Showing results for "the widow" in 20th Century

1949, County Durham. When Angie marries her sweetheart Quentin and moves into Cuthford Manor to begin their new life together, she feels like the luckiest woman in the world. But Quentin falls victim to a tragic accident and Angie's life is left devastated. Now, along with the prospect of rebuilding her life, she is faced with an impossible choice that will have far-reaching consequences for herself and those she loves most. Only with the help of her family, the community of Cuthford Manor and her old friends from the Shipyards, will Angie draw on the inner strength to find happiness again.

Gin Kelly, the wicked redhead, is back! Listeners will delight in the next installment of the Wicked City series by New York Times best-selling author Beatriz Williams.

Forty-year-old Callie Jamison thinks she has a good life as a rancher's wife, until her husband divorces her for a younger woman who can give him the children Callie never did. Clayton Swift is an aging cowboy who knows it’s time for him to hang up his spurs, but he doesn’t want to do it alone.

Responsible young widow Lydia has to put her grief aside to support her young family. When no one will hire her, she realizes that the only road to security for her and her children is to ignore her broken heart and marry again. Charming and irresponsible Willem has finally discovered a business opportunity he's passionate about, but in order to gain control of his inheritance, he must prove to his father he's ready to take life seriously.

Portland, Oregon, 1946. Chloe Kent, a World War 2 widow, has resigned to her fate as a single mother struggling to make ends meet. Prompted by her sister to go on a blind date, she meets a man who brings passion back into her life and reignites a flame in her heart she once thought dead. Robert McKenna, real estate agent, has returned home for a new start at life. Introduced to the widow next door, he discovers her gentleness is helping heal the wounds of his past and giving him the family he always wanted.

Charlotte LeDoux is struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Her late husband, Gus, has left her a lot to deal with--his sprawling business empire, his enemies, and an ex-mistress who desperately needs a friend. It's tough for a woman to compete in a man's world, and even though it's a never-ending uphill battle, she is determined to succeed.