THE EMMA HARTE 7-BOOK COLLECTION
A Woman of Substance Hold the Dream To Be the Best Emma’s Secret Unexpected Blessings Just Rewards Breaking the Rules
BY BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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A Woman of Substance First published in Great Britain by Grafton Books 1981
Hold the Dream First published in Great Britain by Granada Publishing 1985
To Be the Best First published in Great Britain by Granada Publishing 1988
Emma’s Secret First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2003
Unexpected Blessings First published in Great Britain by by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
Just Rewards First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
Breaking the Rules First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009
Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 1981, 1985, 1988, 2003, 2005, 2009
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Emma’s Secret: Cover photography © Jean-François Talivez
Unexpected Blessings: Cover photography © Jean-François Talivez
Just Rewards: Cover photography © Jean-François Talivez
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Source ISBNs:
A Woman of Substance: 9780007321421 Hold the Dream: 9780586058497 To Be the Best: 9780586070345 Emma’s Secret: 9780006514411 Unexpected Blessings: 9780006514428 Just Rewards: 9780007197583 Breaking the Rules: 9780007304073
Ebook Edition © DECEMBER 2014 ISBN: 9780008115333
Version: 2017-10-27
CONTENTS
ALSO BY BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
A Woman of Substance
For Bob and my parents – who know the reason why
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long, yet get little from life.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
– MONTAIGNE, Essays
I have the heart of a man, not of a woman, and I am not afraid of anything …
– ELIZABETH I, Queen of England
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