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Kendra Beaumont and Darwin Pennington had grown up and played together as youngsters. Kendra's mother was a widow and worked as a maid for the Pennington family. Due to her circumstances, they allowed Mrs. Beaumont and her small daughter to live on the premises. It was always understood that Darwin would grow into a mature young man and would take over the running of the ranch from his father. No one foresaw the beauty Kendra would become and Darwin had fallen in love with her. He was of noble birthright, and she was a peasant, and both understood that they could never hope to marry. When ...

Here is the continuation of the story of The Unwanted Mail Order Bride! Per popular demand, Christy Webb has expanded the series to include 19 books so you can discover what happens to the beloved orphan who found herself in a desperate situation with no place to go and no one to help her. The mail order bride auction is over, and she was the last one standing who hadn't been picked. The only thing wrong with her is she was a tad bit taller than the other girls; well maybe quite a bit taller if she was being truthful. While trying to figure out what to do, she is nearly run over by a wagon ...

Ginger Hooper recently moved to Panguitch, Utah after graduating from high school with her family and was thrilled when she got hired in the flower department at Panguitch's Finest Grocers. Her mother loved to garden and could grow any type of flower and Ginger soon discovered she had a green thumb too when it came to gardening. Garret Jackson discovered the lovely redhead working in the floral department and then managed to trip over his own feet knocking over the huge display of canned goods he had just finished stacking! So much for his making a good first impression! Regardless of his ...

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 ...

Patty Durham was an only child and was teased about being ugly as she grew up. The children used to tell her that her parents stopped having children when they saw how ugly she was! Of course, their cruel words would make her cry...and then they enjoyed teasing her more. Patty was fortunate to have a very loving mother who told her when she grew up, she would be prettier than any of the other girls that made fun of her. She always hoped her mother would be right! Her mother sent her away to finishing school...and while she was gone, Patty received a message informing her of her mother's ...

Sunny Monson was counting down the hours until her boyfriend, Lane Porter, returned home from college for the summer. He had completed all of his credentials in order to become a pharmacist and now just had to pass the Utah state board exam in order to start his chosen career. She had been in love with him for more years than she cared to admit...and hoped now that he was finished with his schooling they could hopefully get engaged and begin a life together. Sunny was walking through the large field of sunflowers across from her home and enjoyed picking a flower so she could play a little ...

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 ...

Hildie, which was short for Hildegard, watched in shock when the auction for mail order brides was over and she was the last one standing who hadn't been picked. The only thing wrong with her is she was a tad bit taller than the other girls; well maybe quite a bit taller if she were being truthful. She had always been told she had a pretty face and figure; however, she guessed no man wanted to climb a ladder to talk to her. The orphanage where she had been living was now closed and she was all on her own with no money and she was wearing the only clothes she had. Panic began to sweep ...

Jenny Goldberg was as plain as any girl could be. She was often teased and called 'plain Jane', and she tried to laugh and be a good sport about it. However, when she was by herself, she would break down in tears and wonder why her life was so disappointing. She was in her twenties now...and decided that the only way she was ever going to get married was to go to a mail order bride auction and hopefully someone would want her. She had been thinking about this for several years...and had recently gotten the courage to go through with it. When the day of the auction finally arrived, she ...

A month had slipped by. Where had the time gone? Hildie's world had stopped and she wasn't sure what she had even accomplished in the last 30 days. She was barely able to cook, keep house, and stay on top of the wash. Ben was unbelievably understanding and reassured her he loved her and knew she was doing her best under the circumstances. Hester had been sentenced to three years in jail as long as they didn't find Joy had been killed. Hildie couldn't even think about that possibility and continued to pray that somehow her sweet little angel would be returned to her. Darla, Hester's child, ...

It had been five years since Pearl lost her beloved husband Teddy. For the last five years, every night she prayed that the Lord would call her home too. Why couldn't she be with her beloved Teddy? Pearl awoke with a start the beginning of November and would never forget the dream she had just had. Her beloved Teddy came to her in a dream and told her it wasn't her time to come to the other side yet. The Lord was counting on her to do His Work on earth to help make the poor, needy, and sad children happy. "But how, Teddy, how?" "You'll think of a way! Think of me, Teddy, and it will come to...

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 ...

Petunia Higgins was a unique girl with her own ideas of what she wanted in a man. She grew up on a farm and had always dreamed of marrying a cowboy! She wouldn't even mind if he took her on a cattle drive or two. She would be more than happy to cook! She could always be seen wearing a pair of cowboy boots herself...and only wore a dress if absolutely necessary. Petunia read about a mail order bride auction in Laramie, Wyoming and bought herself a new pair of cowboy boots along with a wedding dress. She figured there may not be a better time for her to meet her future cowboy! Will Petunia ...

Penny Weston was born with a magical gift! Whatever she touched, magically bloomed, or got cleaned...or even felt better just being in her presence! As she grew up, she didn't have a lot of friends because she was afraid, they would misinterpret her special gift as something evil or strange. She lived with her widowed mother who constantly struggled to make ends meet. Penny looked for ways that she could help...and discovered that she had a talent for making things grow quickly. She began growing flowers and vegetables and soon found she could sell them to help her mother. Like any other ...

Nora Penderson is a petite young woman in her early twenties. Her parents were killed in a farming accident when she was eleven years old and was placed in an orphanage because she had no known family. Through no fault of her own, she has been labeled an orphan and an old maid. She finds a newspaper clipping where a man is seeking a wife for himself and a mother for his three children. Nora has been working and saving her money since she was sixteen and decides it's now time to leave Nebraska and go west. Little does she know what's in store for her! Climb aboard the Overland Stagecoach ...

Christy Webb has put together a collection of three of her most beloved Christmas books into one book that you can read and cherish for years to come! The first book in the collection is A Mail Order Bride for Christmas! Millie Cassidy reads an ad in the newspaper from Wyatt Dennison who is looking for a mail order bride for Christmas. Little does Millie know, it isn't Wyatt that placed the ad, but Wyatt's father hoping to marry off his son so he can have some grandchildren. Wyatt is a confirmed bachelor and always thought he would be until...he meets the lovely Millie. This is a heartfelt ...

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 ...

Victoria Lansing was a lovely young woman with long curly red hair that reached halfway down her back. She and her mother lived in a humble home which they managed to obtain after her father's untimely death. Mrs. Lansing had not been well since her husband's passing and wasn't able to work. In order to maintain their current lifestyle, it was up to Victoria to get a job. The problem was she didn't have any skills to speak of. She was finally able to obtain work as a nanny for the Welker family who was a very influential family in the community. Dr. Welker's wife had left him with two young...

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 ...

Marcie Middleton's whole summer vacation was ruined when her father announced their family would be spending the summer away from home while he did some biology research for his company! She could only imagine the boring days ahead of her after listening to him explain the experiments his company was working on at the dinner table night after night! She had just graduated from high school and had plans with her friends! How could life be so cruel? Her mother tried to lessen the blow by telling her they would be staying at a summer cottage with its own private beach. Marcie was excited about...