people, "What's your best story?," in an effort find what she's been missing in life.
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Talk before sleep : a novel
by Elizabeth Berg
Cautious, conventional Anne shares a deep bond of friendship with the outspoken and eccentric Ruth, building an honest, open relationship that evolves into something deeper when Ruth is diagnosed with cancer.
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Chestnut Street
by Maeve Binchy
A story written in stages throughout the best-selling author's career traces the experiences of diverse characters who revolve around Chestnut Street.
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At home in Mitford
by Jan Karon
"It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old. Suddenly, Father Tim gets more than he bargained for. And readers get a rich comedy about ordinary people and their ordinary lives."
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