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Daisy Newhaven is supposed to marry Frederick Hornbriar during the Christmas holidays. He is her father’s pick who is not only older than her own father, but has grown children of his own. Knowing she could never wed the ogling old man, Daisy answers a letter to become a mail order bride to Henry Goodwin, a blacksmith in Cane Falls, Texas. But when she gets off the train, she finds her Henry in the process of marrying a different bride fresh off the train. Unsure what to do but determined to stay in Texas, she is taken to the local boarding house by the gruff but handsome town marshal, ...

After the death of her beloved husband in the War Between the States, Sallie Tenney joins her brother and his family on their journey west to Oregon. Upon arriving in Missouri for the trip, Sallie is shocked to learn she cannot travel as a single, albeit widowed, woman. She must marry to join the wagon train. With little choice, she agrees to marry fur trader Michael Schmidt on the promise that he will grant her an annulment as soon as they arrive in Oregon. It’s only after they say “I do” that Peter Cardinal arrives for the expedition and catches Sallie’s eye. When Sallie's new ...

Bluebell was sold to Victoria Knight, a well-known Storyville madam, at the tender age of eleven. Now at 19, Bell is numbed to her life - until an optimistic preacher named Teddy Sullivan comes to New Orleans, intent on saving the sinful souls of the South. Teddy is instantly drawn to the petite brunette with sad eyes and longs to rescue her. Bell, however, decides that saving her friends from selling themselves in the Storyville cribs is more important than saving herself.

Abigail Walker, a young woman from rural South Carolina, is on the cusp of womanhood, aching to be able to run wild as the younger children do, yet yearning for things she has yet to understand. Awkward and unsure of herself, Abby is flustered when she meets Harvey Nicholas, a cadet from Clemson College. As summer begins, Abby finds herself constantly in the company of Harvey and falling quickly in love with him. But as rumors of war begin to reach the States, Abby begins to fear what may come for her older brother and Harvey.

Hana Willis is too busy writing best-selling romance novels to worry about romance herself. But with her sister and her best friend walking down the aisle soon, Hana realizes it’s time to start looking for her own Prince Charming instead of just writing about them. Chas Rossi is the epitome of a successful businessman, but his parents’ nagging that he start a family has him looking over every unattached woman he meets. When Hana walks through his door, he finds a woman who might be just what he’s been looking for. Pace McCoy never slows down between owning a bar and operating a dog ...

One summer, one night, one mistake, and everything changes for Eve and Juliette Nicholas. For the Nicholas twins, life is just beginning, until one summer of misguided love forces the twins to doubt everything they've ever believed. Eve and Juliette are the daughters of a preacher, raised to hold love in high esteem, although they may disagree on how to share it. As high school graduation looms, they must question the cost of love, and what it may mean for their futures.