Twelve-year-old Maggie is determined to reject the entire masculine sex, from her preoccupied father to her annoying classmate Todd, until she begins to see other sides to the males around her.
When Dr. Oliver Fforde unexpectedly arrives at Amabel's guesthouse during a winter storm, he makes a lasting impression. Of course, Amabel doesn't expect to see him again. Yet every time she finds herself in a sticky situation, Oliver reappears! Trying to be an independent woman is proving difficult with such a chivalrous and charming man on hand. In fact, Amabel can't help but wonder if their loving friendship could become something more….
She probably shouldn't have married him... Annis's life as daughter of the Rectory was a busy and happy one, certainly not lacking in love—but she loved Jake Royle even more than she loved her family. So when he proposed to her she didn't hesitate, even though she knew he didn't love her. Jake had said from the start that he didn't think love was necessary to make a marriage work. But even if she could accept his lack of feeling for her, would Jake ever admit Annis into his life?
Although fifteen-year-old Paige thinks he is determined to get away from home and pursue his own career goals in the big city, thirteen-year-old Abby confuses the issue by helping him see his Maine countryside in a more appreciative way.
With her grandparents too busy to pay attention to her and her father traveling a lot, twelve-year-old Mouse is heavily dependent upon her brother T.J. until she befriends another misfit like herself.
Gussie MacIver cannot get her father's attention until a series of major mishaps occur while her mother is away taking care of Gussie's sick grandmother.
Gussie McIver is always getting into trouble, but it takes a series of major mishaps while her mother is out of town before her father begins to notice.
In three adventures, Hortense, a neat and graceful rhinoceros, and her sloppy classmate, Herbert, learn to enjoy each other's company in spite of, or maybe because of, their differences.
The first Winslow in America was Edward Winslow (1598-1655) who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. He served for a time as governor of the newly founded colony and acted as ambassador for the small Plymouth colony. He later was influential in the Cromwell government in England traveling several times between America and England. Edward died at sea on one of those journeys and was buried in Jamaica leaving behind five children. One of his children was Josiah Winslow (1628-1680) who served in government and in the military as the first American-born general in the colonies. His descendants continued to hold political, social and military prominence in Massachusetts and New England for a number of generations.
She probably shouldn't have married him... Annis's life as daughter of the Rectory was a busy and happy one, certainly not lacking in love—but she loved Jake Royle even more than she loved her family. So when he proposed to her she didn't hesitate, even though she knew he didn't love her. Jake had said from the start that he didn't think love was necessary to make a marriage work. But even if she could accept his lack of feeling for her, would Jake ever admit Annis into his life?
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