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Charlotte, younger sister of the Earl of Stenwick, is tired of the endless round of parties that are part of the London Season, yet she wants to marry, so feels she has no choice. Her special abilities make her feel that most members of the ton are liars and unfit for anyone to live with. When she makes a wish on the fountain by the lake at her ancestral home, she laughs at herself, knowing it could never come true. Anthony never felt much for his first wife having only married her to please his parents and refill the family's coffers. During her life, he remained true to her in every way, ...

El marquesado de Winchester exige deber y honor, a cambio otorga prosperidad. Los Winchester jamás se tuercen en el camino y se les distingue por su etiqueta y clase. Tristan Black, heredero del título, parece ser la excepción, porque cuando se es joven, y se busca aceptación desesperadamente, pueden suceder muchas cosas desagradables, más si se olvidan los principios que rigen a la familia. Y así será como un error cambiará todo el futuro del marqués de Winchester. Lo bueno que tiene el devenir de los años es que el pasado se queda atrás, las nuevas ilusiones renacen… pero las...

Patience Graham has always been a good, obedient daughter. When she is rescued from the storeroom at her parents’ restaurant by the young man she’s been eyeing for months, she is thrilled to find out he wants to court her. When she finds out he has had a drinking problem in the past, she decides to be cautious until he can prove himself to her and her parents. John Jackson has had feelings for Patience Graham from the first moment he saw her in church months ago. Now that it’s apparent she shares those feelings, he sets out to win over her parents, so they can court. His past seems to...

Prepare to be whisked away once more to the enchanting world of Harborview in "The Beacon of Love's Light." In this captivating tale, Elena, a hat maker whose vibrant spirit and boundless creativity are matched only by her passion for life falls for Jonathan, a man of quiet strength and unwavering determination whose gentle demeanor belies a heart as rich and warm as the sun-drenched shores of their beloved town. "The Beacon of Love's Light" is a tale of opposites attract, where Elena's effervescent energy meets Jonathan's steadfast resolve, creating a love story as timeless as the sea ...

Betty Meeks likes nothing more than to hide from the world with her nose in a good book, but on the Trail that’s a little harder than usual. No longer wanting to be a burden on her sister and her family, Betty begins taking her meals with a friend who cooks for the bachelors in camp. When one of the men asks her to walk after supper, she decides to do so, no matter how difficult her shyness makes it for her. Dr. Malcolm Bentley is attracted to Betty as soon as he realizes she is part of the company going west with him. When she tells him how difficult having her along makes things for her...

Julia Simmons had spent her entire life studying hard to become a teacher. Finally, she had her first assignment, in a small Texas town, and she was on her way. When the stagecoach dropped her off, the only man nearby kissed her, acting as if he'd been waiting for her. She couldn't seem to make him understand she wasn't his mail order bride. When she found herself married an hour later, she was clueless as to how to handle it. How would the school board react to having a married teacher? And more importantly, how would her new husband, Tom, react when his real mail order bride arrived in town?

Trudie Brown has a horrible secret, something that keeps her from being able to make friends along the Oregon Trail. When she starts cooking for a little girl and her widowed father, she has no intentions other than feeding them and helping them get to Oregon. The child, a gregarious social butterfly, believes right away her father should marry the woman cooking for them, but Trudie is certain it will never work, because she can tell no one about her past. Joseph Simmons has to do what he can to move on down the trail after losing his beloved wife. When his daughter, Emily, begs him night ...

This 1500 word prequel is what ties together the ground-breaking American Mail Order Bride books. The project includes fifty mail order bride books, one for each state, which will be released one per day from November 19th, 2015-January 7th, 2016. Roberta, manager of a garment factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, finds a very large discrepancy between the amount of money on hand and the amount her books say she should have on hand. When she calls in the owner to talk to him about it, she knows immediately the discrepancy is caused by him. After the factory burns to the ground a short time ...

When a strange purple-haired matchmaker starts coming to her book club meetings claiming she can grant wishes, Taylor takes her up on her offer and requests to be sent back to Regency, England. She goes to the next meeting completely prepared to go back in time, but she still isn’t quite convinced that is what will happen. Lord Harry Twig is amazed when he finds a beautiful woman lying on the grounds of his country estate. He’s excited to find out that she is a teacher and willing to be a governess for his sons. It doesn’t take him long to realize she’s the woman he needs in his ...

Juillet 1944. Lorsque Helena apprend que la Nouvelle-Zélande est prête à accueillir des orphelins venant d'Europe, elle espère faire partie des heureux élus. Rêve de courte durée quand on l'informe qu'à 17 ans elle est trop âgée... À la suite d'un imbroglio, Helena réussit pourtant à prendre place à bord d'un navire en partance pour le Pays du nuage blanc. Mais c'est une jeune femme dévastée qui débarque à Wellington. Au même moment, James McKenzie s'apprête à quitter Kiward Station, la ferme dirigée un siècle plus tôt par son aïeule venue d'Angleterre.

Lady Freyja Archer hace tiempo que dejó atrás su juventud, entre otras cosas porque las obligaciones la asediaban y tuvo que crecer a toda prisa. Con sus padres muertos, tres hermanas menores y un tutor ausente, la hija del conde Luff ha tenido que lidiar sus propias batallas. La tranquilidad del campo la enamora, por lo que estar lejos del bullicioso Londres ha sido un consuelo. Sin embargo, su paz está a punto de terminar, dado que el tutor que su difunto padre les asignó llega para proponer una serie de medidas encaminadas a desembarazarse de las hermanas Archer. Se inicia así una ...

Lily was only six when she met the man she knew she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. When he asked her father for her hand in marriage, he believed the lies her father told him, and immediately left to fight in the war against Napoleon. Once he is finally home again, will he be able to trust Lily again? Or will her father win?

Miss Hazel has been alone for sixteen years following the death of her beloved husband. For more than a year, she has been finding brides for different Mounties, and it has mostly kept her fulfilled, but lately, she’s realized something is still missing from her life. For the first time since her wedding many years before, she takes off her wedding ring, and decides it’s time to live again. When she takes three ladies to meet their Mounties, the first person she sees is their handsome commander, George Jacobs. George sees Miss Hazel, and he knows why he has remained unattached for so ...

Madelyn White finds herself in a difficult position. She is living in a large city for the first time in her life, and her boss is showing a very inappropriate interest in her. When she meets Miss Hazel—matchmaker to the Mounties—she worries that she’s being too hasty by even talking to the woman. But the letter she reads from a Mountie who recently lost his wife makes her want to go and be a mother to his two young girls. Gilbert Keeler has no desire for a woman in his life, but he recognizes the fact that his girls need a mother, especially with the danger involved with his job. He ...

When Josephine McClain finds out she is losing the only home she’s ever known, she doesn’t know what she should do. She soon meets Miss Hazel while walking around Ottawa, a woman who is building a reputation as a matchmaker to the Mounties. Within minutes of meeting the older woman, Josie is offered a letter to read from a Mountie looking for a bride. Feeling she has no alternative, she agrees to marry the man, but she makes a vow to herself to be positive. Ernest Keeler was a Mountie who loved his job, but realized he was lonely. He sent for a bride, and he was sure she would be the ...

JoAnn Becker, a wealthy socialite from Ottawa, has devoted her life to music and teaching others. She is content with her unmarried status, still living at home with her parents. That is until one of her closest friends moves west to marry the Mountie of her dreams. Once her friend is gone, she feels a bit lost and confused. When Miss Hazel approaches her with a plan to send her out West to marry a Mountie as well, she agrees, not sure at all what to expect. Kendall expects a wife just like his friend married—someone who will cook, clean, and dote on him. When JoAnn arrives, he finds that...

Patience is a schoolteacher on the Minnesota Prairie in 1893. She loves her job, but when she has to confront the single father of one of her students about his lack of interest in learning, she’s left feeling angry. When the two are stuck together in a freak snowstorm in the schoolhouse with Patience’s students, they each learn there’s a lot more to the other than meets the eye. This is the third book in the Homespun series.

This is the sequel to Mail Order Millie. Charlotte has gotten too old to stay in the orphanage where she was raised, so when her friend Millie, a mail order bride, offers to let her come stay with her until after her baby is born, she accepts. A Minnesota farmer Millie knows pays for her fare with the understanding he will have a chance to court her after she arrives. Will Charlotte be able to deal with the hardships of 1880s Minnesota? Or will she turn tail and run back to Boston where things are familiar?

Lucy, the youngest of the three Stenwick siblings, is bored with the endless round of balls in the London Marriage Mart. She wants nothing more than to retire to the country with a husband to raise children. When she catches the eye of a second son of a king from a country she's never heard of, she looks for the blessing of her family before making any big decisions. Prince Daniel of Giselvakia has been sent out into the world by his father, told to only return when he comes home with a bride. He doesn't look seriously until he spots Lady Lucy across a crowded ballroom. Unable to resist, he...

Eighteen year old Ruby has known for years that she would eventually marry her childhood sweetheart. When she's forced to move to Texas, it throws a kink in her plans, but she still knows that David will send for her, and they'll marry. After a year of living in Texas she receives a letter changing her whole world. Lewis moves to Nowhere, Texas, to start a new life with his sons after his wife leaves him for another man. When he's introduced to Ruby, he feels strongly that she would be the perfect wife and new mother for his boys. The only problem is she's engaged to someone else. When he ...