When Calls the Heart. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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When Calls the Heart
Janette Oke, 1983
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Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr., Anne Wheeler, 2014-2021

The story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high-society life. She receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal-mining town in Western Canada which is located just south of Robb, Alberta. There, life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Royal Northwest Mounted Police Constable Jack Thornton.


My Gal Sunday. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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My Gal Sunday
Mary Higgins Clark, 1996
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Kristoffer Tabori, 2014

When a wedding couple’s political connections and lucrative private eye business suddenly put them in danger, they demonstrate their skill at solving crimes. When a vindictive kidnapper holds their parents captive in order to exact revenge for his brother’s erroneous murder conviction, the two must cooperate in order to find the clues that will spare their parents’ lives—and risk their own.


Trapped in Space. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1949 book, Breaking Strain
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Breaking Strain
Arthur C. Clarke, 1949
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Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1994

After an asteroid has collided with their spaceship, the five astronauts aboard suddenly have to decide who’s to live and who’s to die, since the crash has left their oxygen supply almost depleted. The initially cosy atmosphere soon turns grim and hostile, as a nerve-racking fight for survival ensues, no holds barred.