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Bethany Rogers stirred the black pot of Texas chili and licked her lips in anticipation as the delicious aroma filled the late afternoon air of her father's Fort Worth, Texas ranch. It had been a month now since he had passed away. His heart had given out and his final words to her were, "Charlie," which was his fond nickname for her, "Tis the season to be married. Your papa's not going to be around much longer to take care of you. I want you to find yourself a good man that will love and treat you like you deserve. Give up the silly notion you have of being a cook on a cattle drive and ...

Hattie Bright arrived in Laramie, Wyoming on a sunny day in May of 1877. She had grown up in an orphanage and now that she was 19 years old, was determined to make her own way through life and despite her beauty wanted to make her own decisions as well. She was a lovely brunette with gorgeous green eyes and the most attractive white smile. Her favorite color was yellow, and she wore it every opportunity she could along with one of her favorite hats. After stepping out of the stagecoach, she immediately caught the attention of Sam Bishop who owned a prominent ranch in the area. He stopped in...

Maggie Burns recently graduated from high school and has to face the huge fact that she recently turned 18 and is officially considered an adult. It used to sound so exciting, but now that it's really here, it's overwhelming! Did that mean she had to get a job and actually start supporting herself? While fixing a bowl of cereal, her mother tells her that her Uncle Bill and Aunt Martha could really use her help for the next three months. Aunt Martha needs complete bedrest due to a difficult pregnancy and Uncle Bill needs someone to take care of their boys, ages 7 and 5, along with all the ...

Preston Rice and Birdie Stanfield both lived in an assisted living facility and neither one could stand the other! Birdie constantly complained that Preston cheated at the weekly Bingo games and butted in line when it was time to go to their daily meals! Preston complained that Birdie chewed with her mouth open and spread gossip every chance she could! Their children, Richard Stanfield and Liz Rice, dreaded their weekly visits because it was nothing but listening to hours of nonstop complaining. Even the assisted living staff were getting frustrated with the constant bickering between ...

Clifford Bentley was extremely shy while growing up, especially when it came to the prettiest girl in school, Jennifer Wallace. He couldn't count how many times he had embarrassed himself trying to get up the courage to talk to her. Everyone in school laughed at him...including Jennifer. He decided he was hopeless and gave up trying. Many years later he was fascinated with the art of blacksmithing. It came so naturally for him, and he soon became the town's blacksmith. Jennifer Wallace had secretly admired him over the years and now that he was extremely strong and very handsome, wished he ...

Lottie Dawson has been raised as a foster child and when her foster mother doesn't come to pick her up from school on the last day like the rest of the children, she decides to go on an adventure in search of a perfect home. It won't be just any home; it has to be beautiful and large and located in the avenues where all the rich people live! After two hours of walking, she discovers a mansion. While getting a drink of water from an outside faucet, the butler discovers her and scares her causing her to fall in the mud and water. The butler agrees to help her get cleaned up and while she's ...

It had been a little over a month since Maggie Benson had attended the Masquerade ball. Something very unexpected happened when she left for a moment and was on her way to the ladies' room. She encountered a handsome masked man who immediately said, "Hello Magnolia. I've been wanting to talk to you all night. I thought you would never leave your friends so I could tell you how much I admire you." "Who are you?" "You'll find out when the time is right." And then he bent and kissed her. It was a delightfully mysterious kiss. Not too gentle and not too rough. The kind of kiss you want more of ...

Ellen Sorensen arrived on the stage in Salt Lake City in the mid 1800s and was looking forward to meeting a handsome young man a little older than her age of 19 from her letter's description. Instead, the man waiting to meet her was in his early fifties. Not only was he too old for her, but he was also going bald and looked like he hadn't had a bath in a month. His clothes were filthy and smelly, and he hadn't shaved or brushed his teeth in days! She was in shock and couldn't believe her worst nightmare was coming true! What was she going to do? Don't miss the latest exciting Mail Order ...

Paulette Granger had barely turned 18 and was informed by her foster mother that she was no longer welcome in their home! Now that they wouldn't earn any more income by allowing her to stay in their home, it was time for her to get out on her own! What was she going to do? She had been a good babysitter for the younger children in the home, as well as she was a fairly good cook and knew how to clean. There was a woman at the mercantile who had recently become her friend, and they had had many conversations over the last year. She decided she would talk to her to see if she could help her ...

Emma Mitchell had been floating on clouds since the day of the carnival and fashion show. She had designed and modeled her dress in the fashion show and couldn't wait to hear what Mark Turner thought of it. Not only did he like it, but he couldn't stop complimenting her on how lovely and beautiful she looked in it. He further whispered that if they weren't in such a large crowd, he would ask her permission to kiss her! Emma gasped in surprise because she had never been kissed before! What would it be like to receive her first kiss? He interrupted her thoughts and asked if she would like to ...

The happiest day of Beatrice Norton's life was when she answered an ad for a mail order bride and soon after married her husband, Niels Willmar. Everything was going along so perfectly...that is until he brought her to her new home...and she met the most disapproving mother-in-law a girl could ever imagine. Nothing she did was right, from her cooking or cleaning, to taking care of her new husband! Nothing she did would ever measure up to the standards of Mrs. Willmar! Thank heavens for her neighbor, Abigail. If she hadn't been able to cry on her shoulder, she was sure she would have gone ...

Natalie Cushing was a lovely young woman in her early twenties who was cheerful and worked for her family's greenhouse in Panguitch, Utah. Her parents were in their senior years and depended on her help to carry on the business. Because of this fact, it didn't leave her time to date or have much of a social life. The month of May had arrived and along with it a winter storm which had delayed the timeframe to plant flowers. Natalie and her driver had just delivered a large order of spring plants to The Home Store when a new forklift driver in his hurry to unload the pallets didn't secure one...

Laurel Carson was a beautiful young woman in her early 20's. She was working as a waitress in a diner in Atchison, Kansas when se sees an ad for a mail order bride in a newspaper a customer left on a chair at a table she was waiting on. She lost her whole family on a steamboat accident when she was 14 years old and has been living at a boarding home ever since. There has been a lot of talk about people moving west and she figures what does she have to lose? She doesn't want to be a waitress the rest of her life...and maybe this is her opportunity to find a new life. She will have to take a ...

Ingrid Johnson was born a commoner and was on her way to a new job where she would be working as a maid and assisting the cook in the day-to-day operations. Ingrid had always hated her name and decided to go by Ivy, which was a much prettier name; and since no one would know her, she felt now would be the best time to make that change. In her hurry to pay her faire and board the stagecoach, she didn't realize that she had climbed aboard the stage that would be delivering her to Master William Clifford, who had sent his personal stagecoach to pick up his future mail order bride. As she rode ...

Emma was relieved that her past mistake of jealousy and revenge over Benny liking Mary Ellen was finally behind her. No one even mentioned it, especially now that she and MaryEllen were the best of friends. The month of May had arrived in Sacramento and school would be out for the summer in a matter of weeks. She had plans to work with her mother and grandmother at the dress shop and life was good. Mrs. Markham was in the middle of writing the new spelling words on the board when there was a slight disturbance at the back of the room. Two very good-looking boys were being escorted into the ...

Sunny Bryant watched as the train pulled into the station, and she hoped she was doing the right thing. It had been over ten years since she had left home...convinced she knew more than her parents about what was best for her. She remembered breaking up with her boyfriend, Hank Fremont, when he had gone off to serve his country...telling him she didn't want to wait that long to get married. She had hurt him, but he had hurt her too! The last ten years seemed like a blur now! She had learned many lessons...and not all of them were good. If she was being truthful with herself, she had been ...

This is a heartwarming story about Anne and her husband Dan who have been married for 15 years and have given up hope of ever having children. In early January, Anne begins waking up sick every day and after a month decides she better go and see her doctor. She waits for a week for the test results and can't believe the news that she's finally pregnant after all these years! Their miracle baby is born nine months later, and they name her Honey, which is fitting since Dan is a beekeeper. Little do they know that their sweet precious girl, Honey, will surprise them with her unique abilities. ...

Lizzie Colton and her mother move from Salt Lake City to Panguitch, Utah to live with her grandmother after her father passes away from cancer. On her first day of fifth grade, she is shocked when she discovers that due to the small community, her school class will consist of third to sixth graders. To make matters worse, the cutest boy in the class tells another boy that he would never marry a girl that has freckles! Lizzie is a strawberry-blonde with a face full of freckles! As the weeks go by, Kyle starts calling her the cootie ugly duckling! Lizzie is sure her life can't get worse. Her ...

Mindy recently graduated from business school, obtained her first job, and has moved into an apartment with her cat Harley. She's attractive and longs to find Mr. Right, but tends to attract nerds due to her kind nature. While riding the bus to work, she meets the man of her dreams! As she tries to capture his attention, an embarrassing situation presents itself. A former nerd also has plans for Mindy's heart and plots a sinister plan of his own. Join me in this fun romantic adventure as I weave a story you'll not soon forget!

Megan Bartley was in her middle 20's with pretty strawberry-blonde hair, gorgeous blue eyes, a pretty smile, and was a medium height of around five feet five inches. It had been a year since her friend Jenn had left Sadie's boarding house to get married. She wasn't envious of her friend getting married; however now that a year had gone by, she was wishing she would be able to find her special guy. It was going to be challenging since she worked at Evanston Telecommunications as a telephone operator and spent the majority of her life in an office at a switchboard transferring and connecting ...