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Glory never thought that she would see the man of her dreams again. He courted her with gusto but then left out of the blue. Now three years later, he's back...More handsome than ever, but Glory can't trust him and doesn't want to go through that heartache again. But he's back to redeem his past. With an orphaned boy at his side, Parker seems willing to do anything to win back the heart of Glory. Can she resist his charms and overlook his sins of the past?

Lucille is shocked when her parents attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Elliott King...A man she has thorougly disliked since childhood. But she's a good and obedient daughter, she agrees to see where the idea might lead despite its being against her wishes. She goes through the motions but then Elliott King falls ill. Wracked with guilt, Lucille remains at this bedside and the two grow closer...Once upon a time, she prayed that nothing would come of their relationship but now she's praying that he stays alive...Will Gott answer her prayers?

Her mother had always told Rachel, "Darling, divorce is for the weak that do not honor the decisions of our maker," whenever they heard community news or gossip about a broken marriage or divorce. It was just not something that her mother believed should be done - under any circumstances. And Rachel lived to please others. It was just the way that God had made her. She did not want to let her mother down. She did not want to let her community down. She did not believe for a minute that women that chose divorce were weak or sinful, but she feared the pain of being judged as weak. She feared the disappointment that she would incite in her family, especially her mother, if that would ever be something that she would need to consider...But what if it became the only option?

It shouldn't have been that hard. Find the girl, kill her, collect the cut. But it's never that damned simple, is it?The cold creeping of fury began to creep down Meredith's spine. If only she could find the girl. It had never been this hard before. Meredith was hired to bring in Katia, a mafia prostitute, who is under police protection. She finds the girl but is double-crossed by the now unscrupulous Nick. She then takes her hostage to California to retrieve $6M that Katie took before running. Will they be able to make it to safe ground?

When Sheila and Max Garvie married in 1955, they seemed like the perfect couple. She was intelligent and stunning, while he was attractive and wealthy - to everyone, they appeared to be a match made in heaven. No one was surprised when the debonair Max Garvie began courting his future bride in their small community of north-east Scotland - but no one could have anticipated the grisly end to this would-be fairy tale.

A freak accident has left Mary with amnesia...she can't remember anything or anybody and that includes her fiancé Mark! Their wedding is only a month away but she finds herself having cold feet until she gets her memory back. Mark is patient in trying to help her get her memory back but he holds a secret that may make her change her mind about the upcoming wedding...How honest will he be with her?

Bethany was raised to live up to other people's expectations of her. Stifled by her environment, her parents attempt to marry her off to a man she absolutely detests. Seeking an escape, she answers a mail order bride advertisement and finds herself on a ranch in the newly developed frontier of Arizona. Her husband to be is a man named Rex. He's kind and seemingly has everything covered, but is he what Bethany really needs?

Farrah's has finally caught up to her and she wants to leave her toxic town. She decides to become a mail order bride but finds herself in a marriage with a man she doesn't love. She traded one small town for an even smaller one, and soon the residents begin disappearing one by one. Are they leaving or is something more sinister at work?Carl is a local rancher fighting off his personal demon of alcoholism. He feels attraction to Farrah but doesn't feel worthy. Farrah feels the romantic pull toward Carl herself but after a life of breaking rules she doesn't want to add to her troubles...or his...Farrah turns to God for guidance - a faith she once rejected - but Carl soon becomes a suspect in the disappearances. Is she in love with a killer? Or worse, is her own husband the killer?

Lovina's brother had been murdered in the Amish town almost two decades ago. Becoming a teacher, Lovina does her best to put the traumatic memory behind her until she has a student in her class who has emotional scars of his own. A child psychologist is brought in to help and Lovina feels an instant attraction to him. It isn't long, however, that she realizes that the psychologist has a dark connection to her past.

A mother struggles to keep her faith alive when her daughter is placed on life support after a car accident. She's then given a blood transfusion and miraculously comes back to life. The blood, however, came from a vampire. Showing remarkable recuperative abilities, she begins acting erratically, even biting strangers on the street. Her trouble is only beginning however as she falls into the crosshairs of a vampire slaying gang which wants her dead.

Jolly Thomas is a serial killer. Allegedly. But her case appears to be so confused that it offers few answers to our questions. She has confessed to murdering six members of her family over a 14-year period. Even while she was poisoning them with cyanide to her family, her community, and her friends she appeared to be a cheerful, happy, upstanding woman. Jolly was a pious and friendly person who seemed to be possessed of a strong moral fibre. She was the kind of woman we would all love to have as a part of our family or as a neighbour. Which only goes to show that appearances can be extremely deceptive.Because the 47-year-old mother, who lived in the south western State of Kerala in India, is alleged to have murdered her relatives by lacing their food with the poison. However, despite confessing to the crimes, many of her friends and relatives believe that she is the victim here - an innocent one at that. They cannot come to terms with the fact that such a cheerful and respected member of the community could be a mass murderess. They believe that she has been framed by the authorities. While, from the opposite side of the fence, the police are sure that they are dealing with a psychopath.

A True Crime anthology featuring some of the most evil killers in recent memory, including the "Meth Head" killers of Iowa, Dustin Honken and Angela Johnson...The early nineties was an era that brought long-standing prosperity to America. With a record number of women taking up office jobs, it was an era that defined shifting gender roles and marked the progressive modern age. Interestingly, the nineties was also an era that witnessed rampant drug abuse and increasing crime rates among women. Just as the world was getting accustomed to women decked up in a judge's robe or a corporate suit, there popped up numerous other images of women in prison jumpsuits.

There are so many reasons why people become serial killers. However, it is quite uncommon to meet a murderer who is willing to share the sensitive information with the authorities in order to have some financial gain and risk getting caught. Exactly this happened with Robert Maury, a serial killer who would often call the anonymous witness hotline and reveal where his victims are buried in order to collect the reward. Perhaps he could have gotten away with it if he managed to control himself and report just one victim. But Maury got greedy, knowing that he could earn even more money from providing the information to the investigators. Thanks to the phone operators who found this man and his phone calls very suspicious, Robert Maury was held by the police and subsequently charged with multiple murders. It was after his third call to the witness hotline when the investigators decided to trail him and observe his behavior. He was on their radar prior to the arrest, but they couldn't find any physical evidence which could link him to the murders. The law enforcement managed to put an end to a dangerous man and his string of murders. Maury would clearly do anything in order to earn money and continue killing innocent victims all over the country.

Clara has found romance, adventure and love through the matrimonial columns. I could do the same, could I not?She was not yet betrothed to Cotter Finlay but Ella knew the time for him to ask her father for his permission was nigh. But Cotter Finlay cannot engage me if I am promised to another, can he? It was just as Clara said-if I am betrothed to another, breaking off such an engagement would look poorly upon my parents.It was in that moment that Elle made the decision. By next year on St. Valentine's Day, she, too, would be heading west to wed a man of adventure.

Misty is a free woman now that her abusive husband has died. Her son has a chance at a new life but she's without any resources to provide for him. She wants a new beginning and decides to journey to a new land, the frontier of Montana awaits but the journey is arduous...The last thing reformed sinner Carl wants in his life is a woman, and a woman with kids. But after crossing paths with Misty on her journey to Montana he feels God's hand pushing him to protect her...Misty doesn't want a man in her life but she can't help but feel attraction toward Carl. He's kind-hearted but she soon finds out about a sin from his past and some seeds of distrust are sown. Can she him for the man he is now rather than the man he was before?

Valmae Fay Beck was an overweight and insecure woman who welcomed any kind of attention from even the most unattractive men. She would begin dating Barrie Watts, an inveterate liar and self-described "scumbag" who often told her of his fantasy to "be the first and last lover of a woman." Wanting to please her man, Valmae manipulated a young girl into their lair where she would be brutalized and murdered. The killing was so callous and shocking that it remains one of Australia's most horrific crimes and made Valmae Fay Beck the most hated woman in the country.

Oakland Police Detective David Ortiz has become the epitome of a jaded cop...Newly divorced with a nightly devotion to Jack Daniels. Spending time in an out of town bar, he winds up in bed with one of the most beautiful women he's ever seen...only to find her gone the next morning. She leaves behind one clue as far as her identity goes, and Ortiz now finds himself trying to solve long forgotten mystery-her kidnapping...Debi Gorman was now living life under a fake name after fleeing her captors years earlier. She couldn't resist the charms of David but now realizes that she's put him between the crosshairs of her kidnappers and things never turned out well for those close to her...The detective soon realizes that getting close to Debi isn't only dangerous, it could cost him his life.

Maribeth was only seventeen when she fell in love with the handsome...but poor Charles. With her parents blocking their union at every turn, both of their frustrations grew. Maribeth would ultimately marry a rich man, becoming a mail order bride in the process. But now a widow in her mid-thirties, she decides to make amends with the past...This story and more are featured in this collection of sweet mail order bride and Amish romance...She thought of her parents too - family she ought to love but hadn't seen in almost fifteen years. Would they greet her with love, or resentment? The last time she had seen them it had been a tearful goodbye, one full of anger and disgust for her choices - a choice she had never regretted, even if it had brought her sadness...Perhaps being a mail order bride wasn't what her family had wanted for her, but it had been her choice. A choice surely better than living a life she had hated, surrounded by judgement for who she chose to love. But whatever became of Charles? Did he marry? Did he think of her every night like she did him?

On February 14, 2007, Stephen Grant walked into Macomb County Sheriff's Office a little before 11 a.m. He told the desk sergeant that he wanted to report his wife Tara missing. Turning to the deputy manning the desk with him, the sergeant asked him to call detective Bill Hughes, a 20-year veteran in the police force, to the lobby. Hughes invited Stephen into his office, and sat silently as Stephen immediately began rambling on about Tara Lynn Grant's disappearance. He stated that Tara had gotten home late on February 9 because of a snow storm. He revealed that he had drunk a couple of beers before she arrived, and that they had argued on the phone earlier in the evening because she had changed her travel plans. She had stated that she would be flying out on Sunday instead of Monday, and this had him bent all out of shape. He stated that she walked into the house wearing her ear buds, and didn't immediately respond to his greeting. This riled him up, and they resumed their argument soon after. After about 20 minutes of arguing, he said he overheard her talking to someone on her phone, asking them to pick her up and that she would be out in a minute. He had no idea who was on the other side of the call, but he assumed it was the car service she usually hired to take her to the airport. As she left, he said, she told him, "Don't forget to get the car to the dealership Monday to get the dent fixed." He then saw her enter a dark sedan parked at the end of the driveway. That was the last time he saw her.What happened to Tara Lynn Grant?

Gloria is a young Amish woman who is deeply in love with Lloyd. The two seem destined for marriage until Gloria's mother becomes deathly ill and she's forced to take care of her younger sibling. Her sister would not be able to survive financially without her and is dependent upon Gloria's care as is her mother. Can Gloria fulfill her family obligations and still marry Lloyd?

Jacqueline has already had enough tragedy to last a lifetime. She lost her best friend in a tragic accident which her boyfriend Rex blamed himself for. As an atonement, he separated himself from both her and everyone in the town. Distraught with no romantic prospects on the horizon, Jacqueline turns to becoming a mail order bride. She accepts a proposal from Clifton, a handsome cowboy who woos and wins her heart. But Clifton has a secret past. On the run from the law, Clifton warns that their union may be disrupted at any time. To make things even more complicated, her first love Rex has tracked her down and wants to make amends. Will Jacqueline give her first love a second chance or risk losing her second love?

Elizabeth is on the run from a bad marriage. Once again facing poverty, she decides to try her luck at becoming a mail order bride. Growing up in New York, she's used to the hustle and bustle but fantasizes about a new life out West. Arriving in the small town, she finds the ranch life appealing and even more so when she meets her prospective husband, the handsome Jeb. But does he feel the same about her?

By day, the beautiful, stunning beach in San Diego, Southern California is a hot spot for sun seekers, surfers and those looking for a walk by the sea. The glittering ocean is contained, it appears, within the magnificent nearby cliffs and the long, wide soft sandy beach sneaks slowly towards an esplanade, complete with inevitable parking lot. The arches of a wide bridge provide a touch of privacy and quiet. Life towers offer safety from the waves.As wonderful as Torrey Pines is during the day, at night it changes. The dark brings out shadows. And those shadows became a lot deeper after the night of August 12th, 1978.

Katie is stuck between her obligations and pursuing her passion. She's taking care of her young niece who is now an orphan. Katie is a bit too young for motherhood and her niece doesn't see her as a maternal figure. But then her niece mysteriously disappears one day and Katie almost suffers a nervous breakdown. A frantic search begins in the Amish community but everyone suspects that an outsider named Michael is to blame for the young girl's disappearance. But Katie befriends the man and finds that he isn't the bad person everyone has painted him out to be. Can they work together and find Katie's niece?

On February 19th of 2005, Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone disappeared after leaving a restaurant in Philadelphia. Danielle has been separated from her husband while Richard was her "on-again, off-again" boyfriend. Danielle had a young son while Richard had a teenage daughter. Richard had exchanged threats with Danielle's ex-husband before while Danielle herself wanted "space" from both of them. The FBI entered the investigation in 2008 and the case remains unsolved. But what happened that night? Was this a murder-for-hire? If so, by whom?

Lisa Shuler was to be convicted of murder in the first degree in 2014. But whatever possessed the sweet, quiet and church-going woman to commit such a horrific crime?It was as Lisa and her husband Brandon were approaching their tenth wedding anniversary that something appears to have changed within the God-fearing, upright pillar of the New Albany community. It seems as though, for the loyal wife and model citizen, days of giving uncomplainingly to others were beginning to be replaced by a sense of her own unhappiness; a feeling that 'me time' became suddenly important to her. Like many women, and men, who have committed themselves unthinkingly to others, the time came for Lisa to re-evaluate her life. And from this self-analysis emerged the sense that something was missing. And she had to kill to do something about it.

Jonathan Henning is a shy man who keeps to himself. He loathes the idea of courting a woman but secretly wants to be in love more than anything else. His brother was the opposite of him, marrying one of the most sought after women in the community. But the happily married couple die in a tragic accident out of town and Jonathan is crippled emotionally. He must become a father figure to his brother's children and doesn't know how. But a kindly nurse named Andrea comes to his aid, helping Jonathan bring some sense of family back to the children...and an unexpected romance begins to blossom between the two.

Kimberly Clark Saenz was a nurse. Almost ten years ago now, in 2008, she worked in a clinic called the DaVita Lufkin Dialysis Center. The clinic was- and still is- in Lufkin, a small blue collar city in East Texas of around 33,000 souls. But rather than care for her patients, she decided to kill. Because of a home life fraught with difficulties- she and her husband has fought, he had filed for divorce, and even taken out a restraining order against her- Kimberly's unrestrained and misdirected anger was taken out on her patients.

Laura is an Amish young woman who has dreams beyond what both her family and community have prescribed for her. She wants to work outside the home but her husband quickly dismisses the idea without a debate. But Laura doesn't take no for an answer and seeks to prove her husband wrong. Will her resolve be enough to change his heart and preserve their love?

Amish girl Susan runs into all kinds of trouble as she begins his Rumspringa. Her antics make her into a social media sensation and she catches the eye of a handsome Englischer named Robert. But word gets back to her mother about her exploits during Rumspringa and she is immediately called back home. Will Susan stay and enjoy her newfound freedom or will she return home to the community that raised her?