Jo Gartin's Weddings: An Inspiring Guide for the Stylish Bride
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Jo Gartin's Weddings: An Inspiring Guide for the Stylish Bride
Jo Gartin
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1594862613
Release Date: 2005-12-27

Book Description

The secrets of Vogues recommended wedding planner are now available to brides everywhere. Celebrities such as Brooke Shields, Courteney Cox Arquette, Molly Shannon, and Taye Diggs have turned to Jo Gartin for invitations, unique celebrations, and weddings with a special twist. Now, Gartin has compiled the ultimate inspirational guide, designed to help any bride make her fairy tale come true. Dozens of lush color photographs capture Gartins signature style as she presents captivating ideas for creating beautiful bouquets, breathtaking tabletops, and thoughtful take-home treats, just to name a few. In Jo Gartins Weddings, readers will: explore Jos custom stationery portfolio as she presents an array of her most-requested invitations accompany Gartin as she joins renowned designer, Monique Lhuillier, to present sought-after styling tips learn how to transform bargain wedding dresses into one-of-a-kind gowns that would stop Vera Wang in her tracksfor under $500! discover fun ways to present and serve cocktails, hors doeuvres, and sweet treats be seduced by to-die-for ideas for cake decoration that wont break the bank

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great ideas.......2007-08-25

Jo is a great person with wonderful ideas, now they are availble to us all. If your doing it yourself or just want some ideas, this is a elegant and crative place to start.

5 out of 5 stars Creative, inspiring, modern..........2007-07-12

Jo Gartin's Weddings is a small book, compared to books by other event planners, such as Colin Cowie or Martha Stewart, but it packs a big punch in its pint size. She offers fresh, creative and inspiring ideas that, for the most part, are very do-able, and will add personal touches to every aspect of the wedding event. She shows several dresses she reworked, and how to do similar things yourself. There are clever ideas for flowers and centerpieces. My favorite part was how gracious her ideas are for welcoming guests, from personalized Seltzer bottles, to baskets with parasols, wired flowers for every guest, and fans doubling as programs. I am planning a destination wedding, and the amount of ideas for welcoming people are abundant. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Easy, Simple, Stylish.......2007-07-06

As an event planner I am always searching for new and interesting ideas. Well, Jo Garton's book provides just that. Upon first glance her eyeys do see to be in the pricey area (she is a planner/designer to the stars), but her ideas and be scaled down to fit more modest budgets. I loved the pictures and descriptions and the fact she strayed from the path or other books. Great book!

5 out of 5 stars Modern and unique .......2007-01-16

This book really helped in planning my wedding,it was fun and inspirational. There's alot of information on doing things more interesting and unique versus traditional. Out of all the books I acquired for my wedding planning this was by far my favorite.

5 out of 5 stars Loved it!.......2007-01-15

This book had so many great ideas for making my wedding unique. They are simple and feasible to create, but be prepared to be crafty or have someone you know who is crafty help you.
Jo Gartin's Weddings - Inspiring Guide For The Stylish Bride
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    Jo Gartin's Weddings - Inspiring Guide For The Stylish Bride
    Jo Gartin
    Manufacturer: Rodale Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000RIYF0Q

    Highland Hearts (Zebra Historical Romance)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Exciting, Hard to Put Down Read!
    • Exciting, sweet love story.
    • Not Quite Right
    • Highland Hearts
    • An "OK" book.
    Highland Hearts (Zebra Historical Romance)
    Hannah Howell
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0821769251

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Exciting, Hard to Put Down Read!.......2004-07-09

    Hannah Howell has become one of my favorite authors, and this book is one of my favorites. I have read it three times, and it as great as all of her books, and a definte keeper. Revan is a wonderful hero, with a stubborn streak a mile wide. But isn't that true of a lot of men? And Tessa is a loving, strong heroine with just the right amount of believability. She knows what she is getting into when she and Revan become lovers, hoping that her love will triumph over his unwillingness to marry. Isn't that just like all of us women everywhere, hoping to change our man in some way with our love? They must run from Tessa's Uncle Fergus amd the Black Douglas Clan who are plotting treason against King James II. When they finally reach Tessa's maternal relations, the Delgados and Comyns, her Uncle Silvio knows right away that Revan and Tessa are more than just friends! He even puts them in one bedroom, to Tessa's everlasting embarassment! Revan agrees to marry Tessa, but at this point he doesn't know how much money and land Tessa has, and that is why he doesn't want to marry. He has never wanted anyone to think that he married for money! And Tessa has "neglected" to tell him just how large her inheritance is! Then, she gets kidnapped by her Uncle Fergus and those rascally Douglases. Well, you have to read the book to see just how this turns out. Is there a war? Does Revan come to his senses and overcomes his pride? Does Tessa tell the truth about her inheritance before the wedding? IS there a wedding? It is really a good book. I also want to say that I am writing this review because of author Sue-Ellen Welfonder. I have yet to read one of her books, though I have just barely bought one and will be reading it next. She made a point at her website about reviews and "Was this review helpful?" options that was very important to authors and to readers. So, to Hannah Howell - thank you for your wonderful books, please keep writing and I'll keep reading. To Sue-Ellen Welfonder - thank you for your thought provoking words, I'll follow through with them, and look forward to reading your books. And to readers everywhere, enjoy your books! DreamReaderAndHopefulWriter

    4 out of 5 stars Exciting, sweet love story........2004-02-18

    The first book I read of Hannah Howell's was "His Bonnie Bride," that book was terrible!! It was very trashy and I skipped to the end just so I wouldn't feel I totally wasted my money on the book. I was therefore apprehensive about the other book of hers I had purchased (this one).

    I have to say, I was pleasantly suprised. This book was not only good, it was exciting and filled will adventure.

    Revan was soooo sweet to Tess. He protected her and cherished her. Tess was also really neat. She had a quick tongue but was also sweet. I loved how she wanted to look pretty for Revan whenever she got the chance.

    In short, if you do buy this book, you won't be disapointed. It is a sweet, adventurous love story that will leave you feeling happy you took the time to read it. Revan and Tess were such a cute couple!

    3 out of 5 stars Not Quite Right.......2003-06-09

    Even though I liked Tess, there was something not quite right about the story. It didn't focus enough on the love story. It was all about their hiding. It got much better when they stopped hiding and Tess was captured. Also, her family was hilarious!

    5 out of 5 stars Highland Hearts.......2002-10-31

    When you read this book you will be transported back in time. The characters are so real you never want the book to end.

    3 out of 5 stars An "OK" book........2002-08-04

    I found this book to be only an "OK" book. I found myself skipping over a lot of it... never a good sign. There was not enough sexual tension between the two and the plot regarding the treason was never really very interesting to me. The hero, Revan, did not make me "sigh" like a good romantic hero should. I like a good story full of romance and adventure, but this one seemed to drag along a little too much for my taste.
    The Poet and the Pauper (Seasons of the Heart, 1)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A beautiful character portrayed!
    The Poet and the Pauper (Seasons of the Heart, 1)
    George MacDonald
    Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0764226592

    Book Description

    Heart-gripping Tales Filled With Mystery, Suspense, and Unexpected Love

    The special value volume combines two of George MacDonald's most beloved novels. The Baronet's Song tells the enchanting story of "Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands." Gibbie is a seemingly destitute orphan, whose life—though he is unable to speak—communicates truth, innocent love, and goodness. The Shepherd's Castle continues the story of Gibbie's best friend, Donal Grant, in a classic tale of love, dark secrets, and true Christian character.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A beautiful character portrayed!.......2003-11-18

    Being a disciple of C. S. Lewis, I wanted to read from George MacDonald--an author who is known to have influenced Lewis.

    I read the "Curate's Awakening" with interest, but the story of Gibbie is a cut above, absolutely touching and meaningful. MacDonald artistically and movingly paints a picture of this young, neglected, then orphaned, mute boy who has a beautiful heart, despite his difficult life.

    What "gets" me is that he refuses to play at being a victim, although one might jump at the chance--for he is cruely treated in several instances. The book kept me throughout Gibbie's youth until his young adulthood.

    The beauty of the characterization and the fictional storyline make a thoughtful, heartwarming read and healthy escape.

    Hats off to Phillips for the edit.
    The War for the Heart and Soul of a Highland Maya Town
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Tragedy and Triumph in a Guatemalan Town
    The War for the Heart and Soul of a Highland Maya Town
    Robert S. Carlsen
    Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
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    ASIN: 0292711948

    Book Description

    "A vivid, complex, and concise portrait of cultural continuity, social cohesion, and conflict in a town of Tzutujil Maya-speaking people of Guatemala.... Carlsen launches into an exploration of the capacity of these people to persist through centuries of oppression and of the culture to survive and regenerate even under circumstances of extreme violent repression.... a novel and eminently readable approach to local-level social and cultural history."

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    "Carlsen's descriptions of rituals and beliefs are extremely valuable and detailed... and will be particularly useful to students of the ancient and modern Maya."

    —Linda Schele

    After a decade of military occupation known as la violencia, the Tz'utujil-speaking Maya of Santiago Atitlán stood up to the Guatemalan Army in 1990 and forced it to leave their town. Yet that act of solidarity did not close the widening internal divisions that threaten to destabilize the community from within. Ironically, after 500 years of resistance to physical and spiritual conquest, many Atitecos now seem eager to abandon traditional Mayan culture.

    In this compelling ethnography, Robert S. Carlsen explores the issue of cultural continuity and change as it has unfolded in this representative Mayan community. Drawing on documentary evidence, he argues that local Mayan culture survived the Spanish Conquest remarkably intact and continues to play a defining role in the religious and social life of the community. At the same time, however, he shows how the twentieth-century consolidation of the Guatemalan state has steadily eroded the capacity of Mayan communities to adapt to change and has caused some local factions to reject—even demonize—their own culture.

    This book reflects fifteen years of field research in Atitlán, where Carlsen learned Tz'utujil, was accepted into a local cofradía (Mayan/Catholic religious society), and was a first-hand witness to la violencia. It thus presents a rare insider's perspective.

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    5 out of 5 stars Tragedy and Triumph in a Guatemalan Town.......1998-10-22

    Robert Carlsen: The War for the Heart and Soul of a Highland Maya Town, Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997.

    E. Michael Mendelson writes: The subject of this extremely well written and readable book is Santiago Atitlan, the largest town of the Tzutujil Indians on one of the world's most beautiful volcanic lakes: Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. The town has long been famous with tourists and with anthropologists who have been studying it since at least the Nineteen Twenties. One of the principal deities in the Maya-Christian religious syncretism of Atitlan-the Maximon or Mam-even made Time Magazine coverage when it was attacked by Catholic clergy in the 1950s.

    In a sense, the attempted conquest of the Maya and Maya resistance to it have continued from the 16th century Spanish Conquest down to the 20th century Civil War (in most ways a war against the Maya Indians) and Carlsen does a brilliant job of investigating four centuries of both continuity and change. In the last half century, a major crisis has been developing on the lake due to increased population and shortage of land. The move of so many local Maya from agriculture to commerce may be the reason why, Carlsen argues, traditional native religion-agriculture based-is having a hard time surviving against Orthodox and Charismatic Catholicism, militant Evangelical Protestantism, and contemporary media-driven culture. Commerce is not doing sufficiently well to save the town when set in the context of Guatemalan capitalism, itself vulnerable to increasing globalization. Further undermining the situation has been the Civil War, culminating in the December 2nd 1990 massacre of civilians by the Army-though local pride in forcing the Army out the town as a result of the massacre remains strong.

    While this is Carlsen's main concern here (one is sure there will be further books), he manages to include a great deal of fresh and resonant information on Atiteco traditions. There is, among much else, a wonderful chapter on the central Tzutujil concept of "Flowering Mountain Earth," linking Sun, Corn, and Humans in an ideology descended straight from the great pre-Spanish classic text Popol Vuh, as well as a condensed but most insightful essay on the continuing cult of Sacred Bundles in Atitlan. Like all good anthropologists, Carlsen achieves a delicate balance between empathetic participation and objective study. His long dedication to the town is evident in the depth and warmth of his vision. The book is blessedly free of jargon and is illustrated with a wealth of excellent photographs. It cannot be too highly recommended.
    Highland Heart (Harlequin Historical, No 111)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Ok but not great
    • it's my pleasure to be the first one to review this book
    Highland Heart (Harlequin Historical, No 111)
    Ruth Ryan Langan
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    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Ok but not great.......2006-09-03

    I bought this book because I am a big fan of Ruth Langan. This book however was not at all up to her standards. The plot was slightly boring as were the characters. I just coun't get into the story like I usually can.

    5 out of 5 stars it's my pleasure to be the first one to review this book.......2002-12-31

    First of all, Ruth Langan is such a good writer. This story was one of the best I've read in Harlequin books. Jamie and Lindsey are one of the best characters I've read. Lindsey is not the typical heroine character. She is truly sincere, lonely, and vulnerable. And Jamie on the other hand, is just the guy you'd want to marry. They're perfect 4 each other. The story is somewhat complicated but it just have a great plot. You wont get bored reading this. Give it a chance.
    My Heart's in the Highlands; a Play
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      My Heart's in the Highlands; a Play

      Manufacturer: Harcourt, Brace and company
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover
      ASIN: B000FMP63O
      Brave Highland Heart
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Brave Highland Heart
      Brave Highland Heart
      Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
      Manufacturer: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 0773730990
      Release Date: 1999-01-01

      Book Description

      Wherever my father puffs out his cheeks and plays the bagpipes, my brothers go to visit a friend. Our dog creeps under the bed, the horses flatten their ears, the hens cluck. And I cover my ears. But one special night everyone listened when my father played his pipes. For the youngest member in of the family, the ceilidh is almost spoiled. She has been judged old enough to help, but too young to stay up like her brothers, or wear a kilt, or dance until dawn. But when the bagpipes sound from the far hills she is there - hiding in the hay- watching, listening. And on a night twinkling with fireflies, one small girl's brave Highland heart responds to her father and the ancient spell his music weaves.

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      4 out of 5 stars Brave Highland Heart.......2000-02-16

      The book looks at the dilema of a wee lass, unable to attend the ceilidh[party] It shows her determination to be in on things. The illustrations clearly show that the artist knows about bagpipes and pipers. The drawings are very accurate. Also about kids and their feelings. The final illustration speaks to that great, childlike joy of being let in on the ceilidh, after she went thru the range of feelings as her Dad piped his heart out. Great for anyone wanting to introduce their wee ones to the pipes and the Maritimes approach to a good time.
      The man with the heart in the highlands & other early stories (A Revived modern classic)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Honest Wisdom and Wit of Saroyan Shines
      • Honest Wisdom and Wit of Saroyan Shines
      • a wonderful Saroyan day-trip
      • a brief description
      The man with the heart in the highlands & other early stories (A Revived modern classic)
      William Saroyan
      Manufacturer: New Directions Pub. Corp
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      Binding: Unknown Binding

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      ASIN: 0811211150

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      5 out of 5 stars Honest Wisdom and Wit of Saroyan Shines.......2004-04-30

      Armenian-American inhabitant William Saroyan, whose heday was between 1934-1940 in San Francisco, is a great America writer of human short stories. He is gifted in characterization, in his ability to capture emotions and interpersonal subtleties; he is also overflowing with a sort of honest wisdom from whose cup it is a pleasure, via reading his stories to drink. There are several great stories in this collection; Secrets of Alexandria is about two isolated moviegoers with movie stars and hoping to hook up but thwarted by events; The Brothers and Sisters tells of the disillusionment of a buff young guy in lust with an innocent hooker, who is accompanied to the mysterious site of his jealousy by a religious member of a family of wine merchants; The Living and the Dead hilariously recounts the commentary of an Armenian grandmother, whose dead husband, a horse-riding drunk who terrorized and was never seen to cry, spouted incomparable oratory. Many of the best stories focus on the invisible fulcrum of passing time, the moment when an individual realizes, in the face of inexorable events, that things will not be the same. Relatedly, the stories perfectly capture the loss, the missingness, as it were, of the beloved. Dear Baby captures a boxer on the way out, fighting against odds for his dead sweetheart. The wonderful The Great Leapfrog Contest, perhaps my favorite, tells of a new neighborhood girl, Rosie Mahoney, the youngest of a big Irish family who moves into a non-Irish neighborhood where she proves her superiority to all the neighborhood boys-even the new, strong, instinctually cool and filmic-but not Rosie-quality-guy who moves in from Texas and refuses to engage in fisticuffs with a female. Many Miles Per Hour tells of young boys ogling a car souped up to go over fifty (!) miles per hour. Many of the stories feature, or have young male characters; because the stories take place in the first half of the 20th century, they contain a wonderful historical quality. Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart details the angst of a teen desired by a married neighbor whose mother and sister realize what's going on before he does, and laugh when she takes a grown lover, never again to play the story's eponymous song which, she had said, was devoted to him.

      5 out of 5 stars Honest Wisdom and Wit of Saroyan Shines.......2004-04-30

      Armenian-American inhabitant William Saroyan, whose heday was between 1934-1940 in San Francisco, is a great America writer of human short stories. He is gifted in characterization, in his ability to capture emotions and interpersonal subtleties; he is also overflowing with a sort of honest wisdom from whose cup it is a pleasure, via reading his stories to drink. There are several great stories in this collection; Secrets of Alexandria is about two isolated moviegoers with movie stars and hoping to hook up but thwarted by events; The Brothers and Sisters tells of the disillusionment of a buff young guy in lust with an innocent hooker, who is accompanied to the mysterious site of his jealousy by a religious member of a family of wine merchants; The Living and the Dead hilariously recounts the commentary of an Armenian grandmother, whose dead husband, a horse-riding drunk who terrorized and was never seen to cry, spouted incomparable oratory. Many of the best stories focus on the invisible fulcrum of passing time, the moment when an individual realizes, in the face of inexorable events, that things will not be the same. Relatedly, the stories perfectly capture the loss, the missingness, as it were, of the beloved. Dear Baby captures a boxer on the way out, fighting against odds for his dead sweetheart. The wonderful The Great Leapfrog Contest, perhaps my favorite, tells of a new neighborhood girl, Rosie Mahoney, the youngest of a big Irish family who moves into a non-Irish neighborhood where she proves her superiority to all the neighborhood boys-even the new, strong, instinctually cool and filmic-but not Rosie-quality-guy who moves in from Texas and refuses to engage in fisticuffs with a female. Many Miles Per Hour tells of young boys ogling a car souped up to go over fifty (!) miles per hour. Many of the stories feature, or have young male characters; because the stories take place in the first half of the 20th century, they contain a wonderful historical quality. Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart details the angst of a teen desired by a married neighbor whose mother and sister realize what's going on before he does, and laugh when she takes a grown lover, never again to play the story's eponymous song which, she had said, was devoted to him.

      5 out of 5 stars a wonderful Saroyan day-trip.......2001-01-25

      This little book released by New Directions is bright-eyed and youthful, with hardly any of the rancor contained in Saroyan's other tales. Written all before 1940, these short pieces pick you up quickly, drop you in the middle of a bunch of scrappy kids in Fresno/San Fransisco in the depression era, and then take you back home with hardly any jet-lag.

      Saroyan goes back in time effortlessly, describing a game of leap-frog (remember that game, where a line of kids crouch on the ground and one kid hops over the whole line and crouches in the front, and then the last kid gets up and hops over the whole line, to infinity...) where a tough boy and a tough girl compete brutally, leaping and crouching, all the way out into the country and to the next town, ending in a bloody brawl. And in "The Messenger", a young boy gets hilariously distracted from his extremely important mission to send a message to the town doctor. Most of the stories are light, funny and non-ironic, but at times the customary Saroyan bile simmers to the top. Like in "The Living and the Dead", where a reluctant young Communist writer, is walking down the road to town, whistling happily, and suddenly "...the whole world, caught in time and space, seemed to me an absurdity, and insanity, and instead of being amused, which would have been philosophical, I was miserable and began to ridicule all the tragic straining of man, living and dead." Like I said, MOST of the stories are light and funny...

      What I like most about these is the sense of respect and compassion Saroyan shows his characters, no matter how young, simple or strange they are. He describes their lives like he was there experiencing the same bittersweet mini-tragedies and absurdities simultaneously, right along with them. He uses the vernacular of the day to write the most endearing dialogue ever, bringing these superbly-drawn characters to luminous life. Saroyan's early stories here reflect the same kind of innocent humor and subtlety as the brief output of another American master, Nathaniel West. If you liked "The Day of the Locust" or "Balso Snell", then these little classics will bring you a similarly delightful reading experience. I strongly believe Raymond Carver to be a literary son, or at least nephew, to William Saroyan here in his best form, the short story.

      5 out of 5 stars a brief description.......1997-04-21

      this saroyan collection gathers together some of the stories he wrote while living in san francisco. besides the fact that they are beautiful short stories (one of my favorites: "the mother"), they are all set in san francisco. for a sense of place circa 1930s, a great book. also, the herb caen introduction is a nice addition. makes it a piece of SF literature worth holding onto, i think.
      3-in-1: Hearts in the Highlands, The Hired Wife, From Paris with Love (Signet Romance)
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        3-in-1: Hearts in the Highlands, The Hired Wife, From Paris with Love (Signet Romance)
        Lynna Cooper
        Manufacturer: Signet (New American LIbrary)
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000SUHPOG

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        Three separate paperbacks.
        4 Titles By Hannah Howell : A Taste of Fire - Highland Hearts - Highland Barbarian - Highland Lover
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          4 Titles By Hannah Howell : A Taste of Fire - Highland Hearts - Highland Barbarian - Highland Lover
          Hannah Howell
          Manufacturer: Zebra Historical Romance
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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          ASIN: B000TBUYJM

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          Beloved Angel: Heart of the Highlands
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            Beloved Angel: Heart of the Highlands
            Victoria M. Noxon
            Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Paperback

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            ASIN: 1424107210
            Release Date: 2006-05-22

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            Bethany MacKay is plagued by visions and an unusual gift for healing. She searches for the strength and courage to save her beloved Highlands. Facing certain death should the secret of her “gifts” be revealed, she vows to keep her silence—even from the handsome Highlander who unwittingly captures her heart. Duncan MacLean allows no woman power over him. Experience taught him they're faithless creatures whose false words weaken and destroy. And then he meets Bethany and is captivated by her beauty and spirit. Yet, beneath her brave façade, he senses a fear she tries desperately to conceal. Blinded by his need to protect her, Duncan is unaware that he's the pawn in a deadly plot of blood and revenge. By the time he fully understands Bethany's “gifts” of selflessness, will it be too late to claim the heart of his Beloved Angel?

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