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Google Books preview of Sweet Waters by Julie Carobini - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=Ybi...
- There are different cover images.

Google Books preview of A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge - Becca's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=SQB...
- There are different cover images.

Some Goodreads reviewers describe The Way Home by Linda Howard - Sharon's suggestion:

- "Saxon was literally thrown away as a baby, his mother abandoned him in a trash can. Found, fostered, and traumatized in abusive households, he grows up into a wealthy, controlling man who doesn’t trust anyone, especially women. He gives Anna, his secretary and mistress two choices, quit and be my mistress, or don’t quit and stop being my mistress."
- "The heroine is afraid to tell the H she is pregnant because he has made it clear that she is his mistress only and he will never marry her."
- "I'll set up a stock portfolio for you, but I don't want you working, and that's final."

Google Books preview of The Near Witch by Victoria E. Schwab - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=t_h...
- There are different cover images.

Aubrey, I copied book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Google Books preview of Pieces of Why by K.L. Going - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=6cF...

Kirkus Review:

- "Tia, a gifted young singer, lives alone with her mother. They have meager means, but thanks to working two jobs, Tia's mom manages. All Tia wants is to someday use her passion for singing to make a difference. However, after a neighborhood tragedy, Tia struggles to find her voice through the maelstrom of discordant notes hurled by folks who somehow know more about her incarcerated father than she does. ..."

Amazon's preview of The River of Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker - Leah's suggestion:

- https://www.amazon.com/River-Dancing-...
- There are different cover images.

Google Books preview of Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq2...
- There are different cover images.

Mary, what's the genre (which we need to add to the topic header) - e.g., for adults or teens? futuristic dystopia, science fiction, historical fiction, horror, etc.?

Did you read this book around 2005? Or is this when you think it was published?

(Note: Conestoga is a large covered wagon popular among early American settlers.)

Amazon's preview of Pluribus by Michael Kurland - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://www.amazon.com/PLURIBUS-actio...
- There are different cover images.

Google Books has a limited preview of How I Survived Being a Girl by Wendelin Van Draanen - Rainbowheart's suggestion. You might get lucky searching for keywords:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=s9v...
- There are different cover images.

Quotes from the book:

- (p. 14) ... and the afternoon of the show these benches Will and Charlie put out in front of their garage door were just crammed full of ...
- (p. 15) ... Of course that made everyone quit booing and start clapping. So they turned the lights in the garage off ...
- (p. 90) ... putting on a stupid talent show.
- (p. 141) Every year Helen signs up for the talent show. Well, I do too, but that's only because my mom ...

Amber, what is the widow's job and where is she from?

What was her father's job? Where was he last seen?

Who was her husband and how did he die?

I copied some book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

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Great! Glad you found your book, VitoLB. Thanks for the update.

Amy, is this the same book you asked about in this thread - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ?

Glad you found book, Gork.

Gateway (book 1 of the Heechee Saga) by Frederik Pohl

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