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What will Mary do without George? He was the extrovert. He made Mary feel connected and loved. Ever since George died, Mary has felt lost. His absence is painful. But is he completely gone? His outgoing, caring personality keeps showing up, even long after his funeral. George's Final Gifts is a cozy tale of love that cannot be quenched even by death. Listen to this story today, but keep a box of tissues nearby.

England im 19. Jahrhundert: Der ehrenwerte Mr. Richard Willowby befindet sich in einer üblen Klemme - er wurde auf frischer Tat bei einem intimen Tête-à-tête von dem Vater seiner Gastgeberin ertappt - der sich sofort erzürnt an seine Fersen heftet. Da ist guter Rat teuer! Gott sei Dank verfügt unser Held über die Geistesgegenwart, die tief verschleierte Dame, die er überraschenderweise in seinem Salon vorfindet, als seine Verlobte auszugeben.

Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George’s relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America.

In Mount Vernon Love Story, bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark reveals the flesh-and-blood man who became the "father of our country" in a story that is charming, insightful, and immensely entertaining. Always a lover of history, Mary Higgins Clark wrote this extensively researched...

The year is 1870. Torn from the protective community of American missionaries in China, young, innocent teenager Lydia Holt has no idea of the harsh realities she will soon face. Forced into a loveless marriage to a sadistic Chinese nobleman, Lydia escapes her cruel confines and flees to San Francisco, only to meet the man she once trusted with her life - a man who now threatens to destroy the cosmetics empire she has established and rules with an iron hand.