Títulos em Cidade Pequena e Rural

Bix Carpenter knows how to do two things well: survive and make moonshine. That’s what she’s done her whole life, and she aims to keep on doing it. Until she gets caught camping out at Four Corners Ranch by a tall, handsome complication in a policeman’s uniform. Daughtry King is a straight arrow. As problematic as his family is, he’s made it his mission to live in opposition to that. When he finds poor Bix, he feels sorry for her and is determined to help her onto the straight and narrow by offering her a job. But what he doesn’t count on are his growing feelings for her.

With a mix of Anglo, Native, and Hispanic cultures, the village of Bonney, New Mexico, has its share of folklore and legends, but no one has ever heard of the Ghost Girls before. Three high school girls have convinced their fellow students that they have powers, but now that they're graduating, new recruits are needed to carry on the tradition.

Forestry student Jerry Conklin is fly-fishing when something huge lands on his car, crushing it into the earth. It looks like a big black box-about fifty feet high and two hundred feet long-and the object stirs up quite a commotion among the townspeople of Lone Pine, Minnesota. One of them even shoots at it-and quickly pays for it with his life.

Ty Dawson, now the sheriff of Oregon's Meriwether County, is ready to put a trying year behind him, but he's afforded no such luck. In a country still coming to grips with the Vietnam War, Watergate, and Charles Manson, Ty's neck of the woods isn't safe from the turmoil-especially when a commune of young so-called hippies springs up out of nowhere . . .

Eine eindringliche Fabel aus Italien, die Alt und Jung, Mensch und Natur miteinander verbindet. Ein alter Mann lebt in einem Haus am Waldrand, mit Blick auf die Stadt. Ihm ist ein Hund zugelaufen, der sich zwar füttern, aber nicht streicheln lässt. Der Mann schließt den Streuner ins Herz, denn er gemahnt ihn an längst vergangene Zeiten, als die Natur noch wild war. Als seine Enkelin Lucilla ihn besucht, erzählt er ihr von Wölfen und Jägern – und davon, wie der Mensch mit der Natur verbunden ist.

Hailey Higgins just got dumped at the altar-and she's nearly broke. Her only saving grace is a remote cabin a long-lost relative left her in the tiny mountain town of Starrycard Creek. It should be the perfect place to shut out the world and shun love. Under no circumstances should she want anything to do with the ruggedly handsome Finnegan Starrycard. Finn is a growly, self-proclaimed bachelor for life. He's the local handyman. And this handyman has deemed her cabin to be uninhabitable.

After an accident ends her big city ballet career, Cassie Simons is ready for a brand new start, moving a to small town to help run her best friend's dancing school. She knows she's made the right choice-the kids love her, she gets to spend lots of time with her bestie, and the flashbacks to her car crash are slowly starting to dissipate. The only fly in the ointment is moody single dad, Pres Hartson.

“Where Eagles Nest chronicles a young couple, Alex and Julianna Lampert, as they immigrate from Lichtenstein, in search of land where they can raise a family and participate in the American dream. The young newlyweds eventually settle in the rugged hills and pasturelands above the Sandy River in Oregon, where they forge a life of love and pursue their quest for prosperity in spite of the struggle in the wild terrain of the Pacific Northwest in the 1880s.”—Sharon Nesbit, writer and historian, author of It Could’ve Been Carpdale.

Le Case is a village far from everything. Seen from there, even the war looks different—mostly waiting, prayers, poverty. As a fierce winter looms, an order is issued to arrest all Jews and detain them in the bishop's villa, awaiting deportation. René is the town's shoemaker. Everyone calls him Settebello, “lucky seven,” a nickname he got at a young age after losing three fingers on a lathe. Now he's fifty years old. Shy, solitary, taciturn. No family or acquaintances—except for Anna, a lifelong friend who could have been something more.

1971. Nach einer Schneiderlehre in der Stadt kehrt die 20-jährige Roberta auf den Hof ihrer Eltern in Süddeutschland zurück. Hier auf dem Land sind Feminismus, Popkultur und Miniröcke nichts, womit man sich beschäftigt. Roberta liebt die Arbeit auf dem Hof dennoch – und sie liebt Wilhelm, den Pfarrerssohn. Anders Gertrud, Wilhelms Mutter: Sie hasst das Dorfleben und das beengte Pfarrhaus und wünscht sich nichts mehr als weggehen zu können, hinaus in die Welt. Beide Frauen werden schwanger und müssen folgenschwere Entscheidungen treffen. Doch dann passiert ein tragisches Unglück...

Winterzauber in St. Peter-Ording: Wo sich Wünsche fast von alleine erfüllen. Die Hiobsbotschaft erreicht Alida kurz vor Weihnachten: Ihre TV-Sendung "Wohnexpertin" wird eingestellt. Alida ist geschockt. Ausgerechnet jetzt! In ihrer Verzweiflung schreibt sie einen Wunschzettel an den Weihnachtsmann, an dessen Erfüllung sie aber selbst nicht glaubt. Und dann stirbt auch noch ihre Großmutter. In deren Nachlass findet Alida geheime Liebesbriefe und ein Foto ihrer Oma als junge Frau mit einem unbekannten Mann, aufgenommen vor einem Pfahlbau in St. Peter-Ording.

Gilmore Girls but make it spicy ... Als Jeanies Tante ihr das geliebte Pumpkin Spice Café in der Kleinstadt Dream Harbor schenkt, ergreift sie die Chance auf einen Neuanfang abseits ihres langweiligen Schreibtischjobs. Dort angekommen trifft sie auf den Farmer Logan, der nichts für den Klatsch und Tratsch der quirligen Kleinstadtbewohner übrig hat und lieber für sich bleibt. Doch Jeanies Ankunft bringt Logans Routinen durcheinander, und er will nichts mit der irritierend unbekümmerten Frau zu tun haben - auch, wenn er sich auf unerklärliche Weise zu ihr hingezogen fühlt.

With the campground already a crime-scene curiosity, Corrie takes a weekend break from the business just as J. D. Wilder makes his return to the village of Bonney from his home turf of Houston. With Corrie on vacation, he turns his attention to the cold cases they thought were long solved. Something isn't adding up.

As late summer fades into fall, Melinda's efforts at her rented farmhouse are starting to bear fruit. She's learned to preserve produce, outsmart some stubborn chickens, and wrangle a flock of spoiled sheep. She revels in the peace she's found in the country, where time is marked by morning-fresh eggs and stunning sunsets. But even in the small town of Prosper, nothing stays the same. One member of the hardware store's coffee group shares a startling announcement, and a trip back to the city makes Melinda realize how deep her roots run in rural Iowa.

Ten years ago, retired astronaut Jim Mayfield closed himself up inside Bear Creek Inn, and he hasn't been seen since. Just when the small town of Bear Creek had almost forgotten about their reclusive and mysterious resident, a man from out-of-town flies in on a private jet to meet with the astronaut. The visit prompts the good people of the small town to begin asking questions.

Transporting a prisoner is dangerous work as any lawman will tell you. For Marshal Jim Long that danger is increased when the prisoner puts a bounty on his own head. Now, a posse is chasing Long with the intent of killing his prisoner. He stumbles upon a woman abandoned by her husband. With danger not far behind, he has no choice but to protect the woman and her son as well as his prisoner. The posse thinks it will be easy to kill Jace Connors and collect the bounty, but they don’t know Jim Long.

The Labasques aren’t like other families. Living in a shack out in the swamps, they scrape a living hunting down alligators and other animals just to get by. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are troublemakers, outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn’t want living on your doorstep. So when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two rough-cut brothers. The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter’s childhood friend, Loyal Duval, who has just returned home to care for her ageing mother.

Wild and uncompromising, Tanya, a veteran hotshot on an elite New Mexico wildfire crew, is fighting for her livelihood. Blacklisted from her job, estranged from her family, and threatened with the loss of her home, Tanya must prove herself to battle-hardened Bronson, the crew’s superintendent. Yet when Tanya discovers Bronson’s disturbing secret, she must find a way to save the crew without betraying his trust. As wildfire closes in on the crew and the only home she’s ever known, Tanya must find the courage to face what she most fears. Their survival depends on it.

On the other side of town are five brothers. . . Macon is the oldest. I've never seen him smile. Army is a single dad with beautiful green eyes. Iron will be in prison soon. Dallas is the one I hate. Trace used to be mine. I need to go home. Away from the swamps and these men. I’ll leave tomorrow. I'll crash on the couch tonight. Everyone is asleep. Except for one. He sees me crying. I let him wrap his arms around my body and hold me.

For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it’s the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband’s mysterious death. Tess has tried to move on, but when River Harrison shows up on her doorstep, all her lingering questions come rushing back.…