A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman.Will a simple mail order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives?A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.In 1870, Hazel Lynn Morgan was a girl right on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking.”Will a simple mail order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives? Will the man who has been by Heath’s side as his best friend since childhood bring them closer or come between them in the end?Follow Hazel on her journey to adulthood as she discovers that sometimes you have to close your eyes to really be able to see.

Each one of these two clean cowboy romance books is the first book in a series by bestselling authors Linda Bridey and Kate Whitsby.This box set includes:-Westward Winds (Montana Mail Order Brides: Book 1) and Violet's Mail Order Husband (Montana Brides: Book 1)Each one of these two clean cowboy romance books is the first book in a series by bestselling authors Linda Bridey and Kate Whitsby.This box set includes:-Westward Winds (Montana Mail Order Brides: Book 1)Tessa O’Connor lives in a world of privilege and excess. Her doting parents want her to make a good match with a worthy gentleman and live a respectable life. She is beautiful and intelligent and she comes with a hefty dowry. There is no reason that she shouldn’t be able to find an eligible man and settle down.Tessa herself is the reason. The men who are attempting to court her are, in her opinion, boring and conceited. Not only that, Tessa craves excitement and adventure, of which there is little in her social circles. By chance, she comes across an advertisement for a bride brokerage company seeking eligible women of good breeding to go west and find husbands.One man on the list catches her eye and she begins corresponding with him, eventually agreeing to go to Montana to meet him. She can’t resist the possibility of finding someone different and even if she doesn’t, the adventure itself would be worth her time. Tessa makes a successful escape and sets out to make a new life in Montana.Dean Samuels is a Montana rancher who is in over his head. His ranch is struggling and his two children are unruly and in need of a caretaker. It’s clear to his younger brother, Marcus, that he needs help. He tells Dean about a mail order bride service and convinces him that he should utilize it to find a wife.After his wife, Sarah, had passed away, Dean never intended to marry again. His ranch and his children became his life. However, it becomes apparent that Sadie, his daughter, and his son, Jack, need stability and love. The demands of raising his children and keeping his head above water financially have taken a toll and Dean grudgingly gives in to Marcus’ idea.Sarah had been the love of his life and Dean doesn’t intend to let any other woman into his heart. He’s locked those kinds of emotions deep inside, not wanting to take the chance of getting hurt like that again. Because Dean has trouble expressing his feelings in writing, his younger brother Marcus agrees to help write the letters to Tessa. Dean is happy to leave that part up to him.When Dean and Tessa meet, sparks fly between the two strong willed people. Tessa is disappointed that Dean isn’t the romantic, sophisticated man she was lead to believe he was in the letters she received. Dean is aggravated that she isn’t a meek woman who is easily managed. Never mind the fact that she has no idea of how to take care of children and keep a home.Dean and Tessa struggle to find common ground and make their marriage work. Will they each take the risk and open their hearts to one another? Can their marriage survive and will they find love and contentment in each other? Their future happiness hangs in the balance under the Montana skies.Violet's Mail Order Husband (Montana Brides: Book 1)This first episode of The Montana Brides introduces Violet, Iris and Rose Kilburn, Heiresses to the Kilburn family cattle fortune. Rocking Horse Ranch runs five thousand head of cattle but all the ranch hands are getting old. The sisters need someone to run the ranch, so the eldest sister Violet hatches the idea of getting mail order husbands for the three of them. There’s only one problem. Cornell Pollard, the sisters’ guardian and the executor of their estate, doesn’t approve. Violet must challenge Pollard and her own role as his ally to find love and gain control over her own life.Will Violet’s plan to get married end in disaster, or can she and her sisters find love with a group of strange men? Are these men what they appear to be, or is something more sinister at work?

A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.Stifled in her life of high society balls and parties, Tessa O’Connor makes her escape to Montana to marry Dean Samuels, a widower with two children. She is instantly attracted to the rugged ranch owner but can she break through his defenses and make him see that a life filled with happiness and love is within reach?A historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride.Tessa O’Connor lives in a world of privilege and excess. Her doting parents want her to make a good match with a worthy gentleman and live a respectable life. She is beautiful and intelligent and she comes with a hefty dowry. There is no reason that she shouldn’t be able to find an eligible man and settle down.Tessa herself is the reason. The men who are attempting to court her are, in her opinion, boring and conceited. Not only that, Tessa craves excitement and adventure, of which there is little in her social circles. By chance, she comes across an advertisement for a bride brokerage company seeking eligible women of good breeding to go west and find husbands.One man on the list catches her eye and she begins corresponding with him, eventually agreeing to go to Montana to meet him. She can’t resist the possibility of finding someone different and even if she doesn’t, the adventure itself would be worth her time. Tessa makes a successful escape and sets out to make a new life in Montana.Dean Samuels is a Montana rancher who is in over his head. His ranch is struggling and his two children are unruly and in need of a caretaker. It’s clear to his younger brother, Marcus, that he needs help. He tells Dean about a mail order bride service and convinces him that he should utilize it to find a wife.After his wife, Sarah, had passed away, Dean never intended to marry again. His ranch and his children became his life. However, it becomes apparent that Sadie, his daughter, and his son, Jack, need stability and love. The demands of raising his children and keeping his head above water financially have taken a toll and Dean grudgingly gives in to Marcus’ idea.Sarah had been the love of his life and Dean doesn’t intend to let any other woman into his heart. He’s locked those kinds of emotions deep inside, not wanting to take the chance of getting hurt like that again. Because Dean has trouble expressing his feelings in writing, his younger brother Marcus agrees to help write the letters to Tessa. Dean is happy to leave that part up to him.When Dean and Tessa meet, sparks fly between the two strong willed people. Tessa is disappointed that Dean isn’t the romantic, sophisticated man she was lead to believe he was in the letters she received. Dean is aggravated that she isn’t a meek woman who is easily managed. Never mind the fact that she has no idea of how to take care of children and keep a home.Dean and Tessa struggle to find common ground and make their marriage work. Will they each take the risk and open their hearts to one another? Can their marriage survive and will they find love and contentment in each other? Their future happiness hangs in the balance under the Montana skies.

A historical western cowboy romance story about a mail order husband.Alma and Jude McCann get married in the little adobe church in Eagle Pass. But the minute they come home to the ranch, their plans for happily ever after run off the rails. Jude joins the sisters on the range, and conflicts develop in their approaches to managing the ranch. Can their marriage survive?A historical western cowboy romance story about a mail order husband.Book 1 of The Texas Brides Series unravels the mystery of Jude McCann. Jude travels to the desolate desert flats along the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, to marry Alma Goodkind. The Goodkind Ranch runs just fine since Clarence Goodkind broke his back falling off his horse. His three daughters, Alma, Amelia, and Allegra, manage the herds, guard them in their pastures, brand the young calves, and drive the cattle to the sale yards. They do all the jobs of cattle punching on the ranch without any help from anyone. All of that changes when eldest sister, Alma, decides she wants to get married and orders herself a mail-order husband.Alma and Jude McCann get married in the little adobe church in Eagle Pass. But the minute they come home to the ranch, their plans for happily ever after run off the rails. Jude joins the sisters on the range, and conflicts develop in their approaches to managing the ranch. Alma’s new marriage puts her loyalty to her sisters to the test. At the same time, her bond with her sisters strains her budding romance with Jude. Can their marriage survive, and can the ranch survive so many competing interests and personalities? Worst of all, the sisters’ father, Clarence, instantly detects that Jude is hiding something, a secret that threatens to push this family to its limits and shatter the peace they’ve worked so hard to build.

Rocking Horse Ranch desperately needs cowboys, and Violet Kilburn and her two younger sisters agree to marry mail-order husbands to fill the void. But their guardian, Cornell Pollard, doesn't approve. When the sisters bring their intended grooms home, he makes life difficult for the three couples. The sisters' plan goes terribly wrong, and their budding romances face the ultimate test.A historical western cowboy romance about a mail order bride.This first episode of The Montana Brides introduces Violet, Iris and Rose Kilburn, Heiresses to the Kilburn family cattle fortune. Rocking Horse Ranch runs five thousand head of cattle but all the ranch hands are getting old. The sisters need someone to run the ranch, so the eldest sister Violet hatches the idea of getting mail order husbands for the three of them. There’s only one problem. Cornell Pollard, the sisters’ guardian and the executor of their estate, doesn’t approve. Violet must challenge Pollard and her own role as his ally to find love and gain control over her own life.The sisters pick up their prospective grooms from the train station and bring them back to the Ranch. The men stay in a neighboring house until the minister comes at the end of the week to marry them all. Things quickly start to go wrong. Everybody starts butting heads, and Violet finds herself embroiled in a family drama the likes of which Rocking Horse Ranch has never seen before. Will Violet’s plan to get married end in disaster, or can she and her sisters find love with a group of strange men? Are these men what they appear to be, or is something more sinister at work?

A Sweet & Clean Western by USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sierra Rose. When Nathaniel Burton, notorious gambler, is murdered in the middle of a poker game, it leaves his three daughters and niece not only bereft but destitute. None of the young women have been educated to support themselves; and, with their luxurious lifestyle suddenly torn away, they are desperate to gain some sort of financial security before they end up in the street.Camellia, as eldest and most responsible, explores various options but can find nothing suitable. Until she comes across the Mail Order Brides section in her local newspaper. She applies to marry one Ben Forrester, he accepts, and the deed is done.Within a few months, the Burtons have left behind their St. Louis mansion to the bank's foreclosure, hired a wagon train and drivers, and set off for a place in northeast Texas called Turnabout. There, Camellia discovers that her intended is kept quite busy, running a mercantile store and serving as mayor. So many adjustments must be made. Transferring from large bustling city to small compact town. Moving from sumptuous living to Spartan surroundings. Transforming from blushing maidenhood to blushing wifehood. And engaging in arguments.Ben and Camellia have been married one whole day when a rousing quarrel flares up out of nowhere. He is obstinate; she is opinionated. Inevitably, the two clash, and Ben leaves on a business trip before the matter can be resolved.After an unprovoked and unforeseen attack by outside forces, survival itself is left in question. Both realize they need to re-think their values, and decide what is most important in life. 

A troop of Mounties secretly send their commander, Dr. John Calloway, a mail-order bride as a prank. Irresistible Mountie surgeon, John Calloway, is shocked by the pretty woman who appears in his private quarters at Fort Calgary. She claims to be his mail-order bride. But he had nothing to do with sending for a wife, he insists, and would never request one by mail. That method is reserved for desperate men—and women. Sarah O'Neill is taken aback by the arrogant good-looking surgeon, regardless of his apologies. She naively dreamed of a better life than the one she just escaped, and has another secret reason for coming to the West. Despite the sizzling chemistry between them, Sarah and John are definitely wrong for each other. Then why does John feel compelled to defend this fascinating and beautiful woman, and shield her from dangerous situations involving the delivery of guns? And why does Sarah keep finding...

Loving an outlaw isn't easy... but it sure is fun!Carrie Ackerman is on a quest for vengeance.Her older sister stole her fiancé, and Carrie plans to get even.But Carrie's broke. All her family's money went to save their farm.Carrie needs a ticket to Montana, even if she must become a mail order bride to get it.The bandits who robbed her stagecoach are evil! Villains! Scoundrels all!But one of them has eyes like a stormy sea and a smile that could charm the devil out of her.She can't take her eyes off Fred Connor, even if he is an outlaw.When the robbery goes wrong, only Fred can save her. But does he want to?She was supposed to be a mail order bride, not the wife of an outlaw.Every time Fred looks at her, Carrie feels something build inside her. She doesn't think she can...

Love and redemption aren't won... they're earned.Lily Dyer needs to get away from her husband. Not tomorrow, not tonight, but now.He's hurt her for the last time. But when she finally finds her courage, it's not her life he threatens.She has two choices:1- Stay and her family lives, 2- leave and they all die.Her mother, her sister, her nieces and nephews...Lily has no choice. Then Edward comes into her life.He's her boss' son, and he's all the things her husband isn't.She shouldn't care about him, but she does.He shouldn't want her, but he does. Edward offers to help Lily escape her life... and give her a new one.There's a secret she's been keeping though.When Edward finds out, will he still want her?Soon things go...

Never again would Jacob Tucker celebrate Christmas, not after the tragedy, it wasn’t a subject to even be discussed.Tally May Jones needed a life that was more than just helping out at her father's haberdashery store in their dusty small town on the East Coast. She believed she had found it when she saw the advertisement from Jacob Tucker a rancher from Cedar Fields. But life as Mrs Jacob Tucker was not at all as she had dreamed. Yes, he was a handsome man - handsome beyond expectations, but he was cold-hearted and seemed only to want a bride to fill the role of housekeeper in his home. Tally was homesick and lonely. She was thankful for the company of Ellie the daughter of the ranch’s right hand man and Jacob’s friend, Pete.Tally is almost at her wit’s end living the lie that her life out West has become, when she is called upon to help Ellie and Pete. She knows it is wrong to keep secrets from her husband, but she also understands the fear those around her have for her husband. He could be unreasonable and unfathomable. And Tally was kept in the dark as to his secrets, causing her to not understand his hardheartedness.With Christmas fast approaching Jacob turns even more cold, what could be done to thaw his heart?Was it possible for an innocent to break down the walls of grief thrown up by a brave man to shield himself from love and hurt? Could the promise of a newborn heal the wounds etched deep in the soul of a man who had lost all he once loved?

Left all alone when her parents die, Sadie dreams of a new start away from Philadelphia. When she answers an ad from Alex, a widower in New Mexico, she believes she has met the man she is destined to marry.When she arrives in New Mexico to meet Alex and his infant daughter, he is cold and distant towards her. A shocked Sadie soon learns the reason for Alex's demeanor. She knows she must leave but when tragedy strikes, Sadie realizes there is no going back to the life she once led.

Widow Rose struggles to support herself in Philadelphia after her husband dies. Desperate to escape poverty, she agrees to marriage with Tyler, a Montana rancher. But when Rose arrives in Montana and Tyler is not there to meet her, she uncovers secrets and lies regarding Tyler and his family that break her heart.She finds Tyler handsome, and he finds her beautiful, but a bitter Tyler refuses to give in to his feelings, until Rose reveals a shocking secret. Can Tyler open his heart and make Rose his Christmas bride?

Alberta Freemont, the daughter of a prominent Boston politician knows all about the need to marry well and that love isn't always a consideration. Yet, she finds herself alone and with no husband as her friends are all beginning to marry and have children. Longing for a child of her own, she is prepared to take matters in to her own hands, but will she find more than she bargained for in the wilds of Montana?Gideon MacAlpine wants to be Governor of Montana, but he doesn't want a wife. He loves his bachelor life, but will the public ever trust a man who cannot even commit to one woman? Feeling the pressure to conform, he prays that a solid political match will suit his needs, but will he find that he wants more after all?

The only way to save her freedom is to become a mail order bride... Lucille is hiding. Running...And Marshal Lindsay is chasing.The last thing on her mind is becoming a mail order bride. But ... when circumstances force her to act quickly, she does what she must to survive. Leonard is a sheriff's deputy who is always been smitten with Lucille, and she thinks she's hit the jackpot marrying him.No one will question a deputy's wife in connection to a crime.Not even the marshal who's been chasing her. It doesn't matter whether she's innocent or guilty, the marshal's already condemned her, and marrying Leonard is her way out.But when the marshal finally catches up, things only get worse. Lucille has a decision to make.Stay?Or Run? If only she didn't love Leonard, it would be an easy one.Can Leonard save Lucille...

Della Langston could marry the pompous Oliver Pendleton or experience the adventure of the world beyond Boston. Anna introduced her to the option that was becoming a Mail Order Bride, and soon enough Della had disappointed her family and left for the West to marry a blacksmith and landowner in Julian, California.Della should have recognized the tribulations of the trip as an indication of her bad decision, but she did not. Stranded, robbed of her money, Della had choices to make once again.James had run the eatery in town after leaving the city following his return from the war. Business was great and he could do with capable hands to help. Could Della be the answer to his problems? But life out West was never as simple as that.

Hazel is a free spirit. Stephen likes order in his life. Can they learn how to compromise, or did they just make the biggest mistake of their lives?After a traumatic event, Hazel is tired of being pitied by her family and the people who live in her small town. As a way to escape her past, Hazel moves to a new town as a mail order bride to marry Stephen, a ruggedly handsome rancher. Hazel has no interest in falling in love, and neither does Stephen. The agreement is that Hazel will manage the house and Stephen will manage the ranch.Stephen likes things in order, and Hazel is more of a free spirit who takes time to appreciate the small things in life. They don’t understand each other, and they find that their differences lead to arguments.However, every time Stephen looks at Hazel, she feels something build inside her. Will their differences drive them apart, or is there more to this handsome cowboy than meets the eye? Will Hazel ever find true happiness? And will it be at Stephen’s side?

Annabelle Grayson, the daughter of a rich businessman, is promised to a man more than double her age. He is so repulsive he makes her gag. He treats her badly, but only when others aren't around to witness it. Minutes before her getaway train arrives, Annabelle stumbles across a mail-order bride advertisement in a discarded newspaper. Can she put a plan into action?Blacksmith Harrison Price wrote away for a mail-order bride some months earlier, then promptly forgot about it. He receives the telegram announcing his bride's arrival only minutes before the train was due, leaving him no time to make himself presentable. His new bride is not impressed.Can these two put aside first impressions, or are they doomed to live a life of misery?

Josephine Danforth arrives at Miss Sally Pinkerton's Ladies Boarding House and Matchmaking Service in St. Louis with the hope of finding a job out west. When she learns that governesses aren't much in demand on the plains, the eponymous Miss Pinkerton suggests another option: marriage. Reassured by a potential suitor's letters, Josephine reluctantly accepts and heads west. Completely out of her element, Josephine struggles to find her place as the wife of Montana rancher Eb Higginbotham and mother to his orphaned nephew, Clem. With Eb's seeming indifference, Josephine worries she may have made the wrong choice. Is it too late for her to find love? **

She had secrets to hide. His past haunted him. Together they had a chance. If they were brave enough to take it. Jacqueline Bedel fled from her home and all she'd ever known. Escape. She couldn't let Sebastian find her. Ever. With a last look at New Orleans, she clutched the letter in her hand and prayed she was running to a better man.Dr. Blake Morgan wrestled with his past, the hold whiskey held over him, and loneliness. He needed a wife. He thought a good woman would save him. He didn't know he needed more,

Fitting in is never easy... especially when you're an Indian mail order bride.Bíawacheeitchish—Bia to her friends—has just left the only home she's ever known.Her brothers want her to marry Askook, an Indian man from an enemy tribe whom she does not love.Bia is supposed to be the prize that will bring peace to their tribes.She knows Askook is dangerous but her brothers won't listen.Her only way out is to become a mail order bride.Tom is the brother of her closest friends.But he's not Indian. He's a farmer.A white man who knows nothing of her ways.And... she doesn't know if she can live with him but she doesn't think she can live without him either.When Askook comes looking for her, Tom must fight to keep her safe.Bia's not sure that Tom loves her enough to face the danger.Will Tom...

Sometimes when love goes wrong, the only thing you can do is run...Caroline Norris is running for her life.With four-year-old twins in tow, Caroline flees from her abusive husband during the night.Dr. Gilbert Shannon is the only man Caroline can trust, though she's not sure she can trust herself around him.Her children love him, and she's beginning to think she does, too.One year ago, they shared a single kiss.Now she's afraid she missed her chance.But when Dr. Shannon comes to her aid, she knows things between them are only beginning.Floyd would rather see Caroline dead than with another man, and he's prepared to prove it.When he finally tracks her down, it's more than just her own life at stake.He wants his children back, and Dr. Shannon is standing in his way.Floyd won't hurt his children.But... his...

Most mail order brides are wanted... this one's a surprise.Belle Reese is tired of being alone and away from her sisters.The man she loves still hasn't proposed, and she's not sure he's going to anymore.When she sees his ad for a mail order bride, she's shocked.Then she gets the best idea of her life, or maybe it's the worst...She'll surprise him. What will Sidney say when she shows up on his doorstep?Close to her sisters, married to him... it's everything she wanted.But ... Sidney already has a bride! Irene is beautiful, funny, and dying to marry Sidney.But Belle senses she's hiding something.Only no one believes her. Especially not Sidney.Belle is good at watching and waiting, and when this other mail order bride's dark side is shown, she'll be there to catch her.Is Belle blinded by...

Molly longs for a life out west, away from her life in Boston–and away from the man her parents want her to marry. When she heads to South Dakota to meet the man she has been corresponding with, she is shocked to find out his letters were full of lies.As Molly prepares to go back to Boston, she meets Adam, a preacher who is looking for a wife to help him with orphaned children he has come to care for. While a marriage of convenience would benefit both Molly and Adam, Molly wrestles with following her heart and staying, or going back to Boston.

Can love overcome danger?Remaining in her Virginia hometown won't mend Clara Brown's broken heart. Determined to set her life back in order--and go somewhere she won't have to see her former beau--she answers an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Before she knows it, she's arrived in Crest Stone, a rugged new railroad town nestled between the mountains in Colorado. And when she meets her intended, he's better than she ever could have dreamed--handsome and kind, even if he does seem preoccupied.Roman Carlisle is a cowboy turned livery owner. More than anything, he wants what his brothers have--a family. When Clara answers his advertisement, he's overjoyed to find she's exactly who he wanted. But her arrival coincides with horses going missing from his stable. If he can't find out who's behind the thefts, he'll lose everything he's worked so hard for.Clara is determined to help Roman when she finds out he's losing both horses and customers. But when the horse thieves grow more threatening, Roman is faced with a choice--send back the woman he's come to love, or put her life in danger.

Hope Roberts has a strict No Cowboys Allowed policy. Between raising her daughter, running her business, and trying to settle into her new ranch, Hope has no room for romance—especially when it comes to cowboys. What she needs is someone to help fix her ranch. But the only person to respond to her ad is the one man Hope still blames for her husband's death...In Wishing River, Dr. Dean Stanton is pretty much a legend. Cowboy, doctor, heir to his family's ranching empire—everyone knows and loves him...with the exception of Hope. But Dean doesn't trust a complete stranger to keep Hope and her daughter safe. And despite their troubled past, he's still the best cowboy for her job.Bit by cautious bit, Hope's little family of two is making room for the man she once thought of as her enemy. Until one day, Dean looks like the perfect exception to her "no cowboys" rule. But he's been keeping a secret from her that could destroy their newfound family......

"Beautifully written, enduring stories of love."—JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling authorWhen the West was wild And man's law favored the few These extraordinary women could be found... ...in the heart of an outlaw.He may be a wanted man, but all outlaw Jack Bowdre ever desired was a second chance. Now he's on his way to jail, completely unaware that his unexpected—and unexpectedly beautiful—traveling companion is none other than Nora Kane...his mail order bride.It's too bad Nora doesn't know Jack is her groom-to-be. All she sees is a scoundrel. But when their stagecoach crashes and the truth comes spilling out, they're suddenly left to fend for themselves—and each other. The longer they're together, the stronger their feelings grow. Hounded by desperate men bent on doing them harm, Nora and Jack will do whatever it takes to find their happily ever after...but first, they'll have to shake the devil from...

Children! Myra Smithson is tired of them. She didn't expect to be disinherited or to end up as her brother's unpaid nanny and cook. Thank goodness her matchmaker neighbor offers Myra a way out of the situation.Reinhold "Holder" Sittig knows he can't expect his terminally ill mother to care for his daughters. Following advice, he sends away for a mail-order bride. Too bad he forgets to mention his children in the letter.What happens after this Christmas bride discovers she's once again expected to be the unpaid nanny and cook? Will she find any tenderness from her stubborn German husband?

In her wildest dreams Charlotte Montgomery never thought she'd ever become a mail order bride.  On discovering her parents have arranged for her to marry an elderly rich man who has already disposed of two wives, she has no option but to flee for her life.  Sheriff Angus Doyle needs a mother for his daughter after his sister can no longer care for her. Desperation has him sending for a mail order bride.  Is the undeniable attraction between the two of them, when they first meet, enough to overcome their secrets? He has a child he hasn't mentioned, and she is a runaway? In her wildest dreams Charlotte Montgomery never thought she’d ever become a mail order bride. On discovering her parents have arranged for her to marry an elderly rich man who has already disposed of two wives, she has no option but to flee for her life. Sheriff Angus Doyle needs a mother for his daughter after his sister can no longer care for her. Desperation has him sending for a mail order bride. Is the undeniable attraction between the two of them, when they first meet, enough to overcome their secrets? He has a child he hasn’t mentioned, and she is a runaway? Author's Promise: This is a heartwarming Christmas novella with a happily ever after ending and no cliffhangers. It is a clean and wholesome story with nothing more than hugs, kisses, and holding hands.

Austin's killed a man. Escaping his nefarious past and running from those who would force him to live as a woman, Austin dreams of becoming an upstanding man and homesteading alone on the fringes of the wild frontier.The burgeoning tent township of Molasses Pond is clenched in the bloody fist of the deadliest gunslinger the country has ever known, Lightning Jack McKade. McKade knows who Austin is. In fact, McKade knows more about Austin's past than Austin does. He had a hand in creating it.On the last stagecoach until spring, a mail order bride, Sahara Miller, arrives in Molasses Pond. She claims to be Austin's and has the documentation to prove it. But McKade's gang will do anything to have her. Now Austin must choose: Strap on his twin six-shooters to protect the bride he never wanted, or turn a blind eye and keep his dream alive.

Thinking that she'd put her runaway days behind her, Shannon Barry finds herself on the run again. Heading to San Francisco and traveling under another woman's name, she wonders if she's made the biggest mistake of her life. Thinking that playing the part of a mail order bride would be the answer to her prayers, Shannon finds out too late that she's heading toward a man who doesn't even want her.Thinking that she'd put her runaway days behind her, Shannon Barry finds herself on the run again. Heading to San Francisco and traveling under another woman's name, she wonders if she's made the biggest mistake of her life. Thinking that playing the part of a mail order bride would be the answer to her prayers, Shannon finds out too late that she's heading toward a man who doesn't even want her. Knowing there's no going back, she finally meets her husband to be, Dominic Campbell.Tall, clean shaven with sparkling blue eyes, he's everything she's looking for in a husband. The only problem is Dominic has other plans in mind and none of them include her.Can Shannon prove to Dominic that she's the girl of his dreams - or will coming clean on her identity ruin everything for her? Is Shannon always destined to be an Irish runaway? Discover all these answers now by downloading a copy. If you're looking for a mail order bride western romance to get swept away in, you've come to the right place.

18-year-old Grace yearns for a life away from New York and accepts a marriage of convenience. Believing in total honesty, she tells Wade that her life will never be dictated by a man and to her surprise, he supports her wish.When she arrives in Wyoming, Grace is stunned to encounter a cold and distant Wade who only wants an heir to the ranch. As secrets come out, neither Wade nor Grace want to continue with the impending marriage; for the lies that have been told have cut deep, and neither can forgive the other for what each has done.

What's a fellow to do when his mail-order bride shows up all of a sudden? The charming Jeremy Willets thought writing away for a mail-order bride a wise decision. He just had to find a way to break it to his family. They valued true love, after all. True love wasn't so easy to find in a frontier territory where men outnumbered the women eight to one. He never expected the woman with whom he was corresponding to show up at the door of his family's ranch, unannounced and ready for a wedding. Spunky Caroline Cadhill staked everything on finding a groom as far away from Cincinnati as possible. The letters Jeremy sent her seemed heartfelt and witty. Yet he hadn't made a commitment. With danger threatening and her brother vanished, her only choice had been to run, right into Jeremy's arms. Now she isn't sure which is more dangerous, the men chasing her or the smile of her cowboy would-be groom. Between a boisterous matchmaking family and a threat...

Sweet Clean Historical Cowboy Romance.Declan O'Bryan left Ireland to settle in Montana. The only thing missing from his life now is a wifeMargaret McGreggor, answers an advertisement for a wife so that she can get out of her sister's cramped apartment and start a new life for herself. Can Declan and Margaret find love?Sweet Clean Historical Cowboy Romance.Declan O'Bryan left Ireland to seek his fortune in the New World, but the journey was long for a man without a penny to his name. It took years of back-breaking work as a sailor and a journeyman for him to finally reach Montana, and to have enough money to his name to earn the title of proud homesteader. There's only one thing missing from his life now, and unlike the boys in town, he's not convinced a man should find a wife in a catalog, the same way he buys a plow.But for Margaret McGreggor, answering an advertisement for a wife is the only way she can get out of her sister's cramped apartment and start a new life for herself. She came to America for adventure and opportunity, and marrying a stranger just might provide her with both.

Wife In The Mail...If diehard bachelor Tyler Fortune was being forced by his parents to marry, he'd darned well do it on his own terms–even if it meant securing a bride through a dating service! Mousy Julie Parker seemed the perfect candidate. In return for becoming his wife, all the shy librarian wanted was a baby. And Tyler thought marriage wouldn't change his life much at all. Until his sweet bride had a glamorous makeover and they got down to making a baby the old-fashioned way...Fortune's Children: The Grooms: Meet The Fortune Grooms–Five Heroic Men Who Perpetuate A Family Legacy Greater Than Mere Riches!

Charlotte was content living with her father and reading as many books as she could get her hands on. When her father suddenly remarries, her stepmother somehow convinces him that it’s time Charlotte start living her life. Feeling backed into a corner Charlotte reacts rashly, answering an ad for a mail order bride and in a matter of weeks she’s standing at the front of a church in Sweet Creek, Colorado marrying a stranger.Ethan finally decides it’s time to get married so he advertises for a mail order bride, but before she arrives he suddenly finds himself responsible for his niece and nephew. He promises Charlotte the situation is just temporary. What he doesn’t count on is a bride who seems like she never wanted to be a wife in the first place and hasn’t the slightest idea of how to take care of children.Ethan is surprised at the feelings he has developed for Charlotte since the moment he met her but he’s not quite sure she feels the same way. When Charlotte has an opportunity to return back east and Claire and Ben’s grandparents arrive to take over their care, Ethan realizes he just might lose everything he holds dear.

George has a hard time dealing with his farm and his four children after the death of his wife. When the ladies at his church raise money for a mail order bride for him, he doesn’t argue with them. Millie has a short time to find her own way in the world before she is kicked out of the orphanage where she was raised. George’s letter about his requirements for a bride fit in all ways but one.George has a hard time dealing with his farm and his four children after the death of his wife. When the ladies at his church raise money for a mail order bride for him, he doesn’t argue with them. He needs a caretaker for his family. Millie has a short time to find her own way in the world before she is kicked out of the orphanage where she was raised. George’s letter about his requirements for a bride fit in all ways but one. Will her lie keep them apart even after they’re married?

Chatting with fellow stagecoach passenger Duncan MacGibbon, Sophie Wheelright learns the merchant she promised herself to as a mail-order bride is a violent man, Charles Shanley, who owns a bordello. The Scottish rancher, who is also a doctor, spirits her off the coach before it reaches its destination, and they walk eight miles to his ranch, where his younger sister takes an immediate disliking to Sophie. To save the young woman from Shanley, who is not giving up on turning her into one of his "soiled doves," Duncan marries her, although he'll never love anyone but his late fiancée, Catriona. As Sophie and her husband grow closer, Shanley sends a man to kill Duncan. The MacGibbons devise a plan to trap Shanley, but it goes horribly wrong and Sophie is viciously stabbed several times. Will it be too late for Duncan and his young sister to realize how much Sophie means to them?

Annie is lured into becoming a mail order bride, but what she doesn’t know is that her husband never wanted a wife.After her mother passed away leaving Annie nothing but her jewelry, Annie’s step-father becomes unrecognizable. He begins to drink and gamble and insists Annie take her mother’s place as his bride. When his behavior becomes abusive, Annie knows she has no choice but to leave.She corresponds with a Texas rancher named Carson, who seems kind and generous and exactly the man Annie always dreamed of spending her life with. Although she never imagined herself as a mail order bride, it just feels right. When her step-father insists they be wed the following day, Annie decides to accept Carson’s wedding proposal. She doesn’t know him, but Texas was sure to be a better option than staying in Boston and taking her mother’s place.On arrival in Texas, Annie is met by Cassidy and Bonnie, Carson’s sisters. Although they are kind and friendly, Annie can’t help but feel thwarted that Carson didn’t collect her himself. It is too late when Annie discovers that the letters, the advertisement and even the proposal had all been the work of Carson’s sisters.From first glance Annie likes Carson but the steadfast rancher makes it clear that he’s not interested in love. For Carson it’s a matter of principle. Surely a man should be able to choose his own wife. Will Annie and Carson be able to find love regardless of the circumstances that brought them together?

When Kathryn Higgins learns that her actions may be harming her father's health, she knows she needs to leave not just his house, but that she has to go far enough away that he can't persuade her to come home. Although she comes from a wealthy family, she has no money of her own and no way to support herself. Her only option is to become a mail-order bride. Pete Fallon has always been happily unmarried—until now. All his friends are married and constantly point out that one day, he's going to be old and alone. He has thought about that lately, and he wouldn't mind marrying and having a family of his own. But he won't marry because he won't allow himself to love a woman who'll use that love against him. When his friend suggests he get a mail-order bride, he realizes this might be the solution to his problems, as long as his bride understands he will never love her. Kathryn's arrival in Sapphire Springs, Texas brings problems of its own. She expects a...

Left penniless and homeless, Beckham socialite Melanie Rutherford sees no other option but to become a mail order bride. Luckily, a wealthy rancher in Colorado needs a wife, and although she's not entirely thrilled with the idea of going west, at least she'll be able to live the lifestyle she's accustomed to. However, when she arrives in Cedar Valley, Colorado, she learns that her betrothed has married someone else. When Tom Harper's brother, Earl, elopes with his childhood sweetheart, Tom is elected to break the news to the mail-order bride he was supposed to marry. Tom has no intention of getting married, yet something about the woman who arrives on the stage makes his brain shut down and he finds himself offering to take his brother's place. With nowhere to go and no way to get back to Boston, she accepts Tom's proposal, only to discover that Earl had lied about many things – including the fact that he didn't own a prosperous ranch, but that he and...

Marcella Bronson's brother-in-law threatens her to find a husband or he will find one for her. All she wants to do is take care of her two-year-old cousin whose parents have died, but she doesn't want to be kicked out of the family home, penniless, either. She sees a newspaper ad for a rancher looking for a mail-order bride and applies. Unfortunately, her plans go awry when she's kidnapped and mistaken for her dying sister. Now she needs to figure a way out of this mess and convince her soon-to-be-husband that she and the little girl really do need his help.

Montana 1880Hannah Wilson has been a temporary Governess to baby Rosie since her mother died shortly after giving birth. On the cusp of leaving to become a mail order bride, tragedy strikes and Hannah is forced to take the baby with her.Cecil Delbert reluctantly sends for a mail order bride. With few unattached women in town and the urgent need for assistance in his store, he has little other choice.How will Cecil react upon seeing a baby he has no prior knowledge of? Will he accept the baby or turn them both away?